We are BACK after an exciting, exhausting, exhilarating (and another 'ex' word we can't think of right now) week at London Book Fair 2023!
We'll be coming to you with the fruits borne of the Fair in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here is what our clients have been up to in the last week:
We'll be coming to you with the fruits borne of the Fair in the coming weeks, but in the meantime, here is what our clients have been up to in the last week:
The cover for the new Julie Caplin armchair holiday read, The French Chateau Dream (One More Chapter, June 2023), was revealed:
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You are invited to a summer of sparkling champagne, warm buttery croissants and a little bit of je ne sais quoi…
With a broken heart and a broken spirit, Hattie is in need of a summer escape. So when an opportunity comes up to work at a beautiful, stately chateau in the Champagne region of France she books her flights quicker than the pop of a cork.
Romance is the last thing Hattie is looking for but then she wasn’t expecting gorgeous Luc to stroll into her life. With picnics in the warm French sun and delicious foodie trips to the local market, Hattie starts to wonder if a holiday fling – or maybe even something more – might be just what she needs.
With a broken heart and a broken spirit, Hattie is in need of a summer escape. So when an opportunity comes up to work at a beautiful, stately chateau in the Champagne region of France she books her flights quicker than the pop of a cork.
Romance is the last thing Hattie is looking for but then she wasn’t expecting gorgeous Luc to stroll into her life. With picnics in the warm French sun and delicious foodie trips to the local market, Hattie starts to wonder if a holiday fling – or maybe even something more – might be just what she needs.
 | Congratulations to Anna Jacobs, whose Larch Tree Lane came out in paperback last week. Released in eBook last year, this is the first in Anna's new series, with the second, Hawthorn Close, following in November later this year. |
LBF is always a fantastic opportunity to catch up with publishers, from both close and afar and given her phenomenal success in so many territories, Jules Wake's international publishers celebrated her with a very special dinner.
Our other cover reveal this week comes in the form of Phillipa Ashley's A Secret Cornish Summer, the heartwarming and infinitely uplifting book from our Cornish Queen:
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When Eden steps out of her beautiful coastal cottage to find a Speedo-wearing, suntanned stranger doing yoga in next door’s garden, she is immediately on her guard. Since her ex-husband betrayed her in the worst possible ways, she has kept her distance from all men, taking refuge in her start-up coffee business.
But as she gets to know Levan, Eden begins to wonder if he might be different – until she discovers he’s not quite what he seems. And when a long-buried family secret surfaces, her faith in those she loves most is shaken to the core.
As the secrets spill out, relationships old and new will be tested like never before. Can Eden learn to trust again, and move past all the secrets of this Cornish summer?
But as she gets to know Levan, Eden begins to wonder if he might be different – until she discovers he’s not quite what he seems. And when a long-buried family secret surfaces, her faith in those she loves most is shaken to the core.
As the secrets spill out, relationships old and new will be tested like never before. Can Eden learn to trust again, and move past all the secrets of this Cornish summer?
Within the past couple of weeks, our brilliant Rights Agent, Helen Edwards has firmed up a couple of deals for M. W. Craven's must-reads:
The Curator (the third in the series) has sold to French publishers L'Archipel, while the first in his highly-anticipated brand new series starring Ben Koenig, Fearless, has sold to Hayakawa, the Japanese home to Craven's Washington Poe series.
The Curator (the third in the series) has sold to French publishers L'Archipel, while the first in his highly-anticipated brand new series starring Ben Koenig, Fearless, has sold to Hayakawa, the Japanese home to Craven's Washington Poe series.
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Our final cover reveal this week comes in the form of the paperback for Heather Darwent's Sunday Times bestselling, The Things We Do To Our Friends (January 2024, Viking). The eBook, audiobook and hardback are available now!
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Clare arrives at the University of Edinburgh with a secret. This is her chance for a blank slate: to find the right people and reinvent herself.
And then she meets Tabitha.
Tabitha is charismatic, beautiful and intimidatingly wealthy. Soon Clare is sucked into her enigmatic circle of friends and their dizzying world of champagne on rooftops and summers in France.
Her new life has begun.
Then Tabitha reveals the little project they're working on, a project they need Clare's help with. It's reckless, possibly perilous and might finally allow Clare to become who she was meant to be...
But how much is an extraordinary life worth if others have to pay?
An intoxicating feminist page-turner with shades of The Secret History and Promising Young Woman, this novel will take you on a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.
And then she meets Tabitha.
Tabitha is charismatic, beautiful and intimidatingly wealthy. Soon Clare is sucked into her enigmatic circle of friends and their dizzying world of champagne on rooftops and summers in France.
Her new life has begun.
Then Tabitha reveals the little project they're working on, a project they need Clare's help with. It's reckless, possibly perilous and might finally allow Clare to become who she was meant to be...
But how much is an extraordinary life worth if others have to pay?
An intoxicating feminist page-turner with shades of The Secret History and Promising Young Woman, this novel will take you on a journey from Edinburgh's dazzling spires to the dripping staircases and dark alleyways of its underbelly.
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Finally: over the weekend, we were over the moon to hear that both M. W. Craven and Brian McGilloway have been longlisted for the CWA Dagger Awards 2023.
Craven, who was the recipient of the 2022 Ian Fleming Dagger for Dead Ground, sees The Botanist, the fifth in his Washington Poe series, in the running for the same award, while McGilloway is up for the Dagger in the Library.
To read more about the Awards, and cast your vote, click here.
To read more about the Awards, and cast your vote, click here.
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