Commissioning editor Kate Smith has acquired World All Language rights in e-book, paperback and audio, including film and TV, for three psychological thrillers by Samantha Vérant.
Vérant’s first psychological thriller with Storm, The Lucky Widow, was published in July this year to rave reviews. Vérant’s second thriller, The Private Chef, will be published this month, with her third scheduled for July 2025.
Samantha Vérant is the Amazon charts bestselling author of several contemporary women’s fiction novels, including The Secret French Recipes of Sophie Valroux, and two memoirs. A former creative director from Chicago, Samantha now lives in southwestern France with her family and their rather large and adorable cat.
Vérant says,
“I am absolutely thrilled to continue this incredible author journey I’m on. Kate has been a dream to collaborate with and I can’t wait to ‘cook’ up more twisty and wicked plots with her as my guide. Working with everybody at Storm has gone beyond my wildest expectations and I’m excited for the future.”
Smith says,
“I’m delighted to be working with Samantha on more of her brilliant psychological thrillers. She has such a strong tone of voice and talent for compulsive, won’t-let-you-go, twisty storytelling. It’s been fantastic to see how strongly readers have responded to The Lucky Widow and I know they’re going to love her new thrillers just as much.”
For more information about Samantha Vérant, you can find her on Facebook, TikTok, X, Instagram and on her website.
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