![]() Irish Encounter by Hope Dougherty is a romantic novel which finds Ellen Shepherd visiting Ireland on a yarn-shopping tour. While there she encounters Payne Anderson who begins to test her in ways she was not expecting. For this cover, capturing the breath-taking beauty of Ireland and the coziness of a cafe were important. An added touch of Celtic knot art seemed to round out the feelings for this romantic novel. As is sometimes the case, main characters with specific ages can be difficult to find in the stock photography market. Ellen, our main character, is a middle-aged widow with specific features. That led us to decide again not to feature her on the cover, but to leave her appearance up to the reader. This wonderful romance is scheduled to release on May 1 on Mantle Rock Publishing and Amazon.
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![]() The Ghosts of Graceland by Pam Harris matches the curiosity of a young girl with the mysterious mansion of the King of Rock and Roll. This young adult novel is filled with many secrets to be unraveled while Mandi stays with her great aunt during the summer. For this book, the author wanted a simple layout that would appeal to both boys and girls. She had obtained permission to use and image of Graceland on the cover so we did by transforming it into a drawing. The ghostly image added intrigue balanced out by some music doodling. The Ghosts of Graceland is available at Mantle Rock Publishing or on Amazon. ![]() Whitewashed by Amy Blake is a contemporary novel set in Mississippi. The central character, Patience McDonough headed of to start college. While living with her grandparents, she attends Verity College, located on the grounds of an old plantation. Patience manages to uncover some corrupt accounting practices and some hidden mysteries on the old slave plantation that put her in danger. Due to the name of this book, our cover just had to have some whitewashed boards. Blended together with a photo of an old plantation home, this cover takes on the feeling of the deep south. Whitewashed is part of a trilogy, so we indicated that on the front cover. After much thought we decided to make the title prominent and leave the main character's image up the to the reader's imagination. Whitewashed is available at Mantle Rock Publishing or on Amazon. ![]() Since my last post, I have been busy creating covers for books published by Mantle Rock Publishing. I'll take the next few posts to bring you up to date on the cover's I've been preparing. Naomi's Sacrifice is a mystery novel that takes many twists and turns. Naomi and her family are Mennonites who become separated after Naomi begins having disturbing dreams. For the cover, we chose to focus on the farmland setting, Naomi, her husband and youngest child, and a homeland security officer. All of these characters are central to the story therefore earned the right to be on the cover. The somewhat monochrome design hopefully adds to the suspense this novel brings. This book is available through Mantle Rock Publishing or on Amazon. |