Cover: “Turn or Burn” by Boo Walker

by | Dec 31, 2013 | ,

I recently finished up the new cover for author Boo Walker’s “Turn or Burn”.

Look for it coming soon to print and ebook!

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BLURB: Harper Knox has ripped up his family’s cherry orchard in eastern Washington State and planted grape vines, hoping that a contemplative life making wine might help him conquer his debilitating battle with PTSD.  But on the other side of the state in Seattle, the Singularity Summit, a conference celebrating and encouraging the growth of artificial intelligence, is about to get underway.  The controversial nature of the Summit has many reeling in fury, and protesters are taking over the city.  A man Harper has been fighting alongside since Fort Bragg shows up at the vineyard offering a generous payday if Harper will join a team charged with protecting Dr. Wilhelm Sebastian, the keynote speaker at the Summit.  Hungry for the cash and the danger, Harper agrees to join the team.  But has he signed onto something much bigger and deadlier than just another bodyguard gig.  As much a love story as it is a gripping thriller, Turn Or Burn, driven by the wonderfully cynical Harper Knox, will keep you up late into the night.

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Cover: “Milovaná” Czechoslovakian version of “Beloved” by Beatrice Small

by | Dec 27, 2013 | ,

I have recently done a few covers for Baronet, a publishing company in Czechoslovakia who has the Czechoslovakian translation rights to many well known  romance novels. A lot of times when a publishing company gains the translation rights, they have to have a new cover created. That’s where I come in. I have to admit, I’m quite giddy about this, but shhh! Don’t tell them! I have to play it cool and professional. 😉

Our most recent project was on the cover for the Czechoslovakian version of Beatrice Small’s “Beloved”, translated to “Milovaná“.

The print editions are hardcover not paper back, and I do not add the back text, or inner flap information because, well I don’t read Czechoslovakian. So I leave it blank for the publishing company to add. The hardcover wrap is what makes the overall flattened image look so long compared to my usual paperback print editions.

Cover: “Voyeurs of Death” by Shaun Jeffrey + B&A

by | Dec 11, 2013 | ,

I recently finished up the new cover for author Shaun Jeffrey’s collection of short horror stories, “Voyeurs of Death“. He requested that a not so familiar Scottish monster called the Flibbertigibbet be featured on the cover. His description included things such as ” a kilt of flesh adorned with a sporran of skulls”, “a set of pipes made from skin and bone”, and “large horns sticking out of its head like a stag and its features were thing and drawn, its eyes glowing white”. I certainly had my work cut out for me! I have included a before and after at the end of the post.

Now available on ebook and coming soon to print!

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BLURB: From monsters to ghosts, Shaun Jeffrey runs the gamut in this new and expanded collection. Herein are found a diverse mix of the sinister, erotic, strange and surreal. From the foreboding alleyways of Venice to a bleak Scottish island, the horror is never far away. A young boy fixes dead things. You can’t always judge a man by the cut of his suit, especially when the suit isn’t made of cloth. A relaxing cruise is anything but once the passengers start to die, only to then come back to life. And a trip to the past has dire consequences for the future. Now turn the page and join the voyeurs of death.

*****

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And as I mentioned above, the before shot showing the stock images that went into creating the Flibbertigibbet.

Cover: “Diver Down” by AW Hartoin

by | Dec 9, 2013 | ,

Introducing the cover for AW Hartoin’s upcoming release in the Mercy Watts Mysteries, “Diver Down”.

Look for it coming soon to print and ebook!

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BLURB:  A sunny place for shady people. 

Vacations can be murder, especially when you’re Mercy Watts. She’s trying to get away from it all, including her godmother’s lawsuit and a certain situation with the mafia. So she heads to Roatan, Honduras, a place known for scuba diving and lawlessness. Mercy’s on the island less than twenty-four hours when she discovers that she hasn’t gotten away from anything. Her problems hitched a ride and increased tenfold. The deeper she dives, the more dangerous her vacation becomes. She must stop a murder or she’ll be the next on the hit list.

*****

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Before & After Request: Emily Chambers

by | Dec 9, 2013 | ,

I had a guest comment with a request on my Before and After page to show the b&a of The Emily Chambers Spirit Medium Series by CJ Archer. Even though I am not sure which of the books they wanted to see, I aim to please. So here are the before and afters for all three!

Ok, I admit it, my little image equation up there might be a tad difficult to understand when you’re not in my head. So I will break it down. For consistency we used the same background image on all three covers, and the same model.

Here is book one’s (The Medium) images broken down:

Book two’s (Possession)

When we came to book three (Evermore), we realized we were out of stock images of this model! SO I took the model’s head off of book two and found an image with this [odd] woman who was dressed right and had a pretty parasol to boot! Never mind the red spotlight…

And there you have it! The covers for The Emily Chambers Spirit Medium series. Admittedly there weren’t a ton of images involved, but they definitely came together as completely different, original covers.

Cover: “Unicorn Bait” by S.A. Hunter

by | Dec 8, 2013 | ,

Introducing the new cover for author S.A. Hunter’s fantasy romance, “Unicorn Bait“.

Now available in ebook, and coming soon to print!

 

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BLURB: When Naomi discovers a unicorn horn in her late grandfather’s belongings, she doesn’t actually believe it’s real, but her grandfather had meant for her to have it, so she takes it home. While cleaning it, she accidentally pricks herself on the horn’s point and is magically transported to another planet that is filled with strange and dangerous creatures. The most dangerous being her brand new husband—Lord Tavik. Naomi doesn’t know much about her brand new husband, not even what he looks like, and he assures her that if she tries to sneak a peek at his face, he’ll kill her.

Needless to say, Naomi desperately wants to go home, but that poses a problem because the only way she knows how is by unicorn horn, and the one she had, stayed on Earth. Her best hope is a crazy witch named Agatha, but Agatha is the one who tricked her into marrying Tavik. And then RAN OFF. Naomi must find a way to ditch her husband, find the witch, and get a unicorn to send her back home. It shouldn’t be that hard to find a virgin, right?

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Cover: “Fangtooth” by Shaun Jeffrey

by | Dec 5, 2013 | ,

The new grisly cover for the re-release of author Shaun Jeffrey’s  “Fangtooth“.

Now available in ebook, and coming soon to print!

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BLURB: After the death of his wife, Bruce Holden moves to the quaint coastal fishing village of Mulberry with his son, Jack. He is hoping for a fresh start, but the locals greet their arrival with mixed reactions, from friendliness to open hostility. Bruce puts it down to them being outsiders, but when a tourist is killed while swimming, the real horror is unleashed. There’s something ravenous in the sea. Something that’s coming ashore in search of prey. Now Bruce and Jack find themselves embroiled in a nightmare where humankind is no longer at the top of the food chain.

 First there was the Creature From The Black Lagoon…

Then there was Jaws…

Prepare yourself for Fangtooth.

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