James Frenkel & Associates
Literary Agency
Our Books
We represent a number of award-winning and bestselling books both in the United States and overseas. Below are just a few examples of some of the reviews that our books have received.
The Chocolate Maker's Wife
by Karen Brooks
The Chocolate Maker's Wife is a rich historical novel from Australian author Karen Brooks set in Jacobean London, where the heady scent of chocolate mixes with the secrets of the wealthy and powerful.
"A luscious and astonishingly affecting chronicle of family scandal, political unrest, and redemptive hope."
--Publishers Weekly, starred review
"Epic storytelling on par with Terry Goodkind and Robert Jordan. Highly recommended."
--Library Journal
"Douglass skillfully moves her characters through this fantastic world where family ties can be deadly and love does not always conquer all."
--Publishers Weekly
"A stunning tour de force with a full complement of action, mysticism, mystery, and magic. Ms. Douglass weaves a richly textured story with strong characters and powerful events."
--Romantic Times
The Wayfarer Redemption
by Sara Douglass
The international bestselling
Wayfarer Redemption series by Sara Douglass is an epic fantasy saga of
fate, prophecy, and adventure.
Freeing Eden by G. S. Kenney
Freeing Eden is a science fiction romance that examines the nature of identity, destiny, and what it means to have your heart forge its own path.
"A unique take on the eternal quandry of 'good versus 'evil.'"
--Joan D. Vinge, Hugo Award-winning author of The Snow Queen
"Exciting, fantastical events draw readers into Rachel's world and solid storytelling keeps them there."
--Misty Massey, author of Mad Kestrel
"L. Jagi Lamplighter, a fantastic new voice and a fabulous new world in the YA market! Rachel Griffin is a hero who never gives up! I cheered her all the way!"
--Faith Hunter, bestselling author of the Skinwalker series
"The British boarding school mystery meets the best of imagined fantasies at breakneck speed and with fully realized characters"
--Sarah A. Hoyt, bestselling author of Darkship Thieves
The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin by L. Jagi Lamplighter
The Unexpected Enlightenment series by L. Jagi Lamplighter follows the thrilling and dangerous
adventures of Rachel Griffin, a young witch attending a school of magic.
The Wanderer by Cherry Wilder and Katya Reimann
The Wanderer is the first book in which was to be a new Rulers of Hylor trilogy. A peasant woman must accept her role in an ancient legend to bring to peace the warring kingdoms of her world.
"Tight plot and excellent characterization."
--The Denver Post
"Full of cosmic drama and grand enchantments, the late Wilder's last Hylor novel addresses the same morality and philisophically complex issues of gender, society, and self-learning that lifted earlier volumes in the Rulers of Hylor series above the common run of fantasies. Fans of both pastoral and hard-edged fantasy should be well satisfied."
--Publishers Weekly
"Classic fantasy."
--Booklist
The Golden Age by John C. Wright
The Golden Age trilogy by John C. Wright is a sweeping space opera 10,000 years in the future of our
solar system.
"Wright may be this fledgling century's most important new SF talent."
--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"An extraordinary feat of invention and plotting."
--Kirkus Reviews
"A lush, busy, enthusiastic celebration of the wonder-full, the exotic, of the endless possibilities of the post-human condition."
--Locus
Is Your Cat Crazy? by John C. Wright and Judi Wright Lashnits
John C. Wright and Judi Wright Lashnits's award-winning book Is Your Cat Crazy? offers both entertaining stories and practical advice for owners of cats with behavioral problems.
Winner of 1995 Best Instructional Nonfiction Book and 1995 Best Behaviorial Book from the Cat Writers' Association
"Fascinating reading."
--Booklist
"This is a delightful, practical, well-written, sensible, and easy-to-follow book about living with cats and enjoying them."
--John E. Saidla, DVM, Director of Continuing Education, College of Veterinary Medicine, Cornell University