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_____________________________________________________________________________________________ GRAND CENTRAL PUBLISHING 1290 Avenue of the Americas New York NY 10104 Tel 212.364.1100 Fax 212.364.0974 Hachette Book Group FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLING AUTHOR JODI ELLEN MALPAS SIGNS GLOBAL THREEBOOK DEAL INCLUDING A NEW INSTALLMENT IN THE PHENOMENAL HIT THIS MAN TRILOGY With This Man To Be Published in March 2018 New York, NY—September 13, 2017 Forever, an imprint of Grand Central Publishing (GCP), has announced that they have acquired the World English language rights for three new novels by #1 New York Times bestseller Jodi Ellen Malpas, author of the THIS MAN and ONE NIGHT romance trilogies. WITH THIS MAN will be published as a trade paperback original in March 2018, with simultaneous ebook and audio editions. The following asyet untitled standalone novels will release in 2019. Orion Books, a division of Hachette UK, will publish the UK editions. “A new novel from Jodi is always exciting news for readers, but a new This Man novel is an event,” said Beth de Guzman, VP, Digital and Paperback Publisher. “GCP is proud to be her publisher and ecstatic to be continuing our relationship with Jodi.” WITH THIS MAN picks up the story of fanfavorite character Jesse Ward, the strongwilled, dominant, seductive alpha man first introduced in This Man (Forever, 2013). Set years after the original trilogy, the incorrigible Jesse is married to Ava, the love of his life; father to 12yearold twins; and approaching his fiftieth birthday. Jesse has achieved exactly what he always wanted. Then a terrible accident lands Ava in the hospital with a head injury that causes her to lose her memory of the last 15 years. Now Jesse must do whatever it takes to support his beloved wife and help her find her memories—their memories—and fall madly, passionately in love all over again. But he has no idea that someone is plotting to destroy their family. This Man was my very first novel, and Jesse Ward holds a very special place in my heart. After all, he was the start of my writing career. I never anticipated anyone could love him like I do, and I’ve been so blown away by the response he’s received from readers over the years. I just love that they, like me, can’t get enough of him,” said Jodi Ellen Malpas. “I can’t wait to share this new chapter in Jesse’s life with everyone.”

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FOR  IMMEDIATE  RELEASE    

#1  NEW  YORK  TIMES  BESTELLING  AUTHOR  JODI  ELLEN  MALPAS  SIGNS  GLOBAL  THREE-­‐BOOK  DEAL  INCLUDING  A  NEW  INSTALLMENT  IN  THE  PHENOMENAL  HIT  THIS  MAN  TRILOGY  

   With  This  Man  To  Be  Published  in  March  2018  

 New  York,  NY—September  13,  2017  

Forever,  an  imprint  of  Grand  Central  Publishing  (GCP),  has  announced  that  they  have  acquired  the  World  English  language  rights  for  three  new  novels  by  #1  New  York  Times  bestseller  Jodi  Ellen  Malpas,  author  of  the  THIS  MAN  and  ONE  NIGHT  romance  trilogies.      

WITH  THIS  MAN  will  be  published  as  a  trade  paperback  original  in  March  2018,  with  simultaneous  e-­‐book  and  audio  editions.    The  following  as-­‐yet-­‐untitled  standalone  novels  will  release  in  2019.      Orion  Books,  a  division  of  Hachette  UK,  will  publish  the  UK  editions.      

“A  new  novel  from  Jodi  is  always  exciting  news  for  readers,  but  a  new  This  Man  novel  is  an  event,”  said  Beth  de  Guzman,  VP,  Digital  and  Paperback  Publisher.  “GCP  is  proud  to  be  her  publisher  and  ecstatic  to  be  continuing  our  relationship  with  Jodi.”      WITH  THIS  MAN  picks  up  the  story  of  fan-­‐favorite  character  Jesse  Ward,  the  strong-­‐willed,  dominant,  seductive  alpha  man  first  introduced  in  This  Man  

(Forever,  2013).    Set  years  after  the  original  trilogy,  the  incorrigible  Jesse  is  married  to  Ava,  the  love  of  his  life;  father  to  12-­‐year-­‐old  twins;  and  approaching  his  fiftieth  birthday.    Jesse  has  achieved  exactly  what  he  always  wanted.    Then  a  terrible  accident  lands  Ava  in  the  hospital  with  a  head  injury  that  causes  her  to  lose  her  memory  of  the  last  15  years.  Now  Jesse  must  do  whatever  it  takes  to  support  his  beloved  wife  and  help  her  find  her  memories—their  memories—and  fall  madly,  passionately  in  love  all  over  again.  But  he  has  no  idea  that  someone  is  plotting  to  destroy  their  family.      “This  Man  was  my  very  first  novel,  and  Jesse  Ward  holds  a  very  special  place  in  my  heart.    After  all,  he  was  the  start  of  my  writing  career.  I  never  anticipated  anyone  could  love  him  like  I  do,  and  I’ve  been  so  blown  away  by  the  response  he’s  received  from  readers  over  the  years.  I  just  love  that  they,  like  me,  can’t  get  enough  of  him,”  said  Jodi  Ellen  Malpas.  “I  can’t  wait  to  share  this  new  chapter  in  Jesse’s  life  with  everyone.”        

         

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 Beth  De  Guzman,  VP,  Digital  and  Paperback  Publisher,  acquired  World  English  language  rights,  and  Leah  Hultenschmidt,  Editorial  Director  for  Forever,  will  edit.    Ms.  Malpas  was  represented  by  Andrea  Barzvi  of  Empire  Literary  and  attorney  Matthew  Savare  of  Lowenstein  Sandler.    About  Jodi  Ellen  Malpas  British  talent  Jodi  Ellen  Malpas  sold  hundreds  of  thousands  of  e-­‐books  of  the  first  two  THIS  MAN  novels  before  landing  a  major  US  publishing  deal  and  sailing  straight  to  the  top  of  the  New  York  Times  bestseller  list  in  a  few  short  months.  Success  quickly  followed  in  the  UK,  with  thousands  of  readers  falling  head-­‐over-­‐heels  for  the  devastatingly  handsome  Lord  of  the  Manor  Jesse  Ward  and  his  feisty  counterpart  Ava  O’Shea,  as  all  three  books  became  major  Sunday  Times  bestsellers.  This  was  followed  by  further  success  with  her  second  series  ONE  NIGHT,  which  introduced  the  irresistibly  enigmatic  M,  and  two  stand-­‐alone  novels,  The  Protector  and  The  Forbidden.      Jodi  was  born  and  raised  in  the  Midlands  town  of  Northampton,  England,  where  she  lives  with  her  two  boys  and  a  beagle.  She  is  a  self-­‐professed  daydreamer,  a  Converse  &  mojito  addict,  and  has  a  terrible  weak  spot  for  Alpha  Males.    Follower  her  online  at  www.jodiellenmalpas.co.uk;  www.twitter.com/JodiEllenMalpas;  or  www.facebook.com/JodiEllenMalpas  

 About  Forever  Forever,  an  imprint  of  Grand  Central  Publishing,  publishes  romantic  fiction  ranging  from  light-­‐hearted  and  contemporary  to  dramatic  and  historical,  as  well  as  erotic,  romantic  suspense,  and  enthralling  paranormal.  Authors  include  #1  New  York  Times  bestsellers  Jodi  Ellen  Malpas  and  Rachel  Van  Dyken;  New  York  Times  bestsellers  Kristen  Ashley,  Elizabeth  Hoyt,  Rebecca  Zanetti,  Grace  Burrowes,  J.  Daniels,  Mia  Sheridan,  and  Denise  Grover  Swank;  and  USA  Today  bestsellers  Debbie  Mason,  and  Carolyn  Brown.    For  more  information  about  Forever,  visit  their  Facebook  page  at  www.facebook.com/ForeverRomance.    

About  Grand  Central  Publishing  Grand  Central  Publishing,  a  division  of  Hachette  Book  Group,  reaches  a  diverse  audience  through  hardcover,  trade  paperback,  mass  market  books,  and  e-­‐books  that  cater  to  every  kind  of  reader.  Our  imprints  are  Twelve,  Grand  Central  Life  &  Style,  Forever,  and  Forever  Yours.    For  more  information,  visit  www.grandcentralpublishing.com.    About  Hachette  Book  Group  Hachette  Book  Group  is  a  leading  trade  publisher  based  in  New  York  and  a  division  of  Hachette  Livre,  the  third-­‐largest  trade  and  educational  publisher  in  the  world.  HBG  publishes  under  the  divisions  of  Little,  Brown  

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