NRB January 2020

TABLE OF CONTENTS JA N U A RY 2020
2 UT AND RUN
C 22 PREACHER’S FRENZY
The Sisterhood Series The Preacher: The First Mountain Man Series
Fern Michaels William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
4 HE INTENDED VICTIM
T 23 SCAR
Alexandra Ivy Margo
5 UCH ADO ABOUT A WIDOW
M 24 ARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: HOUSTON
C
The Widows’ Club Series Treasure Hernandez
Jenna Jaxon 25 E AND MY GIRL
M
6 ROSANNA’S GIFT C.N. Phillips
Susan Lantz Simpson 26 CHEMING FOR LOVE
S
7 HEN LOVE FINDS YOU
W Blake Kerrington
The Amish New World Series 27 ABY, YOU’RE WORTHY
B
Virginia Wise Shantaé
8 HIGHLAND CAPTIVE
Hannah Howell
9 SEALED OFF
The Maine Clambake Mystery Series
Barbara Ross
10 URDER ON CAPE COD
M
The Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery Series
Maddie Day
11 ELL LOW, SWEET HARRIET
S
The Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Series
Sherry Harris
12
MATCHMAKING CAN BE MURDER
The Amish Matchmaker Mystery Series
Amanda Flower
13
THEATER NIGHTS ARE MURDER
The Poppy McAllister Mystery Series
Libby Klein
14 EAD IN DUBLIN
D
The Dublin Driver Mysteries Series
Catie Murphy
15 HEAD GAMES
Mary B. Morrison
16 STREET RAP
The Crescent Crew Series
Shaun Sinclair
17 SENSELESS
Mary Burton
18 NATHAN’S RUN
John Gilstrap
20 GUNPOWDER EXPRESS
The Widowmaker Jones Western
Brett Cogburn
21 HIRED GUNS
The Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter Series
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
CUT AND RUN
The Sisterhood Series
Fern Michaels
Fern Michaels reaches a new landmark in her beloved and bestselling Sisterhood series!
An astonishing 30 installments and nearly 23 million copies sold, the Sisterhood boasts
over 134 weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, 143 weeks on the USA Today
bestseller list, legions of fans, and no signs of slowing down!
The Sisterhood: a group of women from all walks of life, bound by friendship and years of
adventure. Armed with vast resources, top-notch expertise, and a loyal network of allies
around the globe, the Sisterhood will not rest until every wrong is made right. Now, with
one of their founding members missing and possibly imprisoned at a remote monastery in
Spain, the Sisterhood unites for their 30th adventure together – and the stakes have never
been higher.
Praise for The Sisterhood

“Fern Michaels’s latest novel blends suspense, mystery and heartwarming charm.”
—Woman’s World on Safe and Sound
“Fun-loving…creative punishment…readers looking for an updated Charlie’s Angels in ‘wild
Category: Fiction
women’ mode will be most satisfied.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4604-2
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 —Publishers Weekly on Lethal Justice
Rights: World
Pages: 368 “Over previous delectable novels, the seven members of the Sisterhood have exacted multiple
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 pounds of flesh from men who have wronged them…Sisterhood members swing into action
Spine Size: 29/32 and deliver revenge that’s creatively swift and sweet, Michaels-style.”
Pack: 48
Author‘s Residence: Summerville, SC —Publishers Weekly on Hokus Pokus
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4605-9
“Kudos to Fern Michaels for this superb series and the outstanding, fresh story lines of
SALES HISTORY each one.”
Zebra Mass Market
Safe and Sound —FreshFiction.com on Hide and Seek
1/19 (978-1-4201-4600-4)
Need to Know
1/18 (978-1-4201-4069-9)
Crash and Burn
1/17 (978-1-4201-4065-1)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market
3/13 (978-1-4201-3219-9)
7/04 (978-0-8217-7589-9)
Previous Novels by
Fern Michaels
1/19 (978-1-4201-4600-4) 1/18 (978-1-4201-4069-9) 1/17 (978-1-4201-4065-1)
2 Zebra Mass Market | JANUARY 2020

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS
• This 30th installment in the Sisterhood includes a letter from • Advance reading copies
Fern about the history of the series. A special anniversary • Print and online advertising
edition of Weekend Warriors, the first Sisterhood novel, is • Publishers Weekly spotlight feature
being released a month ahead of Cut and Run and includes
a teaser. • Sirius XM radio advertising
• All but one of the first 29 Sisterhood books have been New • A Pioneer Woman Down Home Reads selection
York Times Bestsellers, with 24 of them hitting the Top 10. The • Cause marketing partnership
first 29 installments have spent a combined total of 134 weeks • Giveaways at The Pioneer Woman holiday 2019 event
on the list. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
• Every installment in the Sisterhood has been a USA Today • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bestseller, with the first 29 installments spending a combined bonus content and shareable images
143 weeks on the list. • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
• Point Blank (The Sisterhood #26, Zebra MM, 1/16) was a #1 • Yearlong marketing campaign cross-promoting all 2020 Fern
New York Times bestseller. Need to Know (Zebra 2018), the Michaels titles
28th installment in The Sisterhood Series, debuted at #2 on
the Publishers Weekly bestseller list and was a USA Today
and IndieBound mass market bestseller. The preceding
installment, Crash and Burn (Zebra MM, 1/17), spent three
weeks on the New York Times bestseller list, debuting at #3,
five weeks on the USA Today list and six weeks on the
Publishers Weekly list.
• Cut and Run takes place in Spain, involving a rescue mission
for one of the Sisterhood’s own.
• Fern Michaels has had nearly 100 consecutive New York Times
and/or USA Today bestsellers, and her work has been
translated into over 20 languages. Her books consistently
receive audio, Large Print and Book Club editions
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 ninety-five million copies of her books in print. Fern Michaels has built and
funded several large day-care centers in her hometown and is a passionate animal lover
who has outfitted police dogs across the country with special bulletproof vests. She shares
her home in South Carolina with her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary Margaret.
Visit her Website at FernMichaels.com.
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JANUARY 2020 | Zebra Mass Market 3

THE INTENDED VICTIM
Alexandra Ivy
New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy proves her powers to terrify and titillate
with a thrilling novel of pure romantic suspense about what happens when a vicious killer
attempts to punish the “one who got away.” When look-alike corpses start piling up, one
Chicago cop makes it his mission to protect that “one—his former fiancee—and he’ll stop
at nothing to put the mad man behind bars for good.
The body lying on a cold steel slab bears all the hallmarks of the Chicago Butcher. There’s a cruel slash across her throat,
deep enough to sever the carotid artery, and a small crescent carved into her right breast. Her delicate features are painfully
familiar to Ash Marcel, once a rising star in the Chicago PD. But though the victim resembles his former fiancée, Remi Walsh,
he knows it’s not her.
Though Remi escaped a serial killer five years ago, her father died trying to save her. Grief and guilt caused her to pull away
from the man she loved. Now Ash is back in her life, insisting that Remi is still in danger.
Someone is targeting women who look just like Remi. With or without a badge, Ash intends to unmask the Butcher. But the
killer isn’t playing games any longer. He’s moving in, ready to finish what he started, and prove there’s nothing more terrifying
than a killer’s obsession…
Praise for Alexandra Ivy

“Alexandra Ivy gives readers a nice balance of romance and suspense in her fast-paced,
Category: Romantic Suspense well-plotted novel.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4383-6
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 —Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author on Pretend You’re Safe
Rights: World “A satisfying mystery…Ivy’s clever foreshadowing keeps the tension high throughout this
Pages: 352
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 fast-moving tale, and the romance sizzles.”
Spine Size: 27/32 —Publishers Weekly on Pretend You’re Safe
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Ewing, MO “You Will Suffer is a brilliantly executed murder mystery…A well-written, very twisted story
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4384-3 with amazing characters.”
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market
—FreshFiction.com
You Will Suffer “The cleverly written prenise is intriguing and intense.”
2/19 (978-1-4201-4379-9)
What Are You Afraid Of? —The Reading Cafe
4/18 (978-1-4201-4381-2) Alexandra Ivy is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of romantic suspense,
Pretend You’re Safe
9/17 (978-1-4201-4377-5) 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 Agency, Guardians of Eternity, ARES Security, Immortal
Rogues and Sentinels series. She lives with her family in Missouri and can be found online at AlexandraIvy.com.

• You Will Suffer was selected as a Best Romance of the Month • Advance reading copies
by Amazon (February 2019). • Print, online, and internet radio advertising
• What Are You Afraid Of? was selected as a Best Romance of • Content marketing partnerships
the Month by Amazon (April 2018). • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
• Alexandra Ivy’s latest novel will appeal to fans of Lisa Jackson, and Kensington’s kLovers program
Mary Burton, Carla Neggars, Allison Brennan, and all lovers • Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
of romantic suspense, especially those who enjoy “harder
edged” suspense. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bonus content, and shareable images
• Ivy has a knack for creating memorable, strong, and brave
alpha male characters that readers of romantic suspense crave • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
as well as fierce female heroines that can go toe-to-toe with • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and feature coverage
the heroes. • Military Spouse Book Club promotion
• Demonstrating her strong plotting ability, Alexandra Ivy • Cross-promotion with Conquer the Darkness (Lyrical Press EB,
delivers a tale full of chilling suspense and unforgettable 12/19) and Pivot (Zebra MM, 4/20)
twists. Her blend of electrifying thrills, complex characters,
and taut pacing is certain to captivate readers of romantic
suspense and crossover female thriller readers.
• Alexandra Ivy has a large loyal fan base that have proven their
willingness to follow her even as she continues to expand
across romance genre lines.

MUCH ADO ABOUT A WIDOW
The Widows’ Club Series
Jenna Jaxon
Jenna Jaxon returns with her fourth book in the Widows’ Club series, set in Regency
England, about a group of friends, widowed by the Battle of Waterloo, who are now out of
mourning and trying to pick up the pieces of their lives and learn to love again—this time is
a high seas adventure after a roguish lord rescues a widow from an attempted kidnapping
and an second arranged marriage by whisking her off on his ship to his home in Cornwall.
Lady Georgina Kirkpatrick defied her family, jilted her fiancé, and married the man she loved. But when her husband died at
Waterloo, she was delivered right back into her father’s power…
Victory is sweet—but England’s triumph was Georgie’s rout. Now that she’s widowed, the loathsome marriage her father
first arranged has simply been renegotiated. With neither money nor rights, and nowhere to flee, all she can do is cherish her
last weeks of freedom…Until a band of ruffians overtake her carriage and kidnap her. When she escapes in seaside Brighton
and encounters her brother’s rather wild friend, Lord St. Just—whom she suspects aspires to be a pirate—she’s prepared to
entertain more of his adventurous suggestions than usual…
St. Just knows his mind and his duty, and he loves a challenge. Helping a fair lady make her farewells to hoodlums suits
his talents well. Within the hour he has Georgie, her lady’s maid—and her little dog too—sailing for his castle in Cornwall.
Meanwhile, the lady’s entire family, her kidnappers, and her scheming intended are in pursuit. But as he and the indomitable
Georgie grow closer, he begins to suspect that together they will prove a match for them all…
Category: Historical Romance
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4973-9
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99
Praise for Jenna Jaxon
Rights: World “Fans of Jaxon’s unique, fast-paced Widows’ Club series will enjoy revisiting the sexy Harvest
Pages: 352 Festival and the antics of the other members of the club. Jaxon fans may also enjoy Ella Quinn
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
and vice versa.”
Spine Size: 27/32
Pack: 48 —Booklist on What a Widow Wants
Author’s Residence: Hayes, VA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4974-6 “There is plenty to enjoy in the first Widows’ Club installment, including a pair of well-matched
SALES HISTORY protagonists and a supporting cast of impressively resilient women who will certainly keep this
Lyrical Press Mass Market series interesting. Jaxon deserves credit for acknowledging the punishment women faced from
What a Widow Wants family and society alike.”
1/19 (978-1-5161-0329-4)
Wedding the Widow —RT Book Reviews on To Woo a Wicked Widow
8/18 (978-1-5161-0327-0) Jenna Jaxon is the author of the Widows’ Club, The House of Pleasure series, as well as the historical romance trilogy
To Woo a Wicked Widow
4/18 (978-1-5161-0325-6)
Time Enough to Love. She lives in Virginia with her family and a small menagerie of pets. When not reading or writing, she
indulges her passion for the theatre, working with local theatres as a director. Visit her at JennaJaxon.wordpress.com.

• Much Ado About a Widow is the fourth installment in Jenna • Advance reading copies
Jaxon’s Regency set historical romance series. The Widows’ • Print and online advertising
Club appeals to fans of Ella Quinn (Zebra), Vanessa Kelly • Victoria Vignettes content marketing partnership with
(Zebra), Tessa Dare (Avon) and Sarah MacLean (Avon). Victoria Magazine
• Jenna Jaxon has built a strong following with her digital • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
eBook series, which allowed us to expand Jenna into the
mass-market format. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
interview coverage
• Historical romance, while always a perennial favorite in
romance, has remained very strong with print sales for new • Blog tour and targeted blogger outreach
authors as evidence by the success of Zebra Shout author • Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
Ella Quinn. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Jaxon combines traditional Regency romance elements with bonus content, and shareable images
vibrant, fully realized and complicated heroines who refused
to be boxed in by society’s rules.

ROSANNA’S GIFT
Susan Lantz Simpson
Susan Lantz Simpson delights with the fourth book set in the charming and tight-knit Amish
community of Southern Maryland, where love always finds a way to bloom if one has faith.
When a young midwife is suddenly given the responsibility of caring for an abandoned
“English” child, she will have drawn deep into her personal faith to fight for the future she
now desperately wants—one where she never lets go of this new precious gift.
In Southern Maryland’s serene Amish country, one young woman’s life is changed by an unexpected request…
“She’s yours.” Until now, Rosanna Mast’s hopes for the future have all revolved around handsome Henry Zook. But when a
young Englisch girl places her newborn daughter in Rosanna’s arms and utters those words, shock quickly turns to fierce,
protective devotion. Between helping her midwife mamm and caring for her own siblings, Rosanna has plenty of experience
with babies. And who wouldn’t love a sweet-natured boppli like little Mollie? Yet to her dismay, Henry has no intention of
ever taking on another man’s child. Instead, it is steady, thoughtful Paul Hertzler who becomes Rosanna’s staunch supporter.
Paul knows he should have acted sooner on his feelings for Rosanna. Now, as her dream of adopting Mollie meets
unexpected hurdles, he sees a way to help. Rosanna would do anything to keep baby Mollie—perhaps even agree to
marriage. But will Rosanna continue to hold him at arm’s length, or see that he longs to offer her the love and family
she deserves?
Praise for Susan Lantz Simpson

Category: Inspirational Romance “I was very excited to read an Amish book set in Maryland as I have visited the area…I can
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4980-7 recall the smells and feel the weather like I am right there with the characters.”
Rights: World —KentuckyBookLover.com on The Promise
Pages: 352
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “The Promise is nicely written…a sweet Amish story.”
Spine Size: 27/32 —The Avid Reader
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Chaptico, MD “A very sweet Amish Romance.”
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4981-4
—Lighthouse Academy on The Reconciliation
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market “I was seriously impressed with the writing - and couldn’t put the book down…It’s worth the
Reconciliation emotional roller coaster of a ride!…She has definitely made it onto my “go-to” list of Amish
3/19 (978-1-4201-4664-6) fiction authors.”
Mending
9/18 (978-1-4201-4662-2) —MessyBeautifulFun.com on The Promise
Promise
4/18 (978-1-4201-4660-8) Susan Lantz Simpson has been writing stories and poetry ever since she penned her first poem at the age of six. She has
always loved the magic of words and how they can entertain and enlighten others. Her love of words led her to earn a degree
in English/Education from St. Mary’s College of Maryland. She has taught students from pre-kindergarten to high school and
has worked as an editor for the federal government. She also holds a degree in nursing from the University of Maryland at
Baltimore and has worked in hospitals and in community health. She writes inspirational stories of love and faith and has
published a middle grade novel, Ginger and the Bully. She lives in Southern Maryland and is the mother of two wonderful
daughters. She’s also a member of ACFW. When not writing, she enjoys reading, walking, and doing needlework. Readers can
find her at SusanLantzSimpson.wordpress.com.

• Amish romance is the number one category in inspirational • Advance reading copies
romance, enjoying tremendous popularity as evidenced by • Print and online advertising
sales of authors like Cindy Woodsmall and Wanda Brunstetter, • Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
among others.
• Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
• Kensington has a strong Bouquet marketing program, and Kensington’s kLovers program
which has fostered authors like Charlotte Hubbard, Jennifer
Beckstrand, and Amy Lillard to strong sales. Susan Lantz • Feature in Kensington Bouquet marketing and outreach
Simpson’s debut series with Kensington is also being to Christian readers
supported by the Bouquet program. • Email marketing and promotion through eNewsletters
• In addition to appealing to fans of Amish romance, Rosanna’s and eBlasts
Gift will appeal to those interested in sweet romances in • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
small-town settings which boast a robust and vibrant feature coverage
community of returning characters. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Cross-promotion with Lizzie’s Heart (Zebra MM, 6/20)

WHEN LOVE FINDS YOU
The Amish New World Series
Virginia Wise
The second book in Virginia Wise’s sweeping historical Amish New World series brings
together everything readers love about Amish romance with a rugged, frontier setting—
America’s first permanent Amish settlement.
Scandal drove Catrina Wittmer from her life as a wealthy Englischer’s pampered daughter—to reluctant membership in
Pennsylvania’s thriving new Amish settlement. Surprisingly, Catrina finds contentment and peace in this promising new land,
though she won’t risk telling anyone about her past. But the unexpected sparks between her and bashful warm-hearted
farmer Eli Weber suddenly have her dreaming of an impossible chance at happiness—as his wife.
Eli never imagined such a spirited woman would look his way. Or that he could ever deserve her, given his own guilty
mistakes. But Catrina’s vivacity and kindness has him impulsively proposing. Unfortunately, his over-righteous sister, and the
consequences of secrets on both sides, threaten to tear their marriage apart for good. Now Catrina and Eli must try forgiving
themselves and finding strength in their bond if they are to have a joyous future together…
Praise for Where the Heart Takes You

“Will resonate with readers who love historical Amish fiction. Memorable story lines and engag-
ing characters will capture the attention, delivering a reading experience that will live on in the
heart and mind.”
Category: Inspirational Romance —Laura V. Hilton, author of Firestorm
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4780-3
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “I loved this book, and the words flew off the pages, and when it ended I felt a loss.”
Rights: World —Maureen’s Musings
Pages: 356
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “A strong faith point was emphasized in that beauty on the outside of a person is not nearly as
Spine Size: 27/32 important as the inside beauty, the heart, and character. This comes from scripture…I enjoyed
Pack: 48 getting to know these characters and the everyday things they had to do in order to survive the
Author’s Residence: Reston, VA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4783-4 new found wilderness.”
SALES HISTORY —Amish Wisdom
Zebra Mass Market
Where the Heart Takes You Virginia Wise’s favorite pastimes include wandering Lancaster County’s Amish country and exploring living history museums
1/19 (978-1-4201-4779-7) that inspire her stories—and help her connect readers with a forgotten past. When she’s not writing, she enjoys painting and
taking long walks in the woods. Visit her online at VirginiaWiseBooks.com.

• With this novel, Virginia Wise remains in the inspirational • Advance reading copies
romance world with a historically detailed, uplifting novel • Print and online advertising
about faith, love, community and second chances. Her books • Kensington Bouquet marketing campaign and outreach
will appeal to readers of authors like Molly Jebber and to Christian readers
Charlotte Hubbard.
• Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
• Inspirational Amish romances are a category in which and Kensington’s kLovers program
Kensington has seen tremendous growth and has had
success with debut authors. This category of uplifting • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
romances with hopeful moral messaging has strong • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and feature coverage
cross-over appeal between the Christian and ABA markets. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• The majority of Amish romances are contemporary-set. bonus content, and shareable images
With her historical setting of the first Amish settlement in • Regional events and publicity outreach in Virginia
America, the Amish New World series will stand out against • Cross-promotion with An Amish Second Christmas
other novels in the same genre as well as have cross-over (Kensington TP, 10/19)
appeal to historical romance readers.

HIGHLAND CAPTIVE
Hannah Howell
Gorgeously repackaged in a new edition of a fan favorite tale, New York Times bestselling
author Hannah Howell breathes life into the enchanting beauty of the Scottish Highlands in
this epic romance between a strong-willed captor and the striking young woman he both
confines and protects…
The windswept Scottish Highlands hold great beauty, but also great danger. So when Aimil Mengue is abducted by a feuding
clan, she is right to fear for her life—and her virtue. For Aimil’s keeper is the infamous warrior Parlan MacGuin. Aimil sets out
to hate him, but Parlan is more honorable—and infinitely more alluring—than expected. Though betrothed to another, Aimil
cannot deny her startling desire for the man who holds her captive…
Parlan MacGuin knows well his reputation as a fierce warrior; he uses it to claim land and lovers. But beautiful Aimil is
a different type of conquest. Now Parlan feels an unfamiliar longing for the woman he keeps at ransom as their forbidden
passion threatens to spark an unstoppable blood feud—or forever fill their hearts…
Praise for Hannah Howell

“Few authors portray the Scottish Highlands as lovingly or colorfully as Hannah Howell.”
Repackage Reissue —Publishers Weekly
“[Howell] will be a hit with fans of historical and Scottish romances.”
Category: Historical Romance

—Booklist
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4711-7 Born and raised in Massachusetts, her family’s home since the 1630s, Hannah Howell is the author of over thirty Zebra
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 historical romances. Her love of history prompts the choice of venue, and along with her husband Stephen, they visit every
Rights: World
Pages: 384
historical site she can get to. Her fascination with the past makes research as much a pleasure as a necessity. It was a
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 thrill for her to turn her love of history and writing into a career, one that allows her to share those loves with others. Hannah
Spine Size: 15/16 lives with her family in West Newbury, Massachusetts. Readers can visit her Website at HannahHowell.com.
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: West Newbury, MA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-0794-4
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market
Wild Roses
12/19 (978-1-4201-5123-7)
Only for You
10/19 (978-1-4201-4832-9)
The Scotsman who Swept Me Away
9/19 (978-1-4201-4309-6)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market
11/08 (978-0-8217-8003-9)

• Hannah Howell is a New York Times and USA Today • Online and Internet radio advertising campaign
bestselling author. She has been given the RT Book Reviews’ • Outreach for new reader reviews on retailers’ sites and
Career Achievement Award for Historical Storyteller of the Goodreads via NetGalley
Year and has been a RITA® Award finalist. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Every Hannah Howell release since 2003 has been a USA bonus content, and shareable images
Today bestseller. • Cross-promotion with Wild Roses (Zebra MM, 12/19) and
• Hannah Howell is well-known for her pioneering spirit in the Only for You (Zebra MM 10/19)
Scottish historical romance genre with a distinctive voice and
prose style. Readers are increasingly drawn to brand name
authors and Hannah Howell is a fan-favorite and leading voice
in this genre.
• Due to the resurgence in popularity of Scottish heroes
thanks to mega-hits like Outlander, Hannah Howell’s long
running brand of steamy Scottish romances has never been
stronger. Howell’s knack for creating a wide range of winning,
interconnected characters and family dynamics expertly tap
into this fan base.
• Hannah Howell’s The Scotsman Who Saved Me was selected
as a part of Publishers Marketplace’s Buzz Books Romance
2017 edition.
8 Zebra Mass Market Repackage Reissue | JANUARY 2020

SEALED OFF
The Maine Clambake Mystery Series
Barbara Ross
Julia Snowden and the Snowden Family Clambake Company return for their 8th case of
mystery and murder in Maine!
Early October is “winding down” time in Busman’s Harbor, Maine, but there’s nothing relaxing about it for Julia Snowden.
Between busloads of weekend leaf peepers at the Snowden Family Clambake and a gut renovation of the old mansion on
Borrow Island, she’s keeping it all together with a potentially volatile skeleton crew—until one of them turns up dead under
the firewood.
When the Russian demo team clearing out the mansion discovers a room that’s been sealed off for decades, Julia’s baffled
as to its purpose and what secrets it might have held. Tensions are already simmering with the crew, but when one of the
workers is found murdered, things come to a boil. With the discovery of another body—and a mysterious diary with Cyrillic
text in the hidden room—the pressure’s on Julia to dig up a real killer fast. But she’ll have to sort through a pile of suspects,
including ex-spouses, a spurned lover, and a recently released prisoner, to fish out one clammed-up killer.
Praise for Barbara Ross and the Maine Clambake Mystery Series
“Readers can enjoy both figuring out the mystery and taking an armchair visit to coastal
Maine.”
—Library Journal on Clammed Up
Category: Mystery “Sure to appeal to readers who treasure the Maine coast.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1795-5
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 —Kirkus Reviews on Steamed Open
Rights: World Engl
Pages: 304
“Each one is even better than the previous.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 —Suspense Magazine on Steamed Open
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48 “A good mystery and cast of characters to keep readers entertained.”
Author’s Residence: Portland, ME
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1798-6
—Parkersburg News & Sentinel on Steamed Open
SALES HISTORY “Excellent…I very much enjoyed the continuing saga of Busman’s Harbor and its inhabitants.”
Kensington Mass Market
Steamed Open
—Criminal Element on Steamed Open
1/19 (978-1-4967-1794-8) Barbara Ross is the author of the Maine Clambake Mysteries. The first book in the series, Clammed Up was nominated
Stowed Away for an Agatha–Award for Best Contemporary Novel, the RT Book Reviews’, Reviewer’s Choice Best Book Award for Amateur
1/18 (978-1-4967-0041-4)
Iced Under
Sleuth, and was a finalist for the Maine Literary Award for Crime Fiction. She is co-editor/co-publisher of Level Best Books,
1/17 (978-1-4967-0039-1) which produces anthologies of crime stories by New England authors. She writes at her home overlooking the harbor in
Boothbay Harbor, Maine. Readers can visit her Website at MaineClambakeMysteries.com.

• Ross’ books will appeal to fans of Joanne Fluke and Diane • Advance reading copies
Mott Davidson, as well as Lee Hollis’ Hayley Powell mysteries • Print and online advertising
that are set in Bar Harbor, Maine. • Social media advertising and promotions
• Ross blogs with a group of Maine Crime Writers including • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
Kaitlyn Dunnett, Sarah Graves, Julia Spencer-Fleming, and feature coverage
Paul Doiron at MaineCrimeWriters.com.
• Select author events and regional media push in Maine
• Features traditional Maine recipes in every book.
• Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
• Clammed Up was nominated for an Agatha–Award for Best including Malice Domestic and Kensington CozyCons
Contemporary Novel.
• Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
• Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bonus content and shareable images
• Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
• Cross-promotion with Yule Log Murder (Kensington MM,
10/19) and Haunted House Murder (Kensington HC, 9/19)
JANUARY 2020 | Kensington Mass Market 9

MURDER ON CAPE COD
The Cozy Capers Book Group Mystery Series
Maddie Day
Cape Cod bicycle shop owner Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida and her book club must find a
crafty killer in this charming new series from the Agatha-nominated author of the Country
Store Mystery series!
Summer is busy season for Mackenzie “Mac” Almeida’s bicycle shop, nestled in the quaint, seaside hamlet of Westham,
Massachusetts. She’s expecting an influx of tourists at Mac’s Bikes; instead she discovers the body of Jake Lacey. Mac can’t
imagine anyone stabbing the down-on-his-luck handyman. However, the authorities seem to think Mac is a strong suspect
after she was spotted arguing with Jake just hours before his death. Mac knows she didn’t do it, but she does recognize the
weapon—her brother Derrick’s fishing knife.
Mac’s only experience with murder investigations is limited to the cozy mysteries she reads with her local book group, the
Cozy Capers. So to clear her name—and maybe her brother’s too—Mac will have to summon help from her Cozy Capers
co-investigators and a library’s worth of detectives’ tips and tricks. For a small town, Westham is teeming with possible
killers, and this is one mystery where Mac is hoping for anything but a surprise ending…
Praise for Murder on Cape Cod

“Day is doing a great service to the community of mystery writers who write the cozies that
really power much of the mystery genre, and she reaches through her pages to readers to
Category: Mystery gently recommend other authors.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2288-1 —Mystery Scene Magazine
Rights: World Engl “Maddie Day has written a book that will beckon to every mystery lover who’s dared to
Pages: 304 wonder what would happen if they were to find themselves embroiled in a real-life whodunit.
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 A promising launching point for a series that has infinite potential and possibilities.”
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48 —Criminal Element
Author’s Residence: Amesbury, MA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1507-4 “An excellent start to this new series.”
SALES HISTORY —Suspense Magazine
Strangled Eggs and Ham Maddie Day is a pen name for popular author Edith Maxwell. She is a talented amateur chef and holds a Ph.D. in
7/19 (978-1-4967-1125-0) Linguistics from Indiana University. An Agatha-nominated and Amazon-bestselling author, she is a member of Sisters in
Death Over Easy Crime and Mystery Writers of America and also writes award-winning short crime fiction, which has appeared in a number
8/18 (978-1-4967-1123-6) of juried anthologies. She lives with her beau and three cats in Massachusetts, where she’s currently working on her next
Biscuits and Slashed Browns Country Store mystery when she isn’t cooking up something delectable in the kitchen. Visit her online at EdithMaxwell.com.
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• Murder on Cape Cod is currently in its 3rd printing! • Print and online advertising
• Cozy mystery fans will enjoy Maddie Day’s newest bookstore • Publicity outreach for reviews, interviews and roundups
mystery series, set in Cape Cod! It will also appeal to fans • Early reviewer promotions with NetGalley and Goodreads
of Kate Carlisle’s Bibliofile mysteries (Berkley) and Lorna • Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
Barrett’s Booktown mysteries (Berkley). including Malice Domestic and Kensington CozyCons
• Murder on Cape Cod (B&N exclusive edition) was in the Top • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
10 B&N Mass Market Bestsellers lists for seven weeks and bonus content, and shareable images
spent 14 weeks on their mass market bestseller list!
• Cross-promotion with Murder at the Taffy Shop (Kensington
• Maddie Day is a member of Sisters in Crime and Mystery MM, 12/19), Nacho Average Murder (Kensington MM, 4/20)
Writers of America. and Christmas Cocoa Murder (Kensington HC, 10/19)
• Maddie Day is active in the mystery community, and blogs
with five other cozy mystery authors at WickedAuthors.com
and every month at KillerCharacters.com.
• Fans of animal cozies will appreciate Belle, Mac’s African
Gray parrot.
• Delicious food and drink recipes included!
10 Kensington Mass Market | JANUARY 2020

SELL LOW, SWEET HARRIET
The Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery Series
Sherry Harris
In the 8th installment of this charming, bestselling cozy mystery series, one woman’s trash
is another woman’s trouble…Sarah’s garage sale business has a new client—the daughter
of a couple who died in a tragic accident. But when Sarah discovers the deceased were
retired CIA agents, her job becomes more intriguing—and dangerous.
Sarah Winston’s garage sale business has a new client: the daughter of a couple who recently died in a tragic accident
while away on a trip to Africa. Their house is full of exotic items from around the world that need to be sold off. When
Sarah learns that the deceased were retired CIA agents, the job becomes more intriguing—but when an intruder breaks
in and a hidden camera is found, it also becomes more dangerous. And Sarah has enough on her plate right now since
she’s investigating a murder on the side at the nearby Air Force base, where her status as a former military spouse gives
her a special kind of access.
With so much work piling up, Sarah decides to hire some help. But her assistant, Harriet—a former FBI hostage
negotiator—has a rare talent for salesmanship. Which is good, because Sarah may have to haggle for her life with
Harriet’s assistance…
Praise for the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries

“A roller-coaster of a mystery penned by a real pro. This series just gets better and better.”
Category: Mystery —Suspense Magazine on The Gun Also Rises
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2251-5
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “With plenty of charm, this series will win over cozy fans with its wit and setting.”
Rights: World Engl
Pages: 288
—Parkersburg News & Sentinel on I Know What You Bid Last Summer
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “Fans of Harris will appreciate both the clever mystery and the tips for buying and selling at
Spine Size: 23/32
garage sales.”
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Arlington, VA —Kirkus Reviews on I Know What You Bid Last Summer
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2252-2
“Skillfully rendered, with expert characterization and depiction of military life. Best of all,
SALES HISTORY
Kensington Mass Market Sarah is the type of intelligent, resourceful, and appealing person we would all like to get
Let’s Fake a Deal to know better.”
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Gun Also Rises
—Mystery Scene Magazine on Tagged for Death
2/19 (978-1-4967-1696-5) Sherry Harris is the author of Agatha Award-nominated Best First Novel Tagged for Death, as well as The Longest Yard
I Know What You Bid Last Summer Sale, All Murders Final!; A Good Day to Buy, and I Know What You Bid Last Summer in the Sarah Winston Garage Sale
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Mystery series. Sherry started bargain hunting in second grade at her best friend’s yard sale. She honed her bartering skills
as she moved around the country while her husband served in the Air Force. Sherry combined her love of garage sales, her
life as an Air Force spouse, and her time living in Massachusetts as inspiration for this series. Sherry is an independent
editor for fiction and nonfiction writers, a member of Sisters in Crime, Sisters in Crime New England, and Sisters in Crime
Chesapeake Chapter. She blogs with New England mystery writers at WickedCozyAuthors.com and can be found at
SherryHarrisAuthor.com.

• Garage and yard sales generate more than $400 million a year • Advance reading copies
in the USA. The popularity of shows like Pawn Stars, Storage • Print and online advertising
Wars and Antiques Roadshow illustrate the demand for stories • Publicity outreach for reviews, interviews, features coverage,
about bargain hunting and the appeal of Sherry Harris’ Sarah and roundups
Winston Garage Sale Mysteries.
• Select author events and regional media push in Arlington,
• Will appeal to those with a connection to military life, bargain VA / Washington, D.C. area
hunters, and those interested in antiques.
• Outreach to local military spouse groups and organizations for
• Along with Edith Maxwell, Liz Mugavero, Barbara Ross, Jessie giveaway / event opportunities
Crockett and Julia Henry, Sherry Harris is a member of the
Wicked Authors group, who blog daily at WickedAuthors.com. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bonus content and shareable images
• Tagged for Death was an Agatha Award Nominee for Best
First Novel. • Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
including Malice Domestic and Kensington CozyCons
• Each installment in this popular series includes garage sale
and bargain hunting tips! • Newsletter and email marketing promotions
• Early reviewer promotions with NetGalley and Goodreads

MATCHMAKING CAN BE MURDER
The Amish Matchmaker Mystery Series
Amanda Flower
In the first of a new Amish mystery series by USA Today bestselling author Amanda
Flower, widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her hometown of Harvest, Ohio, where
she decides to become a matchmaker for her quaint Amish community. But when her
recently engaged niece is suspected of murdering her fiancé, Mille must piece together
a patchwork of clues to find the killer.
When widowed Millie Fisher moves back to her childhood home of Harvest, Ohio, she notices one thing right away—the
young Amish are bungling their courtships and marrying the wrong people! A quiltmaker by vocation, Millie has nevertheless
stitched together a few lives in her time, with truly romantic results. Her first mission? Her own niece, widowed gardener
Edith Hochstetler, recently engaged to rude, greedy Zeke Miller. Anyone can see he’s not right for such a gentle young
woman—except Edith herself.
Pleased when she convinces the bride-to-be to leave her betrothed before the wedding, Millie is later panicked to find
Zeke in Edith’s greenhouse—as dead as a tulip in the middle of winter. To keep her niece out of prison—and to protect her
own reputation—Millie will have to piece together a patchwork of clues to find a killer, before she becomes the next name
on his list…
Praise for Premeditated Peppermint

Category: Mystery “Colorful characters, country charm, and complex choreography all combine to make this
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2401-4 a masterful confection that’s equal parts sticky and sweet—and wholly delicious.”
Rights: World —Criminal Element
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “Delectable…Readers will eat up the delightful cozy mystery with fascinating characters and
Spine Size: 3/4 a pleasant setting.”
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Tallmadge, OH (near Akron)
—Crimespree Magazine
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2402-1 “With a cozy Amish setting and a spunky heroine, this is a series that never disappoints.”
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—Parkersburg News & Sentinel
Toxic Toffee “Premeditated Peppermint has it all—a solid mystery, fabulous characters, and some darned
7/19 (978-1-4967-2202-7) good humor!”
Premeditated Peppermint
10/18 (978-1-4967-0643-0) —FreshFiction.com
Lethal Licorice
3/18 (978-1-4967-0641-6) “Fun and eccentric…Amanda Flower delivers a funny mystery full of twists that never misses
a beat with plenty of heart, danger, comedy, and candy.”
—Seattle Book Review
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
is a former librarian and lives in Northeast Ohio. Readers can visit her online at AmandaFlower.com.

• Amanda Flower is a USA Today bestselling author with her • Advance reading copies
Amish Candy Shop series for Kensington. • Print and online advertising
• This is the first in a new mystery series that takes place in the • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and feature coverage
same little Amish town as the Amish Candy Shop series. • Select author events and regional media push in Ohio /
• Will appeal to fans of Amanda Flower’s Amish Candy Shop Pittsburgh area
Mysteries (Kensington), Laura Bradford’s Amish Mysteries • Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
(Berkley), Isabella Alan’s Amish Quilt Shop Mysteries (NAL), including Malice Domestic and Kensington CozyCons
Emma Miller’s Amish Mysteries (Kensington), and even Marta
Perry and Vanetta Chapman. • Outreach to Amish-focused blogs, newspapers, and Websites
• Readers continue to be intrigued by Amish culture, and the • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
matchmaking element adds a new spin. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Potential for crossover to Amish romance fans as well. bonus content, and shareable images
• Lethal Licorice selected as a Best Local Book of 2018 by the • Blog tour and dedicated blogger outreach
Akron-Beacon Journal.

THEATER NIGHTS ARE MURDER
The Poppy McAllister Mystery Series
Libby Klein
When gluten-free baker and amateur sleuth Poppy McAllister is tasked with tracking
down a star-seeking killer during Senior Center staging of Mamma Mia all while choosing
between two suitors in the fourth book of Libby Klein’s paleo-themed cozy mystery series.
The last thing gluten-free baker Poppy McAllister needs in her life is more drama—or more murder…
Poppy thought her toughest challenge this winter would be sticking to her Paleo diet and filling all her orders for her
gluten-free goodies, but now she has to choose between two suitors. She’s not the only one with boyfriend drama. Aunt
Ginny’s long-ago high-school beau, Royce Hanson, a retired Broadway actor, has returned to Cape May, New Jersey,
to star in a Senior Center staging of Mamma Mia. Leaving Aunt Ginny to wonder: What’s his motivation?
Slated to open February 13th, the problem-plagued production seems to be cursed—with stolen props, sabotage, and even
a death threat. But when a cast member plunges to his death from a catwalk, it soon becomes clear a murderer is waiting in
the wings. Now Poppy, Aunt Ginny, and a supporting cast must take center stage to catch the killer—before it’s curtains for
someone else…
Praise for The Poppy McAllister Mystery Series

“Fans of Chopped will have fun juggling the complicated set of suspects and following a
romantic triangle that has yet to be resolved.”
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2337-6
—Kirkus Reviews on Restaurant Weeks are Murder
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “Lots of comical characters keep the chuckles coming as the determined Poppy solves a
Rights: World surprisingly difficult puzzle.”
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 —Kirkus Reviews on Midnight Snacks are Murder
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48 “I had an extremely hard time putting the book down and when I got to the end and both
Author’s Residence: Sterling, VA mysteries were solved, it was mind blowing…But nothing could have prepared me for the way
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2338-3 Klein ended the book!”
SALES HISTORY
—Cozy Mystery Book Reviews on Class Reunions are Murder
Restaurant Weeks are Murder Libby Klein graduated Lower Cape May Regional High School in the ‘80s. Her classes revolved mostly around the culinary
3/19 (978-1-4967-1307-0) sciences and theater, with the occasional nap in Chemistry. She has worked as a stay at home mom, climbing the ranks to
Midnight Snacks are Murder
the coveted position of Grandma. She also dabbles in the position of Vice President of a technology company which mostly
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Class Reunions are Murder involves bossing other people around, making spreadsheets, and taking out the trash. She writes culinary cozy mysteries
2/18 (978-1-4967-1303-2 from her Northern Virginia office while trying to keep her cat Figaro off her keyboard. Most of her hobbies revolve around
eating, and travel, and eating while traveling.

• The Poppy McAllister Mystery Series is unique in its focus on • Advance reading copies
gluten free eating and the Paleo diet. It also contains themes • Print and online advertising
of body acceptance and female empowerment. The novels • Email and eNewsletter marketing
seamlessly incorporate baking, recipes and a feline sidekick
that’s sure to entertain fans of cozy mysteries. • Publicity campaign for reviews, roundups, and interview
coverage including outreach to groups and outlets interested
• Includes gluten free recipes from Poppy’s kitchen. in gluten free eating/Paleo diets
• Libby Klein is a member of Mystery Writers of America and • Mailings to bookstores and select bed-and-breakfasts in
Sisters in Crime. Cape May, NJ area
• Promotion at select conventions
• Early reviewer promotions and giveaways on Goodreads
and NetGalley
• Social media advertising, giveaways, bonus content, and
shareable images
• Outreach to regional (Washington, D.C. area) booksellers
• Targeted outreach to lifestyle bloggers that cover food for
giveaway of “Paleo-delights” gift basket
• Develop reading group guide for outreach to local
Washington, D.C. area book clubs
• Organize social campaign around “sassy grannies/aunties”
modeled after the character of Aunt Ginny

DEAD IN DUBLIN
The Dublin Driver Mysteries Series
Catie Murphy
In Catie Murphy’s debut Kensington cozy mystery series, Megan Malone ferries tourists
around Ireland for the Leprechaun Limo Service. But when one of her clients, a restaurant
critic, drops dead after dinner, Megan finds herself with two Jack Russell
Terrier puppies on her hands and a fishy mystery to solve.
“In Dublin’s fair city, where the girls are so pretty, murder occurs at the feet of sweet Molly Malone…”
Ferrying tourists around Dublin for the Leprechaun Limo Service makes quite a change after years in the military. Still,
Megan Malone is enjoying her life in Ireland. She likes the scenery, the easy pace, the quirky, quick-witted locals.
Everything—except having one of her clients drop dead at the statue of fabled fishmonger, Molly Malone.
Most restaurant critics notch up their share of enemies. Elizabeth Darr, however, was a well-loved international star. She
and her husband, Simon, had just had dinner when Elizabeth collapsed, and spoiled seafood is the first suspect. The
restaurant’s owner, worried her business is doomed, begs Megan to look into it. Between her irate boss and a handsome
Garda who’s both amused and annoyed by her persistence, Megan has her hands full even before she’s cajoled into taking
care of two adorable Jack Russell puppies (which she is almost definitely not keeping). But if cockles and mussels aren’t
to blame, can Megan find the real culprit…before another fishy death occurs?
Praise for Catie Murphy’s books writing as C.E. Murphy

Category: Mystery “The twists and turns will have readers shaking their heads while devouring the next page.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2418-2
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 —USA Today on Raven Calls
Rights: World
Pages: 352 “Fans of Jim Butcher’s Dresden Files novels and the works of urban fantasists Charles de Lint
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 and Tanya Huff should enjoy this fantasy/mystery’s cosmic elements. A good choice.”
Spine Size: 27/32
Pack: 48
—Library Journal on Thunderbird Falls
Author’s Residence: Outside of Dublin, Ireland “The author keeps the action fast-paced, Walker and Morrison’s repartee is fantastic (even
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2419-9 when he’s a wolf), and the magic is exciting…readers will be left eager to see what happens
next, both with Walker’s shamanic career and her ever-evolving relationship with Morrison.”
—Publishers Weekly on Spirit Dances
“Murphy has a likeable prose style, presents us with an engaging set of characters, and has a
good sense of how to blend humor and action with a dollop of mysticism and folklore…If you
don’t find this book entertaining, you’re probably asleep.”
—Charles de Lint, World Fantasy Award-winning author, on Urban Shaman
Catie Murphy, who has written numerous award-winning fantasy and Sci–Fi books under the pseudonym C.E. Murphy,
began writing around age six, when she submitted three poems to a school publication. The teacher producing the magazine
selected (inevitably) the one she thought was by far the worst, but also told her—a six-year-old kid—to keep writing,
which she has. She has also held the usual grab bag of jobs often seen in an authorial biography, including public library
volunteer (at ages 9 and 10; it’s clear she was doomed to a career involving books), archival assistant, cannery worker, and
web designer. Writing books is better. She was born and raised in Alaska, and now lives with her family in her ancestral
homeland of Ireland. Visit her at Mizkit.com.

• Dead in Dublin is the first in a new Ireland-set cozy mystery • Advance reading copies
series that’s perfect for armchair travelers and cozy fans alike. • Print and online advertising
• Catie Murphy is an American who lives in Ireland, much like • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
her series protagonist, Megan Malone, who lives in a zany, feature coverage
tight-knit community. • Outreach to Irish-American Heritage organizations
• The Dublin Driver Mysteries feature two adorable Jack Russell • Irish Book Day promotions
terriers who belong to the protagonist.
• Media outreach to Irish-American media outlets
• Publicity outreach to Alaska media where author was born
and raised
• Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
• Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach

HEAD GAMES
Mary B. Morrison
New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison delivers a sizzling, twist-filled tale
of four competitive friends, a dangerous bet—and high-stakes consequences no one can
afford to win…
From childhood games to career challenges, Trymm, Dallas, Kohl, and Blitz have stayed the best of friends—and each other’s
toughest competition. These bachelors live to party up, sex it down, and get it all. And now they’re betting on which of them
can “date-and-dump” the most women in a month—and post the proof on social media. Winner takes all: a cool million
dollars. But this game is about to get all-too-real…
Trymm has no problem bedding married women looking for quick-and-dirty satisfaction…until he falls hard for one he can’t
have. A cynical ex-soldier battling PTSD, Dallas woos a hopeful bride to exhaust her savings for picket-fence promises—just
to humor his boys. Kohl enjoys his best one-night stand with a mysterious beauty—but his recklessness backfires big time
after he exposes her. And Blitz thinks he’s giving a powerful Fortune 500 executive the business—until he gets played…
Now everything they care about most—money, family, and friendship—is on the line. All the right moves won’t keep them
safe—especially from each other. And the only way out of the game is to concede or risk everything on a dangerous gamble
they can only lose…
Praise for Mary B. Morrison

“Loyal readers will flock to this series launch. Although marked by steamy-hot passion, it has
Category: Fiction
more depth than a string of repetitive sexual hookups. Blake and her daughters are sexy, loyal,
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1085-7 and quick to have each other’s back…most of the time.”
Rights: World
—Library Journal on Baby, You’re the Best
Pages: 356 “There’s not a dull moment in this shamelessly flamboyant romp that Morrison’s many fans
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 are sure to devour.”
Spine Size: 27/32
Pack: 48 —Publishers Weekly on Darius Jones
Author’s Residence: Atlanta, GA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1086-4
“Mary B. Morrison is known for riveting stories that often leave readers on the edge of their
seats …If You Don’t Know Me…will continue this tradition.”
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Dafina Mass Market —Today’s Black Woman
One I’ve Waited For
6/19 (978-1-61773-084-9) New York Times bestselling author Mary B. Morrison believes that women must shape their own destiny. Born in Aurora,
Just Can’t Let Go Illinois, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana, she took a chance and quit her near six-figure government job to self-publish
11/18 (978-1-61773-078-8) her first book, Soulmates Dissipate, in 2000 and begin her literary career. Mary is the originating founder of Healing Her
Baby, You’re the Best Hurt, a nonprofit that helps women recover from abuse. In 2006 she sponsored the publication of an anthology written by
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33 sixth-graders. In 2010 and 2014, Mary produced a play based on her novel, Single Husbands, which she wrote under her
PUBLISHING HISTORY
pseudonym, HoneyB. Mary currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. Visit Mary HoneyB Morrison on Facebook @therealmaryb,
Dafina Trade Paperback
4/19 (978-1-4967-1084-0) Twitter and Instagram @CelebHoneyB, and at MaryMorrison.com.
Dafina Hardcover
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• Like Eric Jerome Dickey and Zane, Mary B. Morrison writes • Print and online advertising campaigns
juicy, fast-paced reads. • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
• In addition to the hot sex that Mary’s fans look for, this • Outreach to African American book clubs
novel delivers an intense story and strong characters who • Podcast and radio interviews
demonstrate empowerment and growth.
• Social media advertising, promotions and giveaways
• Mary B. Morrison’s novels have been Essence® bestsellers,
and When Somebody Loves You Back and She Ain’t The One • Select author events including Ultimate Women’s
were both New York Times bestsellers. Conference Atlanta
• Cross-promotion with I Do Love You Still (Dafina TP, 5/20)
JANUARY 2020 | Dafina Mass Market 15

STREET RAP
The Crescent Crew Series
Shaun Sinclair
With an exceptional voice that combines the explosive drama of Kiki Swinson and the
lyrical writing style of Devon Scott, Shaun Sinclair—Army veteran and originator of the
Gangsterotica subgenre—made his print debut with book one in the Crescent Crew Series.
Now, with volume two, Street Rap follows a crew whose friendships are rocked by
successful music careers, brutal gang assassinations and love lost…
For Reece and Qwess, being rap superstars was the dream, but in real life nothing moved without the money. So they
formed the Crescent Crew, an outfit of young, ruthless hustlers that locked the Southern drug trade in a stranglehold. They’re
at the height of their power when Qwess is offered a record deal from a major label. He accepts and makes plans for his
whole crew to go legit, but Reece enjoys his position as king of the streets and has no desire to relinquish his crown. As
a rift in the crew grows, Qwess is busy gliding up the charts and Reece expands Crescent Crew’s powerful reach into new
territory. Then tragedy strikes close to home and Qwess is pulled back into the streets he desperately fought to escape. Will
he fall victim to the trap, or will he become a superstar of rap?
Praise for Shaun Sinclair

“Street Rap by author Shaun Sinclair taps into the new code and DNA of black and urban life
in America, where there’s one foot in the rap game and another foot still out in the mean and
Category: Fiction hungry streets of capitalism. And this ongoing pathology of hard choices is more than just
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-2104-4 another book, it’s real life.”
Rights: World
—Omar Tyree, New York Times bestselling author and creator of The American
Pages: 384 Disease book series
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 15/16 “Shaun Sinclair opens our minds and reading taste buds, with the gritty reality of how one
Pack: 48 bad choice can cause an eternity of hell. Grab a cool drink, a warm seat, and snuggle up with
Author’s Residence: Hampton, GA the brilliant storytelling mind of this author. Shaun Sinclair delivers a bone-chilling tale that
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-2103-7 will keep the readers longing for more, while revaluating every choice they make.”
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Dafina Trade Paperback —NeNe Capri, bestselling author
King Reece Shaun Sinclair is the author of Sex Mogul, Forbidden, and Skin Deep, a series of Gangsterotica that seamlessly blends
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Blood Ties
crime fiction with erotica. A native of Atlantic Beach, South Carolina, the former independent music performer and Army
2/19 (978-1-4967-2105-1) veteran worked as a law clerk for six years and now uses his experiences to make his stories pop with authenticity. He
PUBLISHING HISTORY is the founder and owner of Pen 2 Pen Publishing Firm and a contributor to the legendary Don Diva Magazine. Please visit
Dafina Trade Paperback him online at ShaunSinclair.com.
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• Shaun Sinclair is the creator of Gangsterotica, a sub-genre • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and
of books that blends erotica with crime fiction. He is also interview coverage
the founder and owner of Pen 2 Pen, an independent • African American book club outreach
publishing company. • Podcast and radio interviews
• Sinclair writes gritty street lit that appeals to fans of Kiki • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Swinson, Wahida Clark, and Ashley & JaQuavis. bonus content, and shareable images
• Heavily involved in the independent music scene from the • Select appearances and author talks
ages of 14-21, Sinclair toured internationally and opened
for some of the biggest names in hip-hop. Based on his
experiences, his new series provides an authentic and unique
perspective on the conflict of young performers navigating
the music industry.
• Street Rap tackles the music industry from the Southern
perspective, drawing from real-life accounts and weaving
them into the story to give it a strong sense of authenticity.
It can be described as the literary equivalent of the FOX
television show, Empire.
• Sinclair is a frequent contributor to the popular Don Diva
Magazine, where his article on the classification of urban
books went viral.
16 Dafina Mass Market | JANUARY 2020

SENSELESS
Mary Burton
Detectives Deacon Garrison and Malcolm Kier go head-to-head with Eva Rayburn, a
convicted felon, and her half-sister Angie Carlson, a high-profile, high-priced criminal
attorney, as a diabolical killer stalks the streets of Alexandria in Mary Burton’s highly
acclaimed novel, now repackaged in premium mass market format.
The vicious burns scarring the victims’ flesh reveal the agony of their last moments. Each woman was branded with a star,
then stabbed through the heart. With every death, a vengeful killer finds a brief, blissful moment of calm. But soon it’s time
for the bloodshed to start again…
Ten years ago, Eva Rayburn and her sorority sisters were celebrating the end of the school year. That party turned into
a nightmare Eva can’t forget. Now she’s trying to start over in her Virginia hometown, but a new nightmare has begun.
Every victim is linked to her. And Detective Deacon Garrison isn’t sure whether this mysterious woman needs
investigating—or protecting…
Only Eva’s death will bring peace. Only her tortured screams will silence the rage that has been building for ten long years.
Because what started that night at the sorority can never be stopped—not until the last victim has been marked for death…
Praise for Mary Burton

“Steig Larsson fans will find a lot to like in Burton’s taut, well-paced novel…Burton (Dead
Repackage Reissue Ringer) surrounds her appealing protagonist with a strong supporting cast.”
—Publishers Weekly on Senseless
“[Burton] gives us a fast-paced thriller with a touch of romance. With hard-edged, imperfect
Category: Romantic Suspense but memorable characters, a complex plot, and no-nonsense dialog, this excellent novel will
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4575-4
appeal to fans of Lisa Gardner and Lisa Jackson.”
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Pages: 464
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—BookPage on Senseless
Author’s Residence: Richmond, VA “A twisted tale…I couldn’t put it down!”
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4576-1
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—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson on Dying Scream
Zebra Mass Market “Burton’s latest romantic suspense will have readers sleeping with the lights on…the terrifying
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Silver Bells —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Before She Dies
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Seventh Victim
“Lots of delicious trails and tidbits of information to stir the inner-detective to life.”
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PUBLISHING HISTORY
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Mary Burton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of suspense novels including The Seventh Victim,
Senseless, Merciless, and Dying Scream. She is a recipient of the prestigious RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of
America, a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist and a RT Book Reviews’ Critics Choice Award nominee. A Virginia
native, she is a graduate of the Henrico County Citizens Police Academy and the Richmond F.B.I. Citizen’s Academy where
she participated in Sisters in Crime’s forensic university program. Readers can find her online at MaryBurton.com.

• Mary Burton’s harder-edged romantic suspense novels appeal • Online advertising
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Her romantic suspense novels written for Kensington were
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• Mary Burton is a member of International Thriller Writers,
Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Novelists, Inc.,
and Romance Writers of America.
• Burton is a RITA® Award–winner, a Killer Nashville Silver
Falchion Award finalist and an RT Book Reviews’ Critics
Choice Award nominee.
JANUARY 2020 | Pinnacle Premium Mass Market Repackage Reissue 17

NATHAN’S RUN
John Gilstrap
Now in print for the first time in over a decade, the sensational, award-winning debut
thriller by New York Times bestselling author John Gilstrap, about a twelve-year
old boy on the run from the law, being tracked by a menacing killer…This cinematic,
show-stopping director’s cut edition of Nathan’s Run features the author’s original
ending for the first time, as well as a new letter from the author who is now touted as
one of the most accomplished action writers on the planet.
It begins with a savage killing at a suburban Virginia juvenile detention center, but nothing is as it seems. Accused of
murder and branded a cop-killer, Nathan Bailey becomes the target of a nationwide manhunt led by homicide Lieutenant
Warren Michaels, himself a grieving father. What no one knows is that the real killer is a mob hitman, and that Nathan
is his next target.
Alone and desperate, Nathan has no one to turn to for help but a sharp-tongued radio talk show host who has already
pronounced him guilty to her national audience. Thrilling, violent and achingly poignant, Nathan’s Run will touch the heart
of anyone who’s ever faced seemingly impossible odds.
Praise for Nathan’s Run

“A heart-pounding tale of suspense.”
—People
“See Nathan run. Better, read Nathan’s Run. It’s serious fun.”
Category: Fiction —New York Daily News
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4551-8
U.S./Canadian Price: $9.99/$12.99 “Energy and compassion…a sense of pace, a lightness of touch, and an emotional undertow
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Pages: 432
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—Entertainment Weekly
Spine Size: 1 1/32 “John Gilstrap pushes every thriller button and adroitly blends a twisting plot with pointed
Pack: 48 commentary on contemporary issues…Skill in rendering the thoughts of an intelligent young
Author’s Residence: Fairfax, VA
boy…nail-biting denouement and strong peripheral characters.”
(near Washington, D.C.)
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-2827-6 —San Francisco Chronicle
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“Fast, intriguing…A clever plot with enough menace to keep readers on the edge of
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Scorpion Strike
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No Mercy hard to resist. No wonder the millions who follow his flight love Nathan. And so will you.”
6/18 (978-0-7860-4501-3)
—Glamour
“The Fugitive with Oliver Twist in the title role—and a surefire summer read for the
family-values crime buffs who lapped up The Client.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Previous Novels by
John Gilstrap
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• Gilstrap’s books have been translated into more than 20 • Print, online, and podcast advertising
languages. He is an ITW Award winner and a two-time ITW • Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
Award finalist. • Regional author tour
• Gilstrap’s sensational, 1996 ALA Alex Award-winning debut • Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
thriller received top-level quotes, excellent sales, major
international rights sales, and a film option to Warner Bros. • Email and eNewsletter marketing
• This new edition features the author’s original ending, which • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
has never before been published. It also includes a new feature coverage
author note. • Reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
• The Nathan’s Run reissue is being released between Gilstrap’s • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
new Jonathan Grave thrillers, Total Mayhem (June 25, 2019) bonus content, and shareable images
and Book 12 (June 30, 2020).
• Gilstrap attends ThrillerFest, Bouchercon, Creatures, Crimes
& Creativity, and Magna Cum Murder every year, while also
keynoting at select conferences and touring several weeks for
each new release.
John Gilstrap is the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of nearly twenty
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
JANUARY 2020 | Pinnacle Premium Mass Market 19

GUNPOWDER EXPRESS
The Widowmaker Jones Western Series
Brett Cogburn
Two-time Spur Award–winner Brett Cogburn brings back the true grit and glory of the Old
West with the third installment in his highly acclaimed Widowmaker Jones series and a
hero as audacious as the author’s real-life ancestor Rooster Cogburn…
Arizona’s Vulture City is home to a prosperous gold mine and every badman west of the Pecos knows it. Nearly every
stagecoach attempting to deliver the gold to the railroad at Maricopa has been ambushed on the trail—a trail known as the
Gunpowder Express for the bullet-riddled bodies along the way.
With gold piling up and a lack of volunteers to transport it, the mine owner hires Newt “Widowmaker” Jones to ride shotgun
on the next stage. Foolhardy and desperate for money, Newt joins three other guards—and a passenger, Jenny Blake, a
stubborn firebrand with her own stake in seeing the delivery through. But waiting on the Gunpowder Express is Irish Jack
O’Harrigan and his band of outlaws. There’s not a soul alive he wouldn’t think twice about putting six feet under. But he’s
never traded lead with the man known as Widowmaker…
Praise for Spur Award–winner Brett Cogburn

“Cogburn amazes and astounds.”
—Booklist
“Fans of frontier arcana will revel in Cogburn’s readable prose and lively characters.”
Category: Western
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4168-8 —Publishers Weekly on Rooster
Rights: World “Cogburn has created a wonderful set of characters…[his] prose is extremely readable, and he
Pages: 400 mixes plot twists, action and plenty of humour perfectly, making this a very enjoyable read.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 31/32
—Western Fiction Review on Widowmaker Jones
Pack: 48 “Brett Cogburn gets it right, and not just when it comes to cowboys. This well-written novel
Author’s Residence: Clayton, OK offers up a cast of complex characters in complicated relationships far removed from the
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4169-5
simplistic caricatures so common in traditional Westerns.”
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Destiny, Texas From the roguish Billy Champion to the lovely Barbara, who has claim on both Tennessee’s
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Panhandle
condition.”
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—The Oklahoma Gazette
Brett Cogburn is a multiple Spur Award-winning author and the great-grandson of the man who inspired True Grit, Rooster
Cogburn. He was reared in Texas and the mountains of Southeastern Oklahoma, where his grandfather taught him to ride
a bucking horse and his father taught him to hunt. For many years he made his living from the back of a horse. Somewhere
during his knockabout years cowboying and working in oil fields, he earned a BA in English with a minor in History. He lives
with his family on a little ranch in Oklahoma and can be found online at BrettCogburn.com.
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• The Widowmaker Jones series debut was a Spur • Advance reading copies
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• A two-time Spur Award–winner and regular contributor to • Author events and convention promotions
True West magazine, Brett Cogburn is a highly acclaimed • Publicity outreach for reviews, interviews and
and promising new voice in the Western genre, poised to feature coverage
become its next superstar.
• Targeted blogger outreach
• Brett’s writing has been widely noted for its gritty historical
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• Content marketing partnership
20 Pinnacle Mass Market | JANUARY 2020

HIRED GUNS
The Luke Jensen Bounty Hunter Series
The Greatest Western Writers of the 21st Century present the 8th chapter in their USA
Today and Publishers Weekly bestselling series featuring Luke Jensen, the long-lost
brother of Mountain Man Smoke Jensen. A legend among bounty hunters, Luke Jensen
has tracked some of the deadliest outlaws in the West. But sometimes, the competition
can be even deadlier…
Johnstone Country. Where Frontier Legends Are Born.

It’s the kind of job Luke Jensen hates. A millionaire mine owner is willing to pay $5,000 to the man who captures the
half-breed outlaw Tom Eagle. Normally, Luke would turn down an offer like this—it smacks too much of being a hired
gun. But when the millionaire tells him that Eagle is responsible for killing his son, Luke agrees to take on the job.
Which means he’ll have to take the road to hell itself—a.k.a. Hard Rock, Montana…
Hard Rock is supposed to be a ghost town. But when Luke arrives, the ghosts are alive and well—and gunning for his hide.
They’re a gang of actual hired guns—the kind of soulless killers Luke despises—and they’re trying to collect the bounty, too.
Luke barely makes it out of town alive when he runs in to the only man who can save him. The man he’s been hired to hunt.
The notorious Tom Eagle…
William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 400 novels of Western adventure,
Category: Western military action, chilling suspense, and survival. The son of a minister and a teacher, he left school at fifteen to work in a
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4424-5 carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as “the Greatest Western
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 writer of the 21st century.” Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
Rights: World
Pages: 400 J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History
Spine Size: 31/32
Pack: 48
library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned. “Every day with Bill was an
Author’s Residence: Murfreesboro, TN adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,’
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4425-2 he would say ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, be the best Johnstone you can be.” J.A.
SALES HISTORY Johnstone has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone including The First Mountain Man, The
Pinnacle Mass Market Brothers O’Brien, and Preacher, The First Mountain Man.
Burning Daylight
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Legion of Fire
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Death Rides Alone
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Mountain Man. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• The Jensens are among the Johnstones’ most bonus content, and shareable images
popular characters. • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
• All previous installments in the Luke Jensen series have been • Cross-promotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestsellers.
• There are over 30 million copies of Johnstone’s novels in print
and his annual sales average 2 million copies.
JANUARY 2020 | Pinnacle Mass Market 21

PREACHER’S FRENZY
The Preacher: The First Mountain Man Series
An embodiment of the American Frontier, Preacher: The First Mountain Man is the
Johnstones’ second longest-running series and one of their most enduring, iconic
characters. Preacher’s Frenzy marks the 26th Preacher: The First Mountain Man
installment and over a million books in this series have been sold.
Johnstone Country. Where the good die young. And the bad die sooner.
There are two kinds of traps in the Old West. One is the kind that Preacher and his buddy, Charlie, use to catch a mountain-load
of fur pelts. The other is the kind that Charlie steps into—a trap set by a low-life gambler and his seductive partner in crime
to swindle Charlie out of his fur money. Preacher hates to see a good friend get robbed. So he sets off after the grifters—on
a riverboat bound for New Orleans. First, he infiltrates the criminal underworld of the French Quarter. Then, he’s enslaved on
a pirate ship heading straight to hell. Now, there’s only one way out for Preacher. And that’s to make a deal with the devil
herself: a female of the species deadlier than the male…
William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over three hundred novels of Western
adventure, military action, and chilling suspense, and with over 35 million books in print, he is the bestselling Western
writer in the world. Born in southern Missouri, he was raised with strong moral and family values by his minister father,
and tutored by his schoolteacher mother. He left school at fifteen to work in a carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before
serving in the army. He went on to become known as “the Greatest Western writer of the 21st century.” Visit him online
Category: Western
at WilliamJohnstone.net.
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4414-6
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an early
Rights: World age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History library
Pages: 400
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned. “Every day with Bill was an adventure
Spine Size: 31/32 story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,’ he would say.
Pack: 48 ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, I am telling you now: be the best Johnstone you can be.” J.A.
Author’s Residence: Murfreesboro, TN Johnstone has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone including The First Mountain Man, The
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4415-3 Brothers O’Brien, and Preacher, The Last Mountain Man.
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• Over a million copies have been sold in the Preacher: The First • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
Mountain Man series.
• Cross-promotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
• Every book in Preacher: The First Mountain Man has been
a Publishers Weekly and/or USA Today bestseller.
• The 25th installment, Preacher’s Rage (Pinnacle mm, 1/19),
was a USA Today and Publishers Weekly bestseller, as was
Preacher’s Kill (Pinnacle MM, 1/18), the 24th installment,
which spent 5 weeks on the Publishers Weekly bestseller list,
debuting at #4.
22 Pinnacle Mass Market | JANUARY 2020

SCAR
Margo
What would you do if everybody could see the remnants of one unforgettable night that
changed your life? Follow Tineya as she hunts for acceptance from others, but most of all
from herself. Some people are rooting for her to succeed, while a few selfishly want her to
stay in a sunken place.
Tineya has experienced a lot of trauma in her young life. Losing both parents has left a broken, weak soul. As if that’s not
enough, she’s left with physical wounds that no woman should have to deal with. More than just bad memories, Tineya’s
wound runs deeper.
On her journey she’ll meet Aaliyah, struggling to recover from a debilitating accident, and Dior, who wonders if she’s worthy
of love despite her checkered past. The three become fast and fiercely loyal friends, ready to lift each other up through tough
times. But when Tineya suffers the ultimate betrayal and the women must summon the courage to put their lives on the line,
they will learn that sometimes those with the deepest wounds can be the strongest soldiers.
Margo is the pen name for M.I. Waleed. She was born and raised in Detroit, and attended Marygrove College, where she
pursued her Bachelor of Arts degree in criminal justice. M.I.Waleed is a true survivor. After an accident changed her life, she
decided to actively pursue her dreams. She attributes her artistic abilities to her father, Khalid Bin Waleed, and her love for
reading from her mom, Charnique Colbert. When she’s not reading, writing, and raising her son, she is working to become a
healthier person.
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978‑1‑62286‑317‑4
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Detroit, MI
eBook ISBN: 978-1-945855-50-4
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Urban Books Trade Paperback
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• Margo is new to the Urban Books family. • Facebook marketing
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Moore, an Urban author and Detroit bookstore owner who • Promotion and giveaways on Goodreads.com
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JANUARY 2020 | Urban Books Mass Market 23

CARL WEBER’S KINGPINS: HOUSTON
Treasure Hernandez
Life is perfect for Donna and Kim Boon when they move in with their Aunt, until her murder
unearths a secret that will alter everything they’ve ever known.
When Donna and Kim lost their parents after a violent home invasion, they were taken in and raised by their Aunt Lisa.
She showered the girls with everything a young woman could want, but she also raised them with a hustler’s mentality.
With the help of Aunt Lisa and her friend, Keraun, Donna and Kim have become experts at identifying the easiest marks
and then using their beauty and smarts to take them for everything they’re worth. Life is good, and they’re surrounded
by the finest things.
Things become complicated when Keraun and Kim begin an affair, and she is forced to choose between him and her family.
Donna and Kim have always been inseparable, but this puts a wedge between them that they don’t know if they can repair.
They’re forced to reunite when an unknown enemy comes after them. Suddenly, everything they’ve known is turned upside
down, and Donna and Kim are suspects in a murder. Who is out to get them? Could it be one of their former marks? Or could
it be a traitor from within their own circle? Aunt Lisa always had a plan: in the case of an emergency, get out of Houston
and meet at a predetermined spot in New Orleans. But with an unseen enemy hunting them, there’s no guarantee that
Donna and Kim will make it to the safe spot alive. When you’ve been living life at the top, the fall can be harder to survive!
Treasure Hernandez was incarcerated in a United States penitentiary. During her time in prison, she penned her first
novels, the bestselling Flint series. She went on to complete the Baltimore Chronicles series and several other novels,
gathering a loyal fan base. Upon her release, she moved to Atlanta with her daughter. She has co-authored a novel in the
Category: Fiction Family Business series with New York Times bestselling author Carl Weber, and she is working on future projects for
ISBN13: 978‑1‑62286‑323‑5 Urban Books.
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Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Atlanta, GA
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• Treasure Hernandez has been a consistent seller for Urban • Facebook marketing
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• Co-op Available
24 Urban Books Mass Market | JANUARY 2020

ME AND MY GIRL
C.N. Phillips
Nothing’s worse than watching the love of your life be with someone else, especially
when that someone is your best friend.
When twenty-five-year-old Matise Jackon tells her best friend, Jordan Heart, the kind of woman she thinks he should be
with, she is describing herself. She has secretly been in love with Jordan for years. He is sexy as hell, smart, fine, and the
two of them are so in sync that it scares her at times.
Matise just knows that he is the man designed for her, but when she finally gets up the courage to tell him how she feels,
her Prince Charming shows up to her doorstep with a new princess. Lia is everything that Matise told Jordan he needed
in his life. However, does this new princess have some killer secrets of her own?
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.
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978‑1‑64556‑010‑4
Rights: World
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Nebraska
eBook ISBN: 978-1-945855-12-2
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JANUARY 2020 | Urban Books Mass Market 25

SCHEMING FOR LOVE
Blake Karrington
Hold your breath and grab a glass of wine as Blake Karrington takes you on another wild
ride. This action‑packed thriller will leave you guessing until the last page. What happens
when the woman is the hustler and breadwinner for the family and she falls in love with
her side dude?
Gloria Parker is the proud mother of two and the wife of a hardworking man. Although her job is a dangerous one, she would
never do anything to risk losing her family—until she falls for a man named Raymond Jackson. She was supposed to kill
him, but now that she can’t resist him, all that she holds dear will be placed in jeopardy.
With the Italian Mob on her heels, Charlotte Police Department out for blood, and a husband who’s willing to do anything to
get his wife back, Gloria is thrown yet another curve. Her fate is placed in the hands of the one person she’s most unsure of.
Blake Karrington is more than an author. He’s a storyteller who places his readers in action-filled moments. It’s in these
creative spaces that readers get to know his complex characters as if they’re alive. Likening him to a bad-boy gone good,
readers see a storyteller who writes as if he’s lived in the worlds he generously shares, readily conveying his message that
humanity is everywhere, especially in the unlikely, mean streets of cities like Charlotte.
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978‑1‑893196‑59‑9
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Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Charlotte, NC
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dramatic, complicated lives of multiple characters. • Co-op Available
• Scheming for Love is suitable for all clients.
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BABY, YOU’RE WORTHY
Shantaé
Ride shotgun with Marcus, Nikki, and a few other couples as they navigate through this
crazy, drama‑filled game of life and love.
To love and be loved in return is a beautiful feeling. But what do you do when the object of your affection refuses to want
you the same way you want them, because in their eyes you don’t quite measure up? Walking away may seem like the most
logical and healthy route, but when it comes to that all‑consuming, deep‑down‑in‑your‑soul type of love, doing so is easier
said than done.
Considered an unlikely pair, reformed dope boy Marcus and pampered princess Nikki share an undeniable chemistry.
Problems arise when only one of them is willing to honestly acknowledge the obvious attraction. Because she doesn’t
believe he fits into the plan she has mapped out for her life, Nikki curves Marcus without hesitation after their first
encounter. Unable to see past her fears, she doesn’t realize that he may be the man she was meant to spend her life with.
With the street life in his rearview, Marcus is now a proud uncle and the owner of a thriving business. He’s hoping
to add being the man in Nikki‘s life to the growing list of blessings in this new chapter, but she’s not on board with that
plan. Although he’s fed up with trying to convince her that he is enough, does Marcus have it in him to throw in the
towel for good?
Shantaé Montgomery-Knox is a rising star in the urban romance genre, with four self-published novels under her belt,
including Cocoa Baby, Loving You Feels So Right, Baby You’re Worthy, and her newest release, Back to Life. Her clever,
Category: Fiction fearless, and loveable characters are sure to grab your attention within the first few chapters. Shantaé currently resides
ISBN13: 978‑1‑64556‑002‑9 in Dallas, where she also works as a registered nurse. When she isn’t busy saving lives or spending time with her
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 husband and three sons, you can guarantee that she is in front of a laptop, working on her next masterpiece to entertain
Rights: World readers everywhere.
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Dallas, TX
SALES HISTORY
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• She previously self-published four e-book titles and two • Advertising on Urbanbooks.net
print titles. • Promotion and giveaways on Goodreads.com
• Her first title with Urban, Back to Life, was released in • Co-op Available
June 2018.
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