Today I’m excited to air the new cover for the forthcoming:
The Restaurant @ the Mill
I began 2012 with a hit list of things I was hoping to achieve this year. I say hoping – well, I’m a Gemini and a self-confessed workaholic, so perhaps hoping isn’t quite the right word. Maybe woman on a mission who won’t stop until every item on the list has a big, black tick against it.
Seriously though, I do think life is what you make it. If you sit back and ponder, waiting for things to happen you might have to wait a long time. I also have a strong belief in that fate will take you where you are supposed to go – tempered by that element of free-will, of course!
Well, my ‘free-will’ is admittedly obsessive at times and I realise only too well that it can be both a good AND a bad thing. I’ve moved mountains … well, you will forgive my exaggeration there, but that’s precisely what life has felt like at times, only to discover that the end result wasn’t quite what I had anticipated. But in the rich tapestry of life I always realised it was a part of my personal learning curve and maybe sometimes I really benefitted from those lessons.
Anyway, I’m here to report on ‘the brand’, one of the top 3 items 
on my hit list for 2012!
Revealing the new cover for The Restaurant @ the Mill (publication date Aug 2 2012), I feel that following in the wake of the recent reveal of the cover for The Quintessential Gemini (publication date Jun 7 2012) that I have a look that expresses the sentiments of the stories within. Life, love, romance and real-life characters. Feel-good, contemporary women’s fiction.
Sometimes there is an element of psychic intrigue or astrology running through the story, but it is ALWAYS about the ROMANCE. So a big ‘thank you’ to the wonderful Sapphire Star Publishing team, in particular the wonderful Chad, who artistically interpreted what was inside my head to produce both of these new covers!
It’s very much like buying a dress for a special occasion – so many styles to choose from, but not all of them will suit you. Everyone is looking for something that mirrors the ‘inner you’ and as every author knows, publishing a book is like giving birth. Pain, agony, love, euphoria … there isn’t an emotion you don’t experience. And all of this before the readers even get a peek inside! So now you have seen the ‘inner me’ I hope (fingers crossed) the readers find the covers inspiring enough to want to see what’s inside.
If you would like to take a quick look click here to read the opening chapter.
Right, back to my tick list. What’s next – oh yes, get to grips with Twitter. I’ve been on Twitter for around fourteen months now and still don’t really know what I’m doing. My account keeps unfollowing people I LOVE to follow and sometimes I don’t even understand the hieroglyphics in the Tweets I receive. I can just about cope with a # tag, but when it comes to > or )): I’m totally lost … so if you see me on there, please point me in the right direction – I’d be eternally grateful! Laugh!
I hope 2012 is turning out to be as much fun for YOU, as it is for ME! Really appreciate you dropping by!