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NAME
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Kevan Lyon
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AGENCY
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Marsal Lyon Literary Agency LLC
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AAR MEMBER
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EMAIL
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Kevan@MarsalLyonLiteraryAgency.com
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AGENCY WEB SITE
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http://www.marsallyonliteraryagency.com/
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FICTION GENRES
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Literary Fiction
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Mystery
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Commercial Fiction
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Women's Fiction
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Romance
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Historical Fiction
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Young Adult
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Thrillers/Suspense
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NONFICTION GENRES
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Medical
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Parenting
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Memoirs
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Current Affairs
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Women's Issues
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Narrative
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Health & Fitness
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Nature/Ecology
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Pets
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Journalism
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CURRENT STATUS
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This agent accepts queries
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MORE INFORMATION
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SPECIAL INTERESTS
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She handles women's fiction, with an emphasis on commercial women's fiction, young adult fiction and all genres of romance.
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Her particular interest is historical fiction of all types.
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She looks for stories that draw the reader in and loves a sweeping, complex story with strong female characters. Her authors in women's fiction span a broad range of genres from literary and commercial books to all genres of romance including historical, contemporary, suspense and paranormal.
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She loves to be surprised by a unique plot or characters and is always looking for a new, fresh voice or approach.
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She is also interested in non-fiction, representing authors in the areas of current events, narrative, memoir, environment, parenting and pets/animals. With non-fiction projects she looks for topics that she is passionate about or that speak to issues of particular concern to women and families.
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DOES NOT REPRESENT
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She does NOT represent science fiction or erotica.
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SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
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FACTS/TIDBITS
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Former Executive VP for Advanced Marketing Services
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Actively building her client list
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EDUCATION
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She holds an MBA from the Anderson School of Management at UCLA
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NEW DEALS
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Fiction
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Young Adult
Nikki Archer's debut THE SPACE BETWEEN US, in which a teenage girl escapes to Mexico after a deadly confrontation with her abusive father, only to cross paths with a girl in even more trouble than she is, and saving this new friend from the dangerous captors holding her hostage will mean risking her own freedom, but it may be her only shot at redemption, to Marie Romero at Spencer Hill Press, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (World English).
Fiction
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Romance
Tiffany Snow's KATHLEEN TURNER series, in which a woman is torn by her love for two brothers - one a high-powered attorney, and the other a genius assassin, to Nick Loeffler at Kindle Worlds, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency
Fiction
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Young Adult
Trisha Leaver and Lindsay Currie's SWEET MADNESS, a reimagining of the Lizzie Borden murders, told through the perspective of Bridget Sullivan, Lizzie's maid and confidant, who finds herself in a perilous situation, to Jacquelyn Mitchard at Merit Press, in a nice deal, by Kathleen Rushall at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency for Currie and Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency for Leaver (World English).
Fiction
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Romance
NYT bestselling author Marie Force's next books (#9 and #10) in her FATAL romantic suspense series, moving to a simultaneous digital and print release, again to Angela James at Carina Press, in a two-book deal, for publication in Fall 2015, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (World).
Fiction
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Romance
NYT bestselling author Laura Kaye's RIDE HARD, the first book in the Raven Riders series, in which a shy and distrustful woman running from a controlling ex-fiance seeks shelter with an outlaw motorcycle club with a tradition of protecting those who can't defend themselves, and falls under the watchful eye of the club's mysterious and intense leader who's intent on discovering all her secrets, to Amanda Bergeron at Avon, in a significant deal, in a three-book deal, for publication in Spring 2016, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (World).
Fiction
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Romance
Patience Griffin's THE ACCIDENTAL SCOT, the next novel in her Kilts and Quilts series, in which a young woman returns to her small Scottish hometown to care for her injured father and save his failing factory, finding herself falling for an American engineer who offers a solution, despite her fears that this man of her dreams may have plans to steal the family business, again to Tracy Bernstein at NAL, for publication in Fall 2015, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (World English).
Fiction
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Women's Fiction
Laura Trentham's HONEYSUCKLE SEASON, in which a woman comes home to her Alabama hometown to help her ailing grandmother, convinced she will return to her city life once all is well, but instead falls hard for the new high-school football coach, who is determined to turn-around the scandal-ridden football program in a small southern town where football is everything, to Eileen Rothschild at St. Martin's, in a nice deal, in a three book deal, by Kevan Lyon at Marsal Lyon Literary Agency (World).
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PAST/PRESENT CLIENTS
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The Heirs of Kilronan
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Alix Rickloff
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Romance
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Haunting Jasmine
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Anjali Banerjee
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Berkley |

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Nothing But Scandal
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Allegra Johnston
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Early Bright
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Ami Silber
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Toby Press |

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Blades of the Rose Series
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Zoe Archer
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Kensington |

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Behind the Red Door
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Jackie Barbosa
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Romance
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Kensington |

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Sins of the Flesh
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Caridad Pineiro
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Romance
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Legacy
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Cayla Kluver
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Amazon Encore |

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Ark of Fire
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Chloe Palov
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Berkley |

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Rescue Warriors
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David Helvarg
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Narrative
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Thomas Dunne |

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Promise Bridge
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Eileen Schwab
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Women's Fiction
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NAL |

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More Than A Minute
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Holly Green
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Business
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When I Married My Mother
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Jo Maeder
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Memoirs
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Da Capo Press |

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The Gentleman Poet
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Kathryn Johnson
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Women's Fiction
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Morrow/Avon |

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Call of the Highland Moon
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Kendra Leigh Castle
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Romance
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Sourcebooks |

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Wild Highland Magic
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Kendra Leigh Castle
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Romance
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Sourcebooks |

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Dark Highland Fire
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Kendra Leigh Castle
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Romance
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50 Ways to Save the Seas
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David Helvarg
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Science
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Inner Ocean Press |

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Thread of Fear
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Laura Griffin
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Romance
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Pocket Books |

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Whisper of Warning
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Laura Griffin
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Romance
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Pocket Books |

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Muchacho
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LouAnne Johnson
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Young Adult
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Knopf |

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Stay Sweet
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Michele Greene
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Young Adult
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Simon Pulse |

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Knight of Desire
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Margaret Mallory
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Romance
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Grand Central |

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Knight of Pleasure
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Margaret Mallory
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Romance
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Grand Central |

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Knight of Passion
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Margaret Mallory
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Romance
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Grand Central |

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Our Little Secret
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Starr Ambrose
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Romance
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Pocket Books |

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Fierce Heart: The Story of Makaha and the Soul of Hawaiian Surfing
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Stuart Coleman
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Narrative
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St. Martins |

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LINKS
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Twitter
https://twitter.com/kevanlyon
http://www.publishersmarketplace.com/members/MarsalLyon/
This is her webpage on PublishersMarketplace.com
http://magicalmusings.com/?p=1582
This is her guest blog post on MagicalMusings.com
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