MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for April. Sherri Maret's children's book Help Me! earned the top spot. Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess by Barbara Trainin-Blank was second.

SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for April, 2016 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	NEW	Help Me!	Sherri Maret	Childrens
2	NEW	Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess	Barbara Trainin-Blank	Biography
3	4	Choice of Enemies	M A Richards	Spy Thriller
4	1	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last, 2nd Ed.	Mike Campbell	History
5	NEW	Israel Under Siege	Scot McCauley	Espionage Fiction
6	--	Where Elephants Fought	Bridget Smith	Historical Fiction
7	--	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
8	7	Solomon Screech Owl's Antarctic Adventure	Beth Lancione & Kathy Haney	Childrens
9	NEW	The Ripper's Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
10	--	The Mouse with the Broken Tail	Dan Shutters	Childrens
11	--	Freemasons at Gettysburg	Sheldon Munn	History
12	--	The B Team	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
13	20	A Moment in the Sun	Tory Gates	YA Fiction
14	11	Between Good and Evil	R Michael Phillips	Detective Thriller
15	NEW	The Cursed Man	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
16	--	The Complete Story of the Worldwide Invasion of the Orange Orbs	Terry Ray	Paranormal
17	--	The Sign of the Eagle	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical Fiction
18	--	Bows, Bullets, and Bears	John L Moore	History
19	--	Settlers, Soldiers, and Scalps	John L Moore	History
20	--	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical Fiction
21	--	Forts, Forests, and Flintlocks	John L Moore	History
22	--	Traders, Travelers, and Tomahawks	John L Moore	History
23	--	Cannons, Cattle, and Campfires	John L Moore	History
24	--	Pioneers, Prisoners, and Peace Pipes	John L Moore	History
25	--	Rivers, Raiders, and Renegades	John L Moore	History
26	--	Warriors, Wampum, and Wolves	John L Moore	History
27	--	Dying for Vengeance	J M West	Murder Mystery
28	26	Darkness at First Light	J M West	Murder Mystery
29	--	Courting Doubt and Darkness	J M West	Murder Mystery
30	--	That Night at Surigao	Ernie Marshall	History

Sherri Maret's Help Me!, about a humorous wildlife expedition to Africa, was the top seller thanks to author promotional activities. Mary Sachs by Barbara Trainin-Blank placed second due to a large order from a charitable organization. M. A. Richards' Choice of Enemies inched up to #3 thanks to bookstore sales ahead of author appearances. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last slipped from the top spot to #4, as sales tailed a bit following release. Former Admiral Scot McCauley's thriller Israel Under Siege debuted at #5 due to author activities. Where Elephants Fought, the Civil War historical fiction by Bridget Smith, returned to the list at #6 thanks to author events. Alan Mindell's sports fiction titles The Closer (#7) and The B Team (#12) both returned to the list thanks to author appearances in California. Solomon Screech Owl's Antarctic Adventure held steady at #8 due to promotional events. Michael Hawley's The Ripper's Haunts debuted at #9 thanks to excitement among ripper-aficionados. Dan Shutters' The Mouse with the Broken Tail returned to the rankings at #10 due to a bulk order. Sheldon Munn's Freemasons at Gettysburg notched #11 due to continued interest in the subject. Tory Gates' A Moment in the Sun climbed to #13 thanks to author events. R. Michael Phillips' thriller Between Good and Evil held steady at #14 due to author appearances. Keith Rommel's The Cursed Man benefited from the new movie-themed cover, just released, boosting the book to #15. Terry Ray's Orange Orbs ... book jumped to #16 due to an order from MUFON. Jess Stephen Hughes' The Sign of the Eagle was #17 as the author continued to tour the Pacific Northwest. John L Moore took #'s 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, & 26 with his Frontier Pennsylvania series. Moore's books have received heavy orders from various retail outlets in the Susquehanna Valley. Dennis Herrick's Winter of the Metal People returned to #20 due to orders from New Mexico. J. M. West's Carlisle Crime Capers series took #'s 27, 28, & 29 thanks to author activities. Ernie Marshall returned to the rankings at #30 with his naval history That Night at Surigao. The company released seven new titles in April:

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for April, 2016
The Ripper's Haunts	Michael Hawley	History
Israel Under Siege	Scot McCauley	Espionage Fiction
Help Me!	Sherri Maret	Childrens
Mary Sachs: Merchant Princess (paperback)	Barbara Trainin-Blank	Biography
The Cursed Man (movie cover)	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
Death by Internet	Joe Carvalko	Speculative Fiction
What Do You Say?	James Campbell	Pastoral Resources

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