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June 2016 – August 2016
Anderson, Taylor
BLOOD IN THE WATER: Destroyermen
(June, Science Fiction)
Ever since the USS Walker came from another world war to defy theterrifying Grik and diabolical Dominion, Matt Reddy and his crew have given theirall to protect the oppressed Lemurians. But the Walkerisin desperate need of repair,the Grik's First General is poised to strike, andnow Reddy's greatest adversary is back to haunt him:Kurokawa, a madman with a single-minded mission of revenge. For Reddy, these are the most personal and terrifying trialshe has ever faced. This Roc Hardcover title is the eleventh in the New York Times bestselling series following STRAITS OF HELL.
Agent: Scovil, Galen, Ghosh Literary Agency
Audio:Tantor Media
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Arlidge, M.J.
LIAR LIAR: A Detective Helen Grace Thriller
(June, Thriller)
Detective Helen Grace has never seen such carnage. Six fires in twenty-fourhours. Two people dead. Several more injured. It's as if someone wants to burn Southampton to the ground. With the whole city on high alert, Helen and her team must sift through the rubble to find the arsonist—but one misstep could mean Helen's career, and more lives lost. As thepressure mounts and the burning continues, Helen's own dark impulses threaten to consume her. This NAL Trade title is the fourth in the internationally bestselling series following THE DOLL’S HOUSE.
Agent: Penguin UK
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
Balogh, Mary
UNFORGIVEN: The Horsemen Trilogy
(July, Historical Romance)
The Woodfall and Hayes families have been bitter rivals for nearly a century.Now, after eight years, Kenneth returns home and realizes his love forMiss Moira Hayes. For her, he is willing to forget the past. But can she? In trade paperback for the first time, this Signet Eclipse Trade title is the second in the trilogy from the New York Times bestselling author of ONLY A KISS.
Agent: Maria Carvainis Agency
Bell, David
SINCE SHE WENT AWAY
(June, Suspense)
Jenna Springer has a date with her lifelong best friend, Celia. But when Jenna shows up late, Celia is already gone—a lone diamond earring is all she leaves behind. That was three months ago. Celia hasn’t been seen since. Wracked with guilt, Jenna obsessively surfs message boardsdevoted to missing persons cases and has done everything in her power to keep “The Diamond Mom” case alive. But everything’s a dead-end until her son’s new girlfriend disappears, too. FinallyJenna begins to untangle the truth behind Celia's absence and, as long-buried secrets finally come tolight, discovers how lives can be shattered by a few simple lies. This is an NAL Trade title from the New York Times bestselling author of SOMEBODY I USED TO KNOW.
Agent: Lippincott Massie McQuilkin
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Translation: NAL Signet
Caine, Rachel
PAPER AND FIRE: The Great Library
(July, YA Fantasy)
Jess Brightwell has survived his introduction to the sinister, seductive world ofthe Library, but serving in its army is nothing like he envisioned. Forced to embark on a mission to save one of their own, Jess and his band of allies suddenly find themselves hunted by the Library'sdeadly automata and forced to flee from Alexandria to London.But Jess's home isn't safe anymore. The Welsh army is coming, London isburning, and soon, Jess must choose between his friends, his family, or the Library. This NAL Hardcover is the second in the series from theNew York Times bestselling author, following INK AND BONE.
Agent: The Knight Agency
Audio: Recorded Books
Carlisle, Kate
BOOKS OF A FEATHER: A Bibliophile Mystery
(June, Mystery)
Brooklyn Wainwright is back in her San Francisco apartment with her live-in fiancé, Derek, and working harder than ever on a few book restoration projects. Hired to repair a rare book of original bird sketchesby James Audubon, Brooklyn suddenly finds herself face-to-face with murder—again. First, the president of the Bird Watchers Society is found knifed todeath,and then there’s a murder in her very own home! Brooklyn and Derek know this legendary book is somehow at the center of it all. This Obsidian Mysteries Hardcover is the tenth in the New York Times bestselling series following RIPPED FROM THE PAGES.
Agent:Jane Rotrosen Agency
First serial: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Cogman, Genevieve
THE INVISIBLE LIBRARY
(June, Fantasy)
Irene is a professional spy for the mysterious Library, whichharvests fiction from different realities. Along with her enigmatic assistant, Kai,she's posted to an alternate London with one mission:to retrieve a dangerousbook. But when they arrive, it's already been stolen. Soon, she's up to her eyebrowsin a heady mix of danger, supernatural creatures, and secret societies. Plus, Irene's new assistant is hiding secrets of his own. It’s all too much, but the stakes are too high and failure is not an option. This is Roc Trade title is the author’s debut.
Agent: Macmillan UK
First serial: NAL Signet
Devens, Toby
BAREFOOT BEACH
(July, Novel)
Every summer, Nora Farrell and her friends, Margo and Emine, reunite in Tuckahoe, Maryland. It’s where Nora married the love of her life and the place still holds a special place in their hearts, even now, long after her husband's passing.But this year, challenges invade the friends' retreat. With their personaldramas reaching a fever pitch, the women will discover that it isn’t only the beach that brightens their lives. This is an NAL Accent title from the author of HAPPY ANY DAY NOW.
Agent: Elaine P. English, PLLC
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Translation: NAL Signet
Green, Simon R.
DR. DOA: A Secret Histories Novel
(June, Urban Fantasy)
There is a killer is operating from the darkest shadows, known only as Dr. DOA.This demented doc has poisoned Eddie Drood, and whatever is coursing throughhis veins seems to be immune to magic cures and treatments. But that's not goingto stop Eddie from finding the killer and whoever hired him, and giving them ataste of their own medicine. This Roc Hardcover is the tenth in the New York Timesbestselling series followingFROM A DROOD TO A KILL.
Agent: JABberwocky Literary Agency
Hegar, Mary Jennings
SHOOT LIKE A GIRL: One Woman’s Dramatic Fight in Afghanistan and on the Home Front
(June, Memoir)
Major Mary Jennings Hegar was commissioned into the Air Force andselected by the Air National Guard for pilot training. After completing her trainingat the top of her class, she served three tours in Afghanistan flying Combat Searchand Rescue, as well as Medevac missions.In 2009 she was shot down near Kandahar and,despite being wounded, saved the lives of all on board—and even the wounded soldiers that had been the target of her mission. When Hegar learned she was too injured to fly Medevac, but that there were no other combat jobs available to her because of the Combat Exclusion Policy, she took on her next challenge: Fighting Leon Panetta and the Department of Defense. She eventually won in court in 2013 on the grounds that the Policy was unconstitutional. This is an NAL Hardcover title.
Agent: Gillian MacKenzie Agency
First serial: NAL Signet
Herriman, Nancy
NO PITY FOR THE DEAD: A Mystery of Old San Francisco
(August, Mystery)
In 1867, San Francisco, British-born nurse Celia Davies is running her free clinic for poor women out of her house. For once, she feels at home. But her calmworld is shaken when her friend, Owen,says he's found a body in the basement of the construction firm where he works.Celia brings in Detective Nick Greaves, who soon finds that one of the main suspects is an old enemy of his—and the husband of one of Celia's closest friends. Though Nick andCelia find themselves at odds, they both want justice and must work together to achieve it. This Obsidian Mysteries Trade title is the second in the series following NO COMFORT FOR THE LOST.
Agent: Natasha Kern Literary Agency
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: Recorded Books
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Translation: NAL Signet
Hewitt, Kate
NOW AND THEN FRIENDS: A Hartley-by-the-Sea Novel
(July, Novel)
Rachel Campbell and Claire West were childhood best friends until they had a falling out.Years later, twenty-eight-year-old Rachel works as a maid for theWests, struggling to hold her own family together as they weather a series ofcrises. Flighty Claire seems to have it all, but she returns to Hartley-by-the-Seato recover from a recently a brokenengagement. Tension crackles between the women from the moment theymeet. But as their lives unravel and a truce becomes necessary, Claire and Rachel’s cease-fire will turn into a bond that will help themboth to become the sort of friends—and women—they are meant to be. This NAL Trade title is the second in the series following RAINY DAY SISTERS.
Agent: Cornerstone Literary
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Kendrick, Beth
ONCE UPON A WINE
(July, Novel)
Just when CammieBreyer thinks she's hit rock bottom, her Aunt Ginger callswith a surprise: She's bought a vineyard in Delaware. At Ginger's command,Cammie returns to Black Dog Bay, the seaside town where she spent her childhoodsummers with her aunt and her cousin, Kat.The three women unite, determined to succeed. There's only one little problem—none of them know the first thing about winemaking. But even as they struggle,they cultivate hidden talents and new passions. While the grapes ripen under thesummer sun, Cammie discovers that love, like wine, is layered, complex, delicious, and worth waiting for. This is an NAL Trade title from the author of PUT A RING ON IT.
Agent: AMB Literary Management
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Lancaster, Jen
BY THE NUMBERS
(June, Novel)
Actuary Penny Sinclair has a head for business. Knowing that 60% of spouses cheat and 50% of marriages end in divorce, she wasn’t too surprised when her husband had an affair. She just made sure she got everything in the divorce, including their lovely old Victorian house. And as soon as her middle daughter has her wedding in the backyard, she’s trading it in for a condo in downtown Chicago.But then life happens. Her children, her parents, and her ex come flying back to the nest, all in need of Penny’s emotional—and financial—support. Spread thin, Penny becomes the poster child for the “sandwich generation,” when all she really wanted to do was make managing director, buy a white couch, and maybe go on a Match.com date.This NAL Hardcover is from the New York Times bestselling author of TWISTED SISTERS.
Agent: Trident Media Group
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
Laurie, Victoria
A GRAVE PREDICTION: A Psychic Eye Mystery
(July, Mystery)
Psychic Abby Cooper is in San Diego to help train FBIofficers to use their intuition, but things get off to a rocky start when she gets put on a caseof bank robberies where the thieves have left no clues. Abby's sixth sense leads the team to a plot of land, but instead of finding clues to the cash, she gets avision of four buried bodies. Yet a search reveals only relics from an AmericanIndian tribe, and Abby is losing credibility fast. What's worse,the visionof those four buried bodies keeps appearing, and she can’t shake the feeling that four lives hang in the balance. This Obsidian Mysteries Hardcover is the fourteenth in the New York Times bestselling series following SENSE OF DECEPTION.
Agent: DystelGoderich Literary Management
First serial: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
Translation: NAL Signet
Marks, Erika
THE LAST TREASURE
(August, Novel)
Seven years ago, a group of grad student treasure hunters, Liv, Sam, and Whit,bonded over the search for the lost wreckage of the Patriot, a schooner that sank in 1813 and took with it TheodosiaBurr, daughter of infamous politician Aaron Burr.Now, letters from Theodosia to her father have surfaced. But thethreesomehas long since devolved, and Livis focusinginstead on her career as a salvage diver and her marriage to Whit. When, as a lasteffort to save their marriage and careers, the couplereunites with Sam for one last salvage, all the tensions from that long-ago searchreturn. But as Liv, Whit, and Sam delve deeper into the mystery of the letters, Liv finds herown feelings for the two men becoming more and more clear.This is an NAL Accent title from the acclaimed author of IT COMES IN WAVES.
Agent: Fletcher & Company
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: NAL Signet
McKenna, Cara
DOWNTOWN DEVIL: A Sins in the City Novel
(June, Erotic Romance)
At the edge of thirty, Clare can't shake the feeling that something is missing. Then she meets Mica, the perfect subject for her photography exhibit. One night with the charismatic stranger is all it takes to leave her craving more. But the intensity Mica brings isn't confined to the bedroom, and Clare wonders if this summer fling might turn more adventurous than she anticipated—especially as a curious energy starts to simmer between the two of them and Mica's handsome roommate, Vaughn. Caught up between two irresistible men, Clare is about to get all the excitement she's been looking for—and then some.This Signet Eclipse Trade title is the second in the series following CROSSTOWN CRUSH.
Agent: Bradford Literary Agency
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: NAL Signet
UK/ANZ: Piatkus Books
McManus, John C.
DEADLY SKY: The American Combat Airman in World War II
(August, Military History)
Aunique, insightful book, DEADLY SKY takes readers inside the experiences of America's fighter pilots and bomber crews—an incredible assortment of men who, in nearly four years of warfare all over the globe, suffered over 120,000 casualties. Their exploits have long been legendary, yet here McManus goes beyond the familiar tales of aerial heroism, capturing the sights and sounds, the toil and fear, the adrenaline and the pain of the American airmen who faced death with every mission. In this important, deeply-researched work, McManus uncovers the true nature of fighting—and dying—in the skies over World War II.This is an NAL Caliber title from the author of THE DEAD AND THOSE ABOUT TO DIE.
Agent: Don Congdon Associates
Audio: NAL Signet
Neill, Chloe
THE SIGHT: A Devil’s Isle Novel
(August, Urban Fantasy)
Together, Sensitive Claire and bounty hunter Liam have fought back a conspiracy that threatened to undo the Veil, the magical border that separates all of humanity from the otherworld beyond. In the aftermath, Claire must learn to control the magic that could devour her, and grapple with her feelings for Liam. But now a new, human menace looms in Louisiana. With the help of a motley crew from Devil's Isle, Claire and Liam must to take on a new threat—before magic corrupts them both. This NAL Tradetitle is the second in the series from the New York Times bestselling author, following THE VEIL.
Agent: The Knight Agency
First serial: NAL Signet
Audio: Tantor Media
UK/ANZ: Orion Publishing Group
Translation: NAL Signet
Prados, John
STORM OVER LEYTE: The Philippine Invasion and the Destruction of the Japanese Navy
(July, Military History)
Acclaimed historian John Prados gives readers an unprecedented look at both sides of the Battle of Leyte Gulf, demonstrating that, despite the Americans' overwhelming superiority in firepower and supplies, the Japanese persevered, inflicting grave damage on U.S. forces. Drawing upon a wealth of untapped sources—U.S. and Japanese military records, diaries, declassified intelligence reports and postwar interrogation transcripts—Pradosoffers up a masterful narrative that breaks new ground in our understanding of the greatest naval clash in history. This is an NAL Caliber title from the author of ISLANDS OF DESTINY.