(originally posted 4.27.2015) 

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.

Irish Encounter is available on Amazon.

(originally published 6.6.2016)

Blue Mountain Sky is a new novel being released by Mantle Rock Publishing later this month. Author Cyn Taylor has crafted an inspirational fiction set in the Great Smoky Mountains of east Tennessee. Since east Tennessee is where my roots are deeply planted, it was a pleasure to create a cover for her depicting the mountains of that area.

Here’s a little teaser from the back cover.

After four years Brianna Walters was finally making headway in forcing her late husband’s ghost to the recesses of her mind rather than the forefront of her heart. She had immersed herself into her company, deciding that no man could replace Grant. That was until she met Vic Andrews.

Vic stormed into her present and was charming his way into her future. Something about him reminded her of Grant. At least that was what Bree told herself. Vic’s personality, initially, seemed to be the exact opposite of Grant’s but in looks he had so many similar characteristics Bree began struggling to keep them separated in her mind; even to the point of calling Vic by Grant’s name at a most inopportune moment.

Now another company wanted to initiate a merger with hers and the owner was pushing but reclusive. Bree began having feelings of being watched and followed; sensations that materialized into an actual attack that left Bree feeling vulnerable, as well as suspicious of Vic. She wondered if God had grown tired of her rebellion and truly abandoned her.

Would she be able to cope with the turmoil that entered her life with Vic, or would Vic’s demands that she erases her husband’s memories forever from her mind and heart and choose him drive a wedge between them that only God could dissolve? And could Bree make that decision before God allowed Vic to be taken out of her life as well? On a very permanent basis!

Blue Mountain Sky is now available on Amazon. The second book in the series, Red Morning Glory, will be releasing this fall.

Hello world from my new temporary home on WordPress. I’m in the process of migrating my website but I’m trying to collect my previous posts before the old site goes bye-bye.

But today, I want to unveil Red Morning Glory by Cyn Taylor. This is Cyn’s second book in the Smoky Mountain Mist Series and it will be publishing this fall. It falls into the contemporary romance genre. Here are some notes from the book’s back cover.

Glory Donaghan has it all. A church filled teenagers she hopes to mentor, a loving family, and a modeling job that is quickly turning into a flourishing career. She feel’s God’s hand on every aspect of her life. Until she wakes up in the hospital, with no idea how she got there.

Tanner Slade thinks Glory is the most beautiful woman he has ever seen, and possibly the most innocent. But his initial impression of her puts his mind and heart at odds with each other.

So, creating this cover has been fun! We wanted to echo the cover of the first book, Blue Mountain Sky, but obviously with red as our primary color. Our leading couple is drawn to fly fishing so a beautiful sunrise over a lazy river seemed perfect for this book.

If you haven’t read Blue Mountain Sky, it’s available on Amazon. Grab a copy and read it while you wait for Red Morning Glory to release.