AMISTAD
5 Minutes and 42 Seconds (May, $14.95) by Timothy Williams revolves around a jealous wife, an ambitious flunky, an insecure stepdaughter and a drug lord.
BANTAM SPECTRA
The Patron Saint of Plagues (Mar., $13) by Barth Anderson. An outbreak of plague threatens a near-future world. 25,000 first printing.
BROADMAN HOLMAN
A Fall Together, Book One: Circle of Friends, Just off Main (June, $14.99) by actress and model Jennifer O'Neill introduces a four-book series about five women in a small town. Author tour.
COFFEE HOUSE PRESS
Firmin: Adventures of a Metropolitan Lowlife (Apr., $14.95) by Sam Savage follows a literate rat through his life in Boston's Scollay Square in the 1960s. 10,000 first printing. Author tour.
COUNTERPOINT
Lenny Bruce Is Dead (Mar., $13) by Jonathan Goldstein is an offbeat blend of Jimmy Corrigan and Alexander Portnoy.
CURBSTONE PRESS
The Woman I Left Behind (Mar., $15) by Kim Jensen explores intercultural conflict between an American woman and a Palestinian refugee.
DELTA
Lily's Ghost (June, $13) by Cheryl Drake Harris revolves around a woman in Vietnam and in post-Vietnam America.
5 SPOT
Stupid and Contagious (May, $12.95) by Caprice Crane is a romantic comedy about 20-somethings on a mission to meet the founder of Starbucks.
FORGE
As Dead as It Gets (Aug., $14.95) by Cady Kalian mixes Hollywood dish with the exploits of sleuth/screenwriter Maggie Mars.
HARCOURT/HARVEST
Kiffe Kiffe Tomorrow (July, $13) by Faïza Guène portrays Arab immigrant life via a 15-year-old Muslim French girl in the projects of suburban Paris.
HARPER PAPERBACKS
20 Times a Lady (July, $13.95) by Karyn Bosnak follows Delilah Darling as she searches for her one true soul mate. 50,000 first printing.
HARVEST HOUSE
The Last Ten Percent (Mar., $11.99) by Michelle McKinney Hammond considers the idea that faith and friendship are what women really want.
LITTLE, BROWN/BACK BAY
Tomorrow They Will Kiss (July, $13.95) by Eduardo Santiago explores the lives of three proud, resourceful women buffeted by the winds of fate.
LOST COAST PRESS
Charles the Throwback (Apr., $14.95) by Ted Owen tracks the life of a genetic anomaly who profoundly alters the lives of those around him.
NAVPRESS
The Evidence (Mar., $12.99) by Austin Boyd. A global controversy tests a NASA commander's training and his faith.
OPEN CITY BOOKS
The First Hurt (May, $14) by Rachel Sherman collects short stories about the wonders and horrors of a young woman's life. Author tour.
POCKET BOOKS
Happy Hour at Casa Dracula (July, $13) by Marta Acosta. A young Latina finds love and acceptance among a sophisticated vampire family.
PYR
Infoquake: Volume I of the Jump 225 Trilogy (July, $15) by David Louis Edelman surveys a technological war fought with product demos, press releases and sales pitches.
RAINCOAST BOOKS (dist. by PGW)
Sympathy (Mar., $15.95) by Dede Crane. A former ballerina becomes the star patient of a psychokinetic therapist.
RIVERWOOD BOOKS
The Island Gardens of Takau (Apr., $16.95) by G.L. Kay focuses on a young female doctor's struggle to care for residents of a mythical South Asian country.
THREE RIVERS PRESS
Singletini (June, $13.95) by Amanda Trimble follows a sassy, single Chicago girl whose matchmaking threatens to take over her life.
TIN HOUSE BOOKS (dist. by PGW)
Girls in Peril (June, $10.95) by Karen Lee Boren. During a 1970s summer, five adolescent girls encounter danger from unlikely sources.
UNIV. OF WISCONSIN PRESS
Chasing Montana: A Love Story (Mar., $22.95) by Lori Soderlind centers on a heroine who flees the East Coast for a meaningful life in the West.
VINTAGE
Pretty Little Dirty (Mar., $13.95) by Amanda Boyden depicts two privileged Midwestern girls in the '70s and '80s and their shared fall from innocence. Author tour.
WARNER BOOKS
The Roletrade paper Club (July, $13.95) by Meta Smith envisions a young woman's rise to hip-hop fame, from an author who lived the life. Ad/promo.
