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APRIL 2014

UPC: 07274200799925639RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 336SPINE: 27/32” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Fantasy/MysteryAUTHOR HOME: Central Texas

BACKGROUND: Ace hardcover978-0-425-26920-6 (5/13)PREVIOUS BOOK: Deadlocked 978-0-425-25638-1 (4/13)COVER ARTIST: Lisa Desimini

978-0-425-25639-8 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

AN APRIL 2014 ACE FEATURE RELEASE, STRICT ON-SALE MARCH 25, 2014

Dead Ever AfterCharlaine Harris

“One of the most beloved vampire series ever published comes to a satisfying and fitting end.” —RT Book ReviewsMARKETING

❏❏ National consumer advertising campaign

❏❏ Online advertising and social media outreach

❏❏ Promote at genre conventions throughout the year

❏❏ Airport lightbox display advertising

❏❏ Online promotion

❏❏ 18-copy solid floor display with special riser available 978-0-425-27424-8 @ $143.82/$161.82 Can.

❏❏ 18-copy mixed floor display with special riser available (includes 9 copies of Dead Ever After, and 3 each of Deadlocked, Dead Reckoning, and Dead Until Dark) 978-0-425-27425-5 @ $143.82/$164.82 Can.

The #1 New York Times Bestseller

The Final Sookie Stackhouse Novel Now in Paperback

Includes a sneak preview of Midnight Crossroad and an all-new section of FAQs submitted by fans!

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Southern Vampire series❏❏ DEAD EVER AFTER 978-0-425-25639-8 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ DEADLOCKED 978-0-425-25638-1 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ DEAD RECKONING 978-1-937007-35-5 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ DEAD IN THE FAMILY 978-0-441-02015-7 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

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❏❏ ALL TOGETHER DEAD 978-0-441-01581-8 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ DEFINITELY DEAD 978-0-441-01491-0 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ DEAD AS A DOORNAIL 978-0-441-01333-3 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ DEAD TO THE WORLD 978-0-441-01218-3 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ CLUB DEAD 978-0-441-01051-6 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ LIVING DEAD IN DALLAS 978-0-441-00923-7 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ DEAD UNTIL DARK 978-0-441-00853-7 $7.99/$8.99 CAN.

❏❏ AFTER DEAD (Ace Hardcover; 11/13)

InkLit Hardcovers❏❏ CEMETERY GIRL, BOOK ONE

❏❏ GRAVE SIGHT

CHARLAINE HARRIS CHECKLIST

UPC: 07115200799515421RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 368SPINE: 59/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Historical RomanceAUTHOR HOME: Seattle, WA

BACKGROUND: Putnam hardcover978-0-399-15909-1 (5/13)PREVIOUS BOOK: Crystal Gardens978-0-515-15299-9 (4/13)

978-0-515-15421-4 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

A JOVE PREMIERE RELEASE, STRICT ON-SALE MARCH 25, 2014

The Mystery WomanA Ladies of Lantern Street NovelAmanda Quick

“An agency of resourceful and witty women who use their intuition and their paranormal sense to investigate crimes and conumdrums.” —*The Seattle Times

MARKETING❏❏ National consumer advertising campaign

❏❏ Online advertising

❏❏ Extensive social media outreach and online promotion

❏❏ 18-copy solid floor display with special riser available 978-0-515-15514-3 @ $143.82/$161.82 Can.

ALSO AVAILABLECrystal Gardens 978-0-515-15299-9 @ $7.99/$8.99 Can.Quicksilver 978-0-515-15056-8 @ $7.99/$8.99 Can.

THE LADIES OF LANTERN STREET ARE BACK

The New York Times Bestseller Now in Paperback

“A FAST-PACED, SUSPENSEFUL NARRATIVE THAT IS ALSO A TOUCHING LOVE STORY.”*

UPC: 07183100799526840RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 320SPINE: 13/16” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: NovelAUTHOR HOME: Amarillo, TX

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Can’t Stop Believing 978-0-425-25067-9 (6/13)

978-0-425-26840-7 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

A BERKLEY RELEASE, STRICT ON-SALE APRIL 1, 2014

Betting the RainbowJodi Thomas “A masterful storyteller.” —New York Times

bestselling author Catherine AndersonMARKETING

❏❏ National consumer advertising


❏❏ Social media outreach and online promotion

❏❏ 18-copy solid floor display with special riser 978-0-425-27423-1 @ $143.82/$161.82 Can.

The New York Times bestselling series

A new Harmony novel from

that’s sure to be a winner.

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Can’t Stop Believing 978-0-425-25067-9 $7.99/$8.99 Can.

Chance of a Lifetime 978-0-425-25052-5 $7.99/$8.99 Can.

When two sisters make a midnight wager that could change both of their lives, the entire town of Harmony, Texas, takes interest.

UPC: 07183100999927066RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 352SPINE: 27/32” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: NovelAUTHOR HOME: Oxford, MS

BACKGROUND: Putnam hardcover978-0-399-16157-5 (5/13)PREVIOUS BOOK: Robert B. Parker’s Lullaby978-0-425-26098-2 (4/13)

978-0-425-27066-0 • $9.99/$10.99 Can.

STRICT ON-SALE APRIL 1, 2014

Robert B. Parker’s Wonderland A Spenser NovelAce Atkins

The iconic Spencer series continues with this New York Times bestseller by Ace Atkins.

“[Atkins]...has managed to nudge this venerable series in a new direction while staying true to its core... a magnificent accomplishment.” —BookReporter.com

Old friends. Small favors. Bitter rivals. Stirred together, it all makes for one explosive cocktail, and Spencer can feel the heat stretching from Boston to Vegas...

MARKETING

❏❏ Promote in conjunction with new Putnam hardcover, Robert B. Parker’s Cheap Shot, on sale in May 2014

❏❏ Print advertising


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❏❏ The hardcover edition of this book was a New York Times bestseller

❏❏ Spencer is one of the most iconic characters in detective fiction

❏❏ Atkins is an acclaimed New York Times bestselling author who impeccably captures the tone and style of the Robert B. Parker’s series

❏❏ For fans of Dennis Lehane, Michael Connelly, and Robert Crais

❏❏ Premium edition

❏❏ Authors’ websites: robertbparker.net; aceatkins.com; facebook.com/aceatkinsbooks; twitter.com/aceatkinsbooks

BERKLEY 6

UPC: 07183100799526996RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 384SPINE: 31/32” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: FictionAUTHOR HOME: Los Angeles, CA

BACKGROUND: Berkley trade paperback 978-0-425-22620-9 (4/09)PREVIOUS BOOK: Knit the Season 978-0-425-26944-2 (11/13)

978-0-425-26996-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Comfort FoodKate Jacobs

“Readers will be cheering”* for this delicious new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author—now in mass market.“The kind of book you rush home to finish.” —USA Today

About to turn the big five-oh, Cooking with Gusto! television personality Augusta “Gus” Simpson is told that, to boost her ratings, the network wants to team her up with the young, beautiful, and ambitious Carmen Vega. But Gus is ready to fight—whether it’s off-set with her two demanding daughters, on camera with Carmen, or after hours with Oliver, the new culinary producer who’s raising her temperature beyond the comfort zone...

*BookReporter.com

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❏❏ Social media outreach


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❏❏ The New York Times bestselling novel, now in mass market paperback

❏❏ From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Friday Night Knitting Club

❏❏ Universal Cable Productions has optioned the rights to Comfort Food for a possible television series

❏❏ Universal Pictures bought the film rights for The Friday Night Knitting Club, with Julia Roberts attached

❏❏ Author website: katejacobs.com

BERKLEY 7

UPC: 07183100799527101RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Contemporary Romance

AUTHOR HOME: Reno, NVBACKGROUND: Reissue 978-0-425-23638-3 (9/10)PREVIOUS REISSUE: Slow Heat 978-0-425-27099-8 (2/14)

978-0-425-27101-8 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

ON SALE APRIL 1, 2014

The Trouble with ParadiseJill Shalvis

A fun and sexy contemporary romance from the New York Times bestselling author of Rescue My Heart.“Jill Shalvis will make you laugh and fall in love.” —New York Times bestselling author Rachel Gibson

Dorie Anderson’s life is severely lacking in sexual highlights when she wins a trip on a singles cruise bound for Fiji. Now she finds herself in close quarters with two irresistible men . When a storm wrecks the ship on a deserted island, it would be the perfect setting for a steamy romance—if there wasn’t something sinister lurking in the shadows. Will Dorie run to the adoring arms of the pro baseball player with the Texas drawl, or the ship’s sexy French doctor? Being stuck never felt so exciting.

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❏❏ Berkley is reissuing this stand-alone novel with a new package that’s perfect for fans of Shalvis’s New York Times bestselling Animal Magnetism novels

❏❏ The newest Animal Magnetism novel, Rumor Has It, is on sale 11/5/13

❏❏ Author websites: jillshalvis.com; facebook.com/jillshalvis; twitter.com/jillshalvis

BERKLEY 8

UPC: 07183100699825918RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 272SPINE: 11/16” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Western NovelAUTHOR HOME: Nashville, IN

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: The Lawman: White Lightning978-0-425-25910-8 (4/13)

978-0-425-25918-4 • $6.99/$7.99 Can.


The Lawman: TrackdownLyle Brandt

A jailbreak on the trail sparks off a new tale of Western grit and rough justice in this popular series.U.S. Marshal Jack Slade is escorting four prisoners to Leavenworth, Kansas, when some kin of prisoner Fergus Mayfield ambush him and free the convicts. The only mistake they made is leaving Slade alive. Badly wounded, horseless, and unarmed, Slade will stop at nothing to survive the dangers of the desert and see justice done.

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❏❏ Eleventh in the series, following The Lawman: White Lightning (4/13)

❏❏ The Lawman: Avenging Angel (10/10) was a Spur Award finalist

❏❏ Brandt is also starting a new series with the release of Smugglers’ Gold (12/13)

❏❏ For fans of the Western works of Peter Brandvold, Ralph Compton, and Ed Gorman

BERKLEY 9

UPC: 07183100799526604RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 336SPINE: 27/32” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Paranormal Romance

AUTHOR HOME: Phoenix, AZBACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Tiger Magic 978-0-425-25121-8 (6/13)

978-0-425-26604-5 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Wild WolfA Shifters Unbound NovelJennifer Ashley

The latest novel in the USA Today bestselling “must-buy series for paranormal romance lovers” (Fresh Fiction).“Ashley’s shifter world is exciting, sexy, and magical.” —New York Times bestselling author Yasmine Galenorn

With the wolves in his pack convinced that there needs to be a shake-up, Graham McNeil must defend his leadership to save the human woman he has grown to love—before Shiftertown is pulled into an all-out war.

MARKETING

❏❏ Extensive online advertising campaign

❏❏ Print advertising


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❏❏ The sixth book in the sexy USA Today bestselling Shifters Unbound series, following Tiger Magic (6/13)

❏❏ This series has received strong reviews from Publishers Weekly, Booklist, and New York Times bestselling authors Alyssa Day and Yasmine Galenorn

❏❏ In March 2014, Berkley will publish a new Shifters Unbound e-Novella, Feral Heat, which includes a teaser for Wild Wolf

❏❏ Perfect for fans of Nalini Singh and Angela Knight

❏❏ Author websites: jennifersromances.com; facebook.com/jenniferashleyallysonjamesashleygardner; twitter.com/jennallyson

BERKLEY SENSATION 10

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Tiger Magic

Mate Claimed

Wild Cat

UPC: 07183100799525926RIGHTS: V00 PAGES: 320SPINE: 13/16” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Historical RomanceAUTHOR HOME: Australia

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: The Autumn Bride 978-0-425-25925-2 (2/13)

978-0-425-25926-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


The Winter BrideA Chance Sisters RomanceAnne Gracie

Award-winning author Anne Gracie delivers the second in a Regency series “that will leave readers starry-eyed” (Publishers Weekly).Damaris Chance’s unhappy past has turned her off the idea of marriage forever. But when Damaris finds herself trapped in a compromising situation with the handsome rake Freddy Monkton-Coombes, she has no choice but to agree to wed him—in name only. Her new husband seems to accept her terms, but Freddy has a plan of his own: to seduce his reluctant winter bride.

Praise for The Autumn Bride:

“A complex, charming heartwarmer that celebrates love, brave heroines, and the miracle of second chances.” —Kirkus Reviews

MARKETING

❏❏ Online advertising campaign

❏❏ Social media outreach and online promotion

SALES POINTS

❏❏ The second book in the series following The Autumn Bride (2/13)

❏❏ Gracie’s Bride By Mistake (1/12) was a finalist for the Romance Writers of America RITA Award

❏❏ Gracie has received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, with her books appearing on numerous “Best Of” lists

❏❏ Will appeal to readers of Mary Balogh and Stephanie Laurens

❏❏ Author websites: annegracie.com; twitter.com/annegracie

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The Autumn Bride



AUTHOR HOME: Tampa Bay, FL BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: The Sweetheart Bargain 978-0-425-26450-8 (9/13)

978-0-425-26451-5 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


The Sweetheart Rules A Sweetheart Sisters NovelShirley Jump

Second in this series set in Rescue Bay, Florida, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Sweetheart Bargain.“Shirley Jump weaves a story that hypnotizes from the first page.” —New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis

Rescue Bay veterinarian and single mom Diana Tuttle needs a man who’s in it for the long haul. But it’s hard to resist temptation when a one-night stand from her past shows up in town.

Coast Guard Lieutenant Mike Stark is doing his best to become a family man ever since his ex-wife left their kids on his doorstep. As great as it’s been, reconnecting with Diana might be one commitment too many. Luckily the Sweetheart Sisters have the perfect scheme to make this second chance last a lifetime...

“Shirley Jump’s stories sparkle with warmth and wit and glow with strong, heart-felt emotions.” —New York Times bestselling author Jayne Ann Krentz

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❏❏ The second book in the series, following The Sweetheart Bargain (9/13)

❏❏ Jump is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author

❏❏ The third book in this series will be released in September 2014

❏❏ Author websites: shirleyjump.com; facebook.com/shirleyjump.author; twitter.com/shirleyjump



AUTHOR HOME: IllinoisBACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: A Taste of Ice 978-0-425-25725-8 (1/13)

978-0-425-26753-0 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Drowning in Fire The ElementalsHanna Martine

Third in the steamy series featuring water and fire elementals from the author of Taste of Ice and Liquid Lies.“On my must read list...intensely sexy.” —The Romance Reader, on The Elementals novels

Having once been banned from the Senatus, the water-wielding Griffin now has a second chance to prove himself. But he never stopped loving Keko, even after their forbidden affair ended in a storm of fire and ice. When she embarks on a suicide mission to save her people and redeem her name, the Senatus wants her stopped—and Griffin volunteers to go after her. Through the Hawaiian wilderness, she leads him to the source of all fire magic. But will the intense power draw them back together or destroy them both?

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❏❏ Third in this paranormal romance series, following A Taste of Ice (1/13) and Liquid Lies (7/12)

❏❏ Martine was also featured in the paranormal romance anthology Unbound (Berkley Sensation trade paperback; 3/13) with Angela Knight, Jennifer Ashley, and Jean Johnson

❏❏ Perfect for fans of Nalini Singh

❏❏ Author websites: hannamartine.com; facebook.com/hannamartinebooks; twitter.com/hanna_martine


UPC: 07183100799526890RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 320SPINE: 13/16” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Paranormal RomanceAUTHOR HOME: Denver, COBACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Heart Fortune 978-0-425-26393-8 (Berkley Sensation trade paperback; 8/13)

978-0-425-26890-2 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Ghost SeerA Ghost Seer Novel

Robin D. Owens

“With every book [Owens] amazes and surprises me!” —The Best Reviews

In Denver, a young woman learns she can see ghosts. And when the ghost of a Wild West gunman needs her help, she finds herself getting close to a sexy private investigator.

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❏❏ A new contemporary paranormal romance series with a great Western setting

❏❏ Owens is the RITA Award-winninng author of the Celta novels, including Heart Fortune (8/13) and Heart Secret (8/12)

❏❏ Perfect for fans of Allyson James

❏❏ Author websites: robindowens.com; twitter.com/robindowens

UPC: 07183100799525505RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 368SPINE: 59/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Paranormal RomanceAUTHOR HOME: Tigard, ORBACKGROUND: Berkley Sensation trade paperback 978-0-425-25604-6 (9/12)PREVIOUS BOOK: Heart of Steel 978-0-425-25104-1 (7/12)

978-0-425-25505-6 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

RivetedA Novel of the Iron Seas

Meljean Brook

BERKLEY SENSATION

“A stunning blend of steam-punk setting and poignant romance.” —Ilona Andrews

Annika is searching for her sister while serving on an airship. David is intent on exposing her secrets—until disaster strands them on a glacier where survival depends on the heat rising between them.

“Riveted is the standard against which I am currently measuring all steampunk.” —Smart Bitches, Trashy Books

SALES POINTS

❏❏ The third book in the series, following Heart of Steel (7/12) and The Iron Duke (1/12)

❏❏ Meljean Brook is a New York Times bestselling author

❏❏ Brook is considered the trailblazing author of steampunk romance

❏❏ Author websites: meljeanbrook.com; facebook.com/authormeljeanbrook; twitter.com/meljean

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UPC: 07183100799525892RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: MysteryAUTHOR HOME: Scottsdale, AZ

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Going, Going, Ganache 978-0-425-25207-9 (4/13)

978-0-425-25892-7 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Sugar and Iced A Cupcake Bakery MysteryJenn McKinlay

Sugar and spice and murderous vice—from the New York Times bestselling author of Going, Going, Ganache.“McKinlay’s characters are delicious.” —New York Times bestselling author Sheila Connnolly

Melanie and Angie, co-owners of Fairy Tale Cupcakes, are providing treats for the Sweet Tiara beauty pageant. A high-strung judge and a pushy stage mom try to eliminate Mel and Angie’s young friend Lupe from the competition, and when the judge turns up dead, Lupe is crowned lead suspect. Now Mel and Angie need to find the real killer before Lupe winds up strutting down the aisle of a prison block.

MARKETING

❏❏ Print advertising in mystery publications




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❏❏ The sixth book in the Cupcake Bakery Mystery series, following the New York Times bestseller Going, Going, Ganache (4/13)

❏❏ McKinlay is also the author of Berkley’s Library Lover’s Mystery series and the new Hat Shop Mystery series, which begins with Cloche and Dagger, (8/13)

❏❏ Includes recipes

❏❏ Author websites: jennmckinlay.com; facebook.com/jennmckinlaysbooks

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME 15

UPC: 07183100799525464RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: MysteryAUTHOR HOME: Bertram, TXBACKGROUND: Berkley Prime Crime hardcover978-0-425-25572-8 (4/13)

PREVIOUS BOOK: Mourning Gloria978-0-425-24701-3 (4/12)

978-0-425-25464-6 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Widow’s TearsSusan Wittig Albert

The national bestselling mystery series featuring herbalist China Bayles, “a leader among female sleuths.”*“[Albert] consistently turns out some of the best-plotted mysteries on the market.” —Houston Chronicle

A house that may or may not be haunted and a bank teller who is definitely dead give China Bayles plenty to investigate in the twenty-first installment of this beloved national bestselling series. *Publishers Weekly

MARKETING

❏❏ Promote in conjunction with simultaneous Berkley Prime Crime hardcover, Death Come Quickly, on sale in April 2014



SALES POINTS

❏❏ The next book in the national bestselling series, following Mourning Gloria (4/12)

❏❏ Albert also writes the Darling Dahlias mysteries and the Cottage Tales mysteries

❏❏ Perfect for fans of Victoria Thompson and Robin Paige

❏❏ Author websites: susanalbert.com; mysterypartners.com; twitter.com/susanwalbert


UPC: 07183100799526497RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48

CATEGORY: Mystery AUTHOR HOME: Buffalo, NYBACKGROUND: Original

978-0-425-26497-3 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Bloom and Doom A Bridal Bouquet Shop MysteryBeverly Allen

In this new series featuring bridal flower arranger Audrey Bloom, someone’s big day might be her last.Audrey Bloom is designing a bouquet for her childhood friend Jenny Whitney, who snagged the most eligible bachelor in Ramble, Virginia. When he’s found dead, sprinkled with bits of bouquet, Jenny is showered with the wrong kind of attention as the murder suspect. Audrey decides to dig for the truth, hoping not to become the next Ramble resident pushing up daises.

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❏❏ The first in a new series

❏❏ Weddings and flowers are always a popular hook

❏❏ Berkley owns two more books in this series, set for release in 2015

❏❏ Author websites: barbaraearly.com; facebook.com/authorbeverlyallen; twitter.com/barbearly


UPC: 07183100799526495RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48

CATEGORY: MysteryAUTHOR HOME: Pasadena, CABACKGROUND: Original

978-0-425-26495-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Murder on Bamboo LaneAn Officer Ellie Rush MysteryNaomi Hirahara

First in an exciting new series from the Edgar Award–winning author.

“The most original mystery I’ve encountered in many years.” —Sujata Massey, author of the Rei Shimura mysteries

Rookie cop Ellie Rush dreams of being a homicide detective, but for now she patrols L.A. by bike. And on the day of the Chinese New Year Parade, trouble could be lurking around any corner...

Praise for Naomi Hirahara:

“A unique voice in a genre cluttered with copycats.” —Rocky Mountain News

MARKETING

❏❏ Early online buzz-building campaign, including giveaways





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❏❏ The first book in a new series by an Edgar Award–winning author

❏❏ L.A.’s Central District is a great setting, featuring Chinatown, City Hall, the Fashion District, and artists’ lofts

❏❏ Author websites: naomihirahara.com; facebook.com/naomihiraharabooks; twitter.com/gasagasagirl


UPC: 07183100799526345RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: MysteryAUTHOR HOME: Myrtle Beach, SC

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK (in a different series): Playing with Fire978-0-425-25245-1 (1/14)

978-0-425-26345-7 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Death on Eat Street A Biscuit Bowl Food Truck Mystery

J.J. Cook

First in a delectible new series from the national bestselling author of the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade mysteries.“A sizzling good mystery series.” —Lesa’s Book Critiques, on Playing with Fire

Struggling restauranteur Zoe Chase bought herself a used food truck, and in no time she’s dishing out classic Southern food on the waterfront and streets of downtown Mobile, Alabama. But when the owner of a competing food truck winds up dead inside her rolling restaurant, Zoe needs to find the real killer before she gets burned.

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❏❏ The first book in a new series from the national bestselling author of the Sweet Pepper Fire Brigade mysteries


❏❏ Author websites: jjcook.net; facebook.com/authorsj.j.cook


UPC: 07183100799526217RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: MysteryAUTHOR HOME: Los Angeles, CA

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS EBOOK: Dummy of a Ghost (Berkley Prime Crime e-Novella) 978-1-101-60256-0 (3/14)

978-0-425-26217-7 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Ghost of a Gamble A Ghost of Granny Apples Mystery

Sue Ann Jaffarian

The latest in this “fun and lively”* series featuring a spiritual medium and the ghost of her ancestor Granny Apples.“One of the best series to come along in any genre—period!” —The Book Resort

Spiritual medium Emma Whitecastle and the ghost of Granny Apples head for Sin City, where a former showgirl is haunted by a dead Vegas hoodlum. But when an aging mobster is found dead and the showgirl goes missing, Emma and Granny Apples decide to go all in on finding the killer.

*Fresh Fiction

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❏❏ The latest in the series, following the e-specials Dummy of a Ghost (3/14) and The Silent Ghost (3/13)

❏❏ Great reviews from Publishers Weekly, Library Journal, Booklist, and Kirkus

❏❏ For fans of Victoria Laurie and E.J. Copperman

❏❏ Author websites: sueannjaffarian.com; sueannjaffarian.blogspot.com; twitter.com/sueannjaffarian


UPC: 07183100799525242RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: MysteryAUTHOR HOME: Sherman Oaks, CABACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: A Broth of Betrayal 978-0-425-25208-6 (4/13)

978-0-425-25242-0 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


A Roux of RevengeA Soup Lover’s Mystery

Connie Archer

“A charming new amateur sleuth series.” —New York Times bestselling author Julie HyzyLucky’s soup shop is busier than usual with itinerant workers in town for the Harvest Festival. When an unidentified man is murdered, simmering suspicions start to boil, and it’s time for Lucky to turn up the heat on the killer.

Praise for the Soup Lover’s mysteries:

“An engaging amateur sleuth.” —Genre Go Round Reviews

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❏❏ The third book in the series, following A Broth of Betrayal (4/13)

❏❏ A Spoonful of Murder (8/12) is in its third printing

❏❏ Archer is the national bestselling author


❏❏ Author websites: conniearchermysteries.com; facebook.com/conniearchermysteries

UPC: 07183100799526181RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 336SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: MysteryAUTHOR HOME: EnglandBACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: The Sleeping Salesman Enquiry978-0-425-26180-4 (5/13)

978-0-425-26181-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

The Blackwoods Farm EnquiryAn Ivy Beasley Mystery

Ann Purser

BERKLEY PRIME CRIME

“Ivy Beasley is a truly unique character.” —Fresh Fiction

A reclusive widow hires retiree-turned-sleuth Ivy Beasley and her associates at Enquire Within to investigate recent ghostly visitations, but when the ghost is revealed to be flesh and blood, the widow may be in more trouble than Ivy and her team can handle.

“Jane Marple’s intelligence with Joan Rivers’s acerbity.” —Richmond Times-Dispatch

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❏❏ The fifth book in the series, following The Sleeping Salesman Enquiry (5/13), from a national bestselling author

❏❏ Purser also writes the Lois Meade mysteries

❏❏ Author websites: annpurser.com; facebook.com/annpursercrimewriter

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UPC: 07115200799525977RIGHTS: E30 PAGES: 320SPINE: 13/16” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Contemporary Romance

AUTHOR HOME: OklahomaBACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Hope Flames 978-0-425-25976-4 (Berkley Sensation mass market; 1/14)

978-0-425-25977-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

STRICT ON-SALE MARCH 25, 2014

Hope Ignites A Hope NovelJaci Burton

From the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of Melting the Ice comes a new novel of small-town romance.“Burton’s stories are full of heat and heart.” —New York Times bestselling author Maya Banks

With a movie crew filming on his ranch, Logan McCormac meets Desiree Jenkins, the young star with the bad girl rep, who is disarmingly down-to-earth—and attracted to him. But the last thing he needs is a distraction like Des, who couldn’t possibly understand living simply off the land. Now she’ll have to prove that she’s just like any other girl looking to be accepted for who she is, craving a permanent escape from the paparazzi life, and a happily ever after that can’t be found in movies...

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❏❏ The second book in the Hope series, following Hope Flames (9/13) and the novella Hope Smolders that was featured in the anthology Hot Summer Nights (7/13)

❏❏ From the New York Times bestselling author of the Play-by-Play series

❏❏ Perfect for fans of Carly Phillips and Rachel Gibson

❏❏ Author websites: jaciburton.com; facebook.com/authorjaciburton; twitter.com/jaciburton

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Hope Flames 978-0-425-25976-4 $7.99/$8.99 Can.

UPC: 07115200799511131RIGHTS: E00 PAGES: 416SPINE: 27/32” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: NovelAUTHOR HOME: West Coast

BACKGROUND: ReissuePREVIOUS REISSUE: The Hellion Bride 978-0-515-10974-0 (2/14)

978-0-515-11131-6 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.

ON SALE MARCH 25, 2014

The Heiress BrideCatherine Coulter

The third Bride novel is a charm—from the #1 New York Times bestselling author.

“Coulter instinctively feeds our desire to believe in knights in shining armor and everlasting love—historical romance at its finest.” —BookReporter.com

Sinjun Sherbrooke is bored with the London season, until she spies Colin Kinross across a crowded dance floor—and offers to be his bride...

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❏❏ The third book in the Bride Saga, from the #1 New York Times bestselling author

❏❏ Author websites: catherinecoulter.com; facebook.com/catherinecoulterbooks; twitter.com/catherincoulter

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UPC: 07115200699815439RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 192SPINE: 31/64” CARTON: 96CATEGORY: WesternBACKGROUND: Original

PREVIOUS BOOK: Slocum and the Kansas Slaughter978-0-515-15438-2 (3/14)

978-0-515-15439-9 • $6.99/$7.99 Can.

Slocum and the Bullet ExpressJake Logan

UPC: 07115200699815445RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 192SPINE: 31/64” CARTON: 96CATEGORY: Western

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Mexico Mayhem978-0-515-15444-3 (3/14)

978-0-515-15445-0 • $6.99/$7.99 Can.

Magic ManJ. R. Roberts

UPC: 07115200699815433RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 192SPINE: 31/64” CARTON: 96CATEGORY: Western

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Longarm and the Great Divide978-0-515-15432-0 (3/14)

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Longarm and the Yuma PrisonTabor Evans

For a lawman, life in a Yuma prison is a death sentence.When a friend is wrongly convicted and sent to prison, his daughter implores Longarm to help.

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❏❏ #425 in the USA Today bestselling series

❏❏ Jove’s most popular action Western

❏❏ Taming the Wild West since 1978

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Slocum must save innocent lives on a fast track to hell.Hired as a railroad guard on the Yuma Bullet Express, Slocum takes his enemies to the end of the line.

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❏❏ #422 in the all-action series

❏❏ Today’s longest-running action Western

❏❏ Gambling and rambling since 1975

The Gunsmith rides with a magic man who might be the devil.Clint rides with a traveling magician, but when pursued by a man who thinks he’s the devil, it’ll take a miracle to stay alive.

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❏❏ #388 in this action-packed series

❏❏ Over 15 million Gunsmith books in print

❏❏ Straight-shooting Western adventure

UPC: 07274200799926731RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 304SPINE: 49/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: FantasyAUTHOR HOME: Bristow, VABACKGROUND: Original

PREVIOUS BOOK: Harbinger978-0-425-25655-8 (in a different series; as Philippa Ballantine; 8/13) COVER ARTIST: Dominick Finelle

978-0-425-26731-8 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Dawn’s Early Light A Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences NovelPip Ballantine and Tee Morris

New in this “dark and twisted”* steampunk series.

“A rollicking adventure.” —The Ranting Dragon (on the series)

Braun and Brooks, agents of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, have been shipped to America to stay out of trouble. But when a rash of nautical and aerial disasters leads them to suspect one Thomas Edison, they uncover a new threat known only as the Maestro, and find themselves in more trouble than ever before. *Fangoria

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❏❏ The third book in the series following Phoenix Rising and The Janus Affair

❏❏ For readers of Gail Carriger and Cherie Priest

❏❏ Authors’ website: ministryofpeculiaroccurrences.com

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UPC: 07274200799925641RIGHTS: A00 PAGES: 352SPINE: 57/64” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Science FictionAUTHOR HOME: Toronto, Ontario

BACKGROUND: Ace hardcover978-0-425-25682-4 (4/13)PREVIOUS BOOK: Triggers 978-0-425-25652-7 (4/13)COVER ARTIST: Tony Mauro

978-0-425-25641-1 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Red Planet Blues Murder on the Mean Streets of MarsRobert J. Sawyer

From the Hugo and Nebula award–winning author of Triggers comes “a highly original and fun way to pay homage”* to detective noir.“A tour-de-force.” —Analog Science Fiction and Fact

Alex Lomax is the only P.I. working in a Martian frontier town that springs up when fossil fuels are discovered on Mars, and the craze for collecting alien remains leads to the Great Martian Fossil Rush. In a world of failed prospectors and crooked cops, Alex uncovers clues that may solve a decades-old murder and lead him to a legendary mother lode of Martian fossils...and God only knows what he’ll dig up. *SeattlePI.com

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❏❏ Red Planet Blues is a novel expanded on the novella Identity Theft, which was a Hugo and Nebula finalist, and won Europe’s premier science fiction award, the Premio UPC de Ciencia Ficcion

❏❏ Sawyer is a Hugo and Nebula award–winning author

❏❏ Author websites: sfwriter.com; twitter.com/robertjsawyer

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UPC: 07274200799925984RIGHTS: W00 PAGES: 336SPINE: 27/32” CARTON: 48CATEGORY: Urban FantasyAUTHOR HOME: Austin, TX

BACKGROUND: OriginalPREVIOUS BOOK: Of Shadow Born978-0-425-25980-1 (4/13) COVER ARTIST: Gene Mollica

978-0-425-25984-9 • $7.99/$8.99 Can.


Shadowbound A Novel of the Shadow WorldDianne Sylvan

Attention vampire fans: “Looking for a new addiction? Go no further.”*

“This series is getting more interesting by the book.” —Mystifying Paranormal Reviews

In the latest novel of the Shadow World, the transformation from ordinary vampires to ultrapowerful children of Persephone has left Miranda and David with a growing appetite for the taste of death. Meanwhile, The Order of the Morningstar, once a fringe group of humans, has become a serious threat, assassinating vampires all over the world. Now Miranda must set aside her hunger and access long-forgotten magic to save her kind. *National bestselling author Devon Monk

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❏❏ The fifth book in the series, following Of Shadow Born (3/13)

❏❏ This series has gotten excellent reviews, including a starred review from Publishers Weekly

❏❏ Perfect for fans of Chloe Neill and Buffy the Vampire Slayer

❏❏ Author websites: diannesylvan.com; facebook.com/diannesylvan; twitter.com/dsylvan

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