MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for March for its Milford House Press fiction imprint. John Cressler's newly-released Fortune's Lament debuted in the top spot. Cressler took two other spots with his first two books of the Anthems of al-Andalus Series, Emeralds of the Alhambra at 6th place and Shadows in the Shining City at 9th. Jess Steven Hughes took the four spots with his historical novels set in Ancient Rome. The Sign of the Eagle, the first book of the series, took second place.The recently-released The Broken Lance was 8th. The Wolf of Britannia Part I was twelfth, while its partner, Part II, was 13th. Joan West's first book in the Carlisle Crime Cases series, Dying for Vengeance, returned to the rankings at #3. Marie Sontag took four places on the chart with her YA novels: The Alabaster Jar in 5th, The Bronze Dagger in 6th, Rising Hope in 10th, and The Silver Coin in 11th. William Lemanski held 7th place with his murder ystery, Murder in Tuxedo Park. David Parmalee’s historical romance set around the time of the Civil War, The Sea Is a Thief, slid to 14th. Dennis Herrick slipped to fifteenth place with his historical Winter of the Metal People. New releases The Bartered Body by J R Lindermuth and Trolls in the Attic by Joanie Findle debuted at 16th and 20th respectively. Mark Mitten took two places with his western novels, 18th for Sipping Whiskey in a Shallow Grave and 19th for Hard to Quit.

MILFORD HOUSE PRESS - Bestsellers for March 2018 (by Revenue)
Rank	Prior	Title	Author	Category
1	NEW	Fortune's Lament	John Cressler	Historical
2	3	The Sign of the Eagle	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
3	--	Dying for Vengeance	Joan West	Detective Thriller
4	9	Emeralds of the Alhambra	John Cressler	Historical
5	--	The Alabaster Jar	Marie Sontag	YA – Historical
6	--	The Bronze Dagger	Marie Sontag	YA – Historical
7	12	Murder in Tuxedo Park	William Lemanski	Detective Thriller
8	2	The Broken Lance	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
9	6	Shadows in the Shining City	John Cressler	Historical
10	--	Rising Hope	Marie Sontag	YA – Historical
11	--	The Silver Coin	Marie Sontag	YA – Historical
12	13	The Wolf of Britannia Part I	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
13	10	The Wolf of Britannia Part II	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
14	6	The Sea Is a Thief	David Parmalee	Historical
15	5	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical
16	NEW	The Bartered Body	J R Lindermuth	Historical Thriller
17	--	The Survival of Sara Landing	Margaret Meacham	Murder Mystery
18	--	Sipping Whiskey in a Shallow Grave	Mark Mitten	Western
19	4	Hard to Quit	Mark Mitten	Western
20	NEW	Trolls in the Attic	Joanie Findle	YA – Supernatural

Cressler's novels sold briskly in advance of his new releases. Hughes’ books continue to sell well through bookstore events in the Pacific Northwest. Sontag's books were boosted by school appearances. Mitten’s books have been selling well online. Herrick continues to hold author events to maintain his sales. The others were helped by publisher publicity and/or Kindle sales.