Cara Lockwood's BARD HIGH series, in which students discover that the books they're reading in class have an uncanny influence over the events in their lives, to Susan Adler at Stun Productions, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency.

NYT bestselling author Gena Showalter's RED HANDED, to Sony Pictures Television (Stargate SG-1), with Dan Wigutow Productions, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss & Associates, on behalf of Deidre Knight at The Knight Agency.

NYT bestselling authors Don Piper and Cecil Murphey's 90 MINUTES IN HEAVEN, in which Baptist minister Piper recounts his death, passage to heaven, and return to earth where he endures a long and grueling recovery and spiritual awakening, to Dawn Parouse Productions (PRISON BREAK, TRU CALLING) for a feature film, by Sean Daily at Hotchkiss and Associates, on behalf of Deirdre Knight at The Knight Agency.

I CHOOSE TO STAY (DaFina Books/Kensington) by Salome Thomas-El and Cecil Murphey has been optioned to Disney Studios, in partnership with Solaris Entertainment, for production as a major motion picture, THE MIGHTY BISHOPS. Filmmaking brother team Greg O'Connor and Gavin O'Connorwill helm the project. The O'Connor brothers enjoyed enormous box-office success with the February 2004 release of Miracle, the story of the 1980 U.S. hockey team. See www.solarisentertainment.com for more details.

ROOM SERVICE by Beverly Brandt has been optioned to Emmett/Furla Films, with Gale Anne Hurd attached to produce the movie. Hurd is a legendary Hollywood producer known for her work on all three Terminator films, Aliens, The Abyss, Dante's Peak, Armageddon, Hulk, and numerous other blockbusters.

Cara Lockwood's I DO (BUT I DON'T), published by Pocket Books/Downtown Press, was already a national bestseller in its third printing when film rights were optioned by Ira Pincus Films, in association with von Zerneck/Sertner Films. The novel became a Lifetime Original Movie starring Denise Richards and Dean Cain in 2004 and still runs today on Lifetime Television. For more information or to order the DVD please see:

www.mylifetime.com/on-tv/movies/i-do-i-dont

Black Entertainment Television produced Jacquelin Thomas's HIDDEN BLESSINGS (BET Books) for cable television in 2000.

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All film and dramatic enquiries should be directed to:

Deidre Knight at Deidre.Knight@knightagency.net