Saturday, August 15, 2015

FEATURED COVER DESIGN: A MUDDY RED RIVER


~ Released August 15, 2015 ~
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Shane Archer is solid, dependable and reliable while his younger brother, Rob, is reckless, selfish and unpredictable. Never close during their formative years, and further divided by distance in adulthood, they live disconnected lives until the corkscrew of life pits them on a collision course. They love, they laugh, they lose and with broken hearts and messed up lives they find strength in the women they love and in their family. Could each be the agent of salvation for the other, or will they be torn apart forever? A Muddy Red River traces the course of the lives of broken people who discover power to overcome adversity.

About the cover from the author:
"...thank you. Good work."
--D.A. Cairns

FEATURED COVER DESIGN: DEEP SPACE DREAMING

~ Released August 8, 2015 ~
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Humankind has spread like roaches across the universe thanks to the technology provided by a benevolent race known as the Trinz. Little did they know of the greed of humanity. A few pure souls began to dream of a paradise called Killanti, a new world where life could begin again. Jenni dreams of a man who passes through her dreams and into her bed. Together they embark on a quest for answers that leads them across the universe and into each other’s hearts. Can their love transport them to their own utopia?

About the cover from the author:
"I absolutely love it! I love the colour, the planets,the font. Everything! Thank you so much."
--Loretta Laird

Saturday, August 1, 2015

FEATURED COVER DESIGN: THE BAMBOO HEART


~ Released August 1, 2015 ~
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The Bamboo Heart is an emotional adventure of young love won and lost during an uncertain era in world history. Mary Bachelder has conducted a long and arduous search for her grandparent’s identities until she befriends Steven McGee, an elderly decorated fighter pilot suffering from post-traumatic depression. McGee reveals his recollections of three young lives separated through the Second World War and reunited inside a Japanese prisoner of war camp in the Philippines. The releasing of his deepest memories brings serenity from the horrors he suffered and closure to Mary’s quest.

About the cover from the author:
"I think its scary that you can sense my style so quickly. Thank you... very nice!"
[artwork by Henry P. Gravelle; 
cover design by Designs by Ms. G]

Monday, July 27, 2015

FEATURED COVER DESIGN: SHANTY GOLD!


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In 1849’s famine-ravaged Ireland, thirteen-year-old Mary Boland is found lying mostly dead on the side of the road to Cork Harbor, Queenstown, Ireland. She just buried her mother and baby sister after they both died of starvation. Now she is headed for Boston to find her father— no matter what. Raped and beaten by the evil crew of The Pilgrim’s Dandy, she is rescued by a fifteen-year-old Negro slave who had been used in like manner for some time and had vowed to throw himself to the sharks that very night. Together they survive the harrowing two and a half month trip, helping others as well. Their friendship is the key to the new world for both of them, carrying them through hardships and trials, and eventually to happiness.

About the cover from the author:
"The cover is perfect now!"
--Jeanne Charters

Sunday, July 12, 2015

FEATURED COVER DESIGN: VALLEY OF THE SHADOW

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~ Released July 10, 2015 ~
Avid naturalist, hunter and birder, Mr. Gerety has constructed a tale of two people who meet briefly then are reunited after death in a place and time other than the one they have always known. In this unfamiliar and pristine environment, his characters find each other, leaving behind their years of professional education and training as well as a lifetime of modern urban assumptions to assume lives of hunters, nomads, lovers and parents in a world emptied of all other people.

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"This is a go. I love it."

FEATURED RELEASE: BEHIND THE MIRROR

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~ Released July 8, 2015 ~
What would you do if your favorite novel suddenly became a reality? What would you do if the handsome main character of that novel fell in love with you? During a trip to Paris with her friends, nineteen-year-old Emma King walks through an antique mirror and into the embrace of Ehrich de Natois, the mysterious main character of her favorite novel. Unfortunately, whether in books or real life, living happily ever after just doesnt happen. Emma realizes this when she is pulled into the "in between;" a place between dimensions, a place much darker and more surreal than she could ever imagine.

About the cover from the author:

"I sure love the picture...Looked beautiful. 
Lots of compliments."

--Fay Simon

FEATURED RELEASE: DRESS WITH GRACE


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~ Released July 1, 2015 ~
The story tells of Len, a miner; his wife Emily; two sons, Jimmy and Arthur; and twin daughters Grace and Ellen. A mining accident leaves Len and Jimmy jobless, and to make ends meet, Emily has to work. The Great War sees the young ones enlist and heartbreak when one is reported missing. A young doctor appears after the war is over and sees the family through an unpleasant experience. Grace has a dream that has always with her. Will it come true? Will she achieve her ambition? She moves to London to find out where she meets people who wish to help but setbacks depress her. However, unforeseen forces are building to help her.

About the cover from the author:

"The illustrations are perfect -- 
exactly as I would like them."

--Sheila M. Sharpless