Is it wrong for me to love the Supernanny?
Supernanny Jo Frost’s first book CONFIDENT BABY CARE, to Ian Marshall at Orion, for publication in August 2007, by Eugenie Furniss at William Morris Agency.

Obviously, these kids’ parents did not watch the Supernanny.
Paul Griffin’s TEN MILE RIVER, a gritty, urban, coming-of-age story about two adolescents on the run from Children’s Services who live on the riverbank in Harlem’s west side, to Nancy Mercado at Dial Children’s, by Kirby Kim at Vigliano Associates

I thought we were done with Regencies?
Christine Zampi writing as Christie Kelley’a HER SCANDALOUS PROPOSAL, a sexy Regency-set historical about a spinster and budding novelist who is determined to learn about the pleasures of carnal love (for “research” of course!), to John Scognamiglio for Kensington Zebra, in a nice deal, for two books, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world).

All I can think of is “arson” and “prison”.
Kathleen McCleary’s HOUSE AND HOME, about a woman who loves her house so much that when she’s forced to sell it during a divorce, she decides to burn it down so no one else can live in it, to Ellen Archer and Pam Dorman at Voice, by Ann Rittenberg at Ann Rittenberg Literary Agency (world English).

Uh, I don’t know.
Cindy Marolt writing as Jordan Dane’s WEB OF LIES, WEB OF THE SENTINEL, and WEB OF SEDUCTION, beginning with an illusive web of impostors on the Internet who lure a deluded teen from her Alaskan home, which launches a chain reaction with an unlikely group of heroes, to Lucia Macro of Avon, in a good deal, by Meredith Bernstein at Meredith Bernstein Literary Agency.

It’s pretty easy to turn your back on a fortune and be a literary assistant if you’ve got the cushy retirement plan known as your daddy’s money.
Susan Meissner’s THE SHAPE OF MERCY, about a woman who turns her back on her family fortune in order to become a literary assistant to an elderly woman, and finds numerous comparisons between her current story and the life of a woman in 17th century Massachusetts, to Shannon Hill at WaterBrook, in a nice deal, by Chip MacGregor at MacGregor Literary.

Oh those crazy bloggers, thinking that they can actually write.
The blogger known as Fake Steve Jobs’ OPTIONS, billed as a pitch-perfect riff on Silicon Valley culture that follows the daily struggles, triumphs, and awesome celebrity encounters of the Fake Steve Jobs, to John Radziewicz at Da Capo, for publication in fall 2007, by Emma Parry at Fletcher & Parry (world, excl. UK/Commonwealth).

A little weird but HarperTeen is publishing an awesome YA book called Wicked and Lovely by Melissa Marr so maybe HT knows something about good books.
Carol Snow’s SWITCH, pitched as a cross between Freaky Friday and The Prince and the Pauper that tells the story of a plain but athletic high school freshman with the unusual - but involuntary - skill of switching bodies during electrical storms, to Farrin Jacobs at Harper Teen, in a two-book deal, by Stephanie Kip Rostan at Levine Greenberg Literary Agency (world).

Hmm. How fresh. A woman searching for love and sexual satisfaction from her husband instead of having an affair.
Megan DiMaria’s debut SEARCHING FOR SPICE, asking can a middle-aged woman enjoy a sizzling romantic affair…with her husband?, followed by DANCING IN THE SPICE GARDEN, to Jan Stob at Tyndale, by Beth Jusino at Alive Communications (world).

Somebody likes Raymond Feist.
Raymond Feist’s six new epic fantasy novels, to Jane Johnson at Harper UK, in a major deal, for “a multi-million dollar sum” (The Bookseller) (world).

Eh. Four generations? Sounds epic.
RWA Hall of Fame author and CBA bestseller Francine Rivers’ first non-series novel since And the Shofar Blew, about four generations of mothers and daughters - their life choices, struggles, triumphs, and ultimately, God’s freedom when the women choose to sacrifice, forever, the way they have lived, to Becky Nesbitt at Tyndale, in a major deal, for publication in spring 2009, by Danielle Egan-Miller of Browne & Miller Literary Associates (NA; Spanish).

Just reporting what type of book to write to get that $1M advance.
Andrew Davidson’s THE GARGOYLE, “a densely packed story about a car-accident victim in the burn ward befriended by a mysterious woman who claims to be a stone carver in a fifteenth-century German abbey” (per NY Mag), to Gerald Howard of Doubleday, at auction, reportedly for “around $1.25 million,” by Eric Simonoff at Janklow & Nesbit (US).

This is billed as a YA sale. Didn’t realize Kimani did YA books.
Cecil Cross II’s FIRST SEMESTER, about a man who leaves a life of violence to make something out of himself at Clark Atlanta University, where apart from struggling with his grades, partying in “Hotlanta” and building a family among his friends, he manages to fall for his bright and beautiful tutor, to Evette Porter at Kimani, by Regina Brooks at Serendipity Literary Agency (World).

Could be good depending on how dark it is.
BLACK TUESDAY author Susan Colebank’s next teen novel about a 17-year-old from the wrong side of the tracks who infiltrates the popular crowd after her mom wins the lottery, again to Maureen Sullivan at Dutton, by Christina Hogrebe at Jane Rotrosen Agency (world).

Time travel romances do not interest me.
Allie Mackay’s latest Scottish-set paranormal, TO TEMPT A HIGHLANDER, about a roguish medieval ghost whose quest for eternal peace is endangered when the arrival of a tempting American interferes with his only means to break his curse, to Anne Bohner at NAL, in a two-book deal, by Roberta Brown of the Brown Literary Agency (world).

Cowboys must be the next Navy SEAL. Charlene Teglia’s cowboy anthology due out in July? is smoking.
USA Today bestselling author Kimberly Raye’s three untitled novels, as well as a cowboy anthology story, to Brenda Chin at Harlequin Blaze, in a nice deal, by Natasha Kern of the Natasha Kern Literary Agency (world).

Yeah. I like her vampires much more than her historicals.
Susan Sizemore’s three new vampire romances, to Micki Nuding at Pocket, in a very good deal, by Ethan Ellenberg of the Ethan Ellenberg Agency (world).

I hope Cathy has been to Tokyo or knows alot about this topic because otherwise it might be like Mary Jo Putney’s the China Bride.
Cathy Yardley’s TURNING JAPANESE, pitched as a Japanese DEVIL WEARS PRADA in which a young Japanese-American manga artist loses more than words in translation when she wins a year-long internship at a Tokyo manga publisher, to Diana Szu at Thomas Dunne Books, by Christina Hogrebe at Jane Rotrosen Agency (NA).

Is Red Sage publishing full length novels now? I love Lara Croft.
Calista Fox’s OBJECT OF DESIRE, pitched as Lara Croft meets Mission Impossible, involving a legendary Mexican fire opal and the greed and dark desires it sparks, to Red Sage, in a nice deal.

Maybe. The blurb interests me but doesn’t quite sell me yet.
Jaida Jones and Danielle Bennett’s HAVEMERCY, in which magicians, dragon riders, and ordinary people have to join forces to save their universe, to Anne Groell at Spectra, in a two-book deal, by Tamar Ellman Rydzinski at Laura Dail Literary Agency (World English).