Melissa Hill Inks Deal With Harlequin

By Maryann Yin 

Harlequin Logo (GalleyCat)Melissa Hill has signed a six-figure deal with the Harlequin imprint, MIRA Books. Anna Baggaley, a senior commissioning editor at HQ, negotiated the deal with Sheila Crowley, a literary agent from Curtis Brown Group Ltd.

Hill intends to write a new novel entitled Keep You Safe. According to the press release, the story “tackles the controversy surrounding childhood immunization and is set to generate heated discussion at book groups.”

The release date has been set for September 7, 2017. Both MIRA Books and the United Kingdom division of Harlequin will publish the book on the same day.