Native New York City Author Chelle Cordero Novels at the 21st Annual NYCIP Book Fair

Dec. 3, 2008 - PRLog -- Chelle Cordero , New York City born and raised author, involved in theater and creative arts all her life, debuts at the prestigious 21st Annual Indie & Small Press Book Fair, with her New York setting novels, Forgotten and Within the Law.

Forgotten and Within the Law are two highly sensual, romantic and edge-of-your-seat tales. Although Forgotten and Within the Law are two separate stories, they are woven together by a common thread-cousins Caitlyn Smythe and Tom Hughes. Some favorite characters appear in both novels and allow the reader to become totally absorbed into the family.

Cordero says, with a laugh and a smile, “I was born and raised in New York City, grew up in an apartment in the Bronx, went to High School of Art & Design (57th & 2nd Ave, NYC) and college at Fordham University-Lincoln Center campus.

My first jobs were all in New York City -McCall’s Publishing, Brentano’s Book Store, Bloomingdales – and I was very involved in theatre and art pursuits.

My very first date with my husband was to a midtown Manhattan Indian restaurant and then the Manhattan Playboy Club. It must have been a great date, we’ve been married 32 years!”

The New York settings in Forgotten and Within the Law are all pleasant memories for Ms. Cordero, and she shared just a bit of what causes her to smile, saying, “Upper New York and the Adirondacks, well, I spent the summer I became engaged in Lake Placid, working at The Center for the Arts, as a lighting technician, and my future husband and I had our very first romantic encounter in that beautiful area.”

Chelle Cordero, author of the novels, Bartlett's Rule (VHP April, 2008), Forgotten (VHP July, 2008), Within the Law (VHP October, 2008), coming in February, the fabulous re-release of her debut novel, Courage of the Heart (VHP February, 2009), and scheduled for release in early Summer, 2009, Final Sin, has been published by Gannett Newspapers, SPOTLIGHT Magazine, Hudson Valley Magazine, and other national magazines and regional publications.

Ms. Cordero is also a partner in By-Lines, an editorial and photography company catering to the business community.

She lives in the New York suburb of Stony Point with her lover and husband of thirty-two years, and her son; her daughter and son-in-law live nearby.

In her spare time, and sometimes when she has none to spare, Chelle is an avid reader and fan of Danielle Steele, Faye Kellerman, Dean Koontz, Patricia Cornwell and other popular novelists.

Contact Chelle Cordero at ChelleCordero@gmail.com or Vanilla Heart Publishing at MediaInfo@vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com to schedule interviews, appearances  and events; For Bookseller orders or to receive a Media Kit, including Publisher Wholesale and Return Policies, contact Booksales@vanillaheartbooksandauthors.com. All titles are also available through Baker & Taylor, Ingram Books, and Follett Higher Education Group.

The New York Center for Independent Publishing, located at 20 West 44th Street in Midtown Manhattan, is tucked away in a corner office of the landmark library of The General Society of Mechanics & Tradesmen. Conveniently located between Fifth Avenue and Times Square the Small Press Center is in the heart of what may be called "Literary Row," where The New Yorker once flourished and the Algonquin Roundtable crew used to spike their drinks with wit.

In the past, visiting members of the media and trade have included: The Village Voice, Kirkus Reviews, Independent Publisher, Library Journal, The New York Times, Foreword, Publishers Weekly, New York Press, Time Out New York, The New York Sun, as well as representatives of the larger publishing houses, bookstore chains, independent bookstores, distributors, wholesalers, and literary agents.

Sponsors of past Fairs have included: The Onion, The Brooklyn Rail, Book Expo, The Nation, Publishers Weekly, The New York Review of Books, Ingram, Bomb, The New York Observer, Chelsea Now, The Villager, Mediabistro.com, Rodale, and PGW.

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