Books New York Times Best Sellers Novels & Stories

In Manhattan's largest bookstore, a huge poster of my new book hung in the center. "Congratulations, Miss Rossi, the first print run of one hundred thousand copies has already sold out," the store manager said, his face beaming. "This is without a doubt this year's literary phenomenon." I signed the last name, set down my pen, and rubbed my slightly sore wrist. Five years ago, I never could have imagined a moment of such glory, especially as the bestselling author Christine Rossi.

It's still cold in New York, and it's the perfect season to start a new relationship. They agreed to walk together and got into Daniel's car shortly after. Daniel is adequate at attracting Delilah's attention. After learning that Delilah loves reading, he takes her to Barnes & Noble. Delilah's bright expression shone so brightly when she entered and saw so many best-selling and the best books worldwide. The place is like heaven for book lovers. It was such a dream place for Delilah to visit. She would never think that New York had such a place to enjoy.

Emma was in her home office working on the outline for her fourth novel when Jake burst through the door with his laptop open and an expression of pure joy on his face. "Emma, you need to see this right now," Jake said, setting his laptop on her desk and pointing to the screen. Emma looked at the webpage Jake was showing her and felt her breath catch. The New York Times Bestseller List for the current week showed "Courage in Love" at number three on the paperback fiction list, with a small star indicating it was a new entry.

I slapped my hand over my mouth but it was too late, the scream was already out there in the world, bouncing off the thin walls of my tiny apartment. Number one. My book was number one. The top of the New York Times bestseller list. The little gold icon next to the title, the one that meant I had beaten everyone else, every other writer in the whole country, and was sitting at the very top like a queen on a throne made of paper and ink.

He wasn’t sure what he was going to watch since he didn’t watch TV that often. **** Beverly was at The N.Y. offices catching up on her email. The N.Y. was a two-year-old news website that put out a hard copy magazine every month. Some people called it a gossip rag. Whatever it was The N.Y. was the most popular online site in New York. The N.Y. was popular for not holding punches and printing anything about anybody newsworthy. Beverly had just made full-time employment. The pay was better than being a temp all over the city, but she still had to watch her pennies. New York was not a cheap city to live in.

Damn one man couldn't get enough of it. Damien went out onto the porch with his cell phone to check his messages. The store where reading today wanted him to confirm he had made it to town, which he did. A message from his agent said that his new release, for the first time, had appeared on the list of The New York Times Fiction Best Sellers, at number twenty-five. The promotional efforts of American publisher had given results. A NYT bestselling author. What about this? This was definitely your lucky day.