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Intaglio Publications Takes Bold New Step Into the Future

The new year will bring bright new changes to Intaglio Publications. As of January 1, 2007, Kathy L. Smith, publisher, will complete the sale of the company and its assets to Sheri Payton (a.k.a. Robin Alexander), and Becky Arbogast.

In announcing the sale, Ms. Smith said, “I created Intaglio Publications because I had a vision—a very definite idea about what a publishing house should be. I wanted to create an environment in which my authors would be well-represented and would receive personalized attention. Unfortunately, as a result of a variety of factors, I have had to make some difficult choices. As a result, on October 1, 2006 Intaglio Publications began a 3-month transition of ownership. This is not a decision I made hastily, and I did so only with the assurance from Sheri and Becky that the Intaglio authors would have the opportunity to keep their existing books in print under the new ownership if they so desired.”

Ms. Payton, who has served Intaglio Publications as the Author Liaison and General Manager for the past year, will take over as CEO. Ms. Arbogast began working in the lesbian publishing world for Naiad Press in 2001. When the owners of Naiad made the decision to retire, Becky worked for both Naiad Press and Bella Books. In 2003, she was hired by Linda Hill as the Operations Manager for Bella Books.

Under the leadership of Ms. Payton and Ms. Arbogast, Intaglio Publications will be a wholly independent company, with no direct affiliation to any other publisher or distributor. The first publication under the new Intaglio banner will be released in early December, A Nice Clean Murder, Book two in the Kate Ryan Series, by Kate Sweeney.

Ms. Smith added, “With Sheri’s knowledge of Intaglio Publications and its family of authors and Becky’s wealth of experience in the lesbian publishing business, Intaglio Publications will, without a doubt, continue to have a bright and prosperous future. I wish Sheri and Becky all the best in their future endeavors.”

Beloved Author LJ Maas’s Books to be Published by Intaglio

Intaglio Publications is thrilled to announce that plans to bring beloved author LJ Maas’s novels back into print will move forward. LJ’s popular novel None So Blind will be released in mid-December as had been planned before LJ’s untimely death last month.

None So Blind
LJ Maas
ISBN: 978-1-933113-44-9

Torrey Gray hasn't seen the woman she fell in love with for 15 years. Taylor Kent, now a celebrated artist, has spent the years trying to unsuccessfully forget the young woman who walked out of her life. Best friends forever, neither woman ever had the courage to speak of the passion they felt for one another.

Now, an unusual but desperate request will throw the old friends together again. This time, will they be able to voice their unspoken desires, or has time become their enemy?

LJ’s Journey’s End will be published in mid-January

Journey’s End
LJ Maas
ISBN: 978-1-933113-45-6

Ancient Greece was no place to be a woman. Slaves and prostitutes had more rights than the average female. What if one woman had the power to change all that? One female warrior, Aedon, known as The Lion to her people, changes history in this alternate look at Ancient Greece.

As terrible as she was strong, The Lion soon earned a reputation that caused women and children to cower in fear within her presence. No mortal man could match her in battle. Cursed by the Gods when she was still a teenager, a dark demon controlled the warrior's soul during times of battle to the point where she lost herself entirely. The darkness that fell upon her in battle turned her from honorable warrior, defending her homeland, into the evil Lord Conqueror.

That was before Cassandra entered Aedon’s life.

Kathy Smith, President of Intaglio, said, “Over the course of the last several weeks I have received countless e-mails expressing the loss the entire lesbian fiction community felt with LJ’s passing. It seems she has touched so many with her words. Nothing pleases me more than to be able to ensure that hers is a lasting legacy.”

LJ’s long-time partner C.B. said of the fans: “She kept writing because they kept reading and encouraging her. She enjoyed meeting many of them and always told me they were greatest people on the planet. They made her happy and helped her fulfill her lifelong dream. I am very thankful for that.”

More exciting news regarding LJ’s writings will be forthcoming in the next few months.

The books may be purchased online from StarCrossed Productions (www.scp-inc.biz) and at your favorite bookstores; wholesale distribution by Bella Distribution (www.belladistribution.com).

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 2005

We are delighted to announce that M. K. Sweeney has joined Intaglio Publications. She hails from the Midwest, Chicago exactly, where she's lived most of her life. As for what she does for a living? In her own words: "It's a bit unremarkable. I'm an office manager for a small company in the town where I live. A lesbian version of Walter Middy! I file by day. By night, I write romantic, passionate love stories and murder mysteries... Go figure!

What I like most about the obscurity of my job, is... Well it's obscure. Oh, and it pays the bills... It also gives me plenty of time to pursue my passion for writing. Two years ago my boss gave me an old computer. I hooked it up and sat there for about two minutes staring at the blank screen, and then it started. All the stories, all the adventures that were locked in my scrambled brain since I was a kid came flowing out. I had sprung a leak and I've been happily leaking ever since. Well, you know what I mean."

Fascinated by the power of the written word, M. K. Sweeney has finally put her imagination on paper. Owing her love of reading to her mother, the author admits, "She was constantly reading to us, whether it was a short story by O. Henry or the gossip column from the Chicago Tribune. It mattered little; she had a way of making a grocery list seem full of adventure!"

She Waits
M. K. Sweeney
ISBN: 1-933113-55-3-1
Release Date: April 2006

Kate Ryan is a middle-aged, accident prone, ex-private investigator. Kate will forever carry the scar to remind her of her folly that nearly took her life and plagues her heart and soul. Vowing never again to let her emotions rule her reason, Kate decides to go back to her first love, free-lance photography and exists alone in - “My emotionally detached loop,” as Kate proudly calls it. Then all hell breaks loose and Kate drops a loop.

Kate literally stumbles into the lives of Maggie Winfield and her adorable Aunt Martha one autumn morning and becomes an unwitting participant in their tangled web. Clues unravel in their small little hamlet and old secrets are sadly revealed. Kate’s long forgotten instincts now compel her to untangle this web of deceit. In the midst of all this murder and mayhem, the detached photographer finds herself in a position she never thought she would be in again. The feisty Dr. Winfield is having an unexpected, yet pleasant effect on her.

As the elusive Kate combines forces with the sarcastic Maggie, the nucleus for an ongoing series ensues.

She Waits will be available for purchase from your favorite bookstores or online at www.scp-inc.biz Wholesales distribution will be provided by Bella Distribution at www.belladistribution.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE     October 2005

We are delighted to announce that T.J. Vertigo has joined Intaglio Publications and will be publishing ‘Private Dancer’ in 2006. TJ is a born and bred New Yorker, living most of her life in Brooklyn, where she currently resides with her partner, Stacy.

Private Dancer
T.J. Vertigo
ISBN: 1-933113-58-8
Release Date: 2006


Reece Corbett and Faith Ashford life experiences couldn't be any more different than night and day.

Reece Corbett grew up on the mean streets of New York City; abused, used, and in trouble with the law. A mysterious man named Frank stepped in, pulled Reece from despair and saved her life. The obstinant, angry street thug eventually earned respect and makes a name for herself, not to mention a “reputation” despite the demons that still haunt her. When Frank dies suddenly, he leaves her his business, a Gentleman's Club called "The Lounge," which may be the only thing she takes pride in. That, and protecting her "girls," especially one freaky little dancer with a heart of gold named Cori the unspoken friend, ally and confidante of one Reece Corbett.

Faith Ashford grew up wealthy with all the creature comforts that wealth provides. Country Clubs, a house in the Hampton’s, and debutante balls with white gloves, taffeta and gardenias. There was one difference though, Faith wasn't like the other spoiled rich girls, she had no desire to follow those rather shallow footsteps, instead, she wished to follow her own dreams wherever they may lead her and those dreams lead the aspiring actress into a tenement in New York’s Alphabet City, working the night shift in a rather seedy Lower East Side bar whose denizens, a sea of oddities, freaks, and frat boys that call themselves customers.

Then one night an exotic dancer with electric blue hair wonders into Faith’s bar. Cori of the myriad piercings and tattoos has no idea, but she would become the blonde’s ultimate salvation in her moment of desperation, just as Frank was for Reece. Faith needed a break, she needed a change, and bartending at The Lounge would at least afford her something new, more new than she could possibly imagine in fact, a tall drink of water by the name of Reece Corbett who in turn had been looking for “this woman” all her life.

Private Dancer will be available for purchase from your favorite bookstores or online at www.scp-inc.biz Wholesales distribution will be provided by Bella Distribution at www.belladistribution.com

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2005

We are delighted to announce that J.M. Dragon has joined Intaglio Publications. Born in England Ms. Dragon currently resides in New Zealand

Define Destiny
J.M. Dragon
ISBN: 1-933113-56-1
Release Date: 2006

Catherine Warriorson was a woman without any hope. Immensely powerful when it came to the monetary things in life but emotionally she had committed her heart to the depths of despair. Forsaking everything she once knew, including her friends, she locked herself away virtually alone in a ranch called Destiny. All she wanted was to be left alone with her own demons to live her life as a recluse.

Jace Bardley was a young woman on the brink of a fruitful career with a film production company and the experiences of the world at her feet. When her latest project for her film company trespassed on an uncooperative and reclusive landowner’s property in New Zealand, little did she know that the experiences of the world good and bad were literally going to begin right there…

Life never appeared so easy to manipulate until the scheming of old adversaries intervene. Taking the two women on a journey that would test their inner character strengths and the emotional ties that bound them. A road leading to the defining of their destiny’s but would it allow them a life together?

Define Destiny will be available for purchase from your favorite bookstores or online at www.scp-inc.biz. Wholesales distribution will be provided by Bella Distribution at www.belladistribution.com From: Intaglio Publications

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 2005

We are delighted to announce that S. Anne Gardner has joined Intaglio Publications. Ms Gardner has lived all over the world, and currently resides on the east coast with her partner , three sons, and a handful of amazing friends.

Compensation
S. Anne Gardner
ISBN: 1-933113-57-X
Release Date: 2006

Victoria is a woman tormented with a past she can't forget. She returns to exact revenge and compensation. Danielle is a talented painter who becomes the pawn tossed in a plan of vengeance. Sometimes memories that haunt us show us the way to our future and our salvation. Compensation…A tale of revenge, passion and love.

Compensation will be available for purchase from your favorite bookstores or online at www.scp-inc.biz Wholesales distribution will be provided by Bella Distribution at www.belladistribution.com