In appreciation of BARON OF BLACKWOOD's #1 Best Seller ranking, the first book in the series--BARON OF GODSMERE--is only $.99 for a limited time, beginning today, September 6th.
If you've been wanting to try the medieval AGE OF FAITH or the SOUTHERN DISCOMFORT series, THE UNVEILING and LEAVING CAROLINA are also only $.99 for a limited time beginning Friday, September 9th (some retailers September 8th). Enjoy!
England, 1308. Boursier, De Arell, Verdun—three noblemen who secretly gather to ally against their treacherous lord. Though each is elevated to a baron in his own right and given a portion of his lord’s lands, jealousy and reprisal lead to a twenty-five-year feud, pitting family against family, passing father to son.
THE PRIZE
England, 1333. When Lady Quintin Boursier leads an army against the Baron of Blackwood to demand the release of her abducted brother, she finds the same fate awaits her. Now she must free herself and discover where Griffin de Arell holds her brother before her family’s lands are forfeited. But as the long winter nights unfold and those prowling the black wood move the feud nearer its deadly end, Quintin realizes she may have wronged her captor. And he is as much a captive to her—she whose secret will spoil the prize others seek to make of a woman no man should want.
THE VICTOR
Baron Griffin de Arell protects those who belong to him, and now that the tempest who dared put a blade to his throat is his, he intends to protect her—if only from herself. However, Quintin Boursier yet has games to play. Though Griffin resists her wiles, when it appears her family’s lands are forfeited, a glimpse of her woman’s heart tempts him to make the lady his in truth. Now with the enemy responsible for inciting the feud determined to claim her as his prize, Griffin must join his grudging allies in bringing peace to their lands and protecting the woman who first set herself at his walls—then his warrior’s heart.
Join Griffin and Quintin in the third and final book in this best-selling medieval romance series as the Boursiers, De Arells, and Verduns seek the light at the end of their long, dark feud.
This episode of Evolution of a Cover brought to you by LADY EVER AFTER (Fall 2016), the rewrite of my 1997 HarperCollins medieval time travel romance, UNFORGOTTEN, featuring 15th-century Lady Catherine Algernon and twenty-first-century Collier Morrow. From start to finish, the process took approximately one week.
PART I: FINDING LADY CATHERINE ALGERNON ~ After another day in stock photo land, I presented my cover designer with this. Not exactly what I wanted, but if any graphic artist can make it uniquely Lady Ever After, it's mine. And thank goodness she's a first-rate photo manipulator since this model is now appearing in various poses on one romance cover after another.
PART II: UNIQUELY LADY EVER AFTER ~ Now for the magic. My cover designer found this gorgeous model. So...a face replace, a 15th century wardrobe change, and away we go!
PART III: ALL THE RIGHT ELEMENTS ~ I love how the elements of the story are represented--the portrait over Catherine's shoulder and the pocket watches pouring from her hand to represent time travel. And that gown--wow! So now let's darken her hair (in the portrait as well). As for those amazing pocket watches, they need to be more prominent, perhaps falling out of her other hand since they're hard to see behind the title.
PART IV: HAIRSTYLE, HAND PLACEMENT, GOWN, AND PORTRAIT ~ The beribboned tress over her shoulder is lovely, but the style doesn't fit the rest of her hair. More locks? More length? A braid? The pocket watches look better on that side, but the hand is too high and hard to see against the skin of her chest. Her right sleeve doesn't match the left, not only in style but color. Now the portrait--can you narrow it so the subject appears centered in the frame and darken the lady's hair a bit more?
PART V: PERFECTING LADY EVER AFTER ~ Hair color and style looking good, but the beribboned tress still doesn't blend well with the shorter hair on either side of her face. This hand is much better, as well as its placement, and the sleeves match beautifully. Love the magical dust in the lower right corner. Can you add sparkle to the glow around the pocket watches, like on Dreamspell's cover?
TA DA!
The finalized LADY EVER AFTER. Happy dance time! Thank you for joining Lady Catherine and me. Now back to the rewrite!
WIN 1 of 10 LADY EVER AFTER eBOOKs
There's still a chance to WIN 1 of 10 eBooks when LADY EVER AFTER: A Medieval Time Travel Romance releases Fall 2016. Email the following to me at tamaraleightenn@gmail.com and you'll be entered into the drawing:
1) Screenshot of completed puzzle
2) Your email address to receive eBook should your name be drawn
No Longer Exclusive at Amazon. Returning to iBooks, Barnes and Noble, and Kobo Books!
NOTE: Some retailers take longer to list books than others, but the entire HOH collection should be available at all four major retailers by September 8th.
