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TABLE OF CONTENTS J U LY 2019
2 BAD THINGS 24 CUTTHROATS
Nancy Bush The Slash and Pecos Series
4 PROJECT DUCHESS William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
The Duke Dynasty Series 25
BURNING DAYLIGHT
Sabrina Jeffries The Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter Series
6 EASON FOR LOVE
S William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
The Gansett Island Series 26 DEATH RATTLE
Marie Force The Guns of Samuel Pritchard Series
7 THE TROUBLE WITH COWBOY WEDDINGS Sean Lynch
The Mile High Romance Series 28 CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: ST. LOUIS
Nicole Helm The Kingpins Series
8 ANDREW Keisha Ervin
The Petersheim Brothers Series 29
DEEP
Jennifer Beckstrand C.N. Phillips
9 DEARLY BELOVED 30
VIRTUOUS DECEPTION
Mary Jo Putney Leiann B. Wrytes
10 AGAINST NATURE 31 NIYA: Rainbow Dreams
The Duck Darley Series Fabiola Joseph
Casey Barrett
11 STRANGLED EGGS AND HAM
The Country Store Mystery Series
Maddie Day
12 TOXIC TOFFEE
The Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series
Amanda Flowers
14 GUILTY AS CHARRED
The Cook-Off Mystery Series
Devon Delaney
15 DOWN IN FLAMES
The Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery Series
Cheryl Hollon
16 M
URDER’S NO VOTIVE CONFIDENCE
The Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery Series
Christin Brecher
18 LEFT FUR DEAD
The Jules & Bun Mystery Series
J. M. Griffin
19 SWEET HEAT
The Blue-Collar Lover Series
Zuri Day
20 IF IT AIN’T ABOUT THE MONEY
The If It Ain’t About the Money Series
Saundra
21
HAWKE’S TARGET
The Sonny Hawke Thriller Series
Reavis Z. Wortham
22
TOTAL MAYHEM
The Jonathan Grave Thriller Series
John Gilstrap
BAD THINGS
Nancy Bush
Some mistakes you have to live with.
While others you’ll have to die for.
New York Times bestselling author Nancy Bush keeps pushing the boundaries of thrillers
and suspense, blending gritty crime and romantic passion into one breathtaking plot.
In Bad Things, successful men are dying in their prime. Is it terrible luck, or revenge?
It’s too late to make amends…

One victim succumbs to an overdose. Another is brutally bludgeoned to death. Each, in turn, will pay. Because you never
forget the friends you make in high school—or the enemies…
In the wake of her stepbrother Nick’s death, Kerry Monaghan is visiting Edwards Bay. Kerry has just returned to the small
town overlooking an arm of Puget Sound that she left before high school, though not before falling hard and fast for Cole
Sheffield, now with the local PD. But Nick’s death may be more than an accident. And soon there are others—all former
teenage friends, linked by a dark obsession.
With Cole’s help, Kerry sets out to learn the truth about what happened to Nick. But within Edwards Bay is a shocking legacy
built on envy and lust—and a secret that has unleashed a killer’s unstoppable fury…
Praise for Nancy Bush and her novels

Category: Romantic Suspense “Take a killer ride with this sordid tale of dark romance and twisted passions.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4293-8
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 —Bustle.com on Dangerous Behavior
Rights: World “This suspense novel (with Sparks of Romance) will keep you up late.”
Pages: 384
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 —PureWow.com on No Turning Back
Spine Size: 15/16
Pack: 48 “Bush’s pulse-pounding thriller takes readers on a journey two decades in the making…Plenty
Author’s Residence: Lake Oswego, OR of suspense and a dollop of romance give this broad appeal.”
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4294-5
—Publishers Weekly on Nowhere to Run
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market: “Fast-paced and thrilling! This book pulls you right along in a heart-pounding ride.”
Jealousy
9/18 (978-1-4201-4291-4)
—Suspense Magazine on Nowhere to Run
Dangerous Behavior
5/17 (978-1-4201-4289-1)
The Killing Game
7/16 (978-1-4201-3466-7)
Previous Novels by Nancy Bush
9/18 (978-1-4201-4291-4) 5/17 (978-1-4201-4289-1) 7/16 (978-1-4201-3466-7)
2 Zebra Mass Market | JULY 2019

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS
• Nancy Bush’s novels appeal to fans of Karen Rose, Sandra • Advance reading copies
Brown, Lisa Gardner, Lisa Jackson and all readers of high • Print, online, and podcast advertising
intensity, hard-edged suspense that’s spiced with romantic • Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
tension and diabolical twists.
• Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Nancy Bush is a USA Today and New York Times bestselling bonus content, and shareable images
author whose profile and readership continues to grow with
each new book. • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
• Jealousy, Nancy Bush’s 2018 mass market original, was • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley, Vine
a Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestseller. and Goodreads
• With a plot incorporating the #MeToo movement, the • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
concept of revenge against long past crimes and rekindled feature coverage
teenage romance, Bad Things has a lot to offer fans of • Promotion at select conventions
romantic suspense.
Nancy Bush is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Dangerous
Behavior, The Killing Game, You Don’t Know Me, Nowhere Safe, Nowhere to Hide, Nowhere
to Run, Hush, Blind Spot, Unseen, Wicked Ways, Something Wicked, Wicked Game, and
Wicked Lies, in the Colony series co-written with her sister, bestselling author Lisa Jackson.
She is also the co-author of Sinister and Ominous, written with Lisa Jackson and New York
Times bestselling author Rosalind Noonan. Nancy lives with her family in the Pacific
Northwest. Readers can visit her Website at NancyBush.net.
© Kimberly Burler Photography
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PROJECT DUCHESS
The Duke Dynasty Series
Sabrina Jeffries
Because duchesses are made, not born…
From New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries, one of the biggest names in
historical romance, comes the first in a sparkling new series filled with wit and adventure
about the ducal sons of an oft-widowed mother, who blaze through society in their quest
for the truth about their fathers…and in the process find that love just might conquer all…
A series of stepfathers and a difficult childhood have left Fletcher “Grey” Pryde, 5th Duke of Greycourt, with a guarded heart,
enviable wealth, and the undeserved reputation of a rogue. Grey’s focus on expanding his dukedom allows him little time
to find a wife. But when his mother is widowed yet again and he meets the charmingly unconventional woman managing his
stepfather’s funeral, he’s shocked to discover how much they have in common. Still, Grey isn’t interested in love, no matter
how pretty, or delightfully outspoken, the lady…
Beatrice Wolfe gave up on romance long ago, and the arrogant Duke of Greycourt with his rakish reputation isn’t exactly
changing her mind. Then Grey agrees to assist his grief-stricken mother with her latest “project”: schooling spirited,
unfashionable Beatrice for her debut. Now that Beatrice is seeing through Grey’s charms to his wounded heart, she’s having
trouble keeping him at arm’s length. But once Grey starts digging into her family’s secrets, she must decide whether her
loyalties lie with her family…or with the man whose lessons capture her heart…
Category: Historical Romance Praise for Sabrina Jeffries’ previous novels

ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4855-8
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “Quick pacing, witty dialogue, and charmingly original characters set Jeffries’ books apart.”
Rights: World —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
Pages: 352
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “Quick wit, lively repartee, and delicious sensuality drive the elaborate plot of this sinfully
Spine Size: 27/32 delightful addition to Jeffries’ latest series.”
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Cary, NC —Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW on The Pleasures of Passion
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4859-6
“With its irresistible combination of witty banter, well defined characters, and a wonderful
surfeit of breathtaking sensuality, the latest in Jeffries’ Sinful Suitors series is a straight flush.”
—Booklist, STARRED REVIEW on The Danger of Desire
“Lovely, poignant, and powerful.”
—Kirkus Reviews on The Study of Seduction
“Anyone who loves romance must read Sabrina Jeffries!”
—Lisa Kleypas, New York Times bestselling author

• Project Duchess launches the Duke Dynasty quartet—a • Advance reading copies
fabulous new Regency series featuring the Dukes and • Print and online advertising campaign
Duchesses that romance readers can’t get enough of. • Victoria Vignettes content partnership
• A former English professor, Sabrina writes smart, witty, • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley
inventive romances. Her novels offer the perfect historical and Kensington’s kLovers program
romance comfort food that readers crave.
• Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
• The awareness of the word “Duchess” is at an all-time feature coverage
high in America due to Meghan Markle marrying into the
Royal family. • Extensive blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
• Sabrina Jeffries is a New York Times bestselling author of • Newsletter and email marketing and promotions
more than 50 novels with over nine million books in print in • #ProjectDuchess and 30 Day Duchess Challenge campaign
over 20 languages. • Select author appearances
• Readers are increasingly drawn to name brand authors they • Promotion at select conventions
trust to deliver the stories they crave. Sabrina Jeffries has • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
an instantly recognizable name in historical romance and is bonus content, and shareable images
beloved by a rabid fanbase that consider each of her novels • Cross-promotion with Seduction on a Snowy Night
an “auto-buy.” (Kensington TP, 10/19)
• Dukes are THE hero in historical romance. This is the first
book Sabrina Jeffries has written since 2013 that features
a Duke hero!
Sabrina Jeffries is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 50 novels and
works of short fiction (some written under the pseudonyms Deborah Martin and Deborah
Nicholas). Whatever time not spent writing in a coffee-fueled haze is spent traveling with
her husband and adult autistic son or indulging in one of her passions—jigsaw puzzles,
chocolate, and music. With over nine million books in print in more than 21 languages, the
North Carolina author never regrets tossing aside a career in academics for the sheer joy
of writing fun fiction, and hopes that one day a book of hers will end up saving the world.
She always dreams big. Readers can find her at SabrinaJeffries.com.
© Jessica Blakely for Tamara Lackey Photography

SEASON FOR LOVE
The Gansett Island Series
Marie Force
Set on a fictional version of Block Island in Rhode Island, Gansett Island is the marquee
series by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Marie Force, with over three
million copies of the books sold. Now readers can escape to Gansett Island with this
sixth installment available in mass market paperback and in stores for the first time!
Owen Lawry has made a living as a traveling musician and enjoys his footloose and fancy-free lifestyle. But since meeting
Laura McCarthy and helping her land a job at his grandparents’ hotel on Gansett Island, Owen has decided there’s something
to be said for a roof over his head—and a warm, sexy woman in his bed.
Laura, a newlywed who discovered that her husband never quit dating, came to Gansett for her cousin’s wedding. She didn’t
plan to stay—until she met Owen, and took on the renovations at the dilapidated Sand & Surf Hotel. Owen and Laura’s
attraction simmers over the coming months—but as they take baby steps toward love, their growing bond is tested when
Laura’s estranged husband refuses to grant her a divorce. As summer turns to autumn, will they find a way to keep the
fire burning in their hearts, even as a chill fills the air?
Praise for Marie Force and her novels

“The stars take turns telling the fast-paced story from their points of view in Force’s
hard-to-put-down tale.”
Category: Contemporary Romance —Booklist on Five Years Gone
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4692-9
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “You’ll want to stay on Gansett Island too!”
Rights: World English
Pages: 320 • Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
—USAToday.com
Spine Size: 25/32 • Pack: 48 “With a meet-cute that’s as creative as the work itself, Force has crafted a masterpiece
Author’s Residence: Portsmouth, RI
with the perfect amount of romance.”
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Books Mass Market —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Duchess by Deception
Hoping for Love
Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of more than 70 romances, including the Gilded series, the Gansett
6/19 (978-1-4201-4691-2)
Falling for Love Island novels, the Fatal Series, the Butler, Vermont Series, the Green Mountain Series and the erotic romance Quantum
5/19 (978-1-4201-4690-5) Series. Her books have sold more than seven million copies worldwide and have been translated into a dozen languages.
Duchess by Deception A two-time RITA® Award nominee, she lives with her family in Rhode Island and can be found online at MarieForce.com.
2/19 (978-1-4201-4786-5)

• Marie Force is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling • Print, online, and podcast advertising
author of more than 70 romances with over seven million • Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
copies sold. Her reader connections are excellent, with over • Select author events
130,000 Twitter followers and nearly 80,000 Facebook fans.
She even hosts her own popular reader-con every year. • Promotion at 2019 conferences, festivals, and fan conventions
• Gansett Island is an ongoing series at 22 indie-published • Giveaways, advertising, and promotions in summer
installments and counting. Over 3.5 million Gansett Island resort towns
novels have been sold. • Transit advertising on ferries and busses
• Originally an indie-published eBook released in 2012, • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Season for Love is the sixth installment in the blockbuster bonus content, and shareable images
Gansett Island series. Kensington’s publication of the first • Publicity outreach for summer books roundups and
six Gansett Island novels as mass market paperbacks is feature coverage
part of a broader partnership with Marie Force that • Email marketing via Kensington newsletters, Goodreads
encompasses a new mass market original historical romance and other partners
series, the simultaneous trade paperback editions of Marie’s • Cross-promotion with Falling for Love (Zebra MM, 5/19),
other long running indie series, and the mass market Hoping for Love (Zebra MM, 6/19) and Deceived by Desire
releases of the Gansett Island books. (Zebra MM, 9/19)
• Marie Force has begun a historical romance series—her
first!—with the release Duchess by Deception in February
2019 and Deceived by Desire in September 2019. As historical
romance is still driven largely by print sales, these
mass market editions of Gansett Island will also help draw
in crossover historical readers who just recently discovered
Marie’s warm voice and are eager for more of her novels.

THE TROUBLE WITH COWBOY WEDDINGS
Nicole Helm
From the author of the bestselling Stone Cold and Wyoming Cowboy series (HQN) comes
this warm-hearted sexy romance set in Gracely, Colorado, a small town nestled in the
Rocky Mountains. Famous for big-sky beauty and small-town community, it’s a place where
everything is done with cowboy flair, including boot-stomping, hat-tipping cowboy
weddings. Even if said wedding is supposed to be a married-in-name-only, business-like
proposal. But Gavin Tyler and Louisa Fairchild are about to discover that having a sham
marriage is tricky when genuine feelings start to get in the way…
As the middle Tyler brother, Gavin doesn’t always have much say in ranch decisions, but when it comes to his heart, he’s
the only authority. He’s loved Louisa “Lou” Fairchild for longer than he can remember, even though they’ve never been more
than friends. But with Lou stuck between the proverbial rock and hard place, Gavin is going to help the way any true friend
would—with a proposal of a strictly business-like, in-name-only marriage…at least to start.
Lou can’t believe her beloved grandmother has backed her up against the wall. The choice between finding a man to marry
and letting her no-good father back into the family to run the ranch isn’t a choice at all! But when her sister counters with an
even less savory idea, Lou knows what she must do—say yes to the only man she’s ever trusted. But somehow pretending
to be in love with good-natured Gavin suddenly begins to feel alarmingly real—and she downright likes it.
Can a sham marriage become the truest kind of love?
Category: Contemporary Romance Praise for Nicole Helm’s previous romances
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4696-7
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “Helm’s winning fourth Mile High contemporary shows that love and romance can occur in the
Rights: World most unexpected situations…Witty repartee, strong familial bonds, sensual romance, and the
Pages: 304 backdrop of the Colorado Rockies add allure to this satisfying story.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4 —Publishers Weekly on A Nice Day for a Cowboy Wedding
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: O’Fallon, MO
“The romance unfolds sweetly and believably, with laugh-out-loud moments and romantic
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4697-4 scenes…A classic small-town contemporary with extra angst, perfect for fans of Susan Mallery
SALES HISTORY and Jill Shalvis.”
Zebra Books Mass Market —Kirkus Reviews on Mess with Me
Nice Day for a Cowboy
9/18 (978-1-4201-4694-3) “Rising contemporary romance author Nicole Helm knows how to produce a tension-driven
Want You More narrative punctuated with comedy from beginning to end.”
12/17 (978-1-4201-4280-8)
Mess with Me —Bookpage on Need You Now
9/17 (978-1-4201-4278-5
Nicole Helm is the bestselling author of down-to-earth contemporary romance and fast-paced romantic suspense. She lives
with her husband and two sons in Missouri enjoying Cardinals baseball and dreaming about someday owning a barn. Readers
can visit her Website at NicoleHelm.com.

• Nicole Helm knows her way around cowboys! The author • Advance reading copies
of the nationally bestselling Stone Cold, Navy Seal Cowboys, • Print and online advertising
and Big Sky Cowboys series, Helm’s most successful novels • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
have explicitly dealt with cowboys and Western themes and Kensington’s kLovers program
proving she has good track record in this sub-genre.
• Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
• Set on the Tyler Ranch outside of beautiful Gracely,
Colorado where the women of Mile High Weddings plan • Military Spouse Book Club promotions
beautiful rustic, Western weddings for a few unsuspecting • Publicity outreach for reviews, round-ups, and
cowboys, the Mile High Cowboys books are a connected feature coverage
spin-off of Nicole Helm’s Mile High Romance series. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Nicole Helm’s HQN Wyoming cowboy romances (Sept., bonus content, and shareable images
Oct., and Nov. 2018) were Bookscan mass market and • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
romance bestsellers. • Cross-promotion with Santa’s on His Way (Zebra
MM, 10/19)

ANDREW
The Petersheim Brothers Series
Jennifer Beckstrand
Bestselling and award-winning author Jennifer Beckstrand brings her signature poignant
storylines, humorous touches and gentle romance to a brand-new series featuring three
handsome Amish brothers. Their family business has earned Andrew, Abraham and Austin
Petersheim the nickname “The Peanut Butter Brothers”. But if their matchmaking younger
siblings have their way, all three may soon bear another title: husband…
Handsome, hardworking, and Godly, Andrew Petersheim has always been sure of his place in his Wisconsin Amish
community. He’ll be a welcome catch for the local girl who finally captures his heart. Mary Coblenz certainly isn’t that
girl. Two years after “jumping the fence” for the Englischer world, she’s returned, unmarried and pregnant. Yet instead
of hiding in shame as others in the community expect, she’s working at the Honeybee Farm, ignoring the gossip—and
winning over Andrew’s eight-year-old twin brothers…
For all Andrew’s certainty about right and wrong, it seems he has a lot to learn from Mary’s courage, grace, and resilience.
She’s changing his notions about forgiveness and love, but will she in turn accept the challenge of starting over and choose
to stay—with him?
Praise for Jennifer Beckstrand’s Heartwarming Romances

“Beckstrand’s gentle love story is brimming with everyday details about the Amish way of life,
Category: Inspirational Romance making it a sweet treat for fans of Beverly Lewis and Wanda Brunstetter.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4771-1
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 —Booklist on Huckleberry Hearts
Rights: World
“A ‘wonderful-gute’ novel that celebrates women’s resourceful strength and pluck…
Pages: 352
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 Delightfully sweet.”
Spine Size: 27/32 —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Sweet as Honey
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Centerville, UT “A heart warming story of faith, hope, and second chances. The story will captivate readers
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4774-2 who love the Amish culture and enjoy an endearing romance.”
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Books Mass Market
—Amy Clipston, bestselling author of A Place at Our Table
Home on Huckleberry Hill on Home on Huckleberry Hill
7/18 (978-1-4201-4415-4)
Courtship on Huckleberry Hill Jennifer Beckstrand is the RITA® nominated and award-winning author of the Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill, The
1/18 (978-1-4201-4413-0) Petersheim Brothers series, and The Honeybee Sisters series, as well as a number of novellas. Novels in her Matchmakers
Return to Huckleberry Hill of Huckleberry Hill series have been RITA® Award and RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award finalists. Huckleberry
6/17 (978-1-4201-4411-6) Hill won the 2014 LIME Award for inspirational fiction and Huckleberry Hearts was named a Booklist’s Top 10 Inspirational
Fiction Book of the Year. Jennifer has always been drawn to the strong faith and the enduring family ties of the Plain people.
She and her husband have been married for thirty-four years, and she has four daughters, two sons, and six adorable
grandchildren, whom she spoils rotten. Please visit her online at JenniferBeckstrand.com

• Beckstrand excels in combining humor, engaging plots, and • Advance reading copies
unforgettable characters with simple messages of growing • Print and online advertising
faith through love. • Kensington Bouquet marketing campaign and outreach to
• Booklist named Huckleberry Hearts, of Beckstrand’s fan-favorite Christian readers
Matchmakers of Huckleberrry Hill series, a Top 10 Inspirational • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
Fiction Novel of the Year. and Kensington’s kLovers program
• Beckstrand was nominated for a RITA® Award for Inspirational • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
Romance and a RT Reviewer’s Choice Award in 2015 for
Huckleberry Summer. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
feature coverage
• Jennifer Beckstrand appeared in the anthology Amish Brides
and has appeared in several Christmas anthologies, most • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
recently The Amish Christmas Candle. Anthologies are an bonus content, and shareable images
excellent way to introduce readers to authors and Jennifer • Cross-promotion with The Amish Christmas Letters
Beckstrand keeps up this effort year after year. (Kensington MM, 10/19)
• Home on Huckleberry Hill was a #1 bestseller in Amish
Romance on Amazon as well as a top 10 Bestseller at Walmart.

DEARLY BELOVED
Mary Jo Putney
Mary Jo Putney’s award-winning standalone romance has fallen out of print since it was
first published in 1990. Now beautifully repackaged, her classic tale of forbidden love,
courtesans, and dangerous secrets will enthrall a whole new generation of readers!
Though Diana Lindsay can never truly be Gervase Brandelin’s alone, their genuine love fills him with hope, until a treacherous
deceit—and a deadly enemy—threatens to tear them apart forever…
A sheltered life in the countryside has left Diana Lindsay restless to see the wider world, for both herself and the son she
is raising alone. She cannot marry, but perhaps as a courtesan she will find love and protection despite her painful past.
Gathering her courage, she moves to London—and finds herself the city’s most desired woman, as admired for her charm as
for her beauty. But it is one man who captivates her—handsome, haunted, and harboring a secret as deep as her own…
Bound by the sins of his youth, Gervase Brandelin, the Viscount St. Aubyn, has spent his adulthood seeking redemption
through service to England. Now a spymaster, he can allow nothing to distract him from his duty. But when he meets Diana,
his burdens seem to lift.
Praise for Mary Jo Putney’s Novels

“A beautifully rendered romance…Exquisitely developed characters, a stunning setting, and
the perfect amount of history and engineering detail to make this an excellent start to what
promises to be another of Putney’s insightful, riveting series.”
Category: Historical Romance —Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW on Once a Soldier
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4818-3
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “Filled with action and adventure and spiced with an intriguing glimpse of American history,
Rights: World Once a Rebel is not to be missed.”
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
—Bookpage on Once a Rebel
Spine Size: 3/4 “A captivating romance that is graced with impeccable character development, flawless prose,
Pack: 48 and several surprising twists.”
Author’s Residence: Baltimore, MD
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4819-0 —Library Journal, STARRED REVIEW, Best Books of the Year, on Not Always a Saint
SALES HISTORY “Putney’s endearing characters and warm-hearted stories never fail to inspire and delight.”
Zebra Books Mass Market
Once a Scoundrel —Sabrina Jeffries
10/18 (978-1-4201-4096-5)
Once a Rebel Mary Jo Putney is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author who has written over sixty novels and novellas.
9/17 (978-1-4201-4094-1) A ten-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA, she has won the honor twice and is on the RWA Honor
Not Quite a Wife Roll for bestselling authors. In 2013 she was awarded the RWA Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. Though most
1/17 (978-1-4201-4578-6) of her books have been historical romance, she has also published contemporary romances, 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.

• New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Mary Jo • Print and online advertising
Putney, who has written over 60 novels, is one of the most • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
highly acclaimed writers of historical romance writing today and Kensington’s kLovers program
with a large fanbase and impeccable reputation. For the past • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
10 years, every novel she has written has been a USA Today
and PW bestseller. • Publicity outreach for roundups, and feature coverage
• Originally published by Signet in 1990, Dearly Beloved was • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
nominated for RWA’s Book of the Year award and won the bonus content, and shareable images
Golden Leaf Award for Best Historical Romance from the New • Cross-promotion with Seduction on a Snowy Night
Jersey Romance Writers. Many of this brand name author’s (Kensington TP, 10/19) and Once a Spy (Zebra MM, 10/19)
younger readers will relish the chance to finally read this
novel in print.
• A ten-time finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA®
Award, Mary Jo Putney has won the honor twice and is on
the RWA Honor Roll for bestselling authors. She has been
awarded two RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Awards,
four NJRW Golden Leaf awards, plus the NJRW career
achievement award for historical romance.
•M ary Jo Putney is active on Facebook and the
Word Wenches blog.

AGAINST NATURE
The Duck Darley Series
Casey Barrett
Olympic swimmer Casey Barrett writes what he knows in the third installment of his Duck
Darley series featuring a former competitive swimmer turned investigator. From the
expensive penthouses of the Upper East Side to the drug-addled studios of the East Village,
secrets and murder lurk just beneath the surface of New York City and its inhabitants.
Perched in an airy penthouse above the corrupt streets of Manhattan, unlicensed P.I. Duck Darley has settled into an unlikely
domestic routine with a wealthy divorcée and her precocious eight-year-old son. But old nightmares return when a desperate
text from Cass Kimball, the former partner Duck once took a bullet to protect, lures him back into sworn-off vices and the
sinister world of professional sports…
Cass cries murder after her boyfriend tumbles to his death in the Catskills while researching the tragic doping experiments
that shifted lives—and genders—of East German Olympic athletes during the Cold War. Following the brutal killing of a
champion javelin thrower, Cass herself is arrested on charges of double homicide, leaving Duck on an impossible quest for
answers while doubting everything he ever believed about his secretive sidekick…
Now, caught between the secret horrors of extreme performance enhancement and shadowy criminals who stalk him
relentlessly, it’s sink or swim as Duck stumbles through a reckless investigation that endangers both his life and that of
anyone he allows himself to hold dear.
Praise for the Duck Darley series

“Olympic swimmer Barrett dives into the disturbing side of competitive sport in his savage
Category: Mystery thriller debut.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-0972-1
U.S./Canadian Price: $9.99/$12.99 —Publishers Weekly
Pages: 336 “Gritty…An intense, action-packed mystery, with an unconventional, flawed protagonist.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 —Library Journal
Spine Size: 13/16
Pack: 48 “Now and again a debut novel comes along that blows you out of the water. The book sings
Author’s Residence: New York, NY in its sheer narrative momentum.”
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-0973-8
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—Ken Bruen, author of the Jack Taylor Series
Kensington Mass Market “Deliciously lascivious and violent, Under Water’s Vicodin-fueled hero is impossible not to
Under Water cheer on. The pull of his dark world will keep readers captivated to the last page.”
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—Kyle Mills, New York Times bestselling author of Order to Kill
Kensington Hardcover Casey Barrett is a Canadian Olympian and the co-founder and co-CEO of Imagine Swimming, New York City’s large
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learn-to-swim school. He has won three Emmy awards and one Peabody award for his work on NBC’s broadcasts of the
Olympic Games in 2000, 2004, 2006, and 2008. Casey lives in Manhattan and the Catskill mountains of New York with
his wife, daughter, and hound. He can be found online at CaseyBarrettBooks.com.

• Darker, harder-edged mysteries with flawed protagonists have • Online advertising
been gaining in popularity since Gone Girl broke the mold. • Social media promotion including giveaways, bonus content,
• Duck Darley is an investigator with a drinking problem, but his and shareable images
addiction is portrayed in such a realistic manner that readers • Cross-promotion with Tower of Songs (Kensington HC, 9/19)
will sympathize with him.
• Will appeal to fans of P.I. novels by authors such as John
Connolly, Robert Galbraith, Michael Connelly, Robert Crais,
Ace Atkins, John Lutz, and Robert Parker.
• The author brings his experience and expertise to the world
of competitive swimming, exposing the underlying grit
and deceit in the sports world. This novel includes timely,
pitchable hooks revolving around issues of doping and
corrupt medical professionals in the sports world.
• Like Lehane’s Boston, Barrett makes New York City as much
of a character as a setting.
10 Kensington Premium Mass Market | JULY 2019

STRANGLED EGGS AND HAM
The Country Store Mystery Series
Maddie Day
In the sixth installment of the Country Store Mystery series, Robbie Jordan’s rustic country
store is growing in popularity. But when a dead body appears, it turns out that Robbie’s
home-style cooking attracts hungry customers—and murder!
While Robbie scrambles through breakfast orders for her expanding clientele at Pans ‘N Pancakes, tempers run as high as
the sticky August heat in South Lick, Indiana. Real-estate developer Fiona Closs plans to build a towering luxury resort at
one of the most scenic hilltops in Brown County, and not everyone can see the sunny side of the imposing proposition—
including Robbie’s furious Aunt Adele, who doesn’t waste a minute concocting protests and road blockades. When tensions
boil over and a vocal protester is silenced forever at the resort site, Robbie ditches the griddle to catch the killer. But if
slashed tires are any indication, she’ll need to crack this case before her own aunt gets served something deadly next…
Praise for A Country Store Mystery series

“The prolific and always reliable author presents yet another fun novel full of humor, quirky
country sayings, and descriptions of tantalizing comfort food meals.”
—Kings River Life Magazine on Death Over Easy
“Maddie Day’s simply outstanding ‘Country Store’ series…is unreservedly recommended.”
—Midwest Book Review on When the Grits Hit the Fan
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1125-0 “Readers can’t get enough of these fleecy thrillers set at country stores.”
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99
—The Boston Globe on Flipped for Murder
Pages: 304 “It’s yummy fun, but don’t read it when you’re hungry. Unless you’re hungry for a good book,
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 and not breakfast!”
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48 —Suspense Magazine on Flipped for Murder
Author’s Residence: Amesbury, MA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1126-7 “Day’s series debut provides some quirky characters and red herrings along with the
SALES HISTORY obligatory romantic interest and recipes.”
Kensington Mass Market —Kirkus Reviews on Flipped For Murder
Death Over Easy
8/18 (978-1-4967-1123-6) “You’ll flip for this mouth-watering new series.”
Biscuits and Slashed Browns
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—Leslie Budewitz, two-time Agatha Award-winning author, on Flipped for Murder
When the Grits Hit the Fan Maddie Day is a talented amateur chef and holds a Ph D in Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha-nominated
4/17 (978-1-61773-929-3) and Amazon-bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes
award-winning short crime fiction which has appeared in a number of juried anthologies. She lives with her beau and three
cats in Massachusetts, where she’s currently working on her next Country Store mystery when she isn’t cooking up
something delectable in the kitchen. Read all about MaddieDay’s mysteries at EdithMaxwell.com.

• Perfect for readers who love rural settings—the fictional town • Advance reading copies
of South Lick, Indiana charms readers who long for the scenic • Print and online advertising
views and traditional ideals of rural America. • Publicity outreach for reviews, interviews and roundups
• Cozy mystery fans will enjoy the sixth installment in this • Select author events
unique series set in a country store with a B&B upstairs.
• Email marketing and promotion via Killer Cozies eNewsletter
• Cooks and cookware aficionados will eat up the vintage
goodies at Pans ‘N Pancakes. • NetGalley push for early online reviews on Goodreads
and Amazon
• Puzzle enthusiasts will appreciate Robbie’s skills with
everything from cryptic crosswords to Sudoku. • Blog tour and targeted blogger outreach
• Cat lovers and fans of animal-focused cozies will love Birdy • Promotions and author appearances at select conventions
the Tuxedo Cat! • Cross-promotion with Christmas Cocoa Murder
• Delicious recipes from Pans ‘N Pancakes are included! (Kensington HC, 10/19)
• The author is President of the New England chapter of Sisters
in Crime and is a member of Mystery Writers of America.
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TOXIC TOFFEE
The Amish Candy Shop Mystery Series
Amanda Flower
To solve the murder in the fourth installment of the Amish Candy Shop Mystery series,
Bailey King and her sheriff deputy boyfriend Aiden must uncover a twenty-year-old
secret. She’ll need to pull a rabbit out of a hat to keep a healthy distance from toxic
people, including one venomous killer…
Bailey King’s in New York wrapping up a six-week shoot on her first cable TV show, Bailey’s Amish Sweets, when she gets
a call from her Ohio town’s resident busybody. With Easter around the corner, Bailey’s been recruited to create a giant
toffee bunny for the weeklong springtime festival that will also feature live white rabbits. But back home in Harvest, death
becomes the main attraction when Stephen Raber keels over from an apparent heart attack—with Bailey and Raber’s pet
bunny as witnesses.
Except it wasn’t Raber’s heart that suddenly gave out—a lethal dose of lily of the valley was mixed into a tasty piece of
toffee. Who’d want to poison a jovial rabbit farmer who reminded Bailey of an Amish Santa Claus?
Praise for Amanda Flower and her Amish cozies

“I really enjoyed meeting Bailey’s grandmother and grandfather and learning a little more
about the Amish way of life. Check it out!”
—Suspense Magazine on Assaulted Caramel
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2202-7 “A cozy as light as the heroine’s handmade mousse.”
Rights: World
—Kirkus Reviews on Assaulted Caramel
Pages: 304 “Colorful characters, country charm, and complex choreography all combine to make this
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 a masterful confection that’s equal parts sticky and sweet—and wholly delicious.”
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48 —Criminal Element on Premeditated Peppermint
Author’s Residence: Tallmadge, OH
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2205-8
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Premeditated Peppermint
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Lethal Licorice
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Assaulted Caramel
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Previous Novels by
Amanda Flower
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• Amanda Flower, who also writes under the name Isabella • Advance reading copies
Alan, is a nationally bestselling and Agatha Award-winning • Print and online advertising
mystery author. Her previous mysteries have landed on the • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
B&N, Indiebound and USA Today bestseller lists. feature coverage
• Readers are intrigued by the Amish, and this series offers a • Feature title in Killer Cozies eNewsletter
window into the culture in Holmes County Ohio with an Amish
candy shop “Swissmen Sweets.” • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
• The series features New York chocolatier Bailey King, a • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
non-Amish heroine whom readers will find relatable. bonus content, and shareable images
• Will appeal to fans of Laura Bradford’s Amish Mysteries
(Berkley), Isabella Alan’s Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries (NAL),
Emma Miller’s Amish Mysteries (Kensington), and even
Marta Perry and Vanetta Chapman.
• Includes an original candy recipe in each book, based on the
book’s title!
• For animal lovers and readers of animal-themed cozies, the
Amish Candy Shop Mystery series features a black-and-white
potbellied pig named Jethro, an orange Tabby cat named
Nutmeg, and a large white rabbit named Puff.
USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning mystery author Amanda Flower
started her writing career in elementary school when she read a story she wrote to her sixth
grade class and had the class in stitches with her description of being stuck on the top of
a Ferris wheel. She knew at that moment she’d found her calling of making people laugh
with her words. She also writes mysteries as USA Today bestselling author Isabella Alan.
Amanda lives in Northeast Ohio. Readers can visit her online at AmandaFlower.com.
© Amy Lyn Photography

GUILTY AS CHARRED
The Cook-Off Mystery Series
Devon Delaney
Sherry Oliveri has attained celebrity status after winning the America’s Good Taste
Recipe Contest with her delectable New England Crab Cake Sliders. But now that she’s
back home in Connecticut, she’s got to deal with something else fishy…
Sherry’s making a guest appearance on a local radio show when the news comes in: Poppy Robinson has been found
dead in the town’s community garden. Sherry was supposed to be taking questions about her win in the national cooking
competition, but instead the callers start dishing dirt.
Poppy and Sherry were both involved in the vegetable garden, and while Poppy may have been a bit priggish, it wasn’t
anything that called for a shovel to the back of the head. There was already trouble brewing, with the owner of the land
threatening to renege on their agreement, and this murder has taken tensions to a new level. Now while Sherry’s organizing
a Fourth of July cook-off event, she’s also got a murder investigation on her plate…
Praise for the Cook-Off Mystery series

“In Delaney’s first Cook-Off Mystery she reveals the secrets behind the world of amateur
cooking contests. The plot of Expiration Date starts off fast…The story is good.”
—RT Book Reviews on Expiration Date
Category: Mystery “Features a heroine who defies the conventions of culinary cozies in a way that is
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1447-3 quite refreshing…I was also fascinated by Devon Delaney’s insights into the world of
Rights: World competitive cooking.”
Pages: 304 —Criminal Element on Expiration Date
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4 “From a hint at the end of the book, Sherry’s life is going to take yet another turn—will it be for
Pack: 48 the better? Only time will tell. An exciting extra to the book is the recipes included that come
Author’s Residence: Westport, CT from Sherry’s kitchen…delicious!”
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1448-0
SALES HISTORY
—Kings River Life Magazine on Expiration Date
Kensington Mass Market Devon Delaney is a wife, mother of three, accomplished cooking contester, recent empty nester, and lifelong resident of
Final Roasting Place
the Northeast. She has been handsomely rewarded for her recipe innovation over the last twenty-plus years, including a full
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Expiration Date kitchen of major appliances, top cash prizes, and four trips to Disney World. She has also won the Grand Prize in a national
5/18 (978-1-4967-1443-5) writing contest for her “foodie” poem “Ode to Pork Passion.” Please visit her online at DevonPDelaney.com.

• Includes original recipes from Sherry’s Kitchen! • Advance reading copies
• With two decades of experience in the world of competitive • Print and online advertising
cooking, Devon Delaney was inspired to write this series • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
by her experiences in competitions such as the Pillsbury feature coverage
Bake-Off and Chopped. Readers will love getting a look at • Author appearances and promotions at select conventions
the inner workings of a cooking competition. including Kensington’s CozyClub Mini-Cons
• Delaney belongs to a number of groups that will provide • Outreach to competitive cooking groups
a broad base for marketing and exposure of her books,
including Cooking Contest Central, United States Tennis • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Association, Piping Rock Country Club and Silvermine bonus content and shareable images
Arts League. • Email marketing and features via Killer Cozies eNewsletter
• The popularity of TV food competitions prove the marketplace • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
is sizzling for this subject matter.
• Cooking competitions can bring out the best and worst in
participants—if the components get too heated, too spicy, or
too overdone, murder may be the only thing served–up and
that is never an easy thing to swallow…
• For fans of dogs and animal-related cozy mysteries, readers
will love the main Jack Russell Terriers, appropriately named
Chutney and Bean!
• The third book in the Cook-Off Mystery series, Guilty as
Charred will appeal to fans of culinary and cooking mysteries
including Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen series (Kensington),
the Chili Cook-Off Mystery series by Kylie Logan (Berkley), and
Krista Davis’ Domestic Diva series (Kensington).

DOWN IN FLAMES
The Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery Series
Cheryl Hollon
In this final installment, a fatal hit-and-run in front of Savannah Webb’s glass shop proves
to be no accident…
A highlight of Savannah’s new glass bead workshop is a technique called flame-working, which requires the careful
wielding of acetylene torches. Understandably, safety is a top priority. But as Savannah is ensuring her students’ safety
inside, a hit-and-run driver strikes down a pedestrian outside her shop.
The victim is Nicole Borawski, the bartender/manager at the Queen’s Head Pub, owned by Savannah’s boyfriend Edward.
It quickly becomes clear that this was no random act of vehicular manslaughter. Now the glass shop owner is all fired
up to get a bead on the driver—before someone else meets a dead end…
Praise for the Webb’s Glass Shop Mystery series

“Mystery with a touch of romance and some interesting tips on glassmaking.”
—Kirkus Reviews on Etched in Tears
“Interesting…The novel’s pace is leisurely, built around character interactions, travelogue,
and lots of information about glass art.”
—Tampa Bay Times on Cracked to Death
Category: Mystery “Will keep you guessing to the end!”
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1179-3
—Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author
Rights: World Cheryl Hollon now writes full-time after she left an engineering career of designing and building military flight simulators
Pages: 320
in amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and India. Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime,
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Spine Size: 25/32 she combines her love of writing with a passion for creating glass art. In the small glass studio behind her house in
Pack: 48 St. Petersburg, Florida, Cheryl and her husband design, create, and produce fused glass, stained glass, and painted glass
Author’s Residence: St. Petersburg, FL artworks. Visit her online at CherylHollon.com, on Facebook at CherylHollonWriter, or on Twitter @CherylHollon.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1180-9
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Shattered at Sea
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Etched in Tears
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Cracked to Death
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• This is the sixth in the series and the first time a cozy mystery • Advance reading copies
series takes place in a stained glass shop and features the • Print and online advertising
owner as a sleuth. • Social media advertising and promotions
• Each book explores various glass art techniques besides • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
stained glass, including glass blowing and fused glass. feature coverage
• The author actually has her own glass blowing studio and • Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
she designs, creates, and produces fused glass, stained glass including Kensington’s 2019 Cozy Cons
and painted glass artworks.
• Feature title in Killer Cozies eNewsletter
• Hollon has a video series exhibiting glass techniques
illustrated in the series. • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
• The series appeals to fans of Jennifer McAndrews, Mollie Cox • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Bryan, and Mary Marks, as well as those with an interest in bonus content, and shareable images
unique crafts. • Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach

MURDER’S NO VOTIVE CONFIDENCE
The Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery Series
Christin Brecher
First in a new series! Nantucket candle store owner Stella Wright specializes in
creating unique candles for every occasion. But someone sets the stage for murder
when a Memorial Day celebration becomes a wedding to die for…
Jessica Sterling’s candlelight-themed nuptials promises to be the perfect kick-off to the summer’s first official holiday
weekend. Stella’s thrilled to have been chosen to provide the decorative centerpiece for the wedding ceremony:
a two-foot-tall scented unity candle—a symbol of the happy couple’s love. But it looks like the bride-to-be’s uncle won’t
be walking his niece down the aisle after he’s found dead. The murder weapon is Stella’s seemingly indestructible
candle, now split in two.
When a beloved local bartender is arrested, Stella’s sure a visiting police captain running the case made a rush to justice.
With superstitious brides-to-be cancelling orders and sales waxing and waning at her store, the Wick & Flame owner
decides to do some sleuthing of her own. Abetted by a charming reporter and challenged by the town’s sexiest cop, Stella’s
determined to shine a light on the truth and uncover a killer who’s snuffing out her own flame.
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2139-6
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: New York, NY
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2140-2

• First in a new charming cozy mystery series featuring Stella • Advanced reading copies
Wright, candle maker and owner of the Wick & Flame candle • Print and online advertising
store on Nantucket Island. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
• There hasn’t been a cozy mystery either set in Nantucket or feature coverage
featuring candle-making as a theme in print for years. This • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
book brings both elements back in the best possible way.
• Email marketing and features via Killer Cozies eNewsletter
• Author has spent a great deal of time in Nantucket and can
speak to its history of candle making. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bonus content, and shareable images
• A cat named Tinker is an ongoing character in this series. Cat
lovers and readers who enjoy animal-focused cozies will fall • Author events in New York, NY; Nantucket, MA; Cape Cod,
in love with Tinker, who is zen-like in his ability to nap under MA; Concord; MA; Orange County, CA; and Baltimore, MD
any circumstance. • Author appearances and promotions at select conventions
• This installment is set during the busy wedding season on including Kensington’s CozyClub Mini-Cons
Nantucket Island, where the protagonist is hired to create
a two-foot-tall unity candle for a Memorial Day weekend
wedding ceremony.
• Each book in the Nantucket Candle Maker Mystery series
includes interesting candle-related facts and tips.
Christin Brecher was born and raised in New York City , where her family and many
childhood friends still reside. As such, she feels she is as much of a small-town girl as any.
The idea to write the Nantucket Candle Maker series sprang from her life-long connection
to the small island off the coast of Massachusetts. Spending summers there as a child,
Christin read from her family’s library of mystery novels; after which she began to imagine
stories inspired by the island’s whaling heyday, its notoriously foggy nights, and during long
bike rides to the beach. After many years in marketing for the publishing industry, followed
by years raising her children, Murder’s No Votive Confidence is Christin’s debut novel. Visit
her at ChristinBrecher.com.

LEFT FUR DEAD
The Jules & Bun Mystery Series
J. M. Grifﬁn
First in a new series! On Fur Bridge Farm, Jules cares for rescued rabbits.
But when a killer strikes, she’ll need a rabbit to rescue her…
Juliette “Jules” Bridge prides herself on the tender rehabilitation she provides for injured or abused rabbits on her New
Hampshire rescue farm, but she has a very special relationship with one bunny in particular. Bun is a black-and-white rabbit
who happens to have the ability to communicate through mental telepathy. Once she got over the shock, Jules found her
furry friend had a lot to say.
One frigid March morning on their walk together, Bun spots a body. The police identify the frozen stiff as Arthur Freeman,
a.k.a. Arty the Mime. Jules and Arty knew each other on the children’s party circuit, where he’d perform magic tricks and
she had an educational rabbit petting pen. With Bun egging her on, Jules decides it’s time they hop to it and put their heads
together to discover who silenced the mime. But their investigation leads them down a rabbit hole of more suspects and
lies, while a killer sets a trap for them…
J. M. Griffin is a bestselling cozy mystery author of sixteen novels, including the Vinnie Esposito series. She lives in rural
Rhode Island with her husband and two very mysterious cats. You can visit her Website at jm-griffin.com. She is currently
working on her next Jules and Bun mystery.
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2057-3
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: North Scituate, RT
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2060-3

• First in a new series set in New Hampshire! • Advanced reading copies
• Rabbits are popular pets in America after dogs, cats, fish • Print and online advertising
and birds, and yet there has never been a cozy mystery series • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
exclusively featuring rabbits…until now. The series is set on feature coverage
a rabbit rescue and rehabilitation farm. • Select author events in Rhode Island and New England
• House Rabbit Society is an all-volunteer, non-profit • Partnerships with rabbit rescue groups
organization that rescues abandoned rabbits and educates
the public on rabbit care. • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
• Bunspace.com is a social networking site for pet rabbits and • Email marketing and features via Killer Cozies eNewsletter
other bunnies. You can post a profile for every bunny you • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
own, upload photos and participate with other members. bonus content, and shareable images
• Animal lovers will enjoy the animal-themed cozy mystery with
a unique setting in a rabbit rescue farm.

SWEET HEAT
The Blue-Collar Lover Series
Zuri Day
Zuri Day serves up a delectable third installment of her sexy contemporary romance series
about five blue-collar brothers who aren’t afraid of a hard day’s work in life or in love.
Marvin Carter’s specialty is sweets—both talk and baking. Few outside of the family know about his ability to turn out
lucious pies and to-die-for cakes, but working as a restaurant line cook is getting old fast. Now he’ll do whatever it takes to
win start-up money from a major cooking contest and launch his own dessert franchise. But his prime competition is making
things hot for him in and out of the kitchen…
Naomi Carson is as savory as her soul food and has twice the spice. This confident, large-and-in-charge beauty also has high
aspirations, and will work all her skills against the tasty Mr. Marvin to take first place—and start her caterer-to-the-stars
business. As their attraction burns hot, the other contestants can’t take their heat nor their talent and threaten to burn their
dreams to ash. Will the desire be doused—or can Marvin and Naomi find common ground and fire up the chance of
a lifetime?
Praise for Zuri Day and her other novels

“Great escapism.”
—Library Journal on Packing Heat
“Sexy, hot deliciousness…this power couple light up the page like a 100-megawatt bulb.”
Category: Contemporary Romance
ISBN13: 978-1-61773-429-8 —USAToday.com on Bad Boy Seduction
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “A Zuri Day novel is like a yummy meal: spicy, decadent, thoroughly satisfying.”
Rights: World
Pages: 384 —Brenda Jackson, New York Times bestselling author
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 15/16 Zuri Day has been enthralled with the wonder of words since mouthing her first one—Tuffy, the name of the family dog—
Pack: 48 at less than a year old. When this bestselling, award-winning author is not penning novels, she’s a voracious reader and
Author’s Residence: Columbia, SC world traveler, always ready to search out the next exciting locale for a juicy story. Besides her beloved Caribbean islands
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61773-430-4 and Southern California’s wine country, Zuri enjoys theatre, sports, working out, and whipping up vegetarian meals for her
SALES HISTORY family and friends. Visit her online at ZuriDay.com.
Dafina Mass Market
Packing Heat
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Heat Wave
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Driving Heat
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• Women often entertain blue-collar fantasies due to proximity • Advance reading copies
and everyday interactions. Zuri Day is ready to spice up • Print and online advertising
readers’ fantasies with her hardworking, blue-collar heroes. • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
• Love on the Run received a starred review from • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
Publishers Weekly. feature coverage
• Driving Heat was a Publishers Weekly Top 10 Romance. • Sophisticates Black Hair Dafina Shelf Care partnership
• Zuri Day’s What Love Tastes Like was nominated for an • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
RT Book Reviews 2010 Award for Best Multicultural Novel. bonus content, and shareable images
• Zuri Day is a winner of both EMMA and AALAS best
romance awards.
• Audio rights sold to Recorded Books for all the books in this
series: Packing Heat, Driving Heat and Sweet Heat.
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IF IT AIN’T ABOUT THE MONEY
The If It Ain’t About the Money Series
Saundra
Three friends who escaped the streets are now cashing in on a brilliant hustle and living
their million-dollar dreams. But it may cost them their friendship—and their lives.
Secret. Penny. Isis. Two sisters, one best friend. Between neglectful parents and growing up in Miami’s worst neighborhood,
the three have had each others’ backs since forever. So there’s nothing Secret won’t do to grab the cash flow and glamorous
lives she, innocent Penny, and idealistic Isis surely deserve. And she and lowlife fixer Kirk have the perfect plan: transfer rich
folks’ wealth to new accounts, cleverly make withdrawals, and line their pockets…
Soon it’s raining money, exclusive condos, fast cars—and major bad-news trouble. ‘Cause Isis just found real love and now
wants out of the game for good. And when a merciless enemy, a disastrous old scam-gone-bad, and unexpected betrayal
turn the girls’ glittering world inside out, how far will they game each other—and risk their friendship—to survive?
Praise for the work of Saundra

“Saundra’s (Hustle Hard, 2018) unique look at a female kingpin who struggles with family and
feelings adds dimension to an action-packed story. Saundra fills her tale of street life with
vibrant, sympathetic characters.”
—Booklist on Hustle Hard
“Saundra focus on the women’s friendship is a rare theme in the urban fiction genre.”
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1196-0 —Booklist on If it Ain’t About the Money
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “Saundra offers insight into the ruthless drug game but also offers hope and redemption. Fans
Rights: World
Pages: 304
of Sistah Souljah’s groundbreaking The Coldest Winter Ever will immediately note similarities
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 to that powerful novel in Saundra’s writing. Marked with authentic street slang and alarming
Spine Size: 3/4 danger, this fast-moving story will appeal to all urban fiction audiences.”
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Indiana
—Library Journal on Her Sweetest Revenge
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1197-7 Saundra grew up in Cleveland, Mississippi, and now resides in Indiana with her husband and children. She started writing
SALES HISTORY screenplays at the age of twelve; and as an adult, her need to create intensified. Saundra self-published her first novella,
Dafina Mass Market Owning Up, before being discovered by Delphine Publications. She is currently working on her next project. Visit her Website
Her Sweetest Revenge 3
12/18 (978-1-61773-987-3)
at AuthorSaundra.com, or connect with her on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter @AuthorSaundra.
Her Sweetest Revenge 2
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Her Sweetest Revenge
1/18 (978-1-61773-979-8)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Dafina Trade Paperback
2/18 (978-1-4967-1195-3)

• This is our first original series with Saundra. Like Kiki • Print and online advertising
Swinson, we began our publishing partnership by • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
republishing earlier titles. Now we're continuing with Saundra bonus content, and shareable images
with an exciting new series. • Cross‑promotion with Hustle Hard (Dafina MM, 9/19)
• Saundra similarly writes gritty, sexy, street lit that will appeal
to fans of Kiki Swinson, Wahida Clark, and Ashley & JaQuavis.
• Audio rights sold to Recorded Books for If It Ain't About the
Money and A Hustler's Queen.
20 Dafina Mass Market | JULY 2019

HAWKE’S TARGET
The Sonny Hawke Thriller Series
Reavis Z. Wortham
With its unique West Texas setting and a modern-day hero who’s more than capable
of delivering old-fashioned justice, the third action-packed contemporary Western by
acclaimed author Reavis Z. Wortham pits Texas Ranger Sonny Hawke against a ruthless
vigilante killer.
Judge. Jury. Executioner. One man is taking the law into his own hands. His targets are criminals who slipped through the
justice system.
From California to Texas, this relentless avenger hunts down the unpunished and sentences them to death. But now he’s
on Sonny Hawke’s turf. A Texas Ranger committed to his job, Hawke will not abide vigilante justice—especially when
innocents are also in the line of fire. The trail of bodies stretches across the Lone Star State to the most savage clan East
Texas has ever seen. And Hawke is the only one who can stop them…
Praise for Reavis Z. Wortham and His Thrillers

“If you look for authenticity in your books, you’ll swoon over Reavis Wortham. He’s
Texas true.”
—C. J. Box
“This is one of those books, settings, and characters that make you want to cheer for the
U.S. of A. In addition, this is also a brand new character to star in his own brand-new series,
so there’s a lot more of Hawke to go around. Add in humor, a great cast of characters,
Category: Contemporary Western
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4180-0 both good and bad, along with a terrific ending, and Hawke’s Prey becomes a must-read
U.S./Canadian Price: $9.99/$12.99 for everybody.”
Rights: World
Pages: 320
—Suspense Magazine
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 “The most riveting thriller all year!”
Spine Size: 25/32
Pack: 48 —John Gilstrap, New York Times and USA Today bestselling author,
Author’s Residence: Frisco, TX
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4181-7
on Hawke’s War
SALES HISTORY Reavis Z. Wortham launched his acclaimed Sonny Hawke thriller series with Hawke’s Prey and followed up with Hawke’s
Pinnacle Books Mass Market War. He is also the award-winning author of the Red River Mystery series, including Unraveled, The Right Side of Wrong,
Hawke’s War Vengeance is Mine, Dark Places, Burrows, and The Rock Hole (winner of the Benjamin Franklin Award). He is a member
6/18 (978-0-7860-4178-7) of the Mystery Writers of America, the Writers’ League of Texas, the International Association of Crime Writers, Western
Hawke’s Prey
7/17 (978-0-7860-4176-3)
Writers of America, and International Thriller Writers. Each week Reavis pens a self-syndicated weekly outdoor column for
numerous Texas newspapers, writing on everything from fishing to deer hunting. He lives in northeast Texas with his wife.
Please visit him on Facebook or at his Website: reaviszwortham.com.

• Appealing to fans of C.J. Box, Ace Atkins and Craig Johnson, • Advance reading copies
the Sonny Hawke series is packed with action and has been • Print and online advertising
described as a cross between Lonesome Dove and Die Hard. • Email and eNewsletter marketing
While contemporary thrillers featuring Texas Rangers are
always popular, Wortham’s series stands out with its unique • Author events in Texas and appearances at select conferences
and rugged West Texas setting. and conventions
• Wortham is a member of Mystery Writers of America, the • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
Writers’ League of Texas, International Association of Crime feature coverage
Writers, and International Thriller Writers. He is also a • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley, Vine,
member of the Texas Outdoor Writers Association. and Goodreads
• Wortham writes weekly newspaper columns that run in • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Country World, The Paris News and The Rockport Pilot. He bonus content, and shareable images
is also the Editor for Texas Fish and Game magazine.
• The Rock Hole won the Benjamin Franklin Award presented
by the Independent Book Publishers Association.
• Wortham is the 2018 Magna Cum Murder Guest of Honor.
• Audio rights to the first three Sonny Hawke thrillers have been
licensed to Recorded Books.
JULY 2019 | Pinnacle Premium Mass Market 21

TOTAL MAYHEM
The Jonathan Grave Thriller Series
John Gilstrap
Touted as one of the most accomplished action writers on the planet, New York Times
bestselling author John Gilstrap is a master of the special ops thriller. Just in time for
Independence Day, the eleventh installment in Gilstrap’s award-winning series sets
Jonathan Grave and his team on an adrenaline-pumping mission to stop a deadly attack
on a major American tourist attraction—and on American democracy!
Freelance operative Jonathan Grave penetrates a terrorist cell to stop the detonation of total mayhem on home ground…
America is under fire. Multiple terror attacks have left the country reeling. Former Special Forces operatives are working for
the enemy. Jonathan Grave and his team go undercover to eliminate the traitors. No need to collect intel. No arrests. Wipe
them out—and get out.
But the team uncovers a deeper threat codenamed Retribution. The bombs have been set and Grave is the one being hunted.
Unless he can save himself first, a terrorist plot of unimaginable scope will become history’s deadliest disaster…
Praise for John Gilstrap

“Gilstrap will leave you breathless.”
—Harlan Coben
“Gilstrap pushes every thriller button.”
Category: Fiction
—San Francisco Chronicle
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-3982-1 “If you like Vince Flynn and Brad Thor, you’ll love John Gilstrap.”
Rights: World —Gayle Lynds
Pages: 512
“When you pick up a Gilstrap novel, one thing is always true—you are going to be entertained
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/2
Spine Size: 1 1/4 at a high rate of speed.”
Pack: 24 —Suspense Magazine
Author’s Residence: Fairfax, VA
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-3983-8 “A sizzling beach read for military action fans…the perfect summer read for thriller fans.”
SALES HISTORY —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Scorpion Strike
Pinnacle Books Mass Market
Scorpion Strike “In the scintillating Scorpion Strike, the ever-reliable John Gilstrap may well have fashioned
7/18 (978-0-7860-3980-7) the best ‘Die Hard’-esque tale ever not starring Bruce Willis…Scorpion Strike reads like an
Final Target 1980s action movie unspooling in our imaginations. Relentlessly paced as well as brilliantly
7/17 (978-0-7860-3978-4)
Nick of Time
told and constructed, this is as good as thrillers get.”
10/16 (978-0-7860-3295-2) —The Providence Journal on Scorpion Strike
“Rocket-paced suspense.”
—Jeffery Deaver
Previous Novels by
John Gilstrap
7/18 (978-0-7860-3980-7) 7/17 (978-0-7860-3978-4) 10/16 (978-0-7860-3295-2)
22 Pinnacle Premium Mass Market | JULY 2019

• Gilstrap’s books have been translated into more than • Advance reading copies
20 languages. • Print, online, and podcast advertising
• John Gilstrap’s thriller Against All Enemies won the • Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
International Thriller Writers award for best paperback • Regional author tour
original of 2015.
• Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
• Threat Warning was a finalist for the 2011 ITW Award for
Best Paperback and No Mercy was nominated as a finalist • Email and eNewsletter marketing
for the 2010 ITW Award for Best Paperback. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
• Scorpion Strike was a Bookreporter.com Editor’s Pick for feature coverage
Best Books of the Year. • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley, Vine,
and Goodreads
John Gilstrap is the New York Times bestselling author of more than fourteen novels,
including the acclaimed Jonathan Grave thrillers. Against All Enemies won the International
Thriller Writers’ Award for Best Paperback of 2015. His books have been translated
into more than twenty languages worldwide. An expert in explosives safety and a former
firefighter, he holds a master’s degree from the University of Southern California and
a bachelor’s degree from the College of William and Mary. He lives in Fairfax, Virginia.
Please visit him on Facebook or at JohnGilstrap.com.
©Kent Kiser
JULY 2019 | Pinnacle Premium Mass Market 23

CUTTHROATS
The Slash and Pecos Western Series
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
Not every Western hero wears a white hat or a tin star. Most of them are just fighting
to survive. Some of them can be liars, cheaters, and thieves. And then there’s a couple
of old-time robbers named Slash and Pecos…The Greatest Western Writers of the 21st
Century kick off a new series featuring two wanted outlaws—with one hell of a story.
Johnstone. Keeping the West wild.

Two wanted outlaws. One hell of a story.
After a lifetime of robbing banks and holding up trains, Jimmy “Slash” Braddock and Melvin “Pecos Kid” Baker are ready to
call it quits—though not completely by choice. Sold out by their old gang, Slash and Pecos have to bust out of jail and pull
one last job to finance their early retirement…
The target is a rancher’s payroll train. Catch is: the train is carrying a Gatling gun and twenty deputy U.S. marshals who
know they’re coming. Caught and quickly sentenced to hang, their old enemy—the wheelchair-bound, bucket of mean,
Marshal L.C. Bledsoe—shows up at the last minute to spare their lives. For a price. He’ll let them live if they hunt down
their old gang, the Snake River Marauders. And kill those prairie rats—with extreme prejudice…
William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 400 novels of Western adventure,
military action, chilling suspense, and survival. The son of a minister and a teacher, he left school at fifteen to work in a
Category: Western carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as “the Greatest Western
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4376-7
writer of the 21st Century.” Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
Rights: World J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an
Pages: 400 early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 31/32
History library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned. “Every day with Bill was
Pack: 48 an adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,’
Author’s Residence: Murfreesboro, TN he would say ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, be the best Johnstone you can be.”
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4377-4 J.A. Johnstone has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone including The First Mountain
SALES HISTORY Man, The Brothers O’Brien, and Preacher, The First Mountain Man.
Pinnacle Mass Market
The Chuckwagon Trail
5/18 (978-0-7860-4044-5)
The Legend of the Perley Gates
3/18 (978-0-7860-4217-3)
Those Jensen Boys!
4/18 (978-0-7860-4520-4)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Kensington Hardcover
2/19 (978-1-4967-1859-4)

• First in a new series! New series from Johnstone typically • Advance reading copies
do exceptionally well for us, as evidenced by the success of • Internet radio advertising campaign
The Chuckwagon Trail, The Legend of Perley Gates, and • Print and online advertising
The Jensen Brand.
• Content marketing partnerships
• The Slash and Pecos Western series is unique in its focus on
two ‘heroes’ who are aging career criminals on the wrong • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
side of the law. bonus content, and shareable images
• The protagonists in this series are older characters—a popular • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
trope with previous Johnstone series, such as Firestick, The • Cross-promotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
Range Detectives, and of course, Preacher.
• The Johnstone series that feature two lead characters—such
as Those Jensen Boys and Rattlesnake Wells, Wyoming—tend
to be very popular.
24 Pinnacle Mass Market | JULY 2019

BURNING DAYLIGHT
The Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter Series
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
The Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Century present the new chapter in their USA
Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling series featuring Luke Jensen, the long-lost
brother of Mountain Man, Smoke Jensen. Luke Jensen comes from a righteous brood.
Survival is in his blood. And he’s burned enough gunpowder to forge out his own legend
on the frontier as the toughest bounty hunter who ever stalked his prey…
Live Free. Read Hard.

Luke Jensen has seen some sorry looking bounties in his time, but this one takes the cake. A wanted poster is offering a
reward of one dollar and forty-two cents—plus one busted harmonica—to capture Three-Fingered Jack McKinney. Turns
out, McKinney’s twelve-year-old son Aaron wants revenge on his daddy for abandoning him and his mom. The reward is
all the money Aaron can scrape together. Luke can’t say no to the poor boy—or his beautiful mother—so he agrees to go
after McKinney and his bank-robbing gang.
Good deeds, however, are like good intentions—the road to hell is paved with them. And when Aaron McKinney decides to
tag along, it puts Luke in the middle of a father-and-son reunion that’s life-or-death, blood-for-blood, and kill-or-be-killed…
William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 400 novels of Western adventure,
military action, chilling suspense, and survival. The son of a minister and a teacher, he left school at fifteen to work in a
Category: Western carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as “the Greatest Western
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4404-7 writer of the 21st century.” Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
Rights: World J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an
Pages: 400 early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 History library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned. “Every day with Bill was
Spine Size: 31/32
Pack: 48
an adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,’
Author’s Residence: Murfreesboro, TN he would say ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, be the best Johnstone you can be.”
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4405-4 J.A. Johnstone has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone including The First Mountain
SALES HISTORY Man, The Brothers O’Brien, and Preacher, The First Mountain Man.
Pinnacle Mass Market
Cutthroats
7/19 (978-0-7860-4376-7)
Death and Texas
6/19 (978-0-7860-4370-5)
Hang Them Slowly
6/19 (978-0-7860-4489-4)

• This is the seventh installment in the violent, gritty series • Internet radio advertising campaign
that revolves around Luke Jensen, the long-lost brother • Print and online advertising
of Mountain Man. Smoke Jensen, one of the Johnstones’ • Content marketing partnerships
most popular characters.
• All previous installments in the Luke Jensen series have bonus content, and shareable images
been USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestsellers.
• Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
• There are over 30 million copies of Johnstone’s novels in
print and his annual sales average two million copies. • Cross-promotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
JULY 2019 | Pinnacle Mass Market 25

DEATH RATTLE
The Guns of Samuel Pritchard Series
Sean Lynch
The first in a new series by acclaimed author Sean Lynch, Death Rattle is the saga
of Missourian Samuel Pritchard, a young man coming-of-age during the border strife of
the Civil War, and his blood-soaked transformation into a legendary gunfighter, Texas
Ranger, and mankiller.
It’s 1879, and Samuel Pritchard is once again living under his true name. Now the sheriff of Atherton, a sleepy mill-town
on the Missouri River, he longs to put his bloody past behind him and hopes to finally settle into a peaceful life. His lifelong
friend, and Atherton’s mayor, Ditch Clemson, is about to be wed to Pritchard's sister, Idelle, and he’s become romantically
involved with the beautiful Eudora Chiles, recently moved to town from Kansas City. For the first time since a boy, Samuel
Pritchard isn’t gunning for anyone, and no one, it seems, is gunning for him. Or so he thought.
Praise for Sean Lynch

“A riveting thriller that bristles with hard-boiled authenticity.”
—Bestselling author Mark Greaney on Thy Partner’s Wife
“Sean Lynch spins a tale that is fast, fun and realistic.”
—Bestselling author James O. Born on Like Hell
Category: Western “Sean Lynch is the real deal!”
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4493-1
—New York Times bestselling author Marc Cameron
Rights: US, CAN, OM
Pages: 320
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 25/32
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Danville, CA
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4494-8
26 Pinnacle Mass Market | JULY 2019

• Lynch has extensive involvement with real life • Advance reading copies
law enforcement. • Print and online advertising
• The first in a new series by acclaimed thriller author Sean • Email and eNewsletter marketing
Lynch, Death Rattle is the saga of Missourian Samuel • Military Spouse Book Club promotion
Pritchard, a young man coming-of-age during the border
strife of the Civil War, and his blood-soaked transformation • Author events and appearances at select conferences
into legendary gunfighter, Texas Ranger, and mankiller. and conventions
• Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
feature coverage
• Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
Sean Lynch grew up in Iowa, served in the army as an enlisted infantryman, and spent
almost three decades as a municipal police officer in the San Francisco Bay Area. During
his law enforcement career, he’s been a motorcycle officer, firearms instructor, S.W.A.T.
team member, sex crimes investigator, and homicide detective. Learn more about Sean
at SeanLynchBooks.com.
© Denise Lynch
JULY 2019 | Pinnacle Mass Market 27

CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: ST. LOUIS
The Kingpins Series
Keisha Ervin
Carl Weber’s Kingpins: St. Louis is another hard‑hitting novel in the Kingpins series. Author
Keisha Ervin has a long‑standing track record of bestselling urban fiction.
The untimely death of St. Louis kingpin, King David, has left a vacuum in the underworld. He leaves behind his vast empire
to his surviving heirs, David Jr. and Davita. Born barely one year apart, they were raised in very different worlds.
David Jr. is college educated. His mother always pushed him to do the best he could so he could one day legitimize and run
the East St. Louis crime family. She thinks she’s above and beyond the game. All she wants is the money that she believes
she and her son are due.
Davita, born to and of the streets, was also raised by a money‑loving momma, but her mother taught her a different set of
rules. Davita has been raised to use anybody and everything to get that money by any means necessary. She has embraced
the business of the streets, and she is ready to ascend to the throne that her father has unexpectedly left behind.
The question remains: will the family ties that bind keep the families together, or will sex, greed, drugs, and their mothers’
divisive ways tear it all to hell, bringing St. Louis down with them? David Jr. and Davita have decisions to make!
With her quick wit and charm, Keisha Ervin tells stories of love gained and love lost. Her novels, which have attracted a
loyal fan base, include Me & My Boyfriend, Chyna Black, Mina’s Joint, Hold U Down,Torn, Finding Forever, Gunz and Roses,
Material Girl and Material Girl 2: Labels and Love. Keisha lives in St. Louis, Missouri.
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978‑1‑60162‑926‑5
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: St. Louis, MO
eBook ISBN: 978-1-62286-847-6
SALES HISTORY
Urban Books Mass Market
Mina’s Joint: Triple Crown Collection
5/17 (978‑1‑62286‑500‑0)
Hold U Down: Triple Crown Collection
9/15 (978-1-62286-735-6)
Reckless 2: Nobody’s Girl
8/15 (978‑1‑62286‑926‑8)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Urban Trade Paperback
10/16 (978‑1‑62286‑986‑2)

• Keisha Ervin has a long‑standing track record of bestselling • Facebook marketing
urban fiction. • Advertising on Urbanbooks.net
• Carl Weber’s Kingpins: St. Louis is suitable for all clients. • Promotion and giveaways on Goodreads.com
• Co‑op Available
28 Urban Books Mass Market | JULY 2019

DEEP
C. N. Phillips
Rising star C.N. Phillips brings readers the tale of the Drake sisters, two young women
who want to live normal lives—if they can ever escape the danger and mayhem of their
unusual occupation.
Sometimes what’s done in the dark doesn’t need to come to the light; it should stay shut away forever. The lifestyle that
sisters Rhonnie and Ahli live is proof of that.
Born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska, the girls have been taught to do the unthinkable in order to survive, and armed robbery
is their forte. Between their exceptional gun aim and skill in combat, it’s safe to say the sisters are lethal weapons. With
their father setting up all their deadly hits, they have easily stolen over half a million dollars.
But even living lavishly gets old. The girls want to leave the bloodshed behind them and live a normal life so badly that
they turn down a job that would leave them set for eternity. When things take a twisted turn and an old hit comes back to
savagely haunt them, it leaves someone Rhonnie and Ahli love with his throat slit from ear to ear. Now with no place to go
and no money, the girls have no choice but to agree to do one last hit.
What is supposed to be just a job turns into what will be the most horrific experience of their lives. Just when you think you
know what’s going to happen next, this twisted tale takes a deep dive for the worse.
C. N. Phillips was born and raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She fell in love with books at the age of eight but kept her writing
a secret. It wasn’t until she became a single mother that she decided to pursue her dream of becoming an author. She is
most known for her daring, gritty detail and her ability to weave unique stories with an urban flair.
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978‑1‑60162‑927‑2
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Omaha, NE
eBook ISBN: 978-1-62286-480-5
SALES HISTORY
Urban Mass Market
The Last Kings 2
8/18 (978‑1‑94585‑506‑1)
The Last Kings
5/18 (978‑1‑62286‑659‑5)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
4/17 (978‑1‑62286‑479‑9)

• C. N. Phillips writes urban fiction with unique and creative • Facebook marketing
twists that set her apart from the pack. • Advertising on Urbanbooks.net
• Promotion and giveaways on Goodreads.com
JULY 2019 | Urban Books Mass Market 29

VIRTUOUS DECEPTION
Leiann B. Wrytes
Only one thing stands between Frank Mason and his $20‑million inheritance—a wife.
When he finds Lisa, he doesn’t waste any time marrying her, but their fairytale romance is not built to last. Lisa’s infidelity
doesn’t go unnoticed, but Frank has his reasons for maintaining his silence—until he uncovers some new information about
his Stepford wife that lands him in jail. Only then does their picture‑perfect life start to unravel, dragging every last skeleton
out of his closet.
Lisa Raine was an exotic dancer desperately seeking a way out. Frank Mason posed as the perfect escape. However, Lisa’s
ex‑lover, Lewis, is not willing to let her go without a price. After years of paying Lewis to keep her past a secret, the money
dries up, and both Lisa and Lewis are forced to alter their arrangement. Things take a turn for the worse, and only one of
them may make it out alive.
Leiann B. Wrytes is an author, poet, and playwright. She found a love for words early on as a spoken word poet and was
inducted into the International Society of Poets at 15. She has served as an editor for several small publications, mentors
aspiring writers, and manages a small custom poetry business. Leiann B. Wrytes currently resides in Dallas with her family,
feverishly working on her next novel and preparing to take on her next role as Associate Producer for the fascinating
documentary, Behind the Mask, which goes into production this summer.
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978‑1‑60162‑917‑3
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Dallas, TX
eBook ISBN: 978-1-945855-97-9
PUBLISHING HISTORY
11/18 (978‑1‑945855‑96‑2)

• Virtuous Deception is suitable for all clients. • Facebook marketing
• The 2014 self‑published version is no longer in print. • Advertising on urbanbooks.net
• Virtuous Deception was named one of the top 100 books of • Promotion and giveaways on Goodreads.com
2014 by Conversations Book Club, garnered her a nomination • Co‑op available
for AAMBC author of the year, AMB Ovation Award for
Outstanding Debut Author In Urban Literature nomination,
and glowing reviews.
30 Urban Renaissance Mass Market | JULY 2019

NIYA: Rainbow Dreams
Fabiola Joseph
Fabiola Joseph returns with a new tale about two young women on an undeniable thrill
ride down the rocky road of self‑discovery.
Do you know who you are? Are you comfortable in your skin? Outed by her best friend in front of the whole neighborhood,
Niya is trying to come to terms with being a lesbian. When she falls for her straight neighbor, Jamilla, there is no more
denying who she really is. Niya will do whatever it takes to prove her love, even if it means taking a life. What will happen
when family issues, fame, the struggle for love, and reality set in? How will Niya deal with a hip‑hop career as she tries to
repair her broken heart?
Signing with Green Note Records may just bring fulfillment and love to Niya when the sexy R&B diva Brazil Noelle swoops
in and aims for her heart. Niya has always been the hero, but is she willing to be saved? Will her feelings for Jamilla block
what could actually be her chance to get back the love she always gives?
Jamilla is drowning in the reality of her home life. She is forced to face a real‑life monster on a daily basis, and the shame
of her past is slowly killing everything beautiful about her. Just when she thinks life isn’t worth living, she befriends Niya
and becomes confused by the extremely close, unconventional friendship and the high sexual tension that sends her head
spinning. Will her fling with a male “straighten” her out for good, or will it help her to realize that love has no boundaries?
How long can this game of friendship last when love is the stronger opponent?
Join the tormented twosome on an undeniable thrill ride as they travel down the rocky road of self‑discovery. Niya and
Category: Fiction Jamilla will combat their fears, violence, distractions, extortion, love, denial, family, and sometimes each other, in this
ISBN13: 978‑1‑62286‑127‑9 emotionally charged and action‑packed coming‑of‑age tale.
Rights: World A lover of literature, good music, movies, and art, Fabiola Joseph is multifaceted. She was raised in Silver Spring,
Pages: 304 Maryland. While in middle school, she found her passion for reading and writing. She began her love affair with the power
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 of the written word, and it was clear that writing was her destiny. She is the author of Niya, The Art of Deceit, Rebel’s
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