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Winter

2018
CATALOG
Books
that will
keep you up
late reading.

Harlequin Trade Publishing is pleased


to introduce Hanover Square Press.
Launched in 2017, Hanover Square Press aims to publish compelling, original fiction and narrative

nonfictionthe kind of books that keep you up all night and that you want to talk about the next morning.

Our list encompasses a broad range of genresfrom crime, thrillers and high-concept fiction to narrative

history, journalism and memoirbut most of all were guided by our desire to find works full of engaging

ideas, unique subjects and fast-paced stories. Books that we just cant stop thinkingand talkingabout.
Who we are.
Peter Joseph
Editorial Director
Prior to launching Hanover Square Press, Peter worked at Thomas Dunne
Books/St. Martins Press, most recently as Executive Editor, where he
acquired and edited hardcover fiction and nonfiction for the Thomas Dunne
Books imprint, as well as crime fiction for Minotaur Books and paperbacks
for St. Martins Griffin and Macmillans Picador imprints. Over the years he
has worked on books by such bestselling and award-winning authors as
Peter Ackroyd, Richard A. Clarke, Wilbur Smith, Robert Littell, Dario Fo,
Barbara Leaming, Henry Marsh, William Shatner, Greg Graffin of Bad Religion,
Senator Robert C. Byrd, Senator Arlen Specter and Senator Bernie Sanders.

John Glynn
Editor
John Glynn joined Hanover Square Press in 2017. Previously he worked at
Scribner as an Associate Editor, where he acquired and edited a diverse list
of titles ranging from upmarket commercial and plot-driven literary fiction
to narrative nonfiction, memoir, science, humor, pop culture, music and true
crime. He has worked on numerous New York Times bestsellers, including
Murder in the Bayou, Shoe Dog, A Life in Parts, The Opposite of Loneliness,
Working Stiff, The Promise of a Pencil, AsapSCIENCE, I Wear the Black Hat
and Because I Said So!, as well as the forthcoming novels Sleeping Beauties
by Stephen King and Owen King, and Matthew Sullivans Midnight at the
Bright Ideas Bookstore, a Barnes & Noble Discover pick and Indie Next
List pick. His authors have included National Book Award winner Charles
Johnson, baseball writer Bill James, Grammy-nominated DJ A-Trak, Emmy
and Golden Globenominated screenwriter John Pielmeier, and comedians
Megan Amram and Isaac Oliver.

Kayla King
Editorial Assistant
Kayla King began her road to publishing as an intern at Writers House, and
spent two years in the subsidiary rights department at Simon & Schuster
Childrens Publishing before joining Hanover Square Press.
CONTENTS
Hanover Square Press 6 A Dangerous Game Heather Graham 34
Such Dark Things Courtney Evan Tate 35
The Black Painting Neil Olson 7 Family and Other Catastrophes Alexandra Borowitz 36
The Innocent Wife Amy Lloyd 8 The Family Gathering Robyn Carr 37
The One John Marrs 9 Library Hardcover Editions 38
Tomorrow Damian Dibben 10 New in Trade Paperback 39
The Soul of a Thief Steven Hartov 11 Recently Published 40
Recent Accolades and Starred Reviews 42

Park Row Books 12


Here We Lie Paula Treick DeBoard 13 Graydon House Books 43
The Reluctant Fortune-Teller Keziah Frost 14 My Last Love Story Falguni Kothari 44
The Brightest Sun Adrienne Benson 15 Things to Do When Its Raining Marissa Stapley 45
The Songaminute Man Simon McDermott 16 The Story of Our Lives Helen Warner 46
We Own the Sky Luke Allnutt 17 Hot Mess Emily Belden 47
The Little Clan Iris Martin Cohen 18 Before I Let You Go Kelly Rimmer 48
New in Trade Paperback 19 Recently Published 49
Recently Published 21
Recent Accolades and Starred Reviews 22

HQN Books 50
Now That You Mention It Kristan Higgins 51
MIRA Books 23 Mornings on Main Jodi Thomas 52
Say My Name Allegra Huston 24 Dead Girl Running Christina Dodd 53
Best Friends Forever Margot Hunt 25 Library Hardcover Editions 54
Cast in Deception Michelle Sagara 26 New in Trade Paperback 55
Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers Sara Ackerman 27 Recently Published 56
The Lucky Ones Tiffany Reisz 28 Recent Accolades and Starred Reviews 57
Rosie Colored Glasses Brianna Wolfson 29
Sisters Like Us Susan Mallery 30
As You Wish Jude Deveraux 31
The Longest Silence Debra Webb 32 Galley Order Form All Imprints 58
The Neighbors Hannah Mary McKinnon 33 Contacts 59
BUZZ WORTHY
BOOKS ON
SHELVES NOW An instant
A Wall Street
New York
Journal and
Times and
USA TODAY
USA TODAY
bestseller
bestseller

A domestic A tribute to the


thriller [that] will human spirit that
keep you reading soars in the midst
into the wee hours of epic despair.
of the night.
NPR
Redbook

Trade Paperback 978-0-7783-1976-4 Trade Paperback 978-0-7783-1981-8


$15.99 U.S./$18.99 CAN. January 2017 $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN. March 2017

A
USA TODAY Major critical
bestseller and acclaim and
an instant three starred
Amazon reviews
bestseller

Hilarious. This is An Indie Next List


the novel moms pick, a Barnes & Noble
have been Discover Great New
Writers pick,
waiting for. a LibraryReads pick,
Jenny Lawson, #1
New York Times an Amazon Best Book
bestselling author
of Lets Pretend This of the Month. It was
Never Happened also an Apple/iBooks
pick of the month.

Trade Paperback 978-0-7783-3068-4 Hardcover 978-0-7783-3016-5


$15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN. May 2017 $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN. May 2017
I have to sing about the book I read, goes the Talking Heads
song, and its that type of enthusiastic urge that we hope to
capture with our titles at Hanover Square Press. Whether fiction
or nonfiction, were looking for compelling stories and unique
perspectives that offer readers not just something new to think
about, but something they cant wait to share with others.

The imprint draws its name from New York Citys Hanover Square,
which was once known as Printing House Square for the printers,
publishers and booksellers who thrived there in the 1700s and early
1800s. Our list encompasses a broad range of genresfrom crime,
thrillers and high-concept fiction to narrative history, journalism
and memoirbut most of all were guided by our desire to find
works full of engaging ideas, unique subjects and fast-paced
stories. Books that we just cant stop thinkingand talkingabout.
JANUARY 2018 PAGE 7

The Black Painting


NEIL OLSON

In this intensely atmospheric psychological thriller, an


old-money East Coast family faces the suspicious death of
its patriarch and the unsolved theft of a Goya painting
rumored to be cursed.
There are four cousins in the Morse family: viewing. Afterward, the family split apart
perfect Kenny, the preppy West Coast lawyer; amid the accusations and suspicions that
James, the shy but brilliant medical student; followed its theft.
his seductive, hard-drinking sister, Audrey; Any hope that their grandfather planned to
and Teresa, youngest and most fragile, make amends evaporates when Teresa arrives
haunted by the fear that she has inherited the to find the old man dead, his horrified gaze
madness that possessed her father. pinned upon the spot where the painting
Their grandfather summons them to his once hung. As the family gathers and
mansion at Owls Point. None of them suspicions mount, Teresa hopes to find the
has visited the family estate since they reasons behind her grandfathers death and ISBN-13: 978-1-335-95381-0
were children, when a prized painting the paintings loss. But to do so she must Editor: Peter Joseph
Price: $24.99 U.S./$31.00 CAN.
disappeared: a self-portrait by Goya, uncover ugly family secrets and confront Category: Literary
rumored to cause madness or death upon those who would keep them hidden. Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: January 9, 2018
Format: Small Hardcover
Page Count: 320
SALES POINTS Trim Size: 512" x 814" x 1116"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-07943-6
Rights: World
UNIQUE BACKSTORY: Goyas Black Paintingsand why he painted the
Foreign Offices Publishing Title:
terrifying vistasare a true historical mystery. HarperCollins Australia (digital)
LAUNCH TITLE FOR HANOVER SQUARE PRESS: THE BLACK PAINTING will be
a focus of the imprint launch throughout 2017 and leading up to its publication,
including coverage in media about the imprint, author signings at BEA 2017 and
other events, and in advertising.
ART HISTORY IN FICTION AND NONFICTION: The breakout successes of The
Goldfinch and The Art Forger prove that readers are interested in the unusual
stories of forgery, theft, tortured geniuses and wealthy owners that go with the
world of fine art.

MARKETING PLAN

ADVERTISING:
PRAISE FOR THE BLACK PAINTING BY NEIL OLSON Trade and consumer advertising
campaign.

THE BLACK PAINTING is a fast-paced MARKETING & PUBLICITY:

psychological thriller with a fascinating set N ational publicity campaign, US and


Canada, including print, broadcast and
online media.
of characters caught in a web of family lies, Early reader campaign to book groups
and social reading networks.
deceits, secrets, mental instability and a possible Promotion through early reader review
programs, including Goodreads.
murdera real page-turner. Bookseller and librarian outreach.
Widespread galley distribution.
B. A. Shapiro, author of The Art Forger Featured title and author signing at Book
Expo and ALA Annual.

WEB MARKETING:
Online promotion, including social media
and book bloggers.
AUTHOR BIO SOCIAL MEDIA: Support through BookClubbish social
media properties and newsletters.
NEIL OLSON is the author of The Icon, a novel of art theft and family intrigue, and the play Dealers. He Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com
lives in New York City with his wife and works in the publishing industry. and www.HanoverSqPress.com.
PAGE 8 FEBRUARY 2018

The Innocent Wife


AMY LLOYD

Inspired by true crime phenomena like Serial and Making


a Murderer, this Daily Mail first-novel-award-winning
debut asks: If you love him, and you trust him, why are
you so scared?
Twenty years ago Dennis Danson was case as any of his lawyers. Perhaps even
arrested for the brutal murder of Holly more so, as her letters to the convicted
Michaels in Floridas Red River County. killer grow ever more intimate. Soon she is
Now hes the subject of a Making a leaving her life behind to marry him and
Murdererstyle true-crime documentary campaign, as his wife, for his release.
thats taking the world by storm. The But when the campaign is successful and
filmmakers are whipping up a frenzy of Dennis is freed, Samantha discovers new
coverage to uncover the truth and free the details that begin to suggest he may not
victim of a gross miscarriage of justice. be so innocent after all. How many girls
Samantha may be thousands of miles away went missing in Red River, and what does
in Britain, but she is as invested in Denniss Dennis really know?

SALES POINTS
ISBN-13: 978-1-335-95240-0
Editor: Peter Joseph
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN. AWARD WINNER: Amy Lloyd and THE INNOCENT WIFE have already received
Category: Suspense press attention for winning the Daily Mail First Novel Competition.
Publishing History: Original
HIGH INTEREST IN TRUE CRIME: THE INNOCENT WIFE draws on the popularity
On-Sale: February 6, 2018
of true crime programs such as Making a Murderer, Serial and The Jinx.
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 320 INSPIRED BY AN AMERICAN CASE: Lloyd was inspired by the infamous West
Trim Size: 6 18" x 914" x 1116" Memphis Three case covered in documentaries such as Paradise Lost and West
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-08050-0 of Memphis.
COORDINATED US AND UK PUBLICATION: THE INNOCENT WIFE will be
released in winter 2018 as the lead title of Century UK, publishers of authors such
as Harlan Coben.
FILM RIGHTS SOLD: Film rights have been sold to eOne.

PRAISE FOR THE INNOCENT WIFE BY AMY LLOYD

MARKETING PLAN [A] chilling thrillerlikely to become a bestseller.


ADVERTISING: Daily Mail UK
Trade and consumer advertising campaign.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY:


Early reader campaign to book groups
and social reading networks.
Promotion through early reader review
programs, including Goodreads.
Inclusion in suspense-themed campaigns.
Bookseller and librarian outreach.
Widespread galley distribution.

WEB MARKETING:
Online promotion, including social media
and book bloggers. AUTHOR BIO SOCIAL MEDIA:
Support through BookClubbish social
media properties and newsletters. AMY LLOYD studied English and creative writing at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She won the Daily Mail
Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com First Novel Competition for THE INNOCENT WIFE in 2016. She lives in Cardiff, Wales, with her partner and
and www.HanoverSqPress.com. two cats.
FEBRUARY 2018 PAGE 9

The One
JOHN MARRS

For fans of Black Mirror, a novel that imagines what


happens after scientists discover the genetic code that
pairs people with their soul mates.
How far would you go to find the one? has a gene they share with just one other
person, millions have taken the test,
One simple mouth swab is all it takes.
desperate to find true love. Now, five more
A quick DNA test to find your perfect
people meet their match. But even soul
partnerthe one youre genetically made for.
mates have secrets. And some are more
A decade after scientists discover everyone shocking than others

SALES POINTS

AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER: THE ONE has been a print and ebook bestseller
in the UK, listed in the Top 5 Heatseekers chart by The Bookseller magazine.
RAVE REVIEWS, BOOK CLUB PICK AND READER BUZZ: The British reviews have
been enthusiastic and THE ONE has been chosen as the July BBC Radio 2 Book
Club pick.
FILM/TV RIGHTS SOLD: Film/TV rights to THE ONE have been sold to Urban
Myth Films. ISBN-13: 978-1-335-00510-6
Editor: Peter Joseph
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
Category: Thriller
Publishing History: Original
PRAISE FOR THE ONE BY JOHN MARRS On-Sale: February 20, 2018
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 320
Fantastic I cant remember the last time I Trim Size: 618" x 914" x 1 116"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-08487-4
was simultaneously this entertained and this
disturbed. THE ONE is a clever story with great
pacing but its the characters that make this a
standout thriller.
Hollie Overton, author of Baby Doll

Brilliantly inventive thriller, THE ONE is a must-read


for anyone whos ever braved the dating pool. MARKETING PLAN

Good Housekeeping, UK ADVERTISING:


Trade and consumer advertising campaign.

THE ONE is my kind of book, one that MARKETING & PUBLICITY:


Early reader campaign to book groups
stimulates the mind while warming the heart and social reading networks.
Promotion through early reader review

Gorgeously written, and pulsing with heart. programs, including Goodreads.


Bookseller and librarian outreach.
Advance reading copies and press
Louise Beech, author of The Mountain in My Shoe kit mailings.

WEB MARKETING:
AUTHOR BIO SOCIAL MEDIA: Online promotion, including social media
and book bloggers.
JOHN MARRS is a freelance journalist based in London, England, who has spent the last 20 years Support through BookClubbish social
interviewing celebrities from the world of television, film and music for national newspapers and media properties and newsletters.
magazines. He has written for publications including the Guardians Guide and Guardian Online, Total Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com
Film, Huffington Post, Empire, Q, GT, the Independent, S Magazine and Company. and www.HanoverSqPress.com.
PAGE 10 MARCH 2018

Tomorrow
DAMIAN DIBBEN

A wise, immortal old dog travels through the courts and


battlefields of Europe and through the centuries in search
of the master who granted him eternal life.

TOMORROW tells the story of a music, despairs at their capacity for war and
217-year-old dog and his search for his lost gains insight into both the strength and
master. His adventures take him through frailties of the human spirit.
the London Frost Fair, the strange court With the rich historical vision of Jonathan
of King Charles I, the wars of the Spanish Strange & Mr Norrell and the captivating
succession, Versailles, the golden age of canine perspective of A Dogs Purpose,
Amsterdam and to 19th-century Venice. As TOMORROW draws us into a unique
he journeys through Europe, he befriends tale that spans the centuries and speaks of
both animals and humans, falls in love (only the unbreakable connection between dog
once), marvels at the human ability to make and human.

SALES POINTS

A FRESH TAKE ON THE DOG NARRATOR: TOMORROW has the charm of the
ISBN-13: 978-1-335-58029-0 dogs in books such as A Dogs Purpose and The Art of Racing in the Rain, but in
Editor: Peter Joseph
this case is also blessed with immortality.
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
Category: Fiction A STORY OF HUMAN-DOG CONNECTION: Tomorrows centuries-long search for
Publishing History: Original his master will tug at the heartstrings of dog lovers.
On-Sale: March 20, 2018
APPEAL FOR FANTASY/MAGICAL REALISM FANS: Readers of authors such as
Format: Hardcover
Helene Wecker, Deborah Harkness, Erin Morgenstern and Susanna Clarke will be
Page Count: 320
Trim Size: 618" x 914" x 1116"
drawn to the historical/magical aspect of the novel.
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-08055-5 SIMULTANEOUS UK PUB: TOMORROW will publish in coordination with UK
Rights: US/CAN publisher Michael Joseph.

PRAISE FOR TOMORROW BY DAMIAN DIBBEN

Ornate, vivid, deeply colored, and so precise I


MARKETING PLAN could smell and taste the world. The story of a
ADVERTISING: dog crossing continents and centuries in search
Trade and consumer advertising campaign.
of the man he loves is moving and tender. I was
MARKETING & PUBLICITY:
National publicity campaign, US and captivated by its charm from the beginning.
Canada, including print, broadcast and
online media. Rachel Joyce, author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
Early reader campaign to book groups
and social reading networks.
Promotion through early reader review
programs, including Goodreads.
Bookseller and librarian outreach.
Advance reading copies and press
kit mailings.

WEB MARKETING:
AUTHOR BIO SOCIAL MEDIA:
O nline promotion, including social media
and book bloggers. DAMIAN DIBBEN is the creator of the internationally acclaimed childrens book series The History
Support through BookClubbish social Keepers, translated into 26 languages in over 40 countries. Previously, he worked as a screenwriter and
media properties and newsletters. actor on projects as diverse as The Phantom of the Opera, Puss in Boots and The Adventures of Young
Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com Indiana Jones. He lives, facing St. Pauls Cathedral, on Londons South Bank with his partner, Ali, and
and www.HanoverSqPress.com dog, Dudley.
APRIL 2018 PAGE 11

The Soul of a Thief


STEVEN HARTOV

The captivating story of one of the Mischlinge, the


Jewish soldiers forced to fight in the German Army
in World War Two.

Shtefan Brandt, adjutant to a colonel of the from Hitlers generals may say. So he has
Waffen SS, has made it through the war taken matters into his own hands, hatching
so far in spite of his commanders habit of a plan to escape Europe and the Allies only
bringing his staff into battle and in spite of after stealing a fortune from them.
the heritage that he has so far managed to
conceal. Instead, his growing interest in his A fortune that Shtefan, in turn, plans to
commanders mistress may be the end of steal from him
him, were Colonel Erich Himmel to notice. Steven Hartov captures the turbulent
Colonel Himmel has other concerns, emotional rush of those caught behind the
however. He can see the wars end on the lines of occupied France, where one false
horizon and recognizes that he is not on the step could spell death and every day brings a
winning side, no matter what the reports new struggle to survive.

SALES POINTS
ISBN-13: 978-1-335-14457-7
Editor: Peter Joseph
AUTHORS MILITARY BONA FIDES: Hartov has coauthored bestselling military Price: $24.99 U.S./$31.00 CAN.
narrative nonfiction such as In the Company of Heroes and was editor in chief of Category: Historical Fiction
the publication Special Operations Report. He also served as a paratrooper in the Publishing History: Original
Israeli Defense Forces and now serves in the New York Guard. On-Sale: April 17, 2018
Format: Small Hardcover
A WWII NOVEL WITH UNIQUE PERSPECTIVE: With a heist at its heart and deep
Page Count: 320
attention paid to the human stories that flowered even as the war raged, Hartovs Trim Size: 512" x 814" x 1116"
novel stands out among novels of WWII, something fans of The Book Thief or All Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-07944-3
the Light We Cannot See will love. Rights: World
ENTHRALLING NARRATIVE VOICE: Hartovs storytelling draws you in with a
literary style that marks something entirely new for this author.

PRAISE FOR THE SOUL OF A THIEF BY STEVEN HARTOV


MARKETING PLAN
A master writer who knows how to keep the
ADVERTISING:
characters vivid, the plot twisting, and the action Trade and consumer advertising campaign.

coming hot and heavy. MARKETING & PUBLICITY:


National publicity campaign, US and
Steven Pressfield, author of Gates of Fire Canada, including print, broadcast and
online media.
THE SOUL OF A THIEF packs a lifetime of human Early reader campaign to book groups
and social reading networks.

experiences into a year of European wartime. Promotion through early reader review
programs, including Goodreads.
Bookseller and librarian outreach.
Alex Rosenberg, author of The Girl from Krakow
Advance reading copies and press
kit mailings.

AUTHOR BIO SOCIAL MEDIA: WEB MARKETING:


Online promotion, including social media
STEVEN HARTOV is the coauthor of the New York Times bestseller In the Company of Heroes, as well and book bloggers.
as The Night Stalkers and Afghanistan: On the Bounce. For six years he served as editor in chief of Support through BookClubbish social
Special Operations Report. He has appeared on CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, FOX and most recently the History media properties and newsletters.
Channels Secret Armies. A former merchant marine sailor, Israeli Defense Forces paratrooper and Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com
special operator, he is currently a task force commander in the New York Guard. He lives in New Jersey. and www.HanoverSqPress.com.
Park Row Books, launched in 2017, publishes an exclusive
list of voice-driven and thought-provoking books across
a variety of genres, from literary fiction and suspense to
historical fiction and narrative nonfiction.
JANUARY 2018 PAGE 13

Here We Lie
PAULA TREICK DeBOARD

A riveting novel about how the past never stays in the past
from the critically acclaimed author of THE DROWNING
GIRLS and THE MOURNING HOURS.
Megan Mazeros and Lauren Mabrey are of postcollege life. Then late one night,
complete opposites on paper. Megan is a something unspeakable happens, searing
girl from a modest Midwest background, through the framework of their friendship
and Lauren is the daughter of a senator and tearing them apart. Many years later,
from an esteemed New England family. Megan publicly comes forward about what
When they become roommates at a private
happened that fateful night, revealing a
womens college, they forge a strong, albeit
horrible truth and threatening to expose
unlikely, friendship, sharing clothes, advice
long-buried secrets.
and their most intimate secrets.
The summer before senior year, Megan In this captivating and moving novel,
joins Lauren and her family on their Paula Treick DeBoard explores the power
private island off the coast of Maine. It of friendship and secrets, and shows how
should be a summer of relaxation, a last hiding the truth can lead to disastrous
hurrah before graduation and the pressures consequences.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3026-4
Editor: Liz Stein
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
SALES POINTS Category: Suspense
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: January 30, 2018
STELLAR PROSE, FLAWLESS PLOTTING: Readers will love the exploration
Format: Trade Paperback
of complicated female friendships and the power that can be harnessed from Page Count: 368
secrets and hidden truthsand the layered plot will keep pages turning. Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 2732"
CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED: Paulas three previous novels have been widely praised. Ebook ISBN: 978-1-460-39875-3
She is well-known in the womens fiction and suspense communities. Rights: World
Foreign Offices Publishing Title:
HarperCollins Australia

PRAISE FOR HERE WE LIE BY PAULA TREICK DeBOARD


MARKETING PLAN

A nuanced and complex look at the long-standing ADVERTISING:


Trade and consumer advertising campaign.
consequences of privilege and toxic masculinity.
MARKETING & PUBLICITY:
Compulsively readable! Early reader campaign to book groups
and social reading networks.
Kate Moretti, New York Times bestselling author of The Vanishing Year Promotion through early reader review
programs, including Goodreads.
Inclusion in suspense themed campaigns.

DeBoard spins a mesmerizing tale of two Bookseller and librarian outreach.


Widespread galley distribution.

former best friends and one shocking secret. WEB MARKETING:


Suspenseful and evocative, with pitch-perfect Online promotion, including social media
and book bloggers.

prose and pacing. Support through BookClubbish social


media properties and newsletters.
Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com
Kimberly Belle, bestselling author of THE MARRIAGE LIE and www.ParkRowBooks.com

ALSO AVAILABLE
AUTHOR BIO SOCIAL MEDIA: THE DROWNING GIRLS,
by Paula Treick DeBoard
PAULA TREICK DeBOARD is the author of THE MOURNING HOURS, THE FRAGILE WORLD and THE ISBN 978-0-7783-1837-8
DROWNING GIRLS. She is a lecturer in writing at the University of California, Merced, and lives in $15.99 U.S./$18.99 CAN.
Northern California with her husband, Will, and their four-legged brood. Trade Paperback
PAGE 14 MARCH 2018

The Reluctant Fortune-Teller


KEZIAH FROST

A Man Called Ove meets The Golden Girls in this charming


debut novel about a retired accountant who becomes the
towns fortune-teller and in turn finds a new lease on life.
Norbert Zelenka has always lived life on of life begin seeking out his advice. As
the sidelines. Its how at 73 years old he Norberts lonesome world expands with new
finds himself broke and alone except for the friendships and a newfound self-confidence,
company of a Chihuahua. But when Carlottas he finally finds himself in a place where he
Clubthree strong-willed seniors with a belongs. But disaster looms on the horizon.
flair for drama and plenty of time on their When a troubled young woman goes
handsdecide to make Norbert their latest missing after a bad reading, Norbert must
project, he reluctantly agrees to their scheme. find a strength beyond the cards to bring
With their help, he establishes himself as her home safely.
the towns fortune-teller, and he soon finds A heartfelt story of friendship, loneliness
his life changing in unexpected ways. and coming-of-age late in life, THE
It turns out that years of observing other RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER is a
peoples dramas make Norbert an excellent feel-good read and a poignant reminder that
fortune-teller, and people from all walks were never too old to learn new tricks.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1281-9
Editor: Erika Imranyi SALES POINTS
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
Category: Literary Fiction
Publishing History: Original
DEBUT AUTHOR: Keziah Frost is a fresh new voice in fiction. Her writing is pitch-
On-Sale: March 6, 2018 perfect for this category: its highly readable and accessible, and her storytelling
Format: Trade Paperback all but turns the pages themselves.
Page Count: 320
IRRESISTIBLE CHARM: Frosts novel fits perfectly in the market of successful
Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 34"
debuts like A Man Called Ove, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry and THE
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-08046-3
Rights: US/CAN
CURIOUS CHARMS OF ARTHUR PEPPER. With a fresh voice and unforgettable
characters, every page of this heartfelt novel drips with charm and personality.
IDEAL FOR BOOK CLUBS: A thoughtful, multilayered story perfect for book
club discussion, the novel explores powerful themes such as new beginnings,
friendship, aging, generational crossover and that its never too late to find
yourselfthemes that will have broad appeal with reading groups.

MARKETING PLAN

ADVERTISING:
Trade and consumer advertising campaign.

MARKETING & PUBLICITY:


Early reader campaign to book groups and
social reading networks.
Promotion through early reader review
programs, including Goodreads.
Bookseller and librarian outreach.
Widespread galley distribution.

WEB MARKETING:
O nline promotion, including social media AUTHOR BIO SOCIAL MEDIA:
and book bloggers.
Support through BookClubbish social KEZIAH FROST holds masters degrees in English and counseling. She developed THE RELUCTANT
media properties and newsletters. FORTUNE-TELLER while enrolled in the Faber Academy online course. She shares her life with five little
Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com dogs, one audacious cat and her encouraging human family. THE RELUCTANT FORTUNE-TELLER is her
and www.ParkRowBooks.com. first novel.
MARCH 2018 PAGE 15

The Brightest Sun


ADRIENNE BENSON

In her heartfelt debut novel, for fans of The Poisonwood


Bible, Adrienne Benson draws upon her expat experience
in Africa to tell the story of three women searching for
home and family in Kenya.
In this affecting debut novel, three very are valued by their reproductive roles.
different women grapple with motherhood, In beautiful, evocative prose, Adrienne
recalibrate their identities, and confront Benson brings to life the striking Kenyan
unforeseen tragedies and triumphs. Leona, terrain as these womens lives intertwine in
an isolated American anthropologist, births unexpected ways. As they each face their
a baby girl in a remote Maasai village and own challenges and heartbreaks, they find
must decide how she can be a mother, in strength traversing the arid landscapes of
spite of her own grim childhood. Jane, a tenuous human connection. With gripping
lonely expat wife, follows her husband to poignancy, THE BRIGHTEST SUN
the tropics and learns just how fragile life is. explores the heartbreak of loss, the struggle
Simi, a barren Maasai woman, must confront to find a sense of belonging, and the
her infertility in a society in which females surprising ways we find our family and home.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3127-8
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A CAPTIVATING DEBUT: Adrienne Bensons elegant prose and evocative Category: Literary Fiction
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storytelling will appeal to readers of lush literary writers like Barbara Kingsolver
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and Marilynne Robinson. Format: Hardcover
MULTICULTURAL APPEAL: Contemporary favorites like Little Bee and Page Count: 320
Americanah explore themes of race and immigration, but THE BRIGHTEST SUN Trim Size: 618" x 914" x 1 116"
offers a new perspective through the culturally diverse relationships of expats Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-0-2809-0
Rights: World
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PAGE 16 APRIL 2018

The Songaminute Man


SIMON McDERMOTT

From the father-son singing sensation that took social


media by storm, an inspiring memoir about family,
THE memory and achieving your dreams.

S NG 80-year-old Ted McDermott, a lifelong


singer who earned the nickname
Songaminute Man because of the many
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AMINUTE tracks he knew by heart, enjoyed a
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with his family, memory and mood, his moving story of Ted and Simons beautiful
son Simon found a unique way for them relationshipTHE SONGAMINUTE
COVER MAN is a heartfelt look at the devastating
TO COME to connect again: carpool karaoke. Simon
filmed the pairs joyful singing and the effects of Alzheimers, the power of music
video went viral, garnering 250 million and the unbreakable bonds of family.
SIMON McDERMOTT

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1374-8
VIRAL SENSATION: Simon and Teds carpool karaoke video went viral with over
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250 million views worldwide.
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Category: Memoir WIDESPREAD PRESS COVERAGE: Since Teds record deal, Simon and Ted have
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on ITV, The Ellen Degeneres Show and The Late Late Show with James Corden.
Page Count: 336
Trim Size: 512" x 814" x 118" RECORD DEAL: Ted signed a deal with Decca Records and recorded his first
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AWARD WINNER: Simon and Ted won a prestigious Pride of Britain Award in 2016
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media properties and newsletters. in 2013. The pairs joyful carpool karaoke videos went viral across the globe and raised over 125,000 for
Featured title at www.BookClubbish.com the Alzheimers Society. Simon and Ted won the Pride of Britain Award for raising dementia awareness.
and www.ParkRowBooks.com They live in the UK.
APRIL 2018 PAGE 17

We Own The Sky


LUKE ALLNUTT

Me Before You meets My Sisters Keeper in this irresistible,


deeply moving novel about love, loss and finding hope
against all odds.
Rob Coates cant believe his luck. There is crippling grief, unable to bridge the gulf
Anna, his incredible wife, their London that separates him from his wife, his
town house and, most precious of all, son and the business of living. But he's
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won the lottery of life. Or ratherhe did. and forgiveness.
Until the day it all changes when Anna WE OWN THE SKY is a wise, tender
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ailing Jack. After a series of doctor visits, resonate deeply with anyone who has ever
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of uncertainty and confusing choices. For stunning eloquence and acumen, Luke
Rob, its not long before everything that Allnutt shows that the journey from hope
matters to him is ripped away. to despair and back is never as simple as we
Now Rob sleepwalks through his days think, and that even the most thoroughly
in a boozy tailspin of guilt, self-pity and broken heart can learn to beat again.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1473-8
Editor: Liz Stein
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
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DEBUT AUTHOR: Luke Allnutts prose is both accessible and beautifully rendered On-Sale: April 3, 2018
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Trim Size: 618" x 914" x 118"
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PAGE 18 APRIL 2018

The Little Clan


IRIS MARTIN COHEN

A dazzling debut set among New Yorks Manhattan


glitterati, THE LITTLE CLAN is a boisterous romp through
a literary world bathed in ambition and hubris, poised to
topple at the slightest breeze.
Ava Gallanter is the librarian in residence they start a literary salon at the Lazarus
at the Lazarus Club, an ancient, dwindling Club. However, Avas romanticized idea
Manhattan arts club full of eccentric of the salon quickly erodes as Stephanies
geriatric residents stuck in a long-gone era. ambitions take the women in an
25-year-old Ava, however, feels right at unexpectedand precariousdirection.
home. She leads a quiet life, surrounded In this humorous yet insightful coming-
by her beloved books and sequestered away of-age story, Cohen deftly balances an
from her peers. When Avas enigmatic interrogation of big ideas with an expertly
friend Stephanie returns after an unplanned constructed comedy of manners. With
year abroad, the intoxicating opportunist eloquent prose and affecting storytelling,
vows to rescue Ava from a life of obscurity. THE LITTLE CLAN is at once a love
Stephanie, on the hunt for fame and letter to literature and a deft exploration of
fortune, promises to make Avas dream of what it means to be young and full of hope
becoming a writer come true, and together in New York.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1282-6
Editor: Liz Stein
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Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
Category: Literary Fiction
Publishing History: Original COMMERCIAL LITERARY SWEET SPOT: THE LITTLE CLAN will appeal to readers
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Format: Hardcover Emma Straub.
Page Count: 320
Trim Size: 618" x 914" x 1116"
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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-08047-0 her experience hosting literary giants like Salman Rushdie, Jhumpa Lahiri, Malcolm
Rights: US/CAN Gladwell and others at a literary salon she founded at Manhattan's National Arts Club.
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PAGE 19

NEW IN TRADE PAPERBACK


GINNY MOON
Benjamin Ludwig

Full of great big heart and unexpected humor, Ludwigs


debut introduces the lovable, wholly original Ginny Moon
who discovers a new meaning of family on her
unconventional journey home. Ginny Moon is exceptional.
Everyone knows ither friends at school, Ginny has no intention of belonging. Shes
teammates on the basketball team, and found her birth-mother on Facebook, and
especially her new adoptive parents.
is determined to get back to hereven if
They all love her, even if they dont quite
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A powerful affirmation of the fragility and strength of families.


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A heartwarming and unforgettable page-turner.


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Stunning [A] triumphant achievement.


Library Journal, starred review
PAGE 20

NEW IN TRADE PAPERBACK


FIND ME THINGS WE HAVE IN COMMON
J.S. Monroe Tasha Kavanagh

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3081-3 ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3033-2


Editor: Liz Stein Editor: Liz Stein
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN. Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
Category: Thriller Category: Suspense
Publishing History: FTT Publishing History: FTT
On-Sale: January 16, 2018 On-Sale: January 30, 2018
Format: Trade Paperback Format: Trade Paperback
Page Count: 400 Page Count: 336
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RISE AND SHINE, BENEDICT STONE EVERY LAST LIE


Phaedra Patrick Mary Kubica

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3089-9 ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3092-9


Editor: Erika Imranyi Editor: Erika Imranyi
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN. Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
Category: Literary Fiction Category: Psychological Thriller
Publishing History: FTT Publishing History: FTT
On-Sale: April 10, 2018 On-Sale: April 24, 2018
Format: Trade Paperback Format: Trade Paperback
Page Count: 336 Page Count: 400
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Rights: US/CAN Rights: World
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PAGE 21

RECENTLY PUBLISHED
HANNA WHO FELL FROM THE SKY THE BLIND
Christopher Meades A.F. Brady

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-2873-5 ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3087-5


Editor: Erika Imranyi Editor: Liz Stein
Price: $24.99 U.S./ $31.00 CAN. Price: $26.99 U.S./ $33.50 CAN.
Category: Literary Category: Literary
Publishing History: Original Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: September 26, 2017 On-Sale: September 26, 2017
Format: Small Hardcover Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 352 Page Count: 400
Trim Size: 558" x 812" x 1316" Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 1516"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4603-0035-0 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-4880-2365-1
Rights: World English; No Middle East, Rights: World
Australia, Commonwealth, Eire, Rights Sold: Simplified Chinese:
India, Malaysia, Singapore, South Beijing Chen Sheng Culture
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A strange and beautiful fable with shades


of Deliverance, Room, and Winters Bone.
Laline Paull, award-winning author of The Bees
Brilliant character study and superior
writing make this an outstanding debut.
Library Journal, starred review
A powerful meditation on how we define
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gritty reality. and ultimately, redemption.
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PAGE 24 JANUARY 2018

Say My Name
ALLEGRA HUSTON

Fear of Flying meets Eat, Pray, Love

This is the time to run away, she thinks, antique violin shes just found, and Micajah
to call it a mistake, to race back to home offers a spark of life, an opportunity to
and safety. If I dont, home will never feel reawaken her senses.
safe again. If Eve takes a leap into this new world,
On meeting Micajah Burnett, the son of an shell be leaving behind her old self for
old school friend, Eve Armanton is faced good. Her happiness depends on forging a
with a choice. Years of a miserable marriage new life, but at the end of her journey, who
means shes as broken as the beautiful will Eve have become?

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awakening with a younger manis sure to make this novel a popular book club
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FAMOUS FAMILY: Memoirist, screenwriter and now debut novelist, Allegra, whose
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mother died when she was four, was raised by director John Huston and older
Category: Contemporary sister Angelica.
Womens Fiction
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Page Count: 304
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JANUARY 2018 PAGE 25

Best Friends Forever


MARGOT HUNT

How well do you really know your best friend?


Kat Grant and Alice Campbell have a Howard was a jerk, a drunk, a bully and,
friendship forged in shared confidences and police say, a murder victim. The questions
long lunches lubricated by expensive wine. begin piling up. Like why Kat has suddenly
Though theyre very different women gone dark: no calls, no texts and no chance
the artsy socialite and the struggling
her wealthy family will let Alice see her.
suburbanitetheyre each others rocks. But
even rocks crumble under pressure. Like Why investigators are looking so hard
when Kats financier husband, Howard, in Alices direction. Who stands to get
plunges to his death from the second-floor hurt next. And who is the cool liarthe
balcony of their South Florida mansion. masterful manipulator behind it all.

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acclaimed womens fiction author Whitney Gaskell, who has also published
several young adult books as Piper Banks.
DOMESTIC NOIR WITH A TWIST: A page-turning psychological thriller that
examines how powerful the friendships that women form can bejust as ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3113-1
powerful as romantic relationshipsand how devastating it is when those Editor: Denise Zaza
friendships fall apart. Price: $26.99 U.S./ $33.50 CAN.
Category: Suspense
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: January 23, 2018
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 336
PRAISE FOR BEST FRIENDS FOREVER BY MARGOT HUNT
Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 118"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02797-0
[BEST FRIENDS FOREVER]asks how far well Rights: World English
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you guessing until the final, satisfying twist.


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PAGE 26 JANUARY 2018

Cast in Deception
MICHELLE SAGARA

New York Times bestselling author Michelle Sagara returns


to the city of Elantra with a harrowing story of danger and
strange magic.
Private Kaylin Neya thought her home the rest of Elantra from the magnitude of
couldn't possibly get more crowded with their power.
roommates like Mandoran and Annarion, With nine additional Barrani preparing
two of the Barrani who were empowered to descend on her household, Kaylin finds
as children by the magic of the Green. But herself embroiled in a tumultuous political
when Annarion decides to undertake the intrigue stemming from the heart of the
Barrani Test of Name, the other members Barrani High Court. And as tensions
of their cohort refuse to let him face his begin to escalate, she begins to fear what
task aloneand Kaylin's sentient home, dangers the cohort might unleash from the
Helen, is the only structure able to shield Shadows lurking beneath the Court.

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ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3110-0
Editor: Lauren Smulski FANTASY FOR ALL: Sagara excels at building epic, magical worlds and her
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Category: Fantasy normally gravitate toward the fantasy genre.
Publishing History: Original
YOUNG ADULT CROSSOVER APPEAL: Michelles early-20s heroine has a youthful
On-Sale: January 23, 2018
Format: Trade Paperback
voice that will greatly appeal to a young adult readership.
Page Count: 384 POPULAR SERIES: Readers have continued to follow the Chronicles of Elantra
Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 78" through 12 books.
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FEBRUARY 2018 PAGE 27

Island of Sweet Pies and Soldiers


SARA ACKERMAN

Set during WWII amid the tropical beauty of Hawaii,


ISLAND OF SWEET PIES AND SOLDIERS offers a fresh
and timeless depiction of female friendship, the bond
between a mother and her child, and the enduring power
of love even in the darkest times.
When her husband mysteriously disappears Violet enjoys the camaraderie of her friends
and rumors swirl about his loyalties, a as they open a pie stand for the soldiers
mother must rely on the remarkable power of training on the island for a secret mission.
friendship in war-torn Hawaii. But even these women face their own
wartime challenges as prejudice against
Its 1944. Combat in the Pacific is
the island Japanese pits neighbor against
intensifying, and Violet Iverson and her neighbor. And then theres the matter of
daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives back Sergeant Stone, a brash marine who comes
together one year after Violets husband to Violets aid when the women are accused COVER
vanished. As suspicions about his loyalties of spying. She struggles with her feelings of NOT
surface, Violet suspects Ella knows FINAL
guilt but cant deny the burning attraction
something. But somethingor someone or her fear of losing another man when Stone
has scared her, and Ella refuses to talk. ships out for Iwo Jima.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1921-4
Editor: Ann Leslie Tuttle
Price: $15.99 U.S./ $19.99 CAN.
SALES POINTS Category: Historical Fiction
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: February 13, 2018
BASED ON TRUE EVENTS: Over 50,000 marines and their mascot Roscoe the Format: Trade Paperback
lion lived at Camp Tarawa on the Big Island before sailing off to Iwo Jima and Page Count: 368
Saipan, two of the bloodiest battles in the Pacific. Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 2732"
WWII ANNIVERSARY PUBLICATION: This book will be published to coincide with Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-08045-6
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the anniversary of the battle of Iwo Jima.
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PAGE 28 FEBRUARY 2018

The Lucky Ones


TIFFANY REISZ

Things arent always what they seem, and sometimes even


our own memories cant be trusted
They called themselves the lucky ones. go home again and confront the ghosts of
They were seven children either orphaned or her past. Shes determined to find out what
abandoned by their parents and chosen by really happened that fateful nightwas it
legendary philanthropist and brain surgeon an accident or, as shes always suspected, did
Dr. Vincent Capello to live in The Dragon, one of her beloved family members try to
his almost magical beach house on the kill her?
Oregon Coast. Allison was the youngest of But digging into the past can reveal horrific
the lucky ones living an idyllic life with her truths, and when Allison pieces together
newfound familyuntil the night she almost the story of her life, she learns the terrible
died, and was then whisked away from the secret at the heart of the family she once
house and her adopted family forever. loved but never really knew.
Now, 13 years later, Allison receives a letter A vivid and suspenseful tale of family, grief
from Roland, Dr. Capellos oldest son, and loveand the dark secrets that bind
warning her that their father is ill and in everything togetherTiffany Reiszs latest
his final days. Allison determines she must is enthralling to the final page.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3116-2
Editor: Michelle Meade
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Page Count: 384
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This novel is not one to be missed.


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FEBRUARY 2018 PAGE 29

Rosie Colored Glasses


BRIANNA WOLFSON

Sometimes all the love in the world is not enough to save you.
Told with the emotional impact of Jonathan for those heightened moments when love
Safran Foers Extremely Loud and Incredibly reveals its true secrets. Rex lived life safely,
Close, this whimsical yet powerful debut by the rules. Common sense would say
deals with extremes in a complex family theirs was a union not meant to last, but
dynamicextreme love and extreme their love was genuine.
lonelinessand about how though the Now Willow just wants to be with Rosie, to
heart may break, it has the capacity to heal bask in her mothers outsized glow and, she
and the resiliency to love again. thinks, protection. Because Rosie is the only
Willow Thorpe knows friction The friction person who can make Willow feel totally
between her parents, Rosie and Rex, and alive and completely loved.
the friction she feels inside as she tries to But as Willow and Rosie and Rex try harder
navigate their two worlds after their divorce. and harder to stay connected as a family,
But life has not always been like this. Rosies manic tornado of love continues to
When Rosie and Rex first met, theirs was sweep up everyone in its path, ultimately to
an attraction of opposites. Rosie lived life heartbreaking results.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3069-1
SALES POINTS Editor: Kathy Sagan
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DEBUT AUTHOR: Honing her voice on the San Francisco storytelling circuit, Category: Literary Fiction
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WORLDWIDE APPEAL: ROSIE COLORED GLASSES is our lead title for the season Page Count: 336
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countries. Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02289-0
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FOR FANS OF: Aimee Bender, Jonathan Safran Foer, Celeste Ng and Maria
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PAGE 30 FEBRUARY 2018

Sisters Like Us
SUSAN MALLERY

With her signature warmth and humor, book club mainstay


Susan Mallery takes on the joys, anxieties and expectations
of modern womanhood, sisterhood and motherhood.
Mischief Bay matriarch Bunny believes research and purposefully kept her first
family comes first. Her parenting style in pregnancy a secret. Shes heard over and
a nutshell: girls are supposed to devote over how shes supposed to feel and what
themselves to being wives, mothers and shes supposed to do once the baby arrives.
domestic superstars. None of it makes sense to her.
The daughter that did, homebody Harper, Harper and Stacey chose very different
is now divorced, struggling to make a go of paths, but their hearts have never diverged.
her small business and losing touch with her Together, they can face anything: uncanny
moody teenager. spy dogs, exes weddings, maternity stores
The daughter that didnt, science-minded even the indomitable Bunny. Thats what
Stacey, has buried herself in her important sisters like them are really supposed to do.

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ISBN-13: 987-0-7783-3090-5
Editor: Susan Swinwood GLOBAL BESTSELLING AUTHOR: 5 million books sold 25 million books in print
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN. worldwide Over 50 bestsellers for nearly 500 combined weeks on the lists.
Category: Contemporary
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Page Count: 336
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MARCH 2018 PAGE 31

As You Wish
JUDE DEVERAUX

The highly anticipated third installment in her beloved


Summerhouse series, where three women will have the
coveted opportunity to answer the age-old question:
What would you do differently if you could do it all again?
Three women of different generations gather business and regrets ever marrying
at a house in Summer Hill, Virginia, to her husband.
discuss their marriages and look at how Elise is in her 20s and is married to the
theyd do things differently if they could man her wealthy parents chose for her. She
do it all over again. Olivia is in her 60s has tried everything to get her husband to
and recently married her first love after 40 pay attention to her but she is certain he is
years apart. Her first marriage was long and having an affair. When she discovers the
unhappy and she is thrilled to finally be truththat he has a pregnant mistress
with the man shes always loved. her life falls apart.
Kathy is in her 40s and is married to a All three women share their regrets,
handsome, successful businessman. She is their wishes and their dreams and find
a great business partner for him but he is themselves with the opportunity to start
passionately in love with a woman from his again. All three discover what happens if
past. Kathy wants to stand on her own in their wishes really could come true. ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-0761-7
Editor: Michelle Meade
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
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Womens Fiction
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PERENNIAL BESTSELLER: Jude Deveraux has long been a regular on the New On-Sale: March 6, 2018
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Page Count: 384
DECADES OF CRITICAL ACCLAIM: Judes novels always receive rave reviews and
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endorsements. Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-07865-1
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PAGE 32 MARCH 2018

The Longest Silence


DEBRA WEBB

Andrea James was a victim who became a survivorbut


with dead bodies piling up around her, has she evolved
into a vigilante?
15 years ago Andrea James and Ellen Anthony LeDoux isnt sure what to make
Schrader were kidnapped and tortured for of the scrapbook and the story Andrea
weeksbut the two survived. The young James presents to him. The woman has
women they once were, the lives they once been following missing persons cases
had were forever lost to them. For 15 years similar to her own for more than a decade.
each woman has done what she had to do Though dubious, since LeDouxs niece
to keep moving forward. And for 15 years is one of the missing college freshmen,
they have kept their silence about what he is just desperate enough to listen to
really happenedabout the other girl Andreas bizarre story. When suspects
who didnt make it out alive. When Ellen start turning up dead, LeDoux wonders
commits suicide, Andrea has had enough. if Andrea might be out for more than just
She will not be silent any longer. the truth. Someone is either tying up loose
Andrea heads to Milledgeville, Georgia, to ends or exacting revenge. Readers discover
find the truth and learns that two college what really happened to Andrea and Ellen
freshmen have gone missingsame MO through Andreas eyes, starting with day
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3075-2
as all the others. Former special agent one of their kidnapping.
Editor: Denise Zaza
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
Category: Suspense
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Format: Hardcover BESTSELLER TRACK RECORD: USA TODAY bestselling author Debra Webb has
Page Count: 336 long been a powerhouse in the romantic suspense genre.
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MARCH 2018 PAGE 33

The Neighbors
HANNAH MARY McKINNON

Abby looks forward to meeting the family who just moved New friends, old secrets

in across the streetuntil she realizes theyre the one


couple who could expose her deepest secrets.
After a night of fun back in 1992, Abby understand each other. Or so Nate believes.
is responsible for a car crash that kills her
In a strange twist of fate, Liam moves in
beloved brother. Its a mistake she can never
with his own family next door, releasing
forgive, so she pushes away Liam, the man
a flood of memories that Abby has been
she loves most, knowing that he would
trying to keep buried all these years. Abby
eventually hate her for what shes done, the
same way she hates herself. and Liam, in a complicit agreement, pretend
never to have met, yet cannot resist the pull
20 years later, Abbys husband, Nate, is of the pastnor the repercussions of the
also living with a deep sense of guilt. He terrible secrets theyve both been carrying
was the driver who first came upon the
scene of Abbys accident, the man who Brimming with emotional tension and
pulled her to safety before the car erupted unrelenting suspense, McKinnons debut HANNAH MARY M CKINNON
in flamesthe man who could not save explores how the lies we tell to protect each A NOVEL
her brother in time. Its this guilt, this other can become the very things that tear
regret, that binds them together. They our lives apart.
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1100-3
Editor: Michelle Meade
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
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DEBUT AUTHOR: McKinnons command of emotional tension and suspense belies Format: Trade Paperback
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Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-07940-5
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PAGE 34 MARCH 2018

A Dangerous Game
HEATHER GRAHAM

Trouble always finds her


P L AYING
FOR
KE E P S Wrapping up a normal day at the office, gets the FBI involved. And asks Kieran to
criminal psychologist Kieran Finnegan is keep out of it.
accosted by a desperate woman who shoves But the Finnegans have a knack for getting
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR
an infant into her arms and then flees, only into trouble, and Kieran wont sit idle when
to be murdered minutes later on a busy a lead surfaces through her familys pub.
Manhattan street. Investigating on her own, she uncovers a
Who was the woman? Where did the baby dangerous group that plays fast and loose
come from? Kieran cant stop thinking with human lives and will stop at nothing
about the child and the victim, so her to keep their secretsand they plan to
boyfriend, Craig Frasier, does what any silence Kieran before she can expose their
good special agent boyfriend would dohe deadly enterprise.

A DANGEROUS
GAME
This riveting thrillerkeeps readers guessing and the tension taut until the very end.
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BLOCKBUSTER SALES: Heather Graham has sold over 11 million books.


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POPULAR SERIES: The third in a beloved series from a successful, reliable and
proven author of suspense who consistently appears on the New York Times and
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3120-9
Editor: Nicole Brebner
USA TODAY bestseller lists.
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN. EXTENSIVE BACKLIST: Graham has over 50 romantic suspense and paranormal
Category: Romantic Suspense romance titles available, and her fans from all genres have eagerly awaited the
Publishing History: Original next story in the New York Confidential series.
On-Sale: March 13, 2018
Format: Hardcover VIVID SENSE OF PLACE: Grahams setting here is New York City, and as always
Page Count: 336 location is integral to the mystery and the charactersa character in and of itself.
Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 118"
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A PERFECT OBSESSION New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling author HEATHER GRAHAM has written more than a 100
978-0-7783-1987-0 novels. Shes a winner of the RWAs Lifetime Achievement Award, and the Thriller Writers Silver Bullet.
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MARCH 2018 PAGE 35

Such Dark Things


COURTNEY EVAN TATE

A modern day Fatal Attraction meets The Girl on the Train,


by New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling new adult
author Courtney Cole, now writing dark psychological
suspense under the name Courtney Evan Tate.
From the outside, Dr. Corinne Cabot is night when, as a teenager, she found her
living the American dream: a successful ER father standing next to the bloodied bodies
physician, she is married to a hardworking of two dead peoplethe couple she was
and handsome psychologist. Together they babysitting for.
own a charming house in the Chicago But it is what she cant remember about that
suburbs. But Corinne has a dark personal night that utterly haunts her.
past she is only beginning to come to terms
Lately she fears she is falling into paranoia,
withand her memory has holes she is
truly unable to determine what is real and
trying to fill in.
what is not. When she discovers evidence
Her days are filled with endless double that indicates her husband might be
hospital shifts while her nights are ravaged cheating on her, she realizes that nothing
by the recurring nightmares of that terrible and no onein her life is as it appears.

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1654-1
Editor: Kathy Sagan
SALES POINTS Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
Category: Psychological Suspense
Publishing History: Original
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: A prolific author and regular on the New York Times and
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PAGE 36 APRIL 2018

Family and Other Catastrophes


ALEXANDRA BOROWITZ

Laugh-out-loud funny and endearingly raw, FAMILY AND


OTHER CATASTROPHES is as entertaining as your favorite
sitcom and introduces Alexandra Borowitz as an
outstanding new voice in humorous fiction.
Emily Glass knows shes neurotic. But two siblings: ardently feminist older sister,
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wonderful man shell soon call husband As the week comes to a tumultuous head,
assuming they can survive wedding week Emily wants nothing more than to get
with her wildly dysfunctional family. married and get as far away from her crazy
Emilys therapist mother, Marla, whos been relatives as possible. But thats easier said
diagnosing her children since they were in than done when Marlas meddling breathes
diapers, sees their homecoming as the perfect new life into old secrets. After all, the ties
opportunity for long-overdue family therapy that bind family together may bend, but
ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1755-5
Editor: Emily Ohanjanians
sessions. Less enthused are Emily and her they arent so easily broken.
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APRIL 2018 PAGE 37

The Family Gathering


ROBYN CARR

Return to Sullivans Crossing, where good people face


their challenges with humor, strength and love.
Dakota Jones is the second youngest of four Crossing, where his brother Cal and sister
children who had a difficult upbringing Sierra have each experienced the healing
living with parents who struggled with power of the place and its people. Nestled
mental illness. He escaped his family as at the crossroads of the Colorado and
soon as he could by joining the military. Continental Divide Trails, the area attracts
Now, after several tours of duty, he has been those looking for answers or direction or a
discharged. He has nowhere to go and no new lease on life. Dakota will come to terms
solid plans for the future. Refusing to return with his less-than-perfect family and will
home to his parents, he arrives in Sullivans plant the roots hes never had.

COVER
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Editor: Nicole Brebner
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Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
eagerly await each release.
Category: Contemporary
LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT: Robyn is the 2016 recipient of the Nora Roberts Womens Fiction
Publishing History: Original
Lifetime Achievement Award from Romance Writers of America.
On-Sale: April 17, 2018
Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 384
Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 114"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02355-2
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LIBRARY HARDCOVER EDITIONS


SHALLOW GRAVE THE RIVER HOUSE
Karen Harper Carla Neggers

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1922-1 ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1923-8


Editor: Emily Ohanjanians Editor: Nicole Brebner
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Publishing History: Original Publishing History: Original
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Page Count: 384 Page Count: 384
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THE DESIGNS OF LORD WELCOME TO


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and Spanish
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NEW IN TRADE PAPERBACK


FIRESIDE HONEYSUCKLE SUMMER
Susan Wiggs Sherryl Woods

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3134-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-1996-2


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Publishing History: FTT Publishing History: FTT
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Format: Trade Paperback Format: Trade Paperback
Page Count: 400 Page Count: 384
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Woods handily wraps up her second-


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dialogue alone, [FIRESIDE] showcases small-town drama, close friendships, family
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storytelling and characterization. A keeper. to social and emotional issues.
RT Book Reviews Booklist
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
LIE TO ME THE SUMMER LITTLE SECRETS
J.T. Ellison THAT MADE US Anna Snoekstra
Robyn Carr

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3095-0 ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3086-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-3109-4


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Category: Psychological Suspense Category: Contemporary Womens Fiction Category: Psychological Suspense
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
LILAC LANE THE SILENT FOUNTAIN A SMALL TOWN
Sherryl Woods Victoria Fox LOVE STORY:
COLONIAL BEACH,
VIRGINIA
Sherryl Woods

ISBN-13: 978-0-7783-6098-8
Editor: Margaret ONeill Marbury
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Category: Nonfiction
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: November 14, 2017
Format: Trade Paperback with Flaps
Page Count: 200
Trim Size: 10" x 8" x 1532"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-07910-8
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Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN. Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
Category: Contemporary Womens Fiction Category: Time Slip
Publishing History: Original Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: October 17, 2017 On-Sale: October 31, 2017
Format: Hardcover Format: Trade Paperback
Page Count: 384 Page Count: 384
Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 3132" Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 1516"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-07869-9 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02958-5
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Sherryl Woods writes


This latest novel in the emotionally satisfying novels
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PAGE 44 JANUARY 2018

My Last Love Story


FALGUNI KOTHARI

Till death do us part takes on a whole new meaning in


this wry, evocative novel perfect for fans of P.S. I Love You
Simi Desai is 30 years old and her husband is and small adventures for this unlikely trio,
dying of cancer. He has two last wishes in his designed to help them say goodbye to each
final months: first, that shell have his baby other and prove to Simi that its okay to move
so that a piece of him lives on, and second, on without himand even find love again.
that shell reconcile with her old flame, who Beautiful and poignant, Falguni Kotharis
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And so over the course of their last summer heartstrings as only unforgettable love
together, Simis husband plans a series of big stories can.

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finding love the second time around against impossible odds.
ISBN-13: 978-1-525-81139-5 #OWNVOICES AUTHOR: An Indian woman living the life of an expat in the
Editor: Allison Carroll US, Falguni Kothari brings an authentic perspective to this story that features
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN. a diverse cast and crosses cultural boundaries while touching upon universal
Category: Womens Fiction themes that will captivate readers of all ages and backgrounds.
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: January 23, 2018
RELATABLE CHARACTERS: Kothari knows how to create characters readers
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FEBRUARY 2018 PAGE 45

Things to Do When Its Raining


MARISSA STAPLEY

From a fresh, highly readable voice in commercial fiction


comes a powerful story about guilt, forgiveness and the
truth about familiesperfect for fans of Colleen Hoovers
It Ends with Us and Laura Daves Eight Hundred Grapes.
Mae Summers and Gabe Broadbent grew up find themselves pulled back to Alexandria
together in the idyllic Summers Inn, perched Bay, their hometown. Hoping to find solace
at the edge of the St. Lawrence River. within the Summers Inn, Mae instead finds
Mae was orphaned at the age of six and her grandparents in the midst of decline
Gabe needed protection from his alcoholic and their past unraveling around her. A
father, so both were raised under one roof by lifetime of secrets stands in the way of this
Maes grandparents. A childhood friendship unconventional familys happiness. Will they
quickly developed into a first lovea be able to reclaim the past and come together,
love that was suddenly broken by Gabes or will they remain separate islands?
unexpected departure. Mae grew up, got over THINGS TO DO WHEN ITS
her heartbreak and started a life for herself in RAINING is an emotional, evocative
New York City. reminder that we choose our families, just
After more than a decade, Mae and Gabe as we choose to love.
ISBN-13: 978-1-525-89901-0
Editor: Brittany Lavery
SALES POINTS Price: $15.99 U.S.
Category: Womens Fiction
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BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Marissas debut novel, Mating for Life, was a Canadian On-Sale: February 6, 2018
bestseller. Format: Trade Paperback with Flaps
AUTHOR PLATFORM: Stapley is a National Magazine Awardnominated journalist Page Count: 384
who writes the Shelf Love commercial fiction review column for the Globe and Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 78"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-03097-0
Mail and reports on books for the Toronto Star.
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PAGE 46 FEBRUARY 2018

The Story of Our Lives


HELEN WARNER

For fans of Anne Rivers Siddons, Dorothea Benton


Frank and Allison Winn Scotch comes this moving,
unputdownable novel about four lifelong friends, the
milestones theyve survived and the one revelation
that might just change everything in a heartbeat.
Sophie, Emily, Amy and Melissa have been everythingfrom Sophies private fear that
best friends since they were girls. THE she doesnt actually want to be a mother
STORY OF OUR LIVES follows them despite being mom to two kids, to Amys
over 20 years as they reunite for holidays perfect-on-the-outside marriage that starts to
together, free from the pressure of marriage, reveal troubling warning signs, to Melissas
careers and motherhoodand explores how spiraling alcoholism, and questions around
the secrets theyve been carrying threaten the paternity of Emilys son. But could a lie
to crumble the foundations they have that spans the length of their friendship be
built. They have seen each other through the thing that tears them apart?

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ISBN-13: 978-1-525-82083-0 EARLY BUZZ: Helen Warner is a hot property in the UK and the anticipation for
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Category: Womens Fiction
POWERFUL THEMES: THE STORY OF OUR LIVES explores popular and universal
Publishing History: Original
themes such as the pressures of marriage, careers and motherhood on modern
On-Sale: February 13, 2018
Format: Trade Paperback with Flaps
women, making it a relevant and accessible work of womens fiction sure to reach
Page Count: 416 a wide audience.
Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 2923" TELEVISION PLATFORM: Warner is a well-known British television producer, who
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MARCH 2018 PAGE 47

Hot Mess
Emily Belden

Sweetbitter meets The Devil Wears Prada in this riveting


and provocative debut novel, set in the trendy Chicago
restaurant scene.
20-something Allie Simon never imagined month after she goes all in, Allie learns a
shed fall for a recovering drug addict heartbreaking lesson when Benji vanishes
but that was before she met Benji Zane, without a word, disappearing from both the
Chicagos hottest up-and-coming chef, restaurant and their relationship.
whos known as much for his hard partying
Left with nothing but a massive withdrawal
ways as for his unparalleled culinary skills.
slip and a restaurant that absolutely must
Six months into their relationship, the food
open in a matter of weeks, Allie finds herself
and chemistry are out of this world, but the
thrust into a world of luxury and greed,
reality of living with a cooking wunderkind
cutthroat business and sensory delight. Lost
hasnt exactly been all hearts and flowers.
in the mess of it all, she can either crumble
Still, Allies convinced that her love is the
completely or fight like hell for the life she
key to fixing this talented mans broken
wants and the love she deserves.
soulso when Benji is offered his dream
job as chef de cuisine for a new restaurant With razor-sharp wit and searing insight,
opening on Randolph Street, Chicagos Emily Belden serves up a deliciously dishy
foodie mecca, Allie agrees to invest her look behind the kitchen doors of a hot
ISBN-13: 978-1-525-81141-8
life savings in his future. But less than a foodie town. Editor: Margo Lipschultz
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
SALES POINTS Category: Womens Fiction
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: March 20, 2018
A FOODIES DELIGHT: Infused with an insiders perspective on the restaurant Format: Trade Paperback with Flaps
business informed by Beldens own experience dating a chef and being a food Page Count: 384
writer, HOT MESS will appeal to every palate. Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 78"
TIMELY ISSUE: Beldens unflinching portrait of the extreme ups and downs of Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02788-8
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PAGE 48 APRIL 2018

Before I Let You Go


Kelly Rimmer

In her print debut, USA TODAY and international


bestselling author Kelly Rimmer delivers a powerful,
ripped-from-the-headlines story about how much one
woman will sacrifice to protect her self-destructive sister
from addictionand her newborn niece from the law that
wants to tear her from their family.
Despite having endured a disturbing To prevent the baby from being placed
childhood together, as adults sisters Lexie in foster care, Lexie agrees to assume
and Annie are worlds apart. Lexie is a doctor, responsibility for her niece. While Annie
successful and happily engaged to Sam. struggles in court-ordered rehab, Lexie
Annie is addicted to heroina thief, a liar finds her carefully ordered life coming
undone as she desperately tries to support
and unable to remain clean despite the fact
and reconnect with her sister while not
that she is pregnant. After being estranged
enabling Annies destructive habits. Both
for two years, Annie returns to Lexies life sisters are forced to confront the echoes
desperate for help. She is critically ill, but of pain that linger from their difficult
afraid to seek medical treatment, knowing childhood, and forge a newstronger
that under Alabama law illegal drug use bond, while ensuring the demons from their
ISBN-13: 978-1-525-82084-7 during pregnancy is a felony. past have no place in the future.
Editor: Susan Swinwood
Price: $16.99 U.S./$21.00 CAN.
Category: Womens Fiction
Publishing History: Original SALES POINTS
On-Sale: April 3, 2018
Format: Trade Paperback with Flaps
BUILT-IN AUDIENCE: Rimmers previous books have sold over 400,000 copies,
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and she has an enormous fan base rabid for her next release.
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RECENTLY PUBLISHED
SOMETHING LIKE HAPPY BEST DAY EVER
Eva Woods Kaira Rouda

ISBN-13: 978-1-525-81135-7 ISBN-13: 978-1-525-81140-1


Editor: Margo Lipschultz Editor: Margo Lipschultz
Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN. Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
Category: Womens Fiction Category: Womens Fiction
Publishing History: Original Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: September 5, 2017 On-Sale: September 19, 2017
Format: Hardcover Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 432 Page Count: 352
Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 1 18" Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 2932"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02607-2 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02787-1
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Darkly funny, scandalous, and


utterly satisfying.
Kirkus Reviews
Its clear from the beginning that something
Simply irresistible! Woods is a great sinister is going on in this novel, which
option for fans of Graeme Simsion, will cost you sleep as you race through its
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PERFECTLY UNDONE HOUSE OF SHADOWS


Jamie Raintree Nicola Cornick

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Editor: Allison Carroll Editor: Susan Swinwood
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Category: Womens Fiction Category: Romantic Womens Fiction
Publishing History: Original Publishing History: Original
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Format: Trade Paperback with Flaps Format: Trade Paperback with Flaps
Page Count: 304 Page Count: 464
Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 1116" Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 1116"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02789-5 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02790-1
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From family secrets to heartbreaking lost


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DECEMBER 2017 PAGE 51

Now That You Mention It


KRISTAN HIGGINS

New York Times bestselling author Kristan Higgins welcomes


you home in a funny, emotionally charged must-read novel
about the complications of life, love and family.
One step forward. Two steps back. The With a tough islander mother whos always
Tufts scholarship that put Nora Stuart on been distant and a wild-child sister in jail,
the path to becoming a Boston medical unable to raise her daughtera withdrawn
specialist was a step forward. Being hit by a teen as eager to ditch the island as Nora
car and then overhearing her boyfriend hit once wasNora has her work cut out for
on another doctor when she thought she was her if shes going to take what might be her
dying? Two major steps back.
last chance to mend the family.
Injured in more ways than one, Nora feels
But as some relationships crumble around
her carefully built life cracking at the edges.
Theres only one place to land: home. But her, others unexpectedly strengthen.
the tiny Maine community she left 15 years Balancing loss and opportunity, a dark
ago doesnt necessarily want her. At every event from her past with hope for the
turn, someone holds the prodigal daughter future, Nora will discover that tackling old
of Scupper Island responsible for small- pain makes room for promiseand the
town drama and big-time disappointments. chance to begin again.
ISBN-13: 978-1-335-90335-8
Editor: Susan Swinwood
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
SALES POINTS Category: Contemporary Romance
Publishing History: Original
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RAVE REVIEWS: Kristans books consistently meet with critical acclaim in the
Format: Trade Paperback
media and from many of todays top-selling novelists, including Susan Elizabeth Page Count: 384
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specializes in the kind of prose that makes you laugh out loudhilarious on the Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02926-4
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PAGE 52 APRIL 2018

Mornings on Main
JODI THOMAS

New York Times bestselling author Jodi Thomas makes her


original trade paperback debut with this heartfelt novel,
perfect for fans of Debbie Macomber and Barbara Delinsky.
Jillian James has never had a place she friendship between Jillian and Connor
could call home. So when she lands in begins to blossom into something deeper.
Laurel Springs, Texasbroke, friendless, Connors seventeen-year-old daughter,
aloneshes definitely not expecting to Sunnie, has spent her whole life in Laurel
stay. Desperate to make some quick cash Springs, Texas, and she feels restless. To
before she moves on again, she agrees to Sunnie, Jillian represents travel, adventure,
help an elderly woman close her beloved excitement. Is it possible to build a
quilt shop. meaningful life in your hometown, or do
Connor Laradys mother has owned you need to leave to find yourself?
the shop all her life, but lately she has Weaving together the story of three
COVER struggled with Alzheimers. He faces the
NOT generations of women looking for a place to
FINAL overwhelming task of closing her shop belong, MORNINGS ON MAIN asks us
and cataloging her inventoryher lifes to consider how we make our memories
work. When he meets Jillian, he seizes the what we remember, what we forget, what
opportunity for some help. As Jillian learns becomes part of our storyand reminds us
ISBN-13: 978-1-335-06295-6
the stories behind each quilt, she grows that its not where we live, but how we live
Editor: Brittany Lavery
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN. close to Connors mother, and a tender that counts.
Category: Western Romance
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: April 10, 2018
Format: Trade Paperback SALES POINTS
Page Count: 384
Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 78" BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Jodi is the New York Times and USA TODAY bestselling
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02951-6 author of over 40 romance and womens fiction novels.
Rights: World
TRADE DEBUT: MORNINGS ON MAIN marks Jodis first trade paperback release!
AWARD WINNER: Winner of the National Readers Choice Award in a career that
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APRIL 2018 PAGE 53

Dead Girl Running


Christina Dodd

From New York Times bestselling romantic suspense


powerhouse Christina Dodd comes the first novel in
a brand-new trilogy filled with unexpected twists,
psychological tension and emotional depthideal for
fans of Nora Roberts, Sandra Brown and Jayne Ann Krentz.
I have three confessions to make: dead, from homelessness and fear. Tough,
capable Kellan Adams is hired at a remote
1. I've got the scar of a gunshot on
resort on the Pacific Coast. When a
my forehead.
former employee is found murdered, she's
2. I don't remember an entire year of embroiled in the investigation while trying
my life. to keep her own past a secret. She's driven
to defend her job, her territory, her friends.
3. My name is Kellan Adamsand that's
Yet she wonderswith a gunshot scar on
at least half a lie
her forehead and an amnesia that leaves
Girl runningfrom a year she can't her unsure of her own sanity, could she be
remember, from a husband she prays is guilty of deception, theftand murder?

ISBN-13: 9781335144362
SALES POINTS Editor: Allison Carroll
Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
Category: Romantic Suspense
BESTSELLING AUTHOR: Dodd is the author of more than 10 New York Times
Publishing History: Original
bestsellers, has over 15 million copies in print, and her books have been translated
On-Sale: April 24, 2018
into 25 languages. Format: Trade Paperback
RAVE REVIEWS: Dodds 2016 hardcover title, Because Im Watching, received Page Count: 384
starred reviews from Library Journal, Kirkus Reviews and Booklist, as well as being Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 138"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-07903-0
named a Best of 2016 by Booklist and a 2016 Amazon Best of Romance.
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PAGE 54

LIBRARY HARDCOVER EDITIONS


NOW THAT YOU MENTION IT MORNINGS ON MAIN
Kristan Higgins Jodi Thomas

COVER
NOT
FINAL

ISBN-13: 978-1-335-91527-6 ISBN-13: 978-0-373-80417-7


Editor: Susan Swinwood Editor: Brittany Lavery
Price: $26.99 U.S./ $33.50 CAN. Price: $26.99 U.S./$33.50 CAN.
Category: Contemporary Romance Category: Western Romance
Publishing History: Original Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: December 26, 2017 On-Sale: April 10, 2018
Format: Hardcover Format: Hardcover
Page Count: 384 Page Count: 384
Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 114" Trim Size: 614" x 912" x 114"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02926-4 Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02951-6
Rights: World English, German, Italian Rights: World
Foreign Offices Publishing Title: HarperCollins
Australia, HarperCollins UK (digital only), HarperCollins
Italia, HarperCollins Germany
PAGE 55

NEW IN TRADE PAPERBACK


SECRETS OF THE TULIP SISTERS
Susan Mallery

Praise for Susan Mallery and


SECRETS OF THE TULIP SISTERS

Mallery creates a cute and charming world in


Tulpen Crossing, and her three main characters
are immensely likable and sympatheticRomance
blossoms in a sweet small-town setting.
Kirkus Reviews on SECRETS OF THE TULIP SISTERS

Mallery blends the friend-and-family relationships


and self-actualization focus common to womens
fiction with the racy love scenes and happy ending
of a contemporary romance, making this an excellent
summer read for fans of both genres.
Booklist on SECRETS OF THE TULIP SISTERS
ISBN-13: 978-1-335-4788-6
Editor: Susan Swinwood
[A] charming tale of love unrequited (maybe), love Price: $15.99 U.S./$19.99 CAN.
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ignited, and wild sex with naked cooking. Publishing History: FTT
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Page Count: 384

If you love your romance with plenty of family



Trim Size: 5516" x 8" x 78"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02322-4

dynamics and drama, youre going to adore this book!



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Mallery (the Fools Gold series) enthralls readers with


this introduction to the small seaside community of Los
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problems and search for their own happy endings.
Publishers Weekly on DAUGHTERS OF THE BRIDE
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56 56

RECENTLY PUBLISHED
A SNOW COUNTRY CHRISTMAS
Linda Lael Miller

ISBN-13: 978-0-373-78931-3
Editor: Margo Lipschultz
Price: $17.99 U.S./ $21.99 CAN.
Category: Western Romance
Publishing History: Original
On-Sale: September 26, 2017
Format: Gift Hardcover
Page Count: 384
Trim Size: 538" x 7716" x 114"
Ebook ISBN: 978-1-488-02939-4
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Linda Lael Miller creates vibrant characters and stories I defy you to forget.
#1 New York Times bestselling author Debbie Macomber
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