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YA Imprint Choc Lit Rocks To Launch This Summer

Posted at 2:33PM Friday 01 Feb 2013

Award winning indie publisher Choc Lit is to launch a young adult imprint called Choc Lit Rocks. The first book under the new YA label will be New England Rocks, to be published worldwide in August 2013 in ebook and paperback formats. This title is the first in the New England series written by Christina Courtenay, marking a departure from her award winning historical fiction.

The heroine of the New England series is Rain Mackenzie, a young woman who trouble just seems to stick to. Expelled from her British boarding school, she can't believe her bad luck. Not only is she forced to move to New England, USA, she's also sent to the local high school, as a punishment. She's determined to hate everything, and her rebellious nature soon finds new ways to court controversy. And that's not all she's courting...

"Following a successful 2012, and recent expansion into the US, Australia and New Zealand, launching our YA imprint seems the logical next step," said director Lyn Vernham.

In early January Choc Lit strengthened their position in the New Zealand market by purchasing world rights in Close to The Wind by Zana Bell from Northland. Zana's book is a historical novel in the tradition of Georgette Heyer, about a pioneering woman who makes the long voyage from Europe to New Zealand during the 19th century.

With new signings in New Zealand and Australia, plus the launch of their YA imprint, Choc Lit will be stepping up production and distribution in 2013.




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