 |
 |
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
 |
|
Past Romance Deals|2007 | 2006 | 2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002| | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | SOME ASSEMBLY REQUIRED author Lynn Kiele Bonasia's SUMMER SHIFT, about a widowed Cape Cod restaurant owner's attempt to find peace, love and human connections among a cast of colorful locals, again to Trish Lande Grader at Touchstone Fireside, by Molly Lyons of Joelle Delbourgo Associates. - Publisher's Lunch 7/30/2008 Mara Purnhagen's debut TAGGED, the story of a small-town police chief's daughter intent on uncovering the identity of the mysterious graffiti artist who is tagging gigantic, and unusual, art all over the state, to Tara Parsons at Harlequin for its upcoming YA line, in a two-book deal, by Tina Wexler at ICM (World). - Publisher's Lunch 7/30/2008 Zandria Munson's HEIRESS TO A CURSE, in which an investigative reporter falls in love with her new neighbor only to learn that he and all his family are doomed by a dark and ancient curse that can be broken only by her death, to Natashya Wilson at Silhouette Nocturne, in a two-book deal, by Barbara Poelle at Irene Goodman Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/30/2008 Essence bestselling author Vanessa Miller's FORSAKEN and TROUBLE IN MY WAY, to Carl Weber at Urban Books, in a nice deal, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 7/30/2008 Beth Cornelison's SECOND CHANCES, in which injuries from a tragic accident leave a ladies' man with a wounded soul, and a tenacious physical therapist helps him rehabilitate his body, heal his broken family, and discover the love of a lifetime, to Deb Werksman of Sourcebooks, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Lucienne Diver of The Knight Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/29/2008 Michelle Rowen's LIVING IN EDEN, about a telephone psychic named Eden who becomes possessed by a demon...and then falls in love with him, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (World). - Publisher's Lunch 7/29/2008 Michelle Rowen's NIKKI DONOVAN: Demon Princess, the romance author's YA debut about a girl who discovers on her 16th birthday that her absentee father is actually a king, in the underworld, to Stacy Cantor at Walker, in a two-book deal, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (World). - Publisher's Lunch 7/29/2008 Julia Templeton's THE RAKEHELLS OF ROCHESTER, a trilogy of historical erotic romances about three brothers forced to find wives or lose their inheritance, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (World). - Publisher's Lunch 7/29/2008 Two-time RITA finalist Vicki Hinze's FORGET ME NOT, the first in the CROSSROAD CRISIS CENTER series, set within an organization dedicated to helping people in need, to Julee Schwarzburg at WaterBrook Press, in a very nice deal, for publication in Spring 2010, by Steve Laube at the Steve Laube Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 7/29/2008 Gail Carriger's debut SOULLESS, a humorous Jane Austen-style urban fantasy about an avowed spinster who, being soulless, can negate supernatural ability and is thus shunned by London's society vampires until one rudely attacks her, upsetting the social balance and revealing a dark cult, to Devi Pillai at Orbit, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), in a two-book deal, by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 7/28/2008 Television series rights for NYT bestselling authors PC Cast and Kristin Cast's HOUSE OF NIGHT series, set in the school where young "marked" students train to become adult vampires, to Michael Birnbaum at Empire Pictures (JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE, BANDITS), by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates, on behalf of Meredith Bernstein at the Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/28/2008 Isabel Sharpe's WEAVING IN A LIFELINE, in which a New York socialite walks away from her empty life and finds substance among women of a small North Carolina town who share hand-knit lace and legends from the Shetland Islands, to Lucia Macro at Avon, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (World English). - Publisher's Lunch 7/23/2008 Deborah Vogts's SNOW MELTS IN SPRING, a heart-warming contemporary romance between a female country veterinarian and a pro football player, SEEDS OF SUMMER, and BLADES OF AUTUMN, to Sue Brower at Zondervan, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in May 2009, by Rachelle Gardner at WordServe Literary Group. - Publisher's Lunch 7/23/2008 Debby Mayne's next three contemporary romance novels, all set in the mountains of West Virginia, to JoAnne Simmons at Barbour, for publication in October 2009, February 2010 and July 2010, by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/23/2008 Author of WHEN THE HEART CRIES and WHEN THE MORNING COMES Cindy Woodsmall's next three Amish-themed novels, to Shannon Marchese at WaterBrook Press, in a significant deal ($251,000 - $499,000), for publication starting in 2010, by Steve Laube at the Steve Laube Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 7/23/2008 Jane Rubino and Caitlen Rubino-Bradway's LADY SUSAN AND HER DAUGHTER, a full-fledged reconstruction of Jane Austen's early epistolary novella Lady Susan offering a new view of this clever worldly widow with her sixteen-year-old daughter, to Heather Proulx at Crown, in a good deal, at auction, by Marly Rusoff of Marly Rusoff & Associates (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 7/22/2008 Shayla Black's erotic novella, to Kate Seaver at Berkley HEAT, for a duet anthology with Maya Banks, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 7/22/2008 Maya Banks's erotic novella, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley Heat, for a duet anthology with Shayla Black, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/22/2008 Tracy Madison's A TASTE OF MAGIC, after a woman receives a
special birthday gift, an ancient gypsy magic that has been passed through her
family's bloodline for generations, she discovers everything she bakes will have
a dash of delight and a pinch of wishes-can-come true; revenge is sweet...and
it's only the first dish to be served, to Chris Keeslar at Dorchester, in a nice
deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, for publication in March 2009, by
Michelle Grajkowski at 3 Seas Literary Agency. TANTALIZE and ETERNAL author Cynthia Leitich Smith's BLESSED, which showcases a clash of shape-shifter, vampire, and other fantastical characters from her previous YA romantic thrillers, to Deborah Wayshak at Candlewick, by Ginger Knowlton at Curtis Brown (World English). - Publisher's Lunch 7/18/2008 PJ Mellor's next four new works of erotic romance, to John Scognamiglio at Aphrodisia, by Jennifer Schober at Spencerhill Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 7/18/2008 Wendy Wax's THE ACCIDENTAL BESTSELLER, the warm, humorous story of four women who became friends at their first writers conference and now rally together to help one of them meet her book deadline when she's floored by her husband's divorce request, with results none of them anticipated, to Wendy McCurdy at Berkley, by Stephanie Kip Rostan (North American). - Publisher's Lunch 7/17/2008Jennifer Rardin's Books 6, 7 & 8 in the Jaz Parks urban fantasy series, three more adventures of CIA assassin Jaz Parks and her vampire boss, to Devi Pillai at Orbit, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), for publication in 2009 and 2010, by Laurie McLean at Larsen/Pomada Literary Agents (World). - Publisher's Lunch 7/17/2008 Shelley Sabga's BABY MAKES SIX, to Johanna Raisenen at Harlequin Canada for Harlequin American, by Mary Sue Seymour at The Seymour Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/15/2008 Alissa Johnson's MCALISTAIR'S FORTUNE, a Regency romance about an outspoken young woman working for women's rights, and the silent and dangerous retired assassin charged with protecting her, to Leah Hultenschmidt at Dorchester, in a two-book deal, by Emmanuelle Alspaugh at Wendy Sherman Associates. - Publisher's Lunch 7/15/2008 USA Today and NYT bestselling author Hannah Howell's newest
novel in her HIGHLAND series, as well as a new historical romance trilogy, to
John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a significant deal, for publication in June
2009, by Evan Marshall at the Evan Marshall Agency (World). Kelly Gay's THE BETTER PART OF DARKNESS, the first in an urban
fantasy series featuring a female cop, a single mom and demon hunter keeping the
peace in downtown Atlanta after all hell - and heaven - breaks loose, to Ed
Schlesinger at Pocket, in a two-book deal, by Colleen Lindsay at FinePrint
Literary Management (world English). Author of the romantic comedy trilogy the Chameleon Chronicles Beth Ciotta's OUT OF THE ORDINARY, about a woman whose constant laments that nothing ever happens in her small town prevent everyone -- including the sheriff -- from believing her when she claims to have witnessed two thugs stuffing a body in to the trunk of a car, and a second connected romance, to Keyren Gerlach at HQN, by Amy Moore-Benson of AMB Literary Management (world). - Publisher's Lunch 7/14/2008 Megan Hart and Lauren Dane's NO RESERVATIONS, the to the upcoming Taking Care of Business, again to Adam Nevill at Black Lace Books, in a nice dea ($1 - $49,000)l, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.- Publisher's Lunch 7/11/2008 Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll's TORRENTS of DESTRUCTION, inspirational romantic suspense where raging rapids aren't the only thing causing turbulence in the lives of a river rafting guide and an undercover FBI agent ... catching criminals is as dangerous as the undercurrent of attraction they have for each other, to edgy Christian fiction line Underdog Press, for publication in October 2008, by Kelly Mortimer of Mortimer Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/10/2008 Louisa Edwards' CAN'T STAND THE HEAT, A culinary romance set among New York's restaurant scene, to Rose Hilliard at St. Martin's, plus three additional books in the series, for publication in fall 09, by Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 7/9/2008 Anne Morgellyn's PINCUSHION, the third in a series of psychological thrillers featuring the vivacious and intriguing Louis Moon - day-job toiler in the death industry, to Neil Marr at BeWrite Books, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in October 2008, plus Disremembering Eddie and Removing Edith Mary. - Publisher's Lunch 7/8/2008 Three novels by UK author Jill Mansell, contemporary women's literature/romance full of surprises and humor, to Deb Werksman at Sourcebooks, for publication in 2009, by Jennifer Unter at RLR Associates. deb.werksman@sourcebooks.com - Publisher's Lunch 7/7/2008 Michelle Cameron's SHIRA OF ASHKELON, about the daughter of one illustrious rabbi and then wife of another, following three generations of the heroine's family as they move from Falaise to Paris and then to Rothenberg, amidst the growing anti-semitism of 13th century Europe, to Maggie Crawford at Pocket, for publication in fall 2009, by Judith Riven at Judith Riven Literary Agent (world). - Publisher's Lunch 7/7/2008 Love Finds You in Humble, Texas, Anita Higman's latest, about a lonely woman who discovers the man of her dreams, only to find her sister is dating him, to Rachel Meisel at Summerside Press, by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary - Publisher's Lunch 7/7/2008 Crosswalk.com writer Betsy St. Amant's RETURN TO LOVE, about a New Orleans woman who works as a penguin keeper at the Aquarium of the Americas, and her reformed bad boy childhood best friend, who return to love with a little help from a rowdy youth group and a few homeless penguins, to Emily Rodmell at Steeple Hill, by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 7/7/2008 Gilding Lily author and journalist Tatiana Boncompagni's HEDGE FUND WIVES, the story of four women whose lives become intertwined when their hedge-fund-manager husbands' fortunes fall following the onset of an economic recession, to Lucia Macro at Avon A, by Joe Veltre at Artists Literary Group (NA). jv@algmedia.com - Publisher's Lunch 7/1/2008 Stephanie Bond's book for the 500th Blaze release, a single-author anthology, for publication in October 2009; and a story patterned after A Christmas Carol about a prickly woman who has an encounter with a coworker at an office Christmas party, then turns down his request to see her again and experiences "what if?" scenarios of Christmases past, present, and future, for publication in Christmas 2009, to Brenda Chin at Harlequin Blaze, in a three-book deal, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 6/30/2008 USA Today bestselling author Renee Bernard's THE JADED, a series set in early Victorian London, with an exotic touch of India, that is part of a shared past experience; the men of The Jaded have a dark and tragic history that spawns a unique brotherhood perceived by their peers as simply a small secretive gentleman's club; notoriously elusive, the men are haunted by dangerous shadows as they seek to recover their lives in England and further their fortunes, to Kate Seaver at Berkley, by Meredith Bernstein.- Publisher's Lunch 6/30/2008 Courting Trouble and The Measure of a Lady author Deeanne Gist and first-time author J. Mark Bertrand's LET SLEEPING DOGS LIE, about a woman who becomes a dogwalker after losing everything in a hurricane, to David Horton of Bethany House, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), for publication in Spring 2010, by Ron Smith of Smith Management Partners and Chip MacGregor of MacGregor Literary. - Publisher's Lunch 6/30/2008 Erin Grady writing as Erin Quinn's HAUNTING BEAUTY, about a
mysterious man determined to bring the one woman whose memory has haunted him
back to Ireland where they must confront their history, rewrite the defining
moments of their past and change the future in ways they both thought were
impossible, to Kate Seaver at Berkley, for publication in August 2009, in a
two-book deal, by Rachel Vater at Folio Literary Management (World English). Saskia Walker's RAMPANT, a contemporary paranormal seduces with occult magic, sexual power, and a battle between two ancient covens, to Susan Pezzack-Swinwood at Harlequin Spice, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency.- Publisher's Lunch 6/27/2008 Carolyn Crooke's THE DISILLUSIONISTS, about a hypochondriac who joins a psychological hit squad, but ends up falling for her most dangerout target, a dashing crime boss, to Juliet Ulman at Bantam Dell, in a two-book deal, by Cameron McClure at the Donald Maass Literary Agency (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 6/25/2008 Susan Page Davis's HEARTS IN THE CROSSHAIRS, an assassination attempt on Maine's first female governor leads to an examination of politicians, ambition, and past secrets, again to Krista Stroever at Steeple Hill, in a nice dea ($1 - $49,000)l, by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary.- Publisher's Lunch 6/25/2008 Essence bestselling author Kayla Perrin's OBSESSION, "Unfaithful" meets "Fatal Attraction" in this erotic thriller; a male lover turns stalker when a wife refuses to leave her husband, to Audible.com, to Susan Pezzack-Swinwood at Mira Spice, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (World). - Publisher's Lunch 6/24/2008 Ann Aguirre writing as Ava Gray's STOLEN CHARMS, an on-the-run con artist possessing the gift of absorption -- which permits her to steal someone else's best skill for a limited time -- falls for the hitman sent by a powerful former mark to kill her, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 6/24/2008 THE HOT LINE and SUN STROKED author Cathryn Fox's INSTINCTIVE, Stepford wives meet Underworld in Book One in the Gateway to the Grave series, again to Kerry Donovan at Berkley Heat, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, for publication in 2009 and 2010, by Bob Diforio at D4EO Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 6/23/2008 Seanan McGuire's ROSEMARY AND RUE, the first book in a new urban fantasy series featuring a half-human, half-fae private investigator, to Sheila Gilbert at Daw, in a three-book deal, by Diana Fox at Fox Literary (world). - Publisher's Lunch 6/21/2008 Renee Ryan's DEADLY ALLIANCE, in which a jaded double agent and an exiled Russian princess work together to stop a Nazi secret weapon that is systematically cutting off England's supply routes from the rest of the world, to Melissa Endlich at Steeple Hill, by Caren Johnson Estesen at Caren Johnson Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 6/21/2008 Jessica Davidson's SEDUCED BY SHADOWS, in which immortal warrior lovers search for the missing pieces of their souls - all the while facing demonic possession, Armageddon and the awkwardness of waking up next to someone who knows just how wicked you really are, to Kerry Donovan at NAL, in a nice deal ($1, - $49000), in a two-book deal, for publication in November 2009, by Becca Stumpf at Prospect Agency (World English). - Publisher's Lunch 6/19/2008 RITA award winner Deborah Raney's FOREVER trilogy, in which five widows - and one widower - of the heroic firefighters who died in a flash fire at a historic downtown office complex band together to cope with the tragedy and try to make sense of the broken pieces of their lives, and THE FACE OF THE EARTH, exploring the lives of those who go on with life after being marked by disaster, to Dave Lambert at Howard Books, in a good deal ($100,000 - $250,000), for publication in Spring 2010, by Steve Laube at the Steve Laube Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 6/16/2008 NYT bestselling author Celeste Bradley's THREE LORDS AND A BABY, a trilogy about three rakes, one of whom may be the father of an irresistible toddler, to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's, by Irene Goodman (world). - Publisher's Lunch 6/16/2008 Glynnis Campbell's two untitled historical romances, set along
the border of Scotland in the time of Mary Queen of Scots, to Frances Jalet-Miller
and Amy Pierpont at Grand Central, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary
(NA). Essence bestselling author Kayla Perrin's untitled suspense, in
which a female college student disappears during a night partying with her
friends on a Caribbean Island, to Jennifer Enderlin at St. Martin's, by Helen
Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (World). Darlene Franklin's BEACON OF LOVE, in which the daughter of a Rhode Island lighthouse keeper and a doctor find love and courage as they battle the Great Gale of 1815, which was the first hurricane to strike New England in 180 years, landing ashore at Long Island and continuing into New Hampshire, destroying 500 homes in Narragansett Bay and flooding the city of Providence, again to JoAnne Simmons at Barbour, by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 6/12/2008 Diana Lesire Brandmeyer's HEARTS ON THE ROAD, criss-crossing Wyoming in an eighteen-wheeler, a couple discovers love in the zany, dangerous, and caring trucking community, to JoAnne Simmons at Barbour, for publication in January 2009, by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 6/12/2008 Melissa Senate's THE LOVE BUS, the warm, witty story of a New Yorker's quest to establish family bonds with the half-sister she never knew existed, a singles tour-bus operator in Maine who half-heartedly welcomes her to small-town life complete with quirky, loveable characters, and a sexy carpenter, to Jennifer Heddle at Pocket, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), in a two-book deal, by Kim Witherspoon and Alexis Hurley at Inkwell Management. - Publisher's Lunch 6/12/2008 NYT bestselling author Julie Leto's KISS OF THE PHANTOM, the third in the Phantom series, in which a sexy gypsy trapped by a curse inside a rare and priceless stone shows a treasure hunting pilot on the run just how dark magic can work to her advantage, to Laura Cifelli at NAL, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (World). - Publisher's Lunch 6/11/2008 Cameo Brown's SECOND NATURE, about a nature spirit determined
to convince his long-lost mate to return him and the forest they both love
before it's too late, no matter what he has to sacrifice, to Red Sage, in a nice
deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in June 2008, by Sharene Martin-Brown at
Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency. Lavinia Klein's untitled Regency historical, in which a thrice-widowed young woman is content, rich and sought-after, until she meets the man she doesn't want to wed but can't live without, to Lyssa Keusch at Avon, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (World). - Publisher's Lunch 6/10/2008 Anitra Lynn McLeod's VIRGIN HARVEST, about a world of ritualized sex where a forbidden relationship changes the barbaric system forever, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a three-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 6/10/2008 NYT bestselling author Gena Showalter's INTERTWINED, to Tracy Farrell at Harlequin, to launch their upcoming young adult line, as well as more HQN romances, in a seven-figure deal, by Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency (world). Deidre.Knight@knightagency.net - Publisher's Lunch 6/9/2008 Lisa Ruff's untitled romance, to Johanna Raisenen at Harlequin American, by Mary Sue Seymour at The Seymour Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 6/9/2008 Bobbie O'Keefe's SECOND CHANCES, a romantic suspense, to John Helfers at Five Star, by Mary Sue Seymour at The Seymour Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 6/9/2008 USA Today bestselling author Julie Kenner's final book in the demon-hunting soccer mom series, to Ginjer Buchanan at Berkley, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 6/7/2008 Anne DeGrace's WIND TAILS, the lyrical story of day in the intersecting lives of strangers passing through a roadside diner, to Emily Krump at Avon, by Maya Rock at Writers House, on behalf of Morty Mint of the Morty Mint Agency (US). - Publisher's Lunch 6/6/2008 Ingrid Weaver's EAGLE SQUADRON: Countdown, three new stories continuing the author's romantic suspense miniseries Eagle Squadron, featuring a group of Delta Force commandos whose missions involve hostage rescue, bodyguard duty, and high level ransom exchanges, to Natashya Wilson at Silhouette Romantic Suspense. - Publisher's Lunch 6/6/2008 Zoe Archer's paranormal Victorian-era adventure romance series,
in which rival groups secretly battle for possession of supernatural objects,
known as Sources that are scattered throughout the world -- and one group, known
as the Blades of the Rose, who are sworn to protect these Sources from those
that would use them for evil purposes, to Megan Records at Kensington, for
publication in 2010, by Kevan Lyon at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
(world). Lynne Hinton's next two novels in the Hope Springs series
(Friendship Cake and others), following Charlotte and friends through a
Christmas in CHRISTMAS CAKE, for publication in 2009, and a wedding in WEDDING
CAKE, for publication in 2010, to Carolyn Marino at Harper, by Sally Hill
McMillan (NA). Judy Baer's three untitled inspirational romance works, to Joan Marlow Golan at Steeple Hill Love Inspired, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Karen Solem at Spencerhill Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 6/5/2008 Tracy Wolff's HER BEST FRIEND'S BABY, a poignant romance spotlighting surrogate motherhood, and TO SAVE A BOY, about a San Francisco lawyer risking everything to save her teenage client, to Wanda Ottewell at Harlequin, by Emily Sylvan Kim at Prospect Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 6/5/2008 Mae Nunn's untitled romance, about when a Pulitzer
Prize-winning photo journalist reconnects with a Texas Ranger and their teen
daughter, she discovers that accepting forgiveness from the family ties she's
fled is as life changing as accepting the unconditional love of God, to Melissa
Endlich at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Pamela Harty at The
Knight Agency. BLONDE GEISHA author Jina Bacarr's BLONDE SAMURAI, the erotic story of an American heiress who flees an abusive British husband only to be captured by a rebellious samurai who teaches her the way of the warrior, to Susan Pezzack-Swinwood at Harlequin Spice, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/30/2008 Denise Hunt's four new works of inspirational fiction, to Ami McConnell at Thomas Nelson, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Karen Solem at Spencerhill Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 5/28/2008 Janette Kenny's three historal romances set in the American West during the 1880's, to Hilary Sares at Zebra, for publication in December 2009, by Jennifer Schober at Spencerhill Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 5/28/2008 German right to Francine Rivers's untitiled contemporary Christian title, to Reinhold Fels at St. Johannis Druckerei, by Joanna MacKenzie at Browne & Miller Literary Associates. - Publisher's Lunch 5/27/2008 Author of Decadent Shayla Black continues her steamy series with DELICIOUS, the story of a sexy chef who meets his match in a former stripper, and another untitled erotic romance, to Kate Seaver at Berkley, by Kimberly Whalen of Trident Media Group (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 5/27/2008 Holt Medallion winner Gayle Roper's THE KEY, THE DECISION, and
THE DOCUMENT, to Nick Harrison at Harvest House, in a nice deal, for publication
in April 2009, by Janet Kobobel Grant at Books & Such Literary Agency. RITA-nominated author Kate Moore's INTO THE DARK and INTO THE
LIGHT, the first two books in a Regency historical romance trilogy, concerning
the sons of a famous courtesan, to Wendy McCurdy at Berkley, in a nice deal, by
Pam Ahearn of Ahearn Agency (World). Kate Angell's SLIDING HOME, continuing the author's Boys of Summer series, to Alicia Condon at Dorchester, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency - Publisher's Lunch 5/22/2008 Lydia Parks's THE SHAMAN'S SEARCH, about a shape-shifting shaman in search of a vicious murderer in the Alaskan tundra, for the Sexy Beasts VI anthology, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Sharene Martin-Brown at Wylie-Merrick Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/21/2008 Dirty, Broken and Tempted author Megan Hart's next three erotic romances, again to Susan Pezzack-Swinwood at Spice and Mira, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/21/2008 Shelli Stevens's CAPTURED ROSE, on a planet where females are on the endangered species list, a woman who has spent her life in erotic servitude to the three wealthy and powerful men who own her finds freedom and passion in the arms of her abductor, a man who should be her fiercest enemy, to Peter Sentfleben at Kensington Aphrodisia, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency.- Publisher's Lunch 5/20/2008 Kathleen O'Reilly's next three contemporary romances, to Kathryn Lye at Harlequin Blaze, for publication in 2009, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 5/20/2008 Georgiana Earl's HER LADYSHIP'S COMPANION, in which a lady, who
has been banished to the Scottish countryside into a marriage of convenience, is
offered the ultimate temptation when her cousin, determined to cheer her,
arranges for a dalliance with a handsome man from one of London's most famous
brothels, a man who rouses the passionate nature she has tried so hard to hide,
and a promised fortnight of pleasure leads to a chance at true love, to Wendy
McCurdy at Berkley, by Kevan Lyon at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency
(World). Sara W. Angel's THE TRIALS OF THE HONORABLE F. DARCY, in which
a sexy, smart attorney Elizabeth Bennett meets the dashing but dour Judge Darcy
and fireworks fly, in a contemporary take on Pride and Prejudice - with
attitude, to Deb Werksman at Sourcebooks, by Kevan Lyon at the Sandra Dijkstra
Literary Agency (world). Karin Tabke's next two historicals in the Blood Sword Legacy series, to Lauren McKenna at Pocket, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (world). - Publisher's Lunch 5/20/2008 USA Today bestselling author Roxanne St. Claire's next two romantic suspense books in the BULLET CATCHERS series, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), to Micki Nuding at Pocket, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (world English). - Publisher's Lunch 5/20/2008 Holly Denham's pseudonymous HOLLY'S INBOX, about the author's love and life as a receptionist in London, first published online and then in the UK by Hodder, to Deb Werksman at Sourcebooks, by Jonathan Lyons at Lyons Literary, on behalf of Broo Doherty at Wade & Doherty. - Publisher's Lunch 5/19/2008 Deborah Smith's SWEET TALK, in which an injured war vet and a recovering rape victim find unlikely romance amidst the bohemian culture of Asheville, North Carolina, the first in a trilogy, to Debra Dixon at BelleBooks, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a three-book deal, for publication in February 2009. - Publisher's Lunch 5/19/2008 Author of THE SWAN MAIDEN and the forthcoming AURELIE Heather Tomlinson's TOADS AND DIAMONDS, a retelling of the Perrault tale set in pre-colonial India, in which two sisters receive gifts from a goddess and each walks her own path to find her gift's purpose, finding romance along the way, again to Reka Simonsen at Holt, by Erin Murphy of Erin Murphy Literary Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 5/15/2008 2008 Christian Writer's Guild Operation First Novel Contest winner Jennifer Valent's FIREFLIES IN DECEMBER, a southern coming-of-age novel about a girl who experiences the tenderness of first love against a backdrop of ostracism and racial hatred, to Stephanie Broene at Tyndale, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in January 2009, by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 5/13/2008 Starr Amborse's BAD HABITS, in which a woman tangles with the
Secret Service and the equally intimidating Washington, D.C. social scene,
discovering political blackmail and her own wild side in the process, to Abby
Zidle at Pocket, for publication in Fall 2009, by Kevan Lyon at the Sandra
Dijkstra Literary Agency (World). STAND IN GROOM author Kaye Dacus's MENU FOR ROMANCE and A CASE FOR LOVE, again to Becky Germany of Barbour, by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary.- Publisher's Lunch 5/12/2008 Lucy Snyder's SPELLBENT, the story of a young mage who must
face angry wizard councils, demons, and hell itself to rescue her lover and
mentor, to Liz Scheier at Del Rey, in a three-book deal, by Robert Fleck at
Professional Media Services (World). DIVORCED, DESPERATE AND DELICIOUS author Christie Craig's three
new humorous romantic suspense novels, to Chris Keeslar at Dorchester, by Kim
Lionetti at BookEnds. Lucy Dawson's HIS OTHER LOVER, in which a woman discovers a capacity for deceit and manipulation, as she turns stalker to secretly destroy her rival, to Lucia Macro of Avon, for publication in Summer 2009, by Melissa Chinchillo at Fletcher & Parry; to Sphere in the UK, to Rowholt in Germany, to House of Books in Holland, and to Szo Kiado in Hungary, on behalf of Sarah Ballard at United Agents. - Publisher's Lunch 5/7/2008 Louise Gouge's ENEMY SEAS, about a young patriot who must accompany her father to the savage wilderness of East Florida, far from the growing American revolution, to Melissa Endlich at Steeple Hill, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 5/7/2008 Kathryn Springer's untitled Mother's Day novella, to Emily Rodmell at Steeple Hill, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/7/2008 Tradional Chinese character rights to Jennifer Cruise's BET ME, to Treetype, by Big Apple Tuttle-Mori Agency on behalf of Jane Rotrosen Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/7/2008 2007 Golden Heart Winner Elaine Levine's RACHEL AND THE HIRED GUN, about the hard-edged men who settle in Defiance, WY, and the women who tame them, to Kate Duffy at Kensington, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in January 2009. - Publisher's Lunch 5/6/2008 THE HEART OF A RENEGADE author Loreth Anne White's two new books, to Susan Litman at Harlequin, by Jennifer Jackson at the Donald Maass Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/5/2008 Kris Kennedy's untitled medieval romance featuring a dying prince, an ancient family legacy, and a mysterious buried treasure that will rock a kingdom and pit love against vengeance, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a two-book deal, by Barbara Poelle (World). - Publisher's Lunch 5/5/2008 Russian rights to Laurin Wittig's CHARMING THE SHREW, to AST, by Alexander Korzhenevski, on behalf of Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/5/2008 Irene Zutell's WHO ARE YOU SUPPOSED TO BE, after a 33 year old woman is abandoned by her husband for The Sexiest Woman Alive, she must reevaluate her life, while raising her five-year-old daughter and caring for her senile mom, to Jen Weiss at St. Martin's, by Andrea Barzvi at ICM (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 5/2/2008 Susan Krinard and Janet Mullany's BESPELLING JANE, a star-studded anthology featuring the paranormal and Jane Austin created by Susan Krinard and Janet Mullany, headlining Mary Balogh, to Tracy Farrell of HQN, in a good deal ($100,000- $250,000), at auction, by Lucienne Diver of Spectrum Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/1/2008 Mary Wine's THE COUNTERFEIT BRIDE, described as "Cinderella with kilts," to Megan Records at Kensington Brava, in a three-book deal, by Barbara Poelle at Irene Goodman Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 5/1/2008 Sandra Bricker's LOVE FINDS YOU IN SNOWBALL, ARKANSAS, in which
a city slicker takes a stab at the rural wilderness in hopes of taming the man
of her dreams, to Rachel Meisel at Summerside Press, by Tamela Hancock Murray at
Hartline Literary Agency. Beth Williamson's THE EDUCATION OF MADELINE, in which a wealthy spinster rescues a wrongfully accused drifter from being hanged without a trial...all she asks from him in return are a few bedroom lessons of the explicit kind, to Kate Duffy at Kensington Brava, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a three-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/30/2008 Kathleen Y'Barbo's SILVER REFINED, about a young New York gilded age socialite who goes in search of adventure and ends up governess to a Colorado silver mining magnate's young daughter, SILVER LININGS, and SILVER SPOON, to Shannon Hill at WaterBrook Press, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 4/30/2008 Susan Lyons's first two books in the Wild Ride series, a sexy version of Planes, Trains and Automobiles, in which older sisters travel home to their baby sister's wedding and find their own hot romances along the way, to Hilary Sares at Kensington Aphrodisia, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Emily Sylvan Kim at Prospect Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/29/2008 Bonnie Edwards's BREATHLESS, a trilogy of novellas linked by underwear above the waist: a corset with a time-travel twist, a Vegas showgirl's bustier and a body art competition, to Hilary Sares at Kensington Aphrodisia, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Emily Sylvan Kim at Prospect Agency (World).- Publisher's Lunch 4/29/2008 Lisa Renee Jones's BLACK TIGER RISING, about a chosen Guardian
against evil and a lethally charming shape-shifter who is heir to the Black
Tiger throne, to Paula Guran at Juno, for publication in October 2009 (World).
Lori Devoti's next three books, continuing her "Unbound" series of witches, hellhounds, and Norse mythology, to Tara Gavin at Silhouette Nocturne, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (World).- Publisher's Lunch 4/29/2008 Marilyn Brant's ACCORDING TO JANE: A Novel about Pride, Prejudice, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Guy, about a young woman who receives romantic advice from the spirit of Jane Austen, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a two-book deal, by Nephele Tempest at The Knight Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/24/2008 Kendra Leigh Castle's SHADOWS AND MOONLIGHT, to Deb Werksman at
Sourcebooks, for publication in Spring 2009, by Kevan Lyon at the Sandra
Dijkstra Literary Agency (World English). Robin Miller writing as Robin Caroll's BAYOU RESTITUTION, the final book in the author's Bayou series, about a woman with a bad reputation who takes in her juvenile delinquent brother, then becomes the target of a blackmailer; and the parole officer assigned to the case who's more interested in the woman than the minor, to Krista Stroever at Steeple Hill Love Inspired Suspense, for publication in July 2009, by Kelly Mortimer at Mortimer Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 4/24/2008 ALIBI IN HIGH HEELS author Gemma Halliday's new HOLLYWOOD series, about a group of women finding love and trouble while working at a tabloid newspaper, again to Leah Hultenschmidt at Dorchester, in a three-book deal, by Nephele Tempest at The Knight Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/24/2008 Celeste Norfleet's additional books in her Matchmaker series, sequels to her young adult novel Pushing Pause, and four other adult romances, including a book in the hurricane continuity series, to Linda Gill at Kimani, with Evette Porter and Kelli Martin editing, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Elaine English of Elaine English. - Publisher's Lunch 4/24/2008 Author of debut (and UK bestseller) The Kommandant's Girl and the forthcoming sequel, Pam Jenoff's FOREVER ENGLAND, the first of two novels of international intrigue, romance, and suspense, drawing on her experiences working for the State Department and studying at Cambridge, about an intelligence official who returns to England on assignment and finds herself unexpectedly embroiled in discovering the mysterious circumstances surrounding the death of her college boyfriend there ten years earlier, to Emily Bestler at Atria, in a significant deal ($251,000 - $499,000), by Scott Hoffman at Folio Literary Management. - Publisher's Lunch 4/23/2008 NYT bestselling author Allison Brennan's new paranormal series based on the Seven Deadly Sins, to Kate Collins at Ballantine, in a major deal ($500,000 and up), in a three-book deal, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 4/23/2008 Laurie Brown's WHAT WOULD JANE AUSTEN DO?, in which a costumer-maker would do anything for the chance to meet Jane Austen, even travel back in time to prevent a tragedy involving the notorious Regency rake Lord Shermont; only he turns out to be a much bigger and more intriguing challenge than anticipated, to Deb Werksman of Sourcebooks Casablanca, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Lucienne Diver of Spectrum Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/22/2008 Throne of Judar miniseries author Olivia Gates's THE CASTALDINI
CROWN, a new three-book miniseries set in the fictional Mediterranean island Red Garnier's SATIN SASH, about a complicated love triangle between two powerful men and a woman determined to fight for them both, to Tracy Bernstein at NAL, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 4/18/2008 USA Today bestselling author Kelsey Roberts's (Rhonda Pollero) next book in the ROSE TATTOO series, to Harlequin Intrigue, for publication in early 2009, by Dona Bagdasarian at Maria Carvainis Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/17/2008 USA Today bestselling author Rhonda Pollero's next three Findley Anderson Tanner novels of suspense to Maggie Crawford at Pocket, for publication beginning in January 2009, by Donna Bagdasarian at Maria Carvainis Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/17/2008 Scandal's Daughter author Christine Wells's INDECENT PROPOSAL, to Leis Pederson at Berkley, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Jessica Faust at BookEnds (World). - Publisher's Lunch 4/17/2008 NYT bestseller JoAnn Ross's next two romantic suspense novels, to Kara Welsh and Laura Cifelli at NAL, by Robin Rue at Writers House (world). - Publisher's Lunch 4/17/2008 CHRISTMAS HEAT and DESTINED TO MEET bestselling author R. Barri Flowers, writing as Devon Vaughn Archer's, next two steamy romances, IT HAD TO BE HIM and CHRISTMAS DIAMONDS to Kelli Martin at Harlequin/Kimani in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000) for publication in May 2009 and December 2009, respectively, by Michelle Grajkowski of 3 Sea Literary Agency. - 4/16/2008 Donna Kauffman's three new romances, to Kate Duffy at Kensington Brava, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Karen Solem at Spencerhill Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 4/15/2008 NYT bestselling author Nicole Jordan's three new historical romances, to Kate Collins at Ballantine, in a significant deal $251,000 - $499,000), by Karen Solem at Spencerhill Associates (world English). - Publisher's Lunch 4/15/2008 Jackie Barbosa's BEYOND THE RED DOOR, an anthology of erotic,
historical romance, with three short stories rich in historical detail and the
lusty escapades of London's Ton society at the infamous Red Door Brothel, to
John Scognamiglio at Kensington, for publication in Spring 2009, by Kevan Lyon
at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency (World). Three books by Cecelia Ahern, moving to Jonathan Burnham at Harper (Harper has published her in the UK for years), by Marianne Gunn O'Connor. - Publisher's Lunch 4/15/2008 Foreign rights to NYT bestselling author Karen Robards's next two novels, again to Carolyn Caughey at Hodder & Stoughton, by Claire Roberts at Trident Media Group, on behalf of Robert Gottlieb. - Publisher's Lunch 4/11/2008 Linda Robertson's VICIOUS CIRCLE, about a modern-day witch who
takes on a contract to assassinate a murderous vampire while dealing with a
budding romance with a rock'n'roll musician werewolf, to Paula Guran at Juno, in
a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in March 2009 (World). Karl Alexander's JACLYN THE RIPPER, a sequel to the author's
Time After Time, and the reprint of TIME AFTER TIME, to Jim Frenkel at Tor, in a
very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), for publication in January 2009, by John
Bennett at Indiscretion Films (NA). Miralee Ferrell's LOVE FINDS YOU IN LAST CHANCE, CALIFORNIA, in which a tomboy finds love with the father of a toddler while solving the mystery of who's sabotaging her ranch, to Rachel Meisel at Summerside Press, by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 4/10/2008 Rachel Vincent's MY SOUL TO TAKE, featuring cute boys, dead
girls, and the urge to scream, as a high school junior is sure she's losing her
mind until she discovers she's a perfectly sane teenage banshee, now she just
has to figure out who's killing the girls, to Mary-Theresa Hussey at Mira, plus
two sequels, in a good deal ($100,000 - $250,000), for publication in late 2009,
by Miriam Kriss at Irene Goodman Agency (world). Ann Shorey's Series: AT HOME IN BELDON GROVE, scheduled thus
far to include The Edge of Light, Toward the Sunrise, and To Number the Stars,
set in Illinois in the years between 1838 and 1857, to Vicki Crumpton at Baker
Books, by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary Agency. Maya Banks's THE TYCOON'S PREGNANT MISTRESS, to Melissa Jeglinski at Silhouette Desire, in a three-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 4/8/2008 Author of Private Arrangements and Delicious, Sherry Thomas's
next two Victorian/Edwardian historical romances, again to Caitlin Alexander at
Bantam Dell, in a very good deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Kristin Nelson at
Nelson Literary Agency (NA). BOOM TOWN author Janice Thompson's new three-book series, again to Jennifer Leep at Revell, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary. - Publisher's Lunch 4/3/2008 RITA-finalist Alison Morrow next two books, to Dudley Delffs at Zondervan, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary. - Publisher's Lunch 4/3/2008 Irene Brand's LOVE FINDS YOU IN VALENTINE, to Rachel Meisel of Summerside Press, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary. - Publisher's Lunch 4/3/2008 Cynthia Eden's next three paranormal suspense novels, again to Megan Records at Kensington Brava, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 4/2/2008 2008 RITA Award finalist Tamara Leigh's GUARDING EDEN, first book in a new "Southern Discomfort," about a high-profile, LA-based image consultant who must go to backwater Pickwick, NC, to cover up the shenanigans of the wealthy Pickwick family -- without exposing herself as a member the eccentric clan, MARRYING MAGDALENE and BURNING BRIDGET, to Julee Schwartzburg at WaterBrook Press, for publication in May 2009, by Beth Jusino at Alive Communications. - Publisher's Lunch 4/1/2008 Janet Fox's debut FAITHFUL, in which a Newport, Rhode Island debutante moves to 1904 Yellowstone where she encounters romance with the guy she's not supposed to marry, a mystery surrounding her mother's disappearance, and a life-altering adventure, to Jennifer Bonnell at Puffin, in a two-book deal, for publication in 2009, by Alyssa Eisner Henkin at Trident Media Group (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 3/30/2008 Lorie O'Clare's PARADISE ISLAND, about a world where all is not as it appears, and falling in love might prove the most dangerous adventure of all, to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/28/2008 THE ADULTERY CLUB author Tess Stimson's next two novels, to Caitlin Alexander of Bantam Dell, by Carole Blake at Blake Friedmann (US). - Publisher's Lunch 3/28/2008 Emma Wildes's ONE IMMORAL PROPOSAL, in which two titled gentlemen of the ton put forth a slightly drunken, very public wager on which one's the better lover and a surprising woman steps forward to "judge," to Becky Vinter at NAL, in a two-book deal, by Barbara Poelle of Irene Goodman Agency (World English) - Publisher's Lunch 3/28/2008 Kathleen Y'Barbo's BELOVED COUNTERFEIT, a timeless story of love, intrigue, action and new-found faith, to Rebecca Germany at Barbour, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 3/28/2008 Karen Young's BLOOD BAYOU, about a woman who helps secure the release of a man on Death Row only to have him immediately become the prime suspect in the murder of her ex-husband's sister, and MISSING MAX, to Dave Lambert at Howard Books, in a significant deal ($251,000 - $499,000), by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 3/28/2008 Television rights to Tess Gerritsen's THE MEPHISTO CLUB, optioned to Bill Haber at Ostar Enterprises in conjunction with TNT, as the basis for a television crime drama, by Jane Rotrosen Agency and CAA, for publication in 2006. - Publisher's Lunch 3/26/2008 Angie Frazier's EVERLASTING, a romantic, high-seas adventure
pitched as A GREAT AND TERRIBLE BEAUTY meets THE LUXE, to Jennifer Rees at
Scholastic, in a six-figure deal, at auction, in a two-book deal, by Ted Malawer
at Firebrand Literary. USA Today bestselling author Cheyenne McCray's THE FIRST SIN, the first in a hot and edgy suspense series featuring two cops undercover in the dangerous world of international vice, to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's, in a two-book deal, by Nancy Yost of Lowenstein-Yost (NA).- Publisher's Lunch 3/25/2008 NYT bestselling author Cherry Adair's latest headling short story for an untitled romantic suspense anthology, also featuring Lora Leigh and Lorie O'Clare, to Rose Hilliard at St. Martin's, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (world) - Publisher's Lunch 3/25/2008 Robyn Carr's next three books in her Virgin River series, to Valerie Gray at Mira, by Liza Dawson of Liza Dawson Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 3/25/2008 Author of Venus Envy Shannon McKelden's VENUS GUY TRAP, the sequel in which the goddess-turned-fairy godmother finds herself unable to provide an Extreme Love Life Makever because all the "Prince Charmings" have the hots for her, again to Melissa Singer at Tor, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency (World English). Deidre.Knight@knightagency.net - Publisher's Lunch 3/25/2008 Alison Sinclair's DARKBORN, LIGHTBORN, and SHADOWBORN, a
fantasy trilogy of magic and manners, espionage and romance in the tradition of
Sarah Monette and Ellen Kushner, to Anne Sowards at Ace, by Caitlin Blasdell at
Liza Dawson Associates (World English). 50 WAYS TO HEX YOUR LOVER and HEX APPEAL author Linda Wisdom's
books #3 and #4 in the Witches Gone Wild series, in which 700-year-old youths,
who were banished before graduation along with the other 11 seniors at the
Witches Academy, relive the Salem Witch trials and confront a werewolf pack in
modern day California, to Deb Werksman at Sourcebooks Casablanca, in a nice deal
($1 - $49,000), for publication in Spring and Fall 2009, by Laurie McLean at
Larsen/Pomada Literary Agents (World). Jill Sorenson's CUTBACK, featuring a surf-star hero in jeopardy and FBI agent on his trail, and DARK CANYON, featuring a wildlife biologist heroine who must work with lone-wolf sheriff to uncover perpetrator behind what look like mountain lion maulings, to Shauna Summers at Bantam Dell, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in Spring and Fall 2009, by Laurie McLean at Larsen/Pomada Literary Agents (World). - Publisher's Lunch 3/24/2008 Danielle Steel's THE HAPPIEST HIPPO IN THE WORLD, the story of a baby hippo who happens to be born green instead of gray and learns with the help of a little boy to love himself despite being different, to Kate Jackson at Harper Children's, by Kate Schafer of Janklow & Nesbit (sold a while ago, before she left the agency). - Publisher's Lunch 3/24/2008 Lisa Marie Wilkinson's STOLEN PROMISE, in which a South Carolina plantation owner travels to England to explore his Gypsy heritage and soon finds himself wed to a spirited Romany woman, much to the chagrin of his fiancee back home, to Helen Rosburg at Medallion Press, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in 2010. - Publisher's Lunch 3/24/2008 Maya Banks's THE DARKEST HOUR, about a man who receives a mysterious phone call on the one year anniversary of his wife's death suggesting that his wife is not dead after all, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley Sensation, in a three-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/20/2008 Frances Mallary's HIS JUST DESSERTS, wherein the heroine, a pastry cook who works in the kitchens of the Prince Regent under history's first "celebrity chef" until a poisoned dessert changes her fortune, to Lucia Macro at Avon, by Meredith Bernstein. - Publisher's Lunch 3/19/2008 Sara Orwig's STETSONS AND CEOs, in which three billionaire CEO cousins make a bet to see who can acquire the most money in one year by legal means, to Melissa Jeglinski at Silhouette Desire, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a three-book deal, by Maureen Walters at Curtis Brown. - Publisher's Lunch 3/19/2008 Robin Haseltine's THE CURSE OF THE DRAGON'S SPELL, in which a witch and warlock use forbidden spells during the Duel for Ultimate Dominion of her coven, in a modern fairy tale take-off of Beauty and the Beast that blends Mayan, Egyptian, and Greek mythologies with natural disasters mirroring the tumultuous years that gave us tsunamis, mudslides, and hurricane Katrina, to Margaret Esch and Dona Paus at Tiger, by Kelly Mortimer at Mortimer Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/19/2008 Raz Steel's LOVE WITHOUT BLOOD, about a female doctor in the Witness Protection Program who wonders if the vampire she's asked to hunt is the one who attacked her, or the one she's falling in love with, to Chris Keeslar at Dorchester, by Kelly Mortimer at Mortimer Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/19/2008 Cynthia Hickey's CANDY-COATED SECRETS, the follow-up to FUDGE-LACED FELONIES and the second book in the author's Summer Meadows Mystery Series, in which Summer nearly joins the circus, not knowing that strolling down Highway 64 with an elephant will lead to murder, land her up to her neck in another mystery, and drag her unwilling fiancee into battling man's darker side, again to Susan Downs at Heartsong Presents: Mysteries!, by Kelly Mortimer at Mortimer Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/19/2008 Megan Hart's PLEASURE AND PURPOSE, a sensual trio of novellas featuring handmaidens who are selected to serve three men from the Royal court, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley Sensation, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/18/2008 Anna Evans's SKIN DEEP, a tattoo artist goes to find his former
high school flame hoping she'll allow him to alter the ink he gave her years ago
only to end up falling harder for her the second time around, to Kerry Donovan
at NAL, by Caren Johnson at Caren Johnson Literary Agency (World English). Audio rights to NYT bestselling author Cherry Adair's trilogy NIGHT FALL, NIGHT SECRETS, and NIGHT SHADOW, to Haila Williams at Blackstone, by Alanna Ramirez on behalf of Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 3/14/2008 GOOD THINGS author Mia King's TABLE MANNERS, about another year of creative chaos for lifestyle maven and comeback queen Deidre McIntosh, to Wendy McCurdy at Berkley, by Jenny Bent at Trident Media Group (World English). - Publisher's Lunch 3/13/2008 NYT and USA Today bestselling author Caridad Pineiro's TAINTED
BLOOD, in which a gene therapy victim's world spins out of control as she
discovers her body has taken on strengths of a superhuman quality and she is
being hunted for a murder she did not commit, to Selina McLemore at Grand
Central, by Kevan Lyon at the Sandra Dijkstra Literary Agency (World English).
2007 Golden Heart winner Robin Kaye's next two books in a fun,
contemporary romantic series, to Deb Werksman at Sourcebooks, in a two-book
deal, for publication in Spring 2009, by Kevan Lyon at the Sandra Dijkstra
Literary Agency (World). Bonnie Edwards's POSSESSING MORGAN, in which a tow truck operator and premier repo artist locks horns with a tycoon in a romantic game of "who's stalking who?", to Brenda Chin at Harlequin Blaze, by Emily Sylvan Kim at Prospect Agency (World), - Publisher's Lunch 3/11/2008 Jo Davis's THE SEVEN CONFESSIONS OF ALEXANDER QUINN, about a wife who takes extreme measures to save her marriage by granting her lonely husband seven occasions of sinful pleasure with any lover he chooses, providing he confesses to each one and agrees to accept his punishment, to Tracy Bernstein at NAL Heat, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/11/2008 Janice Thompson's CLUB WED, in which a young woman inherits the family's beach house, she turns it into a wedding chapel, and draws an entirely new clientele, to Jennifer Leep at Revell, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a three-book deal, by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary. - Publisher's Lunch 3/10/2008 Beth Kery's TEMPTATIONS OF TIME, a present day detective travels back in time to 1906 Chicago in order to save the woman featured in a set of discovered erotic photographs from being murdered, to Leis Pederson at Berkley Heat, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/7/2008 Lauren Dane's OUTSHINED, about a cop returning home to rekindle romance with the free-spirited rocker who awakened his desires ten years before, again to Leis Pederson at Berkley Heat, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/7/2008 Sylvia Day's next three historical romances, bringing the author to 12 books in three years, to Kate Duffy at Kensington Brava, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Pamela Harty of The Knight Agency. pamela.harty@knightagency.net - Publisher's Lunch 3/7/2008 - Publisher's Lunch 3/6/2008 Jasmine Haynes's two collections set in a glitzy sensual world of powerful men and the women they'll pay anything to possess, to Wendy McCurdy for Berkley, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Lucienne Diver of Spectrum Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/6/2008 Jodi Thomas's two historical romances in her Whispering
Mountain series, to Wendy McCurdy at Berkley, in a good deal ($100,000 -
$250,000), by Gail Fortune of the Talbot Fortune Agency (NA). Donna Fletcher's two Scottish historical romances, to Esi Sogah
at Avon, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Gail Fortune of the Talbot Fortune
Agency (world). Candace Gold's A HEATED ROMANCE, to Leanne Burroughs at Circles of Gold, for publication in March 2008. - Publisher's Lunch 3/4/2008 Michele Ann Young, Kimberly Ivey, Billie Warren Chai's BRIDES OF THE WEST, all three of the stories in this anthology are based on women who gambled their future in blindly accepting complete strangers for husbands; it was a different era when a woman must have a husband to survive, to Leanne Burroughs at A Wee Dram, for publication in February 2008. - Publisher's Lunch 3/4/2008 Almost Taken author Isabel Mere's ALMOST GUILTY, to Leanne Burroughs at Regency Royale, for publication in February 2008. - Publisher's Lunch 3/4/2008 Kate Pearce's next two titles in her HOUSE OF PLEASURE series, about sexually ambiguous Regency Rakes and the women who love them just as they are, again to John Scognamiglio at Kensington, in a nice deal, by Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency. NO CONTROL author Shannon Butcher's BURNING ALIVE, a paranormal romance, to Cindy Hwang at Penguin, in a pre-empt, in a good deal ($100,000 - $250,000), in a three-book deal, by Nephele Tempest at The Knight Agency (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 3/3/2008 Lisa Childs' IMMORTAL BRIDE, about a woman who returns from the dead to avenge her murder -- convinced her husband is her killer, to Tara Gavin for Silhouette Nocturne, in a three-book deal, plus one-ebook, by Jenny Bent at Trident Media Group (world). - Publisher's Lunch 3/3/2008 Marie Bostwick's SUNLIGHT IN THE COURTYARD, again to Audrey LaFehr at Kensington, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for three books, for publication in June 2009, by Jill Grosjean at the Jill Grosjean Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 3/3/2008 Jordan LaRousse and Samantha Sade's OYSTERS & CHOCOLATE: An
Erotic Anthology, featuring short stories from the creators of
OystersandChocolate.com, to Lindsay Nouis at NAL, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000),
by Emmanuelle Alspaugh at Wendy Sherman Associates (World). Author of WHAT A WOMAN NEEDS, WHAT A GENTLEMAN WANTS and WHAT A ROGUE DESIRES Caroline Linden's trilogy of historical romances, billed as the Regency era meets James Bond, starting with A VIEW TO A KISS, to Lyssa Keusch at Avon, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at the Levine Greenberg Literary Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 3/3/2008 Jen Lancaster's PRETTY IN PLAID, the prequel to the Bitter Is the New Black, to Kara Cesare at NAL, in a good deal ($100,000 - $250,000), for publication in Summer 2009, by Kate Garrick at DeFiore and Company (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 2/29/2008 Lisa Beth Kovetz's THE TUESDAY EROTICA CLUB RIDES AGAIN, the sequel to The Tuesday Erotica Club, again to Hillel Black at Sourcebooks, for publication in Spring 2009, by Adam Chromy at Artists and Artisans (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/28/2008 Elisabeth Naughton's MAKE ME BELIEVE, in the tradition of Romancing The Stone, while racing against the clock, between the flying bullets, blackmail, and murder, a spitfire archaeologist and her thief partner search for three legendary (and priceless) artifacts, to Leah Hultenschmidt at Dorchester, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a three-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency - Publisher's Lunch 2/28/2008 Leslie Kelly's novella about sex and romance in an exotic locale, to be published in Harlequin's sensual summer reads anthology, to Stacy Boyd at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in July 2009, by Pamela Harty at The Knight Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/27/2008 Brenda Novak's novella about political rivals who survive a plane crash and fall in love, to be published in an anthology about the night before Christmas, to Stacy Boyd at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in November 2009, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 2/27/2008 Allison Leigh's romantic novella that takes place at a ceremony for a renewal of vows, to be published in an anthology celebrating Harlequin's 60th anniversary, to Stacy Boyd at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in June 2009. - Publisher's Lunch 2/27/2008 Anna DeStefano's WEEKEND MELTDOWN, a novella about an uptight female executive who finally learns to let loose, to be published in the anthology Winter Heat, to Stacy Boyd at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in January 2009, by Michelle Grajkowski at Three Seas Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/27/2008 Jade Lee's WEEKEND TIGRESS, a novella about an Asian-American woman who revives her sense of sexual exploration at a weekend ski retreat, to Stacy Boyd at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in January 2009, by Pattie Steele-Perkins at Steele-Perkins Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/27/2008 Author of the Daughters of Blessing Series, Lauraine Snelling's ASTRID BJORKLUND TRILOGY, in which Astrid must choose if her dream of becoming a physician will lead her to foreign lands as a medical missionary or back to Blessing, to Dave Horton at Bethany House, in a good deal($100,000 - $250,000), by Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency. Deidre.Knight@knightagency.net - Publisher's Lunch 2/27/2008 Lorie O'Clare's A MAN'S WORLD, the first in the author's new FBI sex crime series, runs a chilling race to capture an FBI agent gone bad before more women can be kidnapped and sold into a covert prostitution ring, to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's, in a three-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/27/2008 NYT bestselling author of OBSESSION, Karen Robards' next two
romantic suspense novels, to Ivan Held and Chris Pepe at Putnam, by Robert
Gottlieb at Trident Media Group (NA). Michelle Monkou's next two romances, featuring a group of sorority sisters, to Kelli Martin at Harlequin Kimani, by Amy Moore-Benson of AMB Literary Management. - Publisher's Lunch 2/25/2008 Francis Ray's UNTIL THERE WAS YOU, the long out-of-print first novel in the popular 5-novel Grayson Series about a loving mother's determination to marry off each of her five children from the oldest to the youngest, and the children's futile efforts against falling in love; to be republished with a new chapter, to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's, for publication in December 2008, by Elaine Koster of the Elaine Koster Agency (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 2/25/2008 Rita winner and triple finalist Tamera Alexander's IN THE EYE OF THE BEHOLDER, the first in a series set during the Civil War about an impoverished woman who becomes an assistant to the owner of a plantation and the richest woman in America -- involving blockade running, runaway slaves, the art world, and a master gardener who teaches her where true beauty can be found, to Charlene Patterson at Bethany House, in a major deal ($500,000 and up), at auction, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/22/2008 Candace Calvert's THE HEALER'S HEART, part of a new Shift in Faith series based on the author's career experience of critical incident counseling, in which a nurse is involved in a tragic daycare explosion, the process re-opens her own emotional wounds, and God prepares her heart for a love that was nowhere in her plans, to Jan Stob at Tyndale, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/22/2008 Renee Alexis's RED SKY, to Deborah Schumaker at Genesis Press,
in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in 2009, by Misherald Brown at ML
Brown & Associates (US). Susan Higginbotham's THE TRAITOR'S WIFE, following the favorite
niece of King Edward II as she becomes entangled in a complex web of treachery
and betrayal, to Peter Lynch at Sourcebooks, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by
Judy Klein of Kleinworks Agency, on behalf of iUniverse Star. A.J. Menden's PHENOMENAL GIRL FIVE, to Chris Keeslar at Dorchester, for publication in Winter 2008, in a two-book deal, by Michelle Wolfson at Wolfson Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/19/2008 Meredith Efken's DOT MOMS, the third in the author's SAHM (Stay-at-home-mom) series, to Melissa Endlich at Steeple Hill, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in Summer 2009, by Steve Laube at the Steve Laube Agency (World) - Publisher's Lunch 2/19/2008 Libby Sternberg's FIRE ME, in which a young woman spends a day at the office trying to convince her boss that she should be the employee chosen to be laid off, with film rights previously optioned to Landscape Entertainment, to Deb Werksman at Sourcebooks, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 2/19/2008 Lisa Renee Jones's KNIGHTS OF WHITE, in which the Knights of White again triumph over adversity and find love, to Ann Leslie Tuttle at Harlequin Nocturne, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/18/2008 Bonnie Vanak's KATIA'S STORY, to Ann Leslie Tuttle at Harlequin Nocturne, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/18/2008 Lisa Renee Jones's THE COSTUME SHOP, in which a woman encounters adventure and romance playing a new role, to Kathryn Lye at Harlequin Blaze, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in Winter 2009, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/18/2008 Molly Harper's SINGLE UNDEAD FEMALE, about a laid-off
children's librarian, shot by a drunk hunter who mistakes her for a deer, then
saved and turned by a hunky, brooding vampire, to Jennifer Heddle at Pocket, at
auction, in a three-book deal, by Stephany Evans at FinePrint Literary
Management. Maggie Brendan's COLUMBINE TRAIL, in which a Southern Belle is
a fish out of water in 1892 Colorado, only to fall in love with the region, its
people Lynette Eason's A SILENT TERROR, in which a homicide detective and a teacher for the deaf must find a killer before the teacher becomes the next victim, to Emily Rodmell at Steeple Hill Love Inspired, by Tamela Hancock Murray at Hartline Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/15/2008 Pamela Palmer's untitled paranormal romance, the fourth book in her Esri series, to Ann Leslie Tuttle at Nocturne, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (world). - Publisher's Lunch 2/14/2008 Kay Thomas's untitled romantic suspense, in which a woman becomes tangled in a murderous web of government conspiracy involving a big pharma cover-up about the vaccine-autism connection while searching for her missing sister, to Denise Zaza at Harlequin Intrigue, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in January 2009, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (world). - Publisher's Lunch 2/12/2008 Charlene Teglia's ANIMAL ATTRACTION, about a woman who always
hoped to find out who her birth parents were -- but didn't expect the truth to
put her in the middle of a shapeshifter war, complicated by a forbidden love for
two mates, again to Rose Hilliard at St. Martin's, in a good two-book deal
($100,000 - $250,000), by Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency(NA). Kate Perry's MARKED, in which a free-spirited artist inherits her estranged father's position as Guardian to a powerful ancient Chinese scroll and with the help of an unexpectedly hot fellow Guardian has to learn to control her newfound powers and protect the scroll, to Latoya Smith at Grand Central in a two-book deal, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 2/12/2008 Television rights to Meg Cabot's JINX, optioned to ABC Family
for development as a TV movie with Karen Glass producing, by Bill Contardi, on
behalf of Laura Langlie. DEMON NIGHT author Meljean Brook's untitled novella for the anthology, MUST LOVE HELL HOUNDS, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in 2009, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/9/2008 MINE TO POSSESS author Nalini Singh's untitled novella for the anthology, MUST LOVE HELL HOUNDS, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in 2009, by Nephele Tempest at The Knight Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/8/2008 Maggie Price's untitled romance and racing novel for the NASCAR series, to Marsha Zinberg at Harlequin, in a nice deal, ($1 - $49,000) for publication in September 2009, by Pam Hopkins at the Hopkins Literary Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 2/7/2008 Ingrid Caris's untitled romance and racing novel for the 2009 NASCAR series, to Marsha Zinberg at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in June 2009 (world) - Publisher's Lunch 2/7/2008 USA Today bestselling author Susan Kearney's next three futuristic fantasy romances, moving to Amy Pierpont at Grand Central, by Holly Root at Waxman Literary Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 2/7/2008 Television rights for NYT bestselling author Gena Showalter's RED HANDED, to Sony Pictures Television (Stargate SG-1), with Dan Wigutow Productions, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss & Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/6/2008 NYT bestselling author Shara Sala's next book, to Mira, with Leslie Wainger editing, in a major deal ($500,000 and up), by Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 2/6/2008 RITA-award winner Linnea Sinclair's HOPE'S FOLLY, the third
book in the Gabriel's Ghost SF series where a former Fleet admiral finds himself
aiding the rebels, dodging death threats, and alarmingly attracted to his former
CO's daughter who's now assigned as his bodyguard, again to Anne Groell at
Bantam Dell, in a very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), in a two-book deal, by
Kristin Nelson of Nelson Literary Agency (NA). Television rights to Meg Cabot's HEATHER WELLS MYSTERIES Japanese rights to NYT bestselling author Allison Brennan's SPEAK NO EVIL, SEE NO EVIL, and FEAR NO EVIL, to Goma Books, by Misa Morikawa at Tuttle Mori Agency, on behalf of Lara Lea Allen and Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 2/4/2008 Maria Geraci's THE CHURCH OF BUNCO, about a woman and her
dysfunctional Bunco group as she struggles to maintain lifelong friendships,
spice up her love life, and save her dying beach town, but with every roll of
the dice, she discovers that woman cannot live by Bunco alone, to Wendy McCurdy
at Berkley, in a two-book deal, in a pre-empt, by Deidre Knight of The Knight
Agency (NA). Stephanie Newton's PERFECT TARGET, a story of love and redemption set on the beach of Florida's Gulf Coast, to Melissa Endlich at Harlequin, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in March 2009, by Barbara Collins Rosenberg at Rosenberg Group (World). - Publisher's Lunch 2/4/2008 Patricia Rosemoor's new book in the author's popular McKenna Legacy series, to Denise Zaza at Harlequin Intrigue, for publication in April 2009, by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. jjackson@maassagency.com - Publisher's Lunch 1/30/2008 USA Today bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn's next three books in the Otherworld Series, about three half-human half-Fae sisters out to save two worlds, one monster at a time, to Kate Seaver at Berkley, in a good deal ($100,000 - $250,000), by Meredith Bernstein at Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 1/30/2008 SNOW ANGEL and THE DUCHESS AND THE DRAGON author Jamie Carie's next three books of historical romance, to David Webb with Broadman & Holman, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Wes Yoder of Ambassador Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/30/2008 Audio rights to Catherine Coulter's next three FBI novels and one historical novel, to Eileen Hutton at Brilliance Audio, by Alanna Ramirez on behalf of Robert Gottlieb at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 1/29/2008 Bettye Griffin's two new, contemporary women's fiction titles,
to Rakia Clark at Dafina, for publication in 2009 and 2010, by Elaine English at
Elaine English (World). Audio rights to Tori Carrington's WORKING STIFF, book four in the Sofie Metropolis series, to Barbara Singleton at Books on Tape, by Alanna Ramirez, on behalf of Robert Gottlieb at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 1/29/2008 Charlotte Featherstone's WINTER'S DESIRE: MIDNIGHT WHISPERS, one of three stories in a winter's soltice anthology, the tale of a young widow who once a year, on the eve of the magical Solstice, gets her winter's desire, to Susan Pezzack-Swinwood at Harlequin Spice, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Mary Louise Schwartz at the Belfrey Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/25/2008 USA Today bestselling author Jill Shalvis's PACIFIC HEAT series, the warm, humorous, and sexy stories of three wildly popular athletes who put their life and limb on the line for the win, to Kate Seaver at Berkley, by Jenny Bent at Trident Media Group (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 1/25/2008 Sophie Renwick's HOT IN HERE, in which the kitchen heats up as a playboy celebrity chef who is about to lose everything tries to repair his image by dating his "safe" best friend in this fun, hot romance, to Tracy Bernstein at NAL, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in 2009, by Mary Louise Schwartz at the Belfrey Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/24/2008 RITA winner Beth Pattillo's JANE AUSTEN RUINED MY LIFE, in which a disgraced professor of English literature finds the lost letters of the venerated author and must decide whether to publish or perish, to Beth Adams at Guideposts, in a two-book deal, by Jenny Bent at Trident Media Group (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/24/2008 Lucy Finn's BEST WISHES ALWAYS, about a grieving young antiques dealer who is through with love until a mysterious brass lamp and a sexy genie make her risk her heart once more, to Kristen Weber at NAL, by John Talbot at Talbot Fortune Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 1/23/2008 Lillian Feisty's PLAY ME, a contemporary erotic novel in which a thirty-seven year old woman falls for a twenty-nine year old musician, to Amy Pierpont at Grand Central, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 1/23/2008 NYT bestselling author Betina Krahn's two untitled books, to Brenda Chin at Harlequin Blaze, by Gail Fortune at the Talbot Fortune Agency (World). gailfortune@talbotfortuneagency.com - Publisher's Lunch 1/23/2008 Donna Kauffman's three new novels, to Kate Duffy at Kensington Brava, in very nice deal ($50,000 - $99,000), by Karen Solem at Spencerhill Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 1/23/2008 NYT bestselling author Dorothy Garlock's five new novels, to Beth de Guzman at Grand Central, in a major deal ($500,000 and up), by Karen Solem at Spencerhill Associates (world). - Publisher's Lunch 1/23/2008 Tracy Wolff's FULL EXPOSURE, in which sparks fly between a
photographer and a sexy iron-sculptor, but is the heat they generate strong
enough to burn through the ice-cold fury of a psycopath determined to claim her
for his own?, to Becky Vinter at NAL, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Emily
Sylvan Kim at Prospect Agency (World). Dara Girard's books #3 and 4 in the BLACK STOCKING SOCIETY series, to Glenda Howard at Kimani, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Emily Sylvan Kim at Prospect Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/18/2008 Dee Davis's series, about an off-the-books black ops division of the CIA, to Amy Pierpont at Grand Central, at auction, in a three-book deal, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 1/18/2008 USA Today bestselling author Kathryn Caskie's next three books in her SEVEN DEADLY SINS series, about a family forced from Scotland for their wicked ways, only to descend upon London and give new all meaning to the word sin, to Lucia Macro at Avon, in a good deal ($100,000 - $250,000), by Jenny Bent at Trident Media Group (World English). - Publisher's Lunch 1/18/2008 Jill Shalvis's series, about three brothers running an expedition/adventure getaway ranch, to Kate Duffy at Kensington, in a three-book deal, by Jenny Bent at Trident Media Group (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/18/2008 Dawn Halliday's HIGHLAND OBSESSION, about a love triangle between a young woman, a Scotsman, and an English Earl, to Becky Vinter at NAL, by Barbara Poelle at Irene Goodman Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 1/15/2008 RITA finalist and Daphne DuMaurier award winner Nina Bruhns's RUN TO DANGER, in which a black-ops hero and a nurse are kidnapped and taken on a suicide mission to Sudan where they must foil a terrorist, rescue a prisoner, and live long enough to fall in love, to Kate Seaver at Berkley, in a three-book deal, for publication in August 2009, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/14/2008 Anna Evans's BRIAR ROSE, featuring the heroine of the Sleeping
Beauty myth Karen Kendall's next two books in a romantic suspense series, which revolves around an agency that recovers stolen art, sequels to TAKE ME IF YOU CAN, to Kara Cesare at NAL, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 1/11/2008 Brenda Novak's next romantic suspense trilogy, to Margaret Marbury at Mira, in a good deal ($100,000 - $250,000), by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (world). - Publisher's Lunch 1/11/2008 Kimberley Raye's BEDTIME STORIES FOR LOVERS, a signature story of love and laughter perfect for Valentine's Day reading, to Brenda Chin at Harlequin Blaze, for publication in February 2009, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/11/2008 Debra Webb's next three novels to follow up TRACELESS, NAMELESS and FEARLESS, set in a small town in Maine where people think an old evil has come back to claim more victims, and a paranormal investigator courts danger when she sets out to prove them wrong, to Jennifer Weis at St. Martin's, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/10/2008 Hood and Thong on Fire author Noire's HITTING THE BRICKS and a second novel, plus FROM THE STREETS TO THE SHEETS: Urban Erotic Quickies, moving to Melody Guy and Jane von Mehren at Ballantine, in a significant deal ($251,000 - $499,000), in a three-book deal, by Ken Atchity of AEI Literary Management. - Publisher's Lunch 1/10/2008 Italian rights to NYT bestseller Allison Brennan's KILLING FEAR, to Sergio Fanucci, by Lara Lea Allen, on behalf of Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. - Publisher's Lunch 1/10/2008 Author of Dinner With A Perfect Stranger, David Gregory's two novels, to Shannon Hill at WaterBrook Press, in a significant deal ($251,000 - $499,000), for publication in fall 2009 and fall 2011, by Steve Laube at the Steve Laube Agency (world). - Publisher's Lunch 1/9/2008 Michele Bardsley's sequel to DON'T TALK BACK TO YOUR VAMPIRE and BECAUSE YOUR VAMPIRE SAID SO, featuring the undead moms and dads that make up the Paranormal Parent-Teacher Association (PPTA) of Broken Heart, OK, to Kara Cesare at NAL, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/9/2008 Tracy Anne Warren's untitled Regency historical romance, to Lucia Macro at Avon, in a significant deal ($251,000 - $499,000), in a three-book deal, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (World English). - Publisher's Lunch 1/9/2008 Laura Fitzgerald's untitled book, the follow-up to VEIL OF ROSES, exploring the cross-cultural love story of an American single mom and a Persian man, to Ellen Edwards at NAL, in a two-book deal, for publication in February 2009, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 1/8/2008 MASTER OF THE HIGHLANDS and SWORD OF THE HIGHLANDS author Veronica Wolff's WARRIOR OF THE HIGHLANDS, again based on real-life historical heroes, to Cindy Hwang at Berkley, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/8/2008 GOOD LITTLE WIVES author Abby Drake's PERFECT LITTLE LADIES, featuring four new women with a host of secrets to keep - and one blackmailer about to ruin things, to Lucia Macro at Avon, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 1/8/2008 CAPTURING PARIS author Katharine Davis's EAST HOPE, set in a small coastal town in Maine about a woman who after the death of her husband starts her life over in a way she never thought possible, to Ellen Edwards at NAL Accent, for publication in Winter 2009, by Katherine Fausset at Curtis Brown (World English). - Publisher's Lunch 1/8/2008 Marilynn Griffith's MOM'S THE WORD, a story of two friends - one yearning for family, the other wondering if family is really all it's cracked up to be, to Jessica Alvarez at Steeple Hill, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 1/8/2008 Kathleen Y'Barbo's THE BELOVED CAPTIVE, to Rebecca Germany at Barbour, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 1/8/2008 Virginia Smith's A TASTE OF MURDER, when a classical musician agrees to a gig during a small Kentucky town's barbeque festival, she's in for a few unpleasant surprises - like a body in her bathtub covered in barbeque sauce, to Krista Stroever at Steeple Hill, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in October 2008, by Wendy Lawton at Books & Such Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/8/2008 Cindy Procter-King writing as Kate St. James's KISS ME AT
MIDNIGHT, about two late-night TV co-hosts who fake an on-air romance to top
November sweeps, to Theresa Stevens at Red Sage, for its Secrets novella
anthologies, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in 2009. USA Today Bestseller Kimberly Raye's untitled vampire love story, to Trisha Telep at Constable & Robinson, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 1/7/2008 Samantha Hunter's THE TEMPTRESS, a woman receives the wrong costume from a costume shop and ends up with an unexpected romance, to Kathryn Lye at Harlequin Blaze, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/7/2008 Patricia Sargeant's IN YOUR EYES, in which a meek pastor's daughter has a secret life as an erotic graphic novelist, to Selena James at Kensington, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 1/7/2008 Judith Gould's THE WINDS OF CHANCE and SINS, to Joseph Pittman
at Alyson Books, for publication in Fall 2008, by Alan Nevins at The Firm (World
English). Lisa Renee Jones's CAPTURED BY THE BEAST, the Knights of White continue their fight with the soulless Darkland Beasts, to Ann Leslie Tuttle at Harlequin Nocturne, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), for publication in Spring 2009, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/3/2008 RITA winner Tamera Alexander's THE INHERITANCE, in which a woman arrives in Colorado to find her relatives have died of cholera leaving her to raise their five-year old daughter and her younger brother alone with help only from the local sheriff as she discovers "an inheritance that can never perish, spoil or fade," to Natalie Hanemann at Thomas Nelson's Women of Faith, by Natasha Kern at Natasha Kern Literary Agency (World). - Publisher's Lunch 1/3/2008 TO CATCH A MERMAID and SAVING JULIET author Suzanne Selfors's
COFFEEHOUSE GIRL, about a girl whose ordinary life as a student and coffeehouse
barista turns extraordinary when a rebellious guardian angel breaks all the
rules and falls in love with her, to Emily Easton at Walker Children's, by
Michael Bourret at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (World). Patti O'Shea's THE DRAGON'S DAWN, in which a glass artist
learns she's the legendary dragon mage Doranna Durgin's THE RECKONERS, about a young woman once mentored by a ghost and her Southwest ghostbuster team, all of whom tangle with a fiercely driven demon-hunter from a different dimension, to Heather Osborn of Tor Romance, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000), in a two-book deal, by Lucienne Diver of Spectrum Literary Agency (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 1/2/2008 | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Abby Gaines' THE DIAMOND DIARIES, the sequel to The Diaper Diaries, where a candidate for governor of Georgia is dragged into a fake engagement to the woman who blew the whistle on his father for accepting a bribe in the same job six years ago, and two additional Superromance titles, again to Victoria Curran at Harlequin, by Pamela Harty of The Knight Agency. - Publisher's Lunch 12/30/07 Dakota Cassidy's THE ACCIDENTAL HUMAN, about a multi-level
cosmetics saleswoman who thinks she's seen it all with her "accidentally"
paranormal friends until she meets a vampire turned human, again to Cindy Hwang
at Berkley, in a nice deal ($1 - $49,000) by Deidre Knight of The Knight Agency
(NA). Pamela Palmer writing as Pamela Montgomerie's SAPPHIRE DREAM, in which a modern-day American wakes aboard a 17th century pirate ship and the Scots captain knows precisely who she is, to Allison Brandau at Berkley, in a two-book deal, by Helen Breitwieser at Cornerstone Literary (NA). - Publisher's Lunch 12/19/07 Rita Winner Catherine Mann's three books in an untitled Air Force romance series, to Wendy McCurdy at Berkley, in a very nice deal $50,000 - $99,000), by Barbara Collins Rosenberg at Rosenberg Group (World). - Publisher's Lunch 12/19/07 Author of THEIR GREEK ISLAND REUNION Carol Culver writing as Carol Grace's untitled romance, to Meg Sleightholme at Harlequin, by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. jjackson@ | |