Publishing Deals for Upcoming Books
By Jane • Jun 13th, 2007 • Category: Publishing News • •There were big deals for Cindy Gerard and Gena Showalter. I’ve not yet read Cindy (am going to) and have read just one Showalter. She’s someone that Bam loves muchly and thus I should also like but the one book that I read just hasn’t engaged me but apparently I am the only one.
Author of the NYT and USA Today bestselling THE BODYGUARDS series, Cindy Gerard’s new BLACK OPS series, about a private contracting firm specializing in jobs even the military and the CIA won’t touch, to Maggie Crawford at Pocket, in a significant deal, in a three-book deal, by Maria Carvainis at Maria Carvainis Agency (World).
BITTEN & SMITTEN and FANGED & FABULOUS authyor Michelle Rowen’s STAKES & STILLETOS, to Melanie Murray at Grand Central, by Jim McCarthy at Dystel & Goderich Literary Management (World).
USA Today bestselling author Kathy Caskie’s SEVEN DEADLY SINS series, first three books about the sexy Sinclairs who are forced from Scotland for their wicked ways, only to descend upon London and give new all meaning to the word sin, to Lucia Macro at Avon, in a good deal, by Jenny Bent at Trident Media Group (World English).
Kim Vogel Sawyer’s next four books, again to Charlene Patterson at Bethany House, in a good deal, by Tamela Hancock Murray of Hartline Literary Agency.
PUG HILL author Alison Pace’s THINGS TO DO IN THE CITY WITH YOUR DOG, about a woman who reluctantly becomes a stage mom for her best friend - her dog Carlie, who receives fame, fortune, and her own TV show, to Susan Allison at Berkley (NA).
NYT bestselling author Gena Showalter’s THE DARKEST PLEASURE, the tale of a man possessed by the demon of pain who is forced to self-torture in order to survive and who must battle his best friend, the demon of wrath, in order to save the mortal woman he’s come to love, again to Tracy Farrell at Harlequin, in a significant deal, in a three-book deal, by Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency (world).
Glossary, because I know some of you will want to know what a significant deal is. :)
“nice deal” $1 - $49,000
“very nice deal” $50,000 - $99,000
“good deal” $100,000 - $250,000
“significant deal” $251,000 - $499,000
“major deal” $500,000 and up
Jane is a long time romance reader whose passion is, you guessed it, reading. Jane also does not like to talk about herself in the third person, but apparently this is the way that this biography thing works (although in a true biography, someone else would be writing this blurb). Anyway, currently Jane loves urban fantasy authors Patricia Briggs and Ilona Andrews. She's really excited about this year's crop of historicals including Joanna Bourne's The Spymaster's Lady and Sherry Thomas' Private Arrangements and the upcoming Loretta Chase Her Scandalous Ways.
She's looking for a good contemporary author. Email her with a recommendation!
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I say give Showalter another go too, Jane. Her first person work, IMHO, is better than her third person.
You know what Jane? I thought the same thing about Gena at first. I had some trouble with one of her earlier books and it put me off. But then I gave her another shot and tried Playing With Fire. Boy am I glad I did. She kicked serious butt in that book. Some great writing and a lot of fun to read! I think she’s gotten much better as she’s come along. I have high hopes for her new Dark Lords series, from which Darkest Pleasure is like the 2nd or 3rd I think. If she crunks out the type of stuff she has lately, I think they’ll be wonderful. ;)
So to sum up my huge, longwinded explanation, give her another try! :D
I love Gena’s stuff. Most recently, I’ve read Playing With Fire and The Nymph King. I haven’t read the Dark Lords book yet, but I’ll add it to my (always growing) TBR pile.
And good for Michelle! I’m looking forward to Quinn’s book in her vampire series.
I’ve actually read the first book in Gena’s Darkest series and it’s AWESOME!! Give it a go, Jane. I think you’ll enjoy it muchly :)
Cindy Gerard is sooooo great! Her Bodyguards series is to die for. My fave of the series Book #3- To The Brink… but the whole series is on my keeper shelf and has made me a die-hard Gerard fan.
What is the Darkest series because her site says “Imperia” “Atlantis” “Alien Huntress” (It was Awaken Me Darkly that I tried to read but couldn’t finish).
It starts with The Darkest Night and it releases in May next year.
Oh and I second Isabelle’s recc of Playing With Fire. That was fun!
I get arcs, but not for books due out in may 2008! I’ll try Playing with Fire but her website says that it is coming soon. Is her website *gasp* out of date?
Jane, I think the release dates were changed. The first Darkest book was supposed to be out in Sep. But now they’re coming out back to back (3 of them) next year.
I’ve read The Darkest Night as well and it totally rocked. My ARC says it’s supposed to come out in May. It’s really, really good.