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PERFECT MATCH
Fern Michaels
USA Today and #1 New York Times bestselling author Fern Michaels
“never disappoints” (RT Book Reviews). In this heartfelt and
engaging standalone novel, she weaves a story of second chances and
determination, as an injured ex-athlete becomes the owner of a
matchmaking business.
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• Fern Michaels is one of the As far as former NFL star Jake Masters is concerned, dreams are risky propositions. Years
biggest, most trusted names in ago he came achingly close to achieving his ambition of playing in the Super Bowl—before
publishing, with more than 80
a spinal injury ended his career. Confined to a wheelchair, unwilling to take a chance on
consecutive New York Times and
USA Today bestsellers. another risky surgery that could restore his mobility, Jake now stays cocooned behind the
imposing gates of his lavish home
• Michaels’ novels have been
translated into over 20 languages. But his twin sister, Beth, has no intention of letting him languish there forever. After years of
• This is a standalone novel that flitting from one failed business idea to another, all fueled by Jake’s generosity, she now owns
features the elements Fern’s a highly lucrative matchmaking service. And she’s gifting the business to Jake—whether he
fans love: adventure, romance, likes it or not—while she follows her dreams of making it as a singer in Nashville.
overcoming adversity, and
Though Jake had plenty of women falling all over him at the peak of his success, he knows
redemption.
nothing about matchmaking. He’s willing to try for his sister’s sake, and it’s soon clear that
• The hardcover edition of Perfect he needs an assistant. Enter Gracie Sweet, whose slender frame belies a take-no-charge
Match (2015) was a Publishers
toughness that would put any linebacker to shame. Grace begins by revamping the business
Weekly and USA Today bestseller.
and soon she’s overhauling Jake’s entire life—and to his huge surprise, Jake’s enjoying it.
But when their clients become victims of theft, Gracie and Jake must reconcile their very
different outlooks if they’re to have any chance of saving the business…and if Jake is to make
another play for the life he thought he lost…
praise for PERFECT MATCH

“Bestselling Michaels’ (Eyes Only; Tuesday’s Child) latest is a stand alone novel that’s more
women’s fiction than romance and happy endings abound.”—Library Journal
“Romance, laughter and characters who are willing to go that extra mile for people when
they need to... [Michaels] delivers each and every time.”—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
“Fans of Fern Michaels will rejoice.”—National Examiner
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Fern Michaels is the USA Today and New York Times bestselling
author of the Sisterhood, Men of the Sisterhood, and Godmothers
series, and dozens of other novels and novellas. There are over
seventy-five million copies of her books in print. Fern Michaels has
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built and funded several large day-care centers in her hometown, and
is a passionate animal lover who has outfitted police dogs across the
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Carolina with her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary
Margaret. Visit her website at fernmichaels.com.
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ONCE A REBEL
The Rogues Redeemed Series
Mary Jo Putney
Mary Jo Putney, one of the most critically acclaimed writers of historical

romance, brings fans the second in her new Rogues Redeemed series,
featuring a heroic rescue, the burning of Washington, D.C. and a
sigh-worthy second chance at love!
KEY SELLING POINTS As Washington, D.C. burns, Callista Brooke is trapped in the battle between her native
• This is the second book in the England and her adopted homeland. She is on the verge of losing everything, including her
new Rogues Redeemed series, life, when a handsome Englishman cuts through the violent crowd to claim that she is his.
featuring soldiers and spies Callie falls into her protector’s arms, recognizing that he is no stranger, but the boy she’d
thrown into an enemy prison once loved, a lifetime ago.
during the Napoleonic Wars, who
all swear to mend their roguish Lord George Gordon Audley had been Callie’s best friend, and it was to Gordon she turned
ways should they ever escape. in desperation to avoid a loathsome arranged marriage. But the repercussions of his gallant
attempt to rescue her sent Callie packing to Jamaica, and Gordon on a one way trip to the
• Once a Soldier was a Publishers
Weekly, USA Today and
penal colony of Australia.
IndieBound bestseller. Against all odds, Gordon survived. Finding Callie is like reclaiming his tarnished soul, and
• Both Once a Rebel and Once a once again he vows to do whatever is necessary to protect her and those she loves. But the
Soldier were featured in the 2016 innocent friendship they shared as children has become a dangerous passion that may save or
Publishers Marketplace Buzz destroy them when they challenge the aristocratic society that exiled them both…
Books collection.
• A ten-time finalist for the praise for book one in mary jo putney’s rogues
Romance Writers of America redeemed series, ONCE A SOLDIER
RITA, she has won the honor “A beautifully rendered romance…Exquisitely developed characters, a stunning setting,
twice and is on the RWA Honor
and the perfect amount of history and engineering detail to make this an excellent start to
Roll for bestselling authors. She
what promises to be another of Putney’s insightful, riveting series.”
has been awarded two RT Book
Reviews Career Achievement —Library Journal, Starred Review
Awards, four NJRW Golden Leaf “RITA Award-winning Putney begins her new Rogues Redeemed series on a high note
awards, plus the NJRW career with an impeccably written book that realistically integrates the cost of the Napoleonic
achievement award for historical Wars into a compelling story that neatly balances dangerous adventures and passionate
romance.
romance.”—Booklist
• The Baltimore setting will set this
“A thrilling, romantic tale.”—Bookpage, Top Pick of the Month
book apart from other Regency
era romances. Mary Jo Putney “Putney brings Will and Athena’s bond to life.”—Woman’s World
resides in Baltimore, giving the “Putney’s multifaceted and well-developed characters add depth to this romance, which
book an authentic flair. is complete with the trials of war and the promise of future series installments.”
—Publishers Weekly
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Mary Jo Putney is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling
author who has written over 60 novels and novellas. A ten-time
finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won
the honor twice and is on the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling
authors. In 2013 she was awarded the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime
Achievement Award. Though most of her books have been
historical romance, she has also published contemporary romances,
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historical fantasy, and young adult paranormal historicals. She

lives in Maryland with her nearest and dearest, both two and four
footed. Visit her at maryjoputney.com.
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PRETEND YOU’RE SAFE

Alexandra Ivy
New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy turns in a new direction
and pens her first novel of pure romantic suspense, as a deranged
serial killer targets a young woman who returns home after the death of
her father.
KEY SELLING POINTS Jaci Patterson was sixteen when she found the first golden locket on her porch. Inside were a
• Alexandra Ivy’s new standalone few strands of hair wrapped around a scrap of bloodstained ribbon. Though the “gifts” kept
novel will appeal to fans of Lisa arriving, no one believed her hunch that a serial killer was at work. Back then, Rylan Cooper
Jackson, Beverly Barton, Carla was an arrogant deputy sheriff convinced that Jaci was just an attention-seeking teen. It was a
Neggars, Allison Brennan and fatal mistake.
all lovers of romantic suspense,
especially those who enjoy Now Jaci has returned home…and the nightmare is starting once more. There’s a murderer
“harder edged” suspense. in their midst, someone determined to settle old scores and keep playing a twisted game. And
it won’t end until Jaci is his forever…
• Ivy has a knack for creating
memorable strong, brave alpha
male characters that readers
advance praise for alexandra ivy’s
of romantic suspense crave. PR ETEND YOU’RE SAF E
• Demonstrating her strong “Alexandra Ivy gives readers a nice balance of romance and suspense in her fast-paced,
plotting ability, Alexandra Ivy well-plotted novel.”—Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author
delivers a tale full of chilling
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twists that will attract fans of “Hits the sweet spot for readers who like their alpha males extremely hot…An appealing
romantic suspense and crossover mix of emotional warmth and erotic heat.”—Publishers Weekly
female thriller readers.
“Ivy’s tale of romantic suspense will appeal to Maya Banks’ KGI series readers.”—Booklist
Alexandra Ivy is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author
of romantic suspense, paranormal and erotic romance. She has also written Regency historicals
under the name Deborah Raleigh. A five-time RT Book Reviews Award Finalist, Ivy has
received much acclaim for her Guardians of Eternity, ARES Security, Immortal Rogues and
Sentinels series. She lives with her family in Missouri and can be found online at
Category: Romantic Suspense AlexandraIvy.com.
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MESS WITH ME
A Mile High Romance
Nicole Helm
Hot romance abounds in the second book of the Mile High Romance
series, featuring the lives and loves of the hunky, flannel-clad Evans
brothers and their best friend Sam Goodall as they lead Mile High
Adventures, an outdoor guide company in the majestic Rocky Mountains.
For fans of Jill Shalvis and Susan Mallery!
KEY SELLING POINTS
• For readers who love the sparks, In Gracely, Colorado, it’s all about the climb—into the rugged Rocky Mountains, and over
humor, and down-to-earth charm the obstacles that life has thrown your way. Since his sister’s death, Sam Goodall has buried
of small-town contemporaries
himself in his work at the Evans brothers’ Mile High Adventures as a backpacking guide. But
like Jill Shalvis’ Cedar Ridge
and Susan Mallery’s Fool’s he owes his life to the Evans boys, and when they ask for a favor—to train their long-lost
Gold series. half-sister Hayley as an outdoors guide—he can’t refuse.
• Nicole Helm is a talented and Sam has closed himself off and is stuck in the past, and Hayley is looking toward her future–
prolific newcomer who is quickly they’re a mismatched pair from the start. But the connection between them right now is too
gaining influential fans within good to let go…
the romance community.
• The three book series will be praise for nicole helm
released between June and “Sharp, funny, and sinfully sexy—Nicole Helm is my favorite new author!”
December 2017. This rapid —Maisey Yates, New York Times bestselling author
schedule will allow for
cross-promotion between “Helm delves into the depths of her characters’ emotions, revealing their foibles and
the titles and an extended making them incredibly human. With plenty of sexual tension and scintillating love
marketing campaign. scenes, this romance is a true page-turner.”—Publishers Weekly on Rebel Cowboy
• We have a second Nicole Helm
Nicole Helm grew up with her nose in a book and a dream of becoming a writer. Luckily,
series slated for Lyrical in 2017
further broadening her appeal and after a few failed career choices, a husband, and two kids, she got to pursue that dream.
exposing her to a wider audience. Nicole writes down-to-earth contemporary romance. From farmers to cowboys, Midwest to
Nicole will also have three books the West, she writes stories about people finding themselves and finding love in the process.
in a different series released by She lives with her husband and two young sons in Missouri. Please visit her online at
Sourcebooks in 2016. nicolehelm.com.
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THE PROMISE BRIDE

A Montana Brides Romance
Gina Welborn; Becca Whitham
Debut authors Gina Welborn and Becca Whitham make a splash with
their brand new historical Western inspirational series set in a booming
frontier town where heavenly matches may be in store for mail-order
brides seeking a fresh start…women of strength and spirit who are ready
to embrace the challenges of life and love in the wild Montana Territory.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Each installment in this series Determined to save her father and siblings from a crumbling Chicago tenement, Emilia
will be preceded by an eNovella Stanek becomes the long-distance bride of a Montana rancher. But when she arrives in
introducing the characters.
Helena, a rugged lawman shatters her plans with the news that her husband is dead—and
• The characters' adventurous deeply in debt.
spirits, Christian values, and the
Montana frontier setting will County sheriff Mac McCall can’t afford to be distracted by the pretty young widow, not
appeal to a wide audience, from with scandalous secrets emerging as he investigates his friend’s suspicious death. Mac’s gruff
inspirational romance readers order that she leave town at once only spurs Emilia’s resolve to take ownership of her late
to fans of authors such as Jodi husband’s ranch and face his debtors. But as her defenses soften, Emilia begins to accept
Thomas and Melissa Jagears. Mac’s help, feel compassion for his own wounded heart—and learns that trust means taking
• While this series is based in ideas a leap of faith…
from Scripture, it will also appeal
to a general audience as the Gina Welborn worked in news radio until she fell in love with writing romance novels.
spiritual themes are not a focal She’s the author of ten inspirational romances, including the 2014 Selah finalist “Mercy
point of the story. Mild” in ECPA-bestselling Mistletoe Memories. She serves on the ACFW Foundation Board
• This series does not shy away by helping raise funds for scholarships. Gina lives with her pastor husband, three of their
from the unromantic realities of five children, several rabbits and guinea pigs, and a dog that doesn’t realize rabbits and pigs
life on the frontier. The series are edible. Visit her online at GinaWelborn.com.
spotlights the historical reality of
brothel owners pretending to be Becca Whitham is a multi-published author who has always loved reading and writing
reputable bachelors writing for stories. After raising two children, she and her husband faced the empty nest years by
mail-order brides. This parallels following their dreams: he joined the army as a chaplain, and she began her journey toward
today’s internet dating, where publication. Becca loves to tell stories marrying real historical events with modern-day
anyone can be anyone online, applications to inspire readers to live Christ-reflecting lives. She’s traveled to almost every
making it topically relevant to state in the U.S. for speaking and singing engagements and has lived in Washington,
today’s readers. Oregon, Colorado, Oklahoma, and Alaska. Visit her online at BeccaWhitham.com.
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Z E B R A S H O U T M A S S M A R K E T | SEPTEMBER 2017
A COVERT AFFAIR
The Librarian/Spy Escapade Series
Susan Mann
A whirlwind romp of intrigue, humor, and adventure, Susan Mann’s

sexy, action-packed series follows an average librarian who gets pulled
into the super spy world she’s always loved reading about by a very
handsome visitor to her library. Now using her librarian skills, she must
assist him to uncover clues and stop a global disaster.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Romance readers love librarians
and vice versa. Six weeks after learning her grandfather is a spy, librarian Quinn Ellington has moved to
• Not only is Quinn a great Virginia and now works for the CIA. While working in its library, she’s also begun her
character, but the author herself training to be a covert operative. Quinn and James Anderson, her boyfriend and fellow CIA
is a librarian, making the book employee, attend a reception at the Library of Congress for the opening of an exhibition
both authentic and a lot of fun. featuring rare manuscripts from India. While there, flash bang grenades explode, temporarily
• Who hasn’t dreamed of being incapacitating everyone in the Great Hall as the thieves escape with a number of manuscripts
an international spy? Quinn has —and the ambassador. Now Quinn and James are in a race around the world—and against
her dreams come true and the time—in order to rescue the ambassador and restore the precious manuscripts to safety...all
ongoing revelations throughout while navigating the highs and lows of mixing love and espionage.
the series will blow readers’
minds! Susan Mann has never been a spy, but she is a librarian with experience in public, academic
• Readers have already fallen in and special libraries. She and her husband have one college-aged daughter and live in
love with Quinn and James and Colorado. Please visit her online at TheSusanMann.com.
are eagerly awaiting their
continuing adventures. Smart MARKETING PLANS
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A RAKE’S GUIDE TO SEDUCTION

Caroline Linden
USA Today bestselling author Caroline Linden returns with another

sensuous historical romance set in the Regency period featuring her
signature wit and memorable characters, beautifully repackaged for
those readers who might have missed it the first time it was published!
KEY SELLING POINTS HE MUST RELY ON HIS TALENTS IN THE BEDROOM…

• Historical romances set in the Anthony Hamilton cannot help it. The way he looks, the way he lives, his past—it all
Regency period are extremely conspires to make him a man men fear, women desire. His name fills gossip circles in a
popular with historical romance seemingly endless, lurid drama. But he’s never forgotten the only woman he’s ever
readers, as evidenced by the truly wanted—yet could never have…
success of such authors as Julia
Quinn (Avon), Eloisa James TO MAKE HER FALL IN LOVE…
(Avon), as well as Jane Feather, Celia Reece knew Anthony well before he forged his scandalous reputation. The young
Amanda Quick and Catherine man she remembers spoke kindly to her, made her laugh, and his devilish good looks always
Coulter. quickened her pulse. But Celia’s mother had other designs—designs that didn’t include
• Linden’s award-winning blends of marriage to Anthony. Now, Celia is widowed, and her mother is intent on finding her a new
humor, lush romance, and feisty husband. Refusing to let any obstacle stand in his path this time, Anthony sets out to win
characters have endeared her to Celia’s heart by using the same skills that made him London’s most irresistible rake…
many fans who are now actively
discovering her backlist titles. praise for caroline linden and her novels
• Caroline Linden is a USA Today “A skillful blend of scorching sensuality and the tenderness that tempers passion…don’t
bestselling author and fans miss it!”—Eloisa James, New York Times bestselling author
will rejoice at the return of one “A fast-paced, can’t-put-down romance.”—Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author
of her earlier works with a
brand-new look. Caroline Linden was born a reader, not a writer. She earned a math degree from Harvard
• Caroline Linden is an award University and wrote computer software before turning to writing fiction. Ten years, twelve
winning author having win the books, three Red Sox championships, and one dog later, she has never been happier with
Daphne duMaurier Award as well her decision. Her books have won the NEC Reader’s Choice Beanpot Award, the Daphne
as RWA’s prestigious RITA Award. duMaurier Award, and RWA’s RITA Award. Since she never won any prizes in math, she
takes this as a sign that her decision was also a smart one. Visit her at carolinelinden.com.
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LIE DOWN IN ROSES

Heather Graham
Published for the first time under the name Heather Graham, Lie Down
in Roses is a sweeping tale of romance, deception and adventure in
medieval England, filled with the historical detail and passion fans have
come to expect of this New York Times bestselling author.
KEY SELLING POINTS The willful and beautiful Lady Genevieve would do anything to save her beloved Edenby
• Readers are increasingly drawn Castle…even if she had to share the name—and bed—of her most treacherous foe…
to brand name authors and He was Lord Tristan, nobleman and knight. Magnificent in battle, he would lead his
Heather Graham has written over invading army across the land, only to become captive to the sensual charms of the bold
100 novels and is a household
enchantress who was secretly plotting his destruction…
name among romance fans.
• Graham’s recent romantic They were born to be enemies and destined to be lovers—players in a perilous game of
suspense titles for Mira intrigue and passion where the price was one woman’s innocence…and the prize was one
consistently hit the New York man’s heart.
Times bestseller list and have
brought in crossover readers praise for heather graham
to her popular backlist titles. “[A] well-researched and thoroughly entertaining read.”
• Heather is a tireless self-promoter —Publishers Weekly on A Knight Triumphant
who sponsors yearly fan events
at the RTconvention as well as “She delivers high quality historical romance with three-dimensional characters and a
smaller reader cons. Heather sizzling love story that touches the heart.”—RT Book Reviews on No Other Woman
holds her own fan event yearly in “She captures the readers’ hearts with her own special brand of magic.”
New Orleans. —Affaire de Coeur on No Other Woman
• Reissues of Heather Graham’s
historical romances have only New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham has written over two
increased in popularity and have hundred novels and novellas and is a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers
generated consistently robust chapter of RWA. She has been published in approximately thirty languages, and has been
sales due to her strong author honored with awards from Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, RT Book Reviews,
brand and unique writing style. and more. She has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild,
and has been quoted, interviewed, or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook,
People, and USA Today, and appeared on many newscasts including local television and
Entertainment Tonight. Please visit her online at theoriginalheathergraham.com.
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GRAVE ERRORS
A Witch City Mystery
Carol J. Perry
The fifth in Perry’s Witch City mystery series sees Lee and Company
uncovering a mystery that takes place in the weeks leading up to Dia de
los Muertos. Whose funeral will be next?
KEY SELLING POINTS For residents of Salem, Massachusetts, the day after Halloween brings empty candy
• Now in its fifth installment, the wrappers, sagging pumpkins, and a community-wide identity crisis. That is, until Lee
Witch City Mystery series has Barrett’s TV production class suggests extending the spooky season with the traditional
continued to build a following. Mexican celebration Dia de Los Muertos. But when the students discover not all of
• Carol J. Perry weaves paranormal Salem’s dead are resting in peace, the post-October blues don’t seem so bad after all…
elements subtly through her plots, As if a series of haunting graveyard visits isn’t disturbing enough, Lee and her policeman
adding a delightful magical flavor boyfriend connect the crime to an unsolved missing person case. Driven by a series
without turning off straight-up
of chilling psychic visions, Lee calls on her cleverest allies—including her shrewd cat,
mystery readers.
O’Ryan—to dig up the evidence needed to put a lid on a cold case forever…before
• Lee Barrett, the series’ heroine, the latest headstone in town has her name on it!
inherits a cat with possible
magical abilities of his own —and praise for the witch city mysteries
we all know how much cozy
readers love cats! “This rewarding paranormal cozy series debut will have Victoria Laurie fans lining up to
follow.”—Library Journal on Caught Dead Handed
“Perfectly relaxing and readable.”—Kirkus Reviews on Look Both Ways
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• Advance reading copies “Makes for a whole lot of mystery…and a whole lot of fun.”
—Suspense Magazine on Caught Dead Handed
“A very quirky bunch of suspects keeps things lively…an entertaining read.”
• Publicity outreach for reviews,
roundups and feature coverage —Locus Magazine on Caught Dead Handed
• Email marketing and features via Carol J. Perry was born in Salem on Halloween Eve. She has written many young adult
Killer Cozies eNewsletter and novels, in addition to the Witch City mystery series. She and her husband Dan live in the
HobbyReads
Tampa Bay area of Florida with two cats and a black Lab. Please visit her online at
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ASSAULTED CARAMEL
An Amish Candy Shop Mystery
Amanda Flower
Agatha award-winning and USA Today bestselling author Amanda

Flower joins the Kensington cozy list with a new series featuring
chocolatier Bailey King, who returns to her small Amish hometown
in Ohio to run her grandparents’ sweetshop.
KEY SELLING POINTS Sometimes you need a sweet tooth to take a bite out of crime…
• Amanda Flower, who also writes Bailey King is living the sweet life as assistant chocolatier at world-famous JP Chocolates in
under the name Isabella Alan, is a New York City. But just when Bailey’s up for a life-changing promotion, her grandmother
nationally bestselling and Agatha calls with news that her grandfather’s heart condition has worsened. Bailey rushes to Harvest,
Award–winning mystery author. Ohio, where her grandparents still run Swissmen Sweets, the Amish candy shop where she
Her previous mysteries have was first introduced to delicious fudge, truffles, and other assorted delights.
landed on the B&N, Indiebound
and USA Today bestseller lists. She finds her grandfather is doing better than she feared. Unfortunately, the same can’t
be said for a local Englisch developer, whom Bailey finds dead in the candy shop kitchen—
• Readers are intrigued by Amish
culture, and this series offers
with Jebediah King’s chocolate knife buried in his chest. Now the police are sweet on
a window into the culture while her grandfather as the prime suspect. Despite the sincere efforts of a yummy deputy with
also featuring a non-Amish chocolate-brown eyes, Bailey takes it on herself to clear Jebediah. But as a cunning killer
heroine whom casual readers tries to fudge the truth, Bailey may be headed straight into a whole batch of trouble…
will find relatable.
• Will appeal to fans of Laura
praise for amanda flower’s amish mysteries
Bradford’s Amish Mysteries “Not your run-of-the-mill Amish inspirational…There is a lot of fun to be had within the
(Berkley), Isabella Alan’s Amish pages of this book… Amanda Flower has taken a colorful cast that could have been drawn
Quilt Shop Mysteries (NAL), as cliché and given them bigger-than-life voices and funny mannerisms that bring them
Emma Miller’s Amish Mysteries right into your backyard.”—USA Today on A Plain Death
(Kensington), and even Marta
Perry and Vanetta Chapman. “Buggies, bonnets, and bloodshed make a winning combination for Amanda Flower’s
Amish mysteries.”—Publishers Weekly
• Includes an original recipe!
“At turns playful and engaging as the well-intentioned Englisher strives to rescue her
Ohioan Amish friends from a bad fate…a satisfyingly complex cozy.”
—Library Journal on Murder, Simply Stitched
“Reading the book is a visit to a town that feels like home.”
—Kings River Life on Murder, Plainly Read
Amanda Flower, who also writes as USA Today bestselling mystery author Isabella Alan, is
the nationally bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author of over twenty novels. She is
also a librarian in Northeast Ohio. Please visit her online at AmandaFlower.com.
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A CATERED TEA PARTY

A Mystery With Recipes
Isis Crawford
Armed with an appetite for solving mysteries, plus plenty of delicious

recipes, the Simmons sisters find themselves steeped in a whistling kettle
of murder at an elaborate tea party. “Fans of Diane Mott Davidson and
Joanne Fluke will enjoy the investigative and culinary antics of the nosey
sisters” (Library Journal).
KEY SELLING POINTS
• The 12th installment in Crawford’s Everyone in Longely is talking about Blue House, an art complex that will bring the town a
culinary mystery series, A theater, an art gallery, and even a restaurant and coffee bar. But they’re less than enthusiastic
Catered Tea Party will appeal to
about Ludvoc “Zeb” Zalinsky, the self-made billionaire who’s funding the complex—and
readers of food-related mysteries
by Joanne Fluke, Diane Mott rubbing everyone the wrong way. Bernie and Libby reluctantly agree to cater the Alice in
Davidson, and G.A. McKevett. Wonderland themed tea party he’s planned, but it quickly becomes clear that Zeb is madder
than the hatter he’ll be dressed as…
• Readers love series with continuing
characters, and the Simmons When Zeb is dramatically killed by a malfunctioning kettle at his tea party, Bernie and Libby
sisters at the center of Crawford’s set out to find the culprit and find that Zeb might have had more enemies than money. With
Mystery with Recipes series so many possible suspects to sort through, only one thing is clear: Zeb was poured a steaming
have built an audience of devoted cup of revenge—and a second serving may be on the menu…
readers.
• Includes delicious recipes for delicious praise for isis crawford and
readers to try! her mouth-watering mysteries
“Readers will follow these chaotic doings with interest, mainly because of the quirky,
MARKETING PLANS off-center appeal of Bernie, Libby, and Ellen’s sons. And let’s not forget the recipes for
• Print and online advertising some of those Mother’s Day delicacies.”—Booklist on A Catered Mother’s Day
• Email marketing and features via “Diverting…Scorned women, jealous husbands, Wiccans, and Hilda the pet pig add to
Killer Cozies eNewsletter and the cozy fun.”—Publishers Weekly on A Catered Fourth of July
HobbyReads
Isis Crawford was born in Egypt to parents who were in the diplomatic corps. When she
• Social media campaign including
advertising, giveaways, bonus was five, her family returned to the States, where her mother opened a restaurant in Upper
content and shareable images Westchester County. Since then Isis has combined her parents’ love of food and travel by
running a catering service as well as penning numerous travel-related articles about places
• Cross-promotion with A Catered
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ranging from Omsk to Paraguay. She lives with her family in upstate New York. Please visit
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OH, FUDGE!
A Candy-Coated Mystery
Nancy Coco
The fudge-filled sixth entry in Nancy Coco’s Candy-Coated cozy mystery

series offers an irresistible combination of tasty fudge, cute dogs, and
compelling suspense. Life is always sweet in Allie McMurphy’s delectable
fudge shop, though murder can make things unpleasantly sticky…
KEY SELLING POINTS After Allie inherited her family’s McMurphy Hotel and Fudge Shop, cousin Tori moved
• A 20-something heroine, sweets, off to California in a bitter huff, and the two haven’t spoken since. So to have her cousin
a bichon/poodle, and now a calico reappear on Mackinac Island without warning is a big surprise—but not as surprising as
cat joins the cast—this cozy finding her standing over a dead woman impaled with a garden spade in the Mackinac
series has it all! Butterfly House. Butterflies may be free, but Tori won’t be for much longer—unless the
• This is the only mystery series cousins can bury the hatchet and work together to catch a killer who’s taken flight.
set on historic Mackinac Island, Because when it comes to family, blood is thicker than fudge…
and offers strong regional and
resort appeal. praise for nancy coco and
• This installment introduces a the candy-coated mysteries
new character who runs a Wine “Memorable characters, a charming locale, and a satisfying mystery.”—Barbara Allan
Country Tour business.
“Beautiful Mackinac Island provides the setting for a puzzling series of crimes…plenty of
• Features 10 yummy fudge recipes. plausible suspects and mouthwatering fudge recipes.”
—Kirkus Reviews on All You Need Is Fudge
MARKETING PLANS “It’s probably best not to read this while you’re too hungry, as the assorted fudge recipes
• Advance reading copies may send you right to the kitchen.”—The Oakland Tribune on All Fudged Up
Nancy Coco is the pen name for popular author Nancy J. Parra. Nancy is an Air Force
• Publicity outreach for reviews, veteran who rose to the rank of sergeant. She’s a member of Mystery Writers of America and
roundups, and feature coverage Sisters in Crime. She lives in California. Readers can learn more at nancyjparra.com.
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MACRAMÉ MURDER
A Cora Crafts Mystery
Mollie Cox Bryan
Full of crafting, clues, and creative sleuthing, the third book in the Cora
Crafts mystery series from Agatha-Award nominee Mollie Cox Bryan is
sure to keep fans turning the pages.
KEY SELLING POINTS As the head of a bustling crafting retreat, Cora Chevalier could use a break of her own. So she
• This is the third in a and her creative cohorts temporarily swap small-town Indigo Gap for the Sea Glass Island
three-book series. Craft Retreat, where they teach classes and create beachy crafts like shell mosaics and sea glass
• Features how-to crafts for
chimes. Cora and her boyfriend Adrian are enchanted by their surroundings—especially the
macramé friendship bracelets, stunning wedding and blissful newlyweds they encounter on the beach. But awe becomes
sea shell candles, and more! shock when the bride turns up dead the next day…
• Mollie Cox Bryan is an Agatha The woman’s death appears to be the result of a severe jellyfish sting. But when it’s revealed
Award nominee, and has many that she was murdered and Adrian becomes a suspect, Cora must hitch the real culprit to the
contacts in the scrapbooking and crime—and fast. Because it just might take everything she has to crack a case more twisted
crafting communities. than her most complex macramé knot!
• Will appeal to fans of Lois Winston
and Sarah Atwell, as well as fans praise for book 1 in mollie cox bryan’s
of crafting, and craft retreats. cora crafts mystery series
• This book has a new crafting “Personable main characters and a setting that crafting readers will envy.”
retreat setting, Sea Glass Island, —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
a fictional beach town.
“Engaging new series…Death Among the Doilies is so much more than just another
cozy.”—Mystery Scene magazine
MARKETING PLANS “Fast-paced, mystery lovers will be thrilled with the suspense, romance and the author’s
• Advance print and digital ability to keep readers guessing.”—Suspense Magazine
reading copies
“Full of surprises…Indigo Gap is surely a place crafters would like to visit.”
—Kings River Life Magazine
• NetGalley placement for early
online reviews and coverage Mollie Cox Bryan is the author of the Cumberland Creek Scrapbooking mystery series and
• Blog tour and email the Cora Crafts mystery series. She is also author of two cookbooks, the regional bestseller
newsletter campaign Mrs. Rowe’s Little Book of Southern Pies and Mrs. Rowe’s Restaurant Cookbook: A Lifetime of
• Events in author’s hometown and Recipes from the Shenandoah Valley. An award-winning journalist and poet, she currently
local media pitches blogs, cooks, and scrapbooks in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia with her husband and
• Social media advertising, two daughters. Scrapbook of Secrets was nominated for an Agatha Award for Best First Novel.
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• Cross-promotion with
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THE MURDER OF A QUEEN BEE

A Henny Penny Farmette Mystery
Meera Lester
In the bestselling tradition of cozy mystery stars such as Joanne Fluke and
Diane Mott Davidson, Meera Lester presents a cute, engaging sequel
to A Beeline to Murder, featuring beekeeping, organic gardening, pastry
baking—and an engaging farmette owner who must solve a murder
mystery in her small San Francisco Bay Area town.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• Each book in this series features All abuzz about murder…
farming tips and delicious recipes.
Former police officer, Abigail Mackenzie, has made a fresh start as a beekeeper and farmer in
• Meera Lester is the author of the picturesque Las Flores, California—but she never suspected her new hometown would
nearly two dozen nonfiction books prove to be a hive of criminal activity.
and the proprietress of the real
Henny Penny Farmette. She has a When Abby invites her free-spirited friend, Fiona Mary Ryan, owner of Ancient Wisdom
popular website where she blogs Botanicals, to her farmette for lunch, she never imagines that Fiona’s no-show will lead to a
about raising chickens, honey murder investigation.
bees, and heirloom vegetables.
Only hours after their lunch date, Fiona’s body is found in a burning car in what at first
• Cozy mystery fans will love the
appears to be a tragic accident. But after the coroner’s report is issued, it’s clear she was dead
elements of orchard tending,
beekeeping, organic farming before being placed in the vehicle. Someone has gone to great lengths to cover up a murder.
methods, catering, farmstand and But who—and why?
farmer’s market selling, pastry Driven by her loyalty to her friend, and her deeply ingrained skills as a trained investigator,
making, and savvy sleuthing in Abby sorts through suspects—who seem to be sprouting up everywhere. Speculating that
these books.
Fiona’s herbal business might hold the key to motive, Abby isn’t afraid to get her hands dirty
to smoke out a killer…
MARKETING PLANS
• Print and online advertising praise for THE MURDER OF A QUEEN BEE
• Email marketing and features via “This is one for lovers of cozy mysteries.”—Publishers Weekly
Killer Cozies eNewsletter and “Framed with details of beekeeping, herb growing, and living and working on a small farm
HobbyReads in California, this charming cozy also includes well-drawn, engaging characters and a
• Social media advertising promising new romance.”—Booklist
and promotion “Long on romance, sweet tips, and honey recipes.”—Kirkus Reviews
Meera Lester is the author of the first Henny Penny mystery, A Beeline to Murder, and
nearly two dozen nonfiction books. She is the proprietress of the real Henny Penny
Farmette, located in the San Francisco Bay area. While raising chickens and honeybees, she
draws on her life with her animals and gardens as the basis of her Henny Penny Farmette
mysteries. She blogs about her life there at hennypennyfarmette.com. You can also visit her
at meeralester.com.
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UNLEASHED
A Melanie Travis Mystery
Laurien Berenson
Between her boisterous sons and a house full of poodles, there’s never a
dull moment for Melanie Travis. But no matter how hectic life gets, she
can always pick up the scent of a howling good mystery—and she’ll stop
at nothing to dig up the truth…
KEY SELLING POINTS Summer means two things to Melanie Travis: a break from her teaching duties at Connecticut’s
• The popularity of Laurien elite Howard Academy and a chance to plan the perfect wedding to her fiancée, Sam. She
Berenson’s playful canine mystery certainly doesn’t need the unwelcome arrival of a dinner invitation “peace offering” from
series continues to build with Sam’s ex-wife, Sheila Vaughn. To make matters worse, Sheila announces her temporary stay
each new release. Kensington in town is now permanent: she’s accepted a job as co-publisher of Woof!, a new gossip rag
responds to this demand in 2017 for the dog show world. But before the first issue is even out, a hotter story breaks when
with an expanded publishing Sheila is found dead, strangled with a leather dog leash.
schedule with two new titles, they
are: Wagging Through the Snow As far as Melanie’s concerned, the woman should have been on a leash long ago. And it
(HC, 10/17), a holiday-themed cozy seems she isn’t alone in her dislike of Sheila. Some of Woof!’s salacious stories threatened to
with gift-friendly packaging and expose the dirty paws of quite a few important exhibitors, and someone on Sheila’s staff
price point, and Murder at the may have found her high-handed attitude worth silencing. Now, it will take the instincts
Puppy Fest (HC, 7/17). of a bloodhound to sniff out a killer who’s bent on putting an end to Melanie’s amateur
• Laurien Berenson is an Agatha sleuthing…
and Macavity nominee, winner of
the RT Book Reviewers’ Choice praise for UNLEASHED
Award, and a four-time winner of “A winning cozy…there are some tender moments here and the ending is a surprise on
the Maxwell Award for fiction,
more than one front.”—Publishers Weekly
presented by the Dog Writers
Association of America. “A dependably well-written work especially appropriate for dog-mystery fans.”
• The Melanie Travis Mysteries are —Library Journal
selections of the Doubleday Book
Club, Mystery Guild, Rhapsody Laurien Berenson is an Agatha and Macavity nominee, winner of the RT Book Reviewers’
Book Club, Literary Guild and Book Choice Award, and four-time winner of the Maxwell Award, presented by the Dog Writers
of the Month Club. Association of America. She and her husband live on a farm in Kentucky
surrounded by dogs and horses. Readers can visit her website at LaurienBerenson.com.
• Fresh packaging with
photographic covers featuring
adorable dogs helps Berenson’s
books stand out among
other cozies.
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D A F I N A M A S S M A R K E T | SEPTEMBER 2017
THE BETTING VOW

An Unconventional Brides Romance
K.M. Jackson
Nightmare bridesmaids’ dresses, tasteless fondant icing, budget-busting

wedding expenses—some women just aren’t about it. The women in
K.M. Jackson’s acclaimed Unconventional Brides series make their own
rules—and find the most outrageous ways possible to flip wedding day
lockstep into true love.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• This is the third installment in Leila Darling is past done with the supermodel thing, especially the mega-parties and
Jackson’s Unconventional Brides high-profile flings that have done nothing but leave her alone and jaded. She’s got the talent
series, featuring unique weddings.
to be a serious actress, but the industry sees her as a high-maintenance, impulsive party girl
All three books are being released
within four months of one another: with a reputation for leaving men in the dust—especially TV producer Carter Bain.
Insert Groom Here (1/17), To Me Carter’s had his eye on Leila for years, so when a bet gives him a chance to get close to her,
I Wed (5/17) and The Betting Vow he accepts. With the goal of getting Leila the image makeover she needs and Carter the star
(9/17). he desires, the game is on. Get married and stay married for six months. If Leila lasts, she gets
• K.M. Jackson has a wonderful her pick of his A-list roles. If Carter wins, she’ll take the hot sidekick part he’s offered.
online presence and is one of the
most vocal advocates for the But as their “I do” turns up all kinds of heat, Leila and Carter find they have more in
#WeNeedDiverseRomance common than they ever imagined. Are these two prepared to put business aside and
movement. She regularly attends surrender the ultimate prize, their hearts?
RWA, RT, Romance Slam Jam,
and other conventions. praise for k.m. jackson’s
unconventional brides series
MARKETING PLANS “A funny reality-show romance with a smart, strong woman and an appealing hero. Fans
• Advance print and digital of Carly Phillips and Susan Mallery may well enjoy this.”—Booklist on Insert Groom Here
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“A spirited combination of class and sass…Jackson’s story is believable precisely because it
• Print and online advertising, easily could be ripped from today’s headlines...Readers will say “I do!” to this charming
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contemporary.”—Publishers Weekly
romance community
• Email and eNewsletter marketing “[A] pleasurable read.”—Library Journal
• Publicity outreach for reviews, “Guaranteed to delight.”—Farrah Rochon, USA Today bestselling author
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• Early reviewer promotions —Shelly Ellis, NAACP award nominee
through NetGalley and Goodreads
“Sharp, sizzling, and so fun!”
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K.M. Jackson is an award-winning romance and women’s fiction writer and a daily advocate
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I Wed (Dafina MM, 5/17)
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Category: Contemporary Romance precocious terrier named Jack. Please visit her online at KMJackson.com.
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D A F I N A M A S S M A R K E T | SEPTEMBER 2017
SECRET INDISCRETIONS
A Dangerous Love Novel
Trice Hickman
Perfect for fans of fast-paced, soapy tales and now available in mass
market, Trice Hickman’s suspenseful and dramatic first book in a
two-book series will leave readers wanting more.
KEY SELLING POINTS Two couples, Geneva and Johnny Mayfield and Viviana and Robert Owens, are in for a
• Filled with suspense and delicious thrilling ride when problems with each of their marriages lead to shocking revelations and
drama, this novel is the first in a the only solution is murder…
two-book series. From the day that Geneva first laid eyes on Johnny Mayfield he’s been the love of her life,
• Trice Hickman has distinguished but after five years of marriage she’s frustrated with her husband. So Geneva pours herself
herself in the genre of into volunteer activities at the local elementary school, where she forms a bond with Robert
contemporary fiction by creating Owens, who becomes the shoulder she leans on when she finds out some truths she cannot
books filled with colorful,
bear…
well-developed characters and
sexy, thought-provoking story Vivana Owens is bored stiff in her marriage to Robert, and she regrets ever marrying him.
lines and now she’s going to take She decides that as soon as Rochelle finishes college, she’s going to leave him. Meanwhile,
it a step further by delivering an she’s also decided to keep herself entertained by occasionally seeing other men. And one
edgier, and sexier story perfect of those men is Johnny Mayfield, who’s everything that she wants and everything Robert
for readers who enjoy soap
isn’t…
opera-worthy entertainment.
• Includes a Reading Group Guide. But affairs don’t stay hidden for long and when one person is murdered, two couples who
are inextricably linked will find out what happens when betrayal is the only option for a
temptation that is just too hard to resist…
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“Hickman executes a staggering, seductive story. After a spellbinding prologue, readers
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characters roll across the pages like thunder sounding the alarm of impending danger.
When secrets are revealed, neutrality isn’t an option. Secret Indiscretions is absolutely
extraordinary.”—RT Book Reviews
Trice Hickman is the award-winning, bestselling author of many novels, including: Unexpected
Interruptions, Keeping Secrets & Telling Lies and Breaking All My Rules. Prior to writing, she
worked in management positions for both corporate and non-profit organizations. She holds
a Bachelor of Arts degree from Winston-Salem State University, and a Master of Arts degree
from Wake Forest University. Visit her online at tricehickman.com.

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P I N N A C L E P R E M I U M M A S S M A R K E T | SEPTEMBER 2017
FALL
An Archer and Bennett Thriller
Candice Fox
For fans of Dexter, Breaking Bad, and dark suspense fiction where you
can’t help rooting for characters who go outside the law, Fall is a stunning
new entry in the Archer and Bennet series, whose first two novels won
the Ned Kelly Award from the Australian Crime Writers Association. A
lead title for Random House Australia, Fall confirms Candice Fox as an
international bestselling author as compelling as Stieg Larsson, Jo Nesbo,
and Ian Rankin.
KEY SELLING POINTS
• This is the third thriller in the Before the blood, before the screaming, before the fall…
Archer and Bennett series. The first victim is discovered on the edge of the park. Young. Female. Beautiful. Or at least
• Candice Fox won the Ned Kelly she was before her face was destroyed. Homicide detective Frank Bennett suspects that this is
Award for First Fiction for Hades a first kill. And it won’t be the last. To stop a serial killer in the making, Frank will have to
and the Ned Kelly Award for Best place his faith in his beautiful, dangerous partner Eden Archer—a cop who moonlights as
Fiction for Eden. She is the only a killer…
the second writer in the award’s
history to win both awards Eden knows the temptation of evil. Her intimate knowledge of the relentless forces that drive
back-to-back. a killer gives her a unique edge. But with each jogger found brutally murdered in Sidney’s
• Candice Fox has been chosen to pristine parks, Eden can see where the investigation is headed. And it gives her a feeling she
co-author a series with the hasn’t felt in a long time. A fear she’s never known. A fear she can’t escape. A fear that, after
world’s bestselling author, James all these years, she will have to face…
Patterson. The first book in the
series, Never Never, is set to be praise for candice fox and her archer
published in January 2017. and bennett thrillers
• A lead title for Random House “A bright new star of crime fiction.”—James Patterson
Australia, Eden confirms Candice
Fox as an international bestselling “Definitely a writer to watch.”—Harlan Coben
author as compelling as Stieg “Fox fantastically builds on her previous book, leaving a cliff-hanger that will have readers
Larsson, Jo Nesbo, and Ian clamoring for the next series title.”—Library Journal (starred review) on Eden
Rankin.
“Fox keeps her characters firmly in shades of gray, and it’s their complexity that drives this
• The main character, Eden, is riveting thriller, right through to the gruesome, surprising finale.”
compelling—a beautiful female
—Publishers Weekly (starred review) on Eden
police detective who knows no
morality propels this dark sus-
pense story.
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Candice Fox is the middle child of a large, eccentric family from
Sydney’s western suburbs. She served as an officer in the Royal
Australian Navy at age eighteen. At twenty, she turned her hand to
academia, and taught high school through two undergraduate and
two postgraduate degrees. She teaches writing at the University of
Notre Dame in Sydney. Candice’s first novel, Hades, won the Ned
Kelly Award for Best Debut Crime Novel, given by the Australian
© John Heweston
Crime Writers Association. Her second novel, Eden, won the Ned
Kelly Award for Best Fiction—making her one of only two authors
to win the awards back-to-back. She is the co-author of the thriller
Never Never within international bestselling author James Patterson.
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P I N N A C L E P R E M I U M M A S S M A R K E T | SEPTEMBER 2017
LONE WOLF
A F.B.I. K-9 Novel
Sara Driscoll
In the first book in a thrilling new series, F.B.I. Special Agent Meg
Jennings and Hawk, her loyal search-and-rescue Labrador, must race
against time as they zero in on one of the deadliest killers in the country.
KEY SELLING POINTS Meg and Hawk are part of the F.B.I.’s elite K-9 unit. Hawk can sniff out bodies anywhere—
• Will appeal to animal lovers, and living or dead—whether it’s tracking a criminal or finding a missing person. When a bomb
fans of police procedurals. rips apart a government building on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., it takes all of
• One of the authors is a dog rescuer the team’s extensive search-and-rescue training to locate and save the workers and visitors
and can speak to how important buried beneath the rubble.
it is. Each chapter opens with a But even as the duo are hailed as heroes, a mad bomber remains at large, striking terror across
word from the world of K-9 training
the Eastern seaboard in a ruthless pursuit of retribution. As more bombs are detonated and
defined for the reader.
the body count escalates, Meg and Hawk are brought into a task force dedicated to stopping
• There is no other mystery series
the unseen killer. But when the attacks spiral wide and any number of locations could be the
on the market that revolves
around a K-9 unit. (All others are next target, it will come down to a battle of wits to rescue a nation from the brink of chaos.
cozy or romantic suspense.)
• Though Lone Wolf is harder-edged
praise for LONE WOLF
and more procedural, it will appeal “Tense and exciting, Sara Driscoll has created a new power couple, Meg and her F.B.I.
to readers who like dog mysteries K-9, Hawk.”—Leo J. Maloney, author of Arch Enemy
such as those written by Spencer “Driscoll’s wonderfully readable series launch…Driscoll has selected and assembled the
Quinn, David Rosenfelt, and story elements with impressive professionalism.”—Publishers Weekly
Laurien Berenson. Fans of Iris
Johansen’s The Search (2001) and “This is an exciting (and scary) angle for genre fans.”—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
Nora Roberts’ The Search (2011), “The non-stop narrative piles up victims and continued threats. Driscoll keeps the
both about search and rescue pressure on all parties. The debut bodes well for the future novels.”—Gumshoe Review
dogs, should also enjoy Lone Wolf.
Sara Driscoll is the pen name of Jen J. Danna and Ann Vanderlaan, authors of the Abbott
MARKETING PLANS and Lowell Forensic Mysteries. Jen is an infectious disease researcher at a cutting edge
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P I N N A C L E M A S S M A R K E T | SEPTEMBER 2017
BUZZARD BAIT
A Widowmaker Jones Western
Brett Cogburn
Two-time Spur Award–winner Brett Cogburn brings back the true

grit and glory of the Old West—with a hero as glorious as the author’s
real-life ancestor Rooster Cogburn…
KEY SELLING POINTS Newt Jones is none too proud of his deadly nickname. But when you tangle with the likes of
• Bret Cogburn is the real-life Judge Roy Bean and the notorious Mexican outlaw Juan Cortina, a man’s bound to earn a
grandson of Rooster Cogburn— reputation. Or get stuck with a monicker like “Widowmaker.” Even so, Newt is ready to put
the man who inspired legendary his gunslinging days behind him, hang up his Winchester, and take it easy. There’s just one
film and book, True Grit. problem: Ain’t nothing easy about living in Apache country…
• Cogburn is a two-time Spur When Newt gets word that a renegade tribe has kidnapped Mattilda Redding’s grandson, he
Award–winner and a regular can’t just sit by and let the local authorities bungle it. Mattilda once did him a good turn up
contributor to True West
on the Pecos and—flat broke and half drunk or not—he’s got to help the old gal out. So he
magazine.
saddles up his medicine horse, straps on his dead man’s gun, and sets off to save this boy
• Brett’s writing has been widely before he’s buzzard chow. Sure, Newt’s outnumbered, outgunned, and probably out of his
noted for its gritty historical mind. But they don’t call him Widowmaker Jones for nothing…
accuracy and in depth
characterizations. His books praise for brett cogburn
receive rave reviews from
critics and readers. He is a fresh “Sure to appeal to fans of Wild West history.”
voice in the Western genre, and —Booklist on Rooster: The Life and Times of the Real Rooster
poised to become its next Cogburn, the Man Who Inspired True Grit
superstar.
“He has blended family lore and good research to produce an entertaining portrait.”
—The Dallas Morning News on Rooster
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Cogburn ranch in Oklahoma, which has been in his family for three generations. When he
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HELL’S GATE
The Flintlock Series
William W. Johnstone with J.A. Johnstone
JOHNSTONE JUSTICE . WHAT AMERICA NEEDS NOW .

Raised in the wild. Armed to the teeth. Sam Flintlock is no ordinary
bounty hunter. But sometimes even a man who sets traps for a living can
step right into one. Sometimes the hunter becomes the hunted—in the
ultimate kill-or-be-killed showdown from bestselling authors William W.
KEY SELLING POINTS Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone…
• The Flintlock series has appeared
on both the New York Times and
USA Today bestsellers lists. After crossing the dry Arizona desert—and missing six meals in a row—Sam Flintlock is
flat-out desperate. For food. For work. For lodgings. Luckily he finds all three in the high
• Johnstone is the New York Times
bestselling author of more than
timber country east of the Mogollon River. A very young and pretty heiress, Lucy Cullen,
300 books and is being called the has an unusual proposition for the bounty hunter. She will pay him cold, hard cash to spend
“greatest Western writer of the one full week in the gothic mansion of her murdered uncle. What’s the catch? The place is
21st century.” haunted…
• On any given day, almost half Flintlock ain’t afraid of the dead. It’s the living he’s more worried about—namely Hogan
of the fifty top Westerns on Forde, the murderous Texas gunslinger who just happens to be skulking around town. Toss
Bookscan are Johnstones’. In in a few unfriendly locals and a missing treasure map, and you’ve got all the makings of a
the last two years, virtually every pretty terrifying campfire story. The difference is, these restless spirits are very much among
one of his Westerns have been
the living, and they’ve got Flintlock slated for his own afterlife…
Publishers Weekly mass market
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• Johnstone had more mass market and j.a. johnstone
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—Publishers Weekly on Butch Cassidy: The Lost Years
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A TOWN CALLED FURY

An Epic Saga of the American Frontier
William W. Johnstone with J.A. Johnstone
They came by the thousands, pioneers from the east looking for a better
life in the West. Led by veteran wagon master Jedadiah Fury and his son
Jason, their journey would become the stuff of American legend. Two of
the Johnstones’ greatest novels—A Town Called Fury and the sequel,
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KEY SELLING POINTS the frontier town called Fury, one that would symbolize the dreams of
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very well for us with
get back East, where the hills were green and soft—free of Indians and outlaws on an endless
proprietary accounts.
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into the lawless maw of the Arizona territory. Going up against more outlaws, Apaches, and
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relentless Mother Nature, the pilgrims find the strength to make a stand and build a town:
• Reissued Johnstone titles have Fury, Arizona. For Jason, there’s no leaving now. With a badge on his chest, a gun in his
done very well in 2016. Including hand, he’s an unlikely hero bringing hope, pride, and courage to Fury—by fighting for a
Violence of the Mountain Man and
future in this hard and violent land.
Vengeance of the Mountain Man
which each spent four weeks on
JOHNSTONE , LIVE FREE . READ HARD .
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Z E B R A M A S S M A R K E T H A L L O W E E N | SEPTEMBER 2017
SUCCUBUS REVEALED
The Georgina Kincaid Series
Richelle Mead
In Georgina Kincaid, succubus and she-demon, #1 New York Times

bestselling author Richelle Mead has created one of her most enticing
characters. But with a shot at love, and maybe even redemption, is the
ultimate seductress finally going soft? Like hell she is…
KEY SELLING POINTS Georgina Kincaid has had an eternity to figure out the opposite sex, but sometimes they still
• Richelle Mead is a New York surprise her. Take Seth Mortensen. The man has risked his soul to become Georgina’s
Times and USA Today bestselling boyfriend. Still, with Lucifer for a boss, Georgina can’t just hang up her killer heels and settle
author whose novels have down to domestic bliss. In fact, she’s being forced to transfer operations…to Las Vegas.
received honors from the
The City of Sin is a dream gig for a succubus, but Georgina’s allies are suspicious. Why are
American Library Association.
Her books have been translated the powers-that-be so eager to get her away from Seattle—and from Seth? Georgina is one of
into over two dozen languages, Hell’s most valuable assets, but if there’s any way out of the succubus business she plans to
as well as transformed into take it—no matter how much roadkill she leaves behind. She just hopes the casualties won’t
graphic novels. include the one man she’s risking everything for…
• The sixth installment in the
acclaimed Georgina Kincaid
outstanding praise for richelle mead’s
series, Succubus Revealed georgina kincaid series
was a Goodreads Choice Award “The obvious heir to the Twilight throne.”—The Daily Beast
nominee for Best Paranormal
Fantasy in 2011.
“An engaging read.”—Jim Butcher on Succubus Blues
• Since Succubus Revealed was “Blends romantic suspense with a fresh twist on the paranormal, accented with eroticism.”
first published, Richelle Mead’s —Booklist on Succubus Blues
profile has raised considerably
thanks to her Vampire Academy Richelle Mead is the #1 internationally bestselling author of the Georgina Kincaid (Succubus)
series of YA novels. As these YA series, Dark Swans, Bloodlines and the Vampire Academy series, which was adapted into the
fans grow up, they are actively major motion picture starring Zoey Deutch. Richelle is a two-time Goodreads Choice
discovering Richelle’s adult Award winner and has received five Goodreads Choice Award nominations. She has also
backlist titles. won the Teen Read Awards and the RT Book Reviewers’ Choice Awards. She lives with her
family in Seattle, Washington. Please visit her online at RichelleMead.com.
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BRING THE HEAT

The Dragon Kin Series
G.A. Aiken
In the final battle of the fan favorite Dragon Kin series, G.A. Aiken brings
together a sexy dragon shifter with a snarky female for one last ride filled
with the wild adventure and outrageous humor that have made her a New
York Times and USA Today bestselling author.
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• Suffused with Aiken’s signature Cocky, royal-born warrior Aidan the Divine and belligerent low-born Branwen the Awful
humor and over-the-top must team up against their will to face their enemies together before the war destroys everything
characters, this eagerly they love. But if they can make it out alive, who knows what the future will hold…
anticipated tenth and final
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series is sure to be a hit with
“A hot-hot series.”—Library Journal
her fans.
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• Aiken is the alter-ego of author plus a touch of pathos.”
Shelly Laurenston, and fans of her —RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars, Reviewers’ Choice Award Finalist for Feel the Burn
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THE COTTAGE ON PUMPKIN

AND VINE
Kate Angell; Jennifer Dawson; Sharla Lovelace
Intriguingly linked novellas about the cottage on Pumpkin and Vine,

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EVERLASTING BAD BOYS

Shelly Laurenston; Cynthia Eden; Noelle Mack
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U R B A N B O O K S M A S S M A R K E T | SEPTEMBER 2017
CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS:

CHICAGO
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THE SIDE CHICK

Katt
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BLACK PRESIDENT
The World Will Never Be the Same
Brenda Hampton
The world will never be the same! Get ready for something new, bold,
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SHE’S NO ANGEL
E.N. Joy, Nikita Lynnette Nichols
From two renowned Christian authors, Essence® bestselling author E.N.

Joy and the talented Nikita Lynnette Nichols, comes a story of faith, fear,
and redemption.
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titles, Lady Elect, was nominated for Best Christian Fiction Book of The Year with the
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DRAMA IN THE CHURCH SAGA

Dynah Zale
Drama ensues when the chaos of the world enters the doors of First
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SOUTHERN COMFORT
Skyy
From a highly-praised author whose fiction blurs the lines between

lesbian and straight communities by speaking with intimate familiarity
about loving and living as African American women comes a fast paced
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was released in 2007 and quickly gained popularity within the gay and lesbian community
and the urban fiction community. The highly anticipated sequel, Consequences, was released
in 2009 and rocketed to the top 10 lesbian bestsellers list on Amazon.com and at independent
bookstores across the country. Skyy and her books were featured on the nationally
syndicated radio show, The Michael Baisden Show.

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Intriguingly linked novellas about the cottage on Pumpkin and Vine,

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Jennifer Dawson grew up Sharla Lovelace is a bestselling,

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other novels by the authors

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EVERLASTING BAD BOYS