Updated September 2025
Lyrical Press is an electronic only imprint of Kensington, a large independent publisher. Kensington and Lyrical both publish mainstream novels and seem to put a fair amount of pressure on the author to promote their books. They publish a large number of books per year.
Lyrical publishes books in all romance genres (specifically suspense and historical novels with unique settings), compelling psychological suspense fiction, thrillers, women’s fiction, new adult, and cozy mysteries. They publish novellas, serials, and novels – all in eBook format.
I have heard mixed things about Lyrical, but many authors have had good experiences with them and have worked with them for years, not just for one book but for several, which in and of itself is a good sign. They work with agented and unagented authors.
I do not love the way their website is laid out, but it is easy to buy books on it, which is ultimately the most important thing.
When you submit to Lyrical you must chose an editor to query first. All of their editors are listed here. Some are open to genres not listed above.
If you do not hear back about your query in three months, consider your manuscript rejected. From what I have heard they do often offer personal rejections. To learn more, visit their website here. Please do not email your manuscript. They just want the query letter and synopsis.
