T A B LE O F C O N T E N T S | N O V E M B E R 2013

SECRET SANTA
GIRLS FROM DA HOOD 6
Fern Michaels; Marie Bostwick;
Laura Levine; Cindy Myers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Ashley & JaQuavis; Amaleka McCall . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .23
NO ESCAPE
Chunichi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Mary Burton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .4
THE HOUSE ON MAIN STREET
An Apple Valley Novel
Shirlee McCoy . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6
The Dragon Kin Series
G.A. Aiken . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7
CHRISTMAS ANGEL
The Company of Rogues
Jo Beverley . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
ARIZONA TEMPTRESS
Bobbi Smith . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9
BIG BAD BEAST
The Pride Series
Shelly Laurenston . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10
KILLER CRUST
A Pizza Lovers Mystery!
Chris Cavender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11
ALL FUDGED UP
A Candy-Coated Mystery with Recipes
Nancy CoCo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
NEW YEAR’S EVE MURDER
A Lucy Stone Mystery
Leslie Meier . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .13
HEIST
Kiki Swinson; De’nesha Diamond . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .14
GOODNESS AND MERCY
A Blessed Trinity Novel
Vanessa Davis Griggs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15
LOVE AFTER WAR
Cheris Hodges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
GOD DON’T PLAY
Mary Monroe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .17
A BIG SKY CHRISTMAS
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
SAVAGE TEXAS:
The Stampeders
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .20
BROTHERS IN BLOOD
A Byrnes Family Ranch Novel
Dusty Richards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .21
KILL THE ONES YOU LOVE
Robert Scott . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .22
A WOMAN’S WORTH
Nikita Lynnette Nichols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .25
STEPPIN’ OUT ON SIN
Latrese N. Carter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S | NOVEMBER 2013
DRAGON ACTUALLY
THE STREETS KEEP CALLING
Z E B R A M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
SECRET SANTA
Fern Michaels; Marie Bostwick; Laura Levine;
Cindy Myers
#1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels headlines this
sparkling Christmas anthology featuring wonderful stories of miracles,
mayhem, and holiday romance from four of today’s most beloved authors.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• A Winter Wonderland, Making
Spirits Bright, and Holiday Magic,
previous Christmas anthologies
headlined by Fern Michaels, were
New York Times bestsellers.
• Fern Michaels is one of a handful
of authors who consistently has
at least five New York Times
bestsellers every year.
• Fern Michaels is a publishing
legend with more than 62
consecutive New York Times
and USA Today bestsellers.
• Fern’s books are read throughout
the world with translations in more
than 20 languages.
Category: Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-1-4201-2145-2
Price: $7.99/$9.99
Rights: World Pages: 384
Spine: 15/16 Pack: 48
Author’s Residences:
Summerville, SC (Michaels);
Northfield, CT (near Hartford)
(Bostwick); Los Angeles, CA (Levine);
Bailey, CO (near Denver) (Myers)
In “Mister Christmas,” by Fern Michaels, attorney Claire O’Brien is summoned to Ireland
a week before Christmas to change her wealthy client’s will—only to encounter resistance
from his handsome nephew. Will Claire be forced to spend the holidays up close and
personal with her irresistible Irish nemesis?
In Marie Bostwick’s “The Yellow Rose of Christmas,” though Miss Velvet Tudmore wrote
off romance years ago, rumor has it she has a secret admirer. And when her surprise suitor
promises to reveal himself at the annual Christmas ball in Too Much, Texas, Velvet starts to
wonder: is it ever too late to find love?
Laura Levine’s “Nightmare on Elf Street” has Jaine Austen wondering how bad a gig as a
mall Santa’s elf can be. She finds out when she’s teamed up with the Santa from Hell. But
things go from bad to worse when he’s found murdered on the job—and Jaine is a suspect.
Now all she wants for Christmas is to find the real killer.
In “Room at the Inn” by Cindy Myers, a Rocky Mountain blizzard forces Barb and her
husband to spend Christmas in a remote Colorado cabin with their fellow travelers. Barb
struggles to cope—especially when her husband reveals troubling news. But sometimes
a holiday shake-up is all a woman needs to discover what she’s truly made of…
Sales History:
zebra mass market:
A Winter Wonderland
(Michaels; Chamberlin; Meier; McMorris)
11/12 (978-1-4201-2144-5)
Making Spirits Bright
(Michaels; Bass; Noonan; Rossiter)
11/11 (978-1-4201-0836-1)
Holiday Magic
(Michaels; Lamb; Carter; DuLong)
11/10 (978-1-4201-0835-4)
eBook: 978-1-4201-3271-7
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© Portrait Perfect
Laura Levine is the author of the
popular Jaine Austen mysteries.
Before becoming an author Laura
had a successful career as a comedy
writer. Her television credits
include The Bob Newhart Show,
Laverne & Shirley and Three’s
Company. Her work has been
published in The Washington Post
and the Los Angeles Times. She
lives with her husband in Los
© Lisa Sundell
M2 IFOTO©2006
Fern Michaels is the New York
Times and USA Today bestselling
author of the Sisterhood and
the Godmothers series, as well as
Mr. and Miss Anonymous, Betrayal,
Southern Comfort and dozens of
other novels. There are over
seventy-five million copies of her
books in print. Originally from
Pennsylvania and New Jersey,
she now resides near Charleston,
South Carolina. She shares her home with her four dogs
and a resident ghost named Mary Margaret. Visit her
website at fernmichaels.com.
Marie Bostwick is a New York
Times and USA Today bestselling
author of novels about family,
relationships, and especially
women’s friendships. Among
her most popular books are her
Cobbled Court quilting series.
Her work has also appeared in the
New York Times bestselling
anthologies Comfort and Joy and
Snow Angels.
Cindy Myers has written both
historical and contemporary
romance, as well as dozens of short
stories and nonfiction articles. Her
most recent novel is the critically
acclaimed, The View From Here.
Former president of San Antonio
Romance Authors, Cindy is a
member of Romance Writers of
America, Novelists Inc., and Rocky Mountain Fiction
Writers. Visit her website at cindimyers.com.
Angeles, California.
MARKETING PLANS
• Advance reading copies
• Holiday print advertising campaign
• Online advertising
• Radio station on-air giveaways
• Promotion on Facebook and Twitter
• Feature title on kensingtonbooks.com, FernMichaels.com,
MarieBostwick.com, LauraLevineMysteries.com, and CindiMyers.com
the holiday anthologies of fern michaels
11/12 (978-1-4201-2144-5)
11/10 (978-1-4201-0835-4)
11/11 (978-1-4201-0836-1)
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Z E B R A M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
NO ESCAPE
Mary Burton
In the bestselling tradition of Lisa Jackson, New York Times and USA
Today bestselling author Mary Burton’s newest page-turner features her
signature mix of complex plotting, an engaging protagonist, and a twisted
villain—certain to keep savvy suspense fans on the edge of their seats!
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Will appeal to fans of Lisa
Jackson, Carla Neggars, and all
lovers of “harder–edged”
romantic suspense.
• Mary Burton is a Romance
Writers of America’s RITA Award
finalist and an RT Book Reviews’
Critics Choice Award nominee.
• Mary Burton’s books have been
published in five languages.
• Before She Dies (Zebra MM, 2/12)
was taken as a selection of the
Doubleday, Mystery Guild,
Rhapsody and BOMC2 Book Clubs.
• Dead Ringer and I’m Watching
You were both taken as Featured
Alternates of the Doubleday,
Rhapsody, Mystery Guild, and
Literary Guild Book Clubs.
Even behind bars, serial killer Harvey Day Smith exudes menace. Psychologist Jolene
Granger has agreed to hear his dying confession, vowing not to let the monster inside her
head. And Harvey has secrets to share—about bodies that were never found, and about
the apprentice who is continuing his grisly work…
He buries his victims alive the way his mentor did, relishing their final screams as the earth
rains down. And as one last gift to the only father he knew, he’ll make the most perfect kill
of all.
Everything about this investigation is unnerving Jo, from Harvey’s fascination with her,
to the fact she’s working alongside Texas Ranger Brody Winchester, her ex-husband.
Harvey’s protégé is growing bolder and more vicious every day. Soon the trail of shallow
graves will lead them to the last place Jo expected, and to the most terrifying truth of all.
praise for mary burton’s
THE SEVENTH VICTIM
“Dark and disturbing, a well-written tale of obsession and murder.” —Kat Martin
“Burton delivers action-packed tension.” —Publishers Weekly
“With plenty of procedural details, red herrings and spine-chilling danger, this tale of
romantic suspense will keep readers up all night.” —BookPage
“Burton’s crisp storytelling, solid pacing and well-developed plot will draw you in, and the
strong suspense will keep you hooked and make this story hard to put down.”
—RT Book Reviews, 4 STARS
“An excellent thriller…a very twisted saga that readers will find unbelievably hard to put
down!” —Suspense Magazine
Category: Romantic Suspense
ISBN 13: 978-1-4201-2506-1
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 416
Spine: 1
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Richmond, VA
Sales History:
zebra mass market:
The Seventh Victim
2/13 (978-1-4201-2505-4)
Before She Dies
2/12 (978-1-4201-1021-0)
Merciless
2/11 (978-1-4201-1020-3)
Senseless
1/11 (978-1-4201-1019-7)
eBook: 978-1-4201-3277-9
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© Woodward Studios
Mary Burton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author of suspense novels including The Seventh Victim, Senseless,
Merciless, and Dying Scream. She is a recipient of the prestigious
RITA Award from the Romance Writers of America and a RT Book
Reviews’ Critics Choice Award nominee. A Virginia native, she is a
graduate of the Henrico County Citizens Police Academy and the
Richmond FBI Citizen’s Academy where she participated in Sisters
in Crime’s forensic university program. Visit her website at
MaryBurton.com.
MARKETING PLANS
• Advance reading copies
• National print media campaign
• National print and online advertising
• Radio station on-air giveaways
• Feature in the Romance eNewsletter
• Promotion on Facebook and Twitter
• Features the title on kensingtonbooks.com and MaryBurton.com
the thrilling novels of mary burton
2/13 (978-1-4201-2505-4)
2/12 (978-1-4201-1021-0)
2/11 (978-1-4201-1020-3)
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1/11 (978-1-4201-1019-7)
Z E B R A M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
THE HOUSE ON MAIN STREET
An Apple Valley Novel
Shirlee McCoy
In the bestselling tradition of Robin Carr, popular Love Inspired
Suspense author Shirlee McCoy debuts on the Zebra list with a delightful
romance set in the small town of Apple Valley, Washington during the
Christmas season.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• First in a new series!
• Will appeal to fans of small town
contemporary romances, as well
as fans of Debbie Macomber, and
Emily March.
MARKETING PLANS
• Online advertising
• Feature in the Romance
eNewsletter
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
Interior designer Tessa McKenzie has built a good life far from her Washington hometown.
She intends to get back to it—as soon as she sells the cluttered Victorian house and antiques
shop she inherited from her sister, Emily. But leaving Apple Valley a second time won’t be so
easy. There’s her grieving nephew, Alex, to consider. And there’s Sheriff Cade Cunningham,
the adolescent crush who could easily break her heart again if she let him.
To Cade, Tessa was simply his high school sweetheart’s kid sister. But now there’s no
denying she’s a beautiful and caring grown woman, one he’d like to get to know. Except that
Tessa is determined to leave again. If Cade wants to change her mind, he’ll have to show
her that small-town life has its lovable side—and that he does too. Most of all, he’ll have to
convince Tess they’re good together, and that every step has led her right where she was
always meant to be…
Shirlee McCoy, a member of RWA, is the author of Navy Seal Rescuer, The Lawman’s
Legacy and Private Eye Defender. Readers can visit her website at shirleemccoy.com.
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com and
shirleemccoy.com
Category: Contemporary Romance
ISBN 13: 978-1-4201-3235-9
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 352
Spine: 27/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Otis Orchards, WA (near Spokane)
eBook: 978-1-4201-3236-6
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Z E B R A M A S S M A R K E T R E P A C K A G E R E I S S U E | NOVEMBER 2013
DRAGON ACTUALLY
The Dragon Kin Series
G.A. Aiken
Writing with the sensuality of Kresley Cole and the same outlandish
humor as Lynsay Sands, New York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken’s
first book in her hugely popular Dragon Kin series—beautifully
repackaged, and featuring a brand-new bonus novella!
KEY SELLING POINTS
• This edition includes a brand new
30,000 word novella, A Tale of
Two Dragons, as bonus material.
• All of Aiken’s books in the Dragon
Kin series have been New York
Times bestsellers.
• Aiken’s titles regularly receive
rave reviews, including
two 4.5 star top picks from
RT Book Reviews.
• Aiken maintains an active website
and an eNewsletter that reaches
more than 13,000 subscribers
It’s not easy being a female warrior with a nickname like Annwyl the Bloody. Men tend to
either cower in fear, or else salute. It’s true she has a knack for decapitating legions of her
ruthless brother’s soldiers without pausing for breath. But just once it would be nice to be
able to really talk to a man…the way she can talk to Fearghus the Destroyer.
Too bad Fearghus is a dragon. With him, Annwyl feels safe—a far cry from the feelings
aroused by the hard-bodied, arrogant knight Fearghus has arranged to help train her for
battle. With her days spent fighting a man who fills her with fierce, heady desire, and her
nights spent in the company of a magical creature who could smite a village just by exhaling,
Annwyl is sure life couldn’t get any stranger.
praise for g.a. aiken and her novels
“A chest thumping, mead-hall rocking, enemy slaying brawl of a good book.”
—All Things Urban Fantasy on The Dragon Who Loved Me
“A hot, hot series.” —Library Journal
“Sizzling sensuality.” —RT Book Reviews
MARKETING PLANS
• Online advertising
G.A. Aiken is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author and creator of the Dragon
Kin series for Zebra. Writing as Shelly Laurenston, she is also the creator of the wickedly
funny Pride series for Brava. For more information about G.A. Aiken’s dangerously and
arrogantly sexy dragons, go to gaaiken.com.
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and Twitter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com
and gaaiken.com
Category: Paranormal Romance
ISBN 13: 978-1-4201-3352-3 (r)
Publishing History:
zebra mass market
9/08 (978-1-4201-0373-1)
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World English
Pages: 448
Spine: 1 3/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Los Angeles, CA
Sales History:
zebra mass market:
How to Drive A Dragon Crazy
9/12 (978-1-4201-0890-3)
The Dragon Who Loved Me
9/11 (978-1-4201-0889-7)
Last Dragon Standing
9/10 (978-1-4201-0888-0)
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Z E B R A M A S S M A R K E T R E P A C K A G E R E I S S U E | NOVEMBER 2013
CHRISTMAS ANGEL
The Company of Rogues
Jo Beverley
Zebra brightens up the holidays with this sparklingly repackaged reissue
of one of the earliest books in New York Times bestselling author Jo
Beverley’s most popular historical romance series, The Company of
Rogues, set in Regency England.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Jo Beverley is a five-time winner
of Romance Writers of America’s
cherished RITA Award and one of
only a handful of members of the
RWA Hall of Fame.
• Beverley’s romances regularly
appear on bestseller lists including
USA Today, The New York Times,
and Publishers Weekly.
• Beverley’s Georgian novel, My
Lady Notorious (Signet), has
appeared on a number of lists as
one of the best romances ever.
• Will appeal to fans of Julia Quinn,
Mary Jo Putney, and Suzanne
Enoch, who can’t get enough of
clever, intensely emotional,
British-set historical romances.
Weary of war and diplomatic wandering, Leander Knollis, Earl of Charrington, wants a
home, a wife, and a good old-fashioned English Christmas. Unable to fall in love, he will
only consider a marriage of convenience to a sensible woman. He is beginning to despair
when he encounters the perfect candidate, a woman so devoted to her late husband’s
memory that no one thinks she could ever love again.
Judith Rossiter is in no position to turn down the astonishing proposal, but it worries her.
Why would an earl, and a most attractive one at that, offer marriage to an impoverished
widow with two young children? After the folly of Judith’s first marriage, a sensible rather
than a sentimental union is exactly what she wants. Or so she believes when she makes
her vows...
praise for jo beverley and her novels
“Arguably today’s most skillful writer of intelligent historical romance.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A beautifully complex love story that will become a treasured addition to every Regency
connoisseur’s shelf.” —RT Book Reviews
“Fast-paced and delightfully wicked.” —Library Journal
“A born storyteller.” —Mary Jo Putney
“Nobody does Regency better than Jo Beverley…she may just be the best.” —Rendezvous
MARKETING PLANS
• Online holiday
advertising campaign
Jo Beverley is the author of numerous New York Times bestselling romance novels, all set in
her native England. She has won nearly every award in romantic fiction, including five RITA
awards. She is a member of the Romance Writers of America Hall of Fame and Honor Roll.
Visit her at jobev.com.
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and Twitter
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kensingtonbooks.com
and jobev.com
Category: Historical Romance
ISBN 13: 978-1-4201-3114-7 (r)
Publishing History:
zebra mass market
10/08 (978-1-4201-0820-0)
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 352
Spine: 27/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Yorkshire, England
Sales History:
zebra mass market:
Tempting Fortune
7/12 (978-1-4201-2055-4)
An Unwilling Bride
9/11 (978-1-4201-2053-0)
Forbidden
6/11 (978-1-4201-2054-7)
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Z E B R A M A S S M A R K E T R E P A C K A G E R E I S S U E | NOVEMBER 2013
ARIZONA TEMPTRESS
Bobbi Smith
New York Times bestselling author and historical romance superstar,
Bobbi Smith, will attract fans old and new with this sizzling repackaged
classic about a woman who falls in love with her dangerous captor.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Bobbi Smith has published 40
books and participated in six short
story collections.
• She has been awarded the
prestigious RT Book Reviews’
Storyteller of the Year Award, and
two Career Achievement Awards.
• Arizona Temptress will appeal
to readers of Western historical
romances by authors such as
Linda Lael Miller and Georgina
Gentry.
• Foreign rights for Bobbi Smith’s
novels have been sold in Spain,
Russia, and Thailand.
He was heir-apparent to a ranching fortune, but Rick Peralta craved freedom. He found it
in his disguise as El Cazador, a notorious gunman with a fast flight, a fleet horse, and the
company of a woman whenever he pleased. But when he sets eyes on Jennie McCaine among
his compadres, there’s only one woman he wants. The rancher’s daughter may be sheltered,
but he can see that Jennie has a free spirit to match his own.
No fantasy of romance had yet rivaled Jennie’s love for the wildness of the land. And when
she’s kidnapped by a gang of desperados, she swears she’ll die before giving herself to any
man. But there is something about the rugged El Cazador that captures her attention in a
way that thrills, frightens, and awakens her. Now she will have to decide whether to trust
him, and herself.
praise for bobbi smith
“Bobbi Smith is a terrific storyteller whose wonderful characters, good dialogue and
compelling plot will keep you up all night.” —RT Book Reviews
“Smith is the consummate storyteller.” —RT BOOKClub
New York Times bestselling author Bobbi Smith has written 40 books and six novellas. To
date there are more than five million copies of her novels in print. She has been awarded the
prestigious Romantic Times Storyteller of the Year Award and two Career Achievement Awards.
She lives in St. Charles, Missouri. Readers can visit her website at bobbismithbooks.com.
MARKETING PLANS
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com
and bobbismithbooks.com
Category: Historical Romance
ISBN 13: 978-1-4201-3150-5 (r)
Publishing History:
splendor mass market
3/86 (978-0-8217-1785-1)
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 496
Spine: 1 3/16
Pack: 24
Author’s Residence:
St. Charles, MO
Sales History:
zebra mass market:
Heaven
10/12 (978-1-4201-2237-4)
Island Fire
12/11 (978-1-4201-1443-0)
Arizona Caress
7/11 (978-1-4201-1444-7)
eBook: 978-1-4201-3281-6
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K E N S I N G T O N M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
BIG BAD BEAST
The Pride Series
Shelly Laurenston
New York Times bestselling author Shelly Laurenston continues to prove
she is a paranormal romance superstar with the fourth wickedly funny
book in her bestselling Pride series, featuring her signature shape-shifting
Alpha males, and the brash heroines who are more than a match for
them—finally available in mass market paperback.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Writing as G.A. Aiken, Shelly
Laurenston hit the New York
Times bestseller list with her
popular Dragon Kin series
solidifying her as a staple in the
paranormal romance genre.
• Big Bad Beast was a
New York Times bestseller
in trade paperback.
• In trade paperback, the Pride
series regularly appears on
national bestseller lists, including
Ingram and Barnes and Noble’s.
• The Mane Event was sold to
the Doubleday and Rhapsody
Book Clubs.
When it comes to following her instincts, former Marine Dee-Ann Smith never holds
back. And this deadly member of a shifter protection group will do anything to prove one
of her own kind is having hybrids captured for dogfights. Trouble is, her too-cute, rich-boy
boss Ric Van Holtz is making it really hard for Dee to keep her heart safe. He’s wanted the
fiercely independent she-wolf from day one, but he never expected their teamwork to be so
explosive. Now is his last chance to show Dee what she needs isn’t some in-your-face Alpha
male—but a wily, resourceful wolf who’ll always have her back in a fight…and between
the sheets.
praise for the novels of shelly laurenston
“Delicious, sexy and wicked fun! Laurenston has created a tantalizing world filled with hot
shape-shifters and even hotter passion. I’m ready to pack my bags and move in!”
—New York Times bestselling author Gena Showalter
“Quirky characters, madcap antics, snappy dialogue, charged love scenes and sitcomesque
humor keep things moving at a breakneck pace.” —Publishers Weekly
“Non-stop laughter, snark, and witty banter.” —SmexyBooks on Beast Behaving Badly
MARKETING PLANS
• Cross marketing with Bite Me
(Brava TP, 4/14)
• Print and online advertising
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and Twitter
• Featured in the Romance
eNewsletter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com and
shellylaurenston.com
Category: Paranormal Romance
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-3171-0
“Shape-shifters, sex, and danger, oh my! That’s exactly what author Shelly Laurenston
gives readers.” —Carolyn Hart, New York Times bestselling author
Shelly Laurenston is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. Originally from
Long Island, New York, she now lives in Southern California. Laurenston is also the New
York Times bestselling author G.A. Aiken, creator of the Dragon Kin series. Readers can visit
her website at gaaiken.com.
Publishing History:
brava trade paperback
5/11 (978-0-7582-3170-3)
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 320
Spine: 25/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Los Angeles, CA
Sales History:
kensington
mass market:
The Mane Attraction
3/12 (978-0-7582-3487-2)
The Mane Event
10/09 (978-0-7582-3485-8)
eBook: 978-0-7582-9141-7
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K E N S I N G T O N M A S S M A R K E T M Y S T E R Y | NOVEMBER 2013
KILLER CRUST
A Pizza Lovers Mystery!
Chris Cavender
Mix pizza, murder, and deeply buried Southern secrets, and you get the
recipe for this fifth slice of Chris Cavender’s A Slice of Delight pizzeria
mysteries—now available in mass market.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Chris Cavender is a pseudonym
for an Agatha nominated author
who has appeared on the
Independent Mystery Booksellers
Association national bestseller
list nine times.
• This series will appeal to all cozy
mystery lovers, especially those
who enjoy the food-themed series
of authors such as Joanne Fluke
and Diane Mott Davidson.
• Killer Crust was taken as a
selection of the Mystery Guild,
Doubleday, and Doubleday Large
Print Book Clubs.
• Includes a delicious pizza recipe.
MARKETING PLANS
• Cross marketing with The
Missing Dough (Kensington
Hardcover, 12/13)
• Featured in bi-monthly Serious
Sleuthing cozy eNewsletter
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com
and pizzamysteries.com
Category: Mystery
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-7153-2
Eleanor Swift isn’t amused when Laughing Luigi—the sketchy frozen pizza dough baron—
walks into her Timber Ridge, North Carolina pizzeria, A Slice of Delight. But the contract
for his pizza-making contest seems made-to-order, especially with $25,000 in first-prize
money up for grabs. However, when the pizza dough king fails to rise after being murdered
with a slice of poisoned pizza, Eleanor and her sister Maddie are peppered with suspicion
from all corners. Faster than a 30-minute delivery, they’re going to have to juggle seriously
surreptitious sleuthing with pressure-packed pizza-making performances…before the real
killer dishes them their own slices of death!
praise for a pizza lovers mystery series
“Another fun pizza romp.” —Publishers Weekly
“Scrumptious…this entertaining series will continue to gain fans with its clever plotting
and small-town appeal.” —RT Book Reviews
“Pizza lovers will relish Cavender’s delightful first in a new cozy series...a lively pace and
a thrilling climax.” —Publishers Weekly
“A yummy mystery chock full of savory surprises—like an extra-large pizza loaded with
extra toppings!” —Leslie Meier, author of Mother’s Day Murder
“Cavender introduces a promising cast of characters.” —Booklist
Chris Cavender is the pseudonym for an Agatha Award nominated author who has
appeared on the Independent Mystery Booksellers Association national bestseller list nine
times. He’s published A Slice of Murder, Pepperoni Pizza Can Be Murder, A Pizza to Die For,
and Rest in Pizza, also featuring Eleanor Swift; over 80 mystery short stories; and has been
nominated for three Derringer Awards for excellence in short mystery fiction. Visit him at
pizzamysteries.com.
Publishing History:
kensington hardcover
1/13 (978-0-7582-7152-5)
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Spine: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Hickory, North Carolina
eBook: 978-0-7582-9153-0
Sales History:
kensington
mass market:
Rest in Pizza
12/12 (978-0-7582-7151-8)
A Pizza to Die For
4/12 (978-0-7582-2953-3)
Pepperoni Pizza
Can Be Murder
4/11 (978-0-7582-2951-9)
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K E N S I N G T O N M A S S M A R K E T M Y S T E R Y | NOVEMBER 2013
ALL FUDGED UP
A Candy-Coated Mystery with Recipes
Nancy CoCo
Kensington launches the Candy Coated Mystery series featuring fudge,
dogs, a quaint resort community, and irresistible suspense that will appeal
to any cozy mystery lover with a sweet tooth!
KEY SELLING POINTS
• First in the series!
• This is the only mystery series set
on historic Mackinaw Island, and
will offer strong regional appeal.
• Nancy attends many conventions
throughout the year including
Bouchercon 2012 in Cleveland,
and plans to attend Left Coast
Crime in Colorado Springs,
March 2013.
• Kensington plans to publish a
new Candy Coated Mystery title
once a year.
• Each book will contain 10 yummy
fudge recipes.
Allie McMurphy is up to her neck in renovations at the grand old hotel that’s been in her
family for generations. With its quaint Victorian charm—and world famous fudge shop—
the place is one of Mackinaw Island’s most beloved landmarks. Sure, every family has a
skeleton or two in the closet. But Allie didn’t expect to find an actual corpse inside one,
especially one Joe Jessup, who had a long-running feud with her dear departed grandfather.
Which makes Allie the number-one suspect. Cooking up an alibi is one thing her degree
in hotel management and candy making didn’t prepare her for. Maybe she can sweet-talk
the police—namely the deliciously handsome Officer Rex Manning—into letting her carry
on the family business without setting off another family feud. But can she sniff out the
culprit before another victim checks in?
Nancy Coco is the pseudonym for the critically acclaimed author Nancy J. Parra. Her book,
The Counterfeit Bride was named one of the top ten romances of the year by American
Library Association’s Booklist Magazine. Readers can visit her website at nancyjparra.com.
MARKETING PLANS
• Advance reading copies
• Print and online advertising
• Mailings to mystery and cozy
book clubs
• Radio station on-air giveaways
• Feature in bi-monthly Serious
Sleuthing cozy eNewsletter
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com
and nancyjparra.com
Category: Mystery
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-8710-6
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 288
Spine: 23/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Chicago, IL
eBook: 978-0-7582-8711-3
5-copy Counter Display:
978-0-7582-9544-6, $39.95/$44.95
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K E N S I N G T O N M A S S M A R K E T R E I S S U E | NOVEMBER 2013
NEW YEAR’S EVE MURDER
A Lucy Stone Mystery
Leslie Meier
In this timely reissue of a seasonal classic, Lucy Stone finds herself celebrating the new year in the midst of a Manhattan murder mystery that
hits close to home!
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Will appeal to lovers of cozy
mysteries, especially fans of Jill
Churchill, Mary Daheim, and
Carolyn Hart.
• Leslie Meier’s Lucy Stone titles
are regularly selected by the
Mystery Guild and Doubleday
Book clubs.
• With 21 Lucy Stone mysteries
to date, Leslie Meier has
established a devoted following
for her cozy series.
MARKETING PLANS
• Cross marketing with Christmas
Carol Murder (Kensington HC,
10/13)
• Promotion in bi-monthly
Serious Sleuthing cozy
mystery eNewsletter
After the annual parade of Christmas presents in Tinker’s Cove has ended, Lucy Stone and
her daughter Elizabeth are ready to ring in the new year in style. Elizabeth has won mother/
daughter winter makeovers in Manhattan from Jolie magazine! But the all-expenses-paid trip
is bound to have some hidden costs—and one of them is murder.
After finally arriving at the offices of Jolie, meeting their fellow makeover candidates, and
being treated to a fashion show, Elizabeth is enamored of the extreme outfits and stick-thin
models—while Lucy’s having some misgivings. The pampering is nice and the glitz and
glamour of haute couture is bizarrely fascinating, but bitterness and aggression lurk behind
Jolie’s hipper-than-thou façade. And things turn downright ugly when self-absorbed fashion
editor Nadine Nelson falls mysteriously ill and then dies.
Lucy saw first-hand some of the backstabbing going on at Jolie. And the red-hot rumor mill
soon reveals that the cliquish connection among the magazine’s cabal of high-style executives
has stirred up plenty of bad blood over the years. But this Manhattan murder mystery hits
too close to home when Elizabeth gets rushed to the hospital with symptoms that are
disturbingly similar to Nadine’s. Now, it’s up to Lucy to dress down a killer before the ball
drops in Times Square.
praise for the lucy stone mysteries
“I like Lucy Stone a lot, and so will readers.” —Carolyn Hart
“Leslie Meier has created a town I’d like to live in and a sleuth I’d love to meet.”
—Jill Churchill
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
“As charming and enjoyable as ever.” —RT Book Reveiws
• Feature on kensingtonbooks.com
and lesliemeierbooks.com
“Leslie Meier writes with sparkle and warmth.” —Chicago Sun Times
Leslie Meier is the acclaimed author of 21 Lucy Stone mysteries and has also written for
Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine. She is currently at work on the next Lucy Stone mystery.
Visit her at lesliemeierbooks.com.
Category: Mystery
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-0700-5 (r)
Publishing History:
kensington mass market
11/06 (978-0-7582-0700-5)
Price: $6.99/$9.99
Rights: OBE
Pages: 304
Spine: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Harwich, MA
Sales History:
kensington mass market:
Chocolate Covered Murder
1/13 (978-0-7582-2934-2)
Father’s Day Murder
5/12 (978-0-7582-7297-3)
English Tea Murder
1/12 (978-0-7582-2932-8)
eBook: 978-0-7582-5863-2
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D A F I N A M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
HEIST
Kiki Swinson; De’nesha Diamond
Kiki Swinson, Essence® bestselling author of the hugely successful Wifey
series, teams up with urban star De’nesha Diamond for a riveting street lit
novella duo featuring powerful women taking the lead in big-time robberies.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Kiki Swinson’s gritty, hard-edged
writing style has made her one of
the biggest stars of urban fiction.
• De’nesha Diamond has had
immense success with her
Desperate Hoodwives series
(Touchstone/Fireside) co-authored
with Meesha Mink (Niobia
Bryant). Desperate Hoodwives
and Shameless Hoodwives were
featured in Essence® magazine as
recommended reading.
• Diamond’s debut single title,
Hustlin’ Divas (Dafina, 11/10)
received a starred review from
Library Journal and ranked as one
of their Best Novels of 2010.
• Includes a teaser for Diamond’s
upcoming Boss Divas (Dafina TP,
1/14)
MARKETING PLANS
• Cross marketing with Boss Divas
(Kensington TP, 1/14)
• Online advertising
• Radio station on-air giveaways
• Promotion on Facebook and Twitter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com,
KikiSwinson.net., and
DeneshaDiamond.com
Category: Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-5179-4
In “The Ultimate Heist,” by Kiki Swinson, Shannon Marshall, who is accustomed to a life
of luxury, is devastated to lose everything after her husband, Todd, is sent to prison for gun
running. So when Todd plans the ultimate stickup from behind bars, Shannon’s ready to
put her neck on the line. But she’ll have to pull off the hustle of a lifetime and play one
dangerous gangster who always gets what he wants…
De’nesha Diamond’s “Robyn Banks” introduces DEA Agent Jordan Hayes, who has spent
a lifetime trying to hide her real identity and her family’s criminal past. But then sexy and
mysterious Keston Bishop strolls into her life and turns everything upside down. Despite
being addicted to the danger that radiates from Keston, Jordan quickly discovers that she’s
not the only one with the kind of secrets that could cost her everything...
praise for the authors
“Kiki captures the heat of the streets.” —Wahida Clark
“Diamonds’s hairpin plot twists, snappy dialogue, sultry sex scenes, and colorful, often
hilarious characters keep the pages turning.” —Publishers Weekly
Kiki Swinson discovered her flair for writing after completing her first novel, Mad Shambles,
while serving a five-year sentence at a federal prison. Her second novel, Wifey, became the
first book in one of today’s bestselling street lit series. Taking a break from the Wifey series,
Kiki also wrote The Candy Shop, Still Candy Shopping, Playing Dirty, Notorious, Wife
Extraordinaire, New York’s Finest, and Internationally Known, as well as novellas in Sleeping
with the Enemy, Lifestyles of the Rich and Shameless, A Gangster and a Gentleman, and Most
Wanted. Visit Kiki online at KikiSwinson.net.
De’nesha Diamond is a national bestselling author who burst onto the scene as the
co-author of the gritty Desperate Hoodwives tales. The Essence® magazine recommended
series has taken the street-lit game by storm and paved a brand-new path for the edgy
Memphis native. Visit De’nesha online at DeneshaDiamond.com.
Publishing History:
dafina trade paperback
12/10 (978-0-7582-5178-7)
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World Pages: 336
Spine: 13/16 Pack: 48
Author’s Residences:
Virginia Beach, VA (Swinson);
Atlanta, GA (Diamond)
eBook: 978-0-7582-9145-5
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D A F I N A M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
GOODNESS AND MERCY
A Blessed Trinity Novel
Vanessa Davis Griggs
For fans of Victoria Christopher Murray and ReShonda Tate Billingsley,
national bestselling author Vanessa Davis Griggs’ second novel in her
page-turning inspirational Blessed Trinity series—now available in mass
market paperback.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Unlike other mainstream African
American inspirational fiction,
Vanessa Davis Griggs’ stories are
inspired by stories and conflicts in
the Bible, and she begins each
chapter with a Bible verse.
• Book club rights were sold to
Black Expressions Book Club
for seven of Griggs’ titles.
• Audio rights were sold to
Recorded Books for 11 of
Griggs’ titles.
• Vanessa Davis Griggs is very
well known amongst Christian
book clubs and readers and has
developed a great following.
MARKETING PLANS
Gabrielle Mercedes has dreamed of being a dancer since she was a little girl. But her life takes
a very different turn, and it’s not the future she’d envisioned for herself. Feeling a void she
can’t fill, she finds the salvation she’s been seeking in church and decides to start anew.
Learning that her church has a dance ministry, she’s thrilled to have her first love back in
her life. Then she meets the handsome and professionally accomplished Zachary Wayne
Morgan, and finally everything seems to be falling into place—until a past secret threatens
to tear it all apart, and her newfound faith is put to the ultimate test…
praise for vanessa davis griggs
“I absolutely love Vanessa’s unique writing style. She is one of a kind.”
—Mary Monroe, New York Times bestselling author
“Will make you laugh, cry, shout, and praise God. Goodness and Mercy was a true
page-turner and will make you want more and more.” —Urban Reviews
“Vanessa is a superb storyteller.” —ReShonda Tate Billingsley
Vanessa Davis Griggs is a motivational speaker and the author of over a dozen novels
which include The Blessed Trinity series, Ray of Hope, Redeeming Waters, and Forever Soul
Ties. A recipient of several awards, she lives in Birmingham, Alabama. Visit her online at
VanessaDavisGriggs.com.
• Online advertising
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com and
vanessadavisgriggs.com
Category: Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-6330-8
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 400
Spine: 31/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Birmingham, AL
eBook: 978-0-7582-7373-4
Publishing History:
dafina
trade paperback
12/09 (978-0-7582-3223-6)
Sales History:
dafina mass market:
Practicing What You Preach
7/12 (978-0-7582-5303-3)
If Memory Serves
6/11 (978-0-7582-1737-0)
Strongholds
5/10 (978-0-7582-1735-6)
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D A F I N A M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
LOVE AFTER WAR
Cheris Hodges
Cheris Hodges dazzles with her latest contemporary romance that is
perfect for readers who enjoy Niobia Bryant’s sharp and sexy romances
and Brenda Jackson’s sophisticated and timeless tales.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Cheris Hodges writes fresh,
modern, sexy stories that appeal
to readers of women’s fiction as
well as Urban fiction because they
feature edgy and sassy characters.
• Book club rights were sold to
Black Expressions Book Club
for Just Can’t Get Enough, Let’s
Get It On, and More Than He
Can Handle.
When club owner Adrian Bryant discovers his biological father is hotel magnate Elliot
Crawford, his life unravels. Shunned by Crawford while he and his mother struggled, Adrian
hatches a high-profile plan to destroy the Crawford name—and the reputations of his two
half-brothers. But to shield the woman he loves from the hell he intends to unleash, Adrian
has to let her go.
Photographer Dana Singleton is heartbroken and confused by Adrian’s behavior. But just
when she’s given up on their relationship, she begins to discover the truth—and a dark side
of Adrian she never knew existed. As the stakes get higher, she will have to ask herself if she
can love a man who is capable of such vengeance—or if he can learn to forgive...
praise for cheris hodges and her novels
“Count on Cheris Hodges to deliver a sassy, sexy romantic read.”
—Farrah Rochon, author of Always and Forever
MARKETING PLANS
• Advance reading copies
“Hodges makes magic with this troupe.” —Publishers Weekly on His Sexy Bad Habit
• Online advertising
• Radio station on-air giveaways
• Feature in the
Romance eNewsletter
“A fun and romantic story…Recipe for Desire has a touch of drama, humor and lots of
sensual tension to keep readers turning page after page.”
—APOOO BookClub on Recipe for Desire
“Hodges does a wonderful job of writing stories that have a positive message underneath
all that passion. Great read!” —Urban Reviews on Recipe for Desire
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
Cheris Hodges is a staff writer at Creative Loafing magazine in Charlotte, North Carolina.
A native of Bennettsville, South Carolina, Cheris is the author of Let’s Get It On, Betting On
Love, Just Can’t Get Enough, His Sexy Bad Habit and More Than He Can Handle, among
others. Readers can visit her website at cherishodges.com.
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com
and cherishodges.com
Category: Contemporary Romance
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-7662-9
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 384
Sales History:
dafina mass market:
Recipe For Desire
3/12 (978-0-7582-6572-2)
Too Hot For TV
9/11 (978-0-7582-7410-6)
Spine: 15/16
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Charlotte, NC
eBook: 978-0-7582-7663-6
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D A F I N A M A S S M A R K E T R E P A C K A G E R E I S S U E | NOVEMBER 2013
GOD DON’T PLAY
Mary Monroe
New York Times bestselling and award-winning author Mary Monroe’s
richly drawn story of two lifelong friends, their secrets and lies, and the
threat that may divide them once and for all—now beautifully repackaged.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Mary Monroe is a tremendous
talent with a unique voice who
appeals to both literary and
commercial readers.
• God Don’t Play debuted at #5 on
the Essence® bestseller list in
December 2006, then went on to
reach #1 in March 2007. It was
on the list for six months
• Audio, book club, and large print
rights have been sold for most of
Mary Monroe’s novels.
• God Don’t Play was on a New
York Times hardcover fiction
bestseller list.
With a lovely home and family, Annette Goode finally has it all. Heaven knows she paid her
dues—from an abusive childhood to a rocky start as an adult. And along the way, Annette’s
friend Rhoda has been both her savior and her greatest fear.
But now that things are good, someone apparently thinks they’re a little too good. When
Annette receives an anonymous—and menacing—birthday gift, it’s just the beginning of a
slew of hostile letters, vicious phone calls, and vile packages from a female who is obviously
disguising her voice. Comforted by Rhoda and Rhoda’s teenage daughter, Jade, Annette
hopes the problem will somehow disappear. Soon her tormentor reveals exactly what she
wants and how it could destroy everything Annette has built…
praise for the novels of mary monroe
“Readers are left on edge…Monroe once again skillfully delivers a crafty story wrapped
around a host of heartwarming characters battling everyday struggles and obstacles, even
as she entertains readers with spurts of unexpected comedy and tragedy.”
—Library Journal on God Don’t Play
“Reminiscent of Zora Neale Hurston, but the story has a bizarre, violent edge a la Stephen
King...a candid portrayal of the cold-blooded yet fascinating Mama Ruby.”
—Publishers Weekly on The Upper Room
MARKETING PLANS
• Online advertising
“Monroe serves up a tasty dish of murder, deception, lust, and just deserts.”
—Library Journal on She Had It Coming
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
“A fast-paced, sexy, tense story that will make readers think twice before getting tangled
up in an affair.” —Booklist on God Ain’t Blind
• Features and giveaways
on kensingtonbooks.com
and marymonroe.org
Mary Monroe, the daughter of sharecroppers, is the author of the award-winning and
New York Times bestselling God series that includes God Don’t Like Ugly and God Don’t
Make No Mistakes, among other novels. The winner of the PEN/Oakland Josephine Miles
Award, Mary Monroe currently lives in Oakland, California. Visit her at marymonroe.org.
Category: Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-0-7582-4121-4 (r)
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 384
Spine: 15/16
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Oakland, CA
eBook: 978-0-7582-5793-2
Publishing History:
dafina trade paperback
8/07 (978-0-7582-0347-2)
dafina mass market
4/10 (978-0-7582-3149-9)
Sales History:
dafina mass market:
God Don’t Like Ugly
5/12 (978-0-7582-2032-5)
Deliver Me From Evil
1/12 (978-0-7582-6329-2)
In Sheep’s Clothing
10/11 (978-0-7582-5160-2)
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P I N N A C L E M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
A BIG SKY CHRISTMAS
William W. Johnstone with J.A. Johnstone
Following in the success of A Rocky Mountain Christmas and A Lone
Star Christmas, masters of frontier fiction William W. Johnstone and
J.A. Johnstone have penned a new holiday tale set in the very heart of
America—a Western saga of courageous souls coming together, with
a little help from the Jensen family.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• First time in print!
• William W. Johnstone is now the
#1 bestselling Western author in
America, his sales have eclipsed
those of Louis L’Amour!
• William W. Johnstone is a
New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of more
than 300 books.
• A Rocky Mountain Christmas
spent four weeks on the USA
Today bestseller list and seven
weeks on the New York Times
bestseller list.
In the fall of 1873, a wagon train of immigrants sets off from Kansas City, Missouri, bound
for the Montana Territory. Leading the group is newly elected wagonmaster Jamie Ian
MacCallister, a giant of a man and frontier legend who swears he can get them there by
Christmas—come hell or high snow drifts.
Plagued by brutally harsh storms and rugged terrain, outlaws and hostile Indians, the
journey will be the greatest challenge these pioneers will ever face. But when things look
nearly hopeless, help arrives in the form of two unlikely saviors: an old mountain man
known as Preacher and legendary frontiersman Smoke Jensen. Two hard-willed men who
believe in the settlers’ dreams with all their hearts—and who will get them to their
destination by Christmas. Even if it takes a miracle…
• The Johnstone Christmas
books also have solid crossover
appeal—readers of both historical
romances and Westerns can
enjoy them.
• A Lone Star Christmas received
a four-star review from RT
Book Reviews.
Category: Western
ISBN 13: 978-0-7860-3267-9
Price: $7.50/$8.50
Rights: World
Pages: 400
Sales History:
pinnacle mass market:
A Rocky Mountain Christmas
11/12 (978-0-7860-3138-2)
A Lone Star Christmas
11/11 (978-0-7860-2849-8)
Spine: 31/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Murfreesboro, TN
eBook: 978-0-7860-3268-6
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New York Times and USA Today bestseller William W. Johnstone has written over 300 books. He’s an author whose
writing abilities span a wide range of genres, most notably Western and suspense. His books include: The First Mountain
Man, The Last Mountain Man, The Brothers O’Brien, Eagles, Preacher, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Family Jensen,
Sidewinders, and The Last Gunfighter. Visit his website at williamjohnstone.net.
J.A. Johnstone debuted as a solo author with The Loner. J.A. works in collaboration with William W. Johnstone and has
authored The First Mountain Man, Flintlock, Sidewinders, Matt Jensen, The Family Jensen, The Brothers O’Brien, and thrillers
such as The Blood of Patriots.
MARKETING PLANS
• Advance reading copies
• Print and online advertising
• Radio station on-air giveaways
• Feature in Romance and
Western eNewsletters
• Promotion on Facebook and Twitter
• Feature title on kensingtonbooks.com
and williamjohnstone.net
A Big Sky Christmas
18-copy Solid Floor Display:
978-0-7860-3437-6
$135.00/$153.00
ALSO AVAILABLE:
18-copy Mixed Johnstone
Holiday Floor Display
978-0-7860-3438-3
$131.94/$149.94
(Includes 6 copies each of:
A Big Sky Christmas:
978-0-7860-3267-9; $7.50/$8.50,
A Rocky Mountain Christmas:
978-0-7860-3138-2; $7.50/$8.50,
A Lone Star Christmas:
978-0-7860-2849-8; $6.99/$7.99)
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P I N N A C L E M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
SAVAGE TEXAS:
The Stampeders
William W. Johnstone with J.A. Johnstone
In the third blazing new book in William W. Johnstone and J.A.
Johnstone’s USA Today bestselling Savage Texas series, two men lead
a band of brave Texans out of the ashes and into hell fire unleashed…
KEY SELLING POINTS
• First time in print!
• The first and second books in the
series, Savage Texas (9/11) and
Savage Texas: A Good Day
to Die (7/12) were USA Today
bestsellers.
• William W. Johnstone is now the
#1 bestselling Western author in
America, his sales have eclipsed
those of Louis L’Amour!
• William W. Johnstone is a
New York Times and USA Today
bestselling author of more
than 300 books.
MARKETING PLANS
• Online advertising
• Radio station on-air giveaways
The Civil War is over. Texas is a land of poverty, violence and its one saving grace: big, tough
feral cattle known as longhorns. Successfully rounded up and driven to a new railhead in
Missouri, these beasts will fetch big money in the beef-starved East. The problem is getting
them there. With wild land, fierce Indians and greedy, murderous outlaws in the way, Sam
Heller and Johnny Cross, who share a burning hatred and distrust for each other, must
nonetheless join forces in their quest to turn longhorns into gold. And that’s before they
reach the Missouri line. What lies ahead is an outright war between the Texans and an army
of Yankee fanatics under the spell of a charismatic, sadistic madman—an all-out war of guns,
bloodshed, and one last shot at glory...
New York Times and USA Today bestseller William W. Johnstone has written over 300
books. He’s an author whose writing abilities span a wide range of genres, most notably
Western and suspense. His books include: The First Mountain Man, The Last Mountain
Man, The Brothers O’Brien, Eagles, Preacher, Savage Texas, Matt Jensen, The Family Jensen,
Sidewinders, and The Last Gunfighter. Visit his website at williamjohnstone.net.
J.A. Johnstone debuted as a solo author with The Loner. J.A. works in collaboration
with William W. Johnstone and has authored The First Mountain Man, Flintlock,
Sidewinders, Matt Jensen, The Family Jensen, The Brothers O’Brien, and the thriller
The Blood of Patriots.
• Feature in Lawless and Legendary
Western eNewsletter
• Feature title on
kensingtonbooks.com and
williamjohnstone.net
Category: Western
ISBN 13: 978-0-7860-3136-8
Price: $7.50/$8.50
Rights: World
Pages: 336
Sales History:
pinnacle mass market:
Savage Texas, A Good Day to Die
7/12 (978-0-7860-2810-8)
Savage Texas
9/11 (978-0-7860-2350-9)
Spine: 13/16
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Murfreesboro, TN
eBook: 978-0-7860-3137-5
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P I N N A C L E M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
BROTHERS IN BLOOD
A Byrnes Family Ranch Novel
Dusty Richards
Spur Award-winning author Dusty Richards—named the Best Living
Western Fiction Writer in a 2011 True West magazine readers’ poll—
captures the flavor of the real West in his newest adventure, featuring the
tough-as-nails Byrnes family and their attempts to tame a harsh and
unforgiving American frontier.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Dusty Richards was the winner
of the 2010 Will Rogers Medallion
Award for Western Fiction for
his novel, Texas Blood Feud and
honored by the National Cowboy
Hall of Fame in 2009.
Chet Byrnes is building a new life in Arizona Territory as he expands his cattle ranching
operation—but trouble just keeps coming. A brutal Apache attack on his cattle drive. A
friend’s young daughter is abducted, and the search leads Chet and his men to the wild town
of Tombstone and ultimately south of the border, where everything comes with a price…and
life is cheap.
• After William W. Johnstone and
J.A. Johnstone, Dusty Richards is
Kensington’s bestselling Western
author. His Westerns have been
published by Pocket, Ballantine,
Berkley, New American Library,
and HarperCollins.
As much as Chet longs to stay close to home and his beloved wife, friends and family
continue to need his brand of help. He’s able to track stagecoach robbers and face down
threats to his kin. But the pursuit of a band of ruthless rustlers ends in a devastating tragedy
for the Byrnes family…
• Dusty’s 2009 Western novel,
The Sundown Chaser, was the
winner of the prestigious Western
Heritage Award from the
National Cowboy Hall of Fame
in Oklahoma City.
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Category: Western
ISBN 13: 978-0-7860-3195-5
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 400
praise for dusty richards
“Dusty Richards writes with the flavor of the real West.” —Elmer Kelton
“Dusty Richards is the embodiment of the old West. He brings it to life so realistically,
you can almost feel the bullets whizzing past your face.” —Storyteller Magazine
“Dusty takes readers into the real West at full gallop.”
—New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas
Dusty Richards, the author of over 85 novels, is the only author to win two Spur awards in
one year (2007), one for his novel The Horse Creek Incident and another for his short story
“Comanche Moon.” He is a member of the Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association and
the International Professional Rodeo Association, and serves on the local PRCA rodeo board.
Dusty is also an inductee in the Arkansas Writers Hall of Fame. He currently resides in
northwest Arkansas. He was the winner of the 2010 Will Rogers Medallion Award for
Western Fiction for his novel Texas Blood Feud and honored by the National Cowboy Hall
of Fame in 2009.
Sales History:
pinnacle mass market:
Between Hell and Texas
12/11 (978-0-7860-2692-0)
Texas Blood Feud
11/09 (978-0-7860-2009-6)
Spine: 31/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Springdale, AR
eBook: 978-0-7860-3196-2
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P I N N A C L E M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
KILL THE ONES YOU LOVE
Robert Scott
In the blockbuster tradition of Ann Rule, veteran crime writer Robert
Scott, national bestselling author of Shattered Innocence, depicts a
family murder, a compelling psychological drama, and a harrowing
law-enforcement story—all wrapped up in a shocking true crime thriller.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• This case was featured on
America’s Most Wanted.
• An interview with Robert Scott
appeared on I.D. Investigation
Discovery’s series, Wicked
Attraction, in a program about
Jaycee Dugard in early
September 2011.
• Robert Scott will continue to make
television appearances on shows
relating to his cases throughout
the year.
• Includes 16 pages of
dramatic photographs.
A handsome, married young father and former deputy sheriff, Gabriel Morris looked like the
picture of respectability. When his mother and her boyfriend were found brutally murdered
in their pleasant Oregon seaside home, authorities were shocked to find a trail leading to
him. Soon, police in several states were caught up in a riveting chase as Gabriel, with family
in tow, went on a cross-country crime spree. No one knew if his wife, Jessica, was a victim or
accomplice; or if his four-year-old daughter was in jeopardy. In a gracious Virginia suburb, a
SWAT team swooped down on the renegade family and ended their wild, dangerous ride.
What followed was even more shocking, as the story of how Gabriel Morris ended up on the
wrong side of the law and took investigators on a dark journey into the heart of a killer…
praise for robert scott and his novels
“A fast-paced, unforgettable real-life thriller.” —Sue Russell
“Compelling and shocking…a ground-breaking book.”
—Robert K. Tanenbaum on Shattered Innocence
“Scott grabs the reader’s attention.” —Reviewing the Evidence
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Robert Scott, the author of over a dozen Pinnacle true-crime books, has had numerous
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in Northern California. Visit him at robertscotttruecrime.com.
• Radio station on-air giveaways
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OR and Springfield, VA
• Promotion on Facebook
and Twitter
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kensingtonbooks.com and
robertscotttruecrime.com
Category: True Crime
ISBN 13: 978-0-7860-3152-8
Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 320
Spine: 25/32
Sales History:
pinnacle mass market:
And Then She Killed Him
11/12 (978-0-7860-2038-6)
The Last Time We Saw Her
1/12 (978-0-7860-2037-9)
Shattered Innocence
9/11 (978-0-7860-2411-7)
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Northern California
eBook: 978-0-7860-3153-5
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U R B A N B O O K S M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
GIRLS FROM DA HOOD 6
Ashley & JaQuavis; Amaleka McCall
New York Times bestselling authors Ashley and JaQuavis headline this
edgy, sixth installment of stories from Urban’s hottest authors, introducing
readers to more tough, resilient women who cope with drugs, murder,
and mayhem—and show the men on the streets what they’re made of.
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In The Red Bottom Bandits by Ashley Antoinette, Sonny Reagan, having grown up on the
streets of Flint, Michigan, only knows about survival of the fittest. Addicted to fast cash,
she and her girls rob dope spots to finance their Louboutin lifestyles. Papered up and living
the life of the rich and infamous, they become hood royalty, but when greed takes over
and a stick-up goes wrong, their lives will change forever.
Beauty and the Streets by JaQuavis Coleman introduces Jaheem, a young hustler who falls
for the boss’ girl. The two young lovers devise a plan to run away together, but the boss is not
having it and puts a bounty on their heads. Will this hustler’s love story end in tragedy?
In The Takedown by Amaleka McCall, Brooklyn girls Lissette and Javona get into major
trouble together. Their claim to fame is all the quick get-money “licks” they pull off. These
two chicks make their paper by any means necessary, but when they set their sights on a
hustler named Armon, jealousy, lies, and the feds threaten their friendship. Will they remain
loyal, or will each one set out to take down the other?
Ashley Antoinette and JaQuavis Coleman are the New York Times bestselling duo
responsible for the Ashley & JaQuavis novels. They reside in Flint, Michigan, where they
are working on several new projects for Urban Books.
Amaleka McCall grew up in the streets of Brooklyn, New York. She went on to earn her
degree in criminal justice from St. John’s University and her master’s degree
in public administration from John Jay College of Criminal Justice. She resides in
Northern Virginia.
Category: Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-1-60162-569-4
Publishing History:
urban books trade paperback
3/11 (978-1-60162-444-4)
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Spine: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Flint, MI (Ashley & JaQuavis);
VA (McCall)
Sales History:
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Girls from da Hood 5
7/12 (978-1-60162-514-4)
Girls from da Hood 4
9/10 (978-1-60162-282-2)
Girls from da Hood 3
4/09 (978-1-60162-148-1)
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U R B A N B O O K S M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
THE STREETS KEEP CALLING
Chunichi
Essence® bestselling author Chunichi brings readers another engaging tale
of life on the streets. The Streets Keep Calling will make you ask yourself,
“How far would I be willing to go for survival?”
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After doing a 5-year bid, all ex-drug dealer Breeze wants is a normal life with the love of his
life and his children. Determined to stay on a straight and narrow path, he follows all the
rules of his probation and even works a full-time job as a janitor. When the pressure becomes
too much to handle, however, he reverts back to what he knows best.
With everything under control, he’s the happiest man alive—that is, until he realizes his
happiness was achieved at the cost of another man’s losses. This brings Breeze back to a part
of his life he’d hoped never to relive. He puts his combat boots on and is ready for war, not
knowing if the battle will land him back in lockdown. In order to keep his happiness, Breeze
is willing to risk it all.
Since the release of her 2004 debut novel, A Gangster’s Girl, Essence® magazine bestselling
author Chunichi has gone on to pen several additional bestselling novels, Married To The
Game, The Naked Truth, Return of A Gangster’s Girl, and California Connection 1 and 2.
In addition to her hard work and relentless drive, Chunichi’s rise to the top of the literary
world can be attributed to the fact that she lived through the same fast lifestyle of sex, money,
drugs, and designer clothes that she writes about. As Chunichi matured, she decided to
make a change in the way she was living and went on to attain a degree in nursing, but she
continues to use her past experiences to craft realistic street stories.
Category: Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-1-60162-570-0
Publishing History:
urban books trade paperback
12/10 (978-1-60162-287-7)
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Spine: 3/4
Pack: 48
Sales History:
Married to the Game
6/12 (978-1-60162-510-6)
California Connection
11/11 (978-1-60162-503-8)
Author’s Residence:
VA
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U R B A N C H R I S T I A N M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
A WOMAN’S WORTH
Nikita Lynnette Nichols
In this compelling tale from Black Expressions bestselling author Nikita
Lynnette Nichols, a woman living in sin with a noncommittal man finds
her prayers for a healthy and respectful relationship answered when a new
man moves in and steals her heart.
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If 28-year-old Monique Morrison had only one wish, it would be to fall in love with a man
sent from God; a man who will cherish her forever. But Monique makes a huge mistake
when she chooses to help herself. Going against her Christian values, she decides to play
house and move in with her musician boyfriend, Boris Cortland. Boris is in no hurry to get
to the altar now that Monique has already signed on to play the role of a wife.
Though she’s in church Sunday after Sunday, praying for God to touch Boris’ heart and turn
him from his wicked ways, it seems Monique’s pleas are going unanswered. Suffering from
neglect, rejection, and plenty of verbal abuse, Monique has all but given up on her dream of
a relationship that represents unconditional love until Adonis Cortland moves in and does
for Monique all of the things that Boris won’t do. Could Boris’ own cousin be the man
Monique had been seeking?
Nikita Lynnette Nichols is a Black Expressions bestselling author who resides in the
southwest suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.
Category: Christian Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-1-60162-773-5
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Spine: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
Hillside, IL
Publishing History:
urban christian
trade paperback
1/10 (978-1-60162-874-9)
Sales History:
urban christian
mass market:
Amaryllis
5/12 (978-1-60162-831-2)
A Man’s Worth
1/11 (978-1-60162-887-9)
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U R B A N R E N A I S S A N C E M A S S M A R K E T | NOVEMBER 2013
STEPPIN’ OUT ON SIN
Latrese N. Carter
After a God-fearing Christian woman endures a double dose of betrayal
and deception, she decides to soothe her pain by turning to a lifestyle of
sin, in this gripping tale from an up-and-coming Urban Christian author.
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Jamie Clarke was once a devoted wife, loving mother, and God-fearing Christian; however,
those traits quickly diminish after she endures a double dose of betrayal and deception.
First, Jamie is devastated when her pastor is publicly exposed for his salacious indiscretions
with his mistress. Then Jamie is further scarred when her husband Alonzo’s hidden secrets
are revealed.
For weeks, Jamie is overcome with depression and grief, feeling trapped in an emotional
prison. That is, until she decides to soothe her pain by turning to a lifestyle of sin. Jamie’s
new way of life causes her to abandon her morals and values, break her marriage vows,
neglect her teenage son, and put her health at risk. It isn’t until she is faced with a life or
death circumstance that Jamie is forced to evaluate if she wants to regain control of her life
or continue steppin’ out on sin.
Latrese N. Carter is a native of Baltimore, Maryland. She graduated from the University of
Maryland Eastern Shore with a B.S. in criminal justice, and has a master’s degree in special
education from Coppin State University. She is presently a special education teacher and
resides in Northern Virginia with her husband and daughter. Readers can visit her website,
latresencarter.com.
Category: Fiction
ISBN 13: 978-1-60162-396-6
Publishing History:
urban renaissance trade paperback
6/11 (978-1-60162-306-5)
Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Spine: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence:
VA
Sales History:
urban renaissance mass market:
Revelations
7/12 (978-1-60162-356-0)
Liar, Liar
7/11 (978-1-60162-304-1)
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