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JANUARY 2018

KENSINGTON

DECEMBER
ZEBRA

NEED TO KNOW WHEN YOU LOVE AN UNCOMMON


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TABLE OF CONTENTS D ECEM BE R 2017
2 A GOOD DAY TO MARRY A DUKE 21 A
 THORN AMONG THE LILIES
The Sin & Sensibility Series An Alvin, Alabama Novel
Betina Krahn Michael Hiebert
4 BETWEEN YOU AND ME 22 BESIEGED
The Harrisons Series A Jake Mahegan Thriller
Jennifer Gracen A.J. Tata
5 WANT YOU MORE 24 B
 EAUTIFULLY CRUEL
The Mile High Romance Series M. William Phelps
Nicole Helm 25 VENOM OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN
6 AN AMISH COURTSHIP ON ICE MOUNTAIN The Mountain Man Series
The Amish of Ice Mountain Series William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
Kelly Long 26 A WORLD OF HURT
7 SUNSET BAY SANCTUARY A Wilkie John Western
The Sunset Bay Series Tim Bryant
Roxanne Snopek 27 A ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS
8 FINAL SCREAM William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
Lisa Jackson 28 T
 ORN LOVE
9 TOMORROW THE GLORY Larissa
The Graham Series 29 W
 IFEY STATUS
Heather Graham Racquel Williams
10 SILVER BELLS
Fern Michaels; JoAnn Ross; Mary Burton; Judy Duarte
12 ONCE BITTEN, TWICE BURNED
The Phoenix Fire Series
Cynthia Eden
13 OF MURDER AND MEN
A Cat Latimer Mystery
Lynn Cahoon
14 FULL BODIED MURDER
A Rose Avenue Wine Club Mystery
Christine E. Blum
15 ETCHED IN TEARS
A Webbs Glass Shop Mystery
Cheryl Hollon
16 IN CAVE DANGER
A Pacific Northwest Mystery
Kate Dyer-Seeley
17 D
 ITCHED 4 MURDER
A Sophie Kimball Mystery
J.C. Eaton
18 MAYHEM & MASS
A Sister Lou Mystery
Olivia Matthews
19 HIS LAST WIFE
The Southern Scandal Series
Grace Octavia
20 F
 ISTFUL OF BENJAMINS
Kiki Swinson; Denesha Diamond
A GOOD DAY TO MARRY A DUKE
The Sin & Sensibility Series
Betina Krahn
Following a hiatus, New York Times bestselling author Betina Krahn is back by popular
demand! Brimming with her signature wit and passion, this beguiling new Victorian
romance features American socialite Daisy Bumgarten, as she attempts to navigate the
customs of the English upper class in her last chance to marry well for her three
younger sisters. And Daisy never dreamed shed find her greatest challenge in the form
of a wellsuited gentleman

Daisy Bumgarten isnt thrilled to be trying to catch a Dukes attention while dressed like a flowerpot caught in a swarm of
butterflies. But when in Rome (or in this case London society)
Since her decidedly disastrous debut among New Yorks privileged set, the sassy Nevada spitfires last chance to marry
well lies across the pond in England. If she must restrain her free spirit, not to mention her rib cage, so be it. She knows
she owes it to her three younger sisters to succeed.
Now, under a countess tutelage, Daisy appears the perfect duchessintraininguntil notorious ladies man Lord Ashton
Graham, a distraction of the most dangerous kind, glimpses her mischievous smile and feisty natureand attempts to
unmask her motives. Daisy has encountered snakes on the range, but one dressed to the nines in an English drawing room
is positively unnervingand maddeningly seductive. When a veiled plot emerges to show up Daisy as unworthy of the
Category: Historical Romance
aristocracy, will Ashton be her worst detractor? Or the nobleman she needs most of all?
ISBN13: 9781420143478
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99 Praise for Betina Krahn
Rights: World Krahn has a delightful, smart touch.
Pages: 320 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 25/32 Pack: 48 Publishers Weekly
Authors Residence: Bradenton, FL
eBook ISBN: 9781420143485 Smart, romanticsure to delight readers.
SALES HISTORY Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Paradise Bargain Betina Krahn is a treasure.
3/03 (9780821775400) BookPage
Passions Ransom
8/02 (9780821773154)
Just Say Yes
5/02 (9780821773147)

Other Novels by Betina Krahn

3/03 (9780821775400) 8/02 (9780821773154) 5/02 (9780821773147)

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KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS
The launch of a fun and fabulous new Victorian romance Advance reading copies
trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author Betina Print and online advertising
Krahn! Each book will be published annually. PW Author Spotlight
Beloved for her hilarious and passionate historical romances, Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
Betina took a break from writing historical romance for the and Kensingtons kLovers program
past decade, but shes back and better than ever with a story
tailormade for her talents, in particular her sassy sense Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
of humor. feature coverage
There have been more than 37 translations of Betina Krahns Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
previous books (including Russia, Portugal, China, Brazil, and Featured in Kensingtons New Series marketing campaign
Japan). Her work has been regularly included in the EuroClub Feature title in the monthly Romance eNewsletter
Book Club and Germanys Historical Gold. Social media advertising and promotions
Her works have won numerous industry awards, including
RWAs coveted RITA Award and of the RT Book Reviews
Lifetime Achievement Award for Love and Laughter.
Betina first became a New York Times bestselling author 20
years ago with the publication of The Last Bachelor and The
Perfect Mistress, two historical romances that remain on the
keeper shelves of tens of thousands of romance readers.

Betina Krahn is a New York Times bestselling author of more than 30 historical
and contemporary romances. Her works have won numerous industry awards,
including the RT Book Reviews Lifetime Achievement Award for Love and Laughter.
Visit her on the web at betinakrahn.com.
Robert Rountree

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BETWEEN YOU AND ME
The Harrisons Series
Jennifer Gracen
In the bestselling tradition of New York Times bestseller Belle Andre, Jennifer Gracen
tackles the contemporary millionaire trend with the fourth book in her series focused on the
rich and powerful Harrison family. Between You and Me finds Tess Harrison on the hunt for
a sperm donorbut when she finds him, can she resist falling in love?

As the only daughter of the wealthy Harrison clan, Tess Harrison has everythingexcept the baby she longs for. With
no husband in sight, she escapes to her familys retreat in Aspen, Colorado, visions of sperm donors dancing in her head.
Instead, she finds Logan Carter. When the ruggedly handsome manager of the Harrison ski house offers to be her baby daddy
in exchange for her playing his girlfriend, Tess is breathless to begin the charade. After all, the brokenhearted heiress knows
better than to fall in love
She would be Logans dream girl, if his dark past had left him with any dreams. Now the brooding bachelors only hope is
to satisfy his mothers dying wish to see him happily paired offand give lovely Tess the baby she longs for. But when he
and Tess opt to make a baby the oldfashioned way, hes fighting hard against the longing to hold on to the elusive Harrison
beauty forever

Praise For Jennifer Gracen And Her Novels


Gracens third contemporary featuring the Harrison siblings is her best yetGracen skillfully
Category: Contemporary Romance takes a common setup far past its usual limits to deliver a story that will tug hard at the
ISBN13: 9781420145281 heartstrings and make readers root for a happy ending.
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World Publishers Weekly on Tis the Season
Pages: 336 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 A hot new voice makes a very welcome entrance into contemporary romance with a new
Spine Size: 13/16 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Long Island, NY
series. Part of why this book is intensely readable is the likability of both protagonists. Their life
eBook ISBN: 9781420145298 histories couldnt be more different, and watching them fight their intense attraction makes for
SALES HISTORY great reading! Keep your eye on Gracenshe is definitely one to watch!
Zebra Mass Market RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars on More Than You Know
Tis the Season
10/16 (9781420139181) The pairs crackling sexual chemistry soon gets the best of themGracens characters easily
More Than You Know charm the reader.
1/16 (9781420139143)
Someone Like You Publishers Weekly on More Than You Know
5/16 (9781420139167)
Jennifer Gracen hails from Long Island, New York, where she lives with her two sons. After spending her youth writing
in private and singing in public, she now only sings in her car and is immersed in her passion for writing. She loves to write
contemporary romance for readers who look for authentic characters and satisfying endings. When she isnt with her kids,
doing freelance proofreading, or chatting on Twitter and Facebook, Jennifer writes. Shes already hard at work on her next
book. Jennifer is a member of the Romance Writers of America and is active in the Long Island Romance Writers, as well as
being a member of CTRWA.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Bella Andres series have an enormous readership, and Advance reading copies
Gracens books speak right to the heart of that market. Print and online advertising
The first three books in this series were released in the Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
Zebra Shout imprint. Gracens combination of strong and Kensingtons kLovers program
writing, memorable characters and a growing fan base Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
have warranted her moving to the Zebra imprint line.
Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
feature coverage
Feature title in the monthly Romance eNewsletter
Social media advertising and promotions
Crosspromotion with Happily Ever After (Zebra eBook, 7/17)

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WANT YOU MORE
The Mile High Romance Series
Nicole Helm
There are plenty of gorgeous winding trails leading to Gracely, Colorado. And making your
way around this rugged Rocky Mountain town is how you start over, fix your mistakesand
find the one person wholl always have your backin the third Mile High Romance from
Nicole Helm.

Will Evans works hard, plays harderbut never gets in too deep. Hell do anything to keep his familys Mile High Adventures
business on track and help Gracely recover. One too many betrayals taught this handsome guide to avoid commitment as
expertly as he negotiates difficult trails and treacherous rivers. But now its impossible for him to play it cool with the one
woman he lostand never forgot.
Nothing is going to keep Tori Appleby from starting over right. After a careerending personal and professional mistake,
shes back to save the company she helped start. She needs Gracelys healing smalltown charmand the caring and help
shes only found with the Evans family. But she doesnt need Will trying for a second chance. Or to risk her heart one
more time.
Will wont commit, and Tori has a life to rebuild. But to move on, theyll have to give in to the irresistible heat
between them

Praise for Nicole Helm and her novels


Category: Contemporary Romance [A] deeply moving contemporaryThe protagonists are refreshingly willing to be up front
ISBN13: 9781420142808
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
about their feelings and listen to each other, and readers will want to revisit their story often.
Rights: World Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on Need You Now
Pages: 304 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4 Pack: 48 Nicole Helm grew up with her nose in a book and a dream of becoming a writer. Luckily, after a few failed career choices,
Authors Residence: a husband, and two kids, she got to pursue that dream. Nicole writes downtoearth contemporary romance full of humor
OFallon, MO (outside St. Charles) and heart. From farmers to cowboys, Midwest to the West, she writes stories about people finding themselves and finding
eBook ISBN: 9781420142815
love in the process. When shes not writing, she spends her time dreaming about someday owning a barn. She lives with
SALES HISTORY her husband and two young sons in Missouri. She is slightly (okay, totally) addicted to Twitter (@nicolethelm), the St. Louis
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Mess With Me
Cardinals, and someday owning a barn. Her website is nicolehelm.com.
9/17 (9781420142785)
Need You Now
6/17 (9781420142761)

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Print sales for Nicole Helms recent titles Stone Cold Texas Advance reading copies
Ranger (Harlequin, 12/16) and TrueBlue Cowboy Christmas Print and online advertising
(Sourcebooks, 10/16) doubled over her previous titles! Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley, and
This is the third in Nicole Helms Mile High romance series set Kensingtons kLovers program
in a Colorado mountain town. Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
For readers who love the sparks, humor, and downtoearth Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
charm of smalltown contemporaries like Jill Shalvis Cedar bonus content, and shareable images
Ridge and Susan Mallerys Fools Gold series.
Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
Nicole Helm is a talented and prolific newcomer who
is quickly gaining influential fans within the romance Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
community. Crosspromotion with Need You Now (Zebra MM, 6/17) and
The three book series will be released between June and Mess With Me (Zebra MM, 9/17)
December 2017. This rapid schedule will allow for
crosspromotion between the titles and an extended
marketing campaign.
We have a second Nicole Helm series slated for Lyrical in
2017 further broadening her appeal and exposing her to a
wider audience.
Nicole will also have two more books in her Stone Cold
series released by Harlequin in 2017. She received a starred
PW review for TrueBlue Cowboy Christmas (Sourcebooks,
October 2016).

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AN AMISH COURTSHIP ON ICE MOUNTAIN
The Amish of Ice Mountain Series
Kelly Long
In the bestselling tradition of Beverly Lewis and Cindy Woodsmall, Kelly Long writes deeply
emotional Amish romances that explore the intricacies of the human heart and the joys of
a simpler way of life. Longs books stand out from the increasingly crowded Amish offerings
because of her more earthy, realistic portrayal of a people who live between two worlds
that of mountain Appalachia and the Amish.

An Amish beginning
At age twenty, Joel Umble, future Bishop of Ice Mountain, is strong, wise, and handsome. No wonder nineteenyearold
Martha Yoder has always noticed him. Still, she dares not trust that her dreams of him could become a reality. Where Joel is
striking, she is plain. Where he is educated, shes had no time for schooling. Caring for her frail grossmuder and aging parents
has taken all the time she might have spent being courted by boys her own age. And then there is the matter of Judah Umble,
Joels harsh older bruder, whos cast his cold eye on pursuing her since she was sixteen.
The only kind of cold Martha is interested in is the exhilarating chill of bathing in the creek in winter. It is there that she
escapes her caresand where she just may find the answer to her future in a most unexpected wayand gain faith that
together, she and Joel will have a very special place among the Amish of Ice Mountain

Praise for The Amish of Ice Mountain Series


Category: Romance Longs writing style is smooth and engaging, her characters sympathetic, wellrounded and
ISBN13: 9781420141252 true to the period, yet timeless in their hopes and flaws and personal battles.
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World USA Today Books/HEA
Pages: 352 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 27/32 Pack: 48 Theres a certain sweetness to the writing that delivers a sense of escape from todays hustle
Authors Residence: Hummelston, PA and bustle into a gentler and simpler world.
eBook ISBN: 9781420141269
Publishers Weekly on The Amish Bride of Ice Mountain
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market This is a beautifully written contemporary romance with amazing characters who are caring
The Amish Heart of Ice Mountain and at times quirky. Long is an amazing writer. She knows what readers have come to expect
11/15 (9781420135480) and does not disappoint.
An Amish Man of Ice Mountain
5/15 (9781420135466) RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars for The Amish Heart of Ice Mountain
The Amish Bride of Ice Mountain
11/14 (9781420135442)
Kelly Long is the author of the acclaimed Amish Patch of Heaven and Amish of Ice Mountain series and has been a finalist
for the coveted Carol Award from the American Christian Fiction Writers. Born and raised in the mountains of Northern
Pennsylvania, you can find her on Facebook at Facebook.com/amishauthor.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Kelly has been featured in the anthologies An Amish Advance reading copies
Christmas Quilt (10/14), along with Charlotte Hubbard and Print and online advertising
Jennifer Beckstrand, An Amish Christmas Sleigh with Feature in Bouquet marketing program and outreach to
Amy Lillard (10/15), and An Amish Christmas Kitchen (10/16) Christian readers
and An Amish Christmas Candle (10/17) with Jennifer
Beckstrand and Lisa Jones Baker, all of which helped to Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
grow her audience. and Kensingtons kLovers program
Kelly Long is the only writer tackling this particular type of Email marketing and promotion
Amish community, making her series stand out from the pack. Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
Long was a finalist for the coveted Carol Award from the Social media advertising and promotions
American Christian Fiction Writers and is a CBA, ECPA, and
CBD bestselling author.

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SUNSET BAY SANCTUARY
The Sunset Bay Series
Roxanne Snopek
The spectacular scenery and craggy beaches draw tourists to the small Oregon town
of Sunset Bay. But Sanctuary Ranch offers a different kind of experience: a refuge for
peopleand animalsdesperate for a new beginningin this new contemporary romance
series and print debut by USA Today bestselling author Roxanne Snopek.

Haylee Hansen has made a career out of caring for and training the dogs and horses on her aunts ranch. Part halfway house,
part work camp, it also gives troubled kids and adults the tough love they so desperately need. Haylee should know. She was
her aunts first success story. But now her turbulent past is about to show up on her doorstep
After thirteen years running a level one emergency room in Portland, Aiden McCall arrives in Sunset Bay a broken man. Anger
and anxiety have nearly taken over his lifeand could sabotage his new job at the local hospital. Until someone proposes an
unconventional solution: a therapy dog.
Haylee has seen her share of damaged people, but no one like Aiden. As she tries to match him with the perfect dog, hell
help her to see that no one has a perfect life. And that opening yourself up to love is the only way to heal your soul

Praise for Roxanne Snopek


Serve me up another cowboy story please because this one was way too awesome!

Category: Contemporary Romance


Erica, The Book Cellar
ISBN13: 9781420144222 Fantastic book roller coaster of emotional ups and downs passionate and so romantic.
U.S./Canadian Price: $4.99/$5.99
Rights: World Cocktails and Books
Pages: 320 Trim Size:4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 25/32 Pack: 48
Fans of the talented Ms. Snopekwill be as delighted as I was to read Mitchs story, and
Authors Residence: Abbotsford, BC, Canada I hope to see this author add more books to this wonderful series...
eBook ISBN: 9781420144253 Angie Just Read, The Romance Reviews
I was cracking up through this bookmakes you warm and fuzzy inside
Kindle and Me
A sweet and tender contemporary romance, Resisting The Rancher sparkles with rich
emotion and warm characters.
Jane Porter, The Good Daughter
Roxanne Snopek has been writing professionally for more than two decades and her work has appeared in publications
such as The Vancouver Sun and Readers Digest. A former corporate copywriter, in 2003, she published the first in a series
of six short nonfiction books focusing on the humananimal bond, most of which are still in print today. In 2006, her first
psychological crime novel, Targets of Affection, was released by Cormorant Books. In 2012, she turned to romance, releasing
five novels and five novellas in less than three years. Visit her website at roxannesnopek.ca, find her on Facebook, and follow
her on Twitter @RoxanneSnopek.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Roxanne Snopek has built herself a very strong track record Advance reading copies
via ebook publishing. Her books have appeared on the USA National print and online advertising
Today bestselling list and Amazons Top 100 on Kindle. Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
Sunset Bay Sanctuary is the start of a three book series that and Kensingtons kLovers program
will be published within one year to get Roxannes start with Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
retail publishing off on the best foot possible. She is going to feature coverage
be pushing her Zebra Shout novels to her online readers, and
she has very strong social media skills. Zebra Shout marketing campaign
Romances centered around animals are becoming Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
increasingly popular and the animals in this series are front Social media advertising and promotion
and center with strong personalities readers will love. Crosspromotion with Driftwood Cove Stranger (Zebra MM,
Coupled with the therapy component, this series is sure to 7/18)
stand out. Feature in Kensingtons Fresh Voices and New Series
marketing campaigns

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FINAL SCREAM
Lisa Jackson
In this gripping novel of suspense by #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa
Jacksonnow beautifully repackaged for those readers who might have missed it
the first time arounda small timber town nestled in the shadow of Oregons
Cascade Mountains is the perfect place for a killer to hide.

WHEN THERES NO ESCAPE FROM A COLDBLOODED KILLER


As whitehot flames sear the dark night, a killer waits in the trees, watching the mill burn, listening for the screamsthe
only proof that justice has finally begun for the sins of longago.
SCREAM SCREAM AS LOUD AS YOU CAN
For journalist Cassidy Buchanan, this inferno is a living nightmare: a reminder of the horrible, mysterious fire that destroyed
her wealthy family seventeen years agoand of Brig McKenzie, the handsome hellraiser accused of setting the blaze. That
tragic crime has never been solved, and already the whispers have begun in Prosperity, Oregon: another fire, more deaths,
and one common denominatorCassidy herself.
OR IT MAY BE THE LAST SOUND YOU EVER MAKE
Cassidy came home to Prosperity to put the past behind her, but it seems the past isnt finished with Cassidy. Someone
doesnt want her to uncover the chilling truthsomeone who has killed before and will kill againa coldblooded
psychopath who is only waiting to hear her final scream

Category: Fiction
Outstanding Praise For The Novels of Lisa Jackson
ISBN13: 9781420144192 Jackson generates nearconstant suspense, weaving together disparate plot turns, directing a
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$9.99 large cast of characters, and playing up moviestar egos and showbiz gossip to give the novel
Rights: US, CAN, OM (No EU)
a vintage Hollywood feel.
Pages: 544 Trim Size:4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 1 5/16 Pack: 24 Booklist on After Shes Gone
Authors Residence: Lake Oswego, OR
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-0884-7 Absolutely tension filledJackson is on top of her game.
SALES HISTORY Suspense Magazine on Tell Me
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Whispers Lisa Jackson shows yet again why she is one of the best at romantic suspense. A pure
2/17 (9781420141689) nailbiter.
If She Only Knew
12/16 (9781420142594)
Harlan Coben, # 1 New York Times bestselling author on You Dont Want to Know
Fatal Burn Her latest whodunit hits all the marks, taking readers on a nailbiting rollercoaster ride.
2/16 (9781420139358)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Library Journal on Without Mercy
Kensington Trade Paperback A juicy creepathonbuilds to a surprising cliffhanger ending.
11/16 (9781496705679)
Zebra Mass Market Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on Without Mercy
8/5 (9780821777121)
Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over ninetyfive novels, including You Will Pay, After Shes
Gone, Deserves to Die, You Dont Want to Know, Running Scared, and Shiver. She is also the coauthor of the Colony Series,
written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written
with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been
translated into nineteen languages. She lives with her family and three rambunctious dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers
can visit her website at lisajackson.com and find her on Facebook.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Final Scream spent nine weeks on the New York Times Extensive print, digital, and podcast advertising campaigns
bestseller list in 2005, going as high as #5. It spent a total Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
of eight weeks on the USA Today bestseller list. Promotion at conferences and fan conventions
Final Scream is currently in its 18th printing. Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
Foreign rights for Final Scream sold to Norway, Sweden, Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
China, UK, and Portugal. bonus content, and shareable images
There are over 30 million copies of Lisa Jacksons books in Crosspromotion with other 2017 Lisa Jackson releases
print. Her writing has been translated into 19 languages.
Over 25,000 fans subscribe to receive Lisa Jackson
eNewsletters and email updates.
Lisa Jackson is one of the handful of authors who consistently
has multiple New York Times bestsellers each year. She also
regularly hits Canadian bestseller lists.

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TOMORROW THE GLORY
The Graham Series
Heather Graham
Published for the first time under the name Heather Graham, Tomorrow the Glory is a rich
tale of romance, deception and adventure in Civil War era U.S.A., filled with the historical
detail and passion fans have come to expect of this New York Times bestselling author.

THE WOMAN
She is Kendall Moorea spirited Southern belle as proud as she is beautiful, driven by a cruel marriagebed betrayal to risk
her life in a dangerous gamble for freedom
THE MAN
He is Brent McClainthe Confederate agent who meets Kendall aboard the warship JenniLyn, and loses his heart in a
single, searing night of passion
THE GLORY
But war and treachery soon tear them apartBrent into raging battle, Kendall into desperate flight from a scorned husbands
whitehot vengeance. They live only for the promise of tomorrowand a love that will burn forever in both their hearts.

Praise for Heather Graham


An incredible storyteller.
Los Angeles Daily News
Category: Historical Romance
ISBN13: 9781420138214 A master storyteller.
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World RT Book Reviews
Pages: 448 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Heather Graham has written over two hundred novels and novellas
Spine Size: 1 3/32 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Coral Gables, FL
and is a founding member of the Florida Romance Writers chapter of RWA. She has been published in approximately thirty
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4702-5 languages, and has been honored with awards from Georgia Romance Writers, Affaire de Coeur, RT Book Reviews, and
SALES HISTORY more. She has had books selected for the Doubleday Book Club and the Literary Guild, and has been quoted, interviewed,
Zebra Mass Market or featured in such publications as The Nation, Redbook, People, and USA Today, and has appeared on many newscasts
Lie Down in Roses including Entertainment Tonight.
9/17 (9781420138207)
Blue Heaven, Black Night
6/17 (9781420138191)
Princess of Fire
2/17 (9781420138160)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Pinnacle Mass Market
(Written under Shannon Drake)
3/94 (9780786000210

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Readers are increasingly drawn to brand name authors Online advertising
and Heather Graham has written over 100 novels, she is a Target new reader reviews promotions through Goodreads,
household name among romance fans. NetGalley, and Kensingtons kLovers program
Grahams recent romantic suspense titles for Mira consistently Email marketing and promotion
hit the New York Times bestseller list and have brought in Social media advertising and promotions
crossover readers to her popular backlist titles.
Crosspromotion with Angels Touch (Zebra MM, 10/17) and
Heather is a tireless selfpromoter who sponsors yearly fan Up in Flames (Zebra MM, 3/18)
events at the RT Book Reviews convention as well as smaller
reader cons. Heather holds her own fan event yearly in
New Orleans.
Reissues of Heather Grahams historical romances have
only increased in popularity and have generated consistently
robust sales due to her strong author brand and unique
writing style.

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SILVER BELLS
Fern Michaels; JoAnn Ross; Mary Burton; Judy Duarte
In the air, theres a feeling of Christmasso settle into your coziest armchair and enjoy
four captivating tales that will make your holidays merry and bright

SILVER BELLS by Fern Michaels


For years, movie star Amy Lee wondered what it would be like to leave her shallow Hollywood life and go back home to
Apple Valley, Pennsylvania. This Christmas, she plans to find out. And Hank Anders, her highschool boyfriend, is now ready
to give her a welcome shell never forget
DEAR SANTA by JoAnn Ross
Mystery author Holly Berrys SUV has broken down in the little hamlet of Santas Village, Washington. Holly hates the
holidaysthat is until lodge owner Gabriel OHalloran and his fiveyearold daughter rekindle her belief in passion, magic,
and Christmas wishes
CHRISTMAS PAST by Mary Burton
Photographer Nicole Piper just received a very unwelcome Christmas gifta letter that holds clues to an elusive killers
identity. Uncovering the truth means enlisting homicide detective David Aydens help, and embarking on a road trip that will
take them both into the heart of danger and desire
A MULBERRY PARK CHRISTMAS by Judy Duarte
Every Christmas, the folks living on Sugar Plum Lane pull out all the stops when decorating. After a bitter breakup, Alyssa
Ridgeways heart just isnt in it this year. But running into her first love, James Mac MacGregor, fills her with memories of
Category: Fiction the tender Christmas kiss they once shared
ISBN13: 9781420144109
U.S./Canadian Price: $5.99/$6.99 Praise for Ferns Christmas Anthologies
Rights: World This swoonworthy collection of novellas hits the holiday sweet spot...Readers will gladly
Pages: 400 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 31/32 Pack: 48 steal a few moments from giftwrapping to savor these holiday treats.
Authors Residence: Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on Making Spirits Bright
Summerville, SC (Michaels); Lacey, WA (Ross);
Central VA (Burton); Oceanside, CA (Duarte) Wonderful anthology of Christmas love stories...A standout collection of yuletide romances.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-0758-6
Library Journal, Starred Review, on When the Snow Falls
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market This collection of heartwarming holiday storieskept me turning the pages and was just
Making Spirits Bright what I needed to lift my mood. Plus, each story reminded me to look for the good in peoplean
12/16 (9781420143119) important lesson all year.
A Winter Wonderland
11/16 (9781420121445) FIRST for Women on A Winter Wonderland
Secret Santa
11/16 (9781420121452) Three different stories with a common thread: Christmas and making it brighter and happier
for those who are not feeling the festive season. The Godmothers and Sisterhood come
together in this trilogy with awesome surprises to discover. Michaels is a talented author; she
knows what readers want and gives them much more than they ask for.
RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars, on Wishes for Christmas

Other Fern
Christmas Anthologies!

12/16 (9781420143119) 11/16 (9781420121445) 11/16 (9781420121452)

10 Zebra Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS
Fern Michaels is one of the strongest brand names in Print and online advertising
publishing! Silver Bells spent five weeks on the New York Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Times bestseller list and six weeks on the USA Today list bonus content, and shareable images
when originally published in 2008. Holiday promotion
Wishes for Christmas, Ferns 2015 holiday mass market, was Target new reader reviews through Goodreads, NetGalley,
a Top 10 bestseller and spent eight weeks on the New York and Kensingtons kLovers program
Times print list. The Most Wonderful Time (2016) spent six
weeks on the IndieBound bestseller list and was a New York Crosspromotion with Winter Wishes (Zebra MM, 11/17)
Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestseller, proving
that Fern and Christmasthemed anthologies continue to
make for a wonderful combination.
This is the perfect Christmas stockingstuffer!

Fern Michaels is the USA Today and New York


Times bestselling author of the Sisterhood, Men
of the Sisterhood, and Godmothers series, as well
as dozens of other novels and novellas. There are
over seventyfive million copies of her books in
print. Fern Michaels has built and funded several
large daycare centers in her hometown, and is a
passionate animal lover who has outfitted police
dogs across the country with special bulletproof
vests. She shares her home in South Carolina with
her four dogs and a resident ghost named Mary
Margaret. Visit her website at fernmichaels.com.
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New York Times bestselling author Joann Ross has written ninety novels and
has been published in twentysix countries. A member of RWAs Honor Roll of
bestselling authors, she lives in the Pacific Northwest. Visit JoAnn at joannross.com.

Mary Burton lives with her family in Central


Virginia. She is an avid hiker and enjoys the
occasional triathlon. She can be reached by
email at maryburton.com.

Studio FBJ Photography

Judy Duarte lives with her family in Oceanside, California. Readers can visit her
website at judyduarte.com.

DECEMBER 2017 | Zebra Mass Market 11


ONCE BITTEN, TWICE BURNED
The Phoenix Fire Series
Cynthia Eden
In the second in her Phoenix Fire seriesnow available in mass marketUSA Today
bestselling author Cynthia Eden delivers sizzling paranormal suspense with a dark,
irresistible hero in the tradition of Nalini Singh and Pamela Palmer.

Ryder Duncan keeps his secrets. With a twisted scientist starving him in a 10 x 12 cell, its not easy to conceal the abilities
that set him apart from other vampires, or his plans for escape. But survivaland revengeare worth waiting for. Until
the socalled doctor tempts his appetites with something special: a woman, with a soft Southern accent and a scent like
flowers. Sabine.
Sabine Acadia didnt volunteer to be dinner. She was kidnapped and tossed into the cage of a monster. A monster with
fierce green eyes, a body that speaks of ruthless powerbut a touch gentle as a caress. Ryder knows things about her,
secrets Sabine needs to learn fast. Because while they might soon escape this prison, shes fighting an urge to set all
her desires free

Praise for Cynthia Edens Phoenix Fire series


In the second book in her Phoenix Fire trilogy, Eden delves into the premise of a woman
who is just beginning to discover vital things about her identity. As Sabine adjusts to an
entirely new life, she also has the benefit of an irresistible vampire showing her the way.
Category: Paranormal Romance Edens outstanding talent is on full display in this engaging story about selfrealization,
ISBN13: 9780758284082 acceptance and revenge.
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars for Once Bitten, Twice Burned
Pages: 352 Trim Size:4 1/8 x 6 3/4 Vampires and shapeshifters abound in Cynthia Edens Burn for MeEden takes the book
Spine Size: 27/32 Pack: 48 to the next level.
Authors Residence: Alabama
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7582-8409-9 The Washington Post on Burn for Me
SALES HISTORY A smokin hot love story.
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Burn For Me FIRST for Women
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Avenging Angel Eden melds a wildly inventive paranormal world with lots of steamy romance and high
3/17 (9780758267665) adventure. The result is a highoctane, rollercoaster ride laced with chills and thrills.
Angel in Chains
11/16 (9780758267641)
Bookpage
PUBLISHING HISTORY Awardwinning author Cynthia Eden writes dark tales of paranormal romance and romantic suspense. She is a New York
Brava Trade Paperback Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and IndieReader bestseller. Cynthia is also a threetime finalist for the prestigious
5/14 (9780758284075) RITA award. Since she began writing fulltime in 2005, Cynthia has written over fifty novels and novellas. Visit her online at
CynthiaEden.com.

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Burn For Me was a 2015 RITA Award finalist, making Cynthia Online advertising
Eden a threetime RITA Award nominee. Target new reader reviews through Goodreads NetGalley, and
A New York Times, USA Today, Digital Book World, and Kensingtons kLovers
IndieReader bestselling author, Eden is the winner of two Social media advertising and promotions
PRISM awards and her novels have received five Top Pick! Crosspromotion with Everlasting Bad Boys (Kensington MM,
ratings from RT Book Reviews. 9/17) and Howl For It (Kensington MM, 2/18)
This is the first time Once Bitten, Twice Burned will be
available in mass market and at the lower price point that
Edens fans love.

12 Kensington Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


OF MURDER AND MEN
A Cat Latimer Mystery
Lynn Cahoon
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lynn Cahoon is back with the third book
in her first print series set at a bed and breakfast that hosts writers retreats in Colorado.
In this installment, love is in the air in Aspen Hills, and its making a terrible mess of Cat
Latimers writers retreatespecially when blood stains the plot

Ever since her business partner, Shauna, fell for a wealthy landowner in town, Cat has been working double time to
keep her writers retreat running. And with the January session almost underway, that spells trouble. As if scheduling
mishaps arent disastrous enough, Shauna skips out on kitchen duties one morning, forcing Cat to serve unsuspecting
guests storebought muffins
But best laid plans really go awry when Shauna discovers her beau missing from their bed. When his body later turns up
in the horse barn, they quickly find out the victims scandalous lifestyle left many dying for revenge. While balancing an
eccentric group of aspiring writers and a suspect list for the record books, Cat soon finds herself on the heels of a killer
and authoring her most deadly conclusion yet

Praise for Lynn Cahoon


Lynn Cahoon has hit the golden trifectamurder, intrigue, and a really hot handyman. Better
get your flashlight handy, A Story to Kill will keep you reading all night.
Category: Mystery Laura Bradford, author of the Amish Mysteries
ISBN13: 9781496704399
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99 Cahoon does a stellar job.
Rights: World
Pages: 320 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Mystery Scene on A Story to Kill
Spine Size: 25/32 Pack: 48 Will have readers wanting more.
Authors Residence: Alton, IL
eBook ISBN: 9781496704405 Kings River Life Magazine on A Story to Kill
SALES HISTORY New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Lynn Cahoon is an Idaho expat. She grew up living the small town
Kensington Mass Market
life she now loves to write about. Currently, shes living with her husband and two fur babies in a small historic town on
Fatality By Firelight
3/17 (9781496704375) the banks of the Mississippi River where her imagination tends to wander. Guidebook to Murder, Book 1 of the Tourist
Story to Kill Trap series, won the 2015 Readers Crown award for Mystery Fiction.
9/16 (9781496704351)

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Lynn Cahoon is a bestselling author with her Tourist Trap Advance reading copies
Mystery series. She continues publishing her digital series as Print and online advertising
well as this print mystery series, which began with September Email marketing and features in bimonthly Killer
2016s A Story to Kill. She will begin a new series in Lyrical Cozies eNewsletter
Underground, the Farm to Fork series in March 2018.
NetGalley placement and email campaign for early
Fatality by Firelight was on the Barnes & Noble bestsellers list online reviews
for five weeks.
Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
feature coverage
Social media advertising and promotions
Promotion on HobbyReads
Crosspromotion with Killer Party (Lyrical eBook, 7/17) and
other volumes of her Tourist Trap Mystery eseries, as well
as her new 2018 Lyrical series

DECEMBER 2017 | Kensington Mass Market 13


FULL BODIED MURDER
A Rose Avenue Wine Club Mystery
Christine E. Blum
As the newest member of the Rose Avenue Wine Club, Halsey wants to expand her
palatenot solve murders. But when a neighbor is found dead, its up to her to pair the
culprit with a deadly crime

Leaving behind a failed marriage, New Yorker Annie Halsey Hall is ready to begin the next phase of her life in coastal
Southern California. From the moment she arrives at her new digs on cozy Rose Avenue, she looks forward to joining the
neighborhood ladies for their weekly Wine Club gathering. With only a rambunctious yellow Lab puppy to keep her company,
Halsey could really use a confidantand a glass or two of her favorite white wine
Unfortunately, she finds nothing but red at the Wine Club meetingand judging by the dead woman lying face down in the
backyard, its not spilled merlot. Halsey accidentally stumbled into the wrong address at the wrong time, and with suspicions
about her past on the rise, she must prove that she isnt a killer. Enlisting the eclectic talents of the Wine Club ladies, Halsey
searches for the true criminal at large. But separating friends from foes isnt easy on Rose Avenue, and as she racks up a
suspect list, Halsey cant shake the feeling that someone in her inner circle has a taste for murder
Christine E. Blum, born in Shaker Heights, Ohio, was raised in the major cities of Europe including Paris, Brussels and
London. She currently lives in Southern California with a famous yellow Lab, known as Bardot the Diving Dog. Readers can
visit Christines website at christineeblum.com.

Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 9781496712103
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 256 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 5/8 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Los Angeles, CA
eBook ISBN: 9781496712110

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Christine E. Blums debut will appeal to fans of cozy mysteries, Advance reading copies
as well as fans of Laurien Berenson (Kensington) and Leslie Print and online advertising
Meier (Kensington). Email marketing and features via Killer Cozies eNewsletter
Full Bodied Murder has a triple threat appealwine, humor and HobbyReads
and dogs. Kensingtons Fresh Voices and New Series
Christine E. Blums yellow Lab, Bardot, named after the marketing campaigns
French film star, Brigitte Bardot, is a social media superstar. Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Shes known on the web as Bardot the Diving Dog. bonus content, and shareable images
Bardot has appeared on the Animal Planet show, Who Let
the Dogs Out, and was featured in the New York Times Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
bestseller Underwater Dogs. She also has a Facebook fan feature coverage
page, and a website: bardotthedivingdog.com. Crosspromotion with Murder Most Fermented (Kensington
MM, 5/18)

14 Kensington Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


ETCHED IN TEARS
A Webbs Glass Shop Mystery
Cheryl Hollon
When a famous glass artist is murdered at his own exhibit, deadly secrets are put on
display, and its up to glass shop owner Savannah Webb to see through a killers cover.

Celebrated glass artist Dennis Lansing is returning to St. Petersburg, Florida, for an exhibit at the worldrenowned Salvador
Dali Museum. His unique style of embedding document images in his art is at the vanguard of contemporary glasswork. But
as Savannahs first boyfriend and a former apprentice to her father, Dennis return home has her reflecting on the pasta
trip down memory lane that takes a dark turn when Dennis is found murdered at the museum with an old reference letter
from her father in his pocket. A search through her fathers records sheds new light on Dennis history, but it seems his
present life wasnt so transparent either. Now, with a gallery of suspects to consider, its up to Savannah to figure out who
fits the mold of a murderer.

Praise for Cheryl Hollon and her Webbs Glass Shop Mystery series:
InterestingThe novels pace is leisurely, built around character interactions, travelogue, and
lots of information about glass art.
Tampa Bay Times on Cracked to Death
The setting, the craft, the dogall are critical to a cozy mystery, and here Hollon hits a
homerun an entertaining amateur sleuth adventure.
Category: Mystery RT Book Reviews on Shards of Murder
ISBN13: 9781496711755
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99 Will keep you guessing to the end!
Rights: World
Pages: 320 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Krista Davis, New York Times bestselling author on Pane and Suffering
Spine Size: 25/32 Pack: 48 A kaleidoscope of perfection, with a feisty heroine, exquisite plot and master storytelling.
Authors Residence: St. Petersburg, FL
eBook ISBN: 9781496711762 Liz Mugavero, author of the Pawsitively Organic Mysteries on Pane and Suffering
SALES HISTORY Cheryl Hollon now writes fulltime after she left an engineering career designing and building military flight simulators in
Kensington Mass Market amazing countries such as England, Wales, Australia, Singapore, Taiwan, and India. Fulfilling the dream of a lifetime,
Cracked to Death
7/16 (9781617737640)
she combines her love of writing with a passion for creating glass art. In the small glass studio behind her house in St.
Shards of Murder Petersburg, Florida, Cheryl and her husband design, create, and produce fused glass, stained glass, and painted glass
3/16 (9781617737626) artworks. Visit her online at CherylHollon.com or on Twitter @CherylHollon.
Pane and Suffering
10/15 (9781617737602)

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


This is the first time an artisanal cozy mystery series takes Advance print and digital reading copies
place in a stained glass shop and features the owner as a National print and online advertising
sleuth. Each entry will explore various glass art techniques Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
besides stained glass including glass blowing and fused glass. feature coverage
The author actually has her own glass blowing studio and she NetGalley placement and email campaign for early online
designs, creates, and produces fused glass, stained glass and reviews and coverage
painted glass artworks.
Social media advertising and promotions including shareable
images, contests, and crosspromotion with similar titles
Blog tour and series outreach
Promotion on HobbyReads

DECEMBER 2017 | Kensington Mass Market 15


IN CAVE DANGER
A Pacific Northwest Mystery
Kate DyerSeeley
On an expedition into Oregons Lava River Cave, outdoor journalist Meg Reed stumbles
across a body buried way more than six feet under

A debate is raging over the use of public lands, and to cover the story for Northwest Extreme magazine, Meg joins a
congressman and several others on a subterranean adventuredespite her intense claustrophobia. The thoughts of caveins
and cougars are unnerving, but at least its a distraction from her other anxieties, like her best friends departure for Italy,
her boss plan to sell the company, and the ongoing questions about her fathers suspicious death. But in the chilly darkness
of the volcanic rock, she discovers a Forest Service employee, stabbed with a trowel. Now Meg will need to do some
indepth investigating or the truth may never come to the surface

Praise for Kate Dyer-Seeley and her Novels


A splendid overview of the greater Portland and Columbia River Gorge region, perfect for
travel buffs. Her protagonist shows promise with her determined attitude and moxie.
Library Journal on Scene of the Climb
A fun, terrific adventure.
Suspense Magazine on Scene of the Climb
A mustread.
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 9781496705112 Windsurfing Now on Silenced in the Surf
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World English Kate DyerSeeleys work has appeared in a variety of regional and international publications including: The Columbian,
Pages: 304 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 The Vancouver Voice, Seattle Backpacker, Portland Family Magazine, and Climbing Magazine. She lives with her family in
Spine Size: 3/4 Pack: 48 the Pacific Northwest and readers can visit her website atkatedyerseeley.com.
Authors Residence: Vancouver, WA
eBook ISBN: 9781496705129
SALES HISTORY
Kensington Mass Market
First Degree Mudder
12/16 (9781496705099)
Silenced in the Surf
4/16 (9781617730023)
Slayed on the Slopes
4/15 (9781617730009)
Scene of the Climb
6/14 (9780758295316)

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


With a series protagonist whos in her mid-20s and writes for Advanced print and digital copies
an extreme outdoors magazine, the Pacific Northwest Mystery Print and online advertising targeting new adult and cozy
Series offers a fresh, youthful voice and much more action mystery crossover readers
and adventure than the typical cozy fare. At the same time, the Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
series provides traditional cozy readers with genre tropes they feature coverage
love, such as a small town, a romantic subplot and a relatable
amateur sleuth who cant seem to stay out of trouble. Feature title in bimonthly Killer Cozies eNewsletter
Perfect for armchair thrill-seekers! Each novel in the series NetGalley placement and email campaign for early
includes adventure guides and tips, allowing them to double online reviews
as fun Pacific Northwest travelogues. As Meg Reeds Social media advertising and promotions including shareable
magazine assignments send her on all sorts of outrageous images, contests, and crosspromotion with similar titles
outdoor adventures from windsurfing and cave diving, Promotion on HobbyReads.com
to mud running and mountain climbing readers are
transported to the open spaces and wildest corners of the
Pacific Northwest.
Kate Dyer-Seeley has a background in marketing,
communications and journalism, and her writing has
appeared in a number of regional and national publications,
including Climbing Magazine and Seattle Backpackers
Magazine. A member of Sisters in Crime and International
Thriller Writers, she is active within the Pacific Northwest
writing community and has many contacts in the area.

16 Kensington Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


DITCHED 4 MURDER
A Sophie Kimball Mystery
J.C. Eaton
A humorous cozy with a mother/daughter team investigating mysteries among the
retirement communitymysteries that equal death for some. The series has humor, family/
community friendships and a very funny sidekick, Moms longhaired chiweenie (a
Chihuahua/Dachshund hybrid). This time, Aunt Ina is prepping for her wedding to a rich,
but oft married, gentleman of indeterminate means.

Moving from Minnesota to Arizona was a big change for Sophie Phee Kimball. Shes much closer to her mothers
retirement community nowwhich can drive her a little crazy, but at least her mom, Harriet, has her book club and her
chiweenie dog, Streetman, to keep her company. Now theres even more activity with Aunt Inas upcoming wedding.
The seventyfouryearold bride has roped Phee into working on the tent, the pastries, and even her headpiece in preparation
for the ceremony. But its Harriet who really gets demanding when a dead body turns up yards from her front door.
Aunt Inas fianc is acquainted with the victima local millionaire restaurateur murdered at the golf course. Working for a
private investigator, Phee is drawn into the casenot just professionally but personally, since Harriet is in a panic about her
safety. With a killer on the loose, Phee vows to figure out the plotthat is, if her side job as a wedding planner doesnt kill
her first

Praise for Booked 4 Murder


Category: Mystery Booked 4 Murder, set in an Arizona retirement community full of feisty seniors, is a fastpaced
ISBN13: 9781496708571 mystery with a mother/daughter pair of sleuths who will keep you laughing until the last page.
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
It will also make you think twice before choosing your next book club selectionTHE END
Pages: 320 Trim Size:4 1/8 x 6 3/4 might come sooner than you think
Spine Size: 25/32 Pack: 48
Authors Residence:
Kathleen Bridge, author of the Hampton Home and Garden Mystery Series
Sun City, AZ (nearest city, Phoenix) Youll chuckle all the way through this delightful romp through Sun City West, as Phee and
eBook ISBN: 9781496708588 her mother unravel the mystery behind the sudden deaths of several book club members. Its
SALES HISTORY so cleverly written, you wont guess the perpetrators until the very end.
Kensington Mass Market
Booked 4 Murder Mary Marks, awardwinning author of the Quilting Mystery series
7/17 (9781496708557)
Booked 4 Murder is a witty adventure that will leave you laughing out loud. Join Phee as she
tussles with her wily mother, a cursed book, and a host of feisty retirees in this entertaining
and charming cozy.
Stephanie Blackmoore, author of the Wedding Planner Mystery Series
J.C. Eaton is the wife and husband team of Ann I. Goldfarb and James E. Clapp. Ann has published eight YA time travel
mysteries. Visit their website at jceatonauthor.com.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Ditched 4 Murder is the second in the Sophie Kimball Mystery Advance reading copies
series, which features a monthly library book club meeting Print and online advertising
and the groups engaging cast of characters. Email marketing and promotions in authors fan newsletter
This cozy series has a neophyte sleuth, and her quirky and Kensingtons Killer Cozies eNewsletter
demanding mother who resides in a retirement community. Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
J.C. Eaton, the husband and wife team of Ann Goldfarb and feature coverage
James Clapp bring a unique blend of action, humor and NetGalley placement and email campaign for early
mystery to the Sophie Kimball Mystery series. online reviews
The authors have an active speaking schedule at book clubs Social media advertising and promotions including shareable
and community organizations throughout the country. Well images, contests, and crosspromotion with similar titles
crosspromote with their speaking schedule.
Crosspromotion with Booked 4 Murder (Kensington MM,
7/17)

DECEMBER 2017 | Kensington Mass Market 17


MAYHEM & MASS
A Sister Lou Mystery
Olivia Matthews
A Los Angeles transplant, Sister Louise Lou LaSalle feels right at home in Briar Coast,
New York. After all, her beloved nephew, Chris, works at the college founded by her
congregation. But while Sister Lou has always played by the rules, shes about to have
her faith in herself testedby murder

Sister Lou expects some pushback when she invites her friend, Maurice Jordan, to be the guest speaker for the St. Hermione
of Ephesus Feast Day presentation. The theology professor is known far and wide for his controversial views. What shes not
prepared for is finding him dead in his hotel room, bashed over the head.
When the local deputies focus on the members of her congregation as suspects, Sister Lou takes matters into her own hands.
Against Chris wishes, she teams up with a cynical local reporter to delve into Maurices life. The unlikely partners in
crimefighting uncover a litany of both devotees and detractors. And though it might take a miracle to find the killer, Sister
Lou vows to carry on until justice prevails
Olivia Matthews earned a BA in Journalism from The Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio. She has worked for
financial institutions, health care companies and universities. She has written for newspapers, magazines, corporate
communication departments, advertising agencies, marketing and public relations departments. Raised in New York
City, Olivia now resides in Columbus, Ohio.
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 9781496709387
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World
Pages: 368 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 29/32 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Columbus, OH
eBook ISBN: 9781496709394

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First in a new cozy mystery series. Advance reading copies
Author is a member of Romance Writers of America and Print and online advertising
Novelists, Inc. Email marketing and features via Killer Cozies eNewsletter
Matthews attended the Romance Slam Jam in April 2016. Kensingtons Fresh Voices and New Series
Writing as Patricia Sargeant, You Belong to Me won marketing campaigns
the Reviewers International Organization Award of Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Excellence, Debut. bonus content, and shareable images
Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
Feature on HobbyReads.com

18 Kensington Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


HIS LAST WIFE
The Southern Scandal Series
Grace Octavia
Now available in mass market! Essence bestselling author Grace Octavia delivers His
Last Wife, the latest book in the Southern Scandal series, an explosive followup to His
Third Wife that appeals to fans of Niobia Bryant with its dramatic twists and turns.

Since the night Atlanta mayor, selfmade millionaire, and womanizer Jamison Jackson plummeted from the top floor of a
downtown hotel, everyone seems to have profited, from vicious criminals to corrupt politicians. Everyone except his jilted
first wife, Kerry. Once a socialite, shes now the prime suspect in Jamisons alleged murder. But she swears shes no killer
and surprisingly, Jamisons widow, Val, agrees. For all they know, it was Coreen, the mother of Jamisons secret love child.
After years of extortion, Coreens cash flow has come to an end. The reality is, Jamison had a murky past and a legion of
enemies old and new who will do whatever it takes to cover up the truthand its even more scandalous, unexpected, and
filled with secrets than anyone suspects

Praise for His Last Wife


This latest Southern Scandal book is a great story with Octavias usual twists and turns, full
of unexpected surprises. The reader never knows whats going to happen next. And its full of
mamadrama and treacherous Atlanta politics, too. This reviewer loved it!
RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
Category: Fiction A riff on televisions Orange Is the New BlackSome great jail scenes along with intriguing
ISBN13: 9780758288851 secondary characters.
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World Library Journal
Pages: 320 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 25/32 Pack: 48
Grace Octavia is a native of Westbury, New York. Her writing has appeared in Sisterfriends and Rolling Out magazine
Authors Residence: Atlanta, GA where she was EditorinChief. She is currently working on her Ph.D. at Georgia State University in Atlanta. Readers can
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7582-8886-8 visit her website at graceoctavia.com.
SALES HISTORY
Dafina Mass Market
His Third Wife
8/16 (9780758288820)
What Hes Been Missing
10/15 (9780758265401)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Dafina Trade Paperback
11/14 (9780758288844)

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Grace Octavia gracefully weaves smart, layered stories with Publicity outreach for roundups and feature coverage
relatable characters and lots of pageturning drama. Online advertising
Grace Octavia won the RT Book Reviews award for Best Outreach to AfricanAmerican book clubs
AfricanAmerican Fiction for His First Wife. Social media advertising and promotions
His Third Wife was chosen as a Main Selection for Black Email marketing via Kensington eNewsletter and author lists
Expressions book club, which also bought rights to Take Her
Man, His First Wife, Something She Can Feel, Playing Hard
to Get, and Should Have Known Better.
Audio rights for Should Have Known Better and What Hes
Been Missing have been sold to Recorded Books.

DECEMBER 2017 | Dafina Mass Market 19


FISTFUL OF BENJAMINS
Kiki Swinson; Denesha Diamond
Now available in mass market! National bestselling authors Kiki Swinson and Denesha
Diamond, who teamed up to stunning effect in A Gangster and a Gentleman, deliver a
powerpacked thrill ride that appeals to fans of edgy, suspenseful urban lit stars Wahida
Clark and Ashley & JaQuavis.

SPECIAL DELIVERY Kiki Swinson


U.S. Postal service employee Gabriella Vasquez and her boyfriend, Eduardo, have setup the ultimate hustlea drug
distribution scheme using Gabrielas mail route. Business is boominguntil the Feds bust up the operation. Are Gabriella
and Eduardo going to ride or die for each other or is someone going to commit the sweetest betrayal?
GUN PLAY Denesha Diamond
Julian Smith doesnt remember anything about his pastall he knows is he woke up in a hospital with a sexy nurse,
Malena, by his side. Yet, Julian is haunted by dreams of another woman. Now, with someone trying to take him and Malena
out, he doesnt know who to trustall he knows is he has to uncover his past, and fast

Praise for Kiki Swinson and Denesha Diamonds Anthologies


Kudos to both authors for breaking away from African American characters dominating street
lit by creating authentic Latino heroes and villains.
Library Journal on Fistful of Benjamins
Category: Fiction Both stories embody similar themes of betrayal, revenge and karmaAn exciting chase from
ISBN13: 9780758280299
beginning to end, riddled with numerous obstacles.
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99
Rights: World RT Book Reviews on Heist 2
Pages: 320 Trim Size:4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 25/32 Pack: 48 Kiki Swinson is a national bestselling author. Her novel, Wifey, became the first book in one of todays most popular street
Authors Residence: Virginia Beach, VA lit series. Taking a break from the Wifey series, Kiki also began five other popular series and contributed to five novellas.
(Swinson); Manchester, GA (Diamond) Visit her online at KikiSwinson.net.
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7582-8030-5
SALES HISTORY
Nastional bestselling author and Memphis native, Denesha Diamond is the coauthor of the gritty Desperate Hoodwives
Dafina Trade Paperback tales. The series was recommended by Essence magazine. Visit Denesha online at DeneshaDiamond.com.
A Gangster and a Gentleman
10/12 (9780758251824)

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Like Dafinas other successful urban lit anthologies, A Fistful Print and online advertising
of Benjamins combines two of the biggest urban authorsKiki Social media campaign including advertising and giveaways
Swinson and Denesha Diamond. Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
Kiki Swinsons Im Still Wifey spent seven months on the Crosspromotion with Dirty Tricks (Dafina TP, 9/17) and
Essence bestseller list. similar titles
Hard, edgy, and full of suspense and betrayal, A Fistful
of Benjamins will appeal to fans of Wahida Clark and Nikki
Turner who similarly deliver shockfilled novels about
urban life.

20 Dafina Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


THORN AMONG THE LILIES
An Alvin, Alabama Novel
Michael Hiebert
Appealing to fans of John Hart, Wiley Cash, and Jenna McMahon, Michael Hiebert returns
for a third time to 1980s Alvin, Alabama, where a psychic foresees serial killingsthat just
might be real, as Detective Leah Teal finds clues that add up to deaths foretold.

Innocently enough, Detective Leah Teals daughter Caroline decides she would like a psychic reading for her birthday. But
when Caroline walks in to the psychics shop with the family in tow, the psychic focuses on Leah, telling her details of
gruesome killings that she must stop or they could go on for dozens of years.
That night, Leah lies in bed, wondering how much stock she should put into ravings from a psychic. But her curiosity gets
the best of her, and she decides to take the tiny bit of evidence the psychic provided as far as it will go before writing off the
case entirely. Soon, though, the clues lead her down a path toward a potential serial killer, leaving victims in a pattern all
around Alvin, Alabama. Leah discovers that all of the potential killings happen on the same day: January 31stless than a
week away. If Leah cant stop this killer before then, more victims will be on her hands...

Praise for Michael Hieberts Novels


Theres something mesmerizing about Hieberts storytelling voice.
The New York Times Book Review on Dream with Little Angels
Hieberts first novel courts comparison to the classic To Kill a Mockingbird, but the book
manages to soar as a moving achievement in its own right. In Hieberts hands, psychological
insight and restrained lyricism combine to create a comingofage tale as devastating as it
Category: Fiction
is indelible.
ISBN13: 9780786039883
U.S./Canadian Price: $9.99/$10.99 Publishers Weekly, Starred Review, on Dream with Little Angels
Rights: World
Pages: 304 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 Hieberts debut deliversa breathless, willtheygetthereintime affair, with a heartbreaking
Spine Size: 3/4 Pack: 48 resolution. Hieberts skill at character and storytelling should take him a long way.
Authors Residence: British Columbia, Canada
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-3989-0
Mystery Scene on Dream with Little Angels
SALES HISTORY Engaging characters, a riveting plot and pacing that flips between languid and runaway train.
Pinnacle Mass Market Its a marvelous portrait of smalltown America, and families struggling to come to grips with a
Dream With Little Angels trying, terrifying series of ordeals.
5/16 (9780786039401)
PUBLISHING HISTORY The Missourian on Dream with Little Angels
Kensington Trade Paperback A very good, sometimes emotional, mystery that will stay with you long after its over.
7/15 (9781617737374)
Suspense Magazine on Close to the Broken Hearted
Michael Hiebert is a twotime winner of the prestigious Surrey International Writers Conference Storytellers Award and
has been published in The Best American Mystery Series, edited by Joyce Carol Oates. His first novel, Dream with Little
Angels was published to much critical acclaim. Michael was born and raised and still lives in British Columbia, Canada. Visit
him at michaelhiebert.com.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Michael Hieberts novels appeal to fans of John Hart National print and online advertising
(St.Martins), Gillian Flynn (Crown/Broadway) and Jenna Feature title in the Kensington Mystery/Thriller eNewsletter
McMahon (Harper/William Morrow). Social media advertising and promotion including shareable
Hiebert won the prestigious Surrey International Writers images and giveaways
Conference Storytellers Award twice in a row. This award Email and newsletter marketing to reach consumers directly
is sponsored each year by New York Times bestseller Diana and raise author awareness
Gabaldon and bestseller Jack Whyte.
Dream with Little Angels was taken as a selection of the
Mystery Guild, Doubleday Book Club, Literary Guild and Book
of the Month Club 2.
Audio rights for the series sold to Blackstone Audio.

DECEMBER 2017 | Pinnacle Premium Mass Market 21


BESIEGED
A Jake Mahegan Thriller
A.J. Tata
Powerful, thrilling, and explosively authentic, the novels of Brigadier General A.J. Tata
have won acclaim from President George W. Bush, Glenn Beck, and the bestselling
masters of suspense. In Besieged, he tackles the rise of domestic terrorism in America
and puts his hero, Jake Mahegan, in the crackling center of a firestorm

It starts with the unthinkable. A school under siege. A shooter in the classroom. A nightmare scenario that has become all
too common in todays United States. But this time, former Delta Captain Jake Mahegan is there when it happens.
Checking in on the schoolteacher daughter of a colleague, Mahegan finds himself face to face with a merciless gunman
rigged as a suicide bomber. Without warning, the school is attacked from the outside as welland all hell breaks loose. The
teacher shoots the gunman, Mahegan is knocked unconscious, and a twelveyearold autistic girl named Misha is kidnapped.
When the smoke clears, Mahegan is left with a long list of unanswered questionsand a deeply personal mission to rescue
Misha. Racing against the clock, his search will take him from the techfueled thinktanks of a North Carolina factory to
the topsecret nerve centers of embedded Iranian agents. Its all part of a bigger, darker conspiracy thats taking domestic
terrorism to a whole new level. And its up to Mahegan to stop what could be the most devastating attack in U.S. history

Praise for Besieged


Tata, a retired Brigadier General, combines distinctive characters and unconventional threats
to thrilling effect in his terrific third Jake Mahegan novel.

Category: Fiction
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
ISBN13: 9780786039517 Tata has created a crafty hero in Mahegan, and those who like military and Special Forces
U.S./Canadian Price: $9.99/$10.99 thrillers will find plenty to enjoy here.
Rights: US, Canada, & OM
Pages: 464 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 Booklist
Spine Size: 1 1/18 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Raleigh, NC Besieged serves up pitchperfect plotting sharply seasoned by actual experience, propelling
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-3952-4 Tata to a literary station that matches his military rank.
SALES HISTORY The Providence Sunday Journal
Pinnacle Mass Market
Three Minutes to Midnight Delivers a smooth, sleek narrative with plenty of action.
2/17 (9780786035427)
Foreign and Domestic
The North Carolina Sunday StarNews
3/15 (9780786035403)

2/17 (9780786035427) 3/15 (9780786035403)

22 Pinnacle Premium Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS
Brigadier General Anthony Tata is uniquely qualified to bring Print and online advertising
realism to his work, after having commanded combat units in Social media advertising and promotion
the 82nd and the 101st Airborne Divisions. Crosspromotion with Direct Fire (HC, 1/18)
Three Minutes to Midnight was a finalist for the 2016 Select author events
Barry Award.
Feature title in the Mystery/Thriller eNewsletter
100% of the critically acclaimed Sudden Threat Series book
proceeds are donated to USO Metro DC Hospital Services
Fund for wounded warriors at Walter Reed Army Medical
Center and Bethesda National Naval Medical Center.
A.J. Tata appears regularly on Fox News Channels Sean
Hannity, Fox and Friends, and Fox Business News Channels
Varney and Company, as well as CNNs The Lead with
Jake Tapper.
The hardcover edition of Besieged (Kensington HC, 3/17)
appeared on the Barnes & Noble bestseller list.

A former Brigadier General in the United States Army, A.J. Tata served 28 years
in the military before retiring in 2009. General Tata commanded combat units in
the 82nd and 101st Airborne Divisions and in the 10th Mountain Division. Before
retiring he was the Deputy Commanding General of U.S. forces in Afghanistan.
He earned the Combat Action Badge and Bronze Star Medal. He is the national
bestselling author of the critically acclaimed novels, Three Minutes to Midnight,
Foreign and Domestic and the Threat series. He has been a frequent foreign policy
guest commentator on Fox News, CNN and CBS News. He has held various
leadership positions in North Carolina. Most recently he served as Secretary of
Transportation for the State of North Carolina. Readers can visit him online at
AJTata.com.
Erik Maasch

DECEMBER 2017 |Pinnacle Premium Mass Market 23


BEAUTIFULLY CRUEL
M. William Phelps
New York Times bestselling author M. William Phelps, star of Investigation Discoverys
Dark Minds, presents a reallife thriller. With meticulous reporting and intimate detail, true
crime master M. William Phelps traces the life and crimes of one of Americas scariest
killersa woman who would stop at nothing to achieve her selfish ends.

Iowa housewife Tracey Pittman Roberts seemed to have it all: natural beauty, three loving children, and a fairy tale second
marriage to a wealthy businessman. But beneath the happy faade was a woman who used lies, manipulation, sex, ugly
allegations, blackmailand even murderto serve her own selfish ends.
On December 12, 2001, police rushed to Traceys home after a shooting left her vulnerable young neighbor dead. Tracey
claimed it was an act of selfdefense. Nine gunshot woundsand a decadeslong trail of extortion, fabrication, fraud,
and intimidationsaid otherwise. Ten years after the crime, Traceys case finally went to trial in an explosive courtroom
showdown. In a searing exploration of the criminal mind, bestselling investigative journalist M. William Phelps traces
the saga of a psychopath who hid in plain sightuntil her wicked ways caught up with her.

Praise for M. William Phelps


Phelps is a truecrime veteran.
New York Post
One of our most engaging crime journalists.
Category: True Crime
ISBN13: 9780786037285 Dr. Katherine Ramsland, author of
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99 Confession of a Serial Killer: The Untold Story of Dennis Rader, the BTK Killer
Rights: World
Pages: 496 Trim Size:4 1/8 x 6 3/4 Phelps treads dangerous ground like an Amazon jungle guidefearless, compassionate,
Spine Size: 1 3/16 Pack: 24 insightful.
Authors Residence: Rural CT
eBook ISBN: 9780786037292 Geoff Fitzpatrick, Executive Producer of Dark Minds
SALES HISTORY Anything by Phelps is an eyeopening experience.
Pinnacle Mass Market
Dont Tell a Soul Suspense Magazine
3/17 (9780786037261)
New York Times bestselling investigative journalist and serial crime expert M. William Phelps is the author of over thirty
If You Only Knew
8/16 (9780786037247) nonfiction books. Winner of the 2013 Excellence in Journalism Award, with over one million books in print, Phelps has
Lethal Guardian appeared on over 100 television shows, including CBS Early Show, ABCs Good Morning America, NBCs Today Show, The
06/16 (9780786039135) View, and many others. Phelps also created, produced and starred in the series Dark Minds; and is one of the stars of Deadly
Women and Oxygens Snapped. Radio America calls him the nations leading authority on the mind of the female murderer.
Profiled in Writers Digest, Connecticut Magazine, NY Daily News, NY Post, Newsday, Suspense Magazine, and the
Hartford Courant, Phelps also consulted on the first season of the Showtime cable television series Dexter; he has written
for Connecticut Magazine, Huffington Post, the Providence Journal, and other major publications. Touched by tragedy
himself, due to the unsolved murder of his sisterinlaw, Phelps is able to enter the hearts and minds of his subjects like no
one else. He lives in a small Connecticut farming community and can be reached at his author website, mwilliamphelps.com.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Includes 16 pages of dramatic photos. Advance print and digital reading copies
Phelps created and starred in Investigation Discoverys National advertising campaign
smashsuccess series, Dark Minds. The shows three seasons Publicity outreach, including print, broadcast, and
reair frequently in the U.S. as well as in twenty countries online media
worldwide, including all of Frenchspeaking Europe, Events in authors hometown and local media pitches
Scandinavia, Italy, Australia/New Zealand, all of South regarding true crime case coverage
America and Mexico.
Giveaway opportunities leading up to books release
Phelps has won the Excellence in Journalism Award from
The Society of Professional Journalists, as well as the New Email and eNewsletter marketing to reach consumers directly
England Book Festival Award. Bad Girls and The Killing Kind and raise author awareness
were both Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalists Multilayered social media campaign and online advertising
and Phelps was the Guest of Honor at the Killer Nashville Crosspromotion with Dangerous Ground (Kensington HC,
Conference in 2015. 8/17)

24 Pinnacle Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


VENOM OF THE MOUNTAIN MAN
The Mountain Man Series
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
Smoke Jensen is the patriarch of the Johnstone legacy, and his bestselling series
The Mountain Man continues with another epic battle for justice in the heart of the
American Frontier.

When Smoke Jensen sees a gang of outlaws holding up a stagecoach, his gunfighter instincts take over and he storms in
with guns blazing. He kills one of the gunmen, the rest scatter like the rats they are. But the dead man is the brother of the
notorious outlaw Gabe Briggs, and Briggs will want revenge
Tired of the savagery of the lawless countryside, Smokes wife Sally heads back east for a spell, only to find the big city
choking in filth, violence, and corruption. Before Sally can head back home, though, shes snatched right off the street.
When Smoke gets word that Sallys been kidnapped, he hops the first train east. But Gabe Briggs and his ruthless band of
bad men are along for the ride. Unless Smoke can punch their ticket to hell first, theyll blow this train sky high

Praise for the Novels of William W. Johnstone and J.A. Johnstone


Johnstone is a masterful storyteller, creating a tale that is fanciful and funny, exciting and
surprisingly convincing. This is great fun.
Publishers Weekly on Butch Cassidy The Lost Years
Category: Western William W. Johnstone has written over three hundred novels of Western adventure, military action, chilling suspense, and
ISBN13: 9780786033645 survival. His bestselling books include The Family Jensen; The Last Mountain Man; Flintlock; MacCallister; Savage Texas;
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$8.99 Luke Jensen, Bounty Hunter, and the thrillers Black Friday, The Doomsday Bunker, and Tyranny.
Rights: World
Pages: 352 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, with whom J.A. has cowritten
Spine Size: 27/32 Pack: 48 numerous bestselling series including The First Mountain Man, The Brothers OBrien, and Preacher, The First Mountain Man.
Authors Residence: Murfreesboro, TN
eBook ISBN: 9780786033652
SALES HISTORY
Pinnacle Mass Market
Brutal Night of the Mountain Man
12/16 (9780786035557)
Bloodshed of the Mountain Man
12/15 (9780786031405)
Terror of the Mountain Man
12/14 (9780786021253)
Butchery of the Mountain Man
12/13 (9780786020058)

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Johnstone is the New York Times bestselling author of more Advance reading copies
than 300 books and is being called the greatest Western Print and online advertising
writer of the 21st century. Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Last years Mountain Man title Brutal Night of the Mountain bonus content, and shareable images
Man was #9 and #13 on the New York Times mass market Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
bestseller list, as well as hitting the USA Today and Publishers
Weekly bestseller lists. Crosspromotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
The Mountain Man is Johnstone most enduring series, and
is linked to other bestselling series including the Johnstone
Christmas titles, and Those Jensen Boys!
On any given day, almost half of the fifty top Westerns on
Bookscan are Johnstones. In the last two years, virtually
every one of his Westerns have been Publishers Weekly mass
market bestsellers.
Johnstone had more mass market bestsellers in 2016 than any
author from any publisher.

DECEMBER 2017 | Pinnacle Mass Market 25


WORLD OF HURT
A Wilkie John Western
Tim Bryant
Acclaimed Texas author Tim Bryant launches a new epic Western series following the
adventures of Wilkie John Liquorish.

In Texas, every man has his price.


For a young man of seventeen, Wilkie John Liquorish has lived one sorry life. From his illfated stint in the U.S. Army to a
backbreaking job as a gravedigger, Wilkie just cant seem to catch a break. His latest gigworking a cattle drive from
Mobeetie, Texas, to Fort Worthis no exception. The foodpoisoning death of a chuckwagon cook has everyone spooked,
and the fear spreads like a disease. Wilkie barely makes it out alive. But when he shows up in Fort Worth, he has another
kind of death waiting for himin the unlikely form of Gentleman Jack Delaney
A fancilydressed bounty hunter from New Orleans, Gentleman Jack is ready to nail and hang young Wilkie as soon he
arrives in town. He claims the boy is the most wanted outlaw in Texas. If Wilkie can manage to outsmart, outrun, or outgun
this notsogentle man, he just might go down in history. Or swing from a tree. Or both

Praise for Tim Bryant


If you appreciate a good story and good writing, grab anything Tim Bryant writes and prepare
to be hooked and fully entertained.
Joe R. Lansdale
Category: Western
ISBN13: 9780786042296 Bryants style is more than refreshinghe puts you at the side of the protagonist and in the
U.S./Canadian Price: $6.99/$7.99 middle of the action.
Rights: World
Pages: 304 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Luridlit.com on Dutch Curridge
Spine Size: 3/4 Pack: 48 Tim Bryant is the author of fastpaced, dark, violent Westerns. He has been named a Top 5 Texas Author by BookPeople
Authors Residence: Nacogdoches, TX
(Austin, TX) and manages an independent bookstore in Nacogdoches. He also writes, records and performs music,
eBook ISBN: 9780786042302
having released several CDs of original music as a solo artist and with his band, Rise And Run. Tim considers New Orleans
his second home, but he lives with his wife and two children in Nacogdoches, Texas. Please visit him online at
TheTimBryant.com.

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS


Tim Bryant was named one of the Top Five Texas Authors of Advance reading copies
2014 by Bookpeople, Austin. Print and online advertising
Bryant was featured in the anthology Impossible Monsters, Select author events through Texas
with such blockbuster authors as Neil Gaiman, Charlaine ARC mailing to Texas bookstores
Harris, and Anne Perry.
Publicity campaign with particular focus on Texas media
The manager of an independent bookstore in Nacogdoches
Texas, Tim has many regional connections and will be Feature in Kensingtons New Series marketing campaign
touring Texas. Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Bryant is a multi published mystery and thriller author, with bonus content, and shareable images
lots of critical acclaim. Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
He also writes, records and performs music, having released Crosspromotion with Dead and Buried (Pinnacle MM, 6/18)
several CDs of original music as a solo artist and with his
band, Rise And Run.

26 Pinnacle Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


ROCKY MOUNTAIN CHRISTMAS
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
The families Jensen and MacCallister reunite in a gripping tale of tragedy, survival, love,
betrayal, and maybe even a miracle

Three days before Christmas, Matt Jensen is traveling the Denver and Pacific railway when an avalanche slams down onto
the train, trapping it in desolate Trout Creek Pass. But it wasnt an act of nature that caused the accident; it was a gang of
outlaws attempting to rescue their leader, who is being taken to Red Cliff to be hanged.
As Smoke Jensen and Duff MacCallister frantically try to make their way to the scene, Matt struggles to save the survivors,
among them a beautiful young woman with a dark past, a merchant seaman turned rancher, and a senator with his very ill
young daughter. Starving under a bitter, driving snow in the brutal, unforgiving Rocky Mountains, and surrounded by armed
and desperate outlaws, Matt still dreams of making it home for Christmas. But unless fate lends a hand, nobody will.

Praise for Johnstones Christmas Westerns


A wellpaced saga with cattle rustling, bar fights, painful secrets, unrequited love, and a baby
born on Christmas day.
Library Journal, Starred Review, on A Lone Star Christmas
An excellent Western with plenty of action and suspense.
Library Journal, Starred Review, on A Big Sky Christmas
An entertaining read.
Category: Western
ISBN13: 9780786041626 True West Magazine on A Rocky Mountain Christmas
U.S./Canadian Price: $5.99/$6.99
Rights: World An exciting visit to the old West of gunfights and cattle drives.
Pages: 400 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars for A Lone Star Christmas
Spine Size: 31/32 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Murfreesboro, TN William W. Johnstone has written over three hundred novels of Western adventure, military action, chilling suspense, and
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-3243-3 survival. His bestselling books include The Family Jensen; The Last Mountain Man; Flintlock; MacCallister; Savage Texas;
SALES HISTORY Luke Jensen, Bounty Hunter, and the thrillers Black Friday, The Doomsday Bunker, and Tyranny.
Pinnacle Mass Market
An Arizona Christmas J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, with whom J.A. has cowritten
11/17 (9780786040582) numerous bestselling series including The First Mountain Man, The Brothers OBrien, and Preacher, The First Mountain Man.
Lone Star Christmas
12/16 (9780786040872)
A Colorado Christmas
11/16 (9780786035915)
A Texas Hill Country Christmas
11/15 (9780786035892)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Pinnacle Mass Market
11/12 (9780786031382)

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William W. Johnstone is the #1 bestselling Western author in Print and online advertising
America, and a New York Times and USA Today bestselling Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
author of more than 300 books. bonus content, and shareable images
Every year since 2011, Johnstones annual Christmas title has Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
made the bestseller lists. Holiday advertising and promotion
Will have wide crossover appeal to both Western fans and Crosspromotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
readers of historical romance.
Each Johnstone Christmas title features multiple storylines
from different series, introducing readers of one series
to another!

DECEMBER 2017 | Pinnacle Mass Market 27


TORN LOVE
Larissa
Torn Love takes you into the life of Bella and Santana, who were given everything on a
gold platter until they decided to play both sides. Now guns will be drawn, blood will be
shed, and lives will be taken, all because of a little thing called love.

Bella Rivera never thought she would betray her family and fall head over heels in love with Santana, the son of her fathers
enemy. But her heart has a mind of its own, and when the decision between love and loyalty comes flying at her full speed,
Bella is at a standstill. Only death can help her heart decide whats right and whats not.
Santana is up next to take over his fathers empire, but when his eyes meet Bella, he must choose between something that
might last forever and a temporary setback. Can this Chicago couple live to have the love their hearts crave?
Larissa was born and raised in Chicago. Her passion for writing comes from trying to escape the harsh reality of living in
such a beautiful yet dangerous city. In her spare time, she loves to watch romantic movies, write fantasy stories (her secret
passion), and spend time with her family. She hopes to make her dreams of becoming the female Tyler Perry a reality one
book at a time. She currently lives in Illinois with her family.

Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978-1-62286-614-4
U.S./Canadian Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 384 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 15/16 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Chicago, IL
eBook ISBN: 978-1-62286-615-1
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Platform Trade Paperback
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Torn Love is Larissas first publication with Urban Books, Facebook marketing
but she has self-published several e-books. Advertising on urbanbooks.net
Torn Love is appropriate for all clients. Promotion and giveaways on Goodreads.com
Co-op available

28 Urban Renaissance Mass Market | DECEMBER 2017


WIFEY STATUS
Racquel Williams
Travel down a twisted path filled with lust, greed, and larceny, as a triangle of sins
goes haywire.

Blessed with a body to die for and the gift for gab, it doesnt take long for Sierra Rogers to snatch up Alijah Jackson, one of
Richmonds hottest drug lords. She secures a place in his life as his bottom bitch but soon realizes that fairy tales are not
real when she comes face to face with Shayna Jackson, the other woman in Alijahs life.
Shayna is intelligent, sexy, and wicked, but thats the side of her that she usually keeps hidden. Her good girl persona goes
down the drain the moment she meets her husbands mistress. Shayna discovers a mound of secrets and vows to see Alijah
and Sierra suffer a fate reserved only for those that betray.
As Alijah attempts to maintain both a wife and mistress, hes also making more money than he will ever be able to spend.
He discovers that young goons are trying to kill him and the feds are trying to lock him up for life. He must now figure out
a way to stay alive and free. With no one to turn to and nowhere to hide, Alijah must rely on his gut instincts and his
knowledge of the game.
These three will come to realize they have no one to blame but each other.
Racquel Williams was born in Kingston, Jamaica, and came to the United States in 1992. Struggling to support her sons
as a single mother, she chose the wrong path and ended up sentenced to 37 months in prison on drug charges. Upon her
release, she moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where she lives with her two sons. She is pursuing a degree in psychology and has
self-published several novels.
Category: Fiction
ISBN13: 978-1-62286-616-8
U.S./Canadian Price: $6.99/$7.99
Rights: World
Pages: 384 Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 15/16 Pack: 48
Authors Residence: Atlanta, GA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-62286-617-5
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