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. Highlights of Upcoming Titles: Adult Fiction and Non-Fiction Young Adult and YA-YA (Young Adults Writing for Young Adults) LONDON BOOK FAIR April 14-16, 2015 Olympia - Level 1, Table 3D34 RECENT SALES FICTION Edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas and Dennis Widmyer, Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories, Ayrinti Yayinlari, Turkey Andrew Post, Knuckleduster, Luzifer Verlag, Germany D.J. Niko, The Tenth Saint, Luzifer Verlag, Germany D.J. Niko, The Riddle of Solomon, Luzifer Verlag, Germany Ronald Malfi, December Park, Luzifer Verlag, Germany Edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas and Dennis Widmyer, Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories, U-Line, Germany Edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas and Dennis Widmyer, Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories, Titan Books, UK & Commonwealth Edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas and Dennis Widmyer, Burnt Tongues: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories, AST Publishers, Russia 1 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Kelli A. Wilkins, The Viking’s Witch, Alpress, Czech Republic D.P. Lyle, Stress Fracture and Hot Lights, Cold Steel, Bastei Lubbe, Germany Ronald Malfi, Cradle Lake, Voodoo Press, Germany D.P. Lyle, Stress Fracture, Alpress, Czech Republic Hope Tarr, Enslaved and Untamed, Libros de Seda, Spain (World Spanish Language) Hope Tarr, Vanquished, Libros de Seda, Spain (World Spanish Language) TJ Bennett, The Legacy, Circulo de Lectores, Book Club Edition (published in Spain by Ediciones B.S.A.) Hope Tarr, Vanquished, Enslaved, Untamed, Leo-Commerce D.O.O., Croatia TJ Bennett, The Promise, J’ai Lu, France D.P. Lyle, Hot Lights, Cold Steel, Alpress, Czech Republic Ronald Malfi, The Ascent, Grey Oak, India William Jablonsky, The Clockwork Man, Grey Oak, India Ronald Malfi, The Ascent, Skorpion Publishing, Croatia William Jablonsky, The Clockwork Man, Skorpion Publishing, Croatia Gregory Lamberson, Desperate Souls, Skorpion Publishing, Croatia Shannon Drake, Emerald Embrace, Ast Publishers, Russia Shannon Drake (Award-Winning Author Heather Graham Writing As…), Emerald Embrace, Domino, Czech Republic Shannon Drake, Emerald Embrace, Fusosha Publisher, Inc., Japan Gregory Lamberson, Desperate Souls, Kirpi Publisher, Turkey Gregory Lamberson, Personal Demons, Kirpi Publisher, Turkey Ronald Malfi, Floating Staircase, Voodoo Press, Germany TJ Bennett, The Legacy, J’ai Lu, France Hope Tarr, Vanquished, Enslaved, Untamed, J’ai Lu, France 2 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Hope Tarr, Vanquished, Enslaved, Untamed, Mondadori, Italy TJ Bennett, The Legacy, Ediciones B.S.A., Spain. Helen Rosburg, Call of the Trumpet, Alpress, Czech Republic Catherine Kean, A Knight’s Vengeance, Alpress, Czech Republic. NON-FICTION D.P. Lyle, More Forensics and Fiction, ABOOK, Thailand Debi Tibbles, Ollie Tibbles: The Boy Who Became a Train, Beijing Hanbook Publishing, China (simplified characters) D.P. Lyle, More Forensics and Fiction, Changsha Senxin Culture Dissemination Limited Company, China (simplified characters) D.P. Lyle, More Forensics and Fiction, Rye Field Publication, Taiwan (traditional characters) Joe “Animal” Laurinaitis with Andrew William Wright, The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, And The Rush Of Wrestling, Toho Publishing Co., Ltd., Japan YOUNG ADULT Andrew Post, Fabrick, Papierverzierer Verlag, Germany Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Cry, Papierverzierer Verlag, Germany Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Forgive, Papierverzierer Verlag, Germany Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Surrender, Papierverzierer Verlag, Germany Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Cry, A Living Dead Love Story, BAAM! an imprint of J’ai Lu, France Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Forgive, Unitas Publishing Co. Ltd., Taipei (traditional characters) Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Cry, A Living Dead Love Story, BAAM! an imprint of J’ai Lu, France Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Cry, A Living Dead Love Story, Unitas Publishing Co. Ltd., Taipei (traditional characters) Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Cry, A Living Dead Love Story, Giunti, Italy 3 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Cry, A Living Dead Love Story, Egmont, UK and Commonwealth for their Electric Monkey imprint Rusty Fischer, Zombies Don’t Cry, A Living Dead Love Story, Dolmen Editorial, Spain 4 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca TABLE OF CONTENTS RECENT SALES 1 Acid Western – Pamela DiFrancesco, THE DEVILS THAT HAVE COME TO STAY 6 Horror – Gregory Lamberson, HUMAN MONSTERS 9 Young Adult - Andrew Post, SIRED BY STONE 12 Non-fiction memoir – Booker T. Huffman with Andrew William Wright, BOOKER T: MY RISE TO WRESTLING ROYALTY 15 Medieval Romance –Traci E. Hall, THE QUEEN’S GUARD: ROSE 17 Thriller – Jeremy Brown, ANACONDA CHOKE 20 Gothic Horror – Simon West-Bulford, DARK SEED 23 Young Adult – Nicole Maggi, IN THE MOUTH OF THE WOLF 26 Mainstream/Humorous/Contemporary – Robert Klose – LONG LIVE GROVER CLEVELAND 28 Literary Fiction – Stories edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas and Dennis Widmyer; BURNT TONGUES: An Anthology of Transgressive Short Stories 31 Young Adult - Stephen L. Duncan, THE REVELATION OF GABRIEL ADAM 34 Historical Thriller – D.J. Niko, THE JUDGMENT 36 Previously Published Titles 39 Foreign Rights Representation 45 5 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca FEBRUARY 2015 - ACID WESTERN THE DEVILS THAT HAVE COME TO STAY Pamela DiFrancesco A tale that turns the American western on its head! TIME PERIOD: 1848 California Gold Rush. MAIN LOCATION(S) WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE: Southern California, San Francisco, Sutter's Mill. Buildings, landscapes, objects, and items important to the story: Much of it happens in the wilds of California. Reviews In her starkly beautiful, poetic novel The Devils That Have Come to Stay, Pamela DiFrancesco takes us into a dark and violent world that only gets darker with each turn of the pages. As an acid western, The Devils That Have Come to Stay turns the conventions of the traditional western upside down. In this novel, like other works in the genre, the white man isn’t a hero; quite the opposite. And while the traditional western ends in triumph and glory, acid westerns end in disillusionment and worse. While this book satisfies within the parameters of the genre, it delivers on many other levels as well. – Small Press Picks, by Beth Castrodale, January 2015 4/5--worth a read! The Devil That Have Come To Stay: This story, a horror-laced desperate story of a man haunted by nightmares, is a Western...but not your typical John Wayne type of Western. Below the horror, is a love story of a man who is desperate to see his wife. It might not be prevalent in the middle of all that suspense, but this is a love story, deep down where it counts. It is suspenseful, and you can tell the author did her research on mining in late 19th century California. It's the amount of care that was put into creating this story that makes it worth reading. Our nameless hero is three-dimensional and relatable, a great lead. Posted by Kelly Smith Reviews -- Tuesday, February 3, 2015 6 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca C alifornia, late 1848. A nameless saloonkeeper has been alone for months while his wife, Joanna, is in Coloma caring for her ailing mother. Joanna’s letters, which tell of her mother’s nervous health crisis and the destruction of the surrounding land, have become darker and stranger. Meanwhile, the saloonkeeper witnesses several unexplainable events— voices speaking in strange languages in places where he sees only familiar faces, the mysterious death of a creekful of fish, a Stranger with a mouthful of gold teeth, and a dying Native American man who trails white feathers everywhere he goes. The fields of Sutter’s Fort, near where Joanna is staying, haunt the saloonkeeper’s dreams, and soon he decides he must leave the sanctuary of his saloon and travel to her. Caught up in a journey north, the saloonkeeper witnesses the sometimes horrifying, senselessly violent shifting Gold Rush landscape. Amidst the chaos, he finds his only refuge in thoughts of Joanna. But when his troubled past emerges in glimpses he struggles to repress, the nameless traveler is left with a decision that will change not only his life but the lives of everyone around him. The main characters are: NAME: The Narrator SEX: Male AGE: in his 50s HEIGHT: 5'8” WEIGHT: 170 HAIR COLOR: wears a hat, but dark brown with some grey EYE COLOR: brown RACE: white ATTITUDE: contemplative, humble, somewhat gruff. SIMILAR TO: Tom Waits CLOTHING: flannel shirt, dark trousers, brown hat OUTSTANDING FEATURES: large nose, somewhat wrinkled face, intelligent eyes NAME: The Indian SEX: Male AGE: 35 HEIGHT: 5'2” WEIGHT: 115 HAIR COLOR: black, long and tangled EYE COLOR: black RACE: Native American ATTITUDE: somewhat resigned, but also angry, and defiant. SIMILAR TO: the character “Nobody” from Dead Man CLOTHING: animal skin blanket, ear plugs, simple tattoos on face and chest, white feathers tangled up in his hair OUTSTANDING FEATURES: white feathers that fall wherever he goes; his skin is marred with smallpox 7 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca NAME: The Stranger SEX: Male AGE: late 40s, early 50s HEIGHT: 6' WEIGHT: 210 HAIR COLOR: scraggly long black and grey EYE COLOR: blue RACE: white ATTITUDE: villain, but also sad. He's lost everything he ever had, and the rest has been stolen. SIMILAR TO: Anton Chigurh from No Country for Old Men CLOTHING: all black thick canvas clothing OUTSTANDING FEATURES: his features shift A native of Pennsylvania coal country, Pamela DiFrancesco moved to New York City at the age of 18, where the streets and lofts of preBloomberg Bushwick took her in. With no family money or support she put herself through college, doing whatever it took to get by. Overcoming incredible personal odds that left her hospitalized multiple times, dodging the law and international extradition, she completed her first novel on a 40-year-old Olympia typewriter, and much to her surprise, found it plucked out of the slush pile and immediately offered a contract. In addition to The Devils Have Come to Stay, DiFrancesco's recently published work includes features in The Carolina Quarterly (who nominated a story for the Best American Mystery Writing anthology), Monkeybicycle, and The New Ohio Review. TP - 330 pages – Rights held: Worldwide 8 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca MARCH 2015 – HORROR HUMAN MONSTERS Gregory Lamberson Book 6 - The epic conclusion of the Jake Helman Files F or two years, private investigator Jake Helman has battled powerful supernatural forces at great physical and emotional cost to himself. He’s stopped a serial killer who collected the souls of his victims, destroyed a mutant octopus god, battled zombies on a Caribbean island, and stood toe to toe with angels and demons. If Jake has learned one thing, it’s that he can’t run from his past. New York City lies in ruins in the wake of Jake’s battle with Lilith, the storm demon. Jake wants nothing more than to lead a normal life with NYPD detective Maria Vasquez, but that is not yet possible: one of his closest allies has betrayed him, and he must locate her before she uses his secret files to unleash unholy hell on earth. In his most pulse-pounding life-or-death adventure yet, Jake tackles adversaries who have aligned to destroy him. He must solve a mystery, destroy a hive of monsters, and confront the most diabolical minds he has ever encountered—to save his own soul. The main character is: NAME: Jake Helman SEX: Male AGE: 34 HEIGHT: 6’ WEIGHT: 175 HAIR COLOR: strawberry blonde, short EYE COLOR: blue RACE: Caucasian ATTITUDE: cocky, tortured CLOTHING: Well dressed, casual OUTSTANDING FEATURES: He has a glass left eye, his face is scarred (four claw scars) on the left side, and his left hand is missing (replaced with a hook) TP – 330 pages - Rights held: Worldwide - Film Rights Available 9 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Gregory Lamberson, dubbed “the hardest-working man in horror” by Fangoria magazine, is author of the first ever TREEbook™enhanced novel, The Julian Year. Using the groundbreaking TREEbook™ story-branching technology, Lamberson has crafted an intense horror novel with parallel story lines, seamless story branching, and multiple endings. Prior to The Julian Year, Lamberson introduced the world to his occult detective Jake Helman in the supernatural action series The Jake Helman Files, which won the Anubis Award for Horror and the IPPY Gold Medal for Horror. The books in the series are Personal Demons, Desperate Souls, Cosmic Forces, Tortured Spirits, and Storm Demon. Medallion offers a free illustrated overview of the series, The Jake Helman Files: Afterlife Project, for download. One of his earliest novels, Johnny Gruesome, also brought home the IPPY Gold, and his threepart werewolf series, The Frenzy Cycle, is set in modern-day New York and includes The Frenzy Way, The Frenzy War, and The Frenzy Wolves. Previous Jake Helman Files: Personal Demons – Book 1 in the Jake Helman Files Desperate Souls – Book 2 in the Jake Helman Files Rights Sold: Skorpion Publishing, Croatia & Kirpi Publisher, Turkey Cosmic Forces – Book 3 in the Jake Helman Files Nominated by the Horror Writers Association for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel of 2011 Tortured Spirits – Book 4 in the Jake Helman Files Storm Demon – Book 5 10 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca World Rights Available The Frenzy Cycle Series Book 1 The Frenzy Way -- Book 2 The Frenzy War -- Book 3 The Frenzy Wolves World Rights Available THE JULIAN YEAR 20 Million People Around the World are becoming homicidal maniacs! In The Julian year one of the main characters, Julian Weizak, an obituary writer in New York, celebrates his birthday alone in a bar on New Year’s Eve. At the stroke of midnight, scores of homicides break out on the East Coast. A young woman murders her boyfriend moments after accepting his marriage proposal. A man hides from his eight-year-old-daughter after she murders his wife. A radio host murders his cohost while on the air. World Rights Available 11 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca MARCH 2015 - YOUNG ADULT SIRED BY STONE Book 2 - The Fabrick Weavers Series Andrew Post TIME PERIOD: The Fabrick universe straddles both an antiquated time of steam-power and black powder firearms—as well as laser guns and starships. Cobblestone drives and big brass gears right alongside sleek robots, it’s kind of all over the place. BUILDINGS, LANDSCAPES, OBJECTS, AND ITEMS IMPORTANT TO THE STORY: The giant metal statue of the Mechanized Goddess. Posed somewhat like a saint, inviting, arms apart but not in the shape of a cross, is made from found materials. She has headlights for eyes, a bent starship wing for a robe—tied closed with boat chain. Lots of rust. She presides over the “loot field” where the snow-swept landscape is heaped with organized piles of stolen goods that’ve yet to be melted down or traded off. I t has been a time for rebuilding in Geyser, but rumors of a coming attack from the Odium band of cutthroat pirates is looming. Clyde, Nevele, Flam, and Rohm must strike out separately to find a way to stop them before it’s too late. Nevele scours the dark alleys of Adeshka’s neon-lit streets, paying for information from Odium defectors, and what she learns from one is terrifying—the gang has three days before the Odium attack Geyser. Their goal: to get at the deposit of wendal stone under the city and use it to create an army of fabrick weavers, which would make the Odium the biggest threat the planet Gleese has ever seen. What makes the threat so frightening isn’t just an attack from the Odium—it’s why. We meet up with Clyde, Nevele, Flam, and Rohm. Flam, now Sir Flam, head security officer for the Geyser Royal Patrol, is bored to tears by a city at peace, but finds solace in the constable that sits next to him, Nula, wondering where his other friends might be. Clyde and Rohm are in the Lakebed desert, on their way to Nessapolis to find the mythical weaver Ernest Höwerglaz in hopes of recruiting him to their cause—if, in fact, he exists. They are impended by a gang of skywhale poachers who do part-time work as bandits, and make an unlikely new friend. Nevele scours the dark alleys of Adeshka’s neon-lit streets, paying for information from Odium defectors, and what she learns from one is a terrifying revelation—the gang has three days before the Odium attack Geyser. Their goal, to get at the deposit of wendal stone under the city and use 12 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca it to create an army of fabrick weavers, which would make the Odium the biggest threat to the planet of Gleese the tiny little planet has ever seen. The main characters are: NAME: Clyde Pyne SEX: Male. AGE: 20 HEIGHT: 5’11” . WEIGHT: 140 lbs HAIR COLOR: Black. EYE COLOR: Black (entirely, no whites) RACE: Human, snow white skin ATTITUDE: Burdened, doubtful, but shakily resolute. SIMILAR TO: A super-pale Joseph Gordon-Levitt. CLOTHING: Take Luke Skywalker, and have him go through the wardrobe of The Man with No Name from The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly and exchange garment pieces willy-nilly. High boots, cloaks, ponchos, deep hoods—all dust-stained from time in the desert. A strange brew of sci-fi, fantasy, and western. (This style also applies to Nevele.) OUTSTANDING FEATURES: (Comparing to the cover of Fabrick) Clyde looks identical in the face, except his hair is now jaw-length. The Royal Revolver he had on the first book’s cover has been turned into a sword. It’s a two-handed long sword that is made from a dark green metal. It is embossed (on the hilt and down the blade) with a series of pictograms depicting its previous royal wielders. Also very important, he is accompanied by a single white mouse (the character Rohm) perched on his shoulder. NAME: Nevele SEX: Female AGE: 21 HEIGHT: 5’7” . WEIGHT: 120 lbs HAIR COLOR: Dark auburn (past the shoulder). EYE COLOR: Green (she, unlike Clyde, has whites to her eyes). RACE: Human, Caucasian. ATTITUDE: Haunted. Verily. But still ready to stand alongside her friends. SIMILAR TO: If Joan Jett and Frankenstein had a baby. CLOTHING: Similar to what was described for Clyde above with the sci-fi, fantasy, western look, but her outfit needs to be no-sleeved or short-sleeved. OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Her skin is entirely laced up with stitches in crooked, overlapping paths. Her skin is pale but not as pale as Clyde. Her face is also stitched, but not to the point of being monstrous. NAME: Flam SEX: Male. AGE: Indiscernible HEIGHT: 6’7”. WEIGHT: 330 lbs HAIR COLOR: Ruddy brown. EYE COLOR: Gold RACE: Mouflon (basically: a paunchy Minotaur). ATTITUDE: Afraid, but ready to stand by his friends and do what it takes. SIMILAR TO: Actor Mike Starr, but fuzzy. CLOTHING: He wears the Geyser Royal Patrol sea foam green surcoat and trousers, kneepads, bracers, and a breastplate. The whole outfit fits a bit . . . snug. He wears no boots or shoes, since he has hooves. OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Flam, on the cover of Fabrick, was absolutely perfect. In Sired by Stone, he doesn’t really look much different but except instead of his blunderbuss he now wields an antique rifle, complete with the flintlock operation. 13 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Andrew Post was born in Erie, Pennsylvania, in 1984. He spent the countless study halls of his formative years filling notebooks with science fiction and horror stories. Andrew lives in the Twin Cities area of Minnesota with his wife, who is also an author, and their two dogs. His blog can be found at www.andrewpost.blogspot.com. He is also the author of Knuckleduster – sci-fi published by Medallion TP - 400 pages - Age: 12+ - Rights held: Worldwide - Film Rights Available Previous Fabrick title - German Rights sold to Papierverzierer Verlag Fabrick is the first in the Fabrick series, with every installment following the first will have a different title (like Brian Jacque’s Redwall series). It’s all at once a science-fiction story, a high fantasy, a horror tale, a love story… It’s the front lawn of an obsessive-compulsive retiree around Christmas. “What’s better than a lot? More.” Reviews for FABRICK – Book 1 “There were many threads in this story; they flowed together perfectly. Many surprises, which I won’t go into because I don’t want to spoil this for anyone reading it. Let’s just say the story unfolds seamlessly. . . . I highly recommend this for anyone who enjoys fantasy, sci-fi, action adventure, and extremely well-written stories.” ~Open Book Society “. . . exotic locales aplenty, sometimes-grisly battles, and a particularly colorful multispecies cast.” ~Kirkus Reviews “This story is well written, full of tension, and full of friendship built from nothing but strangers working together. Mr. Post has created a good team. This imagined world has a lot of depth, a lot of danger, and death is common. It makes a great adventure.” ~Long and Short Reviews “A great read for anyone who enjoys their good guys good and their bad guys terrible, Fabrick is an enjoyable yarn filled with moral lessons about honesty and leadership and staying true to your friends.” ~Readers’ Favorite 14 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Also by Andrew Post: KNUCKLEDUSTER - Sci-Fi – German Rights Sold to Luzifer Verlag After an injury in the military, blind vigilante Brody Calhoun tempers his rage with brass knuckles—but is he really in control?Forty years in the future, Brody “Knuckleduster” Calhoun spends his life in a cycle of violence and probation. To strangers, he looks like a junkie with orange-stained eyes. To the police, he’s a well-known criminal who’s racked up eleven harassment charges and seventeen cases of aggravated assault, all with a deadly weapon: his brass knuckles. 15 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca MARCH 2015 - NON-FICTION MEMOIR BOOKER T: MY RISE TO WRESTLING ROYALTY Booker T. Huffman with Andrew William Wright ooker T. Huffman, 2013 WWE Hall of Famer and winner of 35 championship titles within WWE, WCW, and TNA, has once again paired up with best-selling writer Andrew William Wright to uncover Booker T’s story from his humble pro wrestling beginnings to becoming a global superstar and icon. B Booker T: My Rise to Wrestling Royalty chronicles two turbulent and hard-hitting decades with Booker T as he journeyed through World Championship Wrestling (WCW) and World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE). During this time Booker T blazed a trail of pro wrestling success on a road that took him from his tag team days in Harlem Heat, to his unparalleled singles career that drew millions around the world to WCW’s Monday Nitro, and onward through his unforgettable matches that led to him taking the throne as King Booker and becoming the FIVE-TIME, FIVETIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME, FIVE-TIME (and eventually six-time) . . . World Heavyweight Champion . . . Now can you dig that, SUCKAAAAAAA! Booker T. Huffman is a 2013 WWE Hall of Fame Inductee, current General Manager of Smackdown, a former commentator for WWE, and a trainer for the hugely popular reality series WWE Tough Enough. He holds thirty-five major professional titles within WWE, WCW, and TNA. Booker also operates his own wrestling school, Pro Wrestling Academy (PWA), with his brother Stevie Ray, striving to help students ages thirteen and up to achieve their dreams. His nonprofit organization, Booker T. Fights For Kids Foundation, has supported many outreach endeavors, such as the patient-focused campaign of the National Marrow Donor Program®, overseas visits to US troops, and considerable financial commitments to displaced Katrina victims. Booker T. and his wife, Sharmell, reside in Houston with their young twins. 16 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Andrew William Wright is a New Jersey–based producer and writer, has produced The Hardy Show (featuring Matt and Jeff Hardy) and RVD TV (with Rob Van Dam) and written for several New Jersey newspapers, including the Asbury Park Press. His first book, The Road Warriors: Danger, Death, and the Rush of Wrestling, which he coauthored with WWE and Pro Wrestling Hall of Famer Joe Laurinaitis, became an Amazon best seller. HC – 220 pages - Rights held: Worldwide Booker T’s previous title: 2013 Bronze IPPY Award winner for Autobiography/Memoir From Prison to Promise From anonymity to stardom, from rags to riches, this story will remind you that anything is possible when you choose to make a positive impact. “There will be times where a shiver runs down your spine, reading how fine a line he walked and lived; you will weep along with him as he recounts how death has affected him, from his parents to a girlfriend who commits suicide; there will also be times when you share in his elation, such as when he is paroled, or when he does his first spinaroonie.” ~ Greg Oliver, SLAM! Wrestling “Booker T’s autobiography, From Prison to Promise, is a hell of a book, a noir true-life classic to put on a shelf next to Iceberg Slim. Booker T casts an honest, clear eye on the life of a kid who grows into a criminal, one who learns his lessons from a family and community of hustlers, dealers, pimps, prostitutes, thieves, and killers. He tells it straight, without excuse, how he figured it as he took every criminal step, and there are more of these kids and young men now than most of us would like to think about. Unlike Slim’s books, it’s no celebration of selfishness. Booker T knows exactly what he was.” ~ Bruce Mitchell, PW Torch “Most of the current crop of wrestlers’ biographies tell funny anecdotes of road stories or fond reminisces of allegedly sold-out, jammed-to-the-rafters crowds. Some even scratch the surface of the wrestlers’ private lives. In Booker T: From Prison to Promise, life before the squared circle, the first volume of Booker T Huffman’s biography, you will read the most intimate details of the early life of one of the most famous American wrestlers of this generation. Say this for Booker T: he does not hold anything back in this book.” ~Robert Weir, WrestlingFigs.com 17 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca APRIL 2015 - MEDIEVAL ROMANCE THE QUEEN’S GUARD: ROSE Book Three in the Queen’s Guard Series Traci E. Hall Spring 1148—Mediterranean Coast . . . M amille of Rou, alias Rose, is one of three elite female bodyguards remaining to protect Queen Eleanor of France. The unusual guard began the holy pilgrimage from France to seize the important city of Edessa from infidels. Along the way, Mamille has been unable to quell her attraction to the strong and handsome Dominus Brochard, a Knight Templar who has travelled with Eleanor’s guard since the very beginning. But unbeknownst to Mamille, Dominus has been working undercover on behalf of the bishop of Clairvaux, ensuring Eleanor’s husband, King Louis, is protected from certain political advisors with nefarious aims. Mamille thinks Dominus is way too virile to be chaste, though she honors his decision. Dominus thinks she is way too beautiful to sleep alone, and his frustration lies in being unable to claim her for himself. Instead, he watches over her from afar and takes his jealousy out on the enemy Turks. But there is someone else watching both of them. Someone with enough power and influence to tear the king and queen apart and wrest Mamille and Dominus away from each other forever. Traci E. Hall Award winning author Traci E. Hall lives in South Florida with her husband and children. She writes medieval romance, paranormal romance for teens and adults, and coming of age fiction. She is an active member of her writing community, and teaches various workshops from plotting to world building. She has co-authored a non fiction title, and is included in an anthology with FRW. E-book exclusive - 382 pages – Rights held: Worldwide 18 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Other titles in the Queen’s Guard Series: Reviews for Book One - Queen’s Guard: Violet “Traci E. Hall's The Queen's Guard: Violet has all the elements that make for a fantastic and sexy historical read. As always, Ms. Hall manages to beautifully convey real characters—and the human emotion that rules us through all time. I love her work!” ~ Heather Graham, New York Times Best-Selling Author of Bride of the Night “An exciting blend of historical fiction and historical romance that sweeps the reader into the medieval world of court intrigue, hidden passions, and forbidden love, with a hero who’s emotionally torn by his past and struggling to trust and a heroine who’s willing to risk her life for her queen but who is never braver than when she risks her heart for the man she loves. Wonderfully researched, with details that bring the period vividly to life!”~ Allison Chase, Award-Winning Author of Recklessly Yours “I look forward to reading about the other charismatic women who comprise the Queen’s Guard and recommend this story as an enjoyable read to anyone who loves the pomp and pageantry of tales that feature the royalty and their companions.” ~Night Owl Reviews “A fine tale that features a heroine willing to go against the conventions of the time. . . . A nice romance with a bit of mystery, this story . . . gives the reader a you-are-there feel of the time period.” ~ Susan Mobley, Romantic Times Review (July 2012) Reviews for Book Two - Queen’s Guard: Peony “This entertaining historical romance covers a time period that I do not often see addressed, and the author does a wonderful job of creating a fascinating tale that presents women in nontraditional roles. . . . I look forward to reading about the other charismatic women who comprise the Queen’s Guard and recommend this story as an enjoyable read to anyone who loves the pomp and pageantry of tales that feature the royalty and their companions. “ ~ Night Owl Reviews “Hall’s romance skillfully employs historical details, making for a lush, realistic setting and bringing the world of the early crusades to vivid life." ~ May 2013, Romantic Times BOOKreviews “I am enjoying this series of books with the female bodyguards of Queen Eleanor as they move through the Holy Land. It is interesting to see actual figures from history like King Louis and Queen Eleanor. There are also the colorful characters that we get to meet who also make up the rest of the female bodyguards. I look forward to the next story in the series.” ~Eye on Romance Exciting Historical Drama! Jan. 13 2015 19 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca “The historical details in this romance are fascinating enough, but the conflict between the two characters will engage the reader’s senses and have you hoping for a successful outcome.” – Amazon review 20 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca MAY 2015 - THRILLER ANACONDA CHOKE Book 3 in the Woodshed Wallace Series Jeremy Brown Woodshed Wallace is equally at home in the grittiest alleys and brightest MMA cages of Las Vegas, but none of that prepares him for the war that awaits him in Rio de Janeiro. Woody is in Brazil to reunite with his past flame Marcela and the Arcoverde clan and to fight in Banzai Eddie Takanori’s first international Warrior Inc. event. Marcela and the Arcoverdes do their best to let Woody focus on the fight, but his instincts are too sharp. The family is in trouble. Carrasco, crime lord of the notorious, sprawling Rio slum Axila da Serpente, has taken a liking to Marcela. Carrasco believes he is the embodiment of an Exu, a spirit driven by lust, vice, and crime, and the spirit has demanded ownership of Marcela. Under the burning MMA spotlights and within the brutal labyrinths of Rio’s slums, Woody must realize what he cherishes most—and what he must fight for—before it is gone forever. Set in the violent world of professional mixed martial arts… Jeremy Brown is the author of the Crime Files: Four-Minute Forensic Mysteries books and the MMA crime thriller Suckerpunch. He has trained in Jeet Kune Do, MMA, and close-quarters combat and quickly realized it hurts less to write about such things. He lives in Michigan. TP – 324 pages – Rights Held: World English Rights Available 21 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Other titles in the series: SUCKERPUNCH Book 1 in the Woodshed Wallace Series Reviews Library Journal Starred Review! “This superb thriller set in the world of professional martial arts stands a bloody head above other titles in this genre.” ~Library Journal "Brown (Crime Files and other YA Four-Minute Forensic mysteries) launches a new thriller series with this impressive first set in the violent world of professional mixed martial arts… The gore inherent in no-holds-barred fighting may be excessive for some, but seasoned noir fans will find plenty to savor. The engaging Wallace is more than capable of carrying a series." ~ Publishers Weekly, (August 2011) “Between the sanctioned fights, the training for the boys, and the mob, readers will enjoy Wallace taking opponents to the woodshed.” ~ Harriet Klausner, Midwest Book Reviews (August 2011) “Brown has extensive training in various martial arts disciplines and takes readers deep inside the world of MMA. . . . He also gives readers a smartly constructed, well-told crime novel.” ~ David Pitt, Booklist (August 2011) “Suckerpunch is a nonstop thrill ride that never skips a beat and leaves the readers wanting to see more of Wallace.” ~ Brent Todd, MMArecap (August 6, 2012) HOOK AND SHOOT Book 2 in the Woodshed Wallace Series Reviews “Hook and Shoot takes all the good things from Suckerpunch and expands on it. Woodshed Wallace may not be your everyday hero, but he gets the job done. Wallace is now an established character and the stories to follow are likely to be as thrilling as this one.” ~ Brent Todd, MMArecap “. . . Brown offers some terrific fight scenes, notably the climactic showdown on the mat with Zombi.” ~Publishers Weekly “Solid characters, extraordinary dialogue, realistic action, and phenomenal pacing elevate his book far beyond the ordinary fare.” ~Lawrence Kane, ForeWord Reviews “This two-fisted follow-up to 2011's Suckerpunch finds mixed-martial-arts fighter Aaron Woodshed Wallace in a bit of a predicament: he won his fight against Junior Burbank a contest nobody expected, or really wanted, him to win and now Eddie Takanori, who's supposed to be Woody's promoter, won't return his calls. Then, out of the blue, Eddie shows up, looking 22 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca seriously the worse for wear, with an offer of a fight against Zombi, a Japanese MMA fighter who happens to work for some people to whom Eddie owes a lot of money. If Woody loses the fight, Eddie loses his company, but if he wins, Woody could lose something a whole lot more valuable. Like Suckerpunch, this is a well-constructed story with a likable narrator (Woody is developing quite the offbeat sense of humor, too) and plenty of behind-the-scenes action for MMA fans.”--Pitt, David, 2010 Booklist 23 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca JUNE 2015 - GOTHIC HORROR DARK SEED Simon West-Bulford Dark Seed is a gothic horror in which a terrifying otherworldly entity has stolen an entire village to feed its brood. The story follows five survivors trapped within a manor house under siege by murderous beasts. TIME PERIOD: 1923. Main location(s) where the story takes place: English village Dennington Cross. I t is 1923, and the village of Dennington Cross has been taken to a hellish realm of eternal darkness. Murderous beasts roam the cobbled streets, and Alexander Drenn must work with a handful of survivors as they take refuge in the home of Lord Hargraven, a man whose obsession with the occult has paved the way for a dark entity to wreak havoc on an unsuspecting world. Alexander Drenn — an English university lecturer in the early 20th century — is woken in the middle of the night by a violent earthquake. Astonished that such a thing could happen in England, he takes to the streets to help his neighbors but discovers that the village has become a hellish oblivion. Surviving against the odds whilst others are killed by skeletal beasts stalking the cobbled streets, he attempts to flee the village. Eternal night has fallen, and in the dark, he narrowly escapes a fatal fall into the abyss that now surrounds the village. Feeling he has no hope of survival, he returns home to live out his final days in familiar surroundings only to find a mysterious invitation waiting for him: a letter containing a summons to the local school where Lord Hargraven promises explanations, refuge and — with the right gathering of people — salvation from this sudden apocalypse. The main characters are: NAME: Alexander Drenn SEX: Male AGE: 54 HEIGHT: 5’ 11’’ WEIGHT: 160lb HAIR COLOR: dark but graying EYE COLOR: brown 24 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca RACE: British ATTITUDE: Atheistic/philosophical SIMILAR TO: Actor: Liam Cunningham CLOTHING: 1920s gentlemen OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Intelligence NAME: Rev. Theodore Breswick SEX: Male AGE: 58 HEIGHT: 6’ 2’’ WEIGHT: 215lb HAIR COLOR: grey EYE COLOR: grey/blue RACE: British ATTITUDE: Zealous/brave/Christian SIMILAR TO: Actor: William Morgan Sheppard CLOTHING: Chaplain garments OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Bravery NAME: George Stromany SEX: Male AGE: 33 HEIGHT: 6’ 9’’ WEIGHT: 280 lb HAIR COLOR: bald. EYE COLOR: brown RACE: Caribbean origin ATTITUDE: Aggressive/fearful SIMILAR TO: Actor: Tommy Lister CLOTHING: Pale blue vest and grey trousers OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Huge and muscular ISSUES: Suspicion, fear, people under siege, mind control. SCENES: Spooky old mansion surrounded by creatures. There is a ring of skeletal trees around the mansion, all on fire. The sky is black and there is a coppery fog. eBook Exclusive - 330 pages – Rights held: Worldwide - Film Rights Available Simon West-Bulford turned his attention to fiction following more than a decade of writing theological essays and tutorials for PC game level design. In 2010, his short story “Crimson Lakes” was chosen as the New Year feature story at Dark Fire. “Amiko” was published in Eternal Night: A Vampire Anthology, “Star God” appeared in This Mutant Life magazine, and a string of his short stories were featured at Colored Chalk, Absent Willow Review, Rotten Leaves, and Thunderdome. The Soul Consortium is his first published novel. Simon lives in Essex, England, working alongside his wife as a clinical trials scientist. 25 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Other titles from Simon West-Bulford: GOLD MEDAL WINNER of the 2014 IPPY AWARD for Best Fantasy Novel: THE BEASTS OF UPTON PUDDLE Book 1 of the Pyronesian Chronicles YOUNG ADULT FANTASY And – THE SOUL CONSORTIUM, Sci-Fi World Rights Available 26 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca JUNE 2015 - YOUNG ADULT IN THE MOUTH OF THE WOLF Book 2 in the Twin Willows Trilogy Nicole Maggi The Twin Willows Waterfall is now under the control of the Benandanti, but for Alessia, the victory comes at a steep price. And the arrival of Nerina, one of the seven Concilio elders from the Friuli Clan, only complicates her life. Now she’s hiding a 450-year-old immortal on her farm, juggling school and her increasingly frustrated friends, and trying to keep the Malandanti from regaining the Waterfall. But it’s the passion that still lingers between her and Jonah that really keeps Alessia awake at night. After a fatal visit from the Malandanti’s mage, Alessia brings in Jonah’s twin sister, Bree, to serve as a Benandanti spy. Bree has her own reasons for wanting to bring down the Malandanti, and soon she and Alessia find themselves in a tenuous alliance. But not even the powerful magic that Bree possesses nor the strong leadership that Nerina provides can stop the vicious Malandanti. As the two Clans barrel towards their inevitable collision, Alessia and Jonah are swept into the devastation and forced to make the ultimate choice. TP – 298 pages - Rights held: World English Winter Falls - Book 1 in the Twin Willows Trilogy Sixteen-year-old Alessia Jacobs is dying to get out of her small town of Twin Willows, Maine. Things start looking up when a new family comes to town—but when she falls for Jonah, their hot, mysterious son, her life turns upside down. Weird visions of transforming into an otherworldly falcon are just the beginning. Soon she learns she’s part of the Benandanti, an ancient cult of warriors with the unique power to separate their souls from their bodies and take on the forms of magnificent animals. Alessia never would’ve suspected it, but her boring town is the site of an epic struggle between the Benandanti and the Malandanti to control powerful magic in the surrounding forest. As Alessia is drawn into the Benandanti’s mission, her relationship with Jonah intensifies. When her two worlds collide, Alessia’s forced to weigh choices a sixteen-year-old should never have to make. 27 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Reviews for Winter Falls “Drawing on Italian lore, debut novelist Maggi weaves an intriguing . . . urban fantasy in which rival clans war for control of magical hot spots, including a waterfall near the tiny Maine town of Twin Willows.” — Publishers Weekly “Readers will eagerly await the next installment in this promising paranormal adventure.” — Kirkus Reviews “The story is perfectly balanced with love, suspense, action, and romance. I cannot wait for the next book!” — LibraryThing Nicole Maggi was born in the suburbs of upstate New York and began writing poems about unicorns and rainbows at a very early age. She detoured into acting, earned a BFA from Emerson College, and moved to New York City where she performed in lots of off-off-offBroadway Shakespeare. After a decade of schlepping groceries on the subway, she and her husband. World English Rights Available 28 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca JULY 2015 - MAINSTREAM/HUMOROUS/CONTEMPORARY LONG LIVE GROVER CLEVELAND Robert Klose TIME PERIOD: About ten years after the Vietnam War has ended, circa 1984 MAIN LOCATION(S) WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE: a small college somewhere in rural Maine. Buildings, landscapes, objects, and items important to the story: Victorian house where faculty have their offices; Quonset huts for classroom space; a silo which houses Marcus's office; a pigsty for the student union and the shrine housing the brain of President Grover Cleveland; a wood shed where the provost lives a troglodytic existence; another wooden shack where the brilliant math professor Henny Spox carries out his esoteric research. G rover Cleveland College was founded during the Vietnam War in the wilds of Maine as a haven for students and faculty seeking deferments from the draft. It is the brainchild of Cyrus Cleveland, a descendant of President Grover Cleveland. Cyrus, although a raving leftist, adores and cheers on Richard Nixon for his efforts to continue to stoke the flames of war, and in so doing, insure a steady flow of students — and their precious tuition dollars — to Grover Cleveland College, whose claim to fame is that it is the depository of the preserved brain of Grover Cleveland, "the most capable of the forgotten presidents." However, at the height of the college's success, the unthinkable happens: the draft ends, followed by the war itself. For Cyrus, this is a life-threatening one-two punch not only to the school, but to his health as well, and he takes to his death bed. As he succumbs to reality, his last act is to give the college to a distant nephew, Marcus Cleveland, who is a used car salesman in New Jersey and has never been to college, much less administered one. Giving in to his uncle's impassioned pleading, Marcus heads north to Maine, "a state he knew little about except that it was cold, remote, and abutted Canada." His arrival takes the college community totally off guard. They had assumed that Cyrus, in dying, was taking the school with him. But they cautiously accept Marcus as the new president. However, their forbearance soon 29 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca evaporates when they are confronted with Marcus's rote inexperience and eccentric initiatives, such as the purchase of a pair of amorous bison to keep the campus grass down. There ensues an attempt at faculty insurrection, spearheaded by Professor Brisco Quik, a hot-headed political scientist enamored of war talk. But Marcus, possessed of an incorrigibly sunny outlook, sees the faculty upheaval as evidence that they are taking his policies seriously and are in truth intending to offer him their full support. In the meantime, everyone seems to be jockeying to save his or her own skin, not least Marcus's Executive Aide and Adjutant, the lame and portly Bella Proins, with whom Marcus falls in love, following which he seems to become even more divorced from the impending extinction of the college. All along the way, Marcus is entranced by an idea suggested by another faculty member, the arid Professor Jim Burns of biology, who is working on a monumental book on mucus and suggests to Marcus that it is the "small things" that really matter. In fact, just as the school's death knell is about to sound, it is, indeed, something very, very small that erupts to yank Grover Cleveland College from the brink of oblivion and propel it into a surprisingly bright future. The main characters are: NAME: Marcus Cleveland SEX: M AGE: middle-aged, about 50 HEIGHT: 5'11" WEIGHT: 300 lbs. HAIR COLOR: Brown EYE COLOR: Brown RACE: Caucasian ATTITUDE: Incorrigibly optimistic SIMILAR TO: In attitude, similar to Dickens's Mr. Micawber in David Copperfield. CLOTHING: Old-fashioned suits with wide lapels. Tasseled loafers OUTSTANDING FEATURES: Portly. Shoebrush moustache. Pronounced nose. Resembles President Grover Cleveland NAME: Brisco Quik SEX: M AGE: 45 HEIGHT: 5'10" WEIGHT: 225 lbs. HAIR COLOR: Salt and pepper, receding EYE COLOR: blue RACE: caucasian ATTITUDE: Blustery, assertive, self-important SIMILAR TO: George C. Scott's impatient, assertive character in the film "Dr. Strangelove" CLOTHING: casual. OUTSTANDING FEATURES: square in stature, face eternally grim with concern 30 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca NAME: Bella Proins SEX: F AGE: 45 HEIGHT: 5'4" WEIGHT: heavyset HAIR COLOR: salt and pepper EYE COLOR: blue RACE: caucasian ATTITUDE: ingratiating, fretful, scheming SIMILAR TO: a subtler, female version of Dickens's unctious Uriah Heep in David Copperfield CLOTHING: practical dresses for the large woman, cinctured at the waist OUTSTANDING FEATURES: large-bosomed, with ample buttocks, giving her a top-heavy appearance. Hair is short, somewhat pixieish. Robert Klose teaches at the University of Maine at Augusta. He is a regular contributor of essays to The Christian Science Monitor. His work has also appeared in Newsweek, The Boston Globe, Readers Digest, Exquisite Corpse, Confrontation and elsewhere. His books include “Adopting Alyosha — A Single Man Finds a Son in Russia,” “Small Worlds — Adopted Sons, Pet Piranhas and Other Mortal Concerns” and “The Three-Legged Woman and Other Excursions in Teaching.” His novel, "Long Live Grover Cleveland," will be published by Medallion Press in 2015. TP – 304 pages – Rights held: Worldwide 31 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca AUGUST 2014 - LITERARY FICTION BURNT TONGUES: AN ANTHOLOGY OF TRANSGRESSIVE SHORT STORIES Stories edited by Chuck Palahniuk, Richard Thomas and Dennis Widmyer With an introduction by Chuck Palahniuk WINNER - THIS IS HORROR AWARDS 2014 Anthology of the Year NOMINATED FOR THE BRAM STOKER AWARD 2014 FOR SUPERIOR ACHIEVEMENT IN AN ANTHOLOGY ransgressive fiction authors write stories some are afraid to tell. Stories with taboo subjects, unique voices, shocking images—nothing safe or dry. Burnt Tongues is a collection of transgressive stories selected by a rigorous nomination and vetting process and hand-selected by Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, as the best of The Cult Workshop, his official fan website. These stories run the gamut from horrific and fantastic to humorous and touching, but each leaves a lasting impression…Some may say even a T scar. STARRED PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW Twenty fictional vivisections shock, disgust, and unsettle in this hallucinatory anthology. The devastation of malicious gossip inspires attempted suicides and helplessness in Neil Krolicki's "Live This Down," featuring a miscarriage at a pool party. After a shower, readers will be thrown off balance by the paradoxical culpability and hope of an animal abuser's redemption in Chris Lewis Carter's "Charlie." Matt Egan's "A Vodka Kind of Girl" and Tony Liebhard's "Mating Calls" face the pain of relationships, while Jason M. Fylan's "Engines, O-Rings, and Astronauts" blurring lines between victim and victimizer amid the terror of school shootings. And flickering pumpkins leer at human frailty and (again) suicidal tendencies on Halloween in Terence James Eeles's "Lemming". Attacking morality, formula, and "political correctness," these acts of literary terrorism provoke, belittle, challenge, and confound, satisfying Palahniuk's demand for "[discovering] a way of saying 32 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca something, but saying it wrong." Irritating and uncompromising, they force readers to "read close, maybe read twice," as they slaughter sacred cows left and right. (Aug.) Burnt Tongues' 20 stories” are as eclectic as the authors themselves", said Titan Books, which has just acquired the book in the UK, with titles ranging from Zombie Whorehouse to Mind and Soldier." — The Guardian h Chuck Palahniuk, editor, is the best-selling author of 15 novels, and his writing has appeared in Playboy, Los Angeles Times, and VICE. The movie adaptation of Fight Club has become a cult classic and his book tours draw large crowds. He lives in Pacific Northwest. Richard Thomas, editor, is the author of three books—Transubstantiate, Herniated Roots, and Staring Into the Abyss. He has published over 75 stories, including work in Shivers VI with Stephen King and Peter Straub, PANK, Midwestern Gothic, Arcadia, Gargoyle and Weird Fiction Review. In his spare time he is Editor-in-Chief at Dark House Books, a columnist at LitReactor, and a book critic at The Nervous Breakdown. His literary agent is Paula Munier. Dennis Widmyer, editor, is the cofounder of ChuckPalahniuk.net, the official website of Chuck Palahniuk, as well as LitReactor.com, an online magazine, workshop, and educational program. He is also a Los Angeles– based filmmaker with three feature films to his name and a number of shorts, videos, and festival bumpers. TP - 400 pages - Rights held: Worldwide – Rights sold: Russia, AST; UK & Commonwealth, Titan Books; U-Line, Germany; Turkey, Ayrıntı Yayınları Film Rights Available Reviews “This is a book of spores. These stories, you breathe onto the page and they float up into your mucous membranes, their spiky edges lodging characters and voices in your head that shudder to life when you least expect it. Just when you think you’ve closed the book, it opens up all over again, inside you.” —Stephen Graham Jones 33 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca “Burnt Tongues: In this collection of 20 contemporary short stories, lead editor Palahniuk makes certain each piece qualifies as an example of both first-rate craftsmanship and something that pushes the envelope of social acceptability. Anyone looking for boundary-breaking tales that also pack a haunting, powerful punch will find hours of entertainment here.” —Carl Hayes, Booklist “Fans of transgressive fiction authors such as Palahniuk will enjoy this selection. . . .” —Brooke Bolton, North Manchester P.L., IN, Library Journal Review “Dark, subversive and disquieting fiction for readers ready to go all the way down. “ —Kirkus Reviews “Within the covers of this wonderfully disturbing, squirm-inducing collection, you’ll find all the mortifying, self-inflicted scars you go through great pains to hide from even our closest intimates. . . . Sometimes you’ll want to avert your eyes or silently close the book, never to touch it again, but stay with it. There’s real soul and humanity lurking under all the fluids and scars, and you’ll emerge all the better for tackling it head on, albeit in want of a shower or two afterwards.” —Dino Parenti, Pantheon Magazine “The off-the-wall subject matter is balanced well with pathos and compassion, and the end result is a powerful bunch of stories that you won’t soon forget.” —Josh Black, Hellnotes 34 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca AUGUST 2014 - YOUNG ADULT FANTASY THE REVELATION OF GABRIEL ADAM Revelation Saga: Book One Stephen L. Duncan TIME PERIOD: Present. MAIN LOCATION(S) WHERE THE STORY TAKES PLACE: New York, NY; Durham, England; Axum, Ethiopia. A sweeping high-YA adventure, The Revelation Saga mixes End of Days with elements of Harry Potter and Raiders of the Lost Ark to create a winning stew of action and teen selfdiscovery. It is about a boy who is an archangel born human who was sent to Earth to stop the second war between Heaven and Hell. “Duncan’s novel feels modeled after works by adult thriller authors, such as Steve Berry, using short chapters and various locales (New York, England, Ethiopia), and he also alternates the narrative between two voices: Gabe and his evil enemy, Septis. There’s also plenty of quasireligious history that mixes all manner of things, such as the Essenes with the sword Excaliber. Naturally, this well-paced page turner is the first book in a trilogy, so look for more of the heavenly host.” —Ilene Cooper, Booklist “. . . the Christian lore, shifting realities and demonic gore are entertaining. There’s clearly more to come, and it will be interesting to see how these angels get their wings.” —Kirkus Reviews “I absolutely love the premise of this book series. Interesting research, plot and dialogue. Duncan stepped up to the challenge of developing a teenage hero who is a balance of awkward high school graduate and significant biblical character - no pressure! I was instantly hooked and stayed engaged through the end...which, of course, is NOT the end. When is the second book coming out?” Goodreads review, Christine Ray, August 2014 The Revelation Saga is a retelling of the adventures that occurred during the war between Heaven and Hell, found in non-canonical text and made modern for today’s audience. Drawing from ancient scrolls such as The Book of Enoch, The Testament of Solomon, and Jubilees, Gabriel’s story seeks to respect the mythology while telling an original tale. 35 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Gabriel Adam is used to moving a lot with his minister father, Joseph. But when the mysterious assassin called Septis burns Gabe’s current home in New York City to the ground and leaves Joseph’s assistant murdered in a style not witnessed in centuries. Gabriel’s father reveals the truth of why they are always on the move: Gabriel is one of four Archangels, born human and sent to stop Armageddon. Now, Gabe must set aside dreams of attending NYU to fulfill a prophecy kept secret by the Essenes, a phantom religious sect charged with the pre-biblical traditions of the End of Days. With Septis in pursuit, Gabe and his father travel to the English university town of Durham, hoping that the last Essene can guide them. Joined there by Micah (the Archangel Michael born as a girl), Gabe must learn to have faith in himself and accept his role in the coming war, before facing Septis in a showdown on the ancient Biblical plains of Ethiopia. Stephen L. Duncan writes Young Adult novels inspired by his travels around the world and the characters he’s met. He’s interested in finding those unique connections between stories and places, people and circumstance. When he’s not writing, Stephen plays guitar and soccer, loves to cook, and spends time taking horribly framed pictures. You can find him blogging at INKROCK.com. TP - 430 pages - Age: 14+ - Rights held: Worldwide COMING AUGUST 2015 THE SALVATION OF GABRIEL ADAM (Revelation Saga 2) 36 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca August 2015 - HISTORICAL THRILLER Winner Gold Medal (popular fiction), Florida Book Awards 2014 THE JUDGMENT D.J. Niko From the Award-winning author of The Sarah Weston Chronicles Trilogy: The Tenth Saint (Gold Medal Winner, Florida Book Awards),The Riddle of Solomon, and the upcoming The Oracle THE TIME PERIOD is Tenth century BCE, and the story takes place in Israel (Jerusalem, Megiddo, Jezreel Valley) and Egypt (Tanis, Wilderness of Zin). BUILDINGS, LANDSCAPES, OBJECTS, AND ITEMS IMPORTANT TO THE STORY: the first Temple of Jerusalem, Solomon’s palace, the wilderness of Zin, the pharaoh’s palace in Tanis, the Nile, camels, blue lotus, scribe’s tools and papyrus, the king’s ring, Urim and Thummim and/or the priest’s breastplate of judgment. The Judgment re-tells the biblical story of King Solomon and his glorious empire—how he built it and how he lost it. It explores his many passions, namely his weakness for beautiful women, and how they weakened his faith to the point of spiritual decay. It explores a world about which little is known beyond what is written in the Bible. Based on authentic events, the epic story breathes life into the biblical characters, both larger-than-life and minor, who shaped Israel’s United Monarchy. It is 925 BCE. Israel and Judah are falling to the Egyptian armies, led by Pharaoh Shoshenq I. As the Megiddo fortress comes under attack, Basemath, daughter of the late King Solomon, goes 37 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca into hiding. When Basemath’s refuge is discovered by the enemy and she and her daughter are taken prisoner, she realizes there is a traitor among her people. In the enemy camp, the traitor’s identity is revealed: Jeroboam, one of her father’s top officers, betrayed the king and sought asylum in Egypt. Now he is back to claim the crown of Israel—and tear King Solomon’s United Monarchy asunder. Basemath is repulsed at the notion and wonders how Solomon’s empire, once impenetrable, could so spectacularly fall to ruin. Flashback to 965 BCE. King Solomon has recently been appointed king and charged with building the Temple of the Lord in Jerusalem. He travels to Egypt to negotiate with Pharaoh Psusennes II about gold for the temple. There he meets the pharaoh’s beautiful daughter, Nicaule, and structures a deal that includes her. Against her wishes, for she loves the army captain Shoshenq, she marries Solomon and gives birth to a daughter, Basemath. Over the course of thirty-five years, Nicaule plots against her despised husband and offers his state secrets to Shoshenq, now pharaoh, in exchange for his affection. She finds a kindred spirit in the disenchanted Jeroboam and they form an alliance to betray Solomon and destroy all he has built. But Solomon is equally to blame for his demise. Power has made him arrogant, permissive, and estranged from the one thing that has brought him glory: his faith. Return to 925 BCE. Basemath learns of her mother’s betrayal: not only did Nicaule deceive Solomon, she told Shoshenq that Basemath was really his child. The pharaoh has come to take them both back to Egypt. In a final, heroic sacrifice, Basemath puts her own life on the line to save her daughter’s—and to preserve the secret entrusted to her by King Solomon. The main characters are: NAME: King Solomon SEX: male AGE: 23 at beginning of book; 58 at end HEIGHT: 5’8” WEIGHT: 140 lbs HAIR COLOR: dark brown EYE COLOR: brown NATIONALITY: Middle Eastern/Arabic ATTITUDE: serene, wise, strong, morally upright CLOTHING: kingly robes of crimson, purple, and gold; golden crown with twelve points OUTSTANDING FEATURES: glossy dark hair, short black beard, deep voice, contemplative demeanor NAME: Nicaule Tashere (wife of Solomon) SEX: female AGE: 19 at beginning of story; 54 at end HEIGHT: 5’2” WEIGHT: 95 lbs HAIR COLOR: black 38 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca EYE COLOR: dark brown NATIONALITY: Egyptian ATTITUDE: scheming, disloyal, angry, haughty CLOTHING: expensive dresses, mostly sheer white, some embellished with gold thread and embroidery; gem- and scarab-crusted jewels; sandals with feathers; sheer capes; glossy black wigs. OUTSTANDING FEATURES: kohl-rimmed eyes, dark skin, extreme beauty The main characters are: NAME: Basemath (daughter of Solomon and Nicaule) SEX: female AGE: 36 HEIGHT: 5’3” WEIGHT: 105 lbs HAIR COLOR: dark brown EYE COLOR: brown NATIONALITY: Middle Eastern/Arabic ATTITUDE: contemplative, strong, wise, honest, pious, protective of her people, allegiant to Solomon and to Israel CLOTHING: simple tunics, head scarf OUTSTANDING FEATURES: long dark hair, birthmark on her palm (same as her father) SCENES: Solomon with the pharaoh’s leopard on the banks of the Nile; Basemath at the Jezreel Valley; Jerusalem burning as the Egyptians invade; secret missives being sent from Jerusalem to the pharaoh’s palace; Nicaule betraying Solomon to Jeroboam. eBook Exclusive – 263 pages - Rights held: Worldwide D.J. Niko is the pseudonym for Daphne Nikolopoulos, an awardwinning journalist, author, editor, and lecturer who has spent her entire adult life traveling the world. As a former travel writer and zealous adventurer, she has visited remote spots on six continents, many of which have inspired her archaeological thriller series, The Sarah Weston Chronicles. She was born and raised in Athens, Greece, and now resides in Florida with her family. Niko is currently at work on a historical novel set in tenth-century BCE Israel. 39 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca A SELECTION OF PREVIOUSLY PUBLISHED TITLES Ronald Malfi DECEMBER PARK HORROR/THRILLER In the fall of 1993, a dark shadow fell over Harting Farms, and what began as a pledge between five boys, turned into a journey into darkness . . . ". . . Ronald Malfi's December Park could top the New York Times best sellers list. . . . Malfi has created a world that is intriguing, mysterious, and oddly relatable. He invites the reader to experience a roller coaster of emotions: excitement, sadness, euphoria. . . . Go pick up a copy of this incredible book!" ~ LibraryThing Reviews “Malfi is a man of many voices, a sort of literary version of Mel Blanc (the “man of a thousand voices”), but all of his voices are captivating, though none of them quite the same. Horror and crime fans will find much to like here.” ~ David Pitt, Booklist Newspapers call him the Piper, because he has come to take the children away. But there are darker names for him too…. In the quiet suburb of Harting Farms, the weekly crime blotter usually consists of graffiti or the occasional bout of mailbox baseball. But in the fall of 1993, children begin vanishing and one is found dead. Newspapers call him the Piper because he has come to take the children away. But there are darker names for him, too . . . Ronald Malfi FLOATING STAIRCASE SUSPENSE/THRILLER/HORROR Gold Medal winner in the 2012 Independent Publisher IPPY Awards for the Horror genre Nominated by the Horror Writers Association for the Bram Stoker Award for Best Novel of 2011. A classic ghost story with a modern, meta-fictional twist …It looked like a great house. They were wrong …At first the picturesque house in an idyllic small town seemed perfect for Travis and Jodie, the surrounding woods and lake like a postcard. But soon after they move in, things begin to . . . change. Strange noises wake Travis at night. His dreams are plagued by ghosts. Barely glimpsed shapes flit through the darkened hallways—shapes bearing a frightening resemblance to a little boy. Footprints appear. Strangest of all are the wooden stairs rising cryptically from the lake. Ronald Malfi CRADLE LAKE HORROR From the award-winning author of Floating Staircase comes another spine-chilling story. Cradle Lake blends modern genre horror with actual Cherokee legend. It also turns the “happy ending” on its head with a final chapter that is both horrifying and memorable. Kelli Wilkins THE VIKING’S WITCH HISTORICAL ROMANCE 2013 Gold IPPY Winner for Best Romance E-book About to be burned at the stake by her fellow villagers, Odaria does what any betrayed witch facing certain death would do. She calls down a curse. Within seconds, rampaging Norsemen raid the village, capturing everyone except her. 40 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Kelli A. Wilkins DANGEROUS INDENTURE HISTORICAL ROMANCE The 2013 Independent Publishers Book Award Gold winner for Best Romance E-book for The Viking’s Witch Set in Colonial times, the heroine is a feisty indentured servant with a secret past. The story combines romance and mystery with some humor and sensual love scenes. "Combining mystery with romance, this novel keeps the pages turning. . . . Shauna and Ashton are welldeveloped characters readers can root for. Overall, a great beach read." ~Emily Thompson, SUNYOswego, Library Journal Eager to escape her past in Ireland, Shauna Farrow signs on to become an indentured servant. Sent to a dark and reputedly haunted home in Pennsylvania Colony, Shauna soon discovers why no other servants will work for the strange Stewart family. Nancy Crocker SEEING AMERICA LITERARY ". . . a heartwarming, gut-wrenching story about finding out the meaning of the word 'home,' realizing that 'different' doesn't always mean 'insignificant,' and finding oneself by getting lost." -Lisa Senftleben, Library Thing For anyone who likes historical fiction, coming of age fiction, early 20th century US history; anyone interested in Ford Model T’s will be interested in this exciting story. The issues in this novel cover racism, blindness, coming of age, the changing of American culture to one of automobiles rather than horses. This is a story about three young men (17, 18, and 19), one of them blind, who set out in a brand new Model T Ford from a tiny town in 1910 Missouri to “see America”. It’s a road trip, it’s a story about forging friendships, it’s about coming of age and deciding what to do with one’s life. The backdrop for the boys’ story is the build-up to the July 4, 1910 championship boxing match between Jack Johnson and Jim Jeffries, which proved to be the biggest divisive racial event in the U.S. since the Civil War. S.R. Savell PAPER HEARTS Debut novel YOUNG ADULT “This book is filled with really awesomely crafted characters, from Michelle and Nathaniel to Nathaniel’s grandmother (what a gem!), from Michelle’s completely self-absorbed mother to her scumbag of a boss. It has a plot to match—the plot twist came completely out of nowhere. . . . I was so completely blindsided. It was almost (but not quite) Fight Club level.” —karaelaine1991, Library Thing “Paper Hearts is a perfect title for this book because both Michelle and Nathaniel are fragile and vulnerable much like a paper heart. While Nate doesn’t allow the world’s ugliness to dampen his spirits, Michelle uses her anger as a shield to ward off others before they can hurt her. I thought this was a great debut novel and I loved seeing Nate and Michelle’s relationship grow.” —68papyrus, Library Thing 41 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Paper Hearts deals with a myriad of issues including escapism through music, emotional trauma, rape, bullying, abuse, and spousal infidelity. Each element has a distinct purpose, and many of them come from a very personal place. It’s about coming to terms with your past and overcoming your present. Rachele Alpine CANARY Young Adult WINNER SILVER AWARD for the 2014 IPBA Ben Franklin Award for Teen Fiction (13-18 years) CANARY is unique in the fact that it’s told in a mix of prose and verse, as Kate narrates the story and documents her life in blog postings full of poetry. It’s a story about finding self-worth and the social struggles that young people are faced with in today’s times. A story of finding your voice in tough times even though the consequences could mean turning your world upside down. The majority of the story is told in first person by Kate, the main character, and at the beginning of each chapter there is a blog post from her. Canary has a strong message for teens. Helen A Rosburg THE CIRCLE OF A PROMISE HISTORICAL TIME TRAVEL ROMANCE Once upon a time, a knight and the daughter of one of Henry III’s barons fell in love. Stephen of Bellingham and Amarantha of Ullswater were thrown together in a desperate bid to escape the madness of Baldwin, Earl of Cumbria. The taste of their first kiss still on his lips, Stephen made a vow: to love Mara forever and keep her safe. But in a battle to save their lives and love, she died in his arms. Today Steve Bellingham wakes up, sees again what happened so long before, and knows only one thing can make his life whole. He will reach into the past and fulfill his vow. He will complete the circle of a promise. Helen A Rosburg CALL OF THE TRUMPET HISTORICAL ROMANCE Honorable Mention for Genre-Based Fiction for the 2008 London Book Festival Shattered when his Bedouin wife dies in childbirth, Francoise Villier, wealthy and prominent Frenchman, flees the African desert — the horses and the people — he has come to love so dearly. He takes with him only his infant daughter, Cecile, faithful Bedouin servant, Jali, and a magnificent Arab mare. Before he leaves, however, he extracts a promise from one of the most powerful of the desert chieftains. Phil Brody THE HOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD MAINSTREAM Phil Brody’s The Holden Age of Hollywood is at once a detective novel, an unexpected love story, and a provocative exposé of a broken industry. With dark humor and incisive commentary, the novel immerses readers in a neo-noir quest to attain the Hollywood dream, integrity intact. William Jablonsky THE CLOCKWORK MAN STEAMPUNK Ernst’s world is one of endless admirers, including foreign dignitaries and heads of state. Hailed as a marvel of late nineteenth-century automation, he is the crowning achievement of his master, Karl Gruber. A world-famous builder of automated clocks, Gruber has reached the pinnacle of his art in Ernst—a man constructed entirely of clockwork. 42 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Bud DeYoung, Cindy Martinusen Coloma IT’S A WILD LIFE: HOW MY LIFE BECAME A ZOO BIOGRAPHY/MEMIOR Pursuing your passion includes a whole lot of crap. For Bud DeYoung, that’s about two hundred pounds a day!Since childhood, Bud had a passion for animals. As an adult, that passion led to the rescue of a bear who lived in his family’s house, then more animals crowding for space, until Bud eventually built an entire private zoo around his home in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Hope Tarr’s THE MEN OF ROXBURY HOUSE TRILOGY – Hope Tarr is the award-winning author of multiple historical and contemporary romance novels. Whether set in the past or modern-day, Hope's books feature opulent backdrops, intelligent characters, and sizzling sensuality. VANQUISHED - HISTORICAL ROMANCE 2006 Buried Treasure by All about Romance Second place winner in the 2007 Laurel Wreath Contest Received an Honorable Mention in the General Fiction category for the 2009 San Francisco Book Festival A devil’s bargain. “The photograph must be damning, indisputably so. I mean to see Caledonia Rivers not only ruined but vanquished. Vanquished, St. Claire, I’ll settle for nothing less.” Known as The Maid of Mayfair for her unassailable virtue, unwavering resolve, and quiet dignity, suffragette leader, Caledonia ~ Callie — Rivers is the perfect counter for detractors’ portrayal of the women as rabble rousers, lunatics, even whores. But a high~ranking enemy within the government will stop at nothing to ensure that the Parliamentary bill to grant the vote to females dies in the Commons — including ruining the reputation of the Movement’s chief spokeswoman ENSLAVED - HISTORICAL ROMANCE Daisy Lake is only a memory to successful barrister Gavin Carmichael. But a memory he cannot forget. “Through thick and thin, forever and ever, come what may, we’ll stay together…” is the pact the young orphans made over a decade ago, before the wide-eyed little girl was torn from his arms. Only a precious, painful memory … until Gavin walks into an East End supper club where the headlining act is the infamous nightingale of the Montmartre music halls, Delilah du Lac. UNTAMED - HISTORICAL ROMANCE They were friends—brothers—the Men of Roxbury, their young lives spent in an orphanage together. Now they are men grown. Two have found happiness. But the third? Patrick O’Rourke is a rough and ready Scotsman, and a “verra” successful businessman. Lady Katherine Lindsey is a beautiful English spinster, a gentlewoman. At least, so she seems on the surface. But when she finds herself blackmailed into accepting a marriage of convenience with the handsome Scot, she lets Rourke see another side of her. 43 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca Rights sold to all titles: Italy, Mondadori; France, J'ai Lu; Croatia, Leo Commerce; Spain, Libros de Seda, World Spanish language A selection of reviews for VANQUISHED FIVE BLUE RIBBONS! "Vanquished by Hope Tarr is absolutely wonderful! Her characters are very real. ...Vanquished is a must read, and I anxiously await the next book." ~ Romance Junkies "Against an incredibly textured backdrop of Edwardian politics and social change, Tarr pens a vibrant tale of love's ability to heal scars of the past. And not unlike the era itself, the genteel veneer of Hadrian and Callie's awareness of each other gives way to highly sensual passion churning beneath. Fans of intelligent, sexy historical romance in the style of Jo Beverley will take to Vanquished". ~ Nina Davis Copyright © American Library Association "Vanquished is an intriguing historical romance ... Filled to the brim with intrigue, sabotage, secret agendas, hate, love and betrayal, Vanquished is a book that should fulfill anyone's criteria for an enjoyable – and memorable – read." ~ Elizabeth, Novelspot "Against an incredibly textured backdrop of Edwardian politics and social change, Tarr pens a vibrant tale of love’s ability to heal scars of the past. And not unlike the era itself, the genteel veneer of Hadrian and Callie’s awareness of each other gives way to highly sensual passion churning beneath. Fans of intelligent, sexy historical romance in the style of Jo Beverley will take to Vanquished." ~ Nina Davis, Booklist A selection of reviews for ENSLAVED "Hope Tarr is simply amazing. With Enslaved she has written another story that sucks you in and won't let you go." ~ Heather M. Riley, Romance Junkies 44 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca "Wicked sensuality and witty dialogue reach out to capture the reader’s attention and hold it throughout the book." ~ Tara & Deb, Review Coordinators, Romance Designs, Historical Romance Writers "I can easily recommend Enslaved. Thoughtful and well-written historical romances are scarce on the shelf and this book is too good to pass up." ~ Ellen Micheletti, Like Books "The likeable lead couple makes for a fine Victorian romance that will have the audience rooting for the pair to find a way to remain together. Character driven, Gavin and Daisy struggle to overcome their past and their perceptions of what is best for the other. Although Gavin’s cold blooded interfering grandfather seems more like a Dickensian stereotype, the support cast especially his two pals Harry (see Vanquished) and Patrick (future tale) augment an enjoyable tale." ~ Harriet Klausner, The Midwest Book Review A selection of reviews for UNTAMED 4.5 Blue Ribbons "Hope Tarr's Untamed is exactly what a reader needs! Her lush settings are a perfect backdrop to a clever storyline. Just when I thought I'd figured everything out she'd put in a new spin to keep me hungry for more. Her characters are passionate, outspoken, humorous and honest. Readers everywhere should add Ms. Tarr to their must-read list." ~ Kerensa Wilson, Romance Junkies “Tarr is an intelligent and sensual writer with an eye for detail, and Untamed is a meaty treat.” ~ Barbara Samuel, BookPage "The third The Men Of Roxbury House tale (see Enslaved and Vanquished) is a terrific historical romance that returns the stars of the previous novels in support roles. However the story line belongs to the lead couple who share in common two feelings: love and a belief they are undeserving of love. Readers will appreciate Untamed a fine entry in a strong Victorian series." ~ Harriet Klausner, Genre Go Round Reviews 45 For further information contact: Gloria Goodman, hettyphil@sympatico.ca FOREIGN REPRESENTATION Brazil Flavia Sala flaviasala@uol.com.br Cristina Purchio cristina@uol.com.br International Editors’ Co. Bulgaria Anna Droumeva anna@anas-bg.com Andrew Nurnberg Associates Sofia, Ltd. Czech Republic and Slovakia kristin.olson@litag.cz Kristin Olson Literary Agency S.R.O China (Taiwan, Mainland China, Malaysia) Wendy King wendy-king@bigapple1-china.com Vincent Lin vincent-lin@bigapple1-taipei.com Big-Apple Agency, Inc. 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