Romance Rights Guide London Book Fair 2020 1 Romance Titles 5 SCARLETT COLE The Preload series World English: Swerve/St. Martin’s Press Agent: Louise Fury 2017–2018. Finished books available. This dark contemporary romance series follows PRELOAD, quickly ascending the charts as the most explosive rock band of their generation. But fame has done little to overcome the traumas of their past. Traumas that have the power to decimate the band, and themselves, unless love can heal them first. Read the first book in the series, JORDAN RECLAIMED, where the band’s bassist pursues a damaged ballerina. In the second book, ELLIOT REDEEMED, a single mom and tortured musician find common RIGHTS SOLD: ground. And in NIKAN REBUILT, fate pushes a rockstar and the only France: Lattès girl he’s ever loved back into each other’s lives. Finally, LENNON REBORN asks the question, can a man who despises his life and a woman who desperately needs to live find the answers, and love, with each other? “I think by the end of this series I will be done with this trope because I don’t think anybody will write a better series than this, if JORDAN RECLAIMED is anything to go by.” —SubClub Books “JORDAN RECLAIMED is not a light read by any means, but it is well written and emotional. I enjoyed the characters and emotional journey of the plot to redemption and acceptance.” —The BOOk Disciple “OMG!! This was such a GORGEOUS ROMANCE!! It was everything I was hoping it would be—heartfelt, sexy and full of feels!! ...You have to read this book!” —Aestas Book Blog on ELLIOT REDEEMED 6 Love Over Duty series World English: Swerve/St. Martin’s Press Agent: Louise Fury 2017–2018. Finished books available. Deep Cover Ex-Navy SEAL Cabe Moss can disappear in plain sight. He sees links in everything, filing every little detail away for future reference as he fades further into the background. He can remember the color of an assailant’s eyes, the face of his first kill, and the last time he kissed his fiancée (two years, one month, eleven days, and eight hours ago, the day before she left for Afghanistan, and thanks to a roadside IED, never came back). Which is why the signs are telling him that the recent cases he has worked on with his brothers at Eagle Securities are not only connected, but the tip of the iceberg. He knows money is being laundered. The question is how? F.B.I. Special Agent Amy Murray knows there are thirty-nine stairs up to her office, nineteen rows of roof tiles on the building opposite her An Amazon Best Book of the apartment, and that the reason she has no student debt is because Month she counted cards in blackjack though college. Growing up in Las Vegas with a World Series of Poker champion for a father, it was to be expected. So when the chance arises to act as a dealer in a casino suspected of allowing money laundering on its premises, Amy takes the job. But it lands her straight into the path of the deadly handsome warrior Cabe. As the two work together, their explosive attraction begins to lead to something deeper. But before risking their lives, he needs to risk his heart... Also in this series: “Scarlett Cole’s characters pull you in from the very first page with real emotion and sizzling chemistry. Don't miss this action-packed thrill ride.” —New York Times-bestselling author Cherry Adair “Fantastic characters, scorching sexual tension, and non-stop action make this one of my favorite reads this year! Highly recommend!” —New York Times- bestselling author Laura Kaye 7 The Second Circle Tattoos series RIGHTS SOLD: World English: Swerve/St. Martin’s Press Germany: Ullstein Agent: Louise Fury France: Lattès/&moi 2016. Finished books available. Poland: Muza Italy: Fabbri Sexy and emotionally captivating, the Second Circle Tattoos novels will attract fans of Jaci Burton and Laura Kaye. The Second Circle Tattoos novels follow a group of tattoo artists that find love—and danger—in the steamy Miami heat. In THE STRONGEST STEEL, after changing her identity to hide from her violent ex- boyfriend, Harper Connelly meets tattoo rockstar and owner of Second Circle, Trent Andrews, who inks over the scars on her back—but her attacker returns and threatens her new life, new love, and newfound strength. In THE FRACTURED HEART, Trent’s right-hand man Brody “Cujo” Matthews must find common ground with Harper’s best friend, Andrea “Drea” Caron, in order to plan their wedding, but hatred explodes into passion after Drea witnesses a young woman’s abduction and must rely on Cujo to find the way to the truth. In THE PUREST HOOK, Second Circle’s office manager Pixie is focused on laying low and building a good life for herself, until Dred Zander, the rugged lead singer of a popular band, rocks her world—and ends up bringing her dark past under the media’s harsh lights. Finally, in THE DARKEST LINK, Reid Kennedy never escaped the guilt of introducing his sister Harper to the man who later attacked her, and gives in to a hot one-night stand with flirty tattoo artist Lia Carlisle; but Lia’s political family and Reid’s reunion with Harper lift secrets to the surface and a world of betrayal and lies threatens to pull them all under. “The author delivers a rock star romance fantasy with hot love THE STRONGEST STEEL was a RITA guaranteed to entertain.” —Library Journal Finalist in twO categories “Cole delivers a thrilling tale of new beginnings… The chemistry the pair share is as electric as the villain is creepy. This fast-paced read will leave you eager for the rest of the series.” —RT Book Reviews “You’ll tense, sigh, cringe, and cry. THE STRONGEST STEEL isn’t a book you want to miss!” —Jen McLaughlin, New York Times-bestselling author Scarlett Cole is a full-time writer and former Senior Vice President of Strategy and Marketing at a thirty- billion-dollar retail company in Canada. 8 L.H. COSWAY Off the Air World English: L.H. Cosway Agent: Louise Fury January 2020. Finished books available. Spending a month filming a reality TV show with your ex is no picnic. Especially when you’ve signed a contract stating that the twO Of yOu will nOt, under any circumstances, have rOmantic relatiOns while filming. Leanne Simmons and Callum Davidson never had an easy relationship. From enemies to lovers and back to enemies, they’ve been on again/off again for years. Things come to a head when Callum gets into an altercation with a rival for Leanne’s affections. Their management decide enough is enough and give them both an ultimatum: sign the contract or leave the show. Unwilling to give up their livelihoods, they sign on the dotted line. But Callum thinks it’s only a matter of time before they break the agreement, while Leanne is determined to see it through. L.H. Cosway’s fOreign Can she resist him for an entire month without losing her sanity? publishers include: And what if this is the one bet that finally breaks them both? France: MxM Bookmark Germany: Lyx Running on Air is a planned series of four novels. Each novel Israel: Yedioth focuses on a different couple and can be read as a standalOne. Poland: Filia Thailand: Amarin Turkey: Epsilon Something in the Air World English: L.H. Cosway Agent: Louise Fury January 2020. Finished books available. Michaela OlssOn has fOund her sOulmate in James Khan. There are just a few teeny, tiny problems… One, he’s her boss, two, he’s too old for her, and three, well, he happens to be engaged to somebody else. Matters are only made worse when James asks her to move into his newly purchased house to supervise the renovations. Working together every day is bad enough, but living in a house he owns is far more intimate than she expected. Then, when James decides to call off his wedding without any explanation whatsoever, Michaela wonders if perhaps her feelings for him aren’t as one-sided as she thought. Soon Michaela learns she might’ve had more to do with James calling off his engagement than she could’ve possibly imagined. 9 Happy-Go-Lucky World English: L.H. Cosway Agent: Louise Fury August 2019. Finished books available. For fans Of rOmantic cOmedies and Office rOmances. Every workplace has that one person you don’t want to mess with. At James & Peterson Investigations, that would be Cameron Grant: sullen, grouchy, intimidating, and sexy as hell. He can make your soul wither with a single disapproving glare. And he never, ever socialises with his co-workers. This is why Maisie Wilkins, happy-go-lucky ray of sunshine, can’t fathom why Cameron finally decided to show up at their annual office Christmas party. Every year he received an invite, and every year he failed to attend. But not this year. Curious as to why he’s there, Maisie can’t resist sitting next to Cameron. Before she knows it, she’s had one too many drinks and is drunkenly hailing a cab back to his place. Office party flings are not something she normally does, but despite his intimidating character, Cameron has a charm she can’t resist. Or maybe it was just those five gin and tonics blurring her judgement. Whatever the reason, Maisie now has to navigate the awkward, tension filled waters of sharing an office with someone she’s slept with.