MECHANICSBURG, Pa. — Sunbury Press has released the bestsellers list for April for its Milford House Press fiction imprint. John Cressler’s recently-released Fortune’s Lament held the top spot. Cressler took one other spot with his first book of the Anthems of al-Andalus Series, Emeralds of the Alhambra at 16th place. Joe Harvey's From Blue Ground bolted to #2. Joan West’s first book in the Carlisle Crime Cases series, Dying for Vengeance, held at #3. Her three other books in the series: Courting Doubt and Darkness (#13), Darkness at First Light (#14), and Had a Dying Fall (#15) also charted. Marie Sontag charted with her YA novel Rising Hope in 10th. Bridget Smith returned to the rankings at #5 with Where Elephants Fought. 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 12th place. The recently-released The Broken Lance was 6th. The Wolf of Britannia Part I was 7th, while its partner, Part II, was 9th. Jim Remsen rounded out the top 10 with his YA historical novel Visions of Teaoga.

MILFORD HOUSE PRESS - Bestsellers for April 2018 (by Revenue)
Rank	Prior	Title	Author	Category
1	1	Fortune's Lament	John Cressler	Historical
2	--	From Blue Ground	Joe Harvey	YA – Historical
3	3	Dying for Vengeance	Joan West	Detective Thriller
4	10	Rising Hope	Marie Sontag	YA – Historical
5	--	Where Elephants Fought	Bridget Smith	Historical
6	8	The Broken Lance	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
7	12	The Wolf of Britannia Part I	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
8	15	Winter of the Metal People	Dennis Herrick	Historical
9	13	The Wolf of Britannia Part II	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
10	--	Visions of Teaoga	Jim Remsen	YA – Historical
11	16	The Bartered Body	J R Lindermuth	Historical Thriller
12	2	The Sign of the Eagle	Jess Steven Hughes	Historical
13	--	Courting Doubt and Darkness	Joan West	Detective Thriller
14	--	Darkness at First Light	Joan West	Detective Thriller
15	--	Had a Dying Fall	Joan West	Detective Thriller
16	4	Emeralds of the Alhambra	John Cressler	Historical
17	--	Dead of Autumn	Sherry Knowlton	Detective Thriller
18	--	Dead of Summer	Sherry Knowlton	Detective Thriller
19	14	The Sea Is a Thief	David Parmalee	Historical
20	NEW	The Bolivian Sailor	Donald Dewey	Detective Thriller

Cressler’s novels continued to sell after release. Hughes’ books continue to sell well through bookstore events in the Pacific Northwest. West's books were helped by author activities, as were most of the others. .