The English Roses were acquired by Penguin Group UK. Puffin Books, Penguin's children's imprint, published the books. The joint press release announcing the deal explained that each story book would involve Madonna working with a different illustrator. Madonna confirmed that all profits from sales of the book were to be donated to charity. She partnered with Amazon and recorded an exclusive audio message about the book for Amazon's customers. The message was available from September 3 and was the first opportunity for customers to hear the singer talking about "The English Roses". The book was not available to the press and media in
Luke James (English singer) California, where he still lives. In 2002, he played blues with a band called Wild Dogs. He now lives in the San Francisco Bay Area, is married with two children. In addition to writing and recording new Fàshiön-style material, he is also working on an acoustic recording project and studying Flamenco guitar. He supports Amnesty International, NRDC, and Doctors Without Borders. Luke James (English singer) Luke James (born January 1952) is an English singer, guitarist, and writer who formed part of the new wave scene in Birmingham as the lead singer and guitarist of post-punk band Fàshiön Music from 1978