Michele Lang sold a historical fantasy trilogy to Tor. Here’s the official deal memo from Publisher’s Marketplace: FICTION: SCI-FI/FANTASY Michele Lang’s LADY LAZARUS, the first book in a historical fantasy trilogy set on the eve of World War II, in which a hereditary witch with the power to call souls fights to avert the horrors of her sister’s visions; pitted against her are SS werewolves, wizards, and demons, including the one who has possessed a willing Adolf Hitler, to James Frenkel of Tor, in a very nice deal, by Lucienne Diver of Spectrum Literary Agency (world).

Candy Goldapper's AUTUMN LEAVES was released on April 15th and is being sold at www.whiskeycreek.com

Bertrice Small has returned from a terrific RT 25th Anniversary Conference in Pittsburgh where she won a Reviewer's Choice Award for THE TWILIGHT LORD, Book 3 in her series "The World of Hetar.” She was also given a Pioneer of Romance award, a lovely crystal block inscribed with her name and the date of her first published novel. Also receiving these Pioneer Awards were Roberta Gellis and Barbara Metzger, among others. And George had a great time too. He was honored at the SOS Mixer for his service in WWII, and looked terrific in his uniform. There were also vets from Korea, 'Nam, Gulf and Iraq wars. And Bertrice reconnected with cover model, Fabio, who thrilled her by remembering her by name, taking her two hands in his, and kissing both of her cheeks! WOW! The perfect end to a perfect conference.

Barbara Metzger's book, THE HOURGLASS, won an award from Romantic Times Magazine for the Most Innovative Historical Romance of 2007, and she received an award as a "Pioneer of Romance" on the magazine's 25th anniversary.

Release date’s been moved up for Gina Ardito’s A LITTLE SLICE OF HEAVEN. Now, the e-version will be available as of June 27, 2008 from The Wild Rose Press, with a paperback version due January 2, 2009.