Katrina Kwan is a fantasy and romance author who graduated with a BA in political science from Acadia University. Kwan is based in Vancouver, BC.
Fiction
Ambrosia
New York: Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2027.
forthcoming Jan. 2027
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Li and her husband, Zhen, left their home country of Huay so he could join the University of Quartë’s world-renowned Order of Alchemic Science as a tenured alchemist—a position available to only the most brilliant minds in the field. But Li’s world is shattered when his body is found in a frozen river.
Zhen’s death is ruled a suicide, but when Li examines the body, she discovers gold in his veins. This could only be the work of an elite alchemist, meaning Zhen was, in fact, murdered by someone at the Order, likely one of his own colleagues.
When the police brush off her concerns, Li takes matters into her own hands. She cannot simply walk onto campus, however, as women are forbidden from studying the higher alchemic sciences. Very well: she will pose as a man to gain entry to the university’s hallowed halls and uncover the truth of his death. But as she infiltrates the deepest parts of the Order, she soon discovers that her late husband kept dangerous secrets of his own.
Fiction
The Last Dragon of the East
New York: Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2024.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
At the spry young age of twenty-five, Sai has led a quiet life, keeping the family teahouse up and running—even if that means ignoring the past-due notices—and taking care of his ailing mother. But he has a not-so-secret gift that he’s parlayed into a side career: he was born with the ability to see the red threads of fate between soulmates, which lends itself nicely to matchmaking. Sai has thus far been content not to follow his own thread, the only one he’s ever seen that’s gray and fraying.
But Sai’s ordinary existence is about to be turned upside-down by a pair of shining dragon scales. When his mother’s doctor sells them to him, claiming them as a miracle cure, Sai is pretty sure he’s being scammed. When the medicine actually works—and the terrifying, ruthless emperor catches wind—Sai is thrust into the search for a dragon long thought extinct that will lead him into the throes of a brewing war and deep into foreign lands, facing down challenges both magical and mortal on an unexpected adventure. And for the very first time, as his own thread of fate begins to move, he may be able to solve the mystery of his Fated One at the other end of the line.
Fiction
The Legend of the Nine-tailed Fox
New York: Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, 2026.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Yue may be the last of her kind. At night, she stalks the streets of the capital city of Longhao, luring in unsuspecting victims with the mask of a beautiful woman, then consuming them in her true form of the nine-tailed fox.
When she is captured by a powerful demon hunter named Sonam and banished to Hell, she manages one final act of revenge: dragging him—and two of his subordinates—down with her.
Now trapped in an abyss with unimaginable terrors, they’ll need each other’s help to navigate Hell and bypass the gods who preside over each circle, each of whom presents the group with a unique and deadly challenge. Forced to depend on one another as they claw their way out of the underworld, both demon and demon hunter discover that there might be more to the other than meets the eye.
Fiction
Love Among Thieves
Toronto: Random House Canada, 2026.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Adelina Choi is a hacker with a heart of gold and a talent for emptying bank accounts. An MIT dropout with Robin Hood tendencies, she funnels cash from greedy marks to those who need it most. It’s a simple gig . . . until she targets the wrong man.
West is a conman-turned-single-dad who catches Adelina in the act. But instead of turning her in, he makes her an offer she can’t refuse. Help him pull off the ultimate heist—stealing billions from an Italian crime boss—and she’ll walk away with an equal cut of the money. The catch? She has to play nice with his eccentric team of thieves.
Dangerous? Absolutely. Tempting? Even more so, because West is infuriatingly charming and impossible to ignore. And as the job heats up, so does the tension between them. Can Adelina keep her head in the game, or will her feelings for her partner-in-crime blow the whole plan sky-high?
Fiction
Knives, Seasoning, and a Dash of Love
Toronto: Random House Canada, 2024.
Publisher’s Synopsis (From its website)
Alexander Chen is one of the most talented chefs to ever grace the culinary world of French haute cuisine. He rules his kitchen with an iron fist and fiery temper, so it’s no secret that if you can’t handle the heat, he’ll gladly toss you out with the trash. As one of the first Chinese-American chefs to claw his way to the top, he has a lot to prove and a massive chip on his shoulder.
But he wasn’t always like this. Eden Monroe, his newly hired sous chef—who may or may not have (definitely) embellished a lot on her resumé to land herself the job—knew him back when he still went by his real name, Shang. He used to be sweet and helpful and definitely not the second coming of the devil himself.
Eden won’t say anything, though, no matter how hot her curiosity burns. Especially if it could cost her this job, which she needs if she has any hope of hiring a private detective to find something she lost long ago.
All she has to do is fly under the radar. It’s just a shame that she and her new boss butt heads more often than they fulfill orders. But what happens when things finally boil over, and they discover the feelings between them are spicier than they ever imagined?
Links
Katrina Kwan official website
Publisher Penguin Random House Canada
Publisher Saga Press, an imprint of Simon & Schuster