Sourcebooks, “the largest woman-owned publishing house in the US,” is a 20-year-old publisher that claims to be “the #1 non-fiction romance publisher since 1997.” They’ve published several sequels and continuations of Jane Austen’s work, and now they’re moving into original fiction as well. Starting this Autumn, they’ll be publishing titles in “all the subgenres of romance: paranormal, time travel, contemporary, romantic suspense, historical, erotic romance, and Regency.”
The new imprint kicks off in September with Hundreds of Years to Reform a Rake by Laurie Brown (due out in September), which tells the story of “a modern career woman thrust back in time into the glittering Regency period and the arms of an unscrupulous rake…
“Josephine Drummond is a professional paranormal researcher (aka, a ghostbuster) hired to prove that the ghost of Lord Deverell Thornton, the very handsome Earl and a notorious rake in his time, haunts the crumbling Waite Castle. But the ghost drags Josephine back to the Regency period to help him try to prevent the swindle that impoverished the Earl and threatens to turn his castle into a most undignified modern-day tourist attraction.
“Josephine has to contend with being a modern career woman trying to navigate the complex social scene of the Regency period, make sure no one discovers her real identity and unmask a charlatan. But all of these are easier than resisting her undeniable attraction to the Earl, who is clearly determined to sweep her off her feet.”
No Regrets by Michele Ann Young, and Cotillion by Georgette Heyer both follow in October.
The schedule for Spring 2008 includes:
* SEALed with a Kiss, a contemporary with a Navy SEAL hero
* Call of the Highland Moon, a Scottish Highlands werewolf romance
* 50 Ways to Hex Your Lover, a fun, funny paranormal from Linda Wisdom
* The Cat Star Chronicles #1: SLAVE, a wild, sexy, sci-fi paranormal romance
Writers’ guidelines, for potential contributors, are available on this page.