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N.K. Jemisin will adapt her Broken Earth Series for the screen after a bidding war landed it at Sony’s TriStar Pictures.

THE QUEER PRINCIPLES OF KIT WEBB by Cat Sebastian made The New York Times’s “Sweet, Sexy and Rebellious: Summer’s New Romance Novels” list.

David Mack’s STAR TREK: MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN DEATH (Original Novel–Speculative) and Christie Golden’s “Stone by Stone” (Short Story) are nominees for the Fifteenth Annual Scribe Awards from the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers (IAMTW).

Maggie K. Black made the USA Today bestseller list with WILDERNESS DEFENDER.

The New Tork Times gave Alyssa Cole’s HOW TO FIND A PRINCESS a great review.

FAR SECTOR by N.K. Jemisin and Jamal Campbell (DC) is up for Best Limited Series in the Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards, the “Oscars” of the industry.

Southern Living’s list of The Best Hallmark Summer Books To Dive Into Now included IN OTHER WORDS, LOVE by Shirley Jump and DATER'S HANDBOOK by Cara Lockwood.

THE GHOST TREE by Christina Henry made Book Riot’s “5 of the Best Horror Books About Small Towns” list.

BLOOD LIKE MAGIC by Liselle Sambury and DEAD DEAD GIRLS by Nekesa Afia made The Nerd Daily’s June 2021 Book Releases list.

BATTLE ROYAL by Lucy Parker received a starred review from Kirkus.

Bookreporter’s great summer book picks include RADAR GIRL by Sara Ackerman.

Liberty and Danika talked new releases, including DEAD DEAD GIRLS by Nekesa Afia, on Book Riot’s Read or Dead podcast. The novel also appeared on Book Riot’s list of LGBTQ Books released at the start of Pride Month.

Karen Aronian was on Fox5 DC discussing how to navigate TikTok safely with your kids.

Amazon’s Editor’s Picks for June included BLOOD LIKE MAGIC by Liselle Sambury (Best Young Adult) and DEAD DEAD GIRLS by Nekesa Afia (Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense).

SHADOWS OVER LONDON author Christian Klaver discusses the inspiration behind his book on John Scalzi’s The Big Idea blog.

AUTHOR TIP OF THE MONTH

Liselle Sambury is a Toronto-based YA fantasy and sci-fi writer currently working in marketing and social media—including freelance website design. When she isn’t writing or working, she enjoys checking out new restaurants and bakeries in the city. BLOOD LIKE MAGIC is her debut novel.

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Something that has significantly helped me as an author is devising a schedule and planning ahead. In this industry, persistence has so much value, and I’ve found that a really great way to help reach your goals is to commit to a schedule that helps you achieve your writing goals. Whether that’s working on a project a couple days a week, biweekly, or monthly. Establishing a way to be consistent can go such a long way to helping you along in every stage.

I work flexibility into the schedule that I set, but having one in place helps create actionable steps that are clearly laid out and lead to completing your goals. It can also help in better understanding the time needed to complete projects so that you can be realistic about not only the deadlines you set, but ones you may be given in the future.

I’ve always hated the advice to write every day, but what I do agree with is that finding a consistent mode of writing that works within your life and allows for breaks is invaluable.

RECENT DEALS

- N.K. Jemisin's Hugo Award-winning THE BROKEN EARTH trilogy, to Shary Shirazi and Rikki Jarrett at Sony Pictures' Tristar, with Jemisin adapting, in a major deal for seven figures at auction, by Hotchkiss Daily & Associates on behalf of Lucienne Diver

- Author of THE BAR HARBOR RETIREMENT HOME FOR FAMOUS WRITERS (AND THEIR MUSES) Terri-Lynne DeFino's IS YOUR GRANDFATHER SINGLE AND LOOKING FOR LOVE?, in which a 92-year-old grandmother teams up with her large Italian family to find her happily single daughter a new man—and loses her own heart in the process—to Rachel Kahan at William Morrow in a very nice deal on an exclusive submission for publication in winter 2023, by Janna Bonikowski

- Emma Lord's THE BREAK UP PACT, in which a small-town tea-shop owner and her aloof former childhood friend commiserate after suffering humiliating public breakups, until a misconstrued moment between them goes viral and leads them to fake a relationship, to Alexandra Sehulster at Griffin in a good two-book deal on an exclusive submission, by Janna Bonikowski

- Jacquelin Thomas's Witness Protection series books one and two, to Katie Gowrie at Harlequin Intrigue, in a nice two-book deal, by Pamela Harty

- TJ Klune's THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA and UNDER THE WHISPERING DOOR, to Asbooks (Vietnam), by Itzel Hsu at The Grayhawk Agency on behalf of Elaine Spencer

- J. A. Crawford's HEROES EVER DIE, a sequel to JOVE BRAND IS NEAR DEATH, wherein a newly minted private eye must investigate the accidental deaths of one too many actors playing iconic superheroes and risk life and limb to prove that his friend and famed Hollywood stunt equipment creator is not the culprit but the target of sinister sabotage, to Sue Arroyo at CamCat Books, with Helga Schier editing, in a nice deal for publication in spring 2022, by Lucienne Diver

- Nalini Singh's LAST GUARD, to Bragelonne (France), by Anne Lenclud at Lenclud Literary Agency on behalf of Elaine Spencer

- TJ Klune's THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA, to Storia Books (Romania), by Simona Kessler at Simona Kessler Agency; also to Metropolis (Hungary), by Peter Bolza at Katai & Bolza, both on behalf of Elaine Spencer


NEW RELEASES

Blood Like Magic

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A rich, dark urban fantasy debut following a teen witch who is given a horrifying task: sacrificing her first love to save her family’s magic. The problem is, she’s never been in love—she’ll have to find the perfect guy before she can kill him.

After years of waiting for her Calling—a trial every witch must pass in order to come into their powers—the one thing Voya Thomas didn’t expect was to fail. When Voya’s ancestor gives her an unprecedented second chance to complete her Calling, she agrees—and then is horrified when her task is to kill her first love. And this time, failure means every Thomas witch will be stripped of their magic.

Dead Dead Girls (A Harlem Renaissance Mystery Book 1)

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The start of an exciting new historical mystery series set during the Harlem Renaissance from debut author Nekesa Afia

Harlem, 1926. Young Black women like Louise Lloyd are ending up dead.

Following a harrowing kidnapping ordeal when she was in her teens, Louise is doing everything she can to maintain a normal life. She’s succeeding, too. She spends her days working at Maggie’s Café and her nights at the Zodiac, Harlem’s hottest speakeasy. Louise’s friends, especially her girlfriend, Rosa Maria Moreno, might say she’s running from her past and the notoriety that still stalks her, but don’t tell her that.

Heartless: A Paranormal Romance (Immortal Enemies Book 1)

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Vengeance is irresistible…

Kaysar the Unhinged One, fae King of Midnight, can drive anyone to madness with his song. A ruthless warrior forged in hate, he lives to force his enemies to their knees. He will stop at nothing to succeed—even abducting and seducing his foe’s beloved bride to ensure his own child one day sits on the male’s throne. Except, his prize escapes to the mortal realm before the first kiss, her heart transplanted into a human beauty with dangerous secrets…

Falling in Love on Willow Creek: Includes a Bonus Story (Highland Falls Book 3)

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Fall in love with thelatest Highland Falls romance about a single mom-to-be's surprise delivery and the undercover FBI agent who rescues her and her heart in the small town of Highland Falls.

Single mom-to-be Sadie Gray will do anything to find her younger brother before the law catches up with him. Even if it means returning home to the small town of Highland Falls with a baby due any moment. But when that moment comes sooner than expected, and Sadie finds herself stranded on the top of a mountain—in labor--she couldn’t be more grateful for the park ranger who finds her and helps deliver her daughter safely. Soon they’ve formed a tight friendship, and while he may be hinting at more, Sadie isn’t planning to stick around after she finds her brother.

The Queer Principles of Kit Webb: A Novel

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Critically acclaimed author Cat Sebastian pens a stunning historical romance about a reluctantly reformed highwayman and the aristocrat who threatens to steal his heart.

Kit Webb has left his stand-and-deliver days behind him. But dreary days at his coffee shop have begun to make him pine for the heady rush of thievery. When a handsome yet arrogant aristocrat storms into his shop, Kit quickly realizes he may be unable to deny whatever this highborn man desires.

Heartbreak Incorporated

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Evie Cross had big dreams of becoming an investigative journalist but at 25 and struggling to make it in New York City, she’s finally starting to admit that her dream is her side hustle and her day job is actually… her job. That is, until she signs on as a temp for a small consultancy whose principal, Misha Meserov, specializes in breaking up relationships. Misha is tall, infuriatingly handsome, and effortlessly charismatic—he can make almost anyone, man or woman, fall into bed with him. And he often does. But the more Evie is exposed to Misha’s scandalous world, the more she becomes convinced that he’s hiding something… when a wealthy San Francisco tech CEO with a dissolving marriage starts delving into the occult and turns up dead, Evie has to decide between her journalistic desire for the truth and her growing desire for Misha.

The Serpent's Fury: Royal Guide to Monster Slaying, Book 3 (A Royal Guide to Monster Slaying)

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Rowan faces her most dangerous monster-slaying challenge yet, confronting what could be the most infamous monster of all, in the third book in this fantastical series by New York Times bestselling author, Kelley Armstrong.

Rowan is Tamarel's Royal Monster Hunter, and her twin brother, Rhydd, will be its king. After the events of The Gryphon's Lair, Rowan, along with her friends, her brother and an entourage of monstrous companions, makes her way back to the Dunnian Woods to deal with the pack of dropbears the group trapped in an abandoned cabin after a vicious attack. The dropbears are just one of a number of rare monster species acting erratically in Tamarel.

Her Small Town Secret (Love Inspired)

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Revealing the truth could change everything…

Just as things start to come together for single mom Avery Hammons, her carefully ordered world is flipped upside down by the arrival of Grayson Stone, her daughter’s secret father. Now Grayson wants to be part of their daughter’s life, even as he plans to return to California. But can Avery trust the man who once abandoned her with her little girl’s heart…and her own?

Rare Vigilance (Whitethorn Agency Book 1)

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Former Marine Atlas Kinkaid knows not to ask questions about the clients he protects at the behest of the elite Whitethorn security agency. Just like he doesn’t like anyone asking about his scars—scars left by a mysterious attack that haunts his every waking moment.

Consumed by the need to find out what happened to him, Atlas takes a job providing security to Cristian Slava, the indolent—and gorgeous—son of a notorious businessman. Cristian seems to be just another entitled client, but when nights at the club turn into secret meetings and people start going missing, Atlas realizes there’s more to Cristian—and to protecting him—than meets the eye.

Winning Mr. Charming (Charming, Texas Book 1)

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In Charming, Texas, the ultimate contest is underway. 

Who’ll be the next Mr. Charming? Odds favor Cole Kinsella, owner of the Salty Dog Bar & Grill. The bachelor is certainly handsome and charismatic, especially to his newest employee, and former high school sweetheart, Valerie Villanueva. Except…Val’s in the running, as well. Because why can’t a woman be the most charming? As the rivalry revs up, so do the stakes. Each desperately needs that prize money, but do they need each other more?

Fake Engagement, Nashville Style: An Exes to Lovers Nashville Romance (Dynasties: Beaumont Bay Book 3)

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Saying yes should be strictly business…

Since it’s only pretend, not a second chance.

Cassandra Taylor’s ex-fiancé owes her—big-time. Luke Sutherland shattered her dreams of happily-ever-after, and now she wants his help landing the wedding planning event of the year: his brother’s celebrity nuptials. But Luke demands her help in return—pretend to be in love with him so he’s no longer Country Beat’s most eligible bachelor. As their fake engagement rekindles real passion, will Cassie get her own fairy-tale wedding…or only more heartbreak?

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