Rights to THE ORCHARD acquired in Brazil by Novo Conceito!

FIREWORKS is an APRIL 2010 Indie Next List Notable!

11 Alive's Atlanta & Co Interview! Had a blast talking to Channel 11's Christina Pullara.

The Southern Independent Booksellers Alliance (SIBA) names FIREWORKS a Spring 2010 Okra Pick!

Thorndike Press acquires Large Print rights to FIREWORKS at auction!
Thorndike is the largest publisher of Large Print current New York Times Bestsellers

Doubleday Book Club Acquires FIREWORKS!
The novel will be a Featured Alternate Selection, available to members of the DBC, as well as The Rhapsody Book Club, The Literary Guild and The Doubleday Large Print Club, starting March 17, 2010.

Great First Trade Review from PUBLISHER'S WEEKLY!

France Loisirs (The French Book Club) Acquires FIREWORKS!
The novel will be an Avant Premiere (Featured Selection) for members of the club starting in March 2010.

Turkish Rights sold to Epsilon!

Foreign rights to Fireworks Over Toccoa sold in France, Italy and Germany!
From Publisher’s Weekly: Italian rights to television executive producer/writer Jeffrey Stepakoff's FIREWORKS OVER TOCCOA, to Sperling & Kupfer, in a pre-empt, by Vicki Satlow Literary Agency on behalf of Levine Greenberg Literary Agency. French rights to Presses de la Cite, in a pre-empt, and German rights to Krueger/Scherz.

o “Undoubtedly destined for big things.” - Kirkus Reviews
o “An impressive debut.”-The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
o “Stepakoff's spellbinding descriptions…the unexpected plot twists, and a surprise ending give this story plenty of oomph.” -Publishers Weekly
o “Should appeal to readers who liked The Bridges of Madison County.” - Booklist
o “A soft-spoken charmer.” -Atlanta Magazine
o “A super-emotionally charged love story.”-Romantic Times Book Reviews
o “The characters are as compelling as in any juicy TV drama. Read it in the tub.” -Redbook.