Contemporary romance romance Contemporary A sexy story of hope and identy that goes more than skin deep UNDER HER SKIN: Blank Canvas, book 1 by Adriana Anders Sourcebooks Casablanca, February 2017 ◦ Mass‐market, 352pp * First book in a series “An incredibly sexy, heartbreaking, and intense ro‐ manc debut.” – Kirkus “This super‐sexy but nonetheless poignant love story pulls at the heartstrings.” – RT Reviews TARYN FAGERNESS AGENCY To keep his latent rage at bay, big, rough ex‐ convict Ivan Shiffle fights, fucks, and pounds metal. Spring 2016 ROMANCE Catalog He’s also a sucker for strays. So, when Uma Crane marches into town, damaged, but proud, Ivan can’t stop thinking about her—and wondering who’s got her so scared. Uma is alone in the world. Aer six months of running from an abusive ex, she’s scared and red and uerly desperate. She’s also got a se‐ cret: under her clothes, her skin has been marred by the powerful man who ru‐ ined her life—and who connues to hunt for her. She’s come to this small Virginia town to heal her baered body, before disappearing into anonymity forever. What she hadn’t bargained for was healing her soul. (Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency) Publisher has world English rights Adriana Anders has acted and sung, slung cocktails and corrected copy. She’s worked for start‐ups, mul‐ naonals, and small nonprofits, but it wasn’t unl she returned to her first love—wring romance— that she finally felt like she’d come home. Today, she resides with her tall French husband, two small chil‐ dren, and fat French cat in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, where she writes the dark, griy, emoonal love stories of her heart. Her debut novel, Under Her Skin, the first in the Blank Canvas series, won best unpublished contem‐ porary romance with both the New Jersey Romance Writers and the Heartland Romance Writers. www.adrianaanders.com 2 Paranormal romance romance Paranormal Romantic suspense suspense Romantic In New York Times bestselling author Jennifer L. Armentrout’s gripping All may doubt and fear what Seth has become...all except one new novel, a young woman comes home to reclaim her life— even as a murderer plots to end it... THE STRUGGLE: A Titan novel by Jennifer L. Armentrout TILL DEATH Spencer Hill Press, March 2017 by Jennifer L. Armentrout ◦ Paperback, 368pp Avon, February 2017 * #1 New York Times bestselling author! ◦ Mass‐market, 384pp The war against the Titans connues, and * #1 New York Times bestselling author! they remain determined to wreak havoc on the It’s been ten years since Sasha Keaton le world, but Seth has become something all gods fear. her West Virginia hometown...since she escaped the All may doubt and fear what Seth has become. All twisted serial killer known as the Groom. Returning except the one woman who might be his final chance to help run her family inn means being whole again, at redempon. Josie will do anything to prove that except for one missing piece. The piece that falls into Seth is on their side, but fate has a nasty way of place when Sasha’s threatened—and FBI agent Cole changing lives, of changing people. The only way they Landis vows to protect her the way he couldn’t a dec‐ can save the future and save themselves is by facing ade ago. First one woman disappears; then another, the unknown together. It will take love and the kind and all the while, disturbing calling cards are le for of strength not easily broken. No maer what, their the sole survivor of the Groom’s reign of terror. lives will never be the same. The end of the old is Cole’s never forgiven himself for not being there here and the beginning of the new has been ushered in. (Agent: Kevan Lyon, Mar- when Sasha was taken, but he intends to make up for it now...because under the sal Lyon Literary Agency) quirky sexiness Cole first fell for is a steely strength that only makes him love Sasha more. But someone is watching. Waing. And Sasha’s first mistake could be Foreign sales: Brish (Hodder), Germany (HarperCollins Germany), Turkey her last. (Agent: Kevan Lyon, Marsal Lyon Literary Agency) (Dogan Egmont) Foreign sales: France (Pygmalion), Germany (Piper), Turkey (Dogan Egmont) Also by Jennifer L. Armentrout Publisher has world English rights Foreign sales for The Return: Brish (Hodder), Germany (HarperCollins Germany), Hungary Foreign publishers for Jennifer L. Armentrout’s previous work: Brazil (Novo Con‐ (Könyvmolykepzö), Romania (Corint), Spain ceito), Czech (Baronet), Bulgaria (Egmont), Estonia (Pegasus), France (J’ai Lu), Ger‐ (Kiwi), Turkey (Dogan Egmont) many (Piper), Hungary (Könyvmolykepzö), Italy (Nord), Macedonia (Ars Lamina), The Netherlands (Zomer & Keuning), Poland (Amber), Portugal (Porto Editora), Foreign Sales for The Power: Brish (Hodder), Romania (Epica), Russia (AST), Slovenia (Ucila), Spain (Sanllana), Taiwan (Sharp Germany (HarperCollins Germany), Romania Point), Turkey (Dogan Egmont) (Corint), Turkey (Dogan Egmont) Jennifer L. Armentrout writes the bestselling YA Lux series, Jennifer L. Armentrout writes the bestselling YA Lux series, which has been oponed to become a major moon picture, which has been oponed to become a major moon picture, and the award‐winning Covenant series. She self‐published and the award‐winning Covenant series. She self‐published Wait For You, the first book in the Wait for You series, in March Wait For You, the first book in the Wait for You series, in March 2013 and it immediately became a #1 New York Times best‐ 2013 and it immediately became a #1 New York Times best‐ seller an was picked up by William Morrow. She’s gone on to seller and was picked up by William Morrow. She’s gone on to publish many books, including the YA contemporary The Prob- publish many books, including the YA contemporary The Prob- lem with Forever. Jennifer has an extremely strong social me‐ lem with Forever. Jennifer has an extremely strong social me‐ dia following, plus fans around the world. She currently lives in dia following, plus fans around the world. She currently lives in West Virginia with her husband and two dogs. www.jenniferarmentrout.com West Virginia with her husband and two dogs. www.jenniferarmentrout.com 3 4 Contemporary romance romance Contemporary romance Contemporary Charlie and Ever have the perfect arrangement—the mistress and the Everything here is in his control, even me. man married to his job—unl loves ruins everything Except for one thing... DISORDERLY CONDUCT: The Academy series, book 1 KING’S CAPTIVE by Tessa Bailey by Amber Bardan Harlequin, October 2017 Carina Press, February 2017 ◦ Mass‐market, esmated 230pp ◦ Digital first, 252pp * New York Times bestselling author! For three years, I’ve belonged to Julius Police academy cadet Charlie Burns can’t believe his luck when the gor‐ King. Some people would think being stuck on a pri‐ geous blonde he meets in a bar murmurs those magic words: “Nothing serious, vate island is heaven, but this is my hell. Because I’m ’kay?” Mind‐blowing, no‐strings sex with Ever Carmichael—it’s the holy grail of not here as a guest. Not even close. I’m a prisoner. hookups for a guy who’s too busy following in his law enforcement family’s foot‐ I’m his. Julius King. Powerful. Wealthy. Danger‐ steps to think about geng serious. Charlie’s all about casual…that is, unl Ever ous. There are parts of me he wants that I can’t give calls it quits and his world lts on its axis. Ever knows that when you control the him. When he looks at me, there are mes I swear he relaonship game, you can’t get played. But for the first me, she wants more sees someone else. And the scary part is that some‐ than short‐term sasfacon. Step one: end her fling with commitment‐phobic mes, when he touches me, I think he may be some‐ Charlie. Step two: sacrifice herself to the ruthless NYC dang scene. Yet every‐ one else, too. Though my body might be tempted, where she turns, there’s Charlie, being his ridiculously charming self. No online and he might control everything else, I can’t let him match or blind date compares to the criminally hot cop‐in‐training, but they’re have any piece of my heart. I won’t. But every day, over. Aren’t they? If love is a four‐leer‐word, why does the idea of Ever seeing the fight gets harder, and Julius manages to slip past my defenses in the most someone else e Charlie up in knots? Now he’s desperate to win her back… and a unexpected ways. I have to find out the truth about Julius King. Even if it destroys lile date sabotage never hurt anyone, right? (Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford me. (Agent: Laura Bradford, Bradford Literary Agency) Literary Agency) Publisher has world English rights Publisher has world English rights Us. A wrench twists in my chest. Why do I keep seeing her “Happy?” There’s that soft personal tone again, and it’s impossible disappearing into the crowd? Over and over. What if I’d never met not to hear. Impossible not to catch the switch when he speaks to her? Never became friends with her? No one would have texted me. I look at him, something like a smile biting the corners of my me tonight. I wouldn’t even have known she was in trouble. I’m lips. “Thank you, Julius.” setting myself up for a lifetime of not knowing what happens to Ever.