Jasmine Guillory, whose 2018 sophomore novel The Proposal was recently named the February pick of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club, closed a four-book deal with Berkley. Cindy Hwang took world English rights to the titles from Holly Root at Root Literary. Guillory, Berkley noted, has been at the forefront of a new wave of interest in romance novels; she was also mentioned in a 2018 PW article about a renewed interest in the genre from indie booksellers. The first book under this deal is set for 2020.
Jasmine Guillory, whose 2018 sophomore novel The Proposal was recently named the February pick of Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club, closed a four-book deal with Berkley. Cindy Hwang took world English rights to the titles from Holly Root at Root Literary. Guillory, Berkley noted, has been at the forefront of a new wave of interest in romance novels; she was also mentioned in a 2018 PW article about a renewed interest in the genre from indie booksellers. The first book under this deal is set for 2020.