Freelance editor with NYC experience specializing in developmental editing of fiction and narrative nonfiction.
Patrick Lee
“In a word: Brilliant….It left me breathless and awed….Pure exhilaration from the first page to the last.”—James Rollins, New York Times bestselling author of Altar of Eden“WOW! Double Wow!...Ghost Country by Patrick Lee will make Asimov and Heinlein cheer with the angels. The techno-thriller meets Sci-Fi, and the result is mind-blowing.”—Stephen Coonts, New York Times bestselling author of Di... read more
Patrick Lee
“Lee has an intense brand of storytelling….[He’s] the real deal.” Steve Berry, New York Times bestselling author of The Jefferson KeyPatrick Lee’s extraordinary Breach trilogy comes to an explosive and breathtaking conclusion with Deep Sky—as Travis Chase of the ultra-secret government agency Tangent finally comes face to face with the decision that could determine the ultimate fate of the wor... read more
Sean Ferrell
Early one morning‚ after a sandstorm had ripped through north Texas‚ I wandered into Mr. Tilly's circus. I wore a black suit and blood ran down my face. When some of the carnies came up to me, I said, "I'm numb." This became my name. A man with no memory who feels no pain, Numb travels to New York City after a short stint with the circus, following the one and only clue he holds to his hidden ... read more
Robin Becker
“A witty and unexpected take on the zombie genre; I had a great time.”—Charlaine Harris, #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Sookie Stackhouse novels Subtitled “A Zombie Memoir,” Brains looks at America’s favorite walking-dead flesh-eaters from an audaciously original and deliciously gruesome new perspective. Debut author Robin Becker blazes new ground with this story of former college... read more
“A Guy’s Guide to the World of Infertility,” How to Make Love to a Plastic Cup is a light-hearted, laugh-out-loud funny, yet at the same time helpful and informative handbook to all things infertility-related written with the male wannabe babymaker in mind. Greg Wolf, who has “been there,” delivers the goods in a humorous, direct way that every potential dad will love…and every hopeful mom wil... read more
James Jones
James Jones’s saga of life in the American Midwest, newly revised five decades after it was first published and including a new foreword by his daughter, Kaylie Jones After the blockbuster international success of From Here to Eternity, James Jones retreated from public life, making his home at the Handy Writers’ Colony in Illinois. His goal was to write something larger than a war novel, and ... read more
Buell Hollister
Leeram in Fordlandia is a wickedly subversive tale of an otherwise normal man who owns a shrunken head from the Brazilian rain forest. Gilbert and Leeram travel with a small band of oddballs, including a real Amazon woman, down to a long abandoned rubber plantation set up in the last century by Henry Ford to supply tires for his Model T's. There, they get a peek into the afterlife and stumble ... read more
Michael P. Spradlin
The snow is falling, the holidays are approaching and…It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Zombies! This delightfully depraved book of classic Zombie Christmas carols by Michael P. Spradlin is guaranteed to spread Yuletide cheer to all those good boys and ghouls who devoured the monster New York Times bestsellers Pride and Prejudice and Zombies and World War Z, as well as fans of 28 Days Later an... read more
Tania Michalle Fogel
Who is manipulating the social networks with the aim of building a radical Islamic Superpower?Time is running out as the hunt gets underway to stop the mysterious mastermind in his mission to build a nuclear Caliphate armed with one of the most dangerous arsenals in the world that will bring Pakistan and India to the brink of war ... and a playboy Saudi billionaire, a young Russian widow and a... read more
Mearene Jordan
Many books have been written about the fascinating public and private life of Ava Gardner, one of the most famous and beautiful film stars of all time—but none can compare to this one by Mearene “Rene” Jordan. While some biographers had to rely on second-hand knowledge and newspaper and magazine articles that were often unreliable or deliberately inaccurate, Jordan (whose nickname is pronounce... read more
Heather Newton
“[An] eloquent, sorrowful novel....Readers of both Pat Conroy, on one hand, and Carson McCullers, on the other, will relish Newton’s flawed characters and piquant portrayal of small town life.”—Booklist (starred review) “Under The Mercy Trees will take your breath away.”—Robin Antalek, author of The Summer We Fell Apart Heather Newton’s Under the Mercy Trees is a beautifully rendered, heartbre... read more
“A wonderful treat for the Poe connoisseur, or a perfect introduction to his works.”—Charlotte Observer In the Shadow of the Master is an exceptional collection of classic stories from the lord of literary darkness himself—the inimitable Edgar Allan Poe—accompanied by enthralling essays from twenty of his bestselling acolytes and admirers. With appreciations by Michael Connelly, Stephen King, ... read more
From the author of Final Target and Absolute Risk, here comes the first book in a thrilling series featuring a compelling new hero, former San Francisco homicide detective Harlan Donnally.With Act of Deceit, Gore enters the crime fiction domain of Harlan Coben, Robert B. Parker, Stuart Woods, and Robert Crais, and immediately proves he can stand tall with the best of them. A heart-racing maste... read more
Torsten Krol
Odell Deefus, who's not the sharpest tool in the shed, has one goal: to "try my hardest to be a good soldier against the mad dog Islamites." But while driving to an army enlistment office in Callisto, Kansas, his '78 Chevy breaks down on the side of a country road, and it's only the beginning of his troubles. When he accepts a local's offer of shelter until the car is repaired, things go from ... read more
Torsten Krol
Life of Pi meets Lord of the Flies in The Dolphin People, a darkly comic “postmodern novel par excellence” (Sydney Morning Herald) from Torsten Krol, the author of the critically acclaimed Callisto. While fleeing Germany after World War II, a family arrives in Venezuela and encounters a Stone Age Amazon tribe that mistakes them for dolphins in human form. But the ruse can only protect them for... read more
“You can’t help getting caught up in the smartly-paced story…which is served up with lashings of steampunk relish.”—SFX (UK)“Rees makes the book work: the world he’s created is a psychopathic nightmare.”—The GuardianIn the Demi-Monde, author Rod Rees has conjured up a terrifying virtual reality, a world dominated by history’s most ruthless and bloodthirsty psychopaths—from Holocaust architect ... read more
Sean Parnell, John Bruning
A riveting story of American fighting men, Outlaw Platoon is Lieutenant Sean Parnell’s stunning personal account of the legendary U.S. Army’s 10th Mountain Division’s heroic stand in the mountains of Afghanistan.Acclaimed for its vivid, poignant, and honest recreation of sixteen brutal months of nearly continuous battle in the deadly Hindu Kesh, Outlaw Platoon is a Band of Brothers or We Were ... read more
Mike Ryan's baby brother dies with his Marine squad in a car bombing outside of Naples, Italy while guarding a shipment of American cash. Witnesses see two men flee the scene - men wearing Arab head scarves. The American government soon suspects the killers aren't terrorists, but with Operation Iraqi Freedom looming and the Coalition of the Willing becoming less so by the day, Washington is de... read more
Matthew Mather
Now in development for film by 20th Century Fox, award-winning CyberStorm depicts, in realistic and sometimes terrifying detail, what a full scale cyber attack against present-day New York City might look like from the perspective of one family trying to survive it. Mike Mitchell, an average New Yorker working to keep his family together, finds himself fighting just to keep them alive when a s... read more
Christopher Lee
A thousand years into the future — what would you do? Alone in an unforgiving and vicious planet, World War III starts and finds twelve-year-old Clio caught in the middle. Crumbling on a global scale, fire spits in epic destruction, the height of civilization is cast into darkness. The few remaining Resistance forces battle against machine and monsters. Cy, a lone cyborg is mankind’s closest t... read more
Danielle Landis
In 2004, Danielle and her high-spirited, bohemian, very sage grandfather, “Papa,” are planning a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Italy when a dramatic medical diagnosis makes the quest to get there urgent. A mysterious box of 1937 photos and letters shows up, and the original plan turns into an epic adventure they never could have imagined. With a rucksack full of playfulness, courage, and luminous... read more
David J. Bain
One man pursues a question left unanswered for four thousand years. His search takes him to the gates of Hell—Will it bring him back? Three weeks before officially reporting for duty at the U.S. Embassy in Tel Aviv, Addison Deverell arrives in Israel determined to find an answer to a question buried for nearly four thousand years. Bound to an escort by the embassy, he is unable to begin his se... read more
Ted M. Alexander
Twyla, a regression therapist and Dolly Parton wannabe, sends marketing executive Jane McBride tumbling through time passages, exposing her to previous lives. One stop recurs. Her arms are locked around his neck. Fully clothed and dancing with bare feet is insanely intimate. Hours later, seated on the back of an Indian motorcycle, huddled against his back, she watches the countryside stream by... read more
Ted M. Alexander
President John Kennedy is dead. Vietnam looms on the horizon. But days are long and time is cheap in Hardscrabble, a sleepy Long Island town reluctant to awaken. DJ Elders, a high school senior, finds himself stumbling through the no-man's-land between adolescence and adulthood. Suddenly a striking beauty with a hot body and mysterious background shows up. DJ notices. She smiles. He falls. And... read more
Stephen Roy, Brooke Gale Louvier
Embark on an epic journey through a timeless and familiar landscape. Grace, a young woman with a troubled past, is transported to a dreamlike land called god. There, she meets three unforgettable characters and together they set out in search of the one person who can help Grace find her way home. Along the road, they encounter opposing forces battling for the hearts and minds of the people of... read more
Noel Anenberg
KIRKUS ReviewsAnenberg beautifully and convincingly portrays the contradictions of American society during the period, and he ably juxtaposes Eaton's mission to save her son with stories of the past--showing a world which, despite many technological advances, has made few discernible social advances...An engaging tale of a mother's and son's struggles in 1940s America." In the same way that TH... read more
J. S. Berkman
The Product of Woollett, a sequel to The Ambassadors by Henry James, is meant to be enjoyed on its own, even with readers unfamiliar with the original Jamesian masterpiece.In The Ambassadors, Strether had been sent to Paris as the widowed Mrs. Newsome’s ambassador, commissioned to bring her son Chad home to run the family business in Woollett, Massachusetts. The family in Woollett had assumed ... read more
Gird yourself for adventure on a massive scale! This is the riveting account of the first Fumu ascent. What is Fumu? It is the tallest mountain in the world, a fact long kept from the public. Join two pompous American climbers as they navigate the perils of their respective parent issues, world war, mutual hatred, 20th-century pirates, high-altitude cannibals, and the dizzying heights of the H... read more
Kathryn Guare
Meet Conor McBride. He's even more interesting than the trouble he gets into. A talented Irish musician reluctantly reinvents himself, disappearing into an undercover identity to search for the man who ruined his career: his own brother. On a journey from the west of Ireland to the tumultuous city of Mumbai, Conor McBride's only goal is to redeem the brother who betrayed him. But he's becoming... read more
K. Chrisbacher
Twenty-two-year-old Sarah Croshen’s life changes when the police kill an intruder in her house and she meets the handsome detective David Galpren. From there, the truth quickly unravels. She is a veiled Innocent and the world is not at it seems. Winged angels? Demons from Hell? Supreme mortals with supernatural abilities? Preposterous! But when a demon prince kidnaps her best friend, Sarah mus... read more
Six Moments of Silence is a true story that was inspired by the death of a respected and close family member who died in the South Tower of the World Trade Center on September 11th 2001. The loss tore K.T. Morgan's family apart and led her to examine and recreate her identity. As the dust settled, she divorced her husband of thirteen years and as a single mother embarked on a study of psychoan... read more
M.D. Grayson
From M.D. Grayson comes the action packed Danny Logan debut mystery, Angel Dance. Praise for Angel Dance... "The intensity continues to build. Just when you think you have it solved, Grayson throws you a wild curve. It was an excellent read. I highly recommend it." Mack McCormick Author, Terrorists at the Bus Stop "Angel Dance was so much fun to read that I completed it in one day in Cape Cod ... read more
M.D. Grayson
When danger comes lurking in the night, most people run home and hide--safe behind a locked door. For others, though, running home isn't the answer. For these unlucky ones, when the front door closes and locks at night--the horror's not locked outside. It's locked inside. New, from M.D. Grayson: an action packed Danny Logan mystery that dives headlong into the seamy world of child prostitution... read more
M.D. Grayson
Danny Logan is back in action in the second installment of the Danny Logan Mystery series! Praise for No Way to Die . . ."Like his first thriller, this is set in Seattle, and his descriptions almost make me want to visit. Do yourself a favor and read both this fine story and its predecessor. You'll find they are both page turners you won't want to put down."Robert MarshBook Reviewer"Great char... read more
Michael Ivan Lowell
WHEN INJUSTICE BECOMES LAW, RESISTANCE BECOMES DUTY.The Second Great DepressionIn the future, misery scars the land. Democracy is dead. Corporations take control through what they cynically call the Freedom Council. They have the police, the courts, the military, the gangs. They are everywhere. They protect their wealth by any means necessary. A Man Who Stands Against ArmiesBut one man rises t... read more
Michael Ivan Lowell
THE BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION HAS BEGUN! Two teams, two visions. Freedom or Oppression. The pulse-pounding sequel to The Suns of Liberty: Revolution! FREEDOM COMES WITH A PRICE Three months have passed since the Suns of Liberty rescued Boston from the clutches of the so-called Freedom Council; since Fiona Fletcher shocked the world; since the Revolution, Spider Wasp, Helius, Lantern, a... read more
Peter David Shapiro
Consultant Harry West is hired by the government in Hong Kong to evaluate a business deal promoted by the son of one of the richest men in Asia. But after Harry arrives in Hong Kong, he discovers the assignment is not what he expects. His client wants him to find evidence of money laundering and corruption, evidence that will kill the deal. Harry has no experience investigating criminal scheme... read more
Peter David Shapiro
BOSTON 1896. Renowned psychic Ignatius Jones commissions his portrait to be painted by one of the leading artists of his time. He promises his followers that he will communicate with them through his portrait after he passes to spirit. On the day that he is murdered in 1903, his portrait is stolen. It turns up more than 100 years later at a church rummage sale in picturesque Tudorsville, Vermo... read more
Tyler Compton
A woman is found in an abandoned house, the victim of cyanide poisoning which has mottled her skin and turned her blood a dark shade of purple. Detective David Parks, battling his standing within the LAPD, is brought on to solve the murder. He is joined by forensic toxicologist Jacqueline Isley to solve what becomes a series of gruesome murders: A famous photographer bleeds to death from his e... read more
Paul Kemprecos
Something bad happened to Matinicus "Matt" Hawkins in Afghanistan. The ex-SEAL was grievously wounded in an ambush that killed men under his command and almost ended his life. When he pushed for an investigation, he was kicked out of the Navy with a psychiatric discharge. The doctors put his shattered leg back together, but the bitterness destroyed his marriage. Five years later, Hawkins is je... read more
Amara Randall is a college student with a passion for exposing the truth. When she sees the havoc the Maya calendar predictions wreak, she decides to debunk the myths and try to restore the peace. Mahaway is a charismatic young scribe in ancient Maya. But her world is torn apart when a greedy new king declares war on her city. Now at the end of 2012, Amara’s obsession leads her to uncovering a... read more
Sara Hammel
Who killed Annabel Harper?When a popular teen beauty’s body is discovered by the pool at an elite tennis club, the regulars are shocked―especially twelve-year-old Evie and her best friend, Chelsea. While everyone else is haunted by the teen’s death, Evie and Chelsea jump on the case, dogging the footsteps of the lead detective as he investigates. As temperatures soar over the summer, tensions ... read more
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Former literary agent, published author, creator of award-winning blog for writers. Has worked with NY Times bestsellers.
New York, NY, USA