Desert Breeze Publishing

Blade

***Blade March 2013***

Prison life...

Azul’s skin crawled from the scent of despair he sensed around him. Men without hope of ever getting out surrounded him. Their posture, the way they ate, everything about them said they’d given up on life. He picked up a few items off the cleaning supply shelf to follow the warden down the hall, the head wardens lounge. The walls—thick and oppressive—a cement blanket.

Halls echoed of squeaky mattresses, toilets flushing, low grunts: men exercising, pushups to work off aggression. Sounds he would not miss, nor wanted to hear again. Titanium handcuffs, the regurgitating scent of bleach, and he knew this place needed to become a part of his past, not his present.

Cora Blu

Max Baker: Guardian of the Ninth Sector

Superheroes are born in the ashes of tragedy…

Max Baker was just a typical, angst-ridden teenager trying to survive the woes of being in high school, figuring out the complexities of teenage girls, and coexisting with his dysfunctional mother. That was until the day he met a mysterious man named Donovan Reese and was told that he was the Guardian of the Ninth Sector of the universe.

Now Max, along with his two best friends and an arsenal of newly acquired superpowers, must travel across the galaxy and back to prevent the dreaded Emperor Ausiris and his demon army from destroying Earth and taking over the universe. 

Crescent Moon Press
Max Baker Universe

I love when I get to shoot the cover image for one of my designs!!

To Save A Soul by Nona King

The Pomeroys and the Kensingtons:

Two families at war.

To cease the feud they have made an arrangement of marriage. However, prior to the wedding night the bride disappears. Though her body is never found, the locals insist she now haunts the wedding mansion on the Kensington family estate.

Para Sedi and Munwar Meek accept the challenge. Now they must not only solve the mystery of Alicia Pomeroy’s disappearance, they must do so without jeopardizing the already tenuous peace.

Nona King's website

Custom Cover Photo Shoot

The wonderful Nona King asked me to do a custom shoot for her upcoming release To Save A Soul. I was more than happy to do it. We discussed costumes, characters, and I came up with two really nice drafts for the cover. Today I shot images with the talented Samantha for both covers. Sam looks so lovely in this image. Thanks to Make Up By Emily G for stopping by and doing the makeup for this shoot. Want your own cover shoot? Contact me for details!!!

Pre-made Covers

There are some artists who design pre-made covers and sell them. I don't begrudge them their hustle, but I can't do it. Each piece I create, be it cover or art has a small piece of my soul in it. Unless an author is EXTREMELY specific with what they want, my style is emotional and meticulously put together. Each cover and art piece takes hours of time away from my family and my other interests. Now don't get me wrong, I LOVE what I do. No really, I LOVE IT!! Cover design allows me to combine many aspects of my life and stretch my creative wings.

OK, with all that said.....

Sometimes I put in massive amounts of time into a cover design and it just isn't right for the story for whatever reason. The discarded pieces are beautiful in their own way and may work for someone else's story, so I've decided to offer them up as pre-made covers.

These covers are generally sold as is with minor alterations. I'd just hate to see these pieces collect virtual dust on my hard drive...lol. The covers are on my Facebook fan page  Check them out and tell a friend, while you're there like the page if you enjoy my work :o)

Email me with any questions.

PRE-MADE COVERS

January Black by Wendy S. Russo

As the son of The Hill’s commandant, sixteen-year-old Matty Ducayn is expected to conform to a strict, unspoken code of conduct. Small acts of defiance over years—such as walking on the grass—have earned him a reputation for being unruly. When sarcastic test answers finally get Matty expelled from school, King Hadrian offers him a diploma if he can answer a deceptively simple question.

What was January Black?

The challenge takes Matty, and his girlfriend Iris, beyond The Hill’s walls and tightly controlled media into a gritty world kept in check by riot police. There, the young couple follows a path through old books and clandestine news pages that becomes a collision course with a deadly royal degree.

As he realizes he’s been set up to fail, Matty must make a choice: walk away from the challenge with Iris and his life. Or call the king’s bluff.

Crescent Moon Press

Also check out Wendy S. Russo on her website