NRB February 2019

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TABLE OF CONTENTS FEB R U A RY 2019
2 YOU WILL SUFFER 25 BLOODTHIRSTY
Alexandra Ivy The Buckhorn Western Series
4
DUCHESS BY DECEPTION William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
The Gilded Series 26 HANGING FIRE
Marie Force The Joe Noose Western Series
6 EMPT ME WITH DIAMONDS
T Eric Red
Jane Feather 27 AROUND THE WAY GIRLS 11
7 LAVENDER BLUE Treasure Hernandez; Clifford “Spud” Johnson;
The Blue Hallow Falls Series India Johnson-WIlliams
Donna Kauffman 28 SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
8 ELLIE’S REDEMPTION Ms. Bam
The Amish Charm Bakery Series 29 FULL FIGURED 12
Molly Jebber La Jill Hunt; C.N. Phillips
9 WITHOUT MERCY
Lisa Jackson
10 ESCAPING HIS GRACE
The Gentlemen of Temptation Series
Kristin Vayden
11 MURDER IN AN IRISH CHURCHYARD
The Irish Village Mystery Series
Carlene O’Connor
12 RASPBERRY DANISH MURDER
The Hannah Swensen Mystery Series
Joanne Fluke
14 THE GUN ALSO RISES
The Sarah W. Garage Sale Mystery Series
Sherry Harris
15 MURDER, SHE MEOWED
The Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series
Lisa Mugavero
16 PRUNING THE DEAD
Julia Henry
17 DEATH BY COMMITTEE
Alexis Morgan
18 DEAD CALM
The Mattie Winston Mystery
Annelise Ryan
19 THE PERFECT REVENGE
The Shady Sisters Series
Lutisha Lovely
20 HOT FLASH
The Muriel Mabley Series
Carrie H. Johnson
21 YOU’RE NOT SAFE
Mary Burton
22 T
HE HAVANA GAME
The Thomas Laker Thriller Series
John Lutz
24 THE JACKALS
William W. Johnstone; J.A. Johnstone
YOU WILL SUFFER
Alexandra Ivy
New York Times bestselling author Alexandra Ivy proves her powers to terrify and
titillate with a thrilling novel of pure romantic suspense about what happens when
a killer terrorizes a small town and the crimes are more than what they seem.
The rolling fields outside Curry, Oklahoma, are a beautiful spot to ramble on an early spring day…and a lonely place to
die. Among the prairie grass and wildflowers, a killer kneels beside a curled-up figure, plunging a syringe beneath skin to
deliver the fatal dose. And as the victim’s last breath mingles with the air, it sends a warning out to the world: this is
just the beginning.
Rejecting her judge father’s prestigious connections, Ellie Guthrie opened her own law firm in Curry. But something strange
is going on. Ellie’s tires are slashed. Dead rats are dumped on her patio. Her neighbor, former F.B.I. agent Nate Marcel,
insists on watching out for her. And then bodies begin turning up—supposed overdoses that Nate suspects are something
much more sinister.
There’s a killer in town, toying with her, drawing both Ellie and Nate into a web of murder and vengeance. To find answers,
she’ll have to unearth this small community’s dark and twisted past…before it’s her turn to die.
Praise for Alexandra Ivy’s Romantic Suspense

“Pretend You’re Safe is a pulse-raising romantic thriller. The romance sizzles, the vivid
characters are engaging from page one and readers will be frantically awaiting their rescue
Category: Romantic Suspense
as the drama reaches its climax.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4379-9 —Bookpage
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99
Rights: World “Ominous, grisly.”
Pages: 352
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
—Bustle.com on Pretend You’re Safe
Spine Size: 27/32 “Alexandra Ivy gives readers a nice balance of romance and suspense in her fast-paced,
Pack: 48 well-plotted novel.”
Author’s Residence: Ewing, MO
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4380-5 —Kat Martin, New York Times bestselling author on Pretend You’re Safe
SALES HISTORY “Ivy’s tale of romantic suspense will appeal to Maya Banks’ KGI series readers.”
Zebra Mass Market
What Are You Afraid Of? —Booklist on Kill Without Shame
4/18 (978-1-4201-4381-2)
Pretend You’re Safe “Vivid characterizations and plenty of edgy suspense should make this romantic thriller
9/17 (978-1-4201-4377-5) an auto-buy!”
Kill Without Shame
1/17 (978-1-4201-3757-6)
—RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars, TOP PICK on Kill Without Mercy
Other Novels by Alexandra Ivy
4/18 (978-1-4201-4381-2) 9/17 (978-1-4201-4377-5) 1/17 (978-1-4201-3757-6)
2 Zebra Mass Market | FEBRUARY 2019

KEY SELLING POINTS MARKETING PLANS
• Alexandra Ivy’s latest novel will appeal to fans of Lisa Jackson, • Advance reading copies
Mary Burton, Carla Neggars, Allison Brennan, and all lovers • Print, online, and internet radio advertising
of romantic suspense, especially those who enjoy “harder • Content marketing partnerships
edged” suspense.
• Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
• Ivy has a knack for creating memorable, strong, and brave and Kensington’s kLovers program
alpha male characters that readers of romantic suspense crave
as well as fierce female heroines that can go toe-to-toe with • Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
the heroes. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Demonstrating her strong plotting ability, Alexandra Ivy bonus content, and shareable images
delivers a tale full of chilling suspense and unforgettable • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
twists that will attract fans of romantic suspense and • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and feature coverage
crossover female thriller readers. • Military Spouse Book Club promotion
• Alexandra Ivy has a large loyal fan base that have proven their
willingness to follow her even as she continues to expand
across romance genre lines.
• Romantic suspense continues to be one of the hottest genres
in romance and garners strong print sales. Alexandra Ivy’s
blend of electrifying thrills, complex characters, and taut
pacing is certain to captivate readers.
• Alexandra Ivy is a New York Times, USA Today, and Wall
Street Journal bestselling author.
• What Are You Afraid Of? was selected as a Best Romance of
the Month by Amazon (April 2018).
Alexandra Ivy is the New York Times, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling
author of romantic suspense, paranormal and erotic romance. She has also written
Regency historicals under the name Deborah Raleigh. A five-time RT Book Award Finalist,
Ivy has received much acclaim for her Guardians of Eternity, ARES Security, Immortal
Rogues and Sentinels series. She lives with her family in Missouri and can be found online
at AlexandraIvy.com.
© Kade Photography
FEBRUARY 2019 | Zebra Mass Market 3

DUCHESS BY DECEPTION
The Gilded Series
Marie Force
In New York Times bestselling author Marie Force’s dazzling historical romance debut, the
clock is ticking for a wealthy Duke who must marry by his thirtieth birthday—or lose his
title…and the only woman to catch his eye has vowed never to marry a peer. With Marie
Force’s knack for creating memorable characters, this romantic tale of a Duke’s dilemma
will appeal to readers of Lisa Kleypas, Eloisa James, and Sabrina Jeffries.
Derek Eagan, the dashing Duke of Westwood, is well aware of his looming deadline. But weary of tiresome debutantes, he
seeks a respite at his country home in Essex—and encounters a man digging on his property. Except he’s not a man. He’s a
very lovely woman. Who suddenly faints at his feet.
Catherine McCabe’s disdain for the aristocracy has already led her to flee an arranged marriage with a boorish Viscount. The
last thing she wants is to be waylaid in a Duke’s home. Yet, she is compelled to stay by the handsome, thoughtful man who
introduces himself as the Duke’s estate manager.
Derek realizes two things immediately: he is captivated by her delicate beauty, and to figure out what she was up to,
Catherine must not know he is the Duke. But as they fall passionately in love, Derek’s lie spins out of control. Will their
bond survive his deception, not to mention the scorned Viscount’s pursuit? Most important, can Catherine fall in love all over
again—this time with the Duke?
Category: Historical Romance Praise for Marie Force and Her Novels
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4785-8
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “Genuine and heartfelt…Will have you swooning.”
Rights: US & Canada
Pages: 320
—RT Book Reviews, 4.5 stars, on It’s Only Love
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “With the McCarthys of Gansett Island, Marie Force makes you believe in the power of true
Spine Size: 25/32 love and happily ever after. Over and over again.”
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Portsmouth, RI —Carly Phillips, New York Times bestselling author of the Serendipity series
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4786-5
“Force excels at creating characters readers can identify with and care about.”
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market —Booklist
Ready for Love
7/18 (978-1-4201-4689-9) “Force fills her stories with family, love and laughter.”
Fool for Love —Romance Junkies
6/18 (978-1-4201-4688-2)
Maid for Love “It’s clear that Force makes a habit of creating irresistible characters and dramatic situations…
5/18 (978-1-4201-4687-5) You’ll want to stay on Gansett Island too!”
—USAToday.com
Other Novels by Marie Force
7/18 (978-1-4201-4689-9) 6/18 (978-1-4201-4688-2) 5/18 (978-1-4201-4687-5)

• Marie Force commands an impressive resume as the • Advance reading copies
New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over • Print, online, and podcast advertising
70 romances with over 7 million copies sold. Her reader • Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
connections are excellent, with over 130,000 Twitter followers
and nearly 80,000 Facebook fans. She even hosts her own • Victoria Vignettes content marketing partnership
popular reader-con every year. • Military Spouse Book Club Pick (February 2019)
• Duchess by Deception is Marie Force’s first-ever historical • Select author events
romance, a category that continues to have strong print sales. • Promotion at 2019 conferences, festivals, and fan conventions
Not only will be Marie bring her considerable readership into • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
this genre, but the crossover appeal with existing historical bonus content, and shareable images
romance readers is very high. • Publicity outreach for reviews, interviews, roundups, and
• This historical romance series is part of a broader partnership feature coverage
between Kensington and Marie Force encompassing the mass • Email marketing via Kensington newsletters, Goodreads
market releases of her blockbuster Gansett Island series, the and other partners
simultaneous trade paperback editions of Marie’s other long
running indie series along with her e-editions, as well as an • Blog tour and targeted blogger outreach
early Trade Paperback release of her e-novel Five Years Gone • Cross-promotion with Falling for Love (Zebra MM, 5/19) and
in October 2018. Hoping for Love (Zebra MM, 7/19)
• Increasingly, readers are drawn to brand name authors they
trust and Marie Force is a true brand name in romance who is
supported and beloved by legions of fans.
Marie Force is the New York Times bestselling author of 70 contemporary romances,
including the Gansett Island series and the Fatal series from Harlequin Books. In addition,
she is the author of the Butler, Vermont series, the Green Mountain series and the erotic
romance Quantums Series. Her new historical romance Gilded series with Kensington Books
debuts in 2019. Her books have sold more than 7 million copies worldwide. Her goals in
life are simple—to finish raising two happy, healthy, productive young adults, to keep writing
books for as long as she possibly can, and to never be on a flight that makes the news.
Please visit her online at MarieForce.com.
© Pamela Sardinha

TEMPT ME WITH DIAMONDS
Jane Feather
New York Times bestselling Jane Feather—one of the top names in historical romance—
has made Kensington her new home with her first book in four years! The launch of this
new trilogy showcases Jane Feather at her most enthralling with a glittering tale of
momentous misunderstandings, shocking revelations, and pearls of wisdom. Fans of Mary
Balogh and Lisa Kleypas won’t want to miss this gem!
Diana Sommerville seems to have it all—beauty, brains, and vast wealth, thanks to her family’s ownership of a diamond
mine abroad. But when her beloved brother dies in battle and leaves a lion’s share of his estate to his best friend, Diana finds
herself in a situation that seems scripted for the stage: sharing her family home with the man she used to love—and now
loathes. Worse, her unfaithful former fiancé has already moved in…
Rupert Lacey didn’t expect Diana to take the news without a fight. Still, he didn’t expect her to bring the battle directly to
their newly shared doorstep—complete with a full set of trunks, and a full set of orders to the staff. Yet there she is, bold,
regal…magnificent as ever. Now they would face a formidable challenge: to ignore each other—and the unanswered
questions that stood between them. The only sure thing is their still blazing desire. But with a woman like Diana, it will take
nothing less than a momentous misunderstanding, a missing prized mare, and a shocking revelation to restore a love that
Cover not final hasn’t lost its shine…
Praise for the previous works of Jane Feather

Category: Historical Romance “Great fun…Feather’s well-paced plot generates lots of laughs, steamy sex, and high
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4360-7 adventure, as well as some wryly perceptive commentary on the gender stereotypes her
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 heroine so flagrantly defies.”
Rights: World
Pages: 304 —Publishers Weekly
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “A charming, fast read.”
Spine Size: 25/32
Pack: 48 —The Philadelphia Inquirer
Author’s Residence: Washington, D.C.
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4361-4 “Delicious…Comes much closer to the Austen spirit than any of the pseudo-sequels.”
SALES HISTORY —Detroit Free Press
Zebra Mass Market
Beloved Enemy “Rich characters, sophisticated sensuality, and a skillfully crafted story line: a first-class
5/13 (978-1-4201-3144-4) historical romance, wonderfully entertaining.”
Revenge Seduction
1/13 (978-1-4201-2883-3)
—Kirkus Reviews
Love’s Charade “Historical romance doesn’t get much better than this.”
10/11 (978-1-4201-2200-8)
—All About Romance
Jane Feather is the New York Times bestselling author of more than thirty historical romances, including the Blackwater
Bride series. She was born in Cairo, Egypt, and grew up in the south of England. She currently lives in Washington, D.C. with
her family. There are more than 11 million copies of her books in print. Visit her on the Web at JaneFeatherAuthor.com.

• Set in Victorian London, this new trilogy features all of • Advance reading copies
Jane Feather’s hallmarks—witty dialogue, dramatic plotlines, • Print and online advertising
endearing characters, sizzling chemistry—and will appeal • Victoria Vignettes content marketing partnership
greatly to fans of authors like Mary Balogh and Lisa Kleypas.
• Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
• Jane Feather is a New York Times bestselling author with feature coverage
over 11 million copies of her books in print. She is one of the
most beloved and best-known names in historical romance. • Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
She began her career in the 1980s with Kensington and has • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
most recently written for Pocket Books. With this trilogy, Jane • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
Feather returns to Kensington as her publishing home. and Kensington kLovers program
• This will be Jane Feather’s first new release in four years and • Social media advertising and promotion, including shareable
fan interest in her return to romance is very high. reader content and digital assets
• Readers are increasingly drawn to brand name authors whom
they can trust to deliver exactly the type of story they desire.
Jane Feather commands that type of loyalty from her fans.

LAVENDER BLUE
The Blue Hollow Falls Series
Donna Kauffman
“Kauffman is masterful at scene painting, which draws the reader into the idyllic setting,”
(Kirkus Reviews), allowing readers to fully escape into a lovingly portrayed world.
This strong sense of place, along with witty dialogue and endearing characters, are the
hallmarks of USA Today bestselling author Donna Kauffman, whose talents are on full
display in the charming Blue Hollow Falls series. This third installment combines a
gorgeous small-town setting, a tight knit community, and a little bit of DIY.
When Hannah Montgomery buys a lavender farm in Blue Hollow Falls with three friends, she’s creating a life she never
imagined—one she hopes will honor the memory of the sweet young son she tragically lost years ago. Standing on the porch
of the sprawling farmhouse, looking out on row upon row of those lush purple plumes, Hannah is ready to embrace this fresh,
new start…
Then she meets Wilson McCall. The stonemason hired to fix their crumbling chimneys and leaky roof is quieter than most
folks in the Falls. Hannah’s not surprised to learn the widower struggles with his own grief. Who could blame her if she
finds joy in making Will laugh again, or if she feels a poignant kinship when she sees him with his teenaged son? But her
deepening friendship with Will reminds Hannah that there’s a part of her that still needs to heal—awakening a tender
yearning to have a life that isn’t just good enough, but lived fully—even if that means taking risks once more…
Category: Contemporary Romance Praise for Donna Kauffman’s Blue Hollow Falls series
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4549-6
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “A gorgeous setting (complete with a stunning waterfall), a welcoming town, and quirky,
Rights: World loveable characters make Blue Hollow Falls a dream destination for readers and this appealing
Pages: 368 romance a perfect launch for a promising new series.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 29/32 —Library Journal on Blue Hollow Falls
Pack: 48 “Kauffman’s characters are adorably human and so very magnetic.”
Author’s Residence: Virginia
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4550-2 —USAToday.com
SALES HISTORY “Witty dialogue, sexy heroes, Donna Kauffman’s a must-read!”
Zebra Mass Market
Bluestone & Vine —New York Times bestselling author, Jill Shalvis
7/18 (978-1-4201-4547-2)
Blue Hollow Falls Donna Kauffman is the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of over 70 novels, translated and sold
7/17 (978-1-4201-4254-9) in more than 26 countries around the world. She is the recipient of multiple RT Book Awards, a RITA® finalist, a National
Starfish Moon Readers’ Choice Award-winner, and a PRISM Award-winner. Born into the maelstrom of Washington, D.C.’s politics,
5/16 (978-1-4201-3749-1) she now lives in the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia surrounded by a completely different kind of wildlife. A contributing
blogger for USAToday.com, she is also a DIYer, a baker, a gardener, and a volunteer transporter for the Wildlife Center of
Virginia and Rockfish Sanctuary. Please visit her online at DonnaKauffman.com.

• Witty dialogue, lovable characters, and a strong sense of • Advance reading copies
place—the hallmarks of a novel by USA Today and Wall Street • Print, online, and podcast advertising
Journal bestselling author Donna Kauffman—are on full • Content marketing partnerships
display in the Blue Hollow Falls series, which revolves around
a tight-knit community of artists, crafters, and makers in the • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
Blue Ridge Mountains. and Kensington kLovers program
• Book 1 in this series, Blue Hollow Falls, was a #1 Amazon • Newsletter and email marketing promotions
bestseller in Small Town Romance and also landed on the • Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
Bookscan and Ingram bestseller lists. Her novella, The Inn • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
at Blue Hollow Falls, landed on the Wall Street Journal bonus content, and shareable images
bestseller list. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
• Since 2012, Donna Kauffman has been a contributor for feature coverage
USAToday.com, where she writes a weekly television blog. • Author appearances and local coverage in the Virginia,
Every post includes Donna Kauffman’s author bio, cover Maryland, and D.C. area
art for her most recent and/or upcoming Kensington books
and links to more info about her novels. Each of Donna
Kauffman’s weekly posts reaches an average of 25k readers.
• Usually about once a month, Yahoo picks up one of Donna
Kauffman’s USAToday.com blog posts and promotes it on the
Yahoo.com homepage, boosting her readers to an average
of 95k people. This additional exposure brings her column’s
average monthly audience to 42,500 people.
ELLIE’S REDEMPTION
The Amish Charm Bakery Series
Molly Jebber
The comforting aroma of fresh baked-and-buttered bread. The hearty spice of
cinnamon-oatmeal bars and hot coffee. In 1912 Ohio, The Amish Charm Bakery
is the sweet sustaining center of a faith-abiding town built on peace, forgiveness
and ever-surprising love in the second installment in Molly Jebber’s uplifting
romance series.
Ellie Graber couldn’t be happier working at Amish Charm—and making good on a precious chance to reunite with her Amish
community. Grief over her mother’s death made her rebel and try the Englischer world, but now she’s home to start again.
And quiet, thoughtful Joel Wenger is one of the few willing to understand her as their unexpected friendship develops into
something much more…
But no matter how hard Ellie tries, Joel’s mother resolutely refuses to approve of her—much less accept her as a potential
daughter-in-law. And as painful misunderstandings and a beautiful rival for Joel’s affections threaten to separate the couple
for good, can they bridge the gap between distrust and faith to secure a lifetime of love?
Praise for the Novels of Molly Jebber

“I truly believe that this book will become an instant favorite for many. Molly Jebber has created
the perfect setting and charming characters that are calling all of us home to Charm. So come
Category: Inspirational Romance and join this great series, meet a wonderful lady in Liza and see why second chances can be just
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4485-7 what the heart needs.”
Rights: World —Bibliophile Reviews on Liza’s Second Chance
Pages: 288
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “A fascinating story of culture clash and self-definition.”
Spine Size: 23/32 —Publishers Weekly, Top 10 Romances, on Change of Heart
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Dayton, OH “A wonderfully written historical romance with Amish and Englisch characters who are loveable
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-4486-4 and considerate of others; they place their needs on the back burner in order to help those in
SALES HISTORY dire straits. The storyline is believable and heartwarming. Jebber is a talented author, and it was
Zebra Mass Market refreshing to read a historical novel about the Amish.”
Liza’s Second Chance
2/18 (978-1-4201-4483-3) —RT Book Reviews, 4.5 Stars on Change of Heart
Two Suitors for Anna
2/17 (978-1-4201-3765-1)
“A blend of historical romance and Amish Romance, this will be treat for lovers of those
Grace’s Forgiveness genres.”
2/16 (978-1-4201-3763-7) —The Parkersburg News & Sentinel on Change of Heart
“Sweet, faith-based, and wonderfully romantic, this trio of novellas are the perfect introduction
for readers new to Amish Romance.”
—Library Journal on Amish Brides
Molly Jebber is a Golden Quill Award-winning author of Amish romance and a member of the Romance Writers of
America’s Honor Roll. Her novels have been featured on Publishers Weekly’s Recommended Reads, Family Fiction, USA
Today’s Happy Ever After and RT Book Reviews. A Women’s Christian Connection motivational speaker, she regularly
tours to speak about faith as well as Amish history and her writing. Please visit her online at MollyJebber.com.

• Jebber’s The Amish Charm Bakery historical romance series • Advance reading copies
is full of faith, community, and love—ideal for fans of Beth • Print and online advertising
Wiseman, Charlotte Hubbard and Amy Clipston. • Blog tour and ongoing blogger outreach
• Jebber weaves inspirational and uplifting tales of the healing • Regional events
nature of love and finding God’s grace in life’s simple pleasures.
She also has a knack for creating charming communities full • Early reviewer promotions through Goodreads, NetGalley,
of fan-favorite characters that readers connect with and cherish. and Kensington’s kLovers program
• Jebber has also contributed novellas to popular seasonal and • Feature in Kensington Bouquet marketing and outreach to
holiday anthologies such as Amish Brides (Kensington TP, Christian readers
6/17 and Zebra MM, 6/18) and The Amish Christmas Sleigh • Email marketing and promotion through eNewsletters
(Zebra MM, 9/16). Anthologies are a wonderful tool for author and eBlasts
discovery and have expanded Molly Jebber’s readership. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
• Each novel in The Amish Charm Bakery series includes recipes • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
for readers to try! bonus content, and shareable images

WITHOUT MERCY
Lisa Jackson
At first, it sounds like the answer to a parent’s prayers: an exclusive boarding school in the
Oregon mountains where troubled kids turn their lives around…Until they turn up dead or
disappear. Are the Academy’s questionable treatments to blame? Or is an even more evil
and brutal force at play? From #1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson, Without
Mercy is a pulse-pounding thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat. Because
when it comes to suspense, Lisa Jackson KILLS IT every time.
Jules Farentino knows her half-sister, Shaylee, has been going off the rails lately. She’s just not sure Blue Rock Academy is
the answer. Accepting a teaching position there lets Jules keep an eye on Shay, but also confirms her fears. One student is
found hanged, another near death. Something sinister is at hand—and Jules may already be too late to stop it.
As a brutal snowstorm sweeps in, cutting off the remote campus from the rest of the world, Jules will discover the Academy’s
dark secrets, and confront a murderous evil without limits, without remorse, without mercy…
Praise for Without Mercy

“A juicy creep-a-thon…this campy cool thriller builds to a surprising cliffhanger ending.”
—Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW
Repackage Reissue “Jackson’s latest whodunit hits all the marks, taking readers on a nail-biting roller coaster ride.”
—Library Journal
“Jackson takes creepy to a new level with her latest chilling offering…A frightening tale filled
Category: Fiction with danger and shocking twists.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4201-4756-8
U.S./Canadian Price: $8.99/$11.99 —RT Book Reviews
Rights: World
Pages: 544 Lisa Jackson is the #1 New York Times bestselling author of over ninety-five novels, including You Will Pay, After She’s
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 Gone, Deserves to Die, You Don’t Want to Know, Running Scared, and Shiver. She is also the co-author of the Colony Series,
Spine Size: 1 5/16 written with her sister and bestselling author Nancy Bush, as well as the collaborative novels Sinister and Ominous, written
Pack: 24 with Nancy Bush and Rosalind Noonan. There are over thirty million copies of her novels in print and her writing has been
Author’s Residence: Lake Oswego, OR
translated into nineteen languages. She lives with her family and three rambunctious dogs in the Pacific Northwest. Readers
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1049-9
can visit her Website at LisaJackson.com and find her on Facebook.
SALES HISTORY
Zebra Mass Market
See How She Dies
12/18 (978-1-4201-4421-5)
Whispers
2/17 (978-1-4201-4168-9)
If She Only Knew
12/16 (978-1-4201-4168-9)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
Kensington Trade Paperback
4/18 (978-1-4967-1048-2)
Zebra Mass Market
3/11 (978-1-4201-0274-1)
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• With a plot incorporating an elite boarding school, • Print and online advertising campaign
troubled teens, missing students and a local cult, this Pacific • Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
Northwest-set suspense has a lot to offer thriller fans. • Retailer-specific marketing campaigns
• Without Mercy is a New York Times, USA Today, Wall Street • Backlist giveaways and eBook price promotions
Journal, Publishers Weekly and Walmart bestseller.
• Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• There are over 30 million copies of Lisa Jackson’s books in bonus content, and shareable images
print. Her writing has been translated into 19 languages.
• Cross-promotion with Backlash (Zebra MM, 3/19) and
Unspoken (Kensington TP, 4/19)
FEBRUARY 2019 | Zebra Premium Mass Market 9

ESCAPING HIS GRACE
The Gentlemen of Temptation Series
Kristin Vayden
Popular author Kristin Vayden continues her exciting Regency historical series set against
the seedy backdrop of a famous London gaming hall, a place where the upper crust of
society can safely indulge in sin and anonymity. But when names are named and scandal
follows all the way to Scotland, what is the daughter of a Duke, desperately in hiding to
do? Can deception lead to unexpected love?
Miss Miranda is not really a Miss, exactly. Nor is her name Miranda, exactly. But to escape her tyrannical Duke of a father,
changes were required. Now in the Scottish countryside, employed by her new brother-in-law’s unsuspecting friend,
Heathcliff Marston, Viscount Kilpatrick, Miranda feels safe—except for the danger of falling in love. And the Viscount’s
broad shoulders and seductive brogue are no help at all. Certainly, a peer of the realm would never entertain a dalliance
with the help…and definitely not kiss the help…except this Viscount isn’t a typical peer of the realm…
Between managing Temptations and his newly acquired ward, the last thing Heathcliff needs is investigators inexplicably
hounding him about the whereabouts of some duke’s runaway daughter. At least he’s secured a governess—no doubt a sour
woman. Or so he expects, until he meets intriguing Miranda. Now Heathcliff is the one faced with temptation. But there’s
more to lovely Miranda than meets the eye—a truth that could change the course of all their futures…
Praise for Heart of a Cowboy by Kristin Vayden

Category: Historical Romance “A touching tale of family, friendship, fated love, and everything in between. A sweet romance
ISBN13: 978-1-5161-0570-0 that will make you swoon!”
Rights: World —Audrey Carlan, #1 New York Times bestselling author
Pages: 320
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 “Start to finish, The Heart of a Cowboy sucked me in and didn’t let go. Vayden put my heart
Spine Size: 25/32 through every emotion, especially love. An incredible story I already want to re-read. With lots
Pack: 48 of tissues.”
Author’s Residence: Kennewick, WA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-5161-0571-7 —Bestselling author Jennifer Van Wyk
SALES HISTORY “A breath of fresh air…Cyler and Laken’s story warmed my heart and made my toes tingle.
Lyrical Press Mass Market Beautiful. 5 Stars
Falling from His Grace
9/18 (978-1-5161-0568-7) —Erin Noelle, USA Today bestselling author
“Obsessed. That’s how I felt while reading this book, like every page was better than the
previous. Just try to put this down, I dare you!”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Rachel Van Dyken
Kristin Vayden is the author of over twenty books and anthologies. She is an acquisitions editor for a boutique
publishing house and helps mentor new authors. Her passion for writing started young, but only after her sister encouraged
her to write did she fully realize the joy and exhilaration of writing a book. Her books have been featured in many
places, including the Hallmark Channel’s “Home and Family” show. You can find Kristin at kristinvayden.weebly.com, at
facebook.com/kristinvaydenauthor, or on Twitter: @KristinVayden.

• In addition to historical romance, Kristin Vayden also writes • Advance reading copies
the contemporary Elk Heights Ranch e-series for Lyrical Press. • Print and online advertising
She has also written over 20 books published by a boutique • Early reader and consumer reviewer promotions via
publisher, Blue Tulip Publishing, and has many acclaimed Goodreads, NetGalley, etc.
reviews.
• Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and feature coverage
• As a professional editor, Kristin has numerous contacts
within the industry and maintains a large network of support • Regional events in Seattle area
from bloggers and authors. She also has a large social • Blog tour and dedicated blogger outreach
media presence to engage in direct marketing with fans. • Victoria Vignettes content marketing partnership
• Kristin Vayden writes across multiple sub-genres of romance • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
and thus has major crossover appeal between the different • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
types of romance readers. bonus content, and shareable images
• Print sales for historical romance remain strong and the • Cross-promotion with Temptation of Grace (Lyrical MM, 5/19)
lower price-point of $4.99 in mass market will prove
especially enticing to readers looking to discover new
authors in the genre.
10 Lyrical Press Mass Market | FEBRUARY 2019

MURDER IN AN IRISH CHURCHYARD
The Irish Village Mystery Series
Carlene O’Connor
Carlene O’Connor’s third cozy mystery featuring the O’Sullivan clan of County Cork, Ireland
is now available in mass market! The village of Kilbane officially has a new garda—and
her first case is a grave matter indeed…
It’s official! Siobhán is now Garda O’Sullivan, and her five siblings couldn’t be prouder. While brother James runs Naomi’s
Bistro, Siobhán is doing her part to keep the village safe. Of course, Kilbane is pretty quiet compared to a place like Dublin,
where Macdara Flannery has gone to be a detective sergeant.
Then one night the local priest summons Siobhán to the church cemetery. There’s a dead man in the graveyard—above
ground. He lies shot on a blanket of freshly fallen snow, hand stretched out toward a nearby headstone. He’s a stranger, but
the priest has heard talk of an American tourist in town, searching for his Irish ancestor.
A detective sergeant is dispatched from Dublin to assist with the case, and as fate would have it, it’s Macdara. After his
parting, things are awkward between them, but they have to work together. They learn the victim was from Dublin—Dublin,
Ohio, that is. And when his family members are located and told of his murder, the plot thickens. Siobhán begins to dig for a
motive among the gnarled roots of the family tree. But as long-buried secrets are unearthed, she and Macdara will need to
stay two steps ahead of the killer or end up with more than one foot in the grave.
Praise for the Irish Village Mystery Series

Category: Mystery “This entertaining combination of Maeve Binchy’s old-world Irish charm and Janet Evanovich’s
ISBN13: 978-1-61773-854-8 roguish humor is a smart, fast-paced read. Devotees of the Hibernian mysteries of Dicey Deere
Rights: World
and M.C. Beaton will toast this debut with a pint of Guinness. Sláinte!”
Pages: 304 —Library Journal on Murder in an Irish Village
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4 “A lively debut…The cheeky and close-knit O’Sullivans are sure to appeal to cozy fans, who
Pack: 48 will also appreciate the warmth and spirit of the people of Kilbane.”
Author’s Residence: Chicago, IL
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61773-854-8 —Publishers Weekly on Murder in an Irish Village
SALES HISTORY “The O’Sullivan six are back in the second Irish Village Mystery. A celebrity wedding provides
Kensington Mass Market the perfect backdrop of drama and deception to plague the matrimonial festivities…The clues
Murder at an Irish Wedding are logical, the packing perfect and the ending well-done. This is an overall delightful mystery
2/18 (978-1-61773-850-0)
Murder in an Irish Village delivered with Irish wit and charm.”
2/17 (978-1-61773-846-3) —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars on Murder at an Irish Wedding
PUBLISHING HISTORY
“The mystery has plenty of suspects to choose from and a murderer not easily discovered. The
3/18 (978-1-61773-852-4) Irish background is a character itself as Siobhan describes ancient buildings and the history of
the town for the visitors. Readers will want this to be a long running series in order to keep up
with Siobhan and the rest of the O’Sullivans.”
—Kings River Life on Murder at an Irish Wedding
Carlene O’Connor comes from a long line of Irish storytellers. Her great-grandmother emigrated from Ireland filled with
tales and the stories have been flowing ever since. Of all the places across the pond she’s wandered, she fell most in love
with a walled town in County Limerick and was inspired to create the town of Kilbane, County Cork. Carlene currently
divides her time between Chicago and the Emerald Isle. Please visit her online at CarleneOConnor.net.

• Carlene O’Connor’s Irish Village Mysteries are regularly on • Print and online advertising
the B&N bestseller lists. They appeal to fans of cozy mysteries, • Internet radio advertising on streaming networks
especially fans of British village cozies by authors such • Saint Patrick’s Day tie-ins
as M.C. Beaton and Ann Purser. The close-knit, small town
setting and the large family dynamic make this series • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
especially endearing. bonus content, and shareable images
• The lush Irish setting also appeals to armchair travelers. • Regional author events and convention appearances
• Audio rights have sold for Murder at an Irish Wedding, Murder • Outreach and partnerships with Irish American organizations
in an Irish Village, and Murder in an Irish Churchyard. • Author appearances at Irish festivals
• Cross-promotion with Murder in an Irish Pub (Kensington
MM, 3/19)
FEBRUARY 2019 | Kensington Mass Market 11

RASPBERRY DANISH MURDER
The Hannah Swensen Mystery Series
Joanne Fluke
Now available in mass market! Joanne Fluke, New York Times bestselling author
and Queen of Culinary Suspense, serves up a the latest installment in her criminally
delicious series—plus more delectable recipes—as Hannah Swensen hunts for
her missing husband…
Hannah has felt as bitter as November in Minnesota since Ross vanished without a trace and left their marriage in limbo.
Still, she throws herself into a baking frenzy for the sake of pumpkin pie and Thanksgiving-themed treats while endless
holiday orders pour into The Cookie Jar. Hannah even introduces a raspberry Danish pastry to the menu, and P.K., her
husband’s assistant at KCOW-TV, will be one of the first to sample it. But instead of taking a bite, P.K., who is driving Ross’
car and using his desk at work, is murdered. Was someone plotting against P.K. all along or did Ross dodge a deadly dose
of sweet revenge? Hannah will have to quickly sift through a cornucopia of clues and suspects to stop a killer from bringing
another murder to the table.
Indulge in Joanne Fluke’s Hannah Swensen Mysteries!

“Full of delicious recipes, this novel is sure to give sweet-tooth sleuths a lot to dig in to!”
—Woman’s World on Banana Cream Pie Murder
“The coziest cozies remain those by Joanne Fluke.”
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-61773-226-3 —The New York Times Book Review on Banana Cream Pie Murder
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “There are plenty of Fluke’s trademark recipes on view here, and the New York trip and
Rights: World
Pages: 304
reality-show frame give the episode a fresh twist.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 —Booklist on Wedding Cake Murder
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48 “Tasty…Hannah is irresistible as a cookie fresh from the oven.”
Author’s Residence: Granada Hills, CA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61773-225-6
—Publishers Weekly on Christmas Caramel Murder
SALES HISTORY “Joanne Fluke knows how to tell a good murder mystery, but she does so with a twist
Kensington Mass Market perfect for those with a sweet tooth.”
Banana Cream Pie Murder
2/18 (978-1-61773-222-5) —The Austin American-Statesman on Blackberry Pie Murder
Christmas Caramel Murder “Culinary cozies don’t get any tastier than this winning series.”
10/17 (978-1-61773-230-0)
Wedding Cake Murder —Library Journal on Red Velvet Cupcake Murder
2/17 (978-1-61773-218-8)
PUBLISHING HISTORY
3/18 (978-1-61773-225-6)
Other Novels in the Hannah

Swensen Mystery Series
2/18 (978-1-61773-222-5) 10/17 (978-1-61773-230-0) 2/17 (978-1-61773-218-8)
12 Kensington Mass Market | FEBRUARY 2019

• Over 5.5 million Hannah Swensen books have been sold • Print, digital, and broadcast advertising campaign
and the novels have been translated into seven languages. • Pre-roll video and book trailer
• The hardcover edition of Raspberry Danish Murder • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
(Kensington HC, 3/18) debuted at #6 on the New York Times • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bestseller list. bonus content, and shareable images
• Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder, the first novel in the Hannah • Branded promo materials distributed to retailers, libraries,
Swensen series, was adapted into a Hallmark Movies & media and fans
Mysteries® TV movie in 2015, launching the Murder, She
Baked film franchise starring Alison Sweeney. It was the • Cross-promotion with Chocolate Cream Pie Murder
highest-rated and most-watched debut in network history, (Kensington HC, 3/19)
with a 1.6 HH rating and 1.1 million total viewers. This record
was only broken by the second Hannah Swensen movie
later that year.
• Known as the Queen of Culinary Mystery and honored
by RT Book Awards as a “Living Legend,” Joanne Fluke’s
past nine Hannah Swensen books have been Top 15 New
York Times hardcover bestsellers, with her 2017 release,
Banana Cream Pie Murder, debuting at #3. Joanne Fluke’s
Lake Eden Cookbook was a Top 10 New York Times
Bestselling Cookbook.
• Contains original recipes!
Joanne Fluke is the New York Times bestselling author of the Hannah Swensen mysteries,
which include Banana Cream Pie Murder, Wedding Cake Murder, Cinnamon Roll Murder,
and the book that started it all, Chocolate Chip Cookie Murder. Five novels in the series (and
counting!) have been adapted for screen as Murder, She Baked, the Hallmark Movies &
Mysteries® original television movie franchise starring Alison Sweeney as Hannah. Like
Hannah Swensen, Joanne Fluke was born and raised in a small town in rural Minnesota,
but now lives in Southern California. Please visit her online at JoanneFluke.com.
© Kimberly Butler

THE GUN ALSO RISES
The Sarah W. Garage Sale Mystery Series
Sherry Harris
One man’s junk is another man’s treasure…but finding that treasure can be murder! In the
sixth installment of Sherry Harris’ charming, bestselling series, garage sale expert and
series sleuth Sarah Winston is tasked with selling a wealthy widow’s enormous collection
of mysteries—including a rare edition of a Hemingway novel that collectors will die—or
kill—for!
A wealthy widow has asked Sarah Winston to sell her massive collection of mysteries through her garage sale business.
While sorting through piles of books stashed in the woman’s attic, Sarah is amazed to discover a case of lost Hemingway
stories, stolen from a train in Paris back in 1922. How did they end up in Belle Winthrop Granville’s attic in Ellington,
Massachusetts, almost one hundred years later?
Before Sarah can get any answers, Belle is assaulted, the case is stolen, a maid is killed, and Sarah herself is dodging
bullets. And when rumors spread that Belle has a limited edition of The Sun Also Rises in her house, Sarah is soon mixed up
with a mobster, the fanatical League of Literary Treasure Hunters, and a hard-to-read rare book dealer. With someone willing
to kill for the Hemingway, Sarah must race to catch the culprit—or the bell may toll for her…
Praise for the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mysteries

“With plenty of charm, this series will win over cozy fans with its wit and setting.”
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1696-5
—News and Sentinel on I Know What You Bid Last Summer
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 “There’s a lot going on in this charming mystery, and it all works…Well written and executed,
Rights: World English
this is a definite winner.”
Pages: 288
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 —RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars on All Murders Final!
Spine Size: 23/32
Pack: 48 “Full of garage-sale tips…amusing. A solid choice for fans of Jane K. Cleland’s Josie Prescott
Author’s Residence: Arlington, VA Antique Mystery series.”
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1697-2
—Library Journal on Tagged for Death
SALES HISTORY
Kensington Mass Market “A slam dunk for those who love antiques and garage sales…surprising twists and turns.”
I Know What You Bid Last Summer
3/18 (978-1-4967-0753-6)
—Kirkus Reviews on A Good Day to Buy
A Good Day to Buy Sherry Harris is the author of the Sarah Winston Garage Sale Mystery series, including the Agatha Award-nominated
5/17 (978-1-4967-0751-2)
Tagged for Death. Sherry started bargain hunting in second grade at her best friend’s yard sale. She honed her bartering
All Murders Final!
5/16 (978-1-61773-021-4) skills as she moved around the country while her husband served in the Air Force. Sherry combined her love of garage sales,
her life as an Air Force spouse, and her time living in Massachusetts as inspiration for this series. She blogs with New
England mystery writers at WickedCozyAuthors.com and can be found online at SherryHarrisAuthor.com.

• Garage and yard sales generate more than $400 million a year • Advance reading copies
in the USA. The popularity of shows like Pawn Stars, Storage • Print and online advertising
Wars and Antiques Roadshow illustrate the demand for stories • Military Spouse Book Club promotion
about bargain hunting and the appeal of Sherry Harris’ Sarah
Winston Garage Sale Mysteries. • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and
feature coverage
• Will appeal to those with a connection to military life, bargain
hunters, and those interested in antiques. • Author appearances and promotion at select conventions
• Along with Edith Maxwell, Liz Mugavero, Barbara Ross, • Feature title in Killer Cozies eNewsletter and
Jessie Crockett and Julia Henry, Sherry Harris is a member on HobbyReads.com
of the Wicked Cozy Authors group who blog daily at • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
WickedCozyAuthors.com. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• Tagged for Death was an Agatha Award nominee for Best First bonus content, and shareable images
Novel.
• Each installment in this popular series includes garage sale
and bargain hunting tips!

MURDER, SHE MEOWED
The Pawsitively Organic Mystery Series
Liz Mugavero
Kristan “Stan” Connor loves concocting tasty organic treats for dogs and cats—and she
also loves her fiancé, pub owner Jake McGee. But she’s not so enthusiastic about finding
a dead body at her own bachelorette party…
Stan and Jake’s wedding will soon take place on the town green in Frog Ledge, Connecticut, followed by a reception at their
beloved Irish pub filled with friends, family, and their four favorite canine companions. Stan just has to endure the traditional
girls’ night out first. Male strippers jumping out of gigantic cakes aren’t her preferred entertainment. But the hired hottie
never gets around to taking it all off…because someone takes him out first with one of Stan’s kitchen knives. A heartbroken
Stan recognizes the victim as one of the delivery men from the local farm—who must have been moonlighting for some
extra cash. Now the guest list has turned into a suspect list—and Stan’s making a vow to find the killer…
Praise for the Pawsitively Organic series

“In Purring Around the Christmas Tree, you get two mysteries for the price of one!…[An]
awesome page-turner.”
—Modern Cat
“It’s the literary equivalent of eating chicken noodle soup in sweatpants.”
—The Boston Globe on the Pawsitively Organic Mystery series
Category: Mystery
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1758-0 “Good dialog and quirky characters.”
—Library Journal on Kneading to Die
Pages: 304 “An assured debut that will appeal to cozy mystery fans as well as animal lovers and organic
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 devotees. A fun and feisty whodunit that has infinite potential as the first in a promising new
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48 series.”
Author’s Residence: Norwalk, CT —The Examiner on Kneading to Die
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1759-7
SALES HISTORY Liz Mugavero is a corporate communications consultant and animal lover from the Boston area. Her canine and feline
Kensington Mass Market rescues are her official tasters of the delicious organic pet treats she bakes. Readers can visit her Website: lizmugavero.com.
Purring Around the Christmas Tree
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Custom Baked Murder
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Murder Most Finicky
1/16 (978-1-4967-0017-9)

• The Pawsitively Organic Mysteries appeal to readers who • Advance reading copies
enjoy Blaize Clement’s Dixie Hemingway and Sofie Kelly’s • Print and online advertising
Magical Cats series (Signet). • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
• Liz Mugavero’s books not only fulfill fans’ whodunit cravings, • Giveaways and partnerships with cat lover blogs, groups
but also offer information on keeping pets healthy. and events
• Includes recipes for gourmet pet treats, as well as organic • Email marketing and features via Killer Cozies eNewsletter
nutritional tips for owners. and HobbyReads.com
• Kneading to Die (Kensington MM, 5/13), the first book in • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
Mugavero’s series, was an Agatha Award nominee.
• Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bonus content, and shareable images
• Outreach to cat cafés for newsletter inclusions
• Author appearances and promotions at select conventions
and Kensington Cozy Club Mini-Con

PRUNING THE DEAD
Julia Henry
Post-retirement aches and pains can’t prevent sixty-five-year-old Lilly Jayne
from keeping the most manicured garden in her sleepy New England town. But
in the first installment of Julia Henry’s Garden Squad Mysteries, she’ll have
to use her green thumb to weed out a killer when her ex-husband’s new wife is
found with a pair of hedge clippers in her heart after starring in a series of
embarrassing appearances!
With hundreds flocking to her inaugural garden party, meticulous Lilly Jayne hasn’t left a single petal out of place. But the
picture-perfect gathering turns unruly upon the arrival of Merilee Frank, Lily’s ex-husband’s catty third wife. Merilee lives
for trouble, so no one is surprised after she drinks too much, shoves a guest into the koi pond, and gets escorted off the
property. The real surprise comes days later—when Merilee is found dead in a pile of mulch…
Lilly wishes she could stick to pruning roses and forget about Merilee’s murder—until her best friend and ex become
suspects in an overgrown homicide case. Now, aided by the Garden Squad, an unlikely group of amateur crime solvers with
a knack for planting, Lilly knows she has limited time to identify the true culprit and restore order to Goosebush. Because if
the murderer’s plot isn’t nipped in the bud, another victim could be pushing up daisies!
Julia Henry lives in Massachusetts, where she sets her Garden Squad mystery series. As Julianne Holmes she writes
the Clock Shop Mystery Series, and as J.A. Hennrikus she writes the Theater Cop series. She blogs with the Wicked Cozy
Authors (WickedCozyAuthors.com) and Killer Characters (KillerCharacters.com), tweets as @JHAuthors, is on Instagram
Category: Mystery @JHAuthors, and on Facebook. Julie works in the arts, teaches, is a member of the Mystery Writers of American and
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1481-7 Sisters in Crime. For more, please visit JHAuthors.com.
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Pack:48
Spine Size: 3/4
Author’s Residence: Somerville, MA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1482-4

• Along with Edith Maxwell, Liz Mugavero, Barbara Ross, • Advance reading copies
Jessie Crockett and Sherry Harris, Julia Henry is a member • Print and online advertising
of the Wicked Cozy Authors group, who blog daily at • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
WickedCozyAuthors.com.
• Email marketing and features
• Julia Henry is a member of Sisters in Crime, Sisters in
Crime New England, and Mystery Writers of America. She • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
also writes the Agatha nominated Clock Shop Mysteries for • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Berkley Prime Crime under the name Julianne Holmes, and bonus content, and shareable images
as J.A. Hennrikus she writes the Theater Cop Mystery • Author appearances and promotions at select mystery
Series for Midnight Ink. conventions including Malice Domestic and New England
• The Garden Squad consists of four friends who are clandestine Crime Bake
gardeners in the town of Goosebush, Massachusetts. Lilly • Content partnerships and flower basket giveaways with
Jayne and Tamara O’Connor have been friends for almost florists and flower farms
sixty years. Delia Greenway is Lilly’s boarder, and Ernie • Regional events in Massachusetts and outreach to Boston
Johnson owns the garden center. In addition to their green area media
thumbs, they employ their collective skills to solve mysteries. • Garden shows and gardening club promotions
Lilly Jayne, the defacto head of the squad, has a magical
way with plants, and with putting clues together. • Featured in Kensington’s New Series and Fresh
Voices programs
• With its gardening hook, Henry’s series will appeal to fans
of Kate Collins’ Flower Shop mysteries, Alyse Carlson’s
Garden Society Mystery series, Susan Witting Albert’s Darling
Dahlias Mystery series, and Amanda Flower’s Magical
Bookshop series.

DEATH BY COMMITTEE
Alexis Morgan
USA Today bestselling author Alexis Morgan kicks off a new cozy mystery
series featuring recent divorcee Abby McCree, who inherits a house in
Snowberry Creek, an unusually large dog, and a very busy social calendar
when her elderly Aunt Sybil passes away. Expected to assume her late
aunt’s duties as member of a variety of different committees, Abby’s first order
of business is to help the local quilting guild track down twelve missing
quilts…and a killer.
After a rough divorce, Abby McCree only wants to stitch up her life and move on. But other loose ends appear after her
elderly Aunt Sybil passes away, leaving Abby to tend to a rundown estate, complete with a slobbery Mastiff of questionable
pedigree and a sexy tenant who growls more than the dog. As Abby gets drawn into a tight-knit quilting guild, she makes a
twisted discovery—Aunt Sybil’s only known rival is buried in her backyard!
Despite what local detectives say, Abby refuses to accept that her beloved aunt had anything to do with the murder. While
navigating a busy social calendar and rediscovering the art of quilting, she launches an investigation of her own to clear
Aunt Sybil’s name and catch the true culprit. The incriminating clues roll in, yet Abby can’t help but wonder—can she survive
her new responsibilities in Snowberry Creek and still manage to patch together a killer’s deadly pattern without becoming
the next victim?
Alexis Morgan is the USA Today bestselling author of over forty-five novels, novellas, and short stories that span a variety
Category: Mystery
of genres: American West historicals (as Pat Pritchard); paranormal and fantasy romances; contemporary romances; and cozy
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1953-9
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 mysteries. A RITA® Award finalist, Alexis Morgan is a member of RWA and Sisters in Crime. She lives in Washington State
Rights: World and can be found online at AlexisMorgan.com.
Pages: 304
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 3/4
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Mill Creek, WA
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-1956-0

• Alexis Morgan is a USA Today bestselling author who • Advance reading copies
has written across a variety of genres, including historical • Print and online advertising
westerns, fantasy and romance. Death by Committee • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and feature coverage
marks her entrance into the cozy mystery genre.
• Military Spouse Book Club partnership
• The Abby McCree Mysteries take place in a charming,
picturesque town in the Pacific Northwest that is also the • Outreach to quilting groups and blogs
setting of Alexis Morgan’s Snowberry Creek Novels, a • Regional events in Washington state
heartwarming contemporary romance series published • Email marketing and features on HobbyReads.com
by Berkley. This shared setting provides crossover appeal • Early reviewer promotions through NetGalley and Goodreads
for the author’s romance readers. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
• A member of Sisters in Crime and RWA, Alexis Morgan bonus content, and shareable images
has been nominated for numerous awards and is a RITA® • Featured in Kensington’s New Series and Fresh
Award finalist. Voices programs

DEAD CALM
The Mattie Winston Mystery Series
Annelise Ryan
The ninth installment of USA Today bestselling author Annelise Ryan’s acclaimed series
is now available in mass market! Mattie Winston, the wry, often politically incorrect,
nurse-turned-coroner and mother of a toddler, is adjusting to life as the newly married
wife of homicide detective Steve Hurley. But the honeymoon will have to wait when
the newlyweds are called in to investigate a double murder at a seedy motel on the
wrong side of town…
As deputy medical examiner and homicide detective respectively, the couple are dispatched to a grisly crime scene at the
Grizzly Motel, a seedy joint for illicit liaisons on the outskirts of Sorenson, Wisconsin. A man and woman are found dead
next to each other in bed in what initially appears to be a grim but straightforward murder-suicide. An affair gone sour?
But as the forensic evidence is gathered and autopsies are performed, Mattie and Hurley realize the scene has been staged.
They have a double murder on their hands. The spurned spouses of both victims top the list of suspects, but as more is
revealed, the case becomes increasingly complex. Dividing their time and resources between the double homicide and an
ongoing investigation involving Mattie’s father, as well as caring for their toddler Matthew and Hurley’s teenaged daughter
Emily, the two are stretched to their limits.
After another victim turns up dead, there’s no room for error as Mattie and Hurley stage a scene of their own to back the
Category: Mystery killer into a corner…
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-0669-0
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 Praise for the Mattie Winston Mystery Series
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Pages: 352 “Savvy, wry, and eminently relatable protagonists.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 15/16
—Publishers Weekly on Dead Calm
Pack: 48 “Delightful…Ryan has created an appealing and oh-so-human protagonist. Anyone who has
Author’s Residence: Stoughton, WI (near ever raised a child, had a relationship, or juggled a job and a complicated personal life will relate.”
Madison)
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-3806-0 —Publishers Weekly on Dead in the Water
SALES HISTORY “The forensic details will interest Patricia Cornwell readers…while the often slapstick humor
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and the blossoming romance between Mattie and Hurley will draw Evanovich fans.”
Dead in the Water
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Stiff Competition
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Stiff Penalty manages to tickle the funny bone for readers.”
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—Wisconsin State Journal
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Kensington Hardcover “Has it all: suspense, laughter, a spicy dash of romance.”
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—New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen
Annelise Ryan is the pseudonym for the author of the Mattie Winston Mysteries and another mystery series. She has
written more than 200 published articles, worked as a book reviewer for Barnes & Noble, and is an active member of
Mystery Writers of America and International Thriller Writers. She currently works as a registered nurse in an ER. She can
be reached at MattieWinston.com.

• Like the offspring of Patricia Cornwell and Janet Evanovich, • Print and online advertising campaign
Annelise Ryan blends the perfect amount of crime scene • Email marketing and feature in Killer Cozies eNewsletter
technique with humor that will have readers cringing and • MIBA promotion
chuckling at the same time.
• Social media campaign including shareable content
• Annelise Ryan draws from her experiences as an ER nurse to and bonus content from the author
lend credibility to the medical procedures that Mattie performs
as a medico-legal investigator. • Cross-promotion with Dead of Winter (Kensington HC, 3/19)
• Cozy mystery readers rejoice at the small town feel of
Sorenson, the cast of ineffable characters and the book’s
adorable animal characters (cats Rubbish and Tux, and
dog Hoover), while the complex mystery attracts a wider
audience of mystery fans.
• Annelise Ryan was named a Notable Wisconsin
Author by the Literary Awards Committee of the Wisconsin
Library Association.

THE PERFECT REVENGE
The Shady Sisters Series
Lutishia Lovely
In the page-turning conclusion to her Shady Sisters trilogy—now available in mass
market—Lutishia Lovely turns up the heat and the scandal as a conniving seductress
finds her need for revenge reaching a boiling point…
After a nightmarish two years, Nathan Carver thinks he can relax. His sister, Sherri, and her husband, Randall, are once
again enjoying life and time with their family. Then they get bad news. Jacqueline Tate, the woman who’s been a walking,
talking tornado of trouble in all of their lives has been released from prison. They decide to take reasonable precautions
and let God take care of the rest. But Jacqueline hasn’t changed one bit, and she has plans of her own…
Praise for the Novels of Lutisha Lovely

“Vibrant characters, artful storytelling, and an original voice make Lutishia Lovely worth
every moment.”
—Donna Hill
“The action, dialogue and well-crafted characters are so riveting that they’ll make your heart
race in anticipation…”
—RT Book Reviews on Heaven Forbid
Category: Fiction “The scintillating brew of sex, faith and sharp humor will have Lovely’s fans breathless
ISBN13: 978-1-61773-502-8 for more.”
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—Publishers Weekly on A Preacher’s Passion
Pages: 320 “There’s drama, laughter, and little bit of naughtiness…An exceptional read.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4
Spine Size: 25/32 —Urban Reviews on All Up In My Business
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Columbia, SC
Lutishia Lovely is the acclaimed author of over a dozen novels. Her debut novel, Sex in the Sanctuary, began her popular
eBook ISBN: 978-1-61773-501-1 Hallelujah Love series. Lutishia’s novel A Preacher’s Passion was nominated for the Best African American Fiction Award.
SALES HISTORY When not writing contemporary fiction she lends her muse to her alter-ego, Zuri Day, and writes steamy romances. She lives
Dafina Mass Market near Columbia, South Carolina. Visit her at LutishiaLovely.com.
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The Perfect Affair
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The Eleventh Commandment
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• The story’s brazen, unpredictable heroine and themes of • Online advertising
adultery and obsession provide fun, soap-opera style twists • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
and turns, and appeal to suspense fans as well as fans of • Outreach to African American bloggers, readers, and
women’s fiction. book clubs
• Audio and large print rights have sold to many of • Social media campaign including promotion on Kensington
Lutishia’s books. social media platforms
• Includes a reading group guide.
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HOT FLASH
The Muriel Mabley Series
Carrie H. Johnson
Carrie H. Johnson’s thrilling debut novel is now available in mass market! One woman
with a dangerous job and a volatile past is feeling the heat from all sides…
She sweats every detail as a forensic firearms specialist—and as a forty-something single mother. She’s got more
responsibilities than she can count, more baggage than she wants to claim, and way too many regrets. But ex-homicide
detective Muriel Mabley will do whatever it takes to put the notorious Black Mafia’s most vicious killer in lockdown
for good…
Until her troubled young sister in witness protection receives a terrifying warning—and Muriel’s long-time partner,
Laughton, reveals he knows more than he should about her and Muriel’s shattered past. And when Laughton’s ex-wife
and her new husband turn up dead, his own secrets will send Muriel down a twisted trail of lethal leads, disappeared
witnesses, and the ultimate wrenching betrayal…
Praise for Hot Flash

“This is a taut thriller by a new voice in the mystery genre. The introduction of the main and
supporting characters is extremely well-crafted and they represent entertaining opportunities
for future installments.”
—RT Book Reviews, 4 Stars
Category: Fiction “There are plenty of thrills here for suspense junkies.”
ISBN13: 978-1-4967-1272-1
U.S./Canadian Price: $7.99/$10.99 —Library Journal
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Pages: 288
“A lively and clever novel that will dare you to put it down. The reader will leave fingerprints
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 pressed into the cover of this one. Top of the ‘must read’ list.”
Spine Size: 23/32
Pack: 48
—John Lutz, New York Times bestselling author
Author’s Residence: Framingham, MA “A gripping, fast-paced debut novel.”
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4967-0400-9
—Valerie Wilson Wesley, author of The Tamara Hayle Mysteries
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Dafina Trade Paperback Carrie H. Johnson has been published in the Los Angeles Times, Boston Herald, and Worcester Telegram and Gazette.
Cold Flash She received her MA in Journalism from Northeastern University and is currently a professor teaching communication and
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business courses at Worcester State University, Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, and The Center for
PUBLISHING HISTORY Women and Enterprise in Boston, Massachusetts. Visit her Website at carriehjohnson.com.
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• Authors like Kathy Reichs and Karin Slaughter have • Online advertising
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• The heroine of this book is balancing work, family, and • Outreach to African American bloggers, readers, and
menopause. She’s questioning her life choices in a way book clubs
that will resonate with the baby boomer generation. • Social media campaign including promotion on Kensington
• Hot Flash is a satisfying change for experienced, astute social media platforms
women, who tire of reading novels void of older kick-ass
(but real) women as protagonists.
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YOU’RE NOT SAFE
Mary Burton
A series of sinister deaths connect a Texas Ranger and a woman with a dark past in
bestselling author Mary Burton’s RITA® Award-winning novel of romantic suspense—now
stunningly repackaged for readers who might have missed it the first time around.
The broken body hanging from a tree in Texas Hill Country…the frozen figure huddled in a meat locker…only at second
glance does the truth become apparent. What seems like suicide is far more sinister, and the terror is only beginning…
One devastating moment changed Greer Templeton’s life and ended two others. Now, with a body found on her property and
Texas Ranger Tec Bragg on her doorstep, Greer’s nightmare has returned. With each new victim, her link to Tec’s case grows,
and soon it will be too late to run.
Greer hoped the past was behind her, but an obsessed killer has never forgotten the bond that unites them. One by one, he
will track down his victims, finish what was started—and make Greer’s dying wish come true.
Praise for Mary Burton

“[Mary Burton] once again demonstrates her romantic suspense chops with this taut novel…
Burton plays cat-and-mouse with the reader through a tight plot, with credible suspects and
romantic spice keeping it real.”
Repackage Reissue
—Publishers Weekly on You’re Not Safe
“A twisted tale…I couldn’t put it down!”
—#1 New York Times bestselling author Lisa Jackson on Dying Scream
Category: Romantic Suspense “Burton’s latest romantic suspense will have readers sleeping with the lights on…the terrifying
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4334-7 viewpoint of the killer, adds tension to this well-paced thriller with a gloss of romance.”
Rights: World —Publishers Weekly, STARRED REVIEW on Before She Dies
Pages: 400
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 “An excellent thriller, as well as a blooming romance, the author does a wonderful job of
Spine Size: 31/32 drawing readers in with the rapid pace and plot that include exciting and interesting back
Pack: 48 stories on all the victims. This is really a very twisted saga that readers will find unbelievably
Author’s Residence: Richmond, VA hard to put down!”
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4201-3618-0
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—Suspense Magazine on The Seventh Victim
Zebra Mass Market “Lots of delicious trails and tidbits of information to stir the inner-detective to life.”
Dead Ringer
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Dying Scream
“Well-written; it held my attention even through a second reading…I look forward to the next…
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The Seventh Victim book by Ms. Burton.”
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Mary Burton is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of suspense novels including The Seventh Victim,
Senseless, Merciless, and Dying Scream. She is a recipient of the prestigious RITA® Award from the Romance Writers of
America, a Killer Nashville Silver Falchion Award Finalist and a RT Book Reviews’ Critics Choice Award nominee. A Virginia
native, she is a graduate of the Henrico County Citizens Police Academy and the Richmond F.B.I. Citizen’s Academy where
she participated in Sisters in Crime’s forensic university program. Readers can find her online at MaryBurton.com.

• You’re Not Safe won the RITA® Award for Best • Online advertising
Romantic Suspense. • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
•M ary Burton’s harder-edged romantic suspense novels appeal • Social media advertising and promotion
to fans of Tess Gerritsen, Kathy Reichs and Karin Slaughter.
•M ary Burton’s books have been published in five languages.
Her romantic suspense novels written for Kensington were
frequent selections of the Doubleday Book Club, the Literary
Guild, Mystery Guild, Rhapsody Book Club and Book of the
Month Club 2.
•M ary Burton is a member of International Thriller Writers,
Sisters in Crime, Mystery Writers of America, Novelists, Inc.,
and Romance Writers of America.
•B urton is a RITA® Award winner, a Killer Nashville Silver
Falchion Award finalist and an RT Book Reviews’ Critics
Choice Award nominee.
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THE HAVANA GAME
The Thomas Laker Thriller Series
John Lutz
New York Times bestselling author John Lutz—hailed as a living legend of suspense
writing—delivers the second thrilling installment in his Thomas Laker Thriller series
featuring a modern-day James Bond who must thwart a twisted mastermind’s ultimate
plot of terror.
With the U.S. seemingly linked to a terrorist bombing in a Baltic nation and a Russian troop buildup just over the border,
the covert Gray Outfit sends Thomas Laker to untangle the mess. But after a second attack leaves him out in the cold,
Laker’s on his own.
Five thousand miles away in Miami, Laker’s partner and NSA codebreaker Ava North is investigating the murder of a fellow
agent. When tracks lead to a Cuban-American billionaire in bed with the Jersey Mob, Ava’s superiors want her to lay off.
Not a chance. Though oceans apart, Laker and Ava discover their separate missions are tied to one explosive plot. The only
way out is to breach all protocol and play by their own rules…
Praise for John Lutz

“John Lutz knows how to make you shiver.”
—Harlan Coben
“Lutz offers up a heart-pounding roller-coaster of a tale.”
—Jeffery Deaver
Category: Fiction “John Lutz is one of the masters.”
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4095-7
U.S./Canadian Price: $9.99/$12.99 —Ridley Pearson
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Pages: 320 “John Lutz is a major talent.”
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 7 1/2 —John Lescroart
Spine Size: 25/32
Pack: 48 “I’ve been a fan for years.”
Author’s Residence: St. Louis, MO & Sarasota, FL
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4096-4 —T. Jefferson Parker
SALES HISTORY “Lutz is among the best.”
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The Honorable Traitors
—San Diego Union
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Serial
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Slaughter
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“It’s easy to see why he’s won an Edgar and two Shamuses.”
—Publishers Weekly
Other Novels By John Lutz
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• This is the second in a new series by New York Times and • Advance reading copies
USA Today bestselling author John Lutz. • Print and online advertising
• Series protagonist Thomas Laker is a modern-day American • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups, and feature coverage
spy in the tradition of James Bond and his adventures appeal • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
to fans of thrilling suspense novels as well as spy dramas. bonus content, and shareable images
• John Lutz was celebrated as a Living Legend at Bouchercon • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
2013, and has won multiple awards for his work. He is a
two-time Edgar and Shamus Award-winner and his previous • Regional author events
Pinnacle thrillers have been named top suspense novels of • Early reader reviewer campaign through NetGalley
the year by Strand Magazine.
• Lutz’s novel Single White Female was adapted into a cult-classic
film of the same name, and his work The Ex was transformed
into an acclaimed HBO special.
New York Times bestselling author John Lutz has captivated suspense enthusiasts for
over four decades with more than 50 novels, several of which have been adapted to film. He
is a multiple Edgar and Shamus Award winner including the Shamus Lifetime Achievement
Award. His work includes political suspense, private eye novels, police procedural, espionage,
thriller, virtually every mystery sub-genre. Visit him online at johnlutzonline.com.
© Jennifer Lutz-Bauer
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THE JACKALS
The Jackals Series
Folks say Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch , tough-as-nails cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan,
and even tougher bounty hunter Jed Breen don’t have a shred of human decency between
them. But folks forget their sense of honor, and their brand of justice. Alone, these boys
are dangerous enough. Together they’re a wild bunch known as the Jackals. Now, national
bestselling authors William W. and J.A. Johnstone are turning them loose for the first
adventure in an action-packed new series.
Johnstone Country. Frontier Spirit Lives Here.

Holed up in a West Texas way station after a savage Indian massacre, ex-cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan, bounty hunter
Jed Breen, and ex-Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch are making good on a promise to a dead man: deliver his blood-soaked
stash of $50,000 to his kin—especially when the dying man promises them five grand.
The trio, soon to be known as the Jackals, aren’t all that honest, but they have one thing in common: they keep their
word, and they gave their word to a dying man. It’s rough enough backtracking over warpath country. Worse—turns out
the loot they’re hauling is the stolen property of the vengeful Hawkin gang, and these prairie rats are merciless stone-cold
killers. But McCulloch, Keegan, and Breen aren’t riding for their own lives. They’re protecting a prisoner in tow—a
hot-as-a-pistol female who can shoot with the best of them. The Jackals are ready for a showdown—and may not live to
Category: Western spend that $5,000.
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4388-0
William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 350 novels of Western adventure,
Rights: World military action, chilling suspense, and survival. The son of a minister and a teacher, he left school at fifteen to work in a
Pages: 400 carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as “the Greatest Western
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 writer of the 21st century.” Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
Spine Size: 31/32
Pack: 48 J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an
Author’s Residence: Murfreesboro, TN early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4389-7 library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned. “Every day with Bill was an
SALES HISTORY adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,’ he
Pinnacle Mass Market would say ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, be the best Johnstone you can be.” J.A.
The Black Hills
Johnstone has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone including The First Mountain Man,
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Preacher’s Rage The Brothers O’Brien, and Preacher, The First Mountain Man.
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Sawbones
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• This is the first book in an action-packed new series featuring • Advance reading copies
The Jackals: ex-cavalry sergeant Sean Keegan, bounty hunter • Internet radio advertising campaign
Jed Breen, and ex-Texas Ranger Matt McCulloch. • Content marketing partnerships
• The Jackals are perfect anti-heroes; they’re not evil, but • Print and online advertising
they’re outlaws of a sort. They don’t kill for fun, only necessity,
and sometimes, profit. • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
bonus content, and shareable images
• Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
• Cross-promotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
• Featured in Kensington’s New Series program
24 Pinnacle Mass Market | FEBRUARY 2019

BLOODTHIRSTY
The Buckhorn Western Series
From the masters of American frontier storytelling comes the third rip-roaring chapter
in the Buckhorn saga—the legendary adventures of a young gun-for-hire with Indian blood,
a lightning-fast trigger, and a sacred mission to bring justice to the American west, the
only way he knows how…
Johnstone Country. Where Others Fear to Tread.

In all the horrific corners of the Civil War, there was no hell worse than Andersonville, the Yankee prison camp run by evil,
sadistic General Thomas Wainwright. In the war’s aftermath, a survivor of Andersonville summons Joe Buckhorn to New
Orleans, and asks the gunslinger to kill the general—not simply for revenge, but to stop another atrocity.
Wainwright has seized control of Wagontongue, a township on the edge of the Arizona desert, and he rules it as brutally as
he once did Andersonville. With an iron grip on the town’s only source of water, he keeps the locals cowering under his cruel
heel. Buckhorn rides on Wagontongue to overthrow the merciless despot, and finds that Wainwright has plans for a bloody
revolution, which Buckhorn will shoot through Hell and back to stop…
William W. Johnstone is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of over 350 novels of Western adventure,
military action, chilling suspense, and survival. The son of a minister and a teacher, he left school at fifteen to work in a
carnival and then as a deputy sheriff before serving in the army. He went on to become known as “the Greatest Western
Category: Western writer of the 21st century.” Visit him online at WilliamJohnstone.net.
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4488-7
J.A. Johnstone learned to write from the master himself, Uncle William W. Johnstone, who began tutoring J.A. at an
Rights: World early age. After-school hours were often spent retyping manuscripts or researching his massive American Western History
Pages: 384 library as well as the more modern wars and conflicts. J.A. worked hard—and learned. “Every day with Bill was an
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 adventure story in itself. Bill taught me all he could about the art of storytelling. ‘Keep the historical facts accurate,’ he
Spine Size: 15/16 would say ‘Remember the readers, and as your grandfather once told me, be the best Johnstone you can be.” J.A.
Pack: 48
Johnstone has co-written numerous bestselling series with William W. Johnstone including The First Mountain Man,
Author’s Residence: Murfreesboro, TN
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-3806-0 The Brothers O’Brien, and Preacher, The First Mountain Man.
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Paid in Blood
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Buckhorn
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• Bloodthirsty is the third installment in a groundbreaking series • Print and online advertising
that brings diversity and depth to Johnstone’s body of work. • Content marketing partnerships
Its protagonist, Joe Buckhorn, is the first Johnstone hero of • Social media campaign including advertising, giveaways,
Native American descent. He first appeared as a side character bonus content, and shareable images
in Those Jensen Boys!, which was a USA Today, Publishers
Weekly, and Walmart bestseller in 2015. • Email marketing and eNewsletter promotions
• The Johnstones have sold over 30 million books, and readers • Cross-promotion via yearlong Johnstone campaign
buy an average of 1.5 million Johnstone books each year.
• Johnstone has had more books on the Publishers Weekly and
Bookscan bestseller lists than any other author for the past
three years in a row, beating out Nora Roberts and James
Patterson. In 2017, Johnstone had 18 Publishers Weekly
bestsellers and 15 USA Today bestsellers for a total of 30
weeks. It was the brand’s best year ever.
• The Johnstone brand continues to grow in the U.S. and
beyond, as well as across all formats. Digital sales of
Johnstone eBooks increased over 50% in 2017.
FEBRUARY 2019 | Pinnacle Mass Market 25

HANGING FIRE
The Joe Noose Western Series
Eric Red
Acclaimed author and horror filmmaker Eric Red brings his trademark volatile action and
bloody violence to a classic genre, injecting modern speed into Old West legend for the
second in his edgy, gritty Joe Noose Western series.
In all his days as a bounty hunter, Joe Noose never met an outlaw like Bonny Kate Valance. The notorious female gunslinger
has the kind of beauty that drives men wild—and a criminal record longer than the Snake River. She also has a date with
the gallows. But before anyone can put a rope around that pretty neck, Joe Noose has to bring her in alive. On the way, he’ll
have to protect his prisoner from a vile ex-lover and a vengeance-seeking posse. Which puts Noose’s neck on the line, too.
Especially when this female of the species is deadlier than the male….
Praise for Eric Red’s The Guns of Sante Sangre and The Wolves of El Diablo
“Blood-soaked weird West story…Red places a premium on action. Readers will enjoy.”
—Publishers Weekly
“Readers will rediscover an Old West genre.”
—True West
“In the Old West, there are bad guys and even badder guys. But Eric Red’s are the biggest
Category: Western baddest of all.”
ISBN13: 978-0-7860-4298-2 —Jack Ketchum, author of Off Season
Rights: US, CAN, OM “Bloody fights, desert vistas [and] a touch of romance make this a fast-paced adventure.”
Pages: 320
Trim Size: 4 1/8 x 6 3/4 —Library Journal
Spine Size: 25/32 Eric Red is a Los Angeles-based novelist, screenwriter, and film director. He wrote and directed the films Cohen and
Pack: 48
Author’s Residence: Los Angeles, CA
Tate (Hemdale), Body Parts (Paramount), Undertow (Showtime), Bad Moon (Warner Bros.) and 100 Feet (Grand Illusions
eBook ISBN: 978-0-7860-4299-9 Entertainment), which starred Famke Janssen and Bobby Cannavale. He wrote original screenplays for The Hitcher (TriStar),
SALES HISTORY Near Dark (DeLaurentiis Entertainment Group), Blue Steel (MGM), which starred Jamie Lee Curtis, and The Last Outlaw
Pinnacle Mass Market (HBO) starring Mickey Rourke. In addition to publishing a number of horror and suspense stories, he created and wrote the
Noose SciFi / horror comic series and graphic novel Containment (SST Publications). Red divides his time between California
8/18 (978-0-7860-4296-8) and Wyoming with his wife and two dogs. He can be found online at EricRed.com.

• Louis L’ Amour meets Pulp Fiction, the Joe Noose books • Advance reading copies
are classic Westerns with the violence and action turned • Print and online advertising
up to eleven. • Content marketing partnership
• A well–connected and well-known filmmaker and horror • Publicity outreach for reviews, roundups and
novelist, Eric Red been profiled by The New York Times, and interview coverage
the Los Angeles Times. His most famous films are The Hitcher,
(starring Rutger Haur) and Near Dark, directed by Kathryn • Social media advertising and promotions
Bigelow (The Hurt Locker and Zero Dark Thirty). • Select author events
• Eric Red is the acclaimed author of The Guns of Sante Sangre • Promotion at horror conventions
and The Wolves of El Diablo. • Targeted promotion to fans of author’s films
• Pinnacle has a great track record of Western writers who • Ongoing outreach to Western and horror bloggers
started in Hollywood, including C. Courtney Joyner, Andrew J.
Fenady, and Brandon Boyce.
26 Pinnacle Mass Market | FEBRUARY 2019

AROUND THE WAY GIRLS 11
Treasure Hernandez; Clifford “Spud” Johnson;
India Johnson‑Williams
There’s a saying that if you come from my part of town, you’re from around the way. Around
the Way Girls 11 is a fast‑paced look at the lives of some street‑smart women who think
they know it all, but are about to get the lessons of their lives.
Meal Ticket by Treasure Hernandez

From the outside looking in, Yanna Banks lives what most would consider a perfect life; however, after the tragic death of
her husband at the home of his longtime mistress, Yanna’s teenage son is forced to step up and fill his father’s shoes. Doing
everything he can to help his mother make ends meet, the straight‑laced student soon links up with an unlikely partner
in crime. The two of them, both under the heavy‑handed guidance of their mothers, become their households’ sole meal
tickets. They have no problem dealing with anyone who gets in the way, including one another.
Party Girls by Clifford “Spud” Johnson
Tammy and Debbie grew up in the projects on Oklahoma’s wicked northeast side. Feeling hopeless, they chose to use their
bodies to get what they wanted—until a frightening encounter inspired them to focus on schooling instead of the streets.
Now Tammy is the youngest federal judge in the state of Oklahoma, while Debbie is a well‑respected accountant. Deep
down, though, they are still the same around the way girls from back in the day, and they sometimes still feel the urge to
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SHOT THROUGH THE HEART
Ms. Bam
Have you ever talked with God and asked what you have done to be treated so badly?
Nicole Evans has spent the last year and a half having this same conversation. Quite
honestly, Nicole has been talking so loudly that she isn’t hearing God whisper back to
her, “Just wait. I have a love planned for you that will surpass everything you thought
you wanted.”
After the demise of her relationship with long‑time boyfriend DonTravious, Nicole Evans thinks her prayers have been
answered when Kendrick Taylor walks into her life. Life with him is bliss—until he walks out of her life, leaving her more
broken and alone than she’s ever felt. Mourning the love she’s lost, Nicole has resigned herself to the fact that she
will be alone forever.
Jeremiah gives his all to rising R&B star Mia King. He even accepts the responsibility of raising another man’s child
without a second thought. Jeremiah feels ready to conquer the world; then, with one fateful trip to Texas, he discovers that
everything he thought he knew about Mia was a lie. Now, Jeremiah is richer than ever, but his heart is cold. He’s a straight
savage when it comes to love. The only purpose women serve is to meet his physical needs. That is, until one business
encounter leads him straight into the arms of a woman he thinks is certifiably crazy.
In the game of love, a little bit of crazy may be just what you need to make your world feel sane.
Ms. Bam, a.k.a. Candace Mumford, is an author of Urban Fiction and Romance. She hails from Dallas, Texas. An avid
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La Jill Hunt, C.N. Phillips
Literary divas La Jill Hunt and C.N. Phillips deliver two empowering stories about big,
beautiful women who are surviving and thriving in the workplace.
The Biggest Loser by La Jill Hunt

Zenobia is already reeling from a miscarriage when a shocking revelation from her on again/off again boyfriend breaks her
heart. To make matters worse, she’s lost her job after an uncomfortable encounter with the boss’ son. In need of a place
to stay and low on self‑esteem, she has no choice but to lean on her friends. When an opportunity presents itself, Zen takes
a leap of faith and pursues her dream of becoming an interior designer. Her first big project just might change her life.
Lusting for a Big Girl by C.N. Phillips
Teeka thinks her hot romance with Keelan is headed in the right direction, until she makes the mistake of saying “I love
you.” Running scared, Keelan claims the reason he’s not ready for a deeper relationship with Teeka is her weight. Teeka
is heartbroken, but it doesn’t take long for her to discover that Keelan has been keeping a secret from her, and it’s the real
reason he’s backed off. How will she still be able to go to work and face him every day, knowing that the chemistry between
them still exists, and it just might jeopardize the whole company?
La Jill Hunt is a native of Mobile, Alabama who burst onto the literary scene in 2003 with her debut novel, Drama Queen.
The memorable characters she created and the entertaining stories she told quickly drew bestselling success and a following
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