INSTANT BESTSELLER: My Lovely Wife debuted at #82 on the USA Today bestseller list, #20 on the Publisher’s Weekly hardcover bestseller list, and has spent six consecutive weeks on the Indie hardcover bestseller list after debuting at #12!

#1 Library Reads, Indie Next Pick, Amazon’s #1 Mystery, Thriler, and Suspense Best of the Month, and Ingram Premier Pick!

MAJOR FILM NEWS: Amazon has optioned movie rights along with Nicole Kidman’s Blossom Films attached to produce

BOUGHT IN AN EXCLUSIVE PREEMPT: We scooped up two novels from this fabulous new author in 48 hours after an exclusive submission

STUNNING DEBUT NOVEL: Samantha Downing has crafted a dark, wildly compulsive thriller that pulls you in from the first pages

FOREIGN RIGHTS SOLD IN 20 TERRITORIES: including UK, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Thailand, Lithuania, Estonia, Latvia, Korea, Spain, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia, Taiwan, Croatia, Russia, Italy, Czech Republic, France, and French Canadian with more to come

Samantha Downing currently lives in New Orleans, where she is furiously typing away at her next thrilling stand-alone. My Lovely Wife is her first novel.

Author Residence: New Orleans, Louisiana

Author Hometown: Novato, California

Marketing: Prepub trade advertising

Extensive advertising campaign

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ARC distribution and giveaways

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Consumer sweepstakes

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Feature on Read It Forward, First to Read



Publicity: National author tour

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Author Website: www.samanthadowning.com

Author Social Media: Twitter: @Smariedowning, Facebook: @smariedowning

Praise for My Lovely Wife:

“Wow! My Lovely Wife is a stunner—full of twists, well-drawn characters, and riveting suspense.”—Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author

“Clever. Manipulative. Dark. Disturbing. What more can you ask for?”—Jane Corry, national bestselling author of My Husband’s Wife

“An assured and deliciously engrossing debut. You’ll surely devour My Lovely Wife, but it will linger long after you’ve reached the last page.”—Sarah Pinborough, New York Times bestselling author of Behind Her Eyes

“You’ll never look at your neighbors the same. I couldn’t pull myself away from this story…Make sure you clear your schedule before you pick it up. Absolutely unputdownable.”—Liv Constantine, USA Today bestselling author of The Last Mrs. Parrish

“A dark and irresistible debut.”—People

“A knockout…an effortless page turner.”—Publishers Weekly

“It’s a remarkable achievement, full stop.”—Shelf Awareness

“The thriller we’re most excited to stay up with all night.”—Entertainment Weekly

“If you read one book this year, make it My Lovely Wife”—Betches

“Side effects of reading this include sleepless nights, and awkward looks from strangers on the subway due to your horrified expression.”—Cosmopolitan

“Will shock even the savviest suspense readers.”—Real Simple