Foreign rights guide

“Dog lovers will adore Sheehan.” —Publishers Weekly

The wonderfully evocative and poignant sequel to the runaway bestseller LOST & FOUND is perfect for fans of smart women’s fiction with lots of heart. We return to the secluded Peek’s Island off the cost of Maine and follow the lives of Rocky, Tess, Melissa, Hill, and Lloyd the (not so little) dog, of course! In the wake of her husband’s unexpected death, a grieving Rocky Pelligrino retreats to Maine, where she finds new hope, a new job, and a new circle of friends. She also finds love, thanks to a large and very special black Lab. But just when it seems as if life is settling down, Rocky’s world is shaken when a young girle raised in foster care claimes to be her late husband’s daughter. LOST & FOUND sold over 350,000 copies, and this long-awaited sequel will delight fans and win new readers. William Morrow Paperbacks
UK rights: HarperCollins US; Translation: The Jenny Bent Agency
LOST & FOUND sold in the UK/Ebury
Publication: June 2012 (CB)

Estimated length: 400 pages

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Sibley, Priscille

*THE PROMISE OF STARDUST

A nurse by training, Priscille Sibley is an exciting new talent. Her knowledge of medical issues and hospital settings lends an authority to her writing, and like Jodi Picoult’s novels her fiction debut takes on real-life controversial subjects. But what makes this debut stand out from the crowd is the author’s storytelling skills and her ability to stir up her readers’ emotions. At its heart, THE PROMISE OF STARDUST is a heartbreaking love story that will leave you in tears. When Elle McClure falls from a ladder and hits her head against a rock wall, even her husband, Matt, who is a neurosurgeon, cannot alter the fact that Elle is brain dead.Knowing that Elle had very strong feelings against living on life support, Matt has already agreed to let her go when he learns that she’s pregnant. Although the odds are against him, Matt wants to try to keep Elle alive for 6+ months, hoping the machines can keep her body functioning long enough to nourish the fetus and give it a chance at life. Matt’s mother, however, insists that Elle would never want to be kept alive like that, and is prepared to fight her own son in court…with Elle’s signed, living will, in hand. THE PROMISE OF STARDUST is emotionally gripping, poignant and often heart-wrenching, but it’s also extremely sensitive, as it explores what happens when everyone – except the victim – has a voice. It is a journey of two people that will stay with you long after you have turned the last page. William Morrow



Rights sold: Chinese (complex characters)/Sun Color; Dutch/Sijthoff; German/Lubbe; Polish/Weltbild; Portuguese in Brazil/Saraiva;
Publication: February 2013 (JS)

Estimated length: 336 pages

Manuscript available: May 2012
Silva, Daniel

*THE FALLEN ANGEL

“A world class practitioner of spy fiction” --Washington Post

“Elegantly paced, suble and well-informed, it’s more textured than Bond, more mojito than dry martini. If you haven’t read Silva before, try this and then go back and read the series.” -- Daily Mail (London) on PORTRAIT OF A SPY

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author Daniel Silva, comes another thriller of “hypnotic prose, well-drawn characters and nonstop action” (People magazine) in an adventure that takes his enigmatic hero Gabriel Allon to Rome. While restoring a Caravaggio masterpiece for the Vatican, Gabriel is summoned to Saint Peter’s Basilica by Monsignor Luigi Donati, the all-powerful private secretary to his Holiness Pope Paul VII, where he sees the body of a beautiful woman, smashed and broken, beneath Michelangelo’s magnificent dome. The Vatican police rule the death a suicidal fall, though Gabriel suspects otherwise and soon discovers that the woman had uncovered a dangerous secret that threatens powers beyond the Vatican. An intoxicating blend of art and intrigue, THE FALLEN ANGEL moves swiftly from the private chambers of the Vatican, to a glamorous art gallery in St. Moritz, to the hidden alleyways of Istanbul—and finally, to a pulse-pounding climax in the ancient city of Jerusalem, the world’s most sacred and contested parcel of land. With this new novel Silva again explores topical, timely issues through the entertaining medium of a heart-stopping thriller, with a plot marked by twists and turns, carefully researched, authentic logistics, and expertly-drawn, unforgettable characters. Universal Studios has acquired screen rights to the series of bestselling books featuring Gabriel Allon. Harper

Estimated length: 432 pages

Manuscript available: May 2012
Steinberg, Hank

*OUT OF RANGE

An action-packed debut thriller by the creator of the hit television series ‘Without a Trace’ about a wife who is kidnapped from her car on the side of a Los Angeles freeway, with her horrified children the only witnesses.  Her husband tracks her to Eastern Europe where he discovers evidence of a background that she has kept secret from him for years. Scintillating suspense of international intrigue and the devastating secrets in a marriage, reminiscent of the domestic terrain of Coben and Baldacci and the espionage of Ludlum and Berenson.  Film rights were pre-empted by Paramount the day after book rights were sold. This is the first of a two-book deal. William Morrow

Estimated length: 352 pages                                                                                                               

Manuscript available: June 2012

Todd, Charles

*AN UNMARKED GRAVE: A Bess Crawford Mystery

"Todd's excellent second mystery featuring British nurse Bess Crawford smoothly blends realistic characters with an intricate plot....Todd does a superb job of capturing the feel of the battlefield and the emotional toll taken on those waiting back home for a loved one's return." - starred review, Publishers Weekly on AN IMPARTIAL WITNESS

World War I nurse and amateur sleuth Bess Crawford returns in another exciting and suspenseful adventure, as she tries to catch a devious killer. It’s the spring of 1918, and the Spanish Flu epidemic is killing soldiers and civilians alike. Battlefield nurse Bess Crawford is in France, caring for hundreds of influenza patients, as well as the wounded. There, she accidentally discovers concealed among the bodies waiting for the burial detail an officer who has been murdered. What’s more, he was in her father’s former regiment and a family friend. Before she can report the body, she falls victim to the deadly flu herself. By the time she has recovered, the murdered officer has been buried, and the only other person who had seen the body has hanged himself. Or did he? With only her father’s connections in the military to help her, Bess must piece together what little evidence they have to find an elusive killer. And he already has Bess in his sights, determined to stop her before she uncovers his identity. Charles Todd is the author of the Bess Crawford mysteries, the Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries, and one stand-alone novel. A mother and son writing team, they live in Delaware and North Carolina. William Morrow
Publication: June 2012 (JS)

Estimated length: 320 pages

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Walter, Jess

BEAUTIFUL RUINS: A Novel

“Why mince words?  Beautiful Ruins is an absolute masterpiece.”- Richard Russo, author of That Old Cape Magic and Empire Falls

“Well constructed….quirky and entertaining tale of greed, treachery, and love.” – Publishers Weekly

“This is a blockbuster, with romance, majesty, comedy, smarts, and a cast of thousands. There’s lights, there’s camera, there’s action. If you want anything more from a novel than Jess Walter gives you in Beautiful Ruins, you’re getting thrown out of the theater.” —Daniel Handler, author of Why We Broke Up and creator of Lemony Snicket

“Walter’s newest book will have readers marveling at his imagination and spot-on characters…The pop-culture references and wistful tone will please Nick Hornby fans…Not to be missed.” - Library Journal

Jess Walter, bestselling author of THE FINANCIAL LIVES OF THE POETS, delivers his funniest, most romantic, and most purely enjoyable novel yet. This is the story of an almost-love affair that begins on the Italian coast in 1962…and resurfaces fifty years later in contemporary Hollywood. As rumors begin to trickle out about chaos on the set of the multimillion-dollar epic Cleopatra, a blonde American starlet—beautiful, mysterious, said to be dying—appears at the Hotel Adequate View, a failing hotel on the Italian coast. A short time later, a fast-talking young publicist shows up—and, with him, the roguish Richard Burton, rapacious with drink. Pasquale Tursi, the young proprietor of the hotel, has no idea what to make of the publicist or of Burton. He only knows that he has fallen—hopelessly, haplessly—in love with the starlet. Fifty years later, the story begins again on a studio lot in Hollywood—when an elderly man shows up at the office of the publicist, now a legendary producer, asking after the mysterious starlet who came to his hotel fifty years earlier. What unfolds is a dazzling rollercoaster of a novel, full of Walter’s trademark unforgettable characters. Gloriously inventive, constantly surprising, THE BEAUTFIUL RUINS is pure Jess Walter—a novel full of flawed yet utterly relatable people, all of them reaching toward some impossible goal. Harper

Estimated length: 338 pages

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Weller, Sam and Mort, Castle

*SHADOW SHOW: All New Tales in Stories of Ray Bradbury

Ray Bradbury is a storyteller without peer, a poet of the possible, and, indisputably, one of America’s most beloved authors. Editors Sam Weller and Mort Castle have collected twenty-seven original short stories written by the most celebrated authors today to honor Ray Bradbury and his contribution to the literary canon. Each contributor was inspired by the legendary work of Ray Bradbury, including Margaret Atwood, Neil Gaiman, Joe Hill, Dave Eggers, Harlan Ellison, Alice Hoffman, Kelly Link, Dean Koontz, Robert McCammon, Audrey Niffenegger, and many others. Sam Weller is Ray Bradbury’s authorized biographer, and author of THE BRADBURY CHRONICLES. Mort Castle teaches writing and is a published short story author. William Morrow Paperbacks

Estimated length: 368 pages

Manuscript available: April 2012
Wicker, Marcus

*MAYBE THE SADDEST THING

A winner of the 2010 National Poetry Series Prize as selected by award-winning poet D.A. Powell, Wicker’s work perpetuates NPS’s tradition of promoting exceptional poetry from new and emerging poets. “Maybe the Saddest Thing” refers to a speaker’s obsessive impulse and willingness to interrogate everything. “Everything,” in this case, constitutes poems which ask, “In observing the world have I forgotten how to live in it?” Wicker tackles the topical stuff of masculinity, identity and desire. Particularly important to this collection is a speaker’s ever-shifting voice – one foot wandering the academy, the other planted firmly on the blacktop of contemporary culture. Harper Perennial

Estimated length: 80 pages

Manuscript available: May 2011

Wolf, Dick

This is an adrenaline-fueled thriller in the tradition of Three Days of the Condor and Vince Flynn’s Memorial Day from the famed creator and producer of Law & Order—the longest running scripted show in television history. In the novel NYPD Special Agent Jeremy Fisk hunts terrorists planning a first-of-its-kind attack on New York City in advance of the 9/11 ten year anniversary service. But each time he thinks he’s found his man—the central player in the conspiracy—he realizes his opponents are smarter and more agile than any we have faced before; that they have discovered yet another weakness in our defense and are anticipating his every move. With its ingenious plotting surprises and high-wire drama, this is the novel Dick Wolf was born to write and a debut of the highest caliber. William Morrow

Estimated length: 350 pages

Manuscript available: April 2012

Avon
Bernard, Jennifer

*THE FIREMAN WHO LOVED ME (May 2012)

*HOT FOR FIREMEN (August 2012)

Firemen are hot! These are the first two installments in the brand new steamy Bachelor Fireman of San Gabriel series. Everyone knows firemen are heroes, but the firemen of legendary San Gabriel Station 52 have something extra special. It’s not just their striking good looks or daring feats of courage, but all them are single making them the only all-bachelor fire station. Captain Brody, who has been badly burned by his ex-wife, orders his star firemen to participate in a bachelor auction, but little does he know he’ll be the one to lose his heart. Melissa McGuire, a brainy local news producer, can’t believe she’s being set up by her grandmother, who bid on a date with a fireman at the auction. She prefers the artsy type, not a tough and commanding man, but sparks fly and leave readers wondering if the Chief is the first bachelor to succumb to love. In HOT FOR FIREMEN, a young woman is intent on burning down her family’s failing tavern, not knowing the new bartender she hired is a professional firefighter. Can a fireman and a wannabe firebug ever manage to get along? Author Jenny Bernard is a graduate of Harvard and a former news producer. This is her first series for Avon Books. Avon

Estimated length: 384 pages

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Boyle, Elizabeth

*ALONG CAME A DUKE

The first in a new, clever, highly witty series by New York Times bestselling and Rita Award-winning author Elizabeth Boyle. In order to avoid the Curse of Kempton, the young ladies of this town never marry. But Tabitha Timmons learns she is to inherit a fortune if she marries her deceased uncle’s god-nephew. This reluctant bride (and test case) is soon off to London to meet her unknown intended. The rakish Duke of Preston has taken refuge on a stormy night in the same inn as Tabitha, and the two share an impetuous kiss. When they reunite in London he is shocked to learn she is engaged, and she is just as furious to learn he is actually a duke. They cannot deny their attraction for each other, and it is up to Preston to convince Tabitha that he is the perfect bridegroom to end the Kempton curse. Avon

Publication: June 2012

Estimated length: 384 pages

Manuscript available

Passion and secrets simmer behind the elegant façade of Victorian London in New York Times bestselling author Liz Carlyle’s deliciously intriguing novel featuring the dangerous men of the mysterious St. James Club. Anais de Rohan poses as the new bride to one of the St. James Society’s most magnetic and ruthless leaders, Lord Bessett, to prove herself worthy of joining this secret all-male society. She daringly agrees to travel with the nobleman on a dangerous mission, and she quickly realizes that the intimacy of sharing Lord Bessett’s bedroom is proving a temptation impossible to resist. Bessett himself might be a soldier sworn to the Society, but he isn’t anyone’s saint. Avon

Estimated length: 384 pages

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Callen, Gayle

From USA Today bestselling author Gayle Callen, the exciting first chapter in an intriguing new series about a soldier with a debt to pay and a lady on a quest to unravel her family’s secrets. Consumed by guilt over his commanding officer’s death, Viscount Michael Blackthorne promises to care for the man’s family. When he sends a letter to the officer’s daughter, Lady Cecilia Malory, offering help, she asks for a proxy marriage, so she can access her own fortune to help the estate. Believing Michael to be as old as her father, Cecelia is surprised when her “husband,” a young, vibrant man, appears at her door. Both harbor secrets that neither wants to reveal, and when accidents begin to happen, Cecilia suspects Michael is the culprit. As they try to unravel a mystery, they face danger lurking in every corner. When they get closer to the truth, the two succumb to the most mysterious danger of all -- love. Avon

Publication: August 2012

Estimated length: 384 pages

Manuscript available

In this richly drawn and atmospheric debut paranormal romance series sworn enemies must join forces as they race toward a goal that may mean death for one of them, set in an alternate Earth forever changed by mass catastrophes. In SACRIFICE THE WICKED, a woman at the top of the power heap finds herself fighting to the death against those she used to call allies. Director Parker of Sector Three is in a new position – the hunter has become the hunted. After stealing a classified file from her Mission, a warrant is out for her arrest The only one who can help her is Agent Simon, a man of questionable loyalties and a serious hidden agenda. Simon is doing his best to keep Parker alive, not knowing who is hunting them. Their instant attraction binds them, and they should be an unstoppable force. But there are enemies at play that are threatening to crack the whole world wide open…and no sacrifice is too great in order to bring this nightmare to an end . Avon

Estimated length: 384 pages

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Cooper, Karina

*TARNISHED: The St. Croix Chronicles

Karina Cooper delivers the first in a brand new sexy series featuring fearless heroine Cherry St. Croix, debutante by day, bounty hunter by night, set in an alternate London where the morals of the Victorian era mix with a seedy underbelly teeming with dubious loyalties, advanced technology, and magic. Orphaned by the death of her parents, raised in a circus until she was found by her guardian, and kept contained in the rigorously defined structure of Society, Cherry rebels by living two lives. In one, she attends Society functions and soirees. In the other, she is Miss Black, a bounty collector that stalks the fog-choked streets below London proper in search of extra coin to feed a dangerous habit. A rash of killings put her at odds with powerful entities who run things below. She must decide where to turn her attentions: to the daylight world, where her curious mind sets her apart from respectable Society, or to the compelling domain of the Midnight Menagerie. Each has a man who has claimed her time—for good or for ill. As the corpses pile up, and the treacherous waters of Society gossip churn, Cherry soon learns that each also has its dangers. One choice will see her cast from polite company, and the other might just see her dead. Avon

Publication: July 2012

Estimated length: 352 pages

Manuscript available

Estimated length: 384 pages

Manuscript available
Grace, Sable

ASCENSION: A Dark Breed Novel (May 2011)

BEDEVILED: A Dark Breed Novel (January 2012)