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Fault Lines

He came to make a film. He might not live to finish it.

COMING SOON

Mark Sinclair escaped advertising hell to produce a $12 million NBC mini-series in Mexico City. When permits vanish and military support evaporates, his project spirals toward disaster—until Marta Salgado walks into his life. Beautiful and mysteriously connected, Marta fixes his problems with a few phone calls. As their professional relationship turns personal, Mark believes he's found both love and salvation in the chaos of 1985 Mexico City. He's wrong—about almost everything. When the earthquake hits, Mark discovers that loyalty is currency, trust a liability, and some secrets are worth killing for.

“A modern noir where Hollywood ambition collides with Mexican corruption in a deadly dance of desire and betrayal.”

Thriller Suspense
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The Cuban and the Cool Kids

Styling the Stars and Keeping Their Secrets

COMING SOON

An unprecedented look inside the private lives of America's most powerful women—Jackie Kennedy, Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor—told by the man who held their secrets and witnessed their vulnerabilities. A profound meditation on identity, ambition, and what it truly means to belong.

“A rare glimpse behind the velvet curtain of fame, told with the discretion of a master and the honesty of a man who finally learned the difference between belonging and becoming.”

Celebrity Memhoir Hollywood Tell-All
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The Montecito Rules

A Love Story That Defies Fortune

COMING SOON

Alexander Whitmore has eleven months to marry appropriately or lose his $170 million inheritance. The problem? He's falling for Sofia Reyes, a caterer from the wrong side of Montecito's social divide. When their attraction ignites at an exclusive dinner party, Alex discovers what authentic connection feels like - and Sofia dreams of building something that bridges their two worlds. But his powerful family will destroy anyone who threatens their carefully constructed order. In Montecito's world of old money and older secrets, Alex must choose between the inheritance that could change lives and the woman who's already changed his heart.

Contemporary Fiction
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Blood & Fortune: The Armour Empire

Three Generations, One Empire, Countless Secrets

COMING SOON

One family’s fortune built America’s empire—and nearly destroyed itself. A sweeping historical novel of the Armour brothers, 19th-century titans who turned Chicago’s meatpacking industry into an empire. Behind the wealth lie betrayals, tragedies, and a legacy stained by the cost of progress.

Historical Fiction

About Jeff Nelson

Cool Key Press is Jeff Nelson's independent imprint, publishing compelling, high-velocity stories—clean structure, memorable characters, and pages that turn themselves.

A television producer, documentary filmmaker, and author, Jeff creates fiction and nonfiction with voice, momentum, and wide appeal. His work draws on decades of storytelling across multiple media, from NBC miniseries to award-winning documentaries.

Cool Key Press releases select titles each year, with a focus on quality over quantity.

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