7/17/25 – New Cover Alert! Things are moving and shaking here…

Hey there happy reader!

As you know from last week’s newsletter, I’ve signed on with Vinci Books and they have a plan to re-release my backlist. They will publish “The Gypsy Moth Chronicles” first.

Here’s a sneak peek at my very first new cover…

I hope you love it as much as I do! 

I think it has a vintage postcard look and resembles something you might buy on a beach vacation to scribble a note or two to send to the folks back home! If you remember, “June” is the first of a five-book series, all small-town contemporary romances.

And just to clear up any confusion – I did have some people ask me this question – Vinci Books is not a traditional publisher, but rather they’re a hybrid one. 

“Publisher’s Weekly” explained it best. In an article about how British publishers are adapting and expanding into the US market, they said that new companies, “…like Vinci Books, a digital first publisher, works with independent authors using POD (print of demand) as a test case.” That means that if an e-book sells, they have large distribution channels and can ship physical copies out quickly to fill the need in the marketplace. For me, signing on with Vinci frees up more of my time that I can then dedicate to writing, and that makes me very happy!

I think that after Vinci publishes my first series, they may look to re-market “Perfectly Polite” and “Fabulously Flirty,” because while those books are standalones, they do share characters… the protagonists of those novels, Julie and Caroline, are best friends. I can’t wait to see what their art department comes up with for new covers for both!

Interestingly, the cover of my first historical novel was created by Stuart Bache who is now Vinci’s creative director. 

Something tells me that the cover for that novel, as well as the cover for “The Woodcarver’s Secret” (also designed by Stuart when he was still freelancing) won’t change at all, and that’s fine by me. I love the artwork on both of those books!

And I’m anxious to see what these creative minds dream up for “Below the Horizon,” my Stonehenge title. Of course, that all depends on when I finally finish writing it…

For now, I hope you are seeing the fruits (literally) of your garden. Our tomato plants are starting to look promising. I’m looking forward to juicy tomato sandwiches very, very soon! What do you have growing in your vegetable patch?