Morgan Forbes

Hi, I’m Morgan Forbes, a first-time author with a passion for hockey and reading. In combining both of these loves, I wrote Reading the Play. I am a mom to an amazing 2-year-old son. During the day I work as an educational assistant, and at night I am a budding author. I have always been an avid reader, you can usually always find me with a book in my hand.

Growing up, I loved reading; it was my favourite way to escape the world. However, as I grew older, I started having less time to read. If it was not a textbook for school, I did not have time; reading became a chore. It wasn’t until the pandemic forced everyone to take a break that I finally picked up a book to read just for fun. Next thing you know, one book turned into two, then three, and by the end of the year, I had read over 35 books. With each passing year, that number continued to grow higher, and my passion for reading was sparked again.

In my house, we had always been a dance family with both my sister and I being competitive dancers. After we both finished dancing I found myself going to watch hockey with my dad whenever I could. I have been attending my local OHL team games with my dad since 2016, you can find me banging on the glass, cheering on my team as loud as I can whether at home or on the TV.

It was at one of these games I was hit with the idea, “What if a player fell in love with a fan?” from there the idea grew and had this whole storyline played out in my head. Once I decided to sit down and write, I had 13 chapters before I knew it. This book means so much to me, there were many times when I questioned if it would even be worth finishing, and what would I do once it was finished. With my incredible support team, I pushed through all of the doubt until I was writing the last lines of my book.

I put my heart and soul into this book. Though the characters are fictional, I have seen a lot of myself in Ryann. Some events have been dramatized and adapted from my own life. (Sadly I am not married to/nor have I ever dated a hockey player.) but in writing parts of Ryann’s story I felt pieces of myself heal and grow with her. My love of reading inspired me to write my own books to share and I hope everyone will enjoy them as much as I do.