Marley Rose-Teter’s THE BONE BRIDES, pitched as Howl’s Moving Castle by way of Guillermo del Toro, in which a girl must save her changeling girlfriend from a terrifying faerie realm before they both end up trapped in skins not their own, to Lauren Knowles at Page Street, for publication in fall 2026, by Hannah Andrade at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).

Author of FOUR WEEKENDS AND A FUNERAL and ANYWHERE WITH YOU Ellie Palmer’s ‘TIL UNDEATH DO US PART, pitched as BUTCHER & BLACKBIRD meets MY ROOMMATE IS A VAMPIRE by way of Fargo, a paranormal-horror rom-com about a woman and her mortician husband in couples therapy, desperate to fix their marriage; but when she unwittingly becomes a vampire and bodies start piling up, they discover their relationship isn’t the only thing that needs saving, to Cat Clyne at Mira, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in spring 2027, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).

NYT-bestselling author of IT HAPPENED ONE SUMMER Tessa Bailey’s untitled book three in the Bellinger Sisters series, about a new divorcee who returns to Westport, Washington, where she spent the happiest summers of her youth, and the fisherman who has spent a decade regretting the one who got away, to May Chen at Avon, in a major deal, in a four-book deal, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world English).

Katee Robert’s REBEL IN THE DEEP, book three in the Crimson Sails series, to Lyx (Germany), by Uwe Neumahr at Agence Hoffman, on behalf of Taryn Fagerness Agency and Laura Bradford Literary Agency.

Author-illustrator Katie Dwyer’s BEAR’S FRIEND, following a bear who proudly introduces his new friend—a rock—to the forest animals, only to face doubt when the others don’t understand their bond; about friendship, self-acceptance, and staying true to the ones we love, to Nicole Fox at RISE x Penguin Workshop, for publication in fall 2027, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency (world).

Author of MUSHROOM RAIN Laura K. Zimmermann’s TANGLED TALES OF AN UNDERGROUND MARKET, a STEAM story that explores the bustling market below the forest floor, where plants, animals, and other creatures barter, lurk, protect, help, and more, illustrated by Priscilla Tey, to Michelle Lee at Dial, for publication in fall 2027, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency for the author, and by Steven Malk at Writers House for the illustrator (world).

Author of the forthcoming SUCH A CLEVER GIRL Darby Kane’s BLAME THE WIFE, set at a wealthy family’s gathering on the 10th anniversary of the father’s murder, where the mother issues a challenge that could lead to more killing—or so she hopes, to May Chen at William Morrow, in a good deal, in a two-book deal, for publication in winter 2027, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency

Jacqueline Firkins‘s PHILLIPA FLYNN’S YEAR OF PANIC AND PIRACY, in which an introverted history professor impulsively quits her job and teams up with a book cover model to revive her grandmother’s bestselling pirate romance series, to Emily Freidenrich at Lake Union Publishing, for publication in summer 2026, by Laura Bradford at Bradford Literary Agency (world). Rights: om******@****on.com

Author-illustrator Katie Dwyer‘s BEAR’S FRIEND, following a bear who proudly introduces his new friend—a rock—to the forest animals, only to face doubt when the others don’t understand their bond; about friendship, self-acceptance, and staying true to the ones we love, to Nicole Fox at RISE x Penguin Workshop, for publication in fall 2027, by Kaitlyn Sanchez at Bradford Literary Agency (world).