Good morning! As I again set out to introduce you to all my Romance Gem pals, please welcome Laura Hunsaker! Take it away, Laura!
What makes a good cover?
Well, that is the question, isn’t it? For as
much as we’d love to say don’t judge a book by its cover, we’re all guilty of
doing that. The cover is usually what catches our eye first. I bought a book
that had a very Keanu Reeves in John Wick feel. I regret nothing. :)
When you aren’t in control of your own covers
though, you’re at the mercy of your publisher. I’ve been lucky that my
publisher listened to my thoughts and applied them to the cover. Although my
publisher put my nickname Laurie on the cover rather than my full name. That
was kind of odd, especially as my other books through them all say Laura. Add
to that, the cover is about 10 years old, and since the story is mine again, I
wanted something new.
Amethyst Heat is my free short story (it’s
like 7 pages long, so it’s a true short story). The old cover is fine. But it
doesn’t capture the story as much as I think my new cover does. I sent my cover
designer the story and let her have free reign (she’s pretty amazing). And I
love what she came up with! Her cover really encompasses the story, short as it
is.
And you can feel free to judge this story by
its new cover.
Blurb ~
A sweet romance set in the Highlands of Scotland.
While out riding, Meg McMurray finds herself on unfamiliar lands. Gone are the long expanses of Oklahoma prairie, and in front of her are the wild Scottish Highlands. How did she come to be there, and did Aunt Gilly's amethyst ring have anything to do with it?
Excerpt ~
"Where did you get that?" his voice was rougher, deeper, than before.
Glancing down Meg saw his eyes trained on her finger. "The ring? It's been in my family for generations. I recently inherited it." Meg dropped her eyes, hiding her pain at the thought of her Aunt Gilly. The note that had come with the ring was written by Gilly's own hand. It had said that her "destiny awaited," whatever that meant.
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