Bookouture sign new contracts with Susanne O’Leary and Barbara Josselsohn

Associate Publisher Jennifer Hunt has acquired World rights in two books in a brand new series from Kindle bestseller Susanne O’Leary. Susanne has sold over 700,000 copies of her books with Bookouture.

Jennifer says,

‘Like Susanne’s readers, I can’t wait to dive into her stories year after year. She’s incredible at creating evocative settings, intriguing atmosphere and gorgeous, clean romances, and it’s an honour to get to work on another new series with her.’

Susanne says,

‘I am thrilled to keep working with Jennifer and all the team at Bookouture. We have been working together for over seven years, and it has been both inspirational and fun to write and edit with such a top class editor. I’m really excited to start the new series!’

We are also thrilled to announce that Associate Publisher Jennifer Hunt has acquired World rights to an evocative bookclub novel from Barbara Josselsohn via Cynthia Manson Literary Agency. The dual timeline story explores the Long Island folklore surrounding a mysterious paper shop owned by generations of enigmatic women who become wrapped up in its magic.

Jennifer says,

‘When Barbara first told me about this story, I was utterly mesmerised. She paints a vivid picture of this imaginary, magical shop, steeped in myths and legends, and the book is like an ode to letter writing, to the power a perfectly written message has to change someone’s future. I know readers will find it impossible to put down and I’m so pleased to continue working with such a brilliantly talented writer.’

Barbara says,

‘I am so thrilled to delve into this new book, and especially grateful to Jennifer and the whole Bookouture team. Jennifer is the editor every writer dreams of, and her input on this new idea has already proven invaluable. I’m a big fan of bookclub fiction so couldn’t be happier to move in this exciting direction. And Long Island is where I grew up, so digging into its folklore and legends feels like coming home. This will be my ninth book with Bookouture — wow! I feel so lucky to be aligned with Jennifer and this amazing publisher!’

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