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I have learned a lot about my own writing through my readers. For instance, it turns out that my romance style is a little on the darker side. I suppose opening book one with a hanging is the first clue there.
Because the series contains elements from a number of romance sub-genres (medieval, fantasy, suspense), it’s always difficult to know how to market it. Lucky for me, direct feedback from you guys, together with data from sites like Amazon and Goodreads, helps with this. It turns out that as well as having a medieval and fantasy audience, I also have a lot of young adult and fairytale readers. This has forced me to look at the current book covers and ask the difficult question of ‘are they appealing to these audiences?’
So what to do when the answer is no?
I turned to a trusted high school buddy who was an exceptionally talented artist back in the day (and is an exceptionally talented graphic designer now) and asked for help. Help he did. He took my brain-dump of ideas (it was messy) and created the covers you see below.
I really hope these better represent the story and help new readers decide if the series is for them.
Stay tuned as I’ll be revealing the cover for book three, The Majestic Impostor, later in the month.
Are your books on Audible?
Not yet Carolyn. Will be creating audio books once the third book is released as I would like the same narrator for all. Stay tuned 🙂
The audible books that you will be doing, are they going to have the same covers as the books, so you can match up side by side?, say if you want the best of both worlds.
Yes, they will match 🙂
I can’t wait to hear your books on audible. Thank You for taking time to answer my question, Tanya.
I love the new covers. I definitely believe they will catch the young adult and fantasy readers eyes. The other covers would not have caught my eye but luckily my best friend reads the same books I do and is a little more adventurous in trying out books. So I am so excited to read the third book. The suspense is killing me! Your a wonderful author. Never thought I would love romance medieval but this is addictive and better that the selection series which is kind of what I compare it too when I explain it to others.
Thanks for the feedback Katie. Yes, it was time for a makeover. Not long now until book three is released x
Love the new covers, and I enjoyed this series immensely!