- K.L. Armstrong's untitled standalone thriller, the story of a woman who has inherited a house in rural Florida—but not the good will of the insular townspeople, the police force, or the mysterious woman squatting in her shed—to Bhavna Chauhan at Doubleday Canada, in an exclusive submission for a very nice two-book deal, by Lucienne Diver - Vaishnavi Patel's KAIKEYI, which reimagines the life of the vilified queen of the Indian epic the Ramayana from her childhood as an overlooked princess to her role as a warrior, diplomat, and most-favored queen (and her ultimate downfall) to Priyanka Krishnan at Redhook, in a good two-book deal at auction, by Lucienne Diver
- Katharine Gregorio's THE WOMAN WHO BROKE THE IRON CURTAIN, the story of the author's great-aunt Katharine Clark, a trailblazer who overcame personal obstacles to pioneer a career in a man's profession, providing essential eyewitness reports of postwar Europe and life behind the Iron Curtain, to Erin McClary at Sourcebooks in a nice deal, by Elaine Spencer - Hanna Earnest's THEY DON'T KNOW ABOUT US, in which a hugely famous singer/songwriter with writer's block finds the inspiration he's been looking for with a pop star when they wind up in the same city for one night only, thus twisting the marriage of convenience trope into delicious knots, to Kerri Buckley at Carina Press, by Elaine Spencer - Virginia McCollough's ADELAIDE CREEK BEGINNING and SNOW FOR CHRISTMAS IN ADELAIDE, to Kathryn Lye at Harlequin Heartwarming, in a nice two-book deal, by Pamela Harty - Reese Ryan's first three books in The Vineyard series, to Charles Griemsman at Harlequin Desire, in a nice three-book deal, by Pamela Harty |