HHarlequin colors in a deal with popular pen & ink artist Kelsey Montague

TORONTO - Oct. 15, 2015 - PRLog -- Today, Harlequin, one of the world’s leading publishers of books for women, announced the signing of internationally known pen and ink artist Kelsey Montague for a coloring book featuring her inspirational illustrations. Titled WHAT LIFTS YOU, the book is slated for publication at the end of February 2016.

The five-figure, one-book deal for which Harlequin acquired the North American rights, was negotiated by Brianne Johnson of Writers House and Ann Leslie Tuttle, Senior Editor for Harlequin.

“We are thrilled to be publishing Kelsey Montague’s debut illustration book,” said Tuttle.  “The book will allow even more of her fans to interact directly with her beautiful and compelling designs.”

Just over a year ago Montague started to create interactive murals of wings that caught the attention of several celebrities, including Taylor Swift and Vanessa Hudgens who shared their photos using Montague’s #whatliftsyou hashtag. Her work has also been featured in the New York Times, Forbes, Mashable and the Wall Street Journal.

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