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FORIMMEDIATERELEASEContact:JodiRosoff

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jodi.rosoff@hbgusa.com

#1NEWYORKTIMESBESTELLINGAUTHORJAMIEMCGUIRESIGNSTHREE-BOOKDEALWITHFOREVER,ANIMPRINTOFGRANDCENTRALPUBLISHING

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Forever,animprintofGrandCentralPublishing(GCP),adivisionofHachetteBookGrouphasacquiredtheworldrightsfromKevanLyonoftheMarsalLyonLiteraryAgencytoanewtrilogybyJamieMcGuire,authorofthe#1NewYorkTimesbestsellingBEAUTIFULandMADDOXBROTHERSromanceseries.AtGCP,LeahHultenschmidt,EditorialDirectorforForever,acquiredworldrightsandwilledittheseries.

InNorthAmerica,theCRASHANDBURNserieswillbepublishedassimultaneoustradepaperback,e-book,andaudioeditionswiththefirstbookreleasinginFall2018.Amass-marketeditionwillfollowin2019.

TheCRASHANDBURNtrilogyfollowstheAlpineHotshots,adiversegroupofelitewildfirefirefighterswhoworkinthemostremotemountainsoftheU.S.,pushedbeyondtheirlimits,unafraidtodieifnotforlosingthosetheylove.“EversincereadersfirstmetsomeoftheHotshotsinmyMaddoxBrothersseries,they’vebeenaskingformore,andI’msoexcitedtobeworkingwiththegreatteamatForevertobringthemacloserlookatthesefascinatingmenandwomen,”McGuiresays.“We’vebeenlongtimefansofJamieandarethrilledtohaveherjointheGCPandForeverfamilywiththisnewseries,”saysBethdeGuzman,VP,DigitalandPaperbackPublisherforGCP.“Heremotionalstoriesandstrongcharactersareabsolutelyunforgettable.”JamieMcGuirebecameaninternationalsensationwithherinstantbestsellerBeautifulDisaster.Herfollow-upnovel,WalkingDisaster,debutedat#1ontheNewYorkTimes,USAToday,andWallStreetJournalbestsellerlists,andshe’sbeenaconsistentbestsellereversince.ShelivesinSteamboatSprings,Colorado,withherhusbandandthreechildren.

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AboutForeverForever,animprintofGrandCentralPublishing,publishesromanticfictionrangingfromlight-heartedandcontemporarytodramaticandhistorical,aswellaserotic,romanticsuspense,andenthrallingparanormal.Authorsinclude#1NewYorkTimesbestsellersJodiEllenMalpasandRachelVanDyken;NewYorkTimesbestsellersKristenAshley,ElizabethHoyt,RebeccaZanetti,GraceBurrowes,J.Daniels,MiaSheridanandDeniseGroverSwank;andUSATodaybestsellersDebbieMasonandCarolynBrown.FormoreinformationaboutForever,visittheirFacebookpageatwww.facebook.com/ForeverRomance.

AboutGrandCentralPublishing:GrandCentralPublishing,adivisionofHachetteBookGroup,reachesadiverseaudiencethroughhardcover,tradepaperbackandmassmarketbooksande-booksthatcatertoeverykindofreader.OurimprintsareTwelve,GrandCentralLife&Style,ForeverandForeverYours.

AboutHachetteBookGroup:HachetteBookGroupisaleadingtradepublisherbasedinNewYorkandadivisionofHachetteLivre,thethird-largesttradeandeducationalpublisherintheworld.HBGpublishesunderthedivisionsofLittle,BrownandCompany,LittleBrownBooksforYoungReaders,GrandCentralPublishing,Orbit,HachetteBooks,HachetteNashville,HachetteAudio,andthePerseusBookGroup.

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