MECHANICSBURG, Pa. -- Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for June, 2014. John Cressler's novel "Shadows in the Shining City" led the way. About Shadows in the Shining City The Golden Age of Moorish Spain was during the 10th century, a time when the benevolent Syrian Arab Caliphs ruled Iberia from Córdoba, the site of the iconic Great Mosque and home to the Royal Library, one of the largest collections of ancient books ever assembled. 10th century Córdoba was the richest, most populous, and most cultured city in the western world. Under the tolerant Muslim Caliphs, the pinnacle of convivencia was attained, that unique period of Spanish history when Muslims, Jews and Christians lived together in relative harmony and peace. Multicultural Córdoba was an enlightened city that treasured its books, celebrated art and literature, advanced science and medicine, and its myriad accomplishments were envied by both the west and the east alike. Shadows in the Shining City is a prequel to Emeralds of the Alhambra, and the second book in the Anthems of al-Andalus Series. Shadows tells the story of the forbidden love between Rayhana Abi Amir, a Muslim princess of the Royal Court, and Zafir Saffar, a freed slave. Young love blossoms in 10th century Madinat al-Zahra, the Shining City, the Caliph’s magnificent Royal Palace located just outside of Córdoba. Their love story is set against the backdrop of the epic rise to power of Rayhana’s ruthless father, a man history will come to both celebrate and revile for the role he plays in dooming the bright future of Moorish Spain.

SUNBURY PRESS - Bestsellers for June, 2014 (by Revenue)
Rank	Last Month	Title	Author	Category
1	-	Shadows in the Shining City	John Cressler	Historical Fiction
2	1	Revolt!	Terry Ray	Political Fiction
3	3	The Cursed Man	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
4	9	The Closer	Alan Mindell	Sports Fiction
5	-	Pit Bulls	Anthony Julian	History
6	-	Call Sign Dracula	Joe Fair	History
7	12	Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last	Mike Campbell	History
8	18	The Lurking Man	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
9	-	Pit Bulls II	Anthony Julian	History
10	15	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical Fiction
11	-	Twilight of the Drifter	Shelly Frome	Literary Fiction
12	-	At the End of the Day	Madelyn Killion	Literary Fiction
13	-	Emeralds of the Alhambra	John Cressler	Historical Fiction
14	-	The Death of Obsession	Ray Fashona	Thriller Fiction
15	-	The Sinful Man	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
16	-	A Darker Shade of Freedom	C James Gilbert	Historical Fiction
17	-	Jesus the Phoenician	Karim El Koussa	History
18	-	The Machine	Horace J Taylor	African Am Fiction
19	17	Hour 30	Brandon Musgrave	Medical Memoir
20	-	Sanctuary Dishonored	Robin Lee	Art History

Sunbury Press enjoyed the best June ever. Sales were up 33% over last year. For the six months ended June 30, Sunbury Press had its best start to a year ever, its 10th year in business. Sales were up 11% over last year's start. Trade paperbacks led the way with an 18% increase year over year. The company also reintroduced hard cover books with several titles this month. They outperformed the entire ebook category. Ebooks continued their decline from their peak in 2012, dropping 20% in June, as compared to last June. John Cressler's novels Shadows in the Shining City and Emeralds of the Alhambra were helped by advance sales in preparation for a July 22 release party. Terry Ray's Revolt! continued to sell briskly in upstate Pennsylvania. Keith Rommel's The Cursed Man, The Lurking Man & newly released The Sinful Man sold well thanks to promotional activities for a limited edition hardcover, strong sales at Rocky's Hardware and interest in The Cursed Man movie. Alan Mindell's The Closer climbed back up the chart thanks to sales to San Diego area bookstores. Anthony Julian's Pit Bulls I & Pit Bulls II benefitted from the First Friday event at the Sunbury Press store and the release of hard cover editions. Joe Fair's Call Sign Dracula was #6 thanks to author activity at military unit reunions. Mike Campbell's Amelia Earhart: The Truth at Last climbed to #7 on the winds of interest in the anniversary of the loss of the aviatrix. Dennis Herrick's Winter of the Metal People climbed to #10 thanks to sales in New Mexico. Shelly Frome's Twilight of the Drifter and Madelyn Killion's At the End of the Day were two older novels helped by author activities. Ray Fashona's The Death of Obsession was spurred by sales at a book expo in upstate New York. Recently released A Darker Shade of Freedom by C James Gilbert was bolstered by author activities in the Gettysburg area. Karim El Koussa's Jesus the Phoenician returned to the charts thanks to interest in Europe. The Machine, by Horace Taylor, charted thanks to author activities. Brandon Musgrave's Hour 30 continues to be the top ebook, ranking #19 overall. Robin Lee's Sanctuary Dishonored rounded out the list. The company released five new titles during the month of June:

SUNBURY PRESS – New Releases for June, 2014
Electric Funeral	Mark Slade	Horror Fiction
When Heroes Were Giants, 2 ed	James Witherell	Sports History
Impresario of Terror	Jack Adler	Thriller Fiction
The Sinful Man	Keith Rommel	Thriller Fiction
My Mom Is an Alien	Joanne Risso	Childrens Fiction

For a list of Sunbury's all-time best-sellers, please see the Sunbury Press web site: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/BESTSELLERS_c3.htm For a complete list of recent and upcoming releases, please see: http://www.sunburypressstore.com/COMING-SOON_c47.htm