Swedish Writer Simona Ahrnstedt Lands Deal

By Maryann Yin 

Simona Ahrnstedt (GalleyCat)Simona Ahrnstedt, a romance author from Sweden, has signed a deal with Kensington. The publisher will release the English edition of her popular contemporary romance trilogy.

Book one, entitled Only One Night, will be released in Summer 2016. Editorial director Alicia Condon negotiated the terms of the agreement with Nordin literary agent Anna Frankl.

Here’s more from the press release: “With the worldwide popularity of Swedish mysteries and thrillers, Kensington is proud to bring a new kind of commercial Swedish fiction to English readers. Simona Ahrnstedt, Sweden’s groundbreaking author, has pioneered the country’s new wave of romance featuring strong female characters and delicious male leads with undercurrents of feminism that will appeal to smart women everywhere. To date, over 70,000 copies have sold in Sweden.”