new client

Donald Maass Literary Agency welcomes Alison Kent. You can read her blog – added to my sidebar as well (and I set up a livejournal feed).

Beyond a Shadow (Kindle) was released in December 2006: Most people come to Comfort Bay, Oregon in search of a little peace and quiet. But neither is on the agenda for undercover operative Ezra Moore. He’s got ten days to unload a shipment of illegal weapons–and take down Spectra IT, the international crime syndicate he’s managed to infiltrate. Alexa Counsel likes her calm, and ok, sometimes, boring life in Comfort Bay. But there’s nothing boring about the hot new handyman who’s just started working at the Bed and Breakfast. Playing cat and mouse with one of the world’s fiercest criminals, Alexa and Ezra are about to find out just how dangerous and delicious starting a new life—and finding a new love—can be…

This is not only the 3rd one this year, but the 3rd one in this month. I think that’s a personal record of some kind. Even when I was a newer, hungrier agent, I don’t think it happened in quite this way. Last year I signed up 6 clients total. Does that mean there are only 3 more available slots this year? Last year, I thought 6 was a high number, but maybe I’ll find out it wasn’t….