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Editorial Content for Hotel Moscow

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From the author of JERUSALEM MAIDEN comes a mesmerizing, thought-provoking novel that tells the riveting story of an American woman --- the daughter of Holocaust survivors --- who travels to Russia shortly after the fall of communism, and finds herself embroiled in a perilous mafia conspiracy that could irrevocably destroy her life.

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From the author of JERUSALEM MAIDEN comes a mesmerizing, thought-provoking novel that tells the riveting story of an American woman --- the daughter of Holocaust survivors --- who travels to Russia shortly after the fall of communism, and finds herself embroiled in a perilous mafia conspiracy that could irrevocably destroy her life.

About the Book

Brooke Fielding, a 38-year-old New York investment manager and daughter of Jewish Holocaust survivors, finds her life suddenly upended in late September 1993, when her job is unexpectedly put in jeopardy. Brooke accepts an invitation to join a friend on a mission to Moscow to teach entrepreneurial skills to Russian business women, which will also give her a chance to gain expertise in the new, vast emerging Russian market. Though excited by the opportunity to save her job and be one of the first Americans to visit Russia after the fall of communism, she also wonders what awaits her in the country that persecuted her mother just a generation ago.

Inspired by the women she meets, Brooke becomes committed to helping them investigate the crime that threatens their businesses. But as the uprising of the Russian parliament against President Boris Yeltsin turns Moscow into a volatile war zone, Brooke will find that her involvement comes at a high cost. For in a city where “capitalism” is still a dirty word, where neighbors spy on neighbors and the new economy is in the hands of a few dangerous men, nothing Brooke does goes unnoticed --- and a mistake in her past may now compromise her future.

A moving, poignant and rich novel, HOTEL MOSCOW is an eye-opening portrait of post-communist Russia and a profound exploration of faith, family and heritage.

Editorial Content for The Invasion of the Tearling

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In this riveting sequel to the national bestseller THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm.

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In this riveting sequel to the national bestseller THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm.

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In this riveting sequel to the national bestseller THE QUEEN OF THE TEARLING, the evil kingdom of Mortmesne invades the Tearling, with dire consequences for Kelsea and her realm.

With each passing day, Kelsea Glynn is growing into her new responsibilities as Queen of the Tearling. By stopping the shipments of slaves to the neighboring kingdom of Mortmesne, she crossed the Red Queen, a brutal ruler whose power derives from dark magic, who is sending her fearsome army into the Tearling to take what is hers. And nothing can stop the invasion.

But as the Mort army draws ever closer, Kelsea develops a mysterious connection to a time before the Crossing and she finds herself relying on a strange and possibly dangerous ally: a woman named Lily, fighting for her life in a world where being female can feel like a crime. The fate of the Tearling --- and that of Kelsea’s own soul --- may rest with Lily and her story, but Kelsea may not have enough time to find out.

In this dazzling sequel, Erika Johansen brings back favorite characters, including the Mace, the Red Queen and the introduction of unforgettable new players, adding exciting layers to her multidimensional tale of magic, mystery and a fierce young heroine. 

Editorial Content for The Making of Zombie Wars

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Disaster ensues when Josh --- an aspiring screenwriter teaching ESL classes --- becomes entangled with a student whose husband is jealous and violent in this seriously funny roller-coaster ride of a novel. 

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Disaster ensues when Josh --- an aspiring screenwriter teaching ESL classes --- becomes entangled with a student whose husband is jealous and violent in this seriously funny roller-coaster ride of a novel. 

About the Book

The seriously, seriously funny roller-coaster ride of sex and violence that Aleksandar Hemon has long promised

Script idea #142: Aliens undercover as cabbies abduct the fiancée of the main character, who has to find a way to a remote planet to save her. Title: Love Trek.

Script idea #185: Teenager discovers his girlfriend's beloved grandfather was a guard in a Nazi death camp. The boy's grandparents are survivors, but he's tantalizingly close to achieving deflowerment, so when a Nazi hunter arrives in town in pursuit of Grandpa, he has to distract him long enough to get laid. A riotous Holocaust comedy. Title: The Righteous Love.

Script idea #196: Rock star high out of his mind freaks out during a show, runs offstage, and is lost in streets crowded with his hallucinations. The teenage fan who finds him keeps the rock star for himself for the night. Mishaps and adventures follow. This one could be a musical: Singin' in the Brain.

Josh Levin is an aspiring screenwriter teaching ESL classes in Chicago. His laptop is full of ideas, but the only one to really take root is Zombie Wars. When Josh comes home to discover his landlord, an unhinged army vet, rifling through his dirty laundry, he decides to move in with his girlfriend, Kimmy. It's domestic bliss for a moment, but Josh becomes entangled with a student, a Bosnian woman named Ana, whose husband is jealous and violent. Disaster ensues, and as Josh's choices move from silly to profoundly absurd, THE MAKING OF ZOMBIE WARS takes on real consequence.

Editorial Content for My Struggle: Book 4

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Book 4 finds an 18-year-old Karl Ove in a tiny fishing village in Northern Norway: He has been hired as a schoolteacher and is living on his own for the first time and must weigh the realities of his new life as a writer against everything he had believed it would be.

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Book 4 finds an 18-year-old Karl Ove in a tiny fishing village in Northern Norway: He has been hired as a schoolteacher and is living on his own for the first time and must weigh the realities of his new life as a writer against everything he had believed it would be.

About the Book

The fourth installment in the eagerly awaited, internationally celebrated MY STRUGGLE series
 
Book 4 finds an 18-year-old Karl Ove in a tiny fishing village in Northern Norway, where he has been hired as a schoolteacher and is living on his own for the first time. When the ferocious winter takes hold, Karl Ove --- in the company of the Håfjord locals, a warm and earthy group who have spent their lives working, drinking, joking together in close quarters --- confronts private demons, reels from humiliations and is elated by small victories. We are immersed, along with Karl Ove, in this world --- sometimes claustrophobic, sometimes serenely beautiful --- where memories and physical obsessions burn throughout the endless Arctic winter. In Book 4, Karl Ove must weigh the realities of his new life as a writer against everything he had believed it would be.

Editorial Content for Second Life

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From the New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her.

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From the New York Times bestselling author of BEFORE I GO TO SLEEP, a sensational new psychological thriller about a woman with a secret identity that threatens to destroy her.

How well can you really know another person? How far would you go to find the truth about someone you love?

When Julia learns that her sister has been violently murdered, she must uncover why. But Julia's quest quickly evolves into an alluring exploration of own darkest sensual desires. Becoming involved with a dangerous stranger online, she's losing herself...losing control...perhaps losing everything. Her search for answers will jeopardize her marriage, her family and her life.

A tense and unrelenting novel that explores the secret lives people lead and the dark places in which they can find themselves, SECOND LIFE is a masterwork of suspense from the acclaimed S. J. Watson.

Editorial Content for Sweet Forgiveness

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#1 international bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman follows THE LIFE LIST with SWEET FORGIVENESS, in which a fiercely private woman experiences a very public journey toward atonement.

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#1 international bestselling author Lori Nelson Spielman follows THE LIFE LIST with SWEET FORGIVENESS, in which a fiercely private woman experiences a very public journey toward atonement.

About the Book

The Forgiveness Stones craze is sweeping the nation --- instantly recognizable pouches of stones that come with a chain letter and two simple requests: to forgive, and then to seek forgiveness. But New Orleans' favorite talk show host, Hannah Farr, isn't biting. Intensely private and dating the city’s mayor, Hannah has kept her very own pouch of Forgiveness Stones hidden for two years --- and her dark past concealed for nearly two decades. But when Fiona Knowles, creator of the Forgiveness Stones, appears on Hannah’s show, Hannah unwittingly reveals on air details of a decades-old falling out with her mother.

Spurned by her fans, doubted by her friends, and accused by her boyfriend of marring his political career, Hannah reluctantly embarks on a public journey of forgiveness. As events from her past become clearer, the truth she’s clung to since her teenage years has never felt murkier. Hannah must find the courage to right old wrongs, or risk losing her mother, and any glimmer of an authentic life, forever.

Editorial Content for The Unfortunates

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THE UNFORTUNATES is the riveting, hilarious and epic story of a prominent American family on the cusp of ruin.

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THE UNFORTUNATES is the riveting, hilarious and epic story of a prominent American family on the cusp of ruin.

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The riveting, hilarious and epic story of a prominent American family on the cusp of ruin

This extraordinary debut novel by Sophie McManus is a contemporary American tragedy of breathtaking scope: a dramatic story of pharmaceutical drug trials and Wall Street corruption; of pride and prejudice; of paranoia and office politics; of inheritance, influence, class and power.

Cecilia Somner's fate hangs in the balance. A larger-than-life heiress to a robber baron's fortune, once known for her cruel wit as much as for her tremendous generosity, CeCe is now in opulent decline. Afflicted with a rare disease and touched by mortality for the first time, her gilded, bygone values collide with an unforgiving present. Along with her troubled son, George, and his outsider wife, Iris, CeCe must face the Somners' dark legacy and the corrupting nature of wealth. As the Somner family struggles to find a solution to its troubles, the secrets and lies between CeCe, George and Iris grow entangled. CeCe's world topples, culminating in a crime as unforgettable as it is unexpected.

While no riches can put things right for the unfortunate Somners, when all is lost, they learn what life beyond the long, shimmering shadow cast by the Somner dynasty may become. THE UNFORTUNATES, hilarious and heartbreaking by turns, is most of all a meditation on love: as delusional obsession, as transformation and, ultimately, as a coming to grace.

Lora Brody

Don't wreck a sublime chocolate experience by feeling guilty.

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Lora Brody
Concord, CA - On the first Saturday in May, over 2,300 comic book shops in 60-plus countries gave away more than 56 million comic books to celebrate Free Comic Book Day. If you are still unaware of Free Comic Book Day, it is the only holiday that celebrates reading and reading literacy (very heady stuff for an English teacher). FCBD was created by Joe Field, owner of the Eisner Spirit Award-winning Flying Colors Comics --- and what better place to celebrate FCBD than at its birthplace!