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HarperCollins has paid a high six-figure sum for the next three books by Adored author Tilly Bagshawe. HarperFiction publishing director Wayne Brookes bought UK and Commonwealth rights to the books from Tif Leohnis at Janklow & Nesbit. Bagshawe's first new book, as yet untitled, will be published in hardback in summer 2010.
Brookes said: "Tilly is an amazing woman with a rare and exciting talent. She lives a lifestyle that many of us can only dream of and channels that genuine insider knowledge into her novels. Couple this expertise with racy plots, edge-of-the-seat twists and copious amounts of sun-drenched glamour, and you have a genuine summer blockbuster. Tilly is the real deal and HarperCollins will ensure she's crowned queen of her genre."
Bagshawe worked in the City before enjoying a successful career as a journalist, contributing to the Sunday Times and Evening Standard. Her début, Adored, was a bestseller on both sides of the Atlantic. According to figures from Nielsen BookScan, Bagshawe, who was previously published by Orion, has lifetime sales of 113,538 worth more than £570,000.
Amanda Ridout, HarperCollins m.d., said: "We are delighted to welcome Tilly to the HarperCollins list—the home of bestselling women's commercial fiction. We have helped to ensure that the genre of the summer blockbuster is back and with Tilly we will be able to ensure it reaches new bestselling levels."
Meanwhile, Julia Wisdom, publishing director at HarperCollins, has acquired UK and Commonwealth rights to three psychological thrillers by bestselling US author Jilliane Hoffman. The deal was struck through Luke Janklow at Janklow & Nesbit.