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London 2015 SUBSIDIARY RIGHTS GUIDE Simon & Schuster, Inc., 1230 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10020 Paul O’Halloran: Paul.OHalloran@simonandschuster.com Kelly Roberts: Kelly.Roberts@simonandschuster.com 1 GALLERY 2 FICTION Andrews, V.C. DOLLANGANGER SERIES – 4 NEW TITLES FLOWERS IN THE ATTIC: A STAGE PLAY (Pocket Star EB) October 2014 The new, e-book only official theatrical adaptation of V.C. Andrews' enduring classic! In the only official theatrical adaption of the first and most beloved novel by V.C. Andrews, a mother takes her kids off to live with their grandparents in a huge, decrepit old mansion after the death of her husband. The children are kept hidden in a room just below the attic, visited only by their mother who becomes less and less concerned about them and their failing health, and more concerned about herself and the inheritance she plans to win back from her dying father, to the point of murder... CHRISTOPHER’S DIARY: SECRETS OF FOXWORTH / CHRISTOPHER’S DIARY: ECHOES OF DOLLANGANGER / SECRET BROTHER (Gallery HC/Pocket MM) October 2014 / January 2015 / May 2015 Three brand new installments in the classic and beloved Dollanganger series, which started with Flowers in the Attic. CHRISTOPHER’S DIARY: SECRETS OF FOXWORTH: Christopher Dollanganger was fourteen when he and his younger siblings were locked away in the attic of Foxworth Hall, prisoners of their mother’s greedy inheritance scheme. For three long years he kept hope alive for the sake of the others. But the shocking truth about how their ordeal affected him was always kept hidden—until now. Seventeenyear-old Kristin Masterwood is thrilled when her father’s construction company is hired to inspect the Foxworth property for a prospective buyer. The once grand Southern mansion still sparks legends and half-truths about the four innocent Dollanganger children, even all these decades later. Accompanying her dad to the “forbidden territory,” they find a leather-bound book, its yellowed pages filled with the neat script of Christopher Dollanganger himself. Her father grows increasingly uneasy about her reading it, but as she devours the teen’s story page by page, his shattering account of temptation, heartache, courage, and betrayal overtakes Kristin’s every thought. And soon her obsession with the doomed boy crosses a dangerous line. CHRISTOPHER’S DIARY: ECHOES OF DOLLANGANGER: Picking up where Christopher’s Diary: Secrets of Foxworth leaves off, Kristin Masterwood and her boyfriend up the ante—by going into her attic to reenact scenes described in Christopher Dollanganger’s journal. SECRET BROTHER: A young boy suffers amnesia from a trauma he suffered in what feels like must have been another life. He’s adopted into a wealthy family—but what will happen when he learns the truth about his past? BITTERSWEET DREAMS (Gallery HC/Pocket MM) October 2015 From New York Times bestselling author VC Andrews comes the Hardcover edition of a standalone novel about an extraordinarily smart high schooler who finds that the lessons of love are the most difficult to master. Mayfair Cummings is young, beautiful, and brilliant. But her intelligence makes her the outcast of both the private school she attends and the broken family she hopes to salvage. When she catches the eye of both a popular senior and her handsome English teacher, not even her brilliant mind can help her navigate the explosive new relationships she is forming, or a scandal that’s brewing… 3 GYPSY EYES (Gallery HC/Pocket MM) February 2016 Serenity knows things that other teenagers don't. She knows things that no adult could know. But she has no idea how. At 16, she's growing into a woman under the strict and watchful eyes of her adoptive parents. They're dismissive of her strange knowledge, reprimanding her for making things up and forbidding her to ever tell other people what she thinks she knows, sees, and hears. But when a strange and alluring new boy enrolls in her school, Serenity finds that she can't help but entrust him with all of her secrets. For they share many things in common. Perhaps, too much for comfort. MIRROR SISTERS (Gallery HC/Pocket MM) February 2017 Haylee and Kaylee Fitzgerald are twin sisters who are identical in every way. They've been raised by their mother to celebrate and perfect this uncanny similarity. They wear the same clothes, eat the same food, get the same grades, and have all the same friends. But both are growing weary of their domineering mother, whose obsession with their similarities is preventing them from being themselves. So, when they're finally allowed to attend a real high school, they find little ways to highlight their independence. But when Haylee runs headlong into the dating scene, both sisters are thrust into a world that their mother never prepared them for - a world far more dangerous than just upsetting Mother. V.C. Andrews has been a bestselling phenomenon since the publication of the spellbinding classic Flowers in the Attic. Since then, readers have been captivated by more than sixty novels in nearly twenty bestselling series. V.C. Andrews’s novels have sold more than 106 million copies and have been translated into twenty-two foreign languages Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Writer’s House, LLC. UK: S&S UK (SECRETS OF FOXWORTH, ECHOES OF DOLLANGANGER, SECRET BROTHER) Polish: Proszynski (SECRETS OF FOXWORTH, ECHOES OF DOLLANGANGER, SECRET BROTHER) V.C. Andrews titles have been licensed in 28 markets: UK: Simon & Schuster UK Bulgarian: Djar, Zlatorog Chinese (complex characters): Rye Field Czech: Euromedia, Moravska Bastei Moba Danish: Lademann Forlag Dutch: De Kern Finnish: Gummerus French: J’ai Lu German: Weltbild, Der Club Bertelsmann, Goldmann Greek: Dragounis Hebrew: Oram Hungarian: Magyar Konyvklub Indonesian: Pustaka Zahra Italian: Euroclub Italia Japanese: Fuso Sha Korean: Hyundae Munhak Latvian: Artava Lithuanian: Tyrai Norwegian: Egmont Boker Fredhois Polish: Proszynski. Swiat Ksiazki Sp. Z.o.o., Weltbild Polska Portuguese (B): Editora Figurati Ltda. Portuguese (P): Quinta Essencia/Grupo Leya Russian: Azbooka-Atticus Slovak: Ikar Slovene: Mladinska Knjiga Spanish: Random House Mondadori, Planeta Swedish: Bonnierforlagen AB Turkish: Altin Kitaplar, Inkilap Kitabevi Yayin Sanayii 4 Ahlborn, Ania BROTHER (Gallery TP) September 2015 Deep in the heart of Appalachia stands a crooked farmhouse miles from any road. The Morrows keep to themselves, and it’s served them well so far. When girls go missing off the side of the highway, the cops don’t knock on their door. Which is a good thing, seeing as to what’s buried in the Morrows’ backyard. But nineteen-year-old Michael Morrow isn’t like the rest of his family. He doesn’t take pleasure in the screams that echo through the trees. Michael pines for normalcy, and he’s sure that someday he’ll see the world beyond West Virginia. When he meets Alice, a pretty girl working at a record shop in the small nearby town of Dahlia, he’s immediately smitten. For a moment, he nearly forgets about the monster he’s become. But his brother, Rebel, is all too eager to remind Michael of his place… Born in Ciechanów, Poland, Ania Ahlborn is also the author of the horror thrillers Seed, The Neighbors, The Shuddering, and The Bird Eater. When she isn’t writing, she enjoys exploring the darkest depths of the human (and sometimes inhuman) condition. She lives in Portland, Oregon, with her husband, Will, and dog, Sulley. Territory: World English 1st Serial/British/ Audio/Electronic: Gallery Translation/Film: Inkwell Management Billingsley, ReShonda Tate MAMA’S BOY (Gallery TP) July 2015 The breaking TV news rocks Jasper, Texas, to the core: a white police officer is fatally shot in a scuffle with three black youths—and a cellphone video captures Jamal Jones, the sixteen-year-old son of esteemed Reverend Elton Jones, escalating the tragic encounter. Now, as the national spotlight shines on a town already rife with racial tension, Jamal is a murder suspect on the run. And all of Jasper—even the Reverend’s congregation—rushes to judge the boy they thought they knew. But Gloria Jones knows her son best, and she races to find Jamal before the law does—to the outrage of her workaholic husband. Once she finds him, she has to decide whether to turn him in or help him run. With ruthless prosecutor and Houston mayoral candidate Kay Christensen hungering to put another young thug behind bars, Gloria will face her biggest battle yet. And when long-hidden secrets and shocking lies come to light, throwing Jamal’s case and his destiny into a tailspin, all Gloria can do is pray that the truth—and a mother’s unconditional love—will be enough to redeem the mistakes of the past and ultimately, save her son. ReShonda Tate Billingsley’s #1 national bestselling novels include Let the Church Say Amen, I Know I’ve Been Changed, and Say Amen, Again, winner of the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work. Her collaboration with Victoria Christopher Murray has produced three hit novels, Sinners & Saints, Friends & Foes, and Fortune & Fame. Visit ReShondaTateBillingsley.com, meet the author on Facebook at ReShondaTateBillingsley, or follow her on Twitter @Reshondat. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Sara Camalli Agency 5 Bourne, J.L. TOMORROW WAR (Gallery HC) June 2015 In the not too distant future, during an unacknowledged mission inside the Syrian border, a government operative unwittingly triggers an incredible worldwide event that shapes the future of the United States. A terrible weapon has been unleashed; a weapon that, left to run its course, will destroy the moral fabric of humanity. In the aftermath of the crisis, families struggle to survive in a world short on food, water, and electricity. Hyperinflation cripples the U.S. economy and post-war armored military vehicles patrol the streets. In the beginning, the only salvation seems to come from the government, but there is a sinister catch. One man steps forward to push back the dark wave of tyranny brought on by martial law in the streets of America. How can he possibly succeed against a high tech, tyrannical army hell bent on ripping liberty from the pages of future history? This is a compelling account of an alternate dystopian America, a dark place down the tracks of oblivion. J.L. Bourne is the acclaimed author of the zombie horror series Day by Day Armageddon. He is on active duty as a commissioned US Naval officer. He lives in Arkansas. Visit him at JLBourne.com before the online servers rust out of post-apocalyptic existence. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Gallery Audio/Film: Agency Group, Ltd. Italian: Multiplayer Rights to the DAY BY DAY ARMAGEDDON series have been sold in 8 markets: UK (S&S UK), German (Heyne); French (Bibliothèque Interdite/Panini); Italian (Multiplayer); Polish (Papierowy Ksiezyc); Russian (AST); Spanish (Scyla Editores); and Turkish (RESIF Yaicilik). Brallier, Max CAN YOU SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE?: HIGHWAY TO HELL (Gallery TP) October 2015 A follow-up to our successful "pick-your-own-path" zombie apocalypse novel, Can YOU Survive the Zombie Apocalypse?, which takes the reader on a horrific and hilarious cross country road trip. Your name is Jimmy el Camino. You’re a badass. Not just a badass: a supreme badass. Rambo with style. Snake Plissken with a failing liver. You’ve killed more men then cancer. But more men than the zombie apocalypse? That’s questionable...You were military for 20 years. The killing became too much, so you drank away the pain. The CIA booted you when they found you racing a HUMVEE through a minefield with a bottle of Johnny Walker your lap. So you came back to the US, bought yourself an El Camino — decided to live your dream. You raced in all the off-road circuits, in the demolition derbies. You proved to be one of the best (if most unconventional) drivers in the world. And you drank your way through every second of it… But then your old handlers came for you. CIA. Middle of the night. You knew too much. Had done too much. So they put a needle in your neck, put you to sleep — when you woke, up were in an off-the-grid prison. A dank basement, behind bars. You’ve been there for 6 years, rotting away, unaware of the hell that has descended upon the Earth. Unaware of the zombie apocalypse. This is how the book begins: with you in a cell, and a strange old military man coming to visit you. You’re being released. You have a mission: Drive your heavily armed and heavily armored 1967 el Camino from New York City to San Francisco. Your cargo? A girl named June, who just may be the key to ending the apocalypse… 6 Max Brallier is the author of more than twenty books for children and adults, including tie-in books for the popular show Adventure Time and the acclaimed Can You Survive the Zombie Apocalypse? He lives in New York City with his wife, Alyse, where he spends his time chasing fortune, glory, and the perfect hot dog. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Max Brallier Chase, Emma TANGLED / TWISTED / TAMED / TIED (Gallery TP) January 2014 / March 2014 / May 2014 / October 2014 TANGLED: In New York Times bestselling author Emma Chase’s sizzling and hilarious debut novel, Drew Evans—gorgeous, arrogant, irreverent, and irresistibly charming—meets his match in new colleague Kate Brooks. Kate is brilliant, beautiful and ambitious. When Kate is hired as the new associate at Drew’s father’s investment banking firm, every aspect of the dashing playboy’s life is thrown into a tailspin. The professional competition she brings is unnerving, his attraction is distracting, his failure to entice her into his bed is exasperating. Tangled is not your mother’s romance novel. It is an outrageous, passionate, witty narrative about a man who knows a lot about women…just not as much as he thinks. TWISTED: Blissfully in love and working together, Drew Evans and Kate Brooks have been living together for two years. Then Drew's jealousy causes a drastic break-up, and Kate flees to her childhood home in Ohio. Devastated by the results of his ego-fueled error, Drew goes to Ohio, willing to have any part of Kate in his life that she's willing to give. But two other males in Kate's life aren't about to make that easy for him. Will trying to work through their problems make their love stronger and deeper? Or did he blow it up forever? TAMED: Matthew Fisher is a good-time guy; his motto is "I'm looking for Mrs. Right...but that doesn't mean I'm not gonna have a good time with all the Ms. Wrongs." Unlike his best friend Drew Evans, though, Matthew believes in love and wants to settle down. Colorful and unique, Dee Dee Warren is like no woman he's ever met before, and he's instantly smitten. Unfortunately, she mistrusts men in general and now Matthew in particular, since his buddy Drew screwed up so badly with Dee Dee's close friend, Kate. When Matthew finally leaves her alone she has to decide: did she drive off Mr. Right -forever? TIED: In the fourth sexy romance by the New York Times bestselling author of Tangled and Twisted, Drew and Kate can’t wait to tie the knot—if they can survive the wedding festivities first. It’s the week before Drew and Kate’s wedding and the whole gang jets off to Las Vegas for their Bachelor and Bachelorette Parties. Drew takes Billy and the guys to a strip club. After kicking ass at a drinking contest and getting his picture on the Wall of Winners, Drew swears he sees Kate up on stage. But then everything goes blank. The next morning, a hung over Drew Evans awakens in his hotel suite with no memory of the night before and a beautiful, wet, naked woman in his shower, who seems very familiar with him. And this woman is not Kate Brooks... LEGAL BRIEFS SERIES: OVERRULED / SUSTAINED / APPEALED (Gallery TP) April 2015 / August 2015 / December 2016 This new sexy contemporary romance series by NYT bestseller Emma Chase takes place in Washington D.C. and is rife with high-powered attorneys who love to beat each other in the court room...and bed each other after hours. 7 OVERRULED: They don’t call Stanton Shaw the Jury Charmer for nothing—with his southern drawl, disarming smile, and captivating green eyes, he’s a hard man to say no to. Men want to be him, and women want to be thoroughly cross examined by him. Stanton’s a man with a plan. And for a while, life was going according to that plan. Until he receives an invitation to the wedding of his high school sweetheart, the mother of his beloved ten-year-old daughter. Jenny is getting married—to someone who isn’t him. He enlists the help of his “friend with mind-blowing benefits,” Sofia Santos—a cityraised, no-nonsense litigator—to help him win Jenny back. Sofia finds herself out of her element and obviously out of her mind as she agrees to go with him to The-Middle-Of-Nowhere, Mississippi. Her head tells her she's crazy...and her heart says something else entirely. What happens when you mix a one-stop-light town, two professional arguers, a homecoming queen, four big brothers, some Jimmy Dean sausage, and a gun-toting Nana? The Bourbon flows, passions rise, and even the best-laid plans get overruled by the desires of the heart. SUSTAINED: When you’re a defense attorney in Washington D.C., you see first-hand how hard life can be and that sometimes the only way to survive is to be harder. I have a reputation for being cold, callous, intimidating – and that suits me just fine. Complications don’t work for me - I’m a “need-to-know” type of man. If you’re my client, tell me the basic facts. If you’re my date, stick to what will get you off. I’m not a therapist or Prince Charming – and I don’t pretend to be. When Chelsea McQuaid and her six orphaned nieces and nephews came along, they complicated the ever-loving hell out of my life. Now I’m going to Mommy & Me classes, One Direction concerts, the emergency room and am knee deep in a damn compost pit. Chelsea’s too sweet, too innocent and too gorgeous for her own good. She tries to be hard, but she’s not. She needs someone to help her, defend her…and the kids. And that – that I know how to do. APPEALED: When Brent Mason looks at Kennedy Randolph, he doesn’t see the awkward, sweet girl who grew up next door. He sees a self-assured, stunning woman…who wants to crush the most intimate parts of his anatomy beneath the heels of her Louboutins. When Kennedy looks at Brent, all she can see is the selfish, Abercrombie & Fitch catalogueworthy teenager who humiliated her in high school. But she’s not a lovesick social outcast anymore--she’s a DC prosecutor with a long winning streak. Brent is the opposing attorney in her next case, and she thinks it’s time to put him through a little hell of his own. But things aren’t exactly working out that way. Because every fiery exchange has her wondering if he’s as passionate in the bedroom as he is in the courtroom. Each argument and objection only makes him want her more. In the end, Brent and Kennedy may just find themselves in love…or in contempt of court. Emma Chase is a devoted wife and mother who resides in a small, rural town in New Jersey. Writing has also always been a passion and with the 2013 release of her debut romantic comedy, Tangled, the ability to now call herself an author is nothing less than a dream come true. Territory: World British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Omnific Publishing LLC TANGLED SERIES: Bulgarian: Egmont Bulgaria (Book 1 & 2) Croatian: Mosaik Knjiga (Books 1-4) Czech: Mlada Fronta (Books 1-3) Dutch: Karakter (Books 1-3) Finnish: Bazar Kustannus Oy (Books 1-3) French: Hugo & CIE (Books 1-3) German: Egmont (Books 1-3) Hungarian: Athenaeum (Book 1 & 2) Indonesian: Gagasmedia (Book 1) Italian: Newtown Compton (Books 1-4) Japanese: Oakla Shuppan (Book 1) Norwegian: Bastion Forlag (Books 1-3) Polish: Termedia (Books 1-4) Portuguese (B): Universo dos Livros (Books 1-4) Portuguese (P): 20/20 Editora (Book 1-3) Serbian: Vulkan (Book 1) Slovenian: Ucila (Books 1-4) Spanish: Editorial Planeta (Books 1-3) Swedish: Bazar Forlag AB (Books 1-3) Thai: Amarin (Books 1-3) Turkish: Ephesus Yayinlari (Books 1-3) LEGAL BRIEFS SERIES: Italian: New Compton (Series) 8 Cole, Kresley IMMORTALS AFTER DARK #12 December 2015 The next searing novel in Kresley Cole’s #1 New York Times bestselling Immortals After Dark series! THE GAME MAKERS SERIES: THE PROFESSIONAL / THE MASTER (Gallery TP) May 2014 / January 2015 THE PROFESSIONAL: Mafiya enforcer Aleksei “The Siberian” Sevastyan’s loyalty to his boss knows no bounds, until he meets the boss’s long-lost daughter, a curvy, feisty redhead who haunts his mind and heats his blood like no other. Ordered to protect her, Aleksei will do anything to possess her as well—on his own wicked terms. Grad student Natalie Porter had barely recovered from her first sight of the dark and breath-taking Sevastyan before the professional enforcer whisks her away to Russia, thrusting her into a world of extreme wealth and wanton pleasures. Every day under his protection leads her deeper under his masterful spell. Yet all is not as it seems. To remove Natalie from an enemy’s reach, Sevastyan spirits her into hiding. From an opulent palace in Russia to the decadent playgrounds of the mega-wealthy in Paris, the two lovers will discover that even their darkest—and most forbidden—fantasies can come true… THE MASTER: Rich, irresistible politician/Mafiya boss Maksimilian Sevastyan prefers tall, obedient blondes to fulfill his…complicated desires. That is, until the icy Russian encounters a disobedient brunette whose exquisite little body threatens his legendary restraint. Catarina Marín was a well-off young wife until her world fell apart. Now she’s hiding out, forced to start working as an escort in Miami. Her very first client is beyond gorgeous, but when he tells her what he plans to do to her, Cat almost walks out of the door. After their mind-blowing encounter burns out of control, the lovers crave more. If they escape the deadly threats surrounding them, can Maksim overcome his past—to offer Cat his future? Only then will she tempt him with what he really wants: her, all tied up with a bow. .Kresley Cole is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Immortals After Dark paranormal series and the young adult Arcana Chronicles. Her books have been translated into many foreign languages, garnered two RITA awards, and consistently appear on the bestseller lists in the US and abroad. Visit her at KresleyCole.com. Territory: World 1st serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Writers House, LLC UK: Simon & Schuster UK (Books 1 & 2) German: Egmont/Lyx (Books 1&2) French: J’ai Lu (Book 1) Italian: Fanucci (Book 1) The Immortals After Dark series has sold in 16 markets: Bulgarian (Ibis); Chinese/simplified characters (Springly Seasons); Croatian (Mozaik Knija); Czech (Baronet); French (J’ai Lu); German (Egmont/Lyx); Greek (Compupress); Hungarian (Ulpius Haz Konyvkiado); Italian (Fanucci); Japanese (Softbank Corporation); Polish (Dwojka Bez Sternika); Portuguese/Brazil (Editora Valentina); Portuguese/Portugal (Edicoes Gailivro); Russian (AST); Spain (Planeta); UK (S&S UK). 9 Clayton, Alice HUDSON VALLEY SERIES: NUTS / CREAM / BUNS (Gallery TPO) November 2015 / March 2016 / November 2016 From bestselling New York Times bestselling author Alice Clayton, the first in a brand-new romance series telling the humorously sexy tale of Roxie, a private chef who gets a taste of love—but is it to stay, or to go? NUTS: After losing almost all of her clients in one fell swoop after an accident involving whipped cream, private chef to Hollywood’s elite Roxie Callahan gets a call from her flighty mother, saying she’s needed home in upstate New York to run the family diner. Once back in the Hudson Valley, a local organic farmer named Leo delivers her a lovely bunch of walnuts, and soon sparks—and clothing—begin to fly. Leo believes that everything is worth doing, is worth doing slowly…and how! But will Roxie stay upstate, or will the lure of West Coast redemption tempt her back to Tinseltown? CREAM: The second in a brand-new sexy contemporary romance series from bestselling author Alice Clayton tells the tale of Mollie, an ad exec at the top of her game in Manhattan who spends her day working on high profile branding campaigns and her nights dreaming of cheese. Yes, cheese. She wants to move to a tiny town and make cheese for a living. Her favorite day of the week is Saturday, when she gets to spend hours at the Chelsea Market perusing all the wares from all the farmers in Hudson Valley. Of particular interest is Oscar, the hottest dairy farmer this side of a milking machine. When she visits her old pal Roxie in her new quiet life upstate, she runs into Oscar, and holy shit has he got a big milk can. BUNS: The third in a sexy contemporary romance series from bestselling author Alice Clayton tells the tale of Archie, fourth generation owner of Schomonk Mountain House who, after over a hundred years of catering to families all over the east coast as their summer getaway, is having to face the fact that people don't come to tiny mountain resorts anymore to play croquet and swim in the lake. He enlists the help of Matilda, a hotel consultant who comes in to set the beautiful, but failing, resort back on track and rebrand the family name. While she spends her life traveling the world helping hotels steer back on track, she decompresses by baking bread--her favorite old family recipe. She dreams of a quieter and simpler life--one filled with owning her own bakery, friends, and sexy times. Maybe with Archie; he has been blessed with a gigantic croquet mallet... COCKTAIL SERIES: WALLBANGER/ RUSTY NAILED / SCREWDRIVERED / MAI TAI’D UP / LAST CALL (Gallery TPO) August 2013 /June 2014 / September 2014 / December 2014 /January 2015 WALLBANGER: Caroline Reynolds has a fantastic new apartment in San Francisco, a Kitchen Aid mixer to die for, and no O (and we’re not talking Oprah here, folks). She has a flourishing design career, an office overlooking the bay, a killer zucchini bread recipe, and no O. She has Clive (the best cat ever), great friends, a great rack, and no O. Adding insult to O-less, she also has an oversexed neighbor with the loudest late-night wallbanging she’s ever heard. Every moan, spank, and—was that a meow?— punctuates the fact that not only is she losing sleep, she still has—yep, you guessed it—no O. Enter Simon Parker. When the wallbanging threatens to literally bounce her out of bed, Caroline, clad in sexual frustration and a pink baby-doll nightie, confronts her heard-but-never-seen neighbor. Their late-night hallway encounter has…well…mixed results. with walls this thin, the tension’s gonna be thick. This is an irresistible tale of exasperation at first sight. RUSTY NAILED: In this sequel to Wallbanger, fan favorites Caroline Reynolds and Simon Parker negotiate the rollercoaster of their new relationship while house-sitting in Sausalito. With her boss on an extended honeymoon, Caroline’s working crazy-long hours to keep the interior design company running—especially since she’s also the lead designer for the renovation of a gorgeous old hotel. And with Simon, her hotshot photographer boyfriend, gallivanting all over the world for his job, the couple is heavy-duty into "absence makes the heart grow fonder" mode. No complaints about the great reunion sex, though! When a trip to his childhood home has Simon questioning his nomadic lifestyle, 10 the couple must sort out their relationship. Sure, more togetherness is a good thing—but does less traveling and working have to mean apple pie and picket fences? SCREWDRIVERED: By day, Viv Franklin is a retired Army captain who designs software programs. By night, Vivian’s a secret romance-novel junkie who longs for a knight in shining armor, or a cowboy on a wild stallion, or a strapping firefighter to sweep her off her feet. And she gets to wear the bodice— don’t forget the bodice. When a phone call brings news that she’s inherited a beautiful old home in Mendocino, California from a long-forgotten aunt, she moves her entire life across the country to embark on what she sees as a great, romance-novel-worthy adventure. But romance novels always have a twist, don’t they? Screwdrivered pits Superman against Clark in a hilarious and hot battle that delights a swooning Viv/Vivian and answers the burning question: Why ride a cowboy when you can ride a librarian? MAI TAI’D UP: Walking out on his own wedding literally minutes before marrying high school sweetheart Miss California Amber St. Pedigreed, Lucas Campbell decides to move his entire life, including his veterinary practice, from San Diego to Monterrey. When Lucas meets Chloe Patterson, a woman with the body of a supermodel, the mouth of a sailor, and the fashion sense of a 90s grungster, he's blown away by how refreshing it is to find a girl who breaks the San Diego mold. She runs "Our Gang" ranch, a sanctuary for abandoned and rescued pit bulls. Lucas likes cleaning cages, feeding puppies and cuddling and cooing with adorable animals alongside Chloe. But is he just biding his time before his family expects him to fall in line and marry "the right girl," or will Lucas and Chloe's love be enough to keep him in Monterrey for good? LAST CALL: Simon and Caroline are back for another round of baking, banging, and big life changes. Settling in, but never settling down, Caroline has finally struck a balance between the professional and the personal. As one of the top interior designers in San Francisco, she travels all over Northern California between nook time with Simon. Perpetual globetrotter Simon has also cut his frequent flyer miles in half over the last year, preferring to balance his professional and personal life, as well. The next step in their lives seems preordained—toasts, veils, and the aisle of rose petals. But when an accident on a photo shoot brings Caroline the most terrifying phone call she could ever imagine, she has to ask whether “till death do us part” is a more realistic prospect than most couples face. It’s been a grand adventure, and Caroline and Simon wouldn’t go out without the best surprise ending ever. After working for years in the cosmetics industry as a makeup artist, esthetician, and educator, Alice Clayton picked up a pen (read laptop) for the first time at age thirty-three to begin a new career as bestselling author. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Knight Agency COCKTAIL SERIES: Bulgarian: Bard (Book 1&2) Chinese CC: Springly Seasons (Book 1) Croatian: Stilus Knija (Books 1-3) Czech: Mlada Fronta (Books 1-4) German: Sieben Verlag (Book 1&2) French: J’ai Lu (Book 1-5) Hebrew: Ahavot (Book 1) Hungarian: Ulpius (Book 1) Indonesian: PT Elex Media (Books 1 & 2) Italian: Mondadori (Book 1&2) Polish: Wydawnictwo Pascal (Book 1&2) Portuguese/Brazil: Saraiva (Book 1&2) Slovenian: Mladinski Knjiga Zalozba (Book 1) Spanish: RH Mondadori (Book 1) Turkish: Dogan Kitapcilik (Book 1&2) 11 Cooper, J.S. SWEPT AWAY SERIES: ILLUSION / DISILLUSIONED / RESOLUTION (Gallery TP) + 2 E-Novellas CHARADE / UNTITLED 2 (Pocket Star EB) November 2014 / March 2015 / July 2015 + February 2015 / June 2015 Indie sensation and New York Times bestselling author of the Ex Games series and the Private Club series, J.S. Cooper introduces the Swept Away series—three new, dark and sexy romances about a woman marooned on a desert island with a mysterious stranger—but is he friend or foe? ILLUSION: Bianca London finds herself kidnapped and locked up in a van with a strange man. Ten hours later, they’re dumped on a deserted island. Bianca has no idea what’s going on and her attraction to this stranger is the only thing keeping her fear at bay. Jakob Bradley wants only to figure out why they’ve been left on the island and how they can get off. But as the days go by, he can’t ignore his growing fascination with Bianca. In order to survive, Bianca and Jakob must figure out how they’re connected, but as they grow closer, secrets are revealed that may destroy everything they thought they knew about each other. DISILLUSIONED: When Bianca and Jakob awake on a sandy shore in the middle of nowhere, their first thoughts are of survival. But as they explore their surroundings and try to discover who stranded them on the island, they can’t deny the electricity surging between them. Soon it’s more than just a campfire keeping them warm…But just as Bianca is starting to trust Jakob, she uncovers a clue to their abduction—and he may know more than he’s letting on. Was Jakob just as surprised as she to find himself alone with her…or could the man she’s fallen for be her captor? RESOLUTION: The third installment of multiple NYT bestselling author J.S. Cooper's Swept Away series concludes the heart-pounding desert island drama she began in ILLUSION and continued in DISILLUSIONED. Bianca and Jakob have been thrown together and torn apart by their secrets--but can she trust him enough to rescue her at last? CHARADE (e-novella): In this prequel to the Swept Away series that is best read after ILLUSION, Bianca is determined to find justice for her father after his death. But to do that, she must get in bed with his enemies… MASQUERADE (e-novella): In this new e-novella tied to the Swept Away series, New York Times bestselling author J.S. Cooper reveals even more surprises about the dangerous Bradley family… Jakob knows Bianca’s appearance at the Bradley, Inc. stockholders meeting was no accident. He knows her family ruined his mother’s life. And he knows that he can’t keep his hands off her. But it’s what he doesn’t know that might put both of them in deadly danger. J.S. Cooper is the New York Times bestselling author of multiple indie-published books, including the Ex Games series, the Private Club series, and the Martelli Brothers series. Born in London, she now lives in the US, where she is currently working on the next book in the Swept Away series. Territory: World 1st/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Rebecca Friedman Literary French: Editions AdA (Books 1-3) 12 Crandall, Susan THE FLYING CIRCUS (Gallery HC) July 2015 From the bestselling and award-winning author of Whistling Past the Graveyard comes an adventure tale about two daredevils and a farm boy who embark on the journey of a lifetime across America’s heartland in the Roaring Twenties. This is a story of three people from very different backgrounds: Henry “Schuler” Jefferson, son of German immigrants from Midwestern farm country; Cora Rose Haviland, a young woman of privilege whose family has lost their fortune; and Charles “Gil” Gilchrist, an emotionally damaged WWI veteran pilot. Set adrift by life-altering circumstances, they find themselves bound together by need and torn apart by blind obsessions and conflicting goals. Each one holds a secret that, if exposed, would destroy their friendship. But their journey of adventure and self-discovery has a price—and one of them won’t be able to survive it. As they crisscross the heartland, exploring the rapidly expanding role of aviation from barnstorming to bootlegging, from a flying circus to the dangerous sport of air racing, the three companions form a makeshift family. It’s a one-of-a-kind family, with members as adventurous as they are vulnerable, and as fascinating as they are flawed. But whatever adventure—worldly or private—they find themselves on, they’re guaranteed to be a family you won’t forget. Susan Crandall is a critically acclaimed author of women’s fiction, romance, and suspense. She has written several award-winning novels including her first book, Back Roads, which won the RITA award for best first book, as well as Whistling Past the Graveyard, which won the SIBA 2014 Book Award for Fiction. Territory: World 1st/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Spencerhill Associates Rights to WHISTLING PAST THE GRAVEYARD sold for translation in Norwegian (Cappelen Damm). Davis, Kyra JUST ONCE MORE (Pocket Star EB) & JUST ONE LIE (Gallery TP) June 2015 & July 2015 JUST ONCE MORE: The e-Short that leads into JUST ONE LIE – follow-up to the runaway bestseller JUST ONE NIGHT, featuring the original characters and the love story of that heroine's best friend. JUST ONE LIE: The long-awaited follow-up novel to the runaway New York Times bestseller Just One Night—which Publishers Weekly gave a starred review and proclaimed, “Davis skillfully creates an uplifting story in which sex is presented both as freedom and as a metaphor for power, and where raw chemistry is the clear winner over bland complacency.” The death of her sister, Melody, shaped Kasie’s life in many profound ways. For the first time, uncover the story of Melody’s tragic lovetriangle: Can a wild-child find balance and self-control without losing the essence of what she is? Kyra Davis is the New York Times bestselling author of Just One Night, the critically acclaimed Sophie Katz mystery series, and the novel So Much for My Happy Ending. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/ Electronic: Gallery Audio/Film: Trident Kyra Davis’s breakout novel, JUST ONE NIGHT, sold for translation in 6 markets: Portuguese/Brazil (Editora Objetiva); Japanese (Sheuisha); Russian (Centerpolygraph); Czech (Albatros); Hungarian (Vince Kiado); and Spanish (Santillana). 13 Ellison, J.T. NO ONE KNOWS (Gallery HC) February 2016 A young woman has been mourning her missing-presumed-dead husband for five years, even while she was the prime suspect in his murder. But when a mysterious and strangely familiar figure appears in her life, she must determine if she’s losing it at last, or if everything she thought she knew was a lie. J.T. Ellison is the New York Times bestselling author of twelve critically acclaimed novels, including When Shadows Fall, Edge of Black, and A Deeper Darkness, and is the co-author of the Nicholas Drummond series with #1 New York Times bestselling author Catherine Coulter. Her work has been published in over twenty countries. Her novel The Cold Room won the ITW Thriller Award for Best Paperback Original and Where All The Dead Lie was a RITA® Nominee for Best Romantic Suspense. She lives in Nashville with her husband. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Trident Fernando, Chantal WIND DRAGON’S MOTORCYCLE CLUB: DRAGON’S LAIR / ARROW’S HELL / TRACKER’S END (Gallery TP) April 2015 / June 2015 / August 2015 WIND DRAGONS MOTORCYCLE CLUB is new sexy romance series rom bestselling author Chantal Fernando about the bad boys of the Wind Dragons Motorcycle Club and the women who fall in love with them. DRAGON’S LAIR: When I found my boyfriend cheating on me, I did something stupid. Or should I say, someone? Because of that mistake, I’m now stuck in a world I don’t belong in. I’m a law student. They’re criminals. He’s the vice president of a motorcycle club. I’m a good girl with a strict upbringing. He’s my ex-boyfriend’s brother. And I’m screwed. ARROW’S HELL: Being the younger sister of a Wind Dragons MC member isn’t as great as you’d think it would be. I can’t escape the details of my brother’s exploits. No one tells me anything. Men who know who I am tend to stay away from mean worst of all: the members of the MC are off-limits. When Arrow catches my eye, I make it my mission to make him happy again. When I fall head over heels in love with him, I just hope he will be there to catch me. And that my brother doesn’t kill him… TRACKER’S END: Tracker is everything I’ve ever wanted. I see him. I’ve watched time change him. I’ve been patient, but he still hasn’t noticed me. Not the way I want him to. The more time I spend with the MC, the more I understand. When you want something, you have to take it. You have to fight for it. And Tracker is more than worth fighting for… Chantal Fernando is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author whose novels include two books in the Maybe series—Maybe This Time and its follow up, This Time Around; and her latest releases, Toxic Girl and Saxon. When not reading, writing, or daydreaming, she can be found enjoying life with her three sons and family. She lives in Western Australia. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/ Electronic: Gallery Audio/Film: Rebecca Friedman Literary 14 Genova, Lisa INSIDE THE O’BRIENS (Gallery HC) April 2015 From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author and neuroscientist Lisa Genova comes a powerful new novel that does for Huntington’s Disease what her debut Still Alice did for Alzheimer’s. Joe O’Brien is a forty-four-year-old police officer from the Irish Catholic neighborhood of Charlestown, Massachusetts. A devoted husband, proud father of four children in their twenties, and respected officer, Joe begins experiencing bouts of disorganized thinking, uncharacteristic temper outbursts, and strange, involuntary movements. He initially attributes these episodes to the stress of his job, but as these symptoms worsen, he agrees to see a neurologist and is handed a diagnosis that will change his and his family’s lives forever: Huntington’s Disease. Huntington’s is a lethal neurodegenerative disease with no treatment and no cure. Each of Joe’s four children has a 50% chance of inheriting their father’s disease, and a simple blood test can reveal their genetic fate. While watching her potential future in her father’s escalating symptoms, 21-year-old daughter Katie struggles with the questions this test imposes on her young adult life. Does she want to know? Can she live with the constant anxiety of not knowing? As Joe’s symptoms worsen and he’s eventually stripped of his badge and more, Joe struggles to maintain hope and a sense of purpose, while Katie and her siblings must find the courage to either live a life “at risk” or learn their fate. Lisa Genova is the author of the New York Times bestsellers Love Anthony, Left Neglected, and Still Alice. Her first novel, Still Alice, has been adapted into a film starring Julianne Moore, Alec Baldwin, and Kristen Stewart. Lisa graduated valedictorian from Bates College with a degree in biopsychology and holds a PhD in neuroscience from Harvard University. She travels worldwide speaking about Alzheimer’s Disease, traumatic brain injury, and autism. She has appeared on The Dr. Oz Show, The Diane Rehm Show, CNN, Chronicle, Fox News, and Canada AM and is featured in the Emmy Award–winning documentary film To Not Fade Away. She lives with her family in Massachusetts. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Vicky Bijur Literary Agency Audio: S&S Audio UK: Simon & Schuster UK German: Luebbe Italian: Piemme Polish: Termedia Russian: Eksmo Lisa Genova’s previous titles—all New York Times bestsellers—have sold for translation in 25 markets: Bulgarian (Intense: STILL ALICE); Chinese/complex characters (Yuan Liou: STILL ALICE/LOVE ANTHONY); Chinese/simplified characters (Taiwan Mac Educational Co.: STILL ALICE); Czech (Prah S.R.O.: STILL ALICE); Danish (Forlaget Cicero: STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED/LOVE ANTHONY); Dutch (Mistral: STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED); Finnish (WSOY: STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED); French (Presses de la Cité: STILL ALICE); German (Luebbe; STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED/LOVE ANTHONY); Hebrew (Matar: STILL ALICE); Hungarian (Konyvmolykepzo Kiado: STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED); Italian (Piemme; STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED/LOVE ANTHONY); Japanese (Kodansha; STILL ALICE); Korean (Segyesa: STILL ALICE); Lithuanian (Alma Littera: STILL ALICE); Norwegian (Pax Forlag: STILL ALICE, Bazar Forlag: LEFT NEGLECTED); Polish (Termedia: STILL ALICE/LOVE ANTHONY, Papierowy Ksiezyc: LEFT NEGLECTED); Portuguese/Brazil (Ediouro/Nova Fronteira: STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED/LOVE ANTHONY); Portuguese/Portugal (Edicoes ASA); Russian (Eksmo; STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED); Serbian (Carobna Knjiga: STILL ALICE); Slovak (Arkus: STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED); Spanish (Ediciones B: STILL ALICE); Swedish (Wahlstrom & Winstrand: STILL ALICE/LEFT NEGLECTED); Turkish (Artemis: STILL ALICE, Feniks: LEFT NEGLECTED); and UK/Commonwealth (Simon & Schuster UK) 15 Gynther, Dana WOMAN IN THE PHOTOGRAPH (Gallery TP) August 2015 Set in the romantic glow of 1920s Paris, a captivating novel of New York socialite and model Lee Miller, whose glamorous looks and joie de vivre caught the eye of Man Ray, one of the twentieth century’s defining photographers. 1929, Montparnasse. Model and woman about town Lee Miller moves to Paris determined to make herself known amidst the giddy circle of celebrated artists, authors, and photographers currently holding court in the city. She seeks out the charming, charismatic artist Man Ray to become his assistant but soon becomes much more than that: his model, his lover, his muse. Coming into her own more fully every day, Lee models, begins working on her own projects, and even stars in a film, provoking the jealousy of the older and possessive Man Ray. Drinking and carousing is the order of the day, but while hobnobbing with the likes of Picasso and Charlie Chaplin, she also falls in love with the art of photography and finds that her own vision can no longer come second to her mentor’s. The Woman in the Photograph is the richly drawn, tempestuous novel about a talented and fearless young woman caught up in one of the most fascinating times of the twentieth century. Dana Gynther was raised in St. Louis, Missouri, and Auburn, Alabama. She has an MA in French Literature from the University of Alabama. She has lived in France and currently lives in Valencia, Spain, where she and her husband work as teachers and translators. They have two daughters and an extremely vocal cat. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Folio Literary Management Jones, Lisa Renee THE SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSON SERIES: ESCAPING REALITY / INFINITE POSSIBILITIES / FORSAKEN (Gallery TP) + UNBROKEN (Pocket Star EB) May 2015 / July 2015 / August 2015 + September 2015 A sexy, suspenseful new series from New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones. ESCAPING REALITY: At the young age of eighteen, tragedy and a dark secret force Lara to flee all she has known and loved to start a new life. Now years later, with a new identity as Amy, she’s finally dared to believe she is forgotten—even if she cannot forget. But just when she lets her guard down, the ghosts of her past are quick to punish her, forcing her back on the run. On a plane, struggling to face the devastation of losing everything again and starting over, Amy meets Liam Stone, a darkly entrancing billionaire recluse, who is also a brilliant, and famous, prodigy architect. A man who knows what he wants and goes after it. And what he wants is Amy. Refusing to take “no” as an answer, he sweeps her into a passionate affair, pushing her to her erotic limits. He wants to possess her. He makes her want to be possessed. Liam demands everything from her, accepting nothing less. But what if she is too devastated by tragedy to know when he wants more than she should give? INFINITE POSSBILITIES: Overhearing her lover, Liam Stone, in an incriminating conversation, Amy Bensen flees, intending to disappear and start over with a new identity. But no matter how clever she is at covering her tracks, the billionaire’s resources enable him to track her down. And if he could do that, so can the mysterious, murderous people she’s been running from for six long years. But Amy is done running now, determined to uncover why her family was killed, and who is hunting her—and 16 why. Liam vows he’s there to protect her, but can she trust him? Every time she questions him, his explanations are so easy to believe…almost too easy, given the dark, edgy passion that burns between them. If he’s part of “them,” he’s a deadly danger to her. And if he’s not, then she’s a danger to him: because he’ll become a target along with her. Does love stand a chance? FORSAKEN: Six years ago, Chad’s hunt for a dangerous treasure turned deadly when his family home was set on fire, his parents killed. Faking his and his sister Amy’s death to protect her from further retaliation, he set her up in a new life with a friend’s help, letting her believe he’d died. But now the men who hired Chad to find the treasure have found him, imprisoning and torturing him to learn where it’s hidden. A dark-haired beauty named Gia helps him escape, promising him access to his worst enemy. And as he tries to unravel the deep secrets of the past, he starts falling for her…only to discover she’s not what she seems. Unable to trust anyone, Chad focuses on only two things: protecting his sister Amy and getting revenge. Is love even possible in the midst of heartache? UNBROKEN (E-Novella): The fourth and final part in the sexy, suspenseful The Secret Life of Amy Bensen series—finally revealing the long-awaited wedding between Amy and Liam. But with the explosive secret they’re hiding, will their enemies ever let them live happily ever after? THE INSIDE OUT SERIES: 5 NOVELS (Gallery TP) + 5 E-NOVELLAS (Pocket Star EB) In the bestselling style of Fifty Shades of Grey, New York Times bestselling author Lisa Renee Jones delivers sexy thrills and heart-pounding sensuality—in a tantalizing, page-turning series in which the eyes of a high school English teacher are opened to a world she never knew existed, and a passionate craving within that she never knew she possessed. The series comprises 5 full-length novels and five novellas. The journal comes to Sara McMillan by chance, when she unexpectedly inherits the key to an abandoned storage locker belonging to a woman named Rebecca. Sara can’t resist peeking at the entries inside…and finds a scintillating account of Rebecca’s affair with an unnamed lover, a relationship drenched in ecstasy and wrapped in dark secrets. Obsessed with discovering Rebecca’s destiny after the entries come to an abrupt end, Sara does more than observe the players in the woman’s life; she immerses herself in the high-stakes art gallery world Rebecca inhabited—and is magnetically drawn to two men. Which one will seduce Rebecca with his masterful and commanding touch and bring her fantasies to exquisite life? On a daringly erotic escapade, Sara follows Rebecca’s path to fulfill her own hidden longings. But after she tastes the forbidden pleasures Rebecca savored, will Sara be helpless to escape the same submissive fate? Reading order: IF I WERE YOU (Sara POV novel) March 2013 BEING ME (Sara POV novel) June 2013 REVEALING US (Sara POV novel) September 2013 HIS SECRETS (Chris POV novella) February 2014 REBECCA’S LOST JOURNALS (Rebecca POV novella bundle) April 2014 THE MASTER UNDONE (Mark POV novella) August 2013 NO IN BETWEEN (Sara POV novel) August 2014 MY CONTROL (Mark & Crystal POV novella) September 2014 I BELONG TO YOU (Mark & Crystal POV novel) November 2014 ALL OF ME (Sara POV novella) February 2015 An award-winning, bestselling author, Lisa Renee Jones has published more than thirty novels for Harlequin, Sourcebooks, Berkley, Kensington, NAL, Avon and more. Many of them have been translated into different languages, and they span many romance genres—contemporary, romantic suspense, dark paranormal, and erotic fiction. In each 17 book the hero is dark, dangerous, and sexy. Her debuts for both Nocturne and Blaze appeared on the Bookscan bestseller list. You can find Lisa on Twitter, Facebook, and her blog for regular updates. Territory: World 1st serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Bent Agency SECRET LIFE OF AMY BENSEN series: Italian: Newton Compton (Book 1) INSIDE OUT SERIES: Czech: Euromedia (Books 1-3) Dutch: Prometheus (Books 1-3) Finnish: Gummerus (Books 1-5 + e-novellas) French: J’ai Lu (Books 1-4 + e-novellas) German: Egmont (Books 1-5 + e-novellas) Greek: Psichogios (Books 1-3) Hebrew: Ahavot (Book 1) Italian: Mondadori (Books 1-3) Japanese: Hayakawa (Books 1-3) Polish: Pascal (Books 1-3) Russian: AST (Books 1-3) Slovak: IKAR (Books 1-4) Spanish: Urano (Books 1-3) Turkish: Arkadya (Book 1) Lauren, Christina THE WILD SEASONS SERIES: SWEET FILTHY BOY / DIRTY ROWDY THING / DARK WILD NIGHT / WICKED SEXY LIAR (Gallery TP) May 2014 / November 2014 / September 2015 / February 2016 The New York Times bestselling authors of Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, and Beautiful Player start a brand new story of friends, love, and lust with the Wild Seasons series. SWEET FILTHY BOY: One-night stands are supposed to be with someone convenient, or wickedly persuasive, or regrettable. They aren’t supposed to be with someone like him. But after a crazy Vegas weekend celebrating her college graduation—and terrified of the future path she knows is a cop-out— Mia Holland makes the wildest decision of her life: follow Ansel Guillaume—her sweet, filthy fling—to France for the summer and just…play. When feelings begin to develop behind the provocative roles they take on, and their temporary masquerade adventures begin to feel real, Mia will have to decide if she belongs in the life she left because it was all wrong, or in the strange new one that seems worlds away. DIRTY ROWDY THING: Despite their rowdy hookups, Harlow and Finn don’t even like each other...which would explain why their marriage lasted only twelve hours. He needs to be in charge and takes whatever he wants. She lives by the Want-something-done? Do-it-yourself mantra. Maybe she’s too similar to the rugged fisherman—or just what he needs. DARK WILD NIGHT: Now that they’re only friends, kissing Lola is all Oliver can think about. Trying to forget her with a wild, anonymous hookup, he's simultaneously thrilled and torn: Is this his chance to get over her? Or will this new stranger only pull him in deeper? WICKED SEXY LIAR: The romance heats up between Mia's ex-boyfriend, Luke and Lorelei's roommate, London in this raucous conclusion to the Wild Seasons series. 18 THE BEAUTIFUL SERIES (cont.): BEAUTIFUL SECRET (Gallery TP) + BEAUTIFUL BELOVED (Pocket Star EB) April 2015 + February 2015 BEAUTIFUL SECRET: The fourth full novel in the New York Times, USA TODAY, and #1 international bestselling author Christina Lauren’s Beautiful series, which began with Beautiful Bastard. Featuring Bennett, Chloe, and all their friends, the Beautiful series crosses over with the Wild Seasons series when Niall (Max’s brother from Beautiful Stranger) runs smack into love-lust in the Big Apple. BEAUTIFUL BELOVED (e-novella): Max and Sara from Beautiful Stranger take it to the next step -parenthood. How will the two find time for both their bedroom playtime and child-rearing? Featuring all the fan-favorite characters from the Beautiful Bastard series. Christina and Lauren, a writing duo that has been swooning over romance novels for as long as they can remember, are the USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling authors of Beautiful Bastard, Beautiful Stranger, Beautiful Bitch, Beautiful Bombshell, Beautiful Player, and Beautiful Beginning from Gallery Books. Territory: World 1st serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Waxman Leavell Literary Agency WILD SEASONS SERIES: Czech: Jota (Book 1) Dutch: Xander (Books 1-3) French: Hugo & CIE (Series) German: Cora (Book 1) Italian: Fanucci (Books 1&2) Norwegian: Cappelen Damm (Series) Portuguese (B): Universos dos Livros (Series) Slovak: Ikar (Books 1&2) BEAUTIFUL SERIES: Albanian: Morava (Book 1) Bulgarian: Egmont Bulgaria (Books 1-4 + Novellas 1-3) Chinese (CC): Springly Seasons (Books 1&2) Croatian: Stilus Knjiga (Books 1-3, Novellas 1-3) Czech: Jota (Books 1-3) Dutch: Xander (Books 1-3) French: Hugo & CIE (Books 1-3 + Novellas 1-3) German: Cora (Books 1-3+ Novellas 1-3) Greek: Klidarithmos (Books 1& 2 + Novellas 1-3) Hebrew: Ahavot (Book 1) Hungarian: Vince Kiado (Books 1&2) Indonesian: PT Elex Media Komputindo (Books 1-4) Italian: Fanucci (Books 1-3 + Novellas 1-3) Korean: Sallim (Books 1-3, Novellas 1-3) Norwegian: Cappelen Damm (Books 1-3) Polish: Zysk (Books 1-3, Novella 4) Portuguese (P): Marcador (Books 1-3) Portuguese (B): Universo dos Livros (Books 1-4 + Novellas 1-4) Romanian: Editura Trei (Books 1-3) Russia: AST (Books 1-3) Spanish: Penguin Random House (Books 1-4) Thai: In Love (Books 1-3) Turkish: Pegasus Yayincilik (Books 1-3) 19 Lindsey, Johanna WILFIRE IN HIS ARMS (Gallery HC) June 2015 #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey’s passionate new tale about a gunfighter running from his past who finds his future when he escorts a beautiful outlaw to her hanging. Featuring one of Lindsey’s most intriguing heroes: the dangerous and mysterious Degan Grant from One Heart to Win. With his work in Montana completed now that the Callahan-Warren feud has ended in marriage rather than bloodshed, Degan Grant sets out for California because it is far away from the home he wants to forget—until the US Marshal who saved his life calls in a favor. All Degan has to do is apprehend three outlaws on the marshal’s list and turn them over to the law. Easy enough, he figures, for a man no one wants to tangle with. But then a bold young woman crosses his path. Maxine grew up so pretty and attracted so much unwanted attention in her Texas hometown that events spiraled out of control. She will try anything to escape the handsome, enigmatic gunfighter who intends to turn her over to a corrupt sheriff who will hang her instead of putting her on trial. Saddled with a sassy, spirited young woman who insists she is innocent, Degan must hunt down a vicious killer and keep an old enemy at bay. But forced into intimate proximity with his beguiling prisoner, he finds his desire sparking into a wildfire of passion, and he can no longer deny that it is time for them to risk confronting their pasts so he can have a chance at a future with her in his arms forever. Johanna Lindsey has been hailed as one of the most popular authors of romantic fiction, with more than 60 million copies of her novels sold. World renowned for her novels of “first-rate romance” (Daily News, New York), Lindsey is the author of fifty national bestselling novels, many of which reached the #1 spot on the New York Times bestseller list. Lindsey lives in New Hampshire with her family. Territory: World 1st serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Gallery Audio/Film: Aaron Priest Literary Agency Previous Johanna Lindsey titles have sold in 22 foreign markets: Albanian (Bota, Fan Noli), Bulgarian (Pleyada), Czech (Euromedia), Dutch (House of Books), French (J’ai Lu), German (Heyne), Greek (Dioptra), Hebrew (Schalgi), Hungarian (Gabo Kiado), Indonesian (Pustaka Zahra, Gagasmedia), Italian (Mondadori), Japanese (Village Books), Latvian (Kontinents), Polish (Weltbild Polska), Romanian (SC Editura Litera), Russian (AST), Serbian (Evro Giunti), Slovak (Ikar), Spanish (Ediciones B), Thai (Crystal Publishing), Turkish (Epsilon), and the UK (Transworld). Mason, J.D. FINDING AMOS (Gallery TP) October 2015 Three daughters, connected only through their relationship to Amos, a now elderly ex-musician struggling with Alzheimer’s disease, find their lives intertwining as a car accident reunites them at Amos’s bedside—bringing some long-buried issues to light. Cass has little self-worth after Amos left her as a child. It is only through her cake-decorating business and encouragement from her best friend that she begins to reconstruct her life, eventually realizing she has enough room in her heart to forgive him. Love-starved Toya doesn’t want to emulate others’ failed relationships. As she begins to strengthen her morals and stops seducing married men—she is surprised to discover that she shares some similarities with Amos. Tomiko is a beautiful but lonely woman. Despite having a successful career in writing, she attempts to keep aspects of herself and her past buried as a coping mechanism. However, new love reawakens her faith in both herself and men. As Cass, Toya, and Tomiko reconcile their feelings of abandonment, Amos reflects on his life and the decisions he made. By revisiting their painful pasts, they all find ways to reconnect with each other and live with compassion. 20 J. D. Mason is the national bestselling and award-winning author of the novels Don't Want No Sugar, One Day I Saw a Black King, and And on the Eighth Day She Rested. ReShonda Tate Billingsley is the #1 national bestselling author of numerous faith-based novels for adults, as well as the Good Girlz Christian teen series. Her short fiction appears in the anthology Have a Little Faith. She is also the author of the nonfiction book Help! I've Turned Into My Mother. Published in the winter of 2000, Bernice L. McFadden’s book Sugar is still in print and recently celebrated its tenth anniversary. She also writes racy, humorous fiction under the pseudonym, Geneva Holliday. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Sara Camilli Agency Audio: Recorded Books McMahan, Mike STAR TREK: THE NEXT GENERATION: WARPED: AN ENGAGING GUIDE TO THE NEVER-AIRED 8TH SEASON (Gallery TP) October 2015 On Twitter, Star Trek: The Next Generation lives on for one more season in the form of @TNG_S8—a satirical eighth season that never aired! Each tweet to its more than 85,000 followers is a hilarious recap and spot-on exaggeration of one of the most beloved TV series ever aired. Now, @TNG_S8 creator Mike McMahan presents an officially licensed mockumentary-style book-length “episode guide” to Season 8. With colorful illustrations by Joel Watson of the HijiNKS ENSUE web comic, and Jason Ho, longtime artist at Bongo Comics (publisher of the comic book versions of The Simpsons and Futurama), each “episode” contains plot descriptions, trivia, aliens new and old, set photos, and behind-the-scenes looks at the troubled production. This book will appeal to casual and obsessive fans alike, keeping the world of the show intact while hilariously exaggerating it. Mike McMahan is a TV comedy writer whose credits include Adult Swim’s Rick and Morty and FOX’s Axe Cop, and is the creator of the Twitter account @TNG_S8. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, son, and cat named Riker. Territory: World English 1st Serial/British/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Translation/Film: CBS O’Dell, Tawni ANGELS BURNING January 2016 From the New York Times bestselling author of the Oprah Book Club pick Back Roads comes this fast-paced literary thriller about a small town police chief who’s forced to dig into her own shadowy past as she investigates the murder of a teenage girl. On the surface, Chief Dove Carnahan is a true trailblazer who would do anything to protect the rural Pennsylvanian countryside where she has lived all fifty of her years. Traditional and proud of her blue-collar sensibilities, Dove is loved by her community. But beneath her badge lies a dark and self-destructive streak, fed by a secret she has kept since she was sixteen…When a girl’s body is beaten to death and tossed down a fiery sinkhole in an abandoned coal town, Dove is faced with solving the worst crime of her law enforcement career. She identifies the girl as a daughter of the Truly family, a notorious dynasty of redneck irascibility and petty criminals. During her investigation, the man convicted of killing Dove’s mother years earlier is released from prison. Still proclaiming his innocence, he approaches Dove with a startling accusation and a chilling threat that forces her to face the parallels between her own family’s trauma and that 21 of the Trulys. With countless accolades to her credit, author Tawni O’Dell writes with the “fearless insights” (The New York Times Book Review) she brought to the page in Back Roads and One of Us. In this new, masterfully told psychological thriller, the past and present collide to reveal the extent some will go to escape their fate, and in turn, the crimes committed to push them back to where they began. Tawni O’Dell is the New York Times bestselling author of six novels, including Back Roads, which was an Oprah’s Book Club pick and a Book-of-the-Month Club Main Selection. She is also a contributor to several anthologies, including Becoming Myself: Reflections on Growing Up Female. Her works have been published in more than forty countries. Territory: World (excluding French) 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Liza Dawson Associates Probst, Jennifer SEARCHING FOR SERIES: SEARCHING FOR SOMEDAY / SEARCHING FOR PERFECT / SEARCHING FOR BEAUTIFUL / SEARCHING FOR ALWAYS (Gallery TP) November 2013 / April 2014 / May 2015 / June 2015 SEARCHING FOR SOMEDAY Kate has given up on love—at least for herself. She is both blessed and cursed with the ability to sense a romantic connection between two people—a gift that her family passed down for generations. When Kate launches her own matchmaking company, Kinnection, with her two best friends in a cozy New York town, she has to put aside her own romantic disasters to make her business a success. But when a furious man stalks into her office and accuses her business of being a scam, Kate is given the ultimate challenge to prove herself. Slade puts himself in her hands and asks Kate to find him love. Enraged at his arrogance but stubbornly eager to prove herself, Kate agrees, dedicating herself to the journey of finding him love…only to find herself falling for him along the way. SEARCHING FOR PERFECT: Kennedy Ashe hasn’t always been beautiful, though you wouldn’t know it by looking at her; oozing confidence and sex appeal as the social director of successful matchmaking agency Kinnections, Kennedy seems to have it all. Except, that is, someone to share her life with. Nate Dunkle tries out Kinnections at the behest of his older brother Connor. Though as a certified “brainiac” he’s aced every class he’s ever taken, Nate is a consistent failure in the relationship department. When Nate embarks on a quest to find “the one,” his terrible track record promises to ruin his chances—until, that is, Kennedy takes Nate under her wing and starts teaching him the ropes of building a solid, real relationship. Kennedy knows that, with a little fine-tuning, she can make Nate a smashing success among the women of Kinnections; what she doesn’t realize is that she might just end up falling hardest of all for this shy rocket scientist. SEARCHING FOR BEAUTIFUL: Genevieve MacKenzie has her life completely under control. About to wed the charming Chief Doctor at the local hospital, she's an up and coming surgeon with everything she could ever want. Until an escape through the church window on the day of her wedding sets her life in a tailspin...and flings her right into her best friend's arms...When Wolfe catches his best friend falling out the window on the day of her wedding, he doesn't ask questions. He whisks her away, determined to both protect and discover the truth behind her desperate escape. But when his feelings turn more than platonic, he realizes he may risk his most important relationship in order to protect his damaged heart, and the woman he loves. Can friendship turn to a forever love, or is too late? 22 SEARCHING FOR ALWAYS: She’s an expert in helping others de-stress, but Arilyn Meadows is running on fumes. Along with her job counseling singles seeking soul mates at the Kinnections agency in Verily, New York, she’s a yoga teacher, animal shelter volunteer, anger management therapist, and helping hand to her beloved grandfather. No time to find Mr. Right—but after discovering her yogi boyfriend in a compromising asana, Arilyn would rather dog-sit for her honeymooning friend Kate than risk her heart on another downward dog. And when police officer Stone Petty—radiating masculinity and bad-boy attitude—is sent to her for mandatory lessons in cooling off when the job gets too hot, Arilyn vows to ignore his seductive glances and sexy grin. But there’s no halting their sizzling flirtation—a red-hot, high-speed chase that’s breaking all the limits. Jennifer Probst is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary romance fiction, both sexy and erotic. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency Audio: S&S Audio Czech: Euromedia (Books 1&2) German: Romance Edition (Books 1&2) Hungarian: Libri Kiado (Books 1 & 2) Italian: Garzanti Libri (Books 1-4) Dutch: Meulenhoff Boekerij (Books 1 & 2) Polish: Akapit (Book 1-3) Portuguese (B): Editora Schwarz (Books 1 &2) Slovak: Ikar (Books 1&2) Probst’s Marriage to a Billionaire series has sold in 22 foreign markets: the UK (S&S UK), Brazil (Leya), Chinese complex characters (Springly Seasons), Croatian (Znanje), Czech (Euromedia), Dutch (Meulenhoff Boekerij), French (J’ai Lu), German (Rowohlt & Romance Edition), Greek (Compupress), Hebrew (Anatot), Hungarian (Libri Kiado), Italian (Garzanti), Japanese (Oakla), Korean (Book 21), Polish (Akapit), Russian (Azbooka-Atticus), Spanish (RH Mondadori), Slovak (Ikar), Slovene (Ucila), Thai (Kaewkarn), Turkish (Nemesis), Vietnamese (Bachviet), Ross, Helen Klein WHAT WAS MINE (Gallery TP) January 2016 What Was Mine is the story of Lucy Wakefield, a woman who kidnaps a baby from a shopping cart in 1990 and gets away with it for 22 years. Lucy's tale is that of an ordinary woman who does something extraordinary in a desperate moment and manages to keep the secret for over two decades--from her daughter, from the babysitter who helped raise her, from family, from coworkers and friends. When Lucy’s now-grown daughter Mia discovers the explosive truth of her origins, she feels betrayed and angry and determines not to speak again to the mother who raised her. She reaches out to her birth mother for a tearful reunion, and Lucy is forced to flee to China to avoid prosecution for her past crime. What follows is a tale of motherhood and loss, of grief and hope -- told in Helen Klein Ross's poignant voice, a voice that will appeal to fans of Jodi Picoult and Emily Giffin. It is an exploration of the meaning of motherhood, told from alternating interconnected perspectives of Lucy, Mia, the birth mother Marilyn, and others intimately involved in the kidnapping and changed in the ripple effect of this earth-shaking moment. 23 Helen Klein Ross’s fiction and poetry has been published in The New Yorker, The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, Story Quarterly, and other journals and anthologies. She won the Iowa Review Award in poetry, Mid-American Review’s Fineline Competition, was a finalist for the Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Like DeLillo and Ferris, she is a veteran of advertising and spent many years at global ad agencies in San Francisco and New York City. Helen created the award-winning ad blog AdBroad in 2007. Her fictional Twitter handle @BettyDraper has earned press coverage in Time and The Wall Street Journal, a Shorty Award for innovation, and 35,000+ followers. Territory: World 1st serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Gallery Audio/Film: Georges Borchardt, Inc. HALO: HUNTERS IN THE DARK (Gallery TP) / HALO: SAINT’S TESTIMONY (Pocket Star EB) / HALO: LAST LIGHT (Gallery TP) / HALO: SHADOW OF INTENT (Pocket Star EB) June 2015 / July 2015 / September 2015 / December 2015 Humanity has been forced to the brink of extinction. Even as we take our first steps into space, civil strife, the enigmatic legacy of an ancient civilization, and a fanatical covenant of alien races each threaten to destroy us. All eyes turn to the Spartan super-soldiers to save us, and in particular to their symbol and leader, Master Chief John-117. Once a legendary instrument of death, he has now become an unlikely symbol of hope. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: 343 Industries Audio: S&S Audio UK: S&S UK (BROKEN CIRCLE) Brazil: Editora Rocco (BROKEN CIRCLE) Czech: Fantom (BROKEN CIRCLE) German: Panini (BROKEN CIRCLE, NEW BLOOD, HUNTERS IN THE DARK) Italian: Multiplayer (BROKEN CIRCLE, NEW BLOOD) Spanish: Planeta/Timunmas (BROKEN CIRCLE) Todd, Anna AFTER / AFTER WE COLLIDED / AFTER WE FELL / AFTER EVER HAPPY (Gallery TP) October 2014 / November 2014 / December 2014 / February 2015 Now newly revised and expanded, Anna Todd’s After fanfiction racked up 1 billion reads online and captivated readers across the globe. Experience the Internet’s most talked-about book for yourself! There was the time before Tessa met Hardin, and then there’s everything AFTER...Tessa is a good girl with a sweet, reliable boyfriend back home. She’s got direction, ambition, and a mother who’s intent on keeping her that way. But she’s barely moved into her freshman dorm when she runs into Hardin. With his tousled brown hair, cocky British accent, tattoos, and lip ring, Hardin is cute and different from what she’s used to. But he’s also rude—to the point of cruelty, even. For all his attitude, Tessa should hate Hardin. And she does—until she finds herself alone with him in his room. Something about his dark mood grabs her, and when they kiss it ignites a passion she’s never known. Despite the reckless way he treats her, Tessa is compelled to dig deeper and find the real Hardin beneath. He pushes her away again and again, yet every time she pushes back, he only pulls 24 her in deeper. Tessa already has the perfect boyfriend. So why is she trying so hard to overcome her hurt pride and Hardin’s prejudice about nice girls like her? Unless…could this be love? Anna Todd (a.k.a. the Wattpad.com sensation Imaginator1D) is the author of the After series. You can find her on Twitter at @Imaginator1Dx. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Wattpad Bulgarian: Egmont Bulgaria Chinese complex characters: Systex Corporation Croatian: Profil Czech: Euromedia Danish: Art People Dutch: Meulenhof-Boekerij Estonian: Buduaar Meedia (Book 1) Finnish: Otava French: Hugo & CIE (BESTSELLER) German: Heyne (BESTSELLER) Greek: Livanis Hebrew: Ahavot Hungarian: Gabo Kiado Indonesian: Pustaka Gramedia Utama Italian: Sperling & Kupfer Japanese: Sogakukan Lithuanian: Baltos Lankos Norwegian: Gyldendal Polish: Znak Portuguese/Brazil: Companhia das Letras Portuguese/Portugal: Presenca Romanian: Editura Trei Russian: Eksmo Slovak: Ikar Slovenian: Ucila Spanish & Catalan: Planeta (BESTSELLER) Swedish: Norstedts Tagalog: Bookware Turkish: Pegasus Walters, A. Meredith TWISTED LOVE SERIES: LEAD ME NOT / FOLLOW ME BACK (Gallery TP) August 2014 / June 2015 LEAD ME NOT: Aubrey Duncan understands loss. She knows what rock bottom looks like, and she is determined to crawl back up to the top after the sudden death of her younger sister. She blames herself for her part in the tragedy, convinced that she could have done something, anything, to help her. In her effort to gain redemption, Aubrey starts fresh at Longwood University and facilitates an addiction support group, hoping she can support someone else in the way she failed her sister. But what she doesn’t count on is an all-consuming fascination with group member Maxx Demelo, a gorgeous, blond, blue-eyed enigma who hides dark secrets behind a carefully constructed mask. He only reveals what he wants others to see. But Aubrey glimpses another Maxx hidden below the surface—a Maxx who is drowning in his own personal hell. As Aubrey and Maxx develop an attraction too intense to ignore, he pulls her into the dark underbelly of the city club scene, where she is torn by her desire to save him and an inexplicable urge to join him in his downward spiral. Worst of all, she is beginning to love everything she should run away from—a man who threatens to ignite in her a fire that could burn her alive… FOLLOW ME BACK: Maxx Demelo’s addiction almost destroyed him. It ruined his life and, most importantly, his relationship with the only girl he ever loved. He has vowed to become the man Aubrey Duncan deserves. Even if he has to tear himself apart to do it. So he enters rehab, trying to fix the parts of him that are shattered as he longs to be healthy and whole. Aubrey lost everything because she chose to listen to her heart. Now she has sworn to put herself first, to heal in the only way that she can…far away from Maxx and his demons. But just as Aubrey is starting over, Maxx is 25 released from rehab and thrust back into her world, determined to prove how much they still need each other. And the chaos that had defined them threatens to unleash once again…But a heart, no matter how broken, is impossible to ignore. A. Meredith Walters is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of New Adult novels including Bad Rep, Perfect Regret, Lead Me Not, and the Find You in the Dark series. Before becoming a full-time writer, she worked as a counselor for troubled and abused children and teens. She currently lives in England with her husband and daughter. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: World Inklings Agency French: Bragelonne (Book 1) 26 NONFICTION Alink, Merissa LITTLE HOUSE LIVING: THE MAKE-YOUR-OWN GUIDE TO A FRUGAL, SIMPLE, AND SELF-SUFFICIENT LIFE October 2015 Shortly after getting married, Merissa Alink and her husband found themselves with nothing in their pantry but a package of spaghetti and some breadcrumbs. Their life had hit rock bottom, and it was only after a touching act of charity that they were able to get on their feet again. Inspired by this gesture of kindness as well as the beloved Little House on the Prairie books, Merissa found that a life of self-sufficiency and simplicity could be charming and blissful, and set out to live an entirely made-from-scratch life, the “Little House” way. As a result, she slashed her household budget by nearly half—saving thousands of dollars a year. She started to write about homesteading, homemaking, and cooking from scratch, and over the next few years developed the recipes and DIY projects that would one day become part of her now beloved website, LittleHouseLiving.com. In addition to countless delicious, home-cooked meals, she developed natural, easy-to-make recipes for everything from sunscreen to taco seasoning mix, lemon poppy hand scrub to furniture polish. With over 130 practical, simple DIY recipes, gorgeous full-color photographs, and Merissa’s trademark charm in personal stories and tips, Little House Living is the epitome of heartland warmth and prairie inspiration. Merissa Alink has she’s been writing her blog, Little House Living, since 2009 and sharing tips about simple living with from-scratch recipes, make-your-own tutorials, and much more. Merissa loves living a quiet life with her family of four on a little 125-year-old farm that they have spent the last year renovating in rural South Dakota. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Folio Literary Management Black, Michael Ian NAVEL GAZING January 2016 A frank and funny-because-it's-true memoir from New York Times bestselling author Michael Ian Black, about confronting his genetic legacy as he hits his 40s. Michael Ian Black's latest memoir is a dark-but-never-bleak look at family history, religion, aging, and how to laugh at the legacy of our parents. Now with more jokes about crazy uncles, receding hairlines and proving one's manliness on Twitter. Michael Ian Black has starred in many television series and films including Michael & Michael Have Issues, Stella, The State, Wet Hot American Summer, Viva Variety, VH1’s I Love the . . . series, and NBC’s Ed. He wrote the screenplay for Run, Fat Boy, Run, and wrote and directed the film Wedding Daze. He is the author of You're Not Doing It Right, New York Times bestseller My Custom Van and two children’s books, Chicken Cheeks and The Purple Kangaroo, and has appeared on This American Life to discuss his writing. Michael is also a very famous stand-up comedian and world champion poker player (not true). He lives in Connecticut with his wife and two kids. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Barry Goldblatt Literary LLC 27 Cowherd, Colin RAW: MY 100% GRADE-A BEEF WITH EVERYONE IN THE SPORTS GAME August 2015 In his no-holds-barred, unapologetically controversial voice, New York Times bestselling author and ESPN radio show host Colin Cowherd gives an insider’s look into all things sports, including behind-the-scenes scandals, inter-team rivalries, and players’ lives on and off the field. There’s a lot you don’t see or hear sitting high up in the stands. But Colin Cowherd knows what really goes on—and he’s not afraid to share the vivid details of everything we don’t see on ESPN. From hotel parties for athletes and other industry professionals, to gossip from the road between games, to what happens at ESPN behind closed doors, Cowherd draws on personal experiences to offer you an exclusive look into the rarefied, outrageous, ego-stuffed sphere of the professional sports world. If you want honest, unvarnished opinions on current sports rivalries, scandals, and statistics, it’s all in Raw—from one of America’s most outspoken sports broadcasters on air today. Colin Cowherd is the host of The Herd on ESPN Radio and ESPNU (airing in strength since 2004), and is about a year into hosting Colin’s New Football Show, airing on Sunday nights as a pregame show for both pro and college football. He previously hosted SportsNation on ESPN2. An established face in sports reporting with a concentration in radio broadcasting, Cowherd is revered for his comedic, raw, unapologetic, controversial-driven reporting. He has published one previous title, You Herd Me!: I’ll Say It If Nobody Else Will. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: 3 Arts Entertainment Hargrave, John MIND HACKING: HOW TO CHANGE YOUR MIND FOR GOOD January 2016 A seasoned author, comedian, and entrepreneur, Sir John Hargrave once suffered from unhealthy addictions, anxiety, and poor mental health. After cracking the code to unlocking his mind’s full and balanced potential, his entire life changed for the better. In Mind Hacking, Hargrave reveals the formula that allowed him to overcome negativity and eliminate mental problems at their core. Through a 21-day, three-step training program, this book lays out a simple yet comprehensive approach to help you rewire your brain and achieve healthier thought patterns for a better quality of life. It hinges on the repetitive steps of analyzing, imagining, and reprogramming to help break down barriers preventing you from reaching your highest potential. By treating your brain as a computer and mastering Hargrave’s mind hacking formula, you, too, can create a positive, permanent shift in your thinking, leading to personal and professional triumphs in all areas of life. Sir John Hargrave is an author, comedian, and entrepreneur. After launching one of the world’s first humor websites, Zug.com, in 1995, he went on to author two books: Sir John Hargrave’s Mischief Maker’s Manual and Prank the Monkey. His comedy has appeared in The New York Times, USA TODAY, The Boston Globe, Businessweek, Entertainment Weekly, and more. A self-proclaimed technology geek, Hargrave has appeared on MSNBC, The BBC, Comedy Central, and The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. He lives in Boston with his wife and two children. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Cathy D. Hemming Literary Agency 28 Herbert, Tamar Braxton & Vince Herbert LOVE AND WAR: MAKING MARRIAGE AND FRIENDSHIP WORK IN A MODERN WORLD (Karen Hunter HC) February 2016 Vince Herbert and Tamar Braxton have had their relationship played out in front of the cameras for the last four years on reality TV, so they know better than anyone that marriage isn’t a breeze. But through good and bad, they’ve stuck together, and in this new book they reveal all the habits and practices that have helped them along the way. With a little help from their married friends—including Mary J. Blige and husband Kendu, and Tisha Campbell and Duane Martin— who share some tips as well, Love and War is a glimpse into a happy, fulfilling marriage, and how any couple can do the same. Tamar Braxton Herbert is an R&B singer, songwriter, reality television star, and the youngest sister of Grammy Award– winning singer Toni Braxton. Vince Herbert is a music producer who has worked with Destiny’s Child, Michael Jackson, Stevie Wonder, and Lady Gaga. The couple married in 2008. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: William Morris Endeavor Jones, Grace MISS GRACE JONES (Gallery HC) October 2015 The hotly anticipated no-holds-barred memoir from muse, model, and music legend MISS GRACE JONES, as she recounts everything from the outrageous details of her Studio 54 days with Andy Warhol to her longtime collaboration with visionary artist Jean-Paul Goude, charting her trajectory from bishop’s daughter to timeless style icon. Grace Jones is a model-singer-actress as beloved for her films and music as she is for her eccentric personal style. Born in Jamaica in 1948, Jones began her career modeling in New York City before landing her first record deal in 1977. Her iconic dance-club hits include “Pull Up to the Bumper,” “Slave to the Rhythm,” and “I’m Not Perfect (But I’m Perfect for You).” Her film credits include roles in 1982's Conan the Destroyer and the James Bond flick A View to a Kill (1985), as well as Eddie Murphy’s Boomerang (1992).This is her first memoir. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Trident UK: Simon & Schuster UK Lansky, Sam THE GILDED RAZOR (Gallery HC) January 2015 Set amid the rarefied world of elite prep schools in New York City, The Gilded Razor is a haunting drug addiction memoir, in the tradition of Augusten Burroughs, Elizabeth Wurtzel and Bill Clegg. An academic all-star at the rarefied air of a Gossip Girl-esque prep school (where Paris Hilton once roamed the halls), Sam Lansky set out to make his Ivy League dream happen, caving to the pressures of the in-crowd. Rampant promiscuity, nonstop nightclubbing, substance abuse 29 and disturbing affairs with older men were part of the extracurricular activities. Precocious yet troubled, he became addicted not just to the prescription pills, but to the drama of his life. The book follows the sequence of events over the chaotic, outrageous and transformative years during which Sam's future, as well as his sanity, began to disintegrate. Through overdoses, car crashes, comas, and a string of rehabs ending in a psych ward in New Orleans, Sam spares no detail in relating the sometimes tragic, always heartfelt true story of his long road to recovery, finally facing himself in the process. The Gilded Razor is a powerful tale of self-discovery and a portrait of the current teenage problems: overprivileged and underparented, self-possessed and self-involved, growing up too fast but entering adulthood completely unprepared. Sam Lansky is the deputy culture editor at TIME magazine. He was previously the senior editor of SPIN's pop music website Idolator. He's written about entertainment and culture for New York, The Atlantic, Out, Esquire, Billboard, Cosmopolitan, Grantland, The Huffington Post, MTV.com and GQ. Follow him on Twitter @samlansky. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Stuart Agency Lertzman, Richard & William Birnes THE LIFE AND TIMES OF MICKEY ROONEY (Gallery HC) October 2015 Mickey Rooney began his career almost a century ago as a one-year-old performer in burlesque and stamped his mark in vaudeville, silent films, talking films, Broadway, and television. He acted in his final motion picture just weeks before he died at age ninety-three. He was an iconic presence in movies, the poster-boy for American youth in the idyllic small-town landscape of the 1930s. Yet, by the outset of World War II, Mickey Rooney had become frozen in time. A perpetual teenager in an aging body, he was an anachronism by the time he hit his forties. His child-star status haunted him his entire life as the gilded safety net of Hollywood—which he had thrived on in his youth—fell away, and he was forced to find support anywhere he could, including affairs with beautiful women, multiple marriages, alcohol, and drugs. In The Life and Times of Mickey Rooney, authors Richard Lertzman and William Birnes present Mickey’s nearly century-long career within the context of a changing American entertainment and social landscape. In addition to material from Mickey’s own diary, they chronicle his life story using little-known interviews with the star himself, his children, his former coauthor Roger Kahn, collaborator Arthur Marx, and costar Margaret O’Brien. This Old Hollywood biography presents Mickey Rooney from every angle—both in the spotlight and out—revealing the man Laurence Olivier once dubbed “the best there has ever been.” Richard A. Lertzman and William J. Birnes coauthored Dr. Feelgood, which garnered wide publicity in the United States, has been excerpted for second serial in the UK, and was translated into German. Lertzman is the former editor and publisher of Screen Scene magazine. Birnes, a New York Times bestselling author, has written and produced more than forty books; produced, hosted, and written the History channel television series UFO Hunters; was a National Endowment for the Humanities Fellow; and now hosts his own radio show, “Future Theater” on the Dark Matter Radio Network. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Richard Lertzman 30 Lourd, Blaine BORN ON THE BAYOU: A MEMOIR (Gallery HC) August 2015 In the tradition of the modern classics The Tender Bar by J.R. Moehringer and The Liars’ Club by Mary Karr, Blaine Lourd’s Born on the Bayou is a powerful gothic memoir set in the bayous and oil towns of 1970s Louisiana. A rollercoaster rags-to-riches story, Blaine Lourd’s meaningful debut is both a nostalgic send-up of ’60s and ’70s Louisiana, and a heartfelt portrait of one family’s coming of age. In honest, confessional prose, Born on the Bayou transports us to a pocket of the South where Lourd learns how to be a man from the two people he looks up to the most: his larger-than-life father, “Puffer,” a prominent figure in the oil business (coonass translation: awl bidness), and his successful older brother, Bryan. With an eye turned perpetually toward the gruff and distant Puffer, Lourd illustrates how those closest to us can cause the most hurt, even as we seek their approval. Whether he’s learning how to skin a duck at age ten, enjoying his first beer at thirteen, or detailing the finer points of ride-on lawn mowing, Lourd gets to the heart of being a Southerner with rawness and grace. From his early childhood through his eventual pilgrimage to the West Coast, he beautifully details what it means to have tangible roots to a place so ingrained it is a part of your own being. From barreling down the low country roads in a shiny Thunderbird to chasing women and learning to be a gentleman, Born on the Bayou is one man’s struggle against the forces of family love, loyalty and obligation, and the ties that keep us tethered to our roots no matter how far we run. As the saying goes, “a coonass always goes his own way.” Blaine Lourd was born and raised in New Iberia, Louisiana. He now resides in California with his wife and three sons and works in the finance industry. This is his first book. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Gallery Audio/Film: Janklow & Nesbit Associates Maddox THE BEST BOOK IN THE UNIVERSE November 2015 In this third book from Maddox, the reigning king of Internet satire delivers a collection of humorous, unapologetic essays in the same voice that propelled him into comedic stardom. With 100 percent new material, The Best Book in the Universe doesn’t fail to deliver on his personal brand of “fratire,” complete with self-promoting, raw rants on anything and everything Maddox deems worthy of commentary. Maddox has been writing hilarious essays for his website, TheBestPageIntheUniverse.com, since 1996. Through word-of-mouth alone, it has become one of the most popular personal sites on the Internet. In 2006, he published his first book, The Alphabet of Manliness, a New York Times bestseller. Maddox has also published a comic book based on his site, and he has a YouTube channel called “The Best Show in the Universe,” featuring clips viewed by more than 3 million fans. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Maddox 31 Meredith, Lydia THE GAY PREACHER’S WIFE: HOW MY DOWN-LOW HUSBAND DECONSTRUCTED MY LIFE AND RECONSTRUCTED MY FAITH (Karen Hunter TP) October 2015 A woman discovers that her preacher husband is gay after twenty years of marriage. This is her story of how her world was shattered and through her faith was able to not just put back the pieces but create a ministry focused on love and acceptance of gays. Lydia Meredith is the owner of Beacon Hope - Renaissance Learning Center. She was married to Reverend Dennis A. Meredith, who, with 29 years of pastoral experience in the Black Baptist Church is openly Gay-Bisexual and leading a congregation of over 1000 members, 80% of which are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. They divorced in 2007 but have remained close friends. Lydia and their three sons currently serve with him at the church. “She knew,” Reverend Meredith says. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: D. Brown Holding, LLC Meyer, Elizabeth GOOD MOURNING August 2015 In this funny, insightful memoir, a young socialite risks social suicide when she takes a job at a legendary funeral chapel on New York City’s Upper East Side, one of the most famous funeral homes in the country—where not even big money can protect you from the universal experience of grieving. It’s Gossip Girl meets Six Feet Under, told from the unique perspective of a fashionista turned funeral planner. Elizabeth Meyer stumbled upon a career in the midst of planning her own father’s funeral, which she turned into an upbeat party with Rolling Stones music, thousands of dollars’ worth of her mother’s favorite flowers, and a personalized eulogy. Starting out as a receptionist, Meyer quickly found she had a knack for helping people cope with their grief, as well as creating fitting send-offs for some of the city’s most high-powered residents. Meyer has seen it all: two women who found out their deceased husband (yes, singular) was living a double life, a famous corpse with a missing brain, and funerals that cost more than most weddings. By turns illuminating, emotional, and darkly humorous, Good Mourning is a lesson in how the human heart grieves and grows—whether you’re wearing this season’s couture or drug-store flip-flop Elizabeth Meyer holds a B.A. from New York University’s Gallatin School, an MBA from Cass Business School in London, a certification in thanatology from the Association for Death Education and Counseling, and is a licensed funeral director. Elizabeth regularly contributes to news articles, speaks on nationally syndicated radio programs, and has given guest lectures about death and dying. Currently, she advises private clients and consults for a website that deals with end-oflife issues. Elizabeth was raised and currently resides in New York City. Caitlin Moscatello is a writer and editor, whose work has appeared in Glamour, Marie Claire, O, The Oprah Magazine, SELF, Redbook, Fast Company, Sports Illustrated, and other publications. She lives in Manhattan. Territory: World English 1st Serial/British/ Audio/Electronic: Gallery Translation/Film: CAA 32 Rose, Amber HOW TO BE A BAD BITCH November 2015 Bad Bitch (n.): A self-respecting, strong female who has everything together. This consists of body, mind, finances, and swagger; a woman who gets her way by any means necessary. Amber Rose didn’t let the tough streets of South Philly slow her down when working to achieve her star-studded goals. From the pages of high fashion magazines to the sets of music videos, to runways in Paris, London, and New York, to life at home with her beautiful son, Amber doesn’t hesitate to command her personal stage with confidence, edge, attitude, and her own form of grace. For the first time, this renowned Ford Agency model, actress, socialite, pop culture maven, and self-proclaimed “bad bitch” is sharing her secrets on how to lead a powerful life. Filled with helpful advice and personal anecdotes, How to Be a Bad Bitch covers finances, career, love, beauty, and fashion while emphasizing confidence and positive self-acceptance. Above all, Amber delivers a message to all women in this fiercely fearless guide: work hard, love yourself, embrace your femininity and sexuality, and most importantly, chase the best vision of you possible. Amber Rose is a renowned model, actress, entrepreneur, and pop culture maven, who has been featured in numerous fashion magazines including Complex, Elle, Vibe, Grazie, Gotham, and more. A national spokeswoman for Smirnoff vodka, Amber has appeared in national advertising campaigns and commercials. More than just a pretty face, Amber is known for her fashionable eyewear company Rose and Ono, founded with celebrity makeup artist and best friend Priscilla Ono in the summer of 2012. She lives in Southern California with her son Sebastian. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: ICM Sings, Miranda SELP HELF July 2015 In this decidedly unhelpful, candid, hilarious “how-to” guide, YouTube personality Miranda Sings offers life lessons and tutorials with her signature sassy attitude. Over six million social media fans can’t be wrong: Miranda Sings is one of the funniest faces on YouTube. As a bumbling, ironically talentless, self-absorbed personality (a young Gilda Radner, if you will), she offers up a vlog of helpful advice every week on her widely popular YouTube channel. For the first time ever, Miranda is putting her advice to paper in this easy-to-follow guide, illustrated by Miranda herself. In it, you’ll find instructions on everything: how to get a boyfriend (wear all black and carry a fishing net), to dressing for a date (sequins and an orange tutu), to performing magic (“Magic is Lying”), and much, much more! Miranda-isms abound in these self-declared lifesaving pages, and if you don’t like it…well, as Miranda would say…“Haters, back off!” YouTube personality Miranda Sings, created by comedian Colleen Ballinger, is a hilariously underwhelming “singer, model, and magician.” Known for her comically toneless singing, terrible advice, and in-your-face red lipstick (applied well outside of her lips, of course), Miranda never fails to elicit hysterical laughter. From collaboration with super “Mirfanda” Jerry Seinfeld, to drawing millions of fans around the world, to live performances, to wowing the world with her original single “Where My Bae’s At?”, Miranda dominates both the “innernet” scene and live audiences in the United States, Europe, and Australia. She lives in Tacoma, Washington where she works to keep her many “baes” in line. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Gersh Agency UK: S&S UK 33 Stangle, Mike & Dave MIKE AND DAVE NEED WEDDING DATES (Gallery TP) May 2015 Two reckless but lovable all-American bros make a strong case for maturing slowly through their outrageous yet enlightening misadventures across this great country of ours. Soon to be a feature film starring Zac Efron and Adam Devine! Dave and Mike Stangle thought nothing of it when they boozily decided to turn to the “activity partners” section of Craigslist to solicit dates to their cousin’s wedding. The hilarious, out-of-this-world ad that they came up with—featuring a picture of the two brothers as centaurs—immediately went viral, eventually landing these Wayfarers-wearing, moped-riding, completely reckless but ultimately loveable bros in the timeless realm of the Internet famous. In Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, the Stangle brothers bring their trademark, off-color humor to everything from their most embarrassing adolescent experiences (like getting beat up by a girl on their front lawn...in front of their dad), to the most outrageous predicaments (like tripping on mushrooms with their bulldog, Frank), to proper sexting etiquette, and finally to breaking up a midget bar fight (you have to shoo them away). With the incredible comedic chemistry of Vince Vaughn and Owen Wilson in Wedding Crashers and the uncensored honesty of Tucker Max, Mike and Dave rule firmly, yet kindly over their bro-dom, insisting there’s nothing wrong with just seeing where life takes them. Dave and Mike Stangle are brothers who grew up outside Albany, New York. They now cause mayhem in New York City. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: CAA 34 POCKET BOOKS 35 EROTIC ROMANCE Cach, Lisa 1,001 EROTIC NIGHTS PARTS 4-6: WARLORD’S CAPTIVE / PLEASURE’S APPRENTICE / TEMPTRESS UNBOUND (Pocket Star EB) August 2015 / September 2015 / October 2015 Nimia, a Roman Empire slave who was tutored in sexual arts to please her king, also has a prophetic gift that’s triggered by sexual encounters. Needless to say, powerful men find her very appealing—in multiple ways. In the first three novellas, Nimia escaped slavery and searched for love—not just someone who’s using her gifts for their own gain. In these next novellas her sexual adventures and her search for love continue, as she also searches for her people, the Phanne, from whom she was originally stolen. Lisa Cach is the national bestselling, award-winning author of more than a dozen books, including Have Glass Slippers, Will Travel (available from Pocket Books). Her novel Dating Without Novocaine was named one of Waldenbooks' "Best Books of 2002," and she is a two-time finalist for the prestigious RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Cornerstone Literary Agency Camden, Nicole BILLIONAIRE TRICKSTERS OF BOSTON #3: LIE IN THE MOMENT (Pocket Star EB) August 2015 LIE IN THE MOMENT: Born into a family of con artists and thieves, billionaire Roland Webster thinks he’s successfully rid himself of the past. Building his business into a multibillion dollar empire with his two best friends, he’s overcome the legacy of a childhood spent practicing deception…or so he thought. Boston detective Maura O’Halloran is out to catch the man that killed her brother and his wife, leaving her their baby daughter to raise. It’s been ten years, but the killer has resurfaced in Boston. Her best chance of catching him? One Roland Webster, distractingly gorgeous and hiding something. With Roland out to prove himself and Maura out to win at all costs, can they take time from their mission to see what’s right beneath their noses? Nicole Camden, author of “The Nekkid Truth” in Big Guns Out of Uniform has returned to erotica after a decade of teaching, dog-rescuing, and other mayhem. She lives in Houston with her husband and two dogs. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Nicole Camden French: Editions AdA (Books 1 &2) Leigh, Wendy UNRAVELED BY HIM / UNRAVELED BY HER / UNRAVELED TOGETHER (Pocket Star EB) February 2015 / June 2015 / October 2015 This erotically charged roller coaster debut by New York Times bestselling author Wendy Leigh introduces us to Miranda, a free-spirited celebrity ghost writer who gets swept up into a dark world of passion and glamour when she meets 36 notorious billionaire Robert Hartwell, an irresistible dominant older man. After sparks fly between Robert and Miranda, he enables her to live out her wildest dreams of sexual submission, and she, in turn, inflames his dominance in every aspect. Although both of them are haunted by their past demons, they embark on a love affair that is part romance, part sexual exploration, and utterly addictive. A truly riveting trilogy that entwines mystery, suspense, and erotica and that breaks romance world boundaries like never before, fans of Lisa Renee Jones's Inside Out series will find themselves under the spell of the Unraveled series. Wendy Leigh is the four-time New York Times bestselling author of sixteen books, including Prince Charming, The J.F.K. Jr. Story, The Secret Letters of Marilyn Monroe and Jacqueline Kennedy, and the co-author of Life with My Sister Madonna, Jeannie Out of the Bottle, and Shirley Jones: A Memoir. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Trident Media Morgan, Alexis THE PALADIN: DARKNESS TORN ASUNDER (Pocket Star EB) September 2015 Continuing the sexy, paranormal Paladins series where Darkness on Fire left off, this original e-novella features largerthan-life warriors in a secret army that battles evil in the modern world. Fifteen years after Emmett Stone was unjustly imprisoned for a brutal attack, the true aggressor came forward to tell the truth about that fatal night. Shortly before Emmett’s release from prison, he’s visited by two men who understand his strange ability to rapidly heal from anything, and why he’s driven to protect those around him. And they have a very unusual job offer for him… When Emmett cuts his hand at work, his boss insists he go to get stitched up. To keep up the charade of normalcy, Emmett goes to the free clinic, where he meets Jana. Instantly drawn to her quiet beauty and caring nature, he vows to protect her at all costs. But will his fierce protectiveness and hidden secrets cause Jana to run? Alexis Morgan has always been an avid reader, and she loves spending her days with hunky heroes and gutsy heroines. She’s published more than forty books, novellas, and short stories, including contemporary romances, American West historicals, and paranormal romances. She has been nominated for numerous industry awards, including the RITA© from the Romance Writers of America, the top award in the romance genre. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/ Electronic: Gallery Audio/ Film: 3 Seas Literary Agency CONTEMPORARY ROMANCE Anne, Melody UNEXPECTED HEROES: HER UNEXPECTED HERO / HER HOMETOWN HERO (Pocket MM) + WHO I AM WITH YOU / FOLLOWING HER (Pocket Star EB) February 2015 & June 2015 + April 2015 / September 2015 / November 2015 Would you recognize true love if it sat down next to you? In this unforgettable new spinoff of the Billionaire books from New York Times bestselling indie author Melody Anne, two strangers must look past their painful memories to make way for everlasting love. 37 HER UNEXPECTED HERO: Alyssa’s modeling career came to an abrupt end when her manager boyfriend emptied her bank account and ruined her professional reputation. Now she’s heading to a new town in Montana to rebuild her life—if she can even get there (stupid delayed planes!). But things are looking up when she's upgraded to first class and a mysterious stranger sits down next to her…Jackson Whitman doesn’t believe in love, or commitment, or forever—not since he lost his wife and daughter. But the beautiful woman sitting next to him at the gate has him rethinking that position. Can he convince her to be his for the night? Or will she convince him to be hers for a lifetime? HER HOMETOWN HERO: In the bestselling books Billionaire Wins the Game, Hidden Treasure, and The Billionaire’s Marriage Proposal, among others, we met the Andersons. Matchmaking patriarchs Joseph and George took matters into their own hands to get their sons to marry and settle down. But now that Dr. Spence Whitman sees how happy his Anderson friends are in married life, he’s itching to get hitched too! But how will he find The One? After his wealthy dad adopted him and his two brothers at a young age, Spence grew up learning there are more important things in life than money. He wants to find a girl who shares that philosophy, and it wouldn’t hurt to have some similar interests too. Now if he could just stop getting distracted by his gorgeous surgical resident, he could start looking for the perfect wife… WHO I AM WITH YOU (e-novella): A spinoff of Melody Anne’s New York Times bestselling Billionaire Bachelors series, this entrancing e-novella features motocross racer Taylor Winchester and little sister to Hawk, the hero of “Safe in His Arms” from the romance anthology Baby, It’s Cold Outside. FOLLOWING HER (e-novella): In "Following Her," someone's threatening Ella, and only professional bodyguard Axel stands in their way! Melody Anne is the New York Times bestselling author of the indie-published Andersons series, the Tycoons series, and the Surrender series. She lives in the Pacific Northwest. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Sandford J. Greenberger Associates Blake, Liora TRUE SERIES #2 & #3: TRUE DEVOTION & UNTITLED 3 (Pocket Star EB) June 2015& October 2015 TRUE DEVOTION: Devon Jenkins is a feisty blonde, and Simon Cole is the arrogant, sexy guitarist playing in her brother’s band. When they met for the first time, it went something like this: He hit on her, she shot him down, he made a lewd joke, she told him he was an idiot. In the two years since then, not much has changed. From the way Simon flirts shamelessly with any set of ovaries within a 100-mile radius, Devon knows the smartest thing she can do is keep an impenetrable wall between them. But sometimes the smart choice isn’t necessarily the right one… UNTITLED 3: Lacey Mosely feels stuck: in her small, intimate town of Crowell, Montana; at her job as manager of The Beauty Barn; and in her lackluster love life. Enter Jake Holt, onetime Crowell misfit and Lacey's high school love. Ten years later, Jake is a private pilot whose travels take him all over the world, but when he comes back into Lacey's life at the most unexpected time, he 38 seems to keep finding excuses to return to small-town Crowell. Can Lacey let herself go and accept Jake into her life? Or will she choose the safe--if unsatisfying--status quo? Liora Blake is a contemporary romance writer. True North was her first novel Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Bent Agency Bross, L.E. WISH RIGHT NOW (Pocket Star EB) November 2015 Avery Melrose is used to having it all. So when her boyfriend cheats on her, she reacts like any spoiled rich girl—she freaks out and vandalizes his new truck, Carrie Underwood style. Now she’s stuck with 300 hours of community service to repent her sins, and dreading every minute. Seth Hunter just got out of prison, and after a few hundred hours picking up litter on the side of the highway, he can finally put his mistakes behind him. If he can string together some kind of existence, maybe it’ll be enough to get his sister away from their stepfather, the man who sent Seth to prison in the first place. A romance between these two is doomed from the start. Girls like Avery want castles and white horses, but Seth is no prince charming. He’s not even charming. He’s pissed off, and he’s got a chip on his shoulder big enough to sink the Titanic. But sometimes, being around Avery makes him think he could make something of himself. Maybe even be worthy of a girl like her. It’s just too bad real life gets in the way first, tearing these two apart before they have any chance of getting to Happily Ever After. L.E. Bross was born and raised in a very small town in MidCoast Maine where she spent countless hours exploring the woods around the farm where she lived, and playing dress up with her grandma's suede boots. She even had a stubborn pinto pony named Magic. This is her first New Adult novel. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Robert Diforio Goodman, Rachel FROM SCRATCH (Pocket Star EB) July 2015 Thirty-year-old Lillie Turner grew up with maple syrup stuck to her skin and bacon grease splattered on her clothes, courtesy of working in the family diner. Thank goodness she escaped all that when she moved to Chicago five years ago. Now a successful strategy consultant and newly engaged to a man who complements her like biscuits and gravy, she has everything she wants. When an urgent phone call about her father’s health pulls Lillie back to Dallas, she soon learns it was a ruse to bring her home so she can run the diner she’d rather avoid and compete in the Upper Crust, an annual baking competition, with no option to withdraw. Lillie is furious and ready to run back to Chicago, but her father’s haggard appearance makes her wonder if he’s hiding something. Things go from bad to worse when Nick, her handsome ex and the only man she ever truly loved, reappears, looking as scrumptious as ever. Lillie’s trip home forces her to question the path she’s chosen, find her place in the family she abandoned, and wonder if the life she left behind is what she really wants after all. Rachel Goodman was raised in Colorado on her mother’s award-worthy cooking and Roald Dahl. Now an engineering professor at her alma mater, Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, she has not lost her passion for culinary 39 discovery or a well-told story. A member of RWA, she continues to hone her craft through the Writer’s Path at SMU while seeking to create the perfect macaroni and cheese recipe. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Knight Agency Haefner, Stephanie SIZE MATTERS (Pocket Star EB) June 2015 In this saucy, sexy, laugh-out-loud romp, a lingerie shop owner and single mom falls for the hunky cop who just happens to holster his own perfectly sized weapon. Bryn, co-owner of Classy ‘n’ Sassy Lingerie shop with her best friend Mia, is ready to get back out in the dating world after losing her husband to the war overseas. Diving into bad first dates, online setups, and guys who just can’t get the message, Bryn can’t stop thinking about Eli, the sexy neighborhood cop who’s also a great dad. But between Bryn’s dead husband and Eli’s messy divorce, will these two have what it takes to overcome their baggage and fan the flames between them. Stephanie Haefner is a wife, mother of two, and contemporary romance novelist from Buffalo, New York. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Booker Albert Agency Hart, Emma DIRTY B SERIES: DIRTY SECRET & DIRTY PAST (Pocket Star EB) December 2014 & May 2015 Two brand-new, sizzling-hot New Adult romances by the New York Times bestselling author of The Game Series. DIRTY SECRET: Conner Burke was Sofie's teenage dream. With his silky dark hair and a voice that could melt diamond, it took just four weeks to fall in love with the youngest member of the band Dirty B… And just one night to get pregnant. When she saw that little blue line, she ran. Dirty B had just gotten their big break and their groupies were lining up, panties in hand. She loved Conner too much to hold him back from the dream he held for so long. So she went, and her daughter Mila became her secret. No matter how hard he looked, Connor couldn’t find her. Until her father dies and she returns…with a toddler. One look at the little girl with her mama’s blue eyes and his own straight dark hair, and Conner knows. With three weeks until Dirty B begins the second leg of their tour, Conner is determined to build a bond with Mila. The more time the three spend together, the more Conner and Sofie’s own bond resurfaces, but is three weeks enough to cement Conner and Sofie’s relationship? And if it is, can he trust her not to run again? DIRTY PAST: Tate Burke is pure sex. Women actually throw their panties at him during shows. And Ella Dawson is the lucky little thing that gets to escort their fangirling butts out when he’s done with them. He’s a cocky son of a bitch, but there’s to him than meets the eye. Every now and then Ella gets a rare glimpse of the Tate behind the “bad boy” act, and it attracts her to him in the most annoying 40 way. The most annoying, heart-thumping, panty-wetting way. When her abusive ex turns up at the hotel room Ella and Tate are sharing, raging mad, she know this time, she need more than just a little protection. Tate sees red, and Ella can't help but lean on him, despite his bad-boy ways. And now? Now, he’s in a whole lotta trouble. Emma Hart is an indie New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Her self-published books have sold a combined 500,000 copies. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Laurence, Andrea STIRRING UP TROUBLE (Pocket Star EB) October 2015 Maddie lives a life of wealth, privilege and propriety. Her bakery is known not only for tasty treats, but for princess tea parties and etiquette classes. Her small, Victorian bungalow downtown is just a block away from her bakery and it’s perfect for her — except for being across the street from Woody’s, the local bar. Its obnoxious and sexy owner, Emmett Sawyer, seems to live to aggravate her. While that’s fun, Emmett is really just trying to run his business. Bars stay open late, they play music, they serve alcohol. If she doesn’t like it, she shouldn’t have bought a house across the street. He was here first. She needs a stiff drink to dislodge that stick up her ass. They’ve been battling for weeks over noise with Maddie driving her brother Mitchell, the deputy sheriff, crazy with constant calls and complaints about Woody’s. Their childish battle is irritating him and distracting him from real work. Tired of them both, Mitchell handcuffs them together one night and tells them to work it out. The result lands them in front of the local judge, a good friend of Adelia Chamberlain. The judge has even less patience than Mitchell. He takes Adelia’s recommendation and sentences them to several weeks of community service to be served together. The town has a new graffiti problem, so in addition to cleaning parks, they’ll be repainting over the work of the recently dubbed “Penis Picasso.” Forced together to serve their time, they’ll have to look past appearances and find out what can happen when they spin the bottle. Andrea Laurence is an award winning contemporary author who has been a lover of books and writing stories since she learned to read. Territory: World English 1st Serial/British/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Star Translation/Film: Bookends, LLC Meader, Kate HOT IN CHICAGO: FLIRTING WITH FIRE / PLAYING WITH FIRE (Pocket MM) March 2015 / September 2015 FLIRTING WITH FIRE: Savvy PR guru Kinsey Taylor has always defined herself by her career, not her gender. That is, until she moved from San Francisco to Chicago to be with her fiancé, who thought she wasn’t taking her “job” of supporting him seriously enough—and promptly dumped her for a more supportive and “feminine” nurse. Now, as the new assistant press secretary to Chicago’s dynamic mayor, she’s determined to keep her eye on the prize: no time for men. But that all changes when she meets Luke Almeida, a firefighter as searingly sexy as he is quick-tempered. He’s also the second oldest of the Firefightin’ Dempseys, a family of foster siblings who have committed their lives to the service—if Luke’s antics don’t get him fired first. When Luke goes one step too far and gets into a bar brawl with the Chicago Police Department, Kinsey marches into Luke’s firehouse and lays down the law on orders from the mayor. But at Engine Co. 6, Luke Almeida is the law. And he’s not about to let Kinsey make the rules. 41 PLAYING WITH FIRE: As the only female firefighter at Engine Co. 6, Alexandra Dempsey gets it from all sides: the male coworkers who think she can’t do the job, the wives and girlfriends who see her as a threat to their firefighter men, and her overprotective foster brothers who want to shelter their baby sister at all costs. So when she single-handedly saves the life of Eli Cooper, Chicago’s devastatingly handsome mayor, she assumes the respect she’s longed for will finally come her way. But it seems Mr. Mayor has other ideas…Eli Cooper’s mayoral ratings are plummeting, his chances at reelection dead in the water. When a sexy, curvaceous firefighter gives him the kiss of life, she does more than bring him back to the land of the living—she also breathes vitality into his campaign. Riding the wave of their feel-good story might prop up Eli’s flagging political fortunes, but the sizzling attraction between them can go nowhere; he’s her boss, and there are rules that must be obeyed. But you know what they say about rules: they’re made to be broken… Originally from Ireland, Kate Meader cut her romance reader teeth on Maeve Binchy and Jilly Cooper novels, with some Mills & Boon thrown in for variety. Now based in Chicago, she writes sexy contemporary romance with alpha heroes and strong heroines who can match their men quip for quip. Visit her at KateMeader.com. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Knight Agency Roth, Lindsay WHAT PRETTY GIRLS ARE MADE OF (Pocket Star EB) August 2015 WHAT PRETTY GIRLS ARE MADE OF is a roman à clef set in the high-drama, estrogen-infused world of cosmetics. A young woman struggles to find her way while working for a notorious makeup mogul, only to discover that life and love are never quite cruelty-free... Lindsay Roth started her career as a radio producer, having been bitten by the entertainment bug early and eagerly. Before making her way into television she took a leap of faith when offered a position in the cosmetics industry under a leading cosmetics CEO. Lindsay is currently the head of production and development for Carlos Slim and Larry King's Ora TV and Stick Figure Studios in New York. WHAT PRETTY GIRLS ARE MADE OF is her first novel. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Lucinda Literary, LLC. Stewart, Mariah THE CHESAPEAKE DIARIES: THAT CHESAPEAKE SUMMER (Pocket MM) June 2015 From New York Times bestselling author Mariah Stewart comes the latest book in her celebrated Chesapeake Diaries, a small-town romance series in the tradition of Barbara Freethy, Susan Mallery, and Robyn Carr. Jamie Valentine is the wildly successful author of self-help books advocating transparency in every relationship. But when her widowed mother passes away unexpectedly, Jamie discovers her own life has been based on a lie. Angry and deeply betrayed, she sets out to find the truth—which may be in a small town on the Chesapeake Bay. Cutting her most recent book tour short, Jamie books a room at the Inn at Sinclair’s Point, just outside St. Dennis. The death of Daniel Sinclair’s father forced him to take over the family inn, and his wife’s death left him a single 42 parent of two children, so there’s little room for anything else in his life. His lovely new guest is intriguing, though, and he’s curious about the secret she’s clearly hiding. But in the end, Jamie and Dan could discover the greatest truth of all: that the search for one thing just might lead to the find of a lifetime—if you keep your heart open. Mariah Stewart is the award-winning New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of numerous novels and several novellas and short stories. A native of Hightstown, New Jersey, she lives with her husband and two rambunctious rescue dogs amid the rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Loretta Barrett Books, Inc. Wagener, Anne BORROW-A-BRIDESMAID (Pocket Star EB) June 2015 Piper is a recent college grad who decides to sell her body on Craigslist—as a hired bridesmaid. Her airport bookseller job just isn’t bringing home the turkey bacon, and no one’s going to pay her to analyze Milton’s poetry. Turns out, having an English literature degree from an upstanding university isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. Piper’s Craigslist endeavor soon picks up steam, netting her clients such as Southern peach Stacey, whose interracial marriage causes a family feud, and Alex, a bride-to-be who’s so type A she’s type A-plus. Between fighting off matching T-shirt–wearing teams of “bustle bitches” at gown sales and learning more about fondant than the Cake Boss, Piper falls for Charlie Bell, the brother of a client. A fellow aspiring writer, Charlie’s the only person recently who’s encouraged Piper to follow her dreams. Not to mention, he’s pretty darn cute. But when Charlie turns out to be the groom in one of her gigs—and set to marry the craziest bridezilla of them all—Piper must band together with her newfound friends and stop Charlie from making the biggest mistake of his life. Anne Wagener is the author of the debut novel Borrow-A-Bridesmaid, which was inspired by her own ten turns as a bridesmaid. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Robert Diforio Zackman, Gabra THE BOD SQUAD SERIES: GAME ON / ALL IN / UNTITLED 3 (Pocket Star EB) April 2015 / July 2015 / November 2015 GAME ON: Part caper, part mystery, highly entertaining, hilarious and hot, this series features sassy and sexy undercover operative, Susannah “Legs” Carter and her investigative team. In Game On, Legs tails a white collar criminal, Charles Oakley Palmer III (Chas) from Washington D.C. to Paris. But will romance or betrayal blossom along the way? ALL IN: Susannah “Legs” Carter is about to walk down the aisle when the team has to interrupt the wedding to rescue her father -- who's been presumed dead for years! Debut author and actor Gabra Zackman knows romance. Her first novel, Game On, was inspired by the more than one hundred romance and women’s fiction titles that Zackman has narrated for audio. She divides her time between her native New York City and Denver, Colorado. 43 Debut author and actor Gabra Zackman knows romance. Game On was inspired by the more than one hundred romance and women’s fiction titles that Zackman has narrated for audio. She divides her time between her native New York City and Denver, Colorado. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Pocket Books Audio/Film: Joelle Delbourgo Associates HOLIDAY/SEASONAL ROMANCE & FICTION Alexander, Dani-Lyn RESOLUTION (Pocket Star EB) December 2015 Olivia Calloway has big plans for herself this Fall: become an independent, self-sufficient, small-business owner by the time the clock strikes 12 on New Year's Eve. If only she could find something she liked enough to stick with longer than a week! In the meantime, she'll settle on a temporary receptionist's job at the prestigious Harris & Harris, until she can suss out her soul's true calling. After a literal run-in with Harris & Harris Vice President Garrett Emerson--and then promptly finds out she's working for him--Olivia doesn't think things can get much worse. But as the two grow closer, both inside and outside the office, Olivia begins to embrace her new line of work... and it has nothing to do with the filing. But when she's tasked with planning the company's annual New Year's Eve party, an unforeseen complication might tear Olivia and Garrett apart. Will the holiday sparks bring these two together? Dani-Lyn Alexander is a native New Yorker. She was born in Rome, New York, then moved to Rosedale, and finally to Long Island. She still lives on eastern Long Island with her husband and three children. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic/Film: Pocket Books Becnel, Rexanne ANGELS IN THE SNOW (Pocket Star EB) December 2015 Charles Montgomery seems to have everything--money, health, intelligence, the perfect family. But everything is not enough. His wife is threatening divorce. His children are spoiled rotten. And he has become blind to the things money can't buy. Now he is determined to save his family--before it is too late. In an act of desperation, he whisks them away to a mountain retreat for a week at Christmas. It's a surefire recipe for disaster--until a blizzard forces them to fend for themselves without heat or electricity...and until the Walker family, a motley crew of five stranded during the storm, seeks shelter with the Montgomerys. Togetherness was never so uncomfortable--or enlightening. The blizzard passes, the Walkers leave. But the Montgomerys' lives will never be the same again. Rexanne Becnel is the USA TODAY bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Thief of My Heart, A Dove at Midnight, and Dangerous to Love. She lives in New Orleans. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Ahearn Agency 44 Jeffries, Sabrina, Karen Hawkins, Candace Camp, and Meredith Duran WHAT HAPPENS UNDER THE MISTLETOE October 2015 New York Times bestselling authors Sabrina Jeffries, Karen Hawkins, and Candace Camp, and USA TODAY bestselling author Meredith Duran come together for a sizzling historical romance holiday anthology. Sabrina Jeffries is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty-five novels and nine works of short fiction (some written under the pseudonyms Deborah Martin and Deborah Nicholas). Karen Hawkins is the New York Times bestselling author of some of the funniest and freshest fairy tale-based Scottish romances, including the Duchess Diaries series and the Oxenburg Princes series. Candace Camp is the New York Times bestselling author of more than sixty novels of contemporary and historical romance, including Marrying Season and Summer Seduction. She has received several writing awards, including the Romantic Times Book Reviews Lifetime Achievement Award for Western Romances. Meredith Duran is the award-winning and USA TODAY bestselling author of The Duke of Shadows, Wicked Becomes You, and Fool Me Twice, among other historical romances. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Jeffries- Ahearn Agency, Inc., Hawkins- Spencerhill Associates, Camp- Maria Carvainis Agency, Duran- Waxman Leavell Literary Agency Probst, Jennifer; Emma Chase; Kristen Proby; Kate Meader; and Melody Anne BABY, IT’S COLD OUTSIDE (Pocket MM) November 2014 New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling indie authors Jennifer Probst, Emma Chase, Melody Anne, Kristen Proby, and debut author Kate Meader come together to write a sizzling romance anthology. Outside it may be frosty, so turn the heat way up with these stories of desire! Can a determined woman executive and a playboy billionaire survive being stranded together in a snowstorm? Jennifer Probst depicts an encounter almost too hot to handle…Drew and Kate play an encore to Tangled in this sexy take on a “Christmas Carol” by Emma Chase.…With Kristen Proby, ski slopes are quite delightful. Grace Douglas is sure she’ll never learn to ski, but instructor Jacob Baxter could teach her lessons of a different kind…Can a southern California transplant survive Montana’s deep snows? Melody Anne melts the icy drifts completely away with the heat between sexy Hawk Winchester and brand-new teacher Natalie Duncan…What could be hotter than a firefighter? Kate Meader shows how hot it can get as Beck Rivera and heiress-turned-tattoo-artist Darcy Cochrane discover that nothing ignites holiday flames like rekindling a lost love… Jennifer Probst is a New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of contemporary romance fiction, both sexy and erotic. Writing has always been a passion for Emma Chase and with the 2013 release of her wildly popular debut romantic comedy, Tangled, the ability to now call herself an author is nothing less than a dream come true. Kristen Proby is the USA TODAY bestselling author of the self-published With Me in Seattle series. Kate Meader is the author of a sexy new series, Hot in Chicago. Melody Anne is the New York Times bestselling author of the indie published Andersons series, the Tycoons series, and the Surrender series. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Sanford J. Greenberger Italian: Garzanti 45 ROMANTIC SUSPENSE Griffin, Laura TRACERS SERIES #9: SHADOW FALL September 2015 Special Agent Tara Rushing arrives at a grisly murder scene and quickly discovers she’s got a serial killer on her hands. The killer is meticulous, making sure to wipe up even the smallest traces of evidence…but the Delphi Center experts are on the case. The local sheriff has a suspect all picked out—ex-Marine and current security expert Liam Wolfe. Despite all her digging, Tara knows very little about Liam when she shows up at his sprawling Texas compound, which serves as headquarters for Wolfe Securities, and she’s surprised by her intense physical reaction to him. As she and Liam grow closer, Tara finds herself depending on his skills and expertise to help her track a killer. But when another body turns up, Tara must decide if she can trust the man who’s quickly stealing her heart. The ninth novel in the Tracers series that combines gripping plot twists with spine-tingling romance, Shadow Fall once again proves that “Laura Griffin gets better with each book” (The Romance Reviews). New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author Laura Griffin started her career in journalism before venturing into the world of romantic suspense. She is a two-time RITA Award winner (for the books Scorched and Whisper of Warning) as well as the recipient of the Daphne du Maurier Award (for Untraceable). Laura currently lives in Austin, where she is working on her next book. Visit her website at LauraGriffin.com and on Facebook at Facebook.com/LauraGriffinAuthor. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Pocket Books Audio/Film: Marsal Lyon Literary Agency Previous Laura Griffin titles have sold in seven markets: French (J’ai Lu: Borderline series/Tracers 1-6;, German (Blanvalet: Glass Sisters series/Tracers 1-3); Hungarian (Kossuth Kiado: Tracers 1&3); Japanese (Kashiwa Shobo: Glass Sisters series); Norwegian (Schibsted Forlag: Glass Sisters Series/Borderline series/Tracers series/FAR GONE); Polish (Proszynski: Tracers 1-3); Spanish (Ediciones Pamie: Glass Sisters Series); Slovak (Arkus: Borderline series). COZY MYSTERY Bonner, Brynn A FAMILY HISTORY MYSTERY: PICTURE THEM DEAD June 2015 When genealogists Sophreena McClure and Esme Sabatier are called on by Detective Jenny Jeffers to help figure out who the corpse in the backyard of her father’s house is, they reluctantly agree. Known for figuring out the unusual, Sophreena and Esme do their best to uncover the mystery behind the corpse, and the glass coffin he’s buried in. Word soon spreads about the bizarre burial site, leading the people of Morningside to “adopt” the corpse and begin leaving mementos in memoriam for him. But when the body of a young woman is found near the memorial, the duo has another task on their hands: to dig into the past of the house’s previous owners. Could the clues to a recent murder finally help this soul rest in peace? Brynn Bonner grew up in Alabama and lives in North Carolina. She was a working journalist, a high school teacher, a university instructor, and a full-time mother before beginning to write fiction. Both her literary fiction and mysteries frequently reflect the landscapes and the genuine people of her southern heritage—with an abiding 46 emphasis on characters and their relationships to one another and to their place in the world. She has penned six novels writing as Ellen Harris. Her short stories have been featured in Ellery Queen Mystery Magazine, Futures, Now and Then, Crossroads, and other publications. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Cynthia Manson Literary Agency HISTORICAL ROMANCE Duran, Meredith RULES FOR THE RECKLESS BOOKS 3 & 4: LADY BE GOOD & LUCK BE A LADY (Pocket MM) July 2015 & August 2015 LADY BE GOOD: Born to a family of infamous criminals, Lilah Monroe longs to be good. Now, as a hostess at London’s premier auction house, she leads a life full of art, culture, and virtue. All her dreams are within reach—until the gorgeous and enigmatic Earl of Cashel catches her in the act of one last, very reluctant theft. Christian Burke, Earl of Cashel, is a war hero, a society darling, and a government agent hot on the trail of an international conspiracy. He holds his secrets close, his dark past even closer—until his investigation leads to Everleigh’s Auction Rooms. No outsider can penetrate its inner sanctum, but his lovely thief has full access. Christian plans to force her into cooperation. But the growing attraction between them may undo everything—for what he needs threatens everything Lilah holds dear, and losing her may well destroy Christian… LUCK BE A LADY: Catherine Everleigh is London’s most sought-after heiress. But having spent most of her life in a sickroom, she wants more than marriage and a quiet life in the country. Above all, she wants her birth right—the auction house that was stolen from her. To win this war, she’ll need a powerful ally. Who better than London’s most infamous and merciless crime lord, Dominic O’Shea? A marriage of convenience will prove just the thing. Having conquered the underworld, Dominic now seeks a new challenge. Marriage to Catherine will give him the legitimacy needed to expand his influence among the law-abiding elite. Besides, he has coveted Catherine for a year now—but that must remain his secret, for his new wife has no interest in romance, and he, no interest in the weakness of love. Seduction, however, is a different matter—and one that he means to make sure she enjoys, whether or not she wishes to… Meredith Duran is the author of eight previous novels, including The Duke of Shadows (winner of the Gather.com First Chapters Romance Writing Competition); Wicked Becomes You (included on the Woman’s World List of Best Beach Reads for Summer 2010), and the USA TODAY bestseller Fool Me Twice. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Waxman Leavell Literary Agency UK: Headline Eternal (Books 1-4) Italian: Mondadori (Books 1 & 2) Norwegian: Schibsted Forlag (Books 1 & 2) Romanian: S.C. Editura Litera (Books 1 & 2) Russian: AST (Books 1 & 2) Spanish: Random House Mondadori (Books 1 & 2) 47 Hawkins, Karen OXENBERG PRINCES: PRINCE WHO LOVED ME / PRINCE AND I (Pocket MM) +PRINCESS WORE PLAID (Pocket Star EB) September 2014 / August 2015 + July 2015 From New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins, the lively and sizzling second book in a new fairy tale-based Scottish historical romance series, The Princes of Oxenburg. PRINCE WHO LOVED ME: Prince Alexsey Romanovin enjoys his carefree life, flirting—and more— with every lovely lady who crosses his path. But when the interfering Duchess Natasha decides it’s time for her grandson to wed, Alexsey finds himself in Scotland, determined to foil her plans. Brainy, bookish, and bespectacled, Bronwyn Murdoch seems the perfect answer—she isn’t at all to the Duchess’s taste. Living at the beck and call of her ambitious stepmother and social butterfly stepsisters, Bronwyn has little time for a handsome flirt—no matter how intoxicating his kisses are. After all, no spoiled, arrogant prince would be seriously interested in a firm-minded female like herself. So…wouldn’t it be fun to turn his “game” upside down and prove that an ordinary woman can bring a prince to his knees… PRINCE AND I: Gregori Romanovin, Oxenburg’s warrior prince, is escorting his grandmother to a house party deep in the Highlands when he and his entourage are robbed at sword point by a group of ruffians led by a man the locals have dubbed “The Scottish Robin Hood.” The battle-savvy prince instantly realizes there’s something different about this thief, and it’s not just the Scottish accent— it’s the fact that “he” is really a “she.” Lady Murian, a young widow out for revenge against the powerful earl who killed her husband and stole his birth right, is now living in the woods with her family’s banished retainers. To stay alive, she and her band of men rob rich nobles coming to visit the evil earl. But when she ambushes the Prince of Oxenburg’s golden coach, she gets far more than she expected. For when the prince uncovers her true identity, she’s afraid that he might be the real thief…of her heart PRINCESS WORE PLAID: Sizzling Scottish romance abounds in this e-novella in the Princes of Oxenburg series, a spinoff to New York Times bestselling author Karen Hawkins’s delightful Duchess Diaries series. Karen Hawkins is a USA TODAY and New York Times bestselling author. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Spencerhill Associates, Ltd. UK: Headline Eternal (Books 1&2, E-Novella) Dutch: De Vrijbuiter (Book 1) Italian: Harlequin Mondadori (Book 1) Norwegian: Schibsted Forlag (Book 1) Jeffries, Sabrina THE SINFUL SUITORS: THE ART OF SINNING (Pocket MM) July 2015 The first novel in the Sinful Suitors series by New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries! At St. George’s Club, guardians conspire to keep their unattached sisters and wards out of the clutches of sinful suitors. Which works fine…except when the sinful suitors are members! American artist Jeremy Keane refuses to return home and take over his father’s business. He’d much rather sample bevvies of beauties abroad, in search of a model for the provocative masterpiece he’s driven to paint. When he meets Lady Yvette Barlow at a London wedding, he realizes she’s perfect for his work—and determines to capture the young heiress’s defiant spirit and breath-taking sensuality on canvas. No stranger to scandal, Yvette agrees to be Keane’s 48 subject—in exchange for his help gaining entry to the city’s brothels he knows intimately, so she can track a missing woman and solve a family mystery. But when their practical partnership leads to lessons in the art of sinning, can they find a bold and lasting love Sabrina Jeffries has written more than two dozen novels under the names Deborah Martin, Deborah Nicholas, and Sabrina Jeffries. She lives with her husband and son in North Carolina. Her books have been translated into 20 languages. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Ahearn Agency, Inc. Romanian: S.C. Editura Litera Jeffries, Sabrina DEBORAH MARTIN RE-ISSUES: BY LOVE UNVEILED / SILVER DECEPTIONS (Pocket MM) + STORMSWEPT / WINDSWEPT (Pocket Star EB) March 2013 / January 2015 / March 2016 / March 2016 Adored for her charmingly sensual New York Times bestsellers, Sabrina Jeffries brings back these splendid historical romances, long out-of-print, that she penned as Deborah Martin. Readers will thrill to this unforgettable tale of passion and peril—now newly revised by the author! Jeffries’s early books are emotionally darker and more dramatic than her Regency-set Jeffries books, so readers will get a different "flavor" in this story, along with all the heart-pounding sexual tension that Jeffries is known for. Sabrina Jeffries has written more than two dozen novels under the names Deborah Martin, Deborah Nicholas, and Sabrina Jeffries. She lives with her husband and son in North Carolina. Territory: World 1 Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Ahearn Agency, Inc. st UK: S&S UK (Books 1) Audio: Tantor (Book 1) Luck, Sara UNDER THE DESERT SKY December 2015 A widowed rancher falls for one of the ranch hands while they're both trying to save the farm. Sara Luck taught school in Alaska for six years, spending much of that time 200 miles north of the Arctic Circle. Married to a retired army officer (also a novelist), Sara and her husband live on the beach in Alabama with a Jack Russell terrier named Charley. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Literary Agency East, Ltd. 49 McCarty, Monica HIGHLAND GUARD #10 & #11: THE STRIKER & THE ROCKER (Pocket MM) November 2015 & December 2015 New York Times bestselling author Monica McCarty continues her Highland Guard series in these steamy historical romances set against the sweeping backdrop of the Scottish Highlands. THE STRIKER: When Eoin MacLean decides to fight with Robert the Bruce, he knows he will earn the enmity of his new bride’s father, but he doesn’t expect Margaret MacDowell, the spirited girl he’d fallen in love with, to betray him. Blaming her—and himself for trusting her—for the disaster that lead to the death of Bruce’s two brothers, Eoin cuts her out of his heart and leaves her behind with no intention of ever coming back. But when Bruce puts him in charge of conquering the troublesome southwest province of Galloway—ruled by his wife’s father—Eoin reconsiders. Especially after he learns that his treacherous wife who thinks him dead plans to remarry. That’s one wedding he has no intention of missing. THE ROCKER: The first time he caught sight of Elizabeth Douglas, Thomas MacGowan thought she was a princess. To the son of the castle blacksmith, the daughter of the powerful Lord of Douglas might as well be. When it becomes clear that his childhood companion will never see him as a man she could love, Thom joins Edward Bruce’s army as a man-at-arms to try to change his lot. If he’s harbored a secret hope that he could close the gap between them, he faces the cold, hard truth when Elizabeth comes to him for help. She might need the boy who used to climb cliffs to rescue her brother from the hands of the English, but she would never see the son of a smith as a man worthy of her hand. Monica McCarty is the bestselling author of the Highland Guard series, the Highlander trilogy, and the Campbell trilogy. Her interest in the Scottish clan system began in the most unlikely of places: a comparative legal history course at Stanford Law School. After realizing that her career as a lawyer set against her husband’s transitory life as a professional baseball player was not exactly a match made in heaven, she traded in her legal briefs for Scottish historical romances with sexy alpha heroes. Monica McCarty lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with her husband and their two children. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/ Electronic: Pocket Books Audio/Film: Jane Rotrosen Agency, LLC. French: J’ai Lu (STRIKER) PARANORMAL ROMANCE/SCI-FI/URBAN FANTASY/THRILLER/HORROR Estep, Jennifer ELEMENTAL ASSASSIN 13: SPIDER’S TRAP (Pocket MM) July 2015 Book thirteen of the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. One important lesson I’ve learned in the assassination business is that to be the best you have to roll with the punches. Now that I’m queen of Ashland’s underworld—by default, not by choice—a lot more punches are being thrown my way. But I suppose that’s the price of victory for taking down some of the underworld’s top dogs. Good thing I have my Ice and Stone magic to help me survive my volatile new position. Just when I think things are finally settling down, someone tries to murder me during a hush-hush underworld meeting. But the real surprise is how strangely familiar my shadowy assailant seems to be. My job is to maintain order among killers, crooks, and thieves, and soon I’m embroiled in a bloody game where the ability to keep secrets could be the greatest superpower of all. My enemies have all sharpened their knives and laid their traps, waiting for me to fall. But this Spider weaves her own webs of death. 50 Jennifer Estep is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author of the Elemental Assassin urban fantasy series. She also writes the Mythos Academy young adult urban fantasy series. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Pocket Books Audio/Film: Jane Rotrosen Agency, LLC Titles in the Elemental Assassins series have sold in 5 markets: German (Piper Verlag); Thai (Kwaekarn); French (J’ai Lu); Polish (Dwojka Bez Sternika); and Russian (AST). Hillier, Jennifer WONDERLAND (Pocket Star EB) October 2015 "Welcome to Wonderland," general manager Bianca Bishop says to the staff, as she does as at the beginning of every summer. Located in the small town of Grafton, Wonderland is Washington State’s largest amusement park. It's been around for almost fifty years. Any kid who grew up in the Pacific Northwest can sing the Wonderland jingle from the popular TV commercial, and it's Bianca's job as general manager to see that the brand of wholesome family fun that Wonderland represents is never tarnished. But she knows it's all an illusion. Behind the scenes, the giant Wonder Wheel is need of repairs, the House of Horrors is just a wooden box with strobe lights and fake cobwebs, and the Clown Museum is filled with a lot more than just wax clowns. Wonderland is full of dark secrets. And Bianca knows almost all of them. Single mom Vanessa Castro is new to the Grafton Police Department, and a box full of unsolved cold cases is waiting for her on first day. Right off the bat, the disappearances of several young men catch her eye. The cases all have a few things in common: the young men are tall, blond, and they all worked at Wonderland. As Vanessa investigates, it becomes clear that someone doesn't want her finding out just what lies under the weathered rollercoasters and arcade games of Wonderland. Jennifer Hillier made her fiction debut with Creep. Originally from Canada, she spent almost five years in the beautiful Pacific Northwest before returning to her hometown of Toronto, Canada. Visit her on the web at JenniferHillier.org. Territory: World 1st serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Gallery Film: Levine Greenberg Literary Agency, Inc. McDermott, D.L. COLD IRON #4: BLADE DANCE (Pocket Star EB) September 2015 Boston schoolteacher Ann Phillips knows better than to trust the Fae, but when one of her second graders turns up to class with both arms covered in magical tattoos, she has no choice but to turn to Finn MacUmhaill, the dangerous and charismatic Fae crime lord who controls Charlestown, for help. Finn MacUmhaill, leader of the Fianna, has had his eye on Ann Phillips for months, but a recent showdown with an old enemy has left his house broken. Between the crippling blow dealt to the Fianna and his son’s recent defection, he hasn’t had time to woo the pretty redhead. When she turns up on his doorstep asking for his help, he thinks he’s found the way to win her, but before he can act, the child goes missing, kidnapped by a rogue Druid who has discovered the key to destroying the wall between worlds. Now, Finn and Ann must ally themselves with an old adversary—the treacherous Prince Consort—to save the boy, or risk the destruction of the wall that keeps the corrupt Fae Queen and her Court at Bay. 51 D.L. McDermott is an author and screenwriter whose credits include episodes of the animated series Tron: Uprising. Her short fiction has appeared in Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine and Albedo One. The director of several awardwinning short films, her most recent project, The Night Caller, aired on WNET Channel 13 and was featured on Ain’t It Cool News. She is married with one cat and divides her time between Los Angeles and Salem. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Laura Langlie Neiderman, Andrew JUDGEMENT DAY (Pocket Star EB) June 2014 In the prequel to the classic bestseller DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, the story of how the law firm came to be is revealed. * JUDGEMENT DAY is the prequel to DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, which was a bestseller and a major motion picture starring Keanu Reeves, Al Pacino, and Charlize Theron. NBC recently announced that they are developing a TV show based on DEVIL'S ADVOCATE, and a theatrical adaptation has been playing in Europe. Andrew Neiderman is the author of numerous novels of suspense and terror published by Pocket Books and Pocket Star Books, including Deficiency, The Baby Squad, Under Abduction, Dead Time, Curse, In Double Jeopardy, The Dark, Surrogate Child, and The Devil's Advocate -- which was made into a major motion picture by Warner Brothers. He lives in Palm Springs, California, with his wife, Diane. Visit his website at www.neiderman.com. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Pocket Books Audio/Film: Writer’s House Romano, Stephen METRO (Pocket Star EB) September 2015 For the last five years, Jollie, Andy and Mark have lived together as a crew of close friends in a crazy Southside bohemian crash pad in Austin, Texas, where 1980s hair metal is king, cheesy Mel Brooks movies and bad romantic comedies are gospel, and “freaky-crazy” is happening 24/7 . . . but tonight, things are about to get way freakier and a lot crazier. Because one of their crew is actually a secret assassin for a black ops organization known only as METRO. And when that person finally blows their cover during a crucial hit on a powerful Texas drug dealer, all hell breaks loose in the bloody, bullet-riddled aftermath. As the façade of the normal world sizzles away, revealing a sinister conspiracy, Jollie, Andy and Mark must run like hell into a very dark night, pursued by a horrifying hatchet man in the service of a ruthless cartel. Only the unique abilities of the crew can save their lives, as love and friendship binds them, the bad guys close in to kill them, and the real truth about everything is revealed. Stephen Romano is an award-winning author, illustrator, designer, and screenwriter. His acclaimed projects include an adaptation for Showtime’s Emmy Award-winning Masters of Horror series, the illustrated work Shock Festival (hailed by Fangoria magazine as “one of the greatest homages to B-cinema ever undertaken”), and co-writing the original novel Black Light with Saw franchise screenwriters Patrick Melton and Marcus Dunstan. He lives in Austin, Texas. Territory: World English 1st Serial/British/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Translation/Film: Inkwell 52 Sims, Jessica BETWEEN A VAMP AND A HARD PLACE (Pocket MM) December 2015 Lindsey Hughes loves antiques and couldn’t be happier to make a living in the estate sale business. But when her assistant accidentally buys an entire estate without her approval, Lindsey is forced to clean up the mess herself. Lindsey travels to the newly purchased, age-old house in Venice, Italy, and soon discovers more than she (never) bargained for. While digging through the hoarder’s trove that fills every floor, she finds a secret staircase behind a wall that leads to a strange coffin…with an even stranger inhabitant. Vampire Rand FitzWulf has been in his coffin for 600 years. But now that he’s awake, he’s ravenous, and there’s a delicious-smelling woman with a rare blood type in his basement. Luckily, Lindsey has more to offer than blood: she agrees to travel throughout Europe with Rand to help him get revenge on the one who turned him. But as the unlikely pair grows closer, will the billionaire vampire be overtaken by his thirst for blood—or his thirst for love? Jessica Sims lives in Texas. She has cats, plays video games, and confesses to reading comic books. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Audio/Electronic: Pocket Books Film: Waxman Leavell Literary Agency Underwood, Michael REE REYES #3: HEXOMANCY (Pocket Star EB) September 2015 Book 3 in Michael R. Underwood's popular Ree Reyes series, which began with GEEKOMANCY and stars geekomancer Ree Reyes and her role-playing crew. Michael R. Underwood is the author of Geekomancy, Celebromancy, Attack the Geek, and the forthcoming Younger Gods and Shield and Crocus. Territory: World 1st Serial/British/Translation/Electronic: Pocket Books Audio/Film: Nelson Literary Agency, LLC MEDIA TIE-INS HALO Gallery Books and 343 Industries are pleased to announce a multi-year co-publishing program based on the awardwinning and phenomenally popular video game franchise Halo, which has sold more than 60 million games worldwide. Already a massive New York Times bestselling series, all-new canonical tales in the Halo expanded universe will be published across the Gallery Books, Pocket Books, and Pocket Star imprints in a variety of print and digital formats. The first publication is scheduled for release in Fall 2014. Gallery controls World rights to the upcoming Halo titles. Please contact us for more information. 53 STAR TREK More than 40 years after its television debut, Star Trek is one of the most popular film and television franchises of all time and a global pop culture phenomenon: 726 total episodes for television spanning six television series; 11 movies, grossing in total almost $2 billion at the worldwide box office; hundreds of novels; $4 billion in consumer products; over 60 interactive software products since 1991. Pocket Books is the exclusive publisher of Star Trek Books. The Program encompasses original mass market, hardcover, and trade paperback fiction based on the five television series as well as one original series (New Frontier) created by Pocket, gift and reference books, special subject, trivia and fan books, and calendars. Pocket controls World rights to all Star Trek books published before 2013, and World English rights to titles published thereafter. 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