Market News (April 2005)(Reprinted with the permission of Washington Romance Writers and Julie Moffett.) by Julie Moffett More great sales to report this month, so let´s get on with it! NYT best-selling author Connie Brockway has sold two new novels to Claire Zion at NAL, for publication beginning in 2006; Christina Dodd sold three new contemporary women's fiction novels to Kara Welsh at NAL for publication beginning in 2006; and NYT best-selling author Lisa Kleypass sold three new novels, contemporary women's fiction, to Jennifer Enderlin at St. Martin's. (Publisher´s Weekly/2-22-05) L. A. Banks sold three more books in her Vampire Huntress Legend series to Monique Patterson at St. Martin's; Nina Foxx's, JUST SHORT OF CRAZY, an African American chick lit novel, sold to Carrie Feron at Avon for publication in summer 2005; and Margo Maguire sold ISABEL'S CHOICE, a medieval romance set in the Scottish highlands, to Kelly Harms at Avon in a nice deal for two books. (Publisher´s Lunch/3-03-05) Avalon Books is now accepting submissions for romantic comedy. Word count is 40,000-70,000. Query with a 2-3 page synopsis and the first three chapters of the manuscript. Please see the Avalon Web site for further guidelines: www.avalonbooks.com. Pocket Books is launching a new line of larger, swanky mass-market paperbacks called Premium Editions. The launch date is July 2005 and will start with reprints of popular authors such as Sandra Brown, Barbara Delinsky and Ann Rule, plus a new title from Jude Deveraux called LASTING IMPRESSIONS. Titles will be priced at $ 9.95. (Publisher´s Lunch//3-1-05) Harlequin will launch a co-publishing partnership in Brazil with Record Publishing Group, beginning on April 1. The companies plan to issue 100 titles together in the first year. More details to be forthcoming. (Publisher´s Lunch/2-14-05) (Award-winning author Julie Moffett is the author of seven historical and paranormal novels and one novella. For more information on Julie's books, visit her website at: www.tlt.com/authors/jmoffett.htm.)
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