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Wednesday, July 26, 2006 Latest Women's/Romance Publishing News per Publishers Lunch NYT bestselling author Mary Alice Monroe's two books, moving to Lauren McKenna at Pocket, in a major deal, by Robert Gottlieb and Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group (world English). Sherry Thomas's historical debut SCHEMES OF LOVE, about an estranged married couple who must reunite (and passion reignites) when the wife petitions for divorce to remarry and her husband demands an heir in exchange for her freedom, to Caitlin Alexander at Bantam Dell, in a good deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Kristin Nelson at Nelson Literary Agency (NA). knelson@nelsonagency.com Translation: wlee@fieldingagency.com Sylvia Day's new erotic series set on a desert planet where centuries of technological advances have led to a heightened appreciation of all things tactile and sensual, again to Kate Duffy at Kensington Zebra, in a three-book deal, by Pamela Harty at The Knight Agency. deidre.knight@knightagency.net NYT bestselling author Allison Brennan, Roxanne St. Claire and Karin Tabke's anthology, to Lauren McKenna at Pocket, by Kimberly Whalen at Trident Media Group. SLAVE TO SENSATION author Nalini Singh's next two paranormal romance novels, again to Cindy Hwang for Berkley Sensation, in a nice deal, by Nephele Tempest for The Knight Agency (NA). nephele.tempest@knightagency.net Sharie Kohler's debut paranormal ONCE BITTEN, NEVER SHY, in which a mousy school teacher finds herself with a newfound aggression and a libido in hyper-drive after getting infected by a werewolf, to Lauren McKenna at Pocket, in a nice deal, in a pre-empt, in a two-book deal, by Maura Kye-Casella at the Denise Marcil Literary Agency. MauraKye@DeniseMarcilAgency.com Rhyannon Byrd's LAST WOLF STANDING, confronting the a fierce band of hunters and protectors, half-human and half-lycan, to Ann Leslie Tuttle at Harlequin Nocturne, in a nice deal, in a three-book deal, by Deidre Knight for The Knight Agency. deidre.knight@knightagency.net Liliana Monteil-Doucette's novel in which a heroine goes on a radical diet that not only changes her appearance, but allows her to transform her life to the chagrin of her traditional Spanish family, to Adrienne Avila for Solana, in a nice deal, by Caren Johnson at Firebrand Literary (World English). caren@firebrandliterary.com Kelley St. John's TO CATCH A CHEAT, about a woman who decides to get back at her ex-boyfriends by creating a website detailing all of their failings starting with the very first boy who did her wrong even though he denies it and retalitates with a website of his own, to Devi Pillai at Warner Forever, in a nice deal, by Caren Johnson at Firebrand Literary (World). caren@firebrandliterary.com Kelley St. John's three books about ghosts and the family who helps them cross over to the other side, to Brenda Chin at Harlequin Blaze, in a nice deal, by Caren Johnson at Firebrand Literary (World). caren@firebrandliterary.com Author of the forthcoming THE MEN'S GUIDE TO THE WOMEN'S BATHROOM Jo Barrett's KILLING CARLTON, in which a woman hires a loveable hit man and embarks on a humorous journey of revenge to even the score against her ex-fiance who has stolen her business, to Carrie Feron at William Morrow, in a two-book deal, by David Hale Smith at DHS Literary (world English). Jodi Lynn Copeland's PRIVATE INDULGENCE, a pair of erotic romance novellas that explores the forbidden encounters heating up at an exclusive South Pacific island resort, to Hilary Sares at Kensington Aphrodisia, in a nice deal, in a two-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (World). laura@bradfordlit.com Vonna Harper's NIGHT FIRE, an erotic romance about an ancient Aztec warrior and a modern-day jewelry designer drawn together by the mystical lure of fire opals to explore the limits of bondage, submission, and time, to Audrey LaFehr for Kensington Aphrodisia, in a nice deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (World). laura@bradfordlit.com K.C. Washington's MOURNING BECOMES HER, in which a woman takes on life and love, to Harlem Writers Guild Press. kcwbrooklyn@juno.com The Key "nice deal" $1 - $49,000 "very nice deal" $50,000 - $99,000 "good deal" $100,000 - $250,000 "significant deal" $251,000 - $499,000 "major deal" $500,000 and up
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