Exciting things have been happening at WordServe Literary!
On the final post of each month you’ll find a list of WordServe client books releasing in the upcoming month along with WordServe Literary news from the month drawing to a close.
October New Releases
Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride
by Sandra D. Bricker*
Contemporary Romantic Comedy
Abingdon Press
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Challenging Puzzles from the Bible:
Including Crosswords, Word Search, Cryptograms, and More
by Timothy Parker
Howard Publishers
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8 Powerful Steps to Experiencing God’s Best for You
by Stephen Arterburn
Bethany House
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Extreme Puzzles from the Bible:
Including Crosswords, Word Search, Cryptograms, and More
by Timothy Parker
Howard Publishers
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by Richard L. Mabry, MD*
Medical Drama
Abingdon Press
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Finding Life in the Unorthodox Ways of Jesus
by Hugh Halter
Baker Publishing
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by Barbara Cameron*
Amish Romance
Abingdon Press
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The What’s for Dinner Solution:
Quick, Easy, and Affordable Meals Your Family Will Love
by Kathi Lipp*
Harvest House
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Agent News
We’re excited that Barbara Scott has joined WordServe Literary as the third agent.
To learn more about Barbara and what she’s looking for, read this announcement.
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Bestseller News
New York Times October 2, 2011 Lists
Erica Vetsch* – A Log Cabin Christmas, a nine-author novella collection that includes Erica’s story “Christmas Service,” hit #34 on the NYT paperback trade fiction list.
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Consultant News
The WordServe agents have hired Ingrid Schneider to work with their authors on all of their social networking needs. Though it’s fee-based consulting, Ingrid’s been doing some fantastic things to help our authors coordinate all the various social networking platforms, blogging and the rest into a cohesive author brand.
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Contest News
ACFW 2011 Agent of the Year
We’re excited that Rachelle Gardner was named ACFW’s Agent of the Year!
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ACFW 2011 Genesis Contest for unpublished novelists
Camille Eide* was the winner in the Women’s Fiction category with My Father’s House!
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ACFW 2011 Carol Award for published novelists
We cheered for our finalists, who were one of the top three in their respective categories.
Jody Hedlund* in the Debut Novel category with The Preacher’s Bride.
Richard Mabry* in the Suspense/Thriller category with Medical Error.
S. Dionne Moore in the Short Historical category with Promise of Tomorrow.
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Contract News
Signing News from Greg:
Dena Dyer and Tina Samples – Wounded Women of The Bible, to Kregel.
Sid Phillips – You’ll Be Sor-ee, his WWII memoir on audio, to Tantor Media.
Helen Shores and Barbara Shores Lee with Denise George – A memoir of their life growing up in Civil Rights era Birmingham and the influence their legendary Civil Rights attorney Arthur Shores had on the movement, to Zondervan.
Bob Welch – Resolved, the WWII memoir of Army hero Lt. Clay Conner, an escapee from the Bataan Death March, who lived and fought in the jungles of the Philippines until the end of the war, to Berkley Caliber (Penguin).
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Rachelle announced the following deals on Publishers Marketplace:
Phil Cooke – One Big Thing: Discovering What You Were Born to Do sold to Thomas Nelson
How to identify your personal “one thing” and more importantly, how to make it a reality in your life.
Jody Hedlund* – Echo of Fall and two other titles sold to Bethany House
A young German immigrant must marry or lose her Michigan homestead and falls for a disguised nobleman while waiting for her mail-order groom.
Richard Mabry* – Stress Test and two other titles sold to Thomas Nelson
Sparks fly between a doctor being framed for murder and his fiery redheaded lawyer, as they chase down the truth before the killer strikes again.
Krista Phillips* – A Sandwich Romance sold to Abingdon Press
A 20-year-old moves to Sandwich, Illinois, to make a new life, then falls in love with her boss and becomes embroiled in a mystery that she must solve if she wants to save both her heart and her job.
Brian Sussman – Eco-Tyranny sold to WND Books
How the Left’s Green Agenda will Dismantle America, a follow-up to his first book, Climategate.
Lucille Zimmerman* – Oxygen for a Woman’s Soul: Self-Care Strategies That Will Save Your Life sold to Abingdon Press
Exploring the idea that women can only love others if they care for themselves, so it’s time to get over thinking self-care is “selfish” and instead, embrace rest, peace and joy.
More News from Rachelle:
Paula Moldenhauer* was awarded her first fiction contract by Rebecca Germany of Barbour Publishing during a special presentation at the ACFW conference for her novella, “You’re a Charmer, Mr. Grinch,” in a Christmas collection with authors Paige Winship Dooly, Darlene Franklin, and Kathy Kovach.
(* = WordServe Water Cooler Contributor)
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That’s our good news for the month.
Please share yours in the comments so we can celebrate with you.
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Post Author: Keli Gwyn
I write inspirational historical romance. My debut novel, A Bride Opens Shop in El Dorado, California, will be released July 1, 2012. I live in the heart of California’s Gold Country. My favorite places to visit are my fictional worlds, the Coach factory outlet store, and Taco Bell.
WordServe Water Cooler 
Wow, what talented, diverse authors! Congratulations to all!!
Keli, you put so much time and effort into this post. Thank you for gathering photos of the new releases. Congratulations everyone. Welcome Barbara!
Congrats to all! Have been following Rachelle’s blog for quite awhile so especially excited for her. Also, I just finished reading Jody Hedlund’s The Preacher’s Bride and absolutely loved it. Am so glad to hear that it did so well, too.
I don’t have any exciting news about book contracts yet, but I do have story included in The Christmas Spirit, a Christmas compilation by Cecil Murphey and Marley Gibson. It will be released by St. Martin’s Press the end of October. So thankful to be included!
Congratulations, Cheryl, on your soon-to-be released story. How exciting! Enjoy the thrill of this milestone event!
Sandie Bricker’s Always the Wedding Planner, Never the Bride is a rollicking great read! Sometimes, the second book in a series isn’t as good as the first, but not a Bricker book. It’s even funnier! I love her books and can’t wait for the next one!!!
sounds wonderful!
That is one big package of AWESOME news. I’m continually proud to be part of this agency. I’m not even sure I recount all of the fantastic things listed above, but I’m proud of every single one!
~ Wendy
Amazing stuff right there!
Hooray for everyone! What a great group!
Huge congrats to everyone…so excited to read all these new books!
Thank you for all the work you put into this Keli! It’s a lot of fun for me to join the ranks of all you wonderful people! Congratulations to everyone included in this post.
Yay for WordServe! And thank you, Keli, for compiling all this information. 🙂