I Got a Book Deal!
There is no way for me to express my excitement for the news I am about to share, so I will simply share it: I have a three-book deal with Tule Publishing!
My incredible agent, Stephany Evans, negotiated a three-book deal with Tule for The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet and its two sequels. The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet will be published in Spring 2021, and the second and third books will be published in 2022.
Here’s the blurb for the first book:
Of the five Bennet sisters, Jane is beautiful, Elizabeth is clever, and Kitty and Lydia are silly. Mary is the dull, plain sister . . . or so she wants everyone to think. She is actually a spy.
After Mr. Bennet’s death, Mary is left with no fortune. Rather than relying on direct family members for support, Mary accepts an invitation to stay with a distant relative, Lady Trafford, at the mysterious Castle Durrington. Lady Trafford gifts Mary with private tutoring and personal attention, but Mary cannot ignore Lady Trafford’s lies, secrets, and manipulations, which may put their seaside community at risk from invasion by Napoleon Bonaparte. And when a would-be thief, whom Mary has prevented from stealing her father’s mourning rings, turns up dead on the beach, Mary must jeopardize her position at the castle, her relationships, and her family’s name in order to bring the truth to light.
I came up with the idea for this novel in 2013, thought about it for years, started writing it in late 2017, and then in 2019 finished drafting, queried, and found my agent. After all the work I put into it, it was magical to sign the contract.
What’s up next for The Secret Life of Miss Mary Bennet?
- Working with the art department and marketing department at Tule
- Content edits
- Copy edits
- Proofreading
Meanwhile, I am also working on the second draft of Mary Bennet book 2, in which Mary goes to London and has all sorts of adventures. Onward we go!