Boldwood announces more author acquisitions and a new Spanish publishing partnership
Boldwood is delighted to announce the acquisition of twelve new authors – bringing the total number of writers on their list to 204.
The new authors range from bestselling crime writers Tom Bale and Daniel Sellers, via conspiracy thriller sensation Rob Jones and the master of historical mysteries John Pilkington, to the doyennes of dark psychological thriller writing Michelle Dunne and Teri Terry. Also joining the list is the author of witty and wise contemporary romantic fiction Frances Mensah Williams alongside the writer of glamorous escapist novels Rachel Barnett and the American small-town community chronicler Tammy Robinson.
Boldwood is also delighted to welcome two bestselling historical fiction writers Norma Curtis and Patricia Wilson who set their powerful stories in wartime Wales and the Greek Islands respectively. In addition, they are excited to have been chosen to be the publisher of the iconic Scottish saga author Evelyn Hood – ‘Scotland’s answer to Catherine Cookson’ . They have been entrusted, by her Estate, with republishing 23 of her bestselling novels over a period of eighteen months, and introducing a whole new global audience to the world of historic Paisley and the extraordinary characters that walked its streets.
All the authors have been contracted on multi-book deals and will be published in every format simultaneously in all English-language territories.
In a further expansion of the European translation partnerships that Boldwood have already set up with the French publisher City Editions, the Dutch publisher OverAmstel and the German publisher DPPublishers, they are delighted to announce an affiliation with the Spanish publisher Grupo Atico. The fastest growing publishing group in Spain and Latin America, with 7 imprints across all genres and offices in Madrid, Barcelona and Mexico City, Grupo Atico will publish 30 titles a year over the next few years from across the Boldwood catalogue. The deal was brokered by translation rights agent Vicki Satlow.
Amanda Ridout, Founder and CEO comments: ‘In our award-winning year we are delighted to have now welcomed more than 200 authors to the Boldwood family and this latest group once again highlights the breadth and quality of our commercial fiction publishing. And to have added the Spanish publisher Grupo Atico to our roster of translation partners means we will be bringing our authors to even more readers in the fourth most popular language in the world.’
The Latest Boldwood Authors:
Tom Bale is the author of bestselling crime thrillers, set on the Sussex coast where he lives. Previously published by Bookouture, Boldwood will publish his backlist and new standalones, the first of which Deadly Games, will be released in November 2025.
Rachel Barnett is the author of escapist contemporary women’s fiction and an Amazon bestseller. Previously published by Embla, her first book with Boldwood, set on the glamorous shores of Lake Garda, An Italian Lakeside Affair will be published in February 2026.
Norma Curtis is an award-winning author of gripping historical fiction and a former chair of the RNA. Previously published by Bookouture, Boldwood will publish The Bridge Between Friends, a dual timeline novel set in Wales in WW11, in November 2025.
Michelle Dunne is an Irish author of bestselling thrillers, including The Good Girl. Previously published by Storm and Bloodhound, she joins Boldwood to write dark psychological thrillers, the first of which will be released in November 2025.
Evelyn Hood was a Sunday Times bestselling author of over forty Scottish family sagas, heralded by Scots Magazine as ‘Scotland’s Catherine Cookson.’ She passed away in 2023, and Boldwood have acquired her catalogue from her estate. Boldwood will begin their energetic re-publishing programme in August 2025.
Rob Jones is the author of many bestselling action-adventure and conspiracy thriller books, including the Joe Hawke series. Boldwood will republish and continue his latest series, The Hunter Files, the first two of which are released in August 2025.
Frances Mensah Williams is a British Ghanaian author of contemporary romantic fiction. An award-winning entrepreneur and Executive Coach, she was awarded a CBE in 2020. Her first Boldwood title, Sorry, Not Sorry, is published in September 2025.
John Pilkington is the bestselling author of historical mystery fiction. Boldwood will republish his Thomas the Falconer series and launch The Bishopsgate Ward Mysteries, a new series set in Tudor London, the first of which will be published in November 2025.
Tammy Robinson is a New Zealand-based author of romantic women’s fiction. Previously published by Piatkus, she will write heartwarming, multi-generational stories set in a small, coastal town in Maine for Boldwood. The first will be published in January 2026.
Daniel Sellers is the bestselling author of Scottish crime thrillers including the Detective Lola Harris Mysteries, published by Joffe. Boldwood will publish the first title in his new crime series set in Argyll in the Scottish Highlands, in March 2026.
Teri Terry is the internationally bestselling, award-winning author of dark psychological thrillers, alongside YA fiction. Previously publishing thrillers with Bookouture, Teri will publish her first with Boldwood, The Stalker, in October 2025.
Patricia Wilson is the author of historical fiction set across the Greek Islands, including the Sunday Times bestseller Villa of Secrets. Previously published by Bonnier Zaffre, she will release her first title with Boldwood in February 2026.