Last year I related how thrilled I was with the publisher
of my American Wonders Collection, Revell, for creating the amazing cover for the first book in the collection, A Distance Too Grand. I truly didn’t know how the super-talented Art
Department was going to top it.
But when you have the thermal features of Yellowstone
National Park as your backdrop, lightning really can strike twice.
Without further ado, I give you the cover for Nothing
Short of Wondrous, set in Yellowstone in 1886.
As before, the model’s dress was borrowed from a museum and
comes from the right time period. Her hairstyle was patterned after a picture in
a ladies’ magazine from that time. Kate, my heroine, is a hotel owner in the
park, but she sees it as her job to protect the wonders of Yellowstone from any
who might despoil it. The Art Director and I debated how we would indicate her role
on the cover. Rifle in her arms? Guidebook in her hand? The Art Department
opted for a felt hat reminiscent of the early park rangers. I couldn’t be more
pleased.
We also debated which amazing feature to include on the
cover. Old Faithful? Yellowstone Falls? Neither plays a particularly large part
in the story (in fact, none of the characters even reaches the Falls). The
artist wisely chose one of the hot pools in the Lower Geyser Basin, where Kate
has her hotel. Delightful!
Nothing Short of Wondrous will be out October 20, but the
hard cover and paperback are available for preorder, and I expect the e-book to
be not far behind.
Indie Bound (an independent bookstore near you)
The Book Depository, free shipping
worldwide
Looking for something to tide you over until then? I have
put up a free online read in the Everard Legacy series, set between The
Captain’s Courtship and The Rake’s Reform: “Lady Everard’s Easter.”
Speaking of which—Happy Easter!
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