velvet morning press rights catalogue spring 2016 to prove her father wrong––but she didn’t...

Velvet Morning Press Rights Catalogue

Spring 2016


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Upcoming Titles

A Perfumer’s Secret Adria J. Cimino “Filled with the vivid sites and scents of alluring Provence, Ms. Cimino delivers an intriguing story of love, family ties… and French perfume.” – Anne Girard, author of Madame Picasso The quest for a stolen perfume formula awakens passion, rivalry and family secrets in the fragrant flower fields of the South of France... Perfumer Zoe Flore travels to Grasse, perfume capital of the world, to collect a formula: her inheritance from the family she never knew existed. The scent matches the one worn by her mother, who passed away when Zoe was a teenager. Zoe, competing to create a new fragrance for a prestigious designer,

believes this scent could win the contract—and lead her to the reason her mother fled Grasse for New York City. Before Zoe can discover the truth, the formula is stolen. And she’s not the only one looking for it. So is Loulou, her rebellious teenage cousin; Philippe, her alluring competitor for the fragrance contract; and a third person who never wanted the formula to slip into the public in the first place. The pursuit transforms into a journey of self-discovery as each struggles to understand the complexities of love, the force of pride and the meaning of family. 11.99 € Publication date: May 2016 Women’s Fiction Rights available: World


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Chasing Chaos Katie Rose Guest Pryal “Complex and relatable characters pull the reader right into the fray. The result is as psychologically astute as it is engaging.” – Kathryn Craft, author of The Art of Falling and The Far End of Happy Daphne Saito, a beautiful and talented Hollywood screenwriter, might look like she has the perfect life, but on the inside she’s lost. She’s wandered from one meaningless relationship to the next—and now, just as she breaks up with her longtime boyfriend Dan—she finds herself facing someone new, someone she could fall in love with. But Daphne, still traumatized by an accident involving her best friend, Greta, five years earlier, is afraid to love. Harm has always

come to those close to her. Over four life-changing days, Daphne lets her guard down and steps toward this new love. But trouble is never far behind. Dan, angry at Daphne’s departure, has targeted an innocent young woman, someone close to Daphne’s new love, as part of a plan for revenge. And an enigmatic woman from Daphne’s past returns with revenge plans of her own. Danger is on the horizon for all of Daphne’s friends—and for her. 11.99 € Publication date: June 2016 Women’s Fiction Rights available: World


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The Creepshow Adria J. Cimino Wanda Julienne was the perfect employee. Until she had a baby. Wanda, a thirtysomething single mother, would love to spend more time with her newborn daughter, and maybe even rekindle the flame she once had with her baby’s father. Instead, she’s stuck fighting discrimination and harassment at her horrid job. After maternity leave, Wanda returns to her financial analyst position and finds her world turned upside down. The arrogant colleague who filled in for her tanked her funds—and should have lost his job for it. Instead, management blames Wanda and pressures her to repair the damage overnight while also taking on new assignments, all of which feels like an elaborate set up. Add

in a dose of sexual harassment and Wanda, who can’t afford to lose her job, is trapped and sees no way out. At home, the situation isn’t much brighter. Wanda struggles to balance her baby’s needs and her tough work schedule. Her best friend, Galina, and the ex-boyfriend Wanda never thought would return, Max, offer support, but the attention only suffocates her. Wanda turns her back and isolates herself, submerged in a downward spiral, until Galina suggests a way out—but the exit won’t be without drastic consequences. To save herself and make a better life for her baby, and maybe one day Max, she does the only thing she can. She fights back. 11.99 € Publication date: April 2016 Women’s Fiction Rights available: World


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Letters for Scarlet Julie C. Gardner “A fresh look at the complexity of friendship and family with depth and a great deal of heart.” – USA Today Best-selling author Robin Bielman Pain can take a lifetime to heal, but hope lasts even longer… Corie Harper is twenty-eight years old when she is first visited by a ghost—in the form of a graduation letter she forgot she wrote. Although she spent a decade burying that desperate girl and her regrets, each page resurrects the past, dragging Corie back to a time when all she craved was Scarlet Hinden’s friendship and Tuck Slater’s heart. But she couldn’t keep them both and keep her word.

Scarlet is haunted in her own way, by memories of Corie and of a night that left her wishing she were dead. But Scarlet is not only alive, she’s carrying new life: a baby she never wanted and is terrified to have. Convinced she would be a disastrous mother, she questions whether or not she deserves the love of any man. Especially the father of her child. Letters for Scarlet traces one friendship from deep roots to branches torn by broken promises and loss. 11.99 € Publication date: April 2016 Women’s Fiction Rights available: World


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Bayou My Love Lauren Faulkenberry “Read it for the mystery, read it for the fire, read it for the magic.” – Katie Rose Guest Pryal, author of Entanglement Thirty-one-year-old Enza Parker is struggling to change the trajectory of her life. To prove to her overbearing father she can flip a house on her own, she takes on a project much too ambitious for her––and it puts her in the path of the most alluring man she’s ever met. Enza plans to flip the house she inherited from her estranged grandmother, Vergie, in Bayou Sabine, Louisiana. As a child, she spent summers there until the day her mother—Vergie’s daughter—inexplicably left. Since then, Enza hasn’t let anyone get close to her.

Arriving in Bayou Sabine, Enza finds her house occupied by bedeviling firefighter Jack Mayronne. Enza has no intention of being a landlord, but Jack convinces her to let him stay––in exchange for helping her with repairs. With only six weeks to fix the house and sell, she’s determined to prove her father wrong––but she didn’t count on all the delicious ways Jack could distract her. When Enza’s fling with Jack intensifies, she finds herself entangled with a vengeful arsonist from Jack’s past. As she reaches her breaking point, she must decide: Should she sell the house and leave her past in Bayou Sabine behind for good, or can she overcome her fears and build a new life there with Jack? 11.99 € Publication date: March 2016 Romance Rights available: World


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Frosted Cowboy Charlene Ross “… a sweet, funny tale of a woman’s gradual self-discovery” – Publishers Weekly Laney Delaney was living the dream. She had a fabulous fiancé and a career as a couture wedding dress designer. But after catching her (not-so-fabulous) fiancé cheating and being accused of upstaging one of her brides at a wedding, Laney finds herself with no boyfriend, no job and no plan. After some serious soul searching, Laney is determined to start over. She embarks on a design career that takes her from a Rodeo Drive boutique to a flea market stall, but it’s worth it—even if it means she has to suck up to her childhood nemesis for

help. At the same time, three very different men vie for her attention: a masseuse/screenwriter with an unfortunate reputation, a stable fireman who just doesn’t spark a romantic flame, and the fireman’s ridiculously hot co-worker whose illicit under-the-mistletoe kiss still burns Laney’s lips. Professionally and romantically, Laney is on the verge of reinventing her life and finding her true passion—but can she learn to trust again and believe in herself? 11.99 € Publication date: February 2016 Chick Lit/Romantic Comedy Rights available: World


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Mothers Ruined Aimee Horton “Laugh-out-loud funny!” – Kerry Barrett, author of A Step in Time Dottie Harris has a knack for stumbling into chaotic situations, gin & tonic in hand! When Dottie and Henry Harris move to their new house, Dottie’s only desire is to make friends in the neighbourhood. But Dottie, just home from delivering her third child, is struggling to adjust to village life. Recently promoted Henry travels a lot, and the neighbours aren’t very welcoming (although that could be because when Dottie first met them, she had dyed her children green).

So when Dottie accidentally hears her neighbours’ conversations over her baby monitor, she can’t help but use the information in her quest to build new friendships. Of course, eavesdropping never ends well, and when Dottie discovers that two of her neighbours are having an affair, she’s horrified. Worse still, the locals are convinced she’s the one who’s doing the cheating. It’s up to Dottie to clear her name and expose the real cheat—in her signature haphazard way! 11.99 € Publication date: October 2015 Humor Rights available: World


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Entanglement Katie Rose Guest Pryal “Pryal deftly portrays relationships that are under the magnifying glass … capturing the complexity and love of those intense early twenties friendships.” – Kate Moretti, author of the New York Times bestselling Thought I Knew You Awkward, 21-year-old Greta Donovan, the fiercely intelligent daughter of a philandering physics professor, doesn’t relate to people nearly as well as she relates to facts and figures. While Greta gets quarks and string theory, she hasn’t a clue where men are concerned. Which is exactly why she doesn’t see it coming when someone tries to kill her.

Newly transplanted in L.A. after being kicked out of her father’s house, Greta moves in with her best friend Daphne Saito, a troubled girl with an abusive past. The charismatic Daphne teaches Greta how to wear stilettos, apply lip gloss, and navigate 1990s Hollywood nightlife. Daphne is determined to succeed, and she drags an unwilling Greta into the limelight with her. When Greta walks out on her, Daphne tries to win her back. But Daphne’s desperate tactics just push Greta further away. Reeling, Daphne betrays her friend. Can Greta survive? Can she forgive? 11.99 € Publication date: June 2015 Women’s Fiction Rights available: World


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Close to Destiny Adria J. Cimino “A remarkable and fantastical journey! Cimino spins a web of believable magic, love that transcends time, betrayal, redemption, and above all ... Destiny.” – Amy Impellizzeri, author of award-winning novel Lemongrass Hope What if déjà vu is real? Kat hasn’t found love because she’s too busy fighting the demons of her past. But when she meets an intriguing new man, Will, her world is turned upside down. She feels she’s met him before but knows she hasn’t. Or has she? While in London for an art show, she also encounters an enigmatic woman named Destiny, who invites her to extravagant parties where champagne flows freely and nothing is what it

seems. Kat can no longer tell what’s real and what’s fantasy, and tries to convince herself this is all part of a strange dream. But then how does Will seem to know her better than she knows herself? Torn between fear of the unknown and fascination at what might happen between her and Will, Kat must decide: Should she run away, or should she seize this mystical opportunity to change her life and find true love? Alternating between the reality of day and the mystery of night, Close to Destiny by best-selling author Adria J. Cimino is a magical realism story of déjà vu and righting past wrongs that will delight fans of authors like Sarah Addison Allen and Erin Morgenstern.

11.99 € Publication date: March 2015 Magical Realism/Contemporary Fiction Rights available: World


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Paris, Rue des Martyrs Adria J. Cimino Amazon Bestseller in Literature & Fiction Some encounters make a difference. Four strangers in Paris. Each one is on a quest: to uncover a family secret, to grasp a new chance at love, to repair mistakes of the past. Four stories entwine, four quests become one, as their paths cross amid the beauty, squalor, animation and desolation of a street in Paris, the rue des Martyrs. Rafael’s search for his birth mother leads him to love and grim family secrets. Cecile’s view of herself as an unsatisfied housewife is radically changed by the promise of a passionate liaison. Andre, an aging actor, troubled by the arrival of the son

he abandoned years ago, must make a choice, to either lose his son forever or put aside pride and seek redemption. Mira travels to Paris to begin a new life and forget about love... or so she intends. 11.99 € Publication date: January 2015 Literary Fiction Rights available: World


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Confessions of a Paris Potty Trainer Vicki Lesage #1 Amazon Best Seller If you think motherhood in America is a challenge, try navigating the City of Light with a stroller in one hand and a croissant in the other. In this riotous memoir, author Vicki Lesage shares the highs and lows of raising her family in Paris. A former party girl, Vicki has now traded wine bottles for baby bottles. If she’s awake at 2 a.m. it’s because of a crying baby, not a wild night out on the town. Follow her journey through pregnancy to raising two kids with her ever-patient French husband, all while trying to enjoy life in Paris.

11.99 € Publication date: May 2014 Humorous Memoir Rights available: World


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Confessions of a Paris Party Girl Vicki Lesage #1 Amazon Best Seller When newly-single party girl Vicki moved to Paris, she was hoping to indulge in wine, stuff her face with croissants, and fall in love. It proved to be much more difficile than she’d imagined. In this laugh-out-loud memoir, this cheeky storyteller recounts the highs and lows of her life in the City of Light. Sassy and shamefully honest, Vicki makes you feel as if you’re right there in Paris stumbling along the cobblestones with her.

11.99 € Publication date: May 2014 Humorous Memoir Rights available: World


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