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Adult Fiction
Rights Guide
Fall 2021
Jessica Faust, President
Jessica Alvarez, Foreign Rights Director
foreignrights@bookendsliterary.com
www.bookendsliterary.com
Upmarket Fiction…………………………………3
Sci-Fi/Fantasy/Horror………………………….6
Mystery/Thriller/Suspense……………………13
Romance……………………………………………..21
Select Backlist………………………………………30
Co-Agents……………………………………………33
Information about our backlist, nonfiction titles, and
children’s books available upon request.
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UPMARKET
FICTION
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THE REBELLIOUS TIDE
By Eddy Boudel Tan
One of Paperback Paris’s 34 Most Anticipated LGBTQIA+
Books of 2021!
When his mother dies after a lifetime of struggle, Sebastien is obsessed
with finding the father he’s never met — the commanding officer of a
luxury liner. Posing as a member of the ship’s crew, Sebastien becomes
entangled in a revolt, leading him to uncover a disturbing secret about
his identity.
Also available: After Elias, a 2021 finalist for the Edmund
White Award for LGBTQ Debut Fiction and a 2021 finalist for
the ReLit Award for Best Novel
Dundurn Press
August 2021
All translation rights available
Book available
Praise:
“Right on the heels of his 2020 debut novel After Elias, Boudel Tan has assembled a lively and
memorable cast of characters and placed them in a powder-keg situation on the placid waters of
the Mediterranean. Interweaving frivolity and politics—along with romance, strife, one-liners
and assorted heist-caper schemes—Boudel Tan delivers a story that’s enticing and smile-
inducing.” —Vancouver Sun
“A tautly written, thoroughly compelling saga of identity and survival, The Rebellious Tide will
keep the reader hooked to the very last page.” —Midwest Book Review
“Sexual and cultural identities are explored in a novel that doesn’t close its eyes to the darkness,
even as it celebrates a world that is vast and filled with adventure.” —Quill & Quire
About the Author:
Eddy Boudel Tan writes stories from his book-filled apartment in Vancouver. A second-
generation Asian-Canadian, Eddy celebrates diverse voices and is proud to identify as queer, and
champion stronger LGBTQ+ representation in the arts.
www.eddyboudeltan.com
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THE LIGHTS OF SUGARBERRY COVE
By Heather Webber
A charming story of family, healing, love, and small town
Southern charm by a USA Today bestselling author
Sadie Way Scott has been avoiding her family and hometown of
Sugarberry Cove, Alabama, since she nearly drowned in the lake just
outside her mother’s B&B. Eight years later, Sadie is the host of a
much-loved show about southern cooking and family, but despite her
success, she wonders why she was saved. What is she supposed to do?
Sadie’s sister, Leala Clare, is still haunted by the guilt she feels over
the night her sister almost died. Now, at a crossroads in her marriage,
Leala has everything she ever thought she wanted—so why is she so
unhappy?
When their mother suffers a minor heart attack just before
Sugarberry Cove’s famous water lantern festival, the two sisters come
home to run the inn while she recovers. It’s the last place either of
them wants to be, but with a little help from the inn’s quirky guests, Macmillan/Forge
the sisters may come to terms with their strained relationships, July 2021
accept the past, and rediscover a little lake magic.
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Also available: Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe, South of available
the Buttonwood Tree and one more magical realism novel.
Book available
Praise for
Previous Titles:
“Webber infuses her charming Southern small-town tale
with lighthearted magic and gentle humor, and the cast of
supporting characters adds to the quirky fun. Readers of
Sarah Addison Allen and Joshilyn Jackson will enjoy
spending time at the Blackbird Café.” —Booklist
“Perfect for fans of Like Water for Chocolate and Fried
Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Café.” —Bustle.com
“Midnight at the Blackbird Cafe is an enchanting gem of a
novel, brimming with charming characters, heartwarming connections, old secrets, and a setting that
makes you want to move there… this is truly magical realism at its best!” —Karen White, New York
Times bestselling author
About the Author:
Heather Webber is an Agatha Award-nominated author of the Lucy Valentine novels and the Nina
Quinn mysteries, among others.
www.heatherwebber.com
Twitter/Instagram: @BooksbyHeather
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SCI-FI,
FANTASY,
HORROR
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THE BOOK EATERS
By Sunyi Dean
Out on the Yorkshire Moors lives a secret line of people for
whom books are food, and who retain all of a book's content
after eating it. To them, spy novels are a peppery snack; romance
novels are sweet and delicious. Eating a map can help them
remember destinations, and children, when they misbehave, are
forced to eat dry, musty pages from dictionaries.
Devon is part of The Family, an old and reclusive clan
of book eaters. Her brothers grow up feasting on stories of valor
and adventure, and Devon -- like all other book eater women --
is raised on a carefully curated diet of fairytales and cautionary
stories.
But real life doesn't always come with happy endings, as Devon
learns when her son is born with a rare and darker kind of Macmillan/Tor
hunger -- not for books, but for human minds. August 2022
THE BOOK EATERS is a contemporary fantasy debut. It's a story Harper Voyager, UK
of motherhood, sacrifice, and hope; of queer identity and Oscar Vault Mondadori, Italy
learning to accept who you are; of gilded lies and the danger of Oceano, Mexico
believing the narratives others create for you. Alta, Brazil
AST, Russia
Praise: All other translation rights
"Some novels are intended to be devoured in one sitting. Such is available
the case with Sunyi Dean’s THE BOOK EATERS. Innovative,
unique, poignant, and told with a voice as original as the story Edited manuscript available
itself. I finished this novel in that one sitting, yet I’ll be
pondering it for a long time to come. This is the debut of a new
master of the modern fantasy. Don’t miss it.” —James Rollins,
#1 New York Times bestseller of The Starless Crown
About the Author:
Sunyi Dean is an autistic, mixed-race author whose short fiction has appeared in a variety of places,
including the Best of British SF 2018 Anthology, FFO, Prole, and BBC Radio Leeds. Sunyi is active on
social media and attends writing groups and conferences both near her home in the UK (when we’re not
in a global pandemic) and online.
www.sunyidean.com
Twitter: @Blind_Nycteris
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HALL OF SMOKE
by H.M. Long
One of GoodReads 45 most anticipated SFF books of 2021!
Epic fantasy featuring warrior priestesses and fickle gods at
war, for readers of Brian Staveley's Chronicles of the
Unhewn Throne.
Hessa is an Eangi: a warrior priestess of the Goddess of War, with the
power to turn an enemy's bones to dust with a scream. Banished for
disobeying her goddess's command to murder a traveller, she prays for
forgiveness alone on a mountainside.
While she is gone, raiders raze her village and obliterate the Eangi
priesthood. Grieving and alone, Hessa - the last Eangi - must find the
traveller and atone for her weakness and secure her place with her
loved ones in the High Halls. As clans from the north and legionaries
from the south tear through her homeland, slaughtering everyone in
their path Hessa strives to win back her goddess's favour.
First of four in a series
Beset by zealot soldiers, deceitful gods, and newly-awakened demons
at every turn, Hessa burns her path towards redemption and revenge.
Titan Books
But her journey reveals a harrowing truth: the gods are dying and the
High Halls of the afterlife are fading. Soon Hessa's trust in her goddess January 202
weakens with every unheeded prayer.
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Thrust into a battle between the gods of the Old World and the New,
Hessa realizes there is far more on the line than securing a life beyond Audio to Recorded Book
her own death. Bigger, older powers slumber beneath the surface of
her world. And they're about to wake up. Book availabl
Also available three more in the series.
Praise:
"The story world was rich and real, and I have rarely read a fantasy novel that
transported me like HALL OF SMOKE did. If you are a fan of myths and legends
where gods and goddesses roam the earth and meddle with the poor mortals that
serve them, you are in for an absolute treat with this book."
—M. J. Kuhn, author of Among Thieves
“By turns gripping and poignant, Hall of Smoke is a compelling debut.” –The
Guardian
“A wonderful and refreshing treat for fans of mythological fantasy and gorgeously
crafted worlds” -The Bibliosanctum
About the Author:
H.M. Long is a Canadian writer who loves history, hiking, and exploring the world. She lives in
Ontario but can often be spotted snooping about European museums or wandering the Alps with her
German husband.
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THE SUN AND THE VOID
By Gabriela Romero Lacruz
Full of twisted family politics, dark magic, and fantastical beings,
THE SUN AND THE VOID transports readers into a lush world
inspired by the history and mythology of 1800s South America.
When Reina arrives at Aguila Manor, her heart stolen from her
chest, she’s on the verge of death—until her estranged
grandmother, a dark sorceress in the Don’s employ, intervenes.
Indebted to a woman she never knew—and smitten with the
upper-caste daughter of the house, Celeste—Reina will do
anything to earn – and keep – the family’s favor. Even the
bidding of the ancient god who speaks to her from the Manor’s
foundations.
Praise:
Coming soon! First in a two-book series!
Hachette/Orbit
About the Author: August 2022
Born and raised in Venezuela, Gabriela Romero Lacruz now
lives two-thousand miles from home, in the land of barbeque and All translation rights
cowboys. She graduated with a B.S. in Chemical Engineering from available
the University of Houston, and has since split her time between
her love for science with her love for the arts. Unedited manuscript
available November 2021
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THE SURVIVING SKY
By Kritika H. Rao
High above a jungle-planet float the last abodes of humanity—
plant-made cities held together by magic and tradition. In these
living cities, magical architects are revered above anyone else—if
it weren’t for them psychically manipulating the architecture,
the city would fall into the devastating earthrage storms below.
Charismatic, powerful, mystical, Iravan is one such architect. In
his city, his word is nearly law. Ahilya, his wife, however, is born
without magic. She is a second-class citizen like most others, and
despite Iravan’s position she is campaigning for change,
exploring why survival is reliant on the rare few.
Their marriage is already rocky—but then the earthrage storms
become longer and deadlier.
First in a two-book series!
And as Iravan falls under investigation for being too powerful,
deadly truths emerge that challenge everything Ahilya believes World English: Penguin
about their privileged society and the origin of the storms. Random House/DAW
UK: Titan Books
Now Ahilya faces a choice: expose her society’s secrets and October 2022
destroy her marriage and culture? Or keep silent and perpetuate
the inequality that has held her back her entire life? As the Audio (English and
floating city’s architecture fails and they begin to plummet into Spanish) to Recorded
the storm, the consequences of Ahilya’s choice will ripple not Books
only across her heart, but her entire civilization.
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available
Praise: Unedited manuscript
Coming soon! available November 2021
About the Author:
Kritika H. Rao is a science-fiction and fantasy writer, who has lived in India, Australia, Canada and
The Sultanate of Oman. Kritika’s stories are influenced by her lived experiences, and often explore
themes of consciousness, self vs. the world, and identity. The Surviving Sky, a Hindu philosophy
inspired epic science-fantasy, is her debut novel and will be out in Fall 2022 by DAW Books.
Twitter/Instagram: @KritikaHRao
www.kritikahrao.com
10THE BUTCHER
By Laura Kat Young
A captivating debut with all of the speculative and horror
elements necessary to keep you up too late. A perfect blend
of BLACK MIRROR and TRUE GRIT.
When Lady Mae turns 18, she’ll inherit her mother’s ghastly lot:
dismembering Settlement Five’s guilty criminals as payment for her
own petty crimes. Her only solace is Arbuckle, the son of the
meanest man in town, and the only one brave enough to befriend
the Butcher’s daughter.
Arbuckle believes in another kind of justice. He, like Lady Mae’s
mother, thinks forgiveness—not a butcher—is what their community
needs. But then their leaders, known at the Deputies, come to Lady
Mae’s house, and murder her mother for refusing to butcher a child.
Within twenty-four hours Arbuckle is gone, and Lady Mae begins Titan Books
her lot. September 2022
Six years later, Lady Mae has settled into her loneliness and only Audio to Blackstone
obeys the Deputies out of fear. Then, Arbuckle suddenly returns
home, and tries to convince her that another life is possible, outside All translation rights
of the settlement. But on the eve of giving in, a chance meeting puts available
her face to face with the Deputy that murdered her mother. Now
Lady Mae must choose: will she leave with Arbuckle or seek Unedited manuscript
vengeance for her mother’s death? available
Praise:
Coming soon!
About the Author:
Laura Young is the writer-in-residence at The Ernest Hemingway Foundation in Oak Park, Il and
a #PitchWars 2019 mentee. She has had essays and short stories published in several publications,
but THE BUTCHER will be her debut novel.
www.laurakatyoung.com
11MYSTERIES,
THRILLERS,
SUSPENSE
12DEATH IN CASTLE DARK
By Veronica Bond
Actor Nora Blake finds her dream job when she is cast in a
murder-mystery troupe that performs in an imposing but
captivating old castle. When she stumbles upon a real
murder, things take a nightmarish turn in this first book in
an exciting new series.
Maybe it was too good to be true, but when Nora Blake accepted the job
from Derek Corby, proprietor of Castle Dark, she could not see any
downsides. She would sink her acting chops into the troupe’s intricately
staged murder-mystery shows, earn free room and board in the fairy
tale–like castle, and make friends with her new roommates, which
include some seriously adorable kittens.
But something sinister lurks behind the walls of Castle Dark. During
Nora’s second performance, one of her castmates plays the part of the
victim a little too well. So well, in fact, that no one can revive him.
He has been murdered. Not ready to give up her dream gig—or to be
the next victim—Nora sets out to see which one of her fellow actors First of two in a series!
has taken the role of a murderous real-life villain.A summer of fun at
a Catskills resort comes to an abrupt end when a guest is found Penguin Random House/
murdered, in this new 1950s set mystery series. Berkley
August 2021
Praise: All translation rights
"A promising new series with a charming heroine, plenty of available
romance, and a generous portion of red herrings.”—Kirkus Reviews
Book available
About the Author:
Veronica Bond is the pseudonym of Julia Buckley, a beloved cozy author who has taught high school
English for twenty-nine years.
13DEADLY SUMMER NIGHTS
By Vicki Delany
A summer of fun at a Catskills resort comes to an abrupt
end when a guest is found murdered, in this new 1950s set
mystery series.
It’s the summer of 1953, and Elizabeth Grady is settling into
Haggerman’s Catskills Resort. As a vacation getaway, Haggerman’s
is ideal, and although Elizabeth’s ostentatious but well-meaning
mother is new to running the resort, Elizabeth is eager to help her
organize the guests and the entertainment acts. But Elizabeth will
have to resort to untested abilities if she wants to save her mother’s
business.
When a reclusive guest is found dead in a lake on the grounds, and a
copy of The Communist Manifesto is found in his cabin, the local
police chief is convinced that the man was a Russian spy. But
Elizabeth isn’t so sure, and with the fate of the resort hanging in the
balance, she’ll need to dodge red herrings, withstand the Red Scare,
and catch a killer red-handed.
First of two in a series!
Also available: DEADLY DIRECTOR’S CUT, the next in the
Penguin Random House/
series
Berkley
September 2021
Praise: All translation rights
available
"Delany's gift with character is front and center Book available
in this novel...This is a great start to a new
series--vivid, well-written, and snappy.” —
Mystery Scene
About the Author:
Vicki Delany is the author of the Year-Round Christmas Mysteries, the Constable Molly Smith
Mysteries, and, writing as Eva Gates, the Lighthouse Library Mysteries
www.vickidelany.com
14DEATH IN BLOOM
By Jess Dylan
The first in a sweet and colorful cozy mystery series from
Jess Dylan, Death in Bloom introduces flower shop owner
Sierra Ravenswood.
At the Flower House, every rose has its thorn . . .
Sierra Ravenswood is the new part-time employee of the Flower
House, a flower shop in Aerieville, Tennessee. It's true she didn't
expect to be back in her hometown at twenty-eight-years-old, but
after her dream of making it as a singer in Nashville crashed and
burned, she's just grateful to have found a soft place to land.
Because, after all, Sierra firmly believes in being optimistic and
positive about life, so she's sure she won't have to work at the Flower
House forever. But things take a decidedly negative turn when a
customer drops dead in the middle of her new bouquet-arranging
workshop at the store. When it's discovered he was poisoned by a
snack at the event, everyone at the workshop, including Sierra, is on
the suspect list. To make matters worse, her boss has gone AWOL First of three in the
and left the store to her for the cost of one dollar, leaving Sierra in Flower House Mystery
charge of both his store and his high-energy Corgi puppy, Gus. series.
The town is on edge, and Sierra knows that murder is something Macmillan/St. Martin’s
that an upbeat attitude and a bouquet of sweet-smelling roses can't May 2021
fix. She's determined to figure out whodunit, before anyone else in
town meets an untimely reason for needing funeral flowers. All translation rights
available
Book available
Praise:
“Like her protagonist Sierra, Jess Dylan has
manifested a charming cozy with humor,
folksy dialogue, Southern charm and a page-
turning mystery." —Peg Cochran, USA
Today Bestselling Author
"Jess Dylan's talent will draw you into this
well-plotted tale of deceit and secrets . . . A
delightful read with a quick pace and a
twisty plot." —Cheryl Hollon, author of
Webb's Glass Shop Mysteries
About the Author:
Jess Dylan is an environmental attorney by day and author by night. As Jennifer David Hesse, she has
written the Wiccan Wheel Cozy Mysteries series with Kensington Publishing.
www.JenniferDavidHesse.com
Twitter: @JessDylan_JenDH
15THE DAY SHE DIED
By S.M. Freedman
After a traumatic head injury, Eve questions every
memory and motive in this mind-bending psychological
thriller.
Eve Gold’s birthdays are killers, and her twenty-seventh birthday
proves to be no different. But for the up-and-coming Vancouver
artist, facing death isn’t the real shock — it’s what comes after.
Recovering from a near-fatal accident, Eve is determined to return
to the life she’s always wanted: a successful artistic career, marriage
to the man who once broke her heart, and another chance at
motherhood. But brain damage leaves her forgetful, confused, and
tortured by repressed memories of a deeply troubled childhood,
where her innocence was stolen one lie — and one suspicious death
— at a time.
As the dark, twisted pages unfold, Eve must choose between
clinging to the lies that helped her survive her childhood and
unearthing the secrets she buried long ago.
Dundurn
May 2021
Praise:
“Tangible, taut, and maddeningly suspenseful, The Day She Died All translation rights
pulls you in and won't let go.” ―R.M. Greenaway, author of the available
B.C. Blues crime series
Audio to Tantor
“The opening takes off like a bullet train, hurtling through
heartbreak, memory, family, and loss, to an ending which stays with Book available
you long after the stunning final chapter. Breathlessly paced and
expertly wrought, The Day She Died proves S.M. Freedman is a
master of psychological suspense.” ―Sam Wiebe, award-winning
author of the Wakeland series
“The Day She Died is a tightly crafted psychological thriller that
explores the themes of memory, perspective, identity, and whether
we can ever escape the past. A blend of Elizabeth is Missing and the
film Memento, Freedman lures the reader into a dark labyrinth of
suspicion that ultimately causes you to question everything.” ―Elle
Wild, award-winning author of Strange Things Done
About the Author:
S.M. Freedman is the author of The Faithful and Impact Winter. She studied at the American
Academy of Dramatic Arts and worked as a private investigator on the not-so-mean streets of
Vancouver, where she lives with her husband and two children.
www.smfreedman.com
16MURDER INK
By Betty Hechtman
Writer for Hire Veronica Blackstone is asked to write a
celebration of life book for a former client's funeral, but
was the death as straightforward as was reported?
Veronica Blackstone is a writer for hire. Be it love letters,
biographies, resumes or wedding vows, Veronica has you covered.
Her latest assignment is writing a celebration of life book for the
funeral of one-time client Rachel Ross who tragically died one year
after her wedding.
While researching Rachel's life, Veronica finds the information
surrounding the circumstances of her death to be shrouded in
mystery. No one quite knows what happened and her prominent
family are more concerned with their image than the truth.
Was Rachel's life as perfect as it seemed or was there something
dark going on? Was her fall an accident, deliberate or something
else? In celebrating the life of Rachel, Veronica is determined to get First of four in a new series!
to the bottom of her death.
Severn House
Also available: January 2021
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available
Book available
Praise:
"Plenty of plot twists and an appealing heroine with a reluctant love interest.
What's not to like?”—Kirkus Reviews
"A sympathetic heroine coping with her own losses and colorful characters from a
writer's group combine nicely with an intriguing plot involving class and abuse.
Readers will look forward to future installments.” —Publishers Weekly
About the Author:
Betty Hechtman was born in Chicago, Illinois and on a particularly eventful weekend graduated
college, got married and moved to Los Angeles, California. She has a degree in Fine Arts and has had a
variety of professions including being a volunteer farm worker on a kibbutz, Sunday school teacher,
waitress, retail sales, editor of a finance company newsletter, telephone operator, associate publicist
and freelance writer. Her love of mysteries started with Nancy Drew and blossomed when she began to
read Agatha Christie's books. She has been doing handicrafts since she was a child. It is like a dream
come true to be able to mix mystery and yarn craft in her books.
www.bettyhechtman.com
17THE LIAR NEXT DOOR
By Nicola Marsh
Numbness floods my body as I stumble up the steps leading to my
house. Inside I know my five-year-old’s bed is empty, her dresser is
ransacked, her overnight bag is gone. I can see her dolls lying
untouched through the window of our perfect family home – in the
place where I thought I could protect her forever. My daughter is
missing.
You’d think my first instinct would be to call the police.
But I know who’s taken my daughter.
And I know that the police can’t help me.
Only I can convince the woman who has my baby to give her back.
She thinks she knows my secrets… but she has no idea.
Fans of Liane Moriarty, Sally Hepworth and The Girl on the Train
will love this utterly unputdownable domestic thriller from USA
Today bestselling author Nicola Marsh. Hachette UK/Bookouture
August 2021
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available
“Wow!! Just wow!!… This book is brilliant! More than brilliant,
amazing!!!… Absolutely gripping, addictive and captivating… I was
absolutely hooked from the first page to the last. I had a complete Book available
shock at the twists… Love, love, loved all the characters!!!… A
massive five stars from me.” —Avid Reader, 5 stars
About the Author:
USA TODAY bestselling & multi-award winning author Nicola Marsh writes page-turning fiction to
keep you up all night. She has published 77 books, sold over 8 million copies worldwide and been
translated into 25 languages. She currently writes contemporary romance for Penguin Random House
Berkley, women's fiction/rural romance for Harper Collins Australia's Mira imprint, and domestic
suspense for Hachette UK's Bookouture/Grand Central Publishing in the US. She's also a Waldenbooks,
Bookscan, Amazon, iBooks and Barnes & Noble bestseller, a Romantic Book of the Year and National
Readers' Choice Award winner, and a multiple finalist for awards including the Vivian Awards,
Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, HOLT Medallion, Booksellers' Best, Golden Quill, Laurel
Wreath, and More than Magic.
www.nicolamarsh.com
18SHE KILLED HIM FIRST
By SM Reine
A dark psychological thriller from a New York Times
bestselling author
It’s a smoky autumn morning when Kimber Clark gets the alert:
her kindergartner’s school is on lockdown. She’s still drunk when
she joins other parents outside the police tape, but not so drunk
that she can’t pick up details: Zack Linzy, a high schooler, opened
fire in the school cafeteria, killing four people. But that’s not
possible. Zack Linzy is a freak, a boy who assaulted Kimber’s
daughter, and Kimber killed him with a shovel two days ago.
The police are looking for the school shooter in the wrong place,
and the real killer might get away with it. Kimber can’t tell the
police they’ve got the wrong suspect without showing them where
she buried the body. No—she has to solve a school shooting,
absolve her daughter’s abuser, and make sure the real killer comes
to justice. All without getting caught for the murder she committed.
Self-published
Praise: August 2021
Coming soon!
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available
Book available
About the Author:
New York Times bestselling author SM Reine is best known for her urban fantasy works, but she’s
showing a new side with her debut in psychological suspense. An Air Force brat who was born in the
midwest, lived overseas for a few years, and came back to the United States to settle down in beautiful,
barren Nevada.
www.smreine.com
19THIN ICE
by Paige Shelton
Beth Rivers is on the run – she’s doing the only thing she could think of
to keep herself safe. Known to the world as thriller author Elizabeth
Fairchild, she had become the subject of a fanatic’s obsession. After being
held in a van for three days by her kidnapper, Levi Brooks, Beth managed
to escape, and until he is captured, she's got to get away. Cold and
remote, Alaska seems tailor made for her to hideout.
Beth’s new home in Alaska is sparsely populated with people who all
seem to be running or hiding from something, and though she
accidentally booked a room at a halfway house, she feels safer than she’s
felt since Levi took her. That is, until she’s told about a local death that’s a
suspected murder. Could the death of Linda Rafferty have anything to do
with her horror at the hands of Levi Brooks?
As Beth navigates her way through the wilds of her new home, her
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memories of her time in the van are coming back, replaying the terror
Alaska series!
and the fear―and threatening to keep her from healing, from reclaiming
her old life again. Can she get back to normal, will she ever truly feel safe, Macmillan/St. Martin’s
and can she help solve the local mystery, if only so she doesn’t have to think Press /Minotaur
about her own? December 2019
Praise: Czech: Dobrovsky
“[A] riveting story with an Finnish: CIL Suomi Oy
unusual setting and cast of
characters. Fans of strong All Other Translation
amateur sleuths will admire Rights Available
Beth’s struggle to build a new
future in a remote location.” — Book available
Library Journal (Starred,
Pick of the Month)
“A page-turner with an
unusual location and a coda
that provides more questions
than answers.” —Kirkus
“Readers are left wondering up to the last exciting page what the answers
are, and will eagerly await the second in this new Alaska mysteries series.”
—Booklist
About the Author:
Paige Shelton is the New York Times Bestselling author of the Farmers' Market, Country Cooking
School, Dangerous Type, and Scottish Bookshop mysteries.
www.paigeshelton.com
20ROMANCE
21FLIRTING WITH THE FRENEMY
by Pippa Grant
He's a hot single dad. A military man with abs of steel.
My brother's best friend. My biggest enemy. And now
my fake date to my best friend's wedding.
Mission: Survive my best friend's wedding, where I must play
nice with my ex and his perfect new girlfriend.
Strategy: Bring the hottest fake boyfriend on the planet.
Complication: Wyatt Morgan. My brother's best friend. My
sworn enemy. Military man. Sexy as hell single dad. The man I
let into my panties for one night of hot hate sex after my ex
dumped me.
And the man who just scared off that perfect fake boyfriend. By
pretending to be my real boyfriend.
I can roll with this though. What’s the harm in Flirting with the
Frenemy if it helps me get the job done?
First of four in the Bro
The thing about weddings...nothing ever goes as planned. Code series!
Also available: The Girl Band Books series, The Thrusters Self-published
Hockey series, The Copper Valley Fireballs series, The March 2019
Berger Siblings series, The Rock Siblings series, The
Royals series, the SEALs series, The Bluewater All Translation Rights
Billionaires series, and the Happy Cat series Available
Book available
Praise:
"The perfect balance of outrageous, madcap
hilarity, heartfelt emotion and delicious
sensuality." —Book Addict
"Incredibly well written, hilariously funny and
with characters that are so fabulous I wish that
they were actually people that I knew." —3 Degrees of Fiction Book
"I am personally dubbing Pippa Grant as the Queen of RomCom novels." —Beyond the Covers
About the Author:
Pippa Grant is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes romantic comedies that will make
tears run down your leg. She believes love, laughter, and bacon are the most powerful forces in
the universe. When she’s not writing, she’s raising her three hilariously unpredictable children
with her real-life hero.
www.pippagrant.com
Instagram: @pippa.grant
22HOSED
by Pippa Grant and Lili Valente
The world’s sexiest firefighter is about to get a second
chance with the virgin next door…
He’s bossy, arrogant, and so ridiculously hot he should come with a
warning label and a pair of flame retardant coveralls. He’s also the
boy who broke my heart when we were in high school.
I want to move in next door to Ryan O’Dell the way I want to be the
virgin gamer geek suddenly in charge of running my sister’s sex toy
factory. Too bad both are written in my stars.
Yeah, I’m the world’s oldest virgin code-writing nerd.
And he’s the world’s hottest firefighter.
First of four in the
And even though he intimidates the heck out of me, I can’t seem to Happy Cat series!
control my libido when he’s around. Where is my dignity? My self-
respect? My panties? Seriously…. Have you seen them? Anyone? Self-published
January 2019
Maybe they’re hiding in his bedroom. With my heart.
All Translation Rights
Available
Praise:
Book available
"Sweet, sexy and laugh
out loud funny, this
small town romance was
rom-com at it's side-splitting best!" —One-Click
Addicts Support Group
"A match made in romance readers heaven - Pippa and
Lili getting together and giving us this amazingly funny,
steamy rom-com with all the feels." —Goodreads Reviewer
"If you're in the mood for some delightful craziness, gut-busting humor, crackling chemistry, a new
favorite four-legged hero and an abundance of heartwarming feels, you definitely won't want to miss
this one!" —BookAddict on Goodreads
About the Authors:
Pippa Grant is a USA Today Bestselling author who writes romantic comedies that will make
tears run down your leg. She believes love, laughter, and bacon are the most powerful forces in
the universe. When she’s not writing, she’s raising her three hilariously unpredictable children
with her real-life hero.
Lili Valente is the USA Today Bestselling author of over forty novels. She writes everything
from steamy suspense to laugh-out-loud romantic comedies. A die-hard romantic, she can't
resist a story where love wins big. Because love should always win. She lives in Vermont with her
two big-hearted boy children and a dog named Pippa Jane.
23DEAD WOMAN’S POND
By Elle E. Ire
No matter how Flynn Dalton tries to avoid it, the supernatural finds
her.
At first it’s not so bad. Flynn’s girlfriend, Genesis, is a nationally
known psychic, which makes Flynn uncomfortable for both
paranormal and financial reasons, but she can handle it. As long as
no one makes her talk about it.
Then, on her way home from her construction job, Flynn almost
ends up the latest casualty of Festivity’s infamous Dead Man’s
Pond. And when her ex-lover’s ghost appears to warn her away,
things get a whole lot weirder.
Flynn might not like it, but the pond has fixated on her to be its
next victim. If she wants to survive, she’ll have to swallow her
pride, accept Gen’s help, and get much closer to the psychic
realm—and her own latent psychic abilities—than she ever First in a three-book series!
wanted.
DSP Publications
November 2021
Praise:
Coming soon! All translation rights available
Audio rights to Findaway
Edited manuscript available
About the Author:
Elle Ire writes science fiction novels featuring kick-ass women who fall in love with each other.
Her first novel, VICIOUS CIRCLE, released from Torquere Press in November, 2015, and was
rereleased in January, 2020, by Dreamspinner Publications followed by the STORM FRONTS
series—THREADBARE, PATCHWORK, and WOVEN in 2019-2020.
www.elleire.com
24WATCH ME
by Stacey Kennedy
In the Phoenix club, there is only one rule; watch, don’t
touch, until the powerful owner falls for his new star in
this deliciously intriguing romance from USA
Today bestselling author Stacey Kennedy.
In one night, Olivia Watts’s life goes from ordinary to out of this
world after she’s introduced to Rhys Harrington, the owner of
Phoenix, an ultra-exclusive, upscale sex club. He’s the one man she
should stay away from… and the only man she wants.
Rhys needs a new performer for his high-end clients, who pay
extravagant amounts to watch others indulge their fantasies, and one
look at Olivia tells Rhys he’s found his star. Only Rhys wants her all
to himself, and the addictive passion between them sets the stage for
the perfect show…
It’ll be Olivia’s choice to play Rhys’s game. But if she says yes, there
will be more on the line than just her pleasure. Because Rhys’s First of three in the
sizzling touch doesn’t only capture her body, it also commands her Phoenix series!
heart.
Self-published
Also available: Two more in the series. Three Chicks September 2020
Brewery series, Pact of Seduction series, and the Dirty
Hacker duet. German rights to Bastei
Luebbe
All Other Translation
Rights Available
Praise:
"Stacey Kennedy turns Book available
up the heat and keeps
us wanting more.” —
#1 New York
Times bestselling author
Meredith Wild
"One of the best contemporary romances I've read this
year!” —Fresh Fiction on Dirty-Talking Cowboy
"Stacey Kennedy always deliver a sexy, well thought-out novel..." —Harlequin Junkie on Hard-Riding
Cowboy (TOP PICK)
About the Author:
Stacey Kennedy is a USA Today bestselling author who writes contemporary romance full of heat,
heart, and happily ever afters. With over 50 titles published, her books have hit Amazon, B&N, and
Apple Books bestseller lists. Stacey lives with her husband and two children in southwestern Ontario.
www.staceykennedy.com
Twitter: @Stacey_Kennedy
25PARK AVENUE PRINCESS
by Tara Leigh
One secret baby.
Two devastating lies.
Three lives torn apart.
Jolie Chapman was my first love.
Now she’s my most bitter enemy.
Screw me once, shame on you. Screw me twice . . .
Who am I kidding—I don’t believe in second chances anymore.
Tripp Montgomery was my first love.
I gave him my innocence.
Then he broke my heart.
And I committed the ultimate betrayal.
These Manhattan royals are out for revenge.
Sweet, sweet revenge.
But there’s something they want more.
Their daughter.
First of six in the New York
Author Note: Park Avenue Princess is a sexy standalone City Romance series!
contemporary billionaire romance that will have you racing through
the pages. Tripp and Jolie are star-crossed lovers turned ruthless Self-published
rivals. This is the ultimate second chance romance meets enemies to June 2021
lovers . . . with a secret baby to make things even more scandalous!
All Translation Rights
Available
Also available: Five more and a novella in the series; We Are
Us, Wages of Sin duet. Book available
Praise:
"The chemistry between Jolie and Tripp will
bring you to your knees... It is
EVERYTHING!" —4 The Love of Books
"Tara Leigh delivers a story with suspense, a
heavy romance, a brilliant plot and beautiful
writing." —Read More, Sleep Less
About the Author:
Tara Leigh is a multi-published author of steamy contemporary romance. A former banker on Wall
Street, she graduated from Washington University and holds an MBA from Columbia Business School,
but she much prefers spending her days with fictional boyfriends than analyzing financial spreadsheets.
Tara currently lives in Fairfield County, Connecticut with her husband, children, and fur-baby, Pixie.
www.taraleighbooks.com
26QUEEN MOVE
By Kennedy Ryan
Named one of the Best Romances of 2020 by OprahMag,
Insider, BookBub, and All About Romance! From Wall
Street Journal, USA Today Bestselling and RITA®
Award-winning Author Kennedy Ryan, comes a
captivating second chance romance like only she can
deliver…
The boy who always felt like mine is now the man I can't have...
Dig a little and you'll find photos of me in the bathtub with Ezra
Stern. Get your mind out of the gutter. We were six months old.
Pry and one of us might confess we saved our first kiss for each
other. The most clumsy, wet, sloppy . . . spectacular thirty seconds
of my adolescence. Get into our business and you'll see two
families, closer than blood, torn apart in an instant.
Twenty years later, my "awkward duckling" best friend from
childhood, the boy no one noticed, is a man no one can ignore.
Tell me it's wrong. Tell me the boy who always felt like mine is Self-Published
now the man I can't have. May 2020
When we find each other again, everything stands in our way-- Poland: Papierówka
secrets, lies, promises. But we didn't come this far to give up now. Publishing House
And I know just the move to make if I want to make him mine. Italy: Newton Compton
Also available: Skyland series, All the King’s Men duet, All other translation rights
Hoops series, Soul series, and Grip series. available, excluding Spanish
Finished book available
Praise:
"GRADE A! Kennedy Ryan is one of the most profoundly,
thoughtful, powerful writers out there today, and Queen Move is no exception." --Entertainment
Weekly
"Queen Move is the joyous, heartfelt romance we need right now." —Lexi Blake, New York Times
bestselling author
About the Author:
As the first African-American author to win a RITA award, a USA Today bestseller, and a Top 25
Amazon bestseller, Kennedy Ryan writes for women from all walks of life. A contributor for Modern
Mom Magazine, Kennedy's writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today and many
others. The founder and executive director of a foundation serving Atlanta families living with Autism,
she has appeared on Headline News, Montel Williams, NPR and other media outlets as an advocate for
families living with autism.
www.kennedyryanwrites.com
Twitter: @kennedyrwrites
Instagram: @kennedyryan1
27Reel
By Kennedy Ryan
Award-Winning Wall Street Journal bestselling author
Kennedy Ryan launches a brand-new series with a
Hollywood tale of wild ambition, artistic obsession, and
unrelenting love.
One moment in the spotlight . . .
For months I stood by, an understudy waiting in the wings,
preparing for my time to shine.
I never imagined he would watch in the audience that night.
Canon Holt.
Famous film director. Fascinating. Talented. Fine
Before I could catch my breath, everything changed. I went from
backstage Broadway to center stage Hollywood.
From being unknown, to my name, Neevah Saint, on everyone’s
lips.
Canon casts me in a star-studded Harlem Renaissance biopic,
catapulting me into another stratosphere.
But stars shine brightest in the dead of night.
Forbidden attraction, scandal and circumstances beyond my Two more novels and a
control jeopardize my dream. novella available in the
Could this one shot—the role of a lifetime, the love of a lifetime— series!
cost me everything?
Self-Published
Also available: Skyland series, All the King’s Men trilogy, June 2021
Hoops series, Soul series, and Grip series.
All translation rights
Praise: available, excluding Spanish
"Kennedy Ryan is one of the finest romance writers of our age, and
Book available
she offers readers another marquee title with Reel."--
Entertainment Weekly
"Reel is alive and pulsing like a beating heart. This romance is a triumph of art and emotion." - Talia
Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author
"Emotional, layered, sexy, and deeply satisfying, with stunning prose and a sweeping storyline, REEL is
everything that has Kennedy Ryan fans devouring her books. I'm greedy for the next installment in this
series." -- Lexi Ryan, New York Times bestselling author
About the Author:
As the first African-American author to win a RITA award, a USA Today bestseller, and a Top 25
Amazon bestseller, Kennedy Ryan writes for women from all walks of life. A contributor for Modern
Mom Magazine, Kennedy's writings have appeared in Chicken Soup for the Soul, USA Today and many
others. The founder and executive director of a foundation serving Atlanta families living with Autism,
she has appeared on Headline News, Montel Williams, NPR and other media outlets as an advocate for
families living with autism.
www.kennedyryanwrites.com
Twitter: @kennedyrwrites
Instagram: @kennedyryan1
28BET ON IT
By Jodie Slaughter
The first time Aja Owens encounters the man of her dreams, she’s
having a panic attack in the frozen foods section of the Piggly
Wiggly. The second time, he’s being introduced to her as her
favorite bingo buddy’s semi-estranged grandson. From there, all it
takes is one game for her to realize that he’s definitely going to be a
problem. And if there’s anything she already has a surplus of, it’s
problems.
In Walker Abbott’s mind, there are only two worthwhile things in
Greenbelt, South Carolina. The peach cobbler at his old favorite
diner and his ailing grandmother. Dragging himself back after more
than a decade away, he’s counting down the days until Gram heals
and he can get back to his real life. Far away from the trauma inside
of those city limits. Just when he thinks his plan is solid, enter Aja
to shake everything up.
A hastily made bingo-based sex pact is supposed to keep this…thing
between them from getting out of hand. Especially when submitting
to their feelings means disrupting their carefully balanced lives. But
emotions are just like bingo callers—they refuse to be ignored. Macmillan/St. Martin’s
Griffin
Jodie Slaughter's Bet on It is a heart-stoppingly fun, emotional July 2022
romance that will have readers falling in love until long after the last
page is turned. All translation rights
available
Praise: Unedited manuscript
“Bet on It reads like the first rays of sun on your face after a long available
winter. I loved Aja and Walker's story about two genuinely good
people who are playful and sweet to each other, helping one another
heal, while also having incredibly hot sex. With standout portrayals
of beautiful, generous friendships in addition to the love story, this is a book to be savored.” - Rosie
Danan, author of The Intimacy Experiment and The Roommate
"Jodie Slaughter is must-buy author, and Bet on It is a perfect example of what makes her writing
delicious. Aja and Walker’s story is hot, sweet, and utterly unique, with a rock-solid emotional core." -
Talia Hibbert, New York Times bestselling author of Act Your Age, Eve Brown
About the Author:
Jodie Slaughter is a twenty-something romance author who spends most of her days hunched over a
computer for her day job and her nights hunched over a different computer for her novels. While her
back is definitely suffering, she wouldn't have it any other way. She loves love, so she writes romance
novels full of heart, passion, and heat. When she isn't putting steamy scenes or declarations of devotion
on the page she can normally be found being generally hilarious on Twitter, dreaming about brisket, or
consuming way too much television.
www.jodieslaughter.com
Twitter: @JodieSlaughter
Instagram: @Jodie_Slaughter
29SELECT BACKLIST TITLES
Author Title Series Territories Sold Genre
Christina Britton With Love in Sight Twice Shy #1 Japan Historical
Romance
Christina Britton The Viscount’s Twice Shy #2 Historical
Promise Romance
Christina Britton A Match Made in Twice Shy #3 Historical
London Romance
Vicki Delany Rest Ye Murdered Year Round Japan Mystery
Gentlemen Christmas Mysteries
#1
Vicki Delany We Wish You a Year Round Japan Mystery
Murderous Christmas Mysteries
Christmas #2
Vicki Delany Hark the Herald Year Round Mystery
Angels Slay Christmas Mysteries
#3
Vicki Delany Silent Night, Year Round Mystery
Deadly Night Christmas Mysteries
#4
Vicki Delany Dying in a Winter Year Round Mystery
Wonderland Christmas Mysteries
#5
Pippa Grant Mister McHottie The Girl Band #1 Romance
Pippa Grant Stud in the Stacks The Girl Band #2 Romance
Pippa Grant Rockaway Bride The Girl Band #3 Romance
Pippa Grant The Hero and the The Girl Band #4 Romance
Hacktivist
Gin Jones Six Cloves Under Garlic Farm Mysteries Mystery
#1
Gin Jones Rhubarb Pie Garlic Farm Mysteries Mystery
Before You Die #2
Gin Jones Laid Out in Garlic Farm Mysteries Mystery
Lavender #3
Stacey Kennedy Sexy Liar Dirty Hacker #1 Romance
Stacey Kennedy Risky Love Dirty Hacker #2 Romance
Stacey Kennedy Sassy Blonde Three Chicks Brewery Romance
#1
Stacey Kennedy Feisty Red Three Chicks Brewery Romance
#2
30Author Title Series Territories Sold Genre
Stacey Kennedy Dirty Ginger Three Chicks Brewery Romance
#3
Tara Leigh Cruel Sanctuary Wages of Sin #1 Israel Romance
Tara Leigh Corrupt Savior Wages of Sin #2 Israel Romance
Tara Leigh We Are Us Romance
Kennedy Ryan The King Maker All the King’s Men #1 Italy, Poland Romance
Kennedy Ryan The Rebel King All the King’s Men #2 Italy, Poland Romance
Kennedy Ryan Long Shot Hoops #1 Brazil, France, Germany, Romance
Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland
Kennedy Ryan Block Shot Hoops #2 Brazil, France, Germany, Romance
Hungary, Israel, Italy, Poland
Kennedy Ryan Hook Shot Hoops #3 Brazil, France, Hungary, Israel, Romance
Italy, Poland
Kennedy Ryan Hoops Holiday Hoops #4 Italy, Poland Romance
Kennedy Ryan Flow Grip #1 Israel, Italy Romance
Kennedy Ryan Grip Grip #2 Israel, Italy Romance
Kennedy Ryan Still Grip #3 Israel, Italy Romance
Kennedy Ryan My Soul to Keep Soul Series #1 Italy Romance
Kennedy Ryan Down to My Soul Soul Series #2 Italy Romance
Kennedy Ryan Refrain Soul Series #3 Italy Romance
Paige Shelton To Helvetica and Dangerous Type #1 Mystery
Back
Paige Shelton Bookman Dead Dangerous Type #2 Mystery
Style
Paige Shelton Comic Sans Dangerous Type #3 Mystery
Murder
Bronwyn Stuart The Road to Ruin Daughters of Historical
Disgrace #1 Romance
Bronwyn Stuart The Slide Into Ruin Daughters of Historical
Disgrace #2 Romance
Bronwyn Stuart The Fall Into Ruin Daughters of Historical
Disgrace #3 Romance
Heather Webber Midnight at the Bulgaria, Russia Women’s
Blackbird Cafe Fiction
Heather Webber South of the Russia Women’s
Buttonwood Tree Fiction
31Author Title Series Territories Sold Genre
Heather Webber Truly, Madly The Lucy Valentine France, Germany, Indonesia, Mystery
Novels #1 Slovakia, Taiwan
Heather Webber Deeply, The Lucy Valentine France, Germany, Taiwan Mystery
Desperately Novels #2
Heather Webber Absolutely, The Lucy Valentine France Mystery
Positively Novels #3
Heather Webber Perfectly Matched The Lucy Valentine France Mystery
Novels #4
Heather Webber Undeniably Yours The Lucy Valentine Mystery
Novels #5
32OUR CO-AGENTS
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Korea
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