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I'd be very grateful of you could predorder this. In the UK, Speedy Hen has the best hardback price (plus free shipping - an excellent deal). @severnhouse.bsky.social

Publishers Marketplace Deal Report. LIE IN THE EMERALD COAST, untitled by Holly Danvers. Imprint: Severn House. Holly Danvers' LIE IN THE EMERALD COAST and an untitled book four in the Little White Lies thriller series, which digs into secrets, lies, and scandals of close friends, relatives, and small communities that lead to murder in wealthy, exotic coastal locations, to Laurie Johnson at Severn House, in a two-book deal, for publication in June 2027 and 2028, by Sandy Harding at Spencerhill Associates (world English).

Even more lies, secrets and suspense coming soon from the incomparable Holly Danvers! We're delighted to have books 3 and 4 in her gripping Little White Lies series coming in 2027 and 2028.

Don't miss the next instalment, LIE IN THE BAY, coming this June!

#BookDeal #PublishersMarketplace

4 Terrifying New Releases from Indie and Small Presses in January 2026 From witchy murder mysteries to ancient curses, here are our most anticipated horror books from indie and small presses this January!

Ring in the new year with some screams. Here are our most anticipated horror books from indie and small presses this January! @severnhouse.bsky.social @rebecca-rowland.bsky.social @clashbooks.bsky.social @alexwoodroe.com @willowylungs.bsky.social @deadskypub.bsky.social

Criminal Minds congrats our own @catrionamcp.bsky.social

Full list of nominees >> leftcoastcrime.org/2026/Awards.... | @severnhouse.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social @sincworldwide.bsky.social

Crime Readers - The Crime Writers’ Association

I'm incredibly honored that the @thecwa.bsky.social has made THE RECKONING (from @severnhouse.bsky.social) their Read of the Month!

Book launch is January 6, just three more days! Thank you, Crime Writers' Association!!

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Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction: January-June 2026 Trying something different this year and breaking up by genre, so if you’re looking for SFF/H, Crime Fiction, or Graphic Novels, just keep scrolling! (Yes, some of those distinctions are a li…

So exciting to see Sebastian J. Plata's upcoming psychological thriller INTRUSIVE INTENTIONS on the @lgbtqreads.bsky.social Most Anticipated LGBTQ+ Adult Fiction Jan-June 2026 list! 💙💜

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Hi Hi Hi I am *WAY* too excited to present the GORGEOUS cover for AVIARY, coming out 04.07.2026 from @severnhouse.bsky.social!

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😮 Speculative suspense
🍃 Blends gothic vibes, + body horror
🇰🇷 Korean folklore
🌈 Queer longing
💪 Power, exploitation, and transformation

#Tuesday w @terryshames.bsky.social

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This Thursday evening at @avidreaderdavis.bsky.social in downtown Davis. I have a kitchen full of baking supplies and a fridge full of drinks. See you there!

@severnhouse.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social #newbook #DavisCA

Catriona McPherson on Citizenship – A BOLO Books Guest Post From the Booking Desk: It’s always a wonderful day when Catriona McPherson visits BOLO Books. My blog is a regular stop on her marketing efforts for each book, but what makes them so special …

Publication day for SCOT'S EGGS. (Should have used the word "laid", right?) I'm over at BOLO Books, with a lighthearted look at citizenship processes, and feeling a bit like I'm in The Producers. Hey-ho.

@severnhouse.bsky.social #newbook

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book jacket - The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes by Terry Shames

Enjoyed the return to Jarrett Creek, TX in Terry Shames' The Curious Poisoning of Jewel Barnes. #BookSky #Mystery @severnhouse.bsky.social tinyurl.com/y4j7xt26

Author of HAIRPIN CURVES Elia Winters's SEX, TEXTS, AND SWEATER VESTS, pitched as a Scarlet Pimpernel retelling where a journalist and her botanist roommate navigate a friendship by day and a secret online kink romance by night-unaware of each other's identities-until the mogul trying to expose the Pimpernel forces them to confront their relationship and whether the possibility of true love is worth the risk of being truly known, to Laurie Johnson at Severn House, for publication in fall 2026, by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency

🌶️ Got a spicy announcement today! 🌶️

Severn House is so excited to be publishing Elia Winter's latest novel SEX, TEXTS, AND SWEATER VESTS in autumn 2026 🍂

A journalist and her botanist roommate juggle dishes, friendship,... and a sexy secret 🤫

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Review of Alphabet Sleuths by Laura Jensen Walker, from Publisher's Weekly: “The Alphabet Sleuths Laura Jensen Walker. Severn House, $29.99 (256p) ISBN 978-1-4483-1729-5 Walker (the Bookish Baker Mysteries) launches an entertaining new cozy series starring a spirited group of California retirees. When 69-year-old Claire Reynolds, a resident of the Cedar Glen Retirement Community in Santa Bonita, happens upon a man violently choking her friend Daphne, she accidentally kills him by whacking him on the back of the head with her gardening shovel. Once the shock of the situation wears off, retired police officer Daphne recognizes her assailant from an organized crime case she worked on years earlier. Instead of calling the authorities, she and Claire recruit their friends in a clique they’ve dubbed the Alphabet Girls—retired journalist Atsuko and former actor Barbara—to help them dispose of the body. The women wrap the corpse in a blanket and toss him into the water at the bottom of a quarry. Then another resident of Cedar Glen turns up dead, and the Alphabet Girls launch an investigation to figure out what’s behind the sudden uptick of violence in their typically idyllic corner of the world. Walker’s feisty, funny, and fully realized seniors easily sit beside the casts of The Thursday Murder Club and The Marlow Murder Club in the cozy pantheon. Readers will be charmed. Agent: Vicky Weber, Creative Media Agency.

‼️Review Alert‼️

What a way to kick off the weekend! 😆
Congratulations @laurajensenwalker.bsky.social on the fabulous review of THE ALPHABET SLEUTHS and thank you to @publisherswkly.bsky.social for the wonderful words 😊

#thealphabetsleuths #publishersweekly #bookreview

PROUST QUESTIONNAIRE WITH CATRIONA MCPHERSON - Miss Demeanors I don’t know what I would do without my Vanity Fair magazine subscription. I read the back page first, because[...]

First stop on the SCOT'S EGGS blog post today: Proust's questionnaire (not all of it). @severnhouse.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social

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Guest - Award-Winning Author - Catriona McPherson | The Stiletto Gang Today we welcome back the lovely and uber-talented Catriona McPherson who has stopped by to share a bit about her soon to be released book, SCOT'S EGGS.

I'm the guest of Sparkle Abbey at the Stiletto Gang blog today, talking about making babies . . . but not like that.

@severnhouse.bsky.social @literarylisa.bsky.social #NewBook #NewMystery #CrimeFiction

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So excited about the latest Georgia O’Keefe mystery, SACRED LIGHT by Kathryn Lasky. Just look at that beautiful cover art! Set in New Mexico 1937, painter Georgia O’Keefe learns that a friend has gone missing and Georgia feels compelled to investigate. #ewgc @severnhouse.bsky.social #netgalley

Book Review: Fun City Heist Classic album reviews from the 1970's and 1980's

Book Review: Fun City Heist by Michael Kardos (coming Dec 2, 2025, from @severnhouse.bsky.social ). An engaging story about a comeback and a crime. mcmaenza.blogspot.com/2025/11/book... #FunCityHeist #NetGalley @michaelkardos.bsky.social

An announcement image featuring a Publishers Marketplace deal report for a book titled Sex, Texts, and Sweater Vests by Elia Winters. The background shows a cozy, intimate photo of two people lying close together under a blanket, with the handwritten text “BOOK DEAL!” across the top. The report states that the book, to be published by Severn House in fall 2026, is a Scarlet Pimpernel retelling involving a journalist and her botanist roommate who share a secret online kink romance without knowing each other’s identities. The deal was made by Saritza Hernandez at Andrea Brown Literary Agency with Laurie Johnson at Severn House. The Andrea Brown Literary Agency logo appears at the bottom right, dated November 10, 2025.

🌿NEW DEAL! Get ready for cozy, spicy romance from the incomparable @eliawinters.bsky.social! This page-turning, scorchingly good, roommates-to-lovers romance is hitting shelves in Fall 2026 from @severnhouse.bsky.social. #romancebooks #cozyromance #spicyromance

I’m delighted to say my cozy mystery, The Alphabet Sleuths is now up on NetGalley for review! @vickyweberbooks.bsky.social @severnhouse.bsky.social @cmalit.bsky.social

Dru Ann Love is a BIG deal up here at the cozy end of the mystery community and she really, *really* likes my new book.

"fast-paced and well-written mystery where nothing is as it seems ... one of the best books in the series

SCOT'S EGGS is out Dec 2 (US & UK) from @severnhouse.bsky.social

Michael Kardos Finds His Groove The author took inspiration from the Jersey Shore of his youth—with its Haunted Mansion and legendary music scene—for his latest novel.

Check out Michael Kardos' interview with @publisherswkly.bsky.social on his upcoming crime novel, FUN CITY HEIST!

“A breezy, Donald Westlake–inspired crime caper set on the Jersey Shore”

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WHEN WOMEN WERE WOLVES By Menna van Praag Imprint: Severn House, W.F. Howes Author of The Sisters Grimm and The House at the End of Hope Street Menna van Praag's WHEN WOMEN WERE WOLVES, in which a young woman throws off the shackles of her oppressive patriarchy when she learns the women of her society were once the keepers of extraordinary power, along with her beloved she sets out on an adventure to reclaim and restore what was taken from them, to Laurie Johnson at Severn House, for publication in fall 2026, by Laurie Robertson at PFD (world English). Audio rights to W.F. Howes, for simultaneous publication.

Happy Friday Everybody!

We are super proud to announce Severn House will be publishing Menna Van Praag's WHEN WOMEN WERE WOLVES!

A young woman rejects her place in an oppressive patriarchy by reconnecting with an ancient power of her ancestors 🐺
Available fall 2026 🍂

@laurierobertson.bsky.social

Author E.J. Copperman on Cozy Ghost Stories, Writing Humorous Mysteries and Who They Would Haunt - Severn House Halloween doesn’t always have to be bone-chilling horror and blood-curdling screams (though we do love a good scare!) There’s a […]

Halloween doesn't always have to monsters and blood-curdling screams (though we do love a good scare!) We chatted with author E.J. Copperman about the gentler, cozier side of ghost stories and his new book ALL SPOOKED UP.

#Halloween #CozyMystery #GhostStory

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#Thursday w @catrionamcp.bsky.social

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#preorder SCOT'S EGGS #NewRelease 2 December 2025

Mrs Pargeter’s Past (2025) by Simon Brett Mrs Pargeter (Melita to no one but her late husband) has always kept her distance from the shady businesses that her late husband was engaged in. The lifestyle it has set her up in is extremely com…

New review - out next week from Simon Brett and @severnhouse.bsky.social
#BookSky

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#Tuesday w @terryshames.bsky.social

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#BookReview: Which Witch? by Simon R. Green My Review: There’s a curse on ‘The Scottish Play’, or so the old acting tradition goes. Part of that curse is that if any of the actors in the play utter the play’s actual title, that the production will be doomed. It’s possible that tradition arose because The Tragedy of Macbeth has the potential to be a rather expensive play to put on, and a lot of theaters that did so went out of business because they were already in financial trouble and hoping that a splashy production would rescue them.

#BookReview: Which Witch? by Simon R. Green @severnhouse.bsky.social #paranormal #mystery #horror #urbanfantasy

Cover for Simon R. Green’s WHICH WITCH? — a cauldron with green steam rising from it, plus some ingredients around it. The moon in top right corner. Wonder what they’re cooking…?

WHICH WITCH? by Simon R. Green is out now!

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The third #HolyTerrors novel; published by @severnhouse.bsky.social in North America and in the UK.
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#ewgc Lots of great mysteries in my favorite series coming up! DEATH AND THE FINAL CUT by @gmmalliet.bsky.social due out in November from @severnhouse.bsky.social. #7 in the St. Just Mystery series. Love her characters and mysteries.

#ewgc I am currently reading THE HAUNTING OF EMILY GRACE by Elena Taylor, due out in November from @severnhouse.bsky.social. Loving it. Plus, I'm a sucker for a great cover. Isolated mansion on an island. May or may not be haunted. Creepy. Perfect for the season.