Thursday, February 9, 2012

Cover Art & Blurb for HEARTSTRINGS

Hello, ladies and gentlemen! It's with great pleasure that I unveil to you the cover art and blurb for my next novel, HEARTSTRINGS. As of right now, I don't have a release date for it, but I'm thinking it should probably be within a couple months. Once I have a more concrete date, I'll be sure to post it here for everyone. I only just turned it in to my editor at MLR Press about a week ago, so she has to find some wiggle room in her schedule to fit it in.

This story is tied to the Conquest "world", as the new band in it, Lions Rampant, is freshly signed to Phoenix Records, and as some of you may remember, they're the label for Conquest, Evan Arden, and Black Heart Down. It kind of hit me that as far as the Conquest series goes, Phoenix can really be a center point for connecting all the artists. There will be some familiar faces making appearances in this book, but mostly it's about classical violinist, Las Lamont, and Lions Rampant. And yep, that's a lion rampant on the cover, a symbol of Scotland, which is where the band's name comes from. And yeah, that's a guy in a black leather kilt, too. A little glimpse of what you'll get to read about in the book ;-) This lovely cover is another one I'm proud to have from Winterheart Design, crafted by the talented Lex Valentine.

And now, I'm thrilled to introduce everyone to Las Lamont and Lions Rampant!


Blurb:
When violinist, Nicholas “Las” Lamont” would make his treasured violin sing, he could transfer the emotion of every piece to his listeners. That was before his passion faded. As Las performs the last concert on his tour, he realizes his lackluster playing goes against everything he used to love about music and he has two choices; rediscover his love for music, or stop playing.

Quinn Patrick, the leader and drummer of the Scottish rock band, Lions Rampant, lives for music. The instant he and Las meet, Quinn sees in him a man with a beautiful gift, but who’s lost his way.  He wants nothing more than to bring back the sensitivity and passion that made Las the virtuoso he is.

The more time Las spends with Quinn, the more he learns about what it is to love music. But if he’s to truly find happiness, he must open his heart not only to music again, but to Quinn as well.

12 comments:

  1. The cover is gorgeous! Congratulations! I will try to be very patient for the release. :)

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  2. Thanks so much, Andi! I really love this one. Might be that black leather kilt, lol!

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  3. I can feel the vibe already, can't wait, luv the cover *g*

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  4. I still have to read Black Heart Down (it is ready on my Kindle) so will have to catch up for when this one comes out. Lovely cover.

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  5. lol! I'm glad you're feeling the vibe already ;-) I hope you'll enjoy it! And many thanks about the cover!

    Thanks, L.M.! And thank you for having BHD on your Kindle, too! I hope you'll like it when you get a chance to read it :D

    Thank you very much, Piper! Lex Valentine really did good by me with this cover. I'm just excited to have a guy in a black leather kilt on it!

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  6. I agree. Gorgeous cover. Headed over to the blog hop to sign up. Yay!

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  7. Thank you very much! I'm really loving this one. Besides the sexy kilt and pretty violin, I really like the claws on the lion rampant. I think they're such cute little claws, lol! Lex is an amazing cover artist. And author, too! And thank you for entering the blog hop, also!

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  8. Love the cover!! I am so excited to have a new book from you. Any news on the release date??

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  9. Thanks so much! It's very sweet of you to say that, and it means a lot knowing you're looking forward to it :-) I sadly don't have any news on a potential release date yet. I know my editor had a few manuscripts ahead of it, but my guess is probably in a couple months or so. Usually the editing process goes pretty fast once we get into it. When I have a date or a more solid idea, I'll be sure to post it. Thank you again for your sweet words!

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  10. Whoot finaaly found out how to follow by email as I am out of loop. So cannot wiat for your next books love. XXOO

    Cinders

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  11. Woo hoo! That's awesome you found how to follow through your email. And thank you for following! You're so sweet *hugs* Thank you for looking forward to this one!

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