I’m always amazed by the artists who design my covers. They have to take a blurb from me or a poorly filled out Cover Art Request and put together a design that both reflects a book which they haven’t read and an author they don’t really know. It’s a tough job. For the artist it’s probably pretty thankless, and for an author it’s fraught with a lot of tension.
That’s why when someone absolutely nails my vision for what a book looks like, it’s so exciting. It’s cause for amazing celebration and a lot of gratitude. My newest novel Home The Hard Way, is the perfect example. Created by the multi-talented Amber Shah, it’s really the perfect out-picturing of the book I have in my head. It’s mysterious, it’s beautiful, and the blend of complementary colors make me so happy! And now I get to share it with you. Here’s the blurb:
Dare Buckley has come home—or at least, he’s come back to Palladian, the small town he left as a teenager. After a major lapse in judgment forced him to resign from the Seattle PD, Palladian is the only place that’ll hire him. There’s one benefit to hitting rock bottom, though: the chance to investigate the mystery of his father’s suicide.
Dare also gets to reacquaint himself with Finn Fowler, whose childhood hero worship ended in uncomfortable silence when Dare moved away. But Finn isn’t the same little kid Dare once protected. He’s grown into an attractive, enigmatic stranger who neither wants nor needs what Dare has to offer.
In fact, Dare soon realizes that Finn’s keeping secrets—his own and the town’s. And he doesn’t seem to care that Dare needs answers. The atmosphere in Palladian, like its namesake river, appears placid, but dark currents churn underneath. When danger closes in, Dare must pit his ingenuity against his heart, and find his way home the hard way.
So…without further ado, here’s the new cover of Home The Hard Way, available for preorder at Riptide Publishing, now!
Can’t wait!!!! 🙂
Hi Barbra,
Me neither. Don’t you just LOVE that cover though. I want to live there.
Love that cover.
Thanks Laurie, me too.
Beautiful!
Thanks so much, BG!
Love it. Can’t wait to read the story behind the cover.
Thanks so much Venecia!
I love the cover – it’s really great – can’t wait to read this!
Hi Lisa,
I love a pretty cover. I think I must be a little shallow, but I will pick up a book and read the blurb if I like the cover.
*A* OMG!! SO AWESOME!! <3 <3 I can hardly wait!!!
Thanks, I’m kind of looking forward to it too, since it will be in print and ebook, so I’ll be able to sign them for GRL…
The cover is really good can’t wait to read it.
Thanks, Shirley Ann. I like how Amber did the colors, they seem so satisfying to me… Maybe I just like complementary colors. I see that on other author’s covers and I’m really drawn to them.
Mysterious with an *ethereal’ feeling to it. Excellent cover. Beautiful colouring.
Yes, exactly. Thank you, BJ.
Cover is great, blurb sounds great = to my buy list!
Thanks Suze!
Beautiful cover full of intrigue and mystery 🙂
Hi Beverley, Let’s hope the book is at least half as cool as the cover, huh? XOXO
I have faith that as great as the cover is, the book will be better! 🙂