Idea Machine by Jorjeana Marie Sold to Ten Speed Press

Big congrats to improv actress, comedienne, voice-over artist, and now debut non-fiction author Jorjeana Marie on her book deal with Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House! Lisa Westmoreland, Executive Editor of Ten Speed, acquired IDEA MACHINE: USING THE...

Congrats, Lisa Kessler, on an 8-book audio deal with Audible

Bram Stoker finalist Lisa Kessler just scored an 8-book audio deal for her award-winning paranormal romance series from Audible. In the MOON series, the cowboy werewolves of Reno are fighting the unscrupulous Nero organization who is trying to bioengineer hybrid...

Laura Heffernan Signs 3-Book Deal

Laura Heffernan has just signed a deal with Lyrical Press for a three-book contemporary romance series called GAMER GIRLS. The books will be linked but will feature a different game-playing couple in each. Book 1, set to publish in 2019, will feature a tabletop gamer...

Kerry Lonsdale Inks 2-Book, 6-Figure Deal with Lake Union!

Big congrats to Kerry Lonsdale for making this week’s top story in Publisher’s Weekly’s Book Deals column! Kerry signed a new 2-book, 6-figure deal with Amazon Publishing’s book club fiction imprint, Lake Union. The first book, EVERYTHING WE...

1st Indie Author to Get 6-Figure Audio-Only Deal: Brian D. Anderson

Announced today during Book Expo in New York: Brian D. Anderson has a lot to celebrate as he is now the first self-published author to secure a six-figure advance for an audiobook-only deal. The indie fantasy author was offered six figures by Audible, Inc. for the...

Dale Lucas lands three-book deal with Orbit

Fuse is very excited to announce a three-book deal with Orbit (Hachette Book Group) with our client, Dale Lucas. Here’s the details: Orbit has acquired three novels in the Fifth Ward series, and First Watch will launch in summer 2017. You can give Dale a warm...