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Spring Rights Festival March 2021 Translation Rights List Spring Rights Festival March 2021 1 1 Contents • About Bookouture p. 3 • Historical p.5 • Crime Thriller p.31 • Women’s Fiction p.99 • p.126 • Schedule 2021 p. 129 2 Digital publisher of brilliant fiction Bookouture is a fast-growing UK-based digital imprint specialising in a broad range of fiction and building authors globally. At just 8 years old, and with a team of 38 people, Bookouture has already scored 392 Amazon UK top 100 hits, and sold over 43.5 million copies. • From only 903 books and 216 authors, we sold 10.2 million copies in 2020 • We published 264 new titles in 2020. • We have had over 52 top-five Kindle bestsellers and over 78 top-ten Kindle bestsellers. • We publish super-smart writing that keeps our readers up late into the night o Women’s fiction o Crime o Historical o Psychological suspense o Police procedurals o Chick lit o Paranormal romance o Young adult o Seasonal fiction o Sagas o Romance o Psychological thrillers o Thrillers o Holiday reads ‘Britain's Hottest Digital Publisher ’ 3 Rights Department PETA NIGHTINGALE Contracts, Rights and Development Director [email protected] SAIDAH GRAHAM Contract and Rights Executive [email protected] General enquiries: [email protected] Bookouture Carmelite House 50 Victoria Embankment London EC4Y 0DZ UNITED KINGDOM 4 Historical 63 5 This Fragile Heart Kate Hewitt Previous Translation Publishers Ikar (Slovak), Publish & More (Hungarian), Newton Compton (Italian), Euromedia (Czech) For fans of Diana Gabaldon, Tamera Alexander and Poldark Author has sold over 400,000 copies of her titles to date and has been in the top 10 in UK and top 30 US Amazon charts Editor's Note The third novel in Kate Hewitt's brilliant trilogy about the interlinking lives of two families from the Isle of Mull in Scotland when they move to the New World. Repackaged and retitled for a new audience, this is a perfect read for historical romance fans, either as part of the trilogy or as a standalone. Retail Description 1838, Boston: Once upon a time Isobel Moore was thought to be one of Boston’s most eligible young women. But, after a marriage proposal gone wrong, she is now at threat of being labelled a spinster. And, though her work at a small school for impoverished immigrants brings her great joy, she can’t help but wish for more in life. When her dream of finding love fails to come true, she knows – if she’s to have the family she dreams of – it will take desperate measures. Her parents wish for nothing more than Isobel to find happiness too. But when she announces she’s traveling to Burma to meet and marry a missionary she’s never met, they think she must have taken leave of her senses. Isobel believes fate will guide her to a man she could one day love. But the paths we take do not always lead us where we expect… And Isobel’s dream of true love may be more fragile than she had ever imagined. An incredible story about bravery, broken hearts and the powerful forces of fate. Reviews for Kate Hewitt “History came alive in this book… [It] will tightly clasp hold the heart of the reader… All together totally unforgettable.” Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “An amazing story… This is a book to savour, and one that I found myself constantly thinking about, long after I put it down.” Goodreads Reviewer , ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Author Biography Kate Hewitt is the author of many romance and women’s fiction novels. A former New Yorker and now an American expat, she lives in a small town on the Welsh border with her husband, five children, and their overly affectionate Golden Retriever. Whatever the genre, she enjoys telling stories that tackle real issues and touch people’s lives. Historical 292 pages | Pub Date 1/9/2020 | 9781800191136 | Unagented Far Horizons 3 The Orphan's Island Kate Hewitt Previous Translation Publishers Ikar (Slovak), Publish & More (Hungarian), Newton Compton (Italian), Euromedia (Czech) For fans of The Oceans Between Us, The Orphan Sisters, and My Name is Eva Author has sold over 400,000 copies of her titles to date and has been in the top 10 in UK and top 30 US Amazon charts Editor's Note Kate Hewitt is one of our most talented authors, and so I couldn't have been more thrilled when she told me she had this trilogy sitting in a drawer! And reading this staggeringly beautiful, captivating story of a little girl without anything who grows into a woman with a place to call home – I knew we had to take it on and help find it the audience it deserves. Retail Description 1904: Ellen Copley is still a child when she leaves behind the sooty rail yards of Glasgow, and crosses the Atlantic ocean with a heart full of dreams. Yet within weeks of their arrival in America, her father has disappeared – leaving Ellen with relatives who seem to resent her presence and disdain her Scottish brogue. Without parents, and seemingly unwanted, Ellen’s place in life feels more uncertain than ever. Until her Aunt Rose invites Ellen to stay on beautiful Amherst Island, which nestles like a jewel in the blue waters of Lake Ontario. There Ellen finally begins to find the love and acceptance she has long been craving – both from Aunt Rose’s boisterous family, and from the boy next door. The one with the twinkling eyes, who teases her, and laughs with her, and steals her heart… But does Jed Lyman love her back? Because – even though Amherst Island feels like home – Ellen knows she could never live there with a broken heart… Previously published as Down Jasper Lane. Reviews for Kate Hewitt ‘THE book of the year!... I don’t think I have ever cried as much’ Sinfully Wicked Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Never has any book been able to just wipe me out with such gut-wrenching sadness... BEAUTIFULLY DONE’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Author Biography Kate Hewitt is the author of many romance and women’s fiction novels. A former New Yorker and now an American expat, she lives in a small town on the Welsh border with her husband, five children, and their overly affectionate Golden Retriever. Whatever the genre, she enjoys telling stories that tackle real issues and touch people’s lives. Historical 360 pages | Pub Date 30/11/2020 | 9781800191112 | Unagented Amherst Island Trilogy 1 The Girl from Berlin Kate Hewitt Previous Translation Publishers Ikar (Slovak), Publish & More (Hungarian), Newton Compton (Italian), Euromedia (Czech) For fans of The Alice Network, All the Light We Cannot See and The Nightingale Author has sold over 400,000 copies of her titles to date and has been in the Top 10 in UK and Top 30 US Amazon charts Editor's Note I am not exaggerating when I say I think this is one of the finest works of historical fiction I have ever read (and I have read a lot of them). It lays open wartime and post-war Berlin in the most powerful, personal, emotion-destroying way. Even reading it editorially, I was completely swept up in the feelings and emotions it provoked. It is, put simply, unmissable. Retail Description 1930s Berlin: Rosa and Liesel are inseparable. From the day Rosa turns up with her long, dark hair in enviable braids, Liesel admires and adores her dearest friend. But then Liesel’s father starts working for the Nazis and everything changes. The two girls are suddenly told they cannot be friends. Because there is something wrong with Rosa. The yellow star she has to wear tells everyone that. She’s still Liesel’s best friend though. And when Rosa begs Liesel to help her – pressing her grandfather’s golden pocket watch into Liesel’s hand to show her gratitude – Liesel recklessly agrees. She will hide Rosa and her family, even if it means risking everything… Frankfurt, 1946: An idealistic American captain, Sam Houghton, arrives in Germany to interrogate prominent Nazis on trial and to help rebuild a battered country. He hires an enigmatic and damaged woman named Anna as his interpreter. But – as sparks fly between them – the question of what happened to Anna in the war raises its head. Because Anna has secrets – ones that link her to the Nazi party, the darkest days in Europe’s history, and the story of a golden pocket watch and two girls who promised to stay friends even when everyone told them it was impossible… Reviews for Kate Hewitt ‘THE book of the year!... I don’t think I have ever cried as much’ Sinfully Wicked Book Reviews, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ ‘Never has any book been able to just wipe me out with such gut-wrenching sadness... BEAUTIFULLY DONE’ Goodreads Reviewer, ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Author Biography Kate Hewitt is the author of many romance and women’s fiction novels. A former New Yorker and now an American expat, she lives in a small town on the Welsh border with her husband, five children, and their overly affectionate Golden Retriever. Whatever the genre, she enjoys telling stories that tackle real issues and touch people’s lives. Historical 410 pages | Pub Date 25/2/2021 | 9781838887995 | Unagented Dreams of the Island Kate Hewitt Previous Translation Publishers Ikar (Slovak), Publish & More (Hungarian), Newton Compton (Italian), Euromedia (Czech) For fans of The Oceans Between Us, The Orphan Sisters, and My Name is Eva Author has sold over 400,000 copies of her titles to date and has been in the top 10 in UK and top 30 US Amazon charts Editor's Note Continuing Ellen's story from The Orphan Island the second book in the trilogy takes her back to Glasgow where she studies art, and then – after suffering great loss on the Titanic – to the fields of Ypres as a nurse, where she's reunited with the only man she's ever loved.
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