Industry trade Publisher’s Lunch announced two indie-to-trad pubbed deals yesterday (and one of the authors just happens to be the subject of today’s IR interview!).

The New York Times, Wall Street Journal, IndieReader and USA Today bestselling author J.A. Redmerski’s originally self-published THE EDGE OF NEVER, a novel about a young woman’s decision to set off on a road trip, leaving her old life and embarking on a daring, passionate love affair;

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New York Times and IR bestselling author Jessica Sorensen’s self-published THE COINCIDENCE OF CALLIE AND KAYDEN, the story of two college students trying to heal from childhood trauma.  This is Sorensen’s second trad pubbed deal is as many months; Grand Central Publishing picked up “The Secret of Ella and Micha” trilogy, which means they will be publishing “The Secret of Ella and Micha”, “The Forever of Ella and Micha”, and “The Temptation of Lila and Ethan”.