3/12/26 – More covers to be revealed… it’s a rainbow of happiness!

Hey there happy reader!

Last week I was able to share the first cover of my newly renamed series, The Seasons of Us. Now, I can show you the rest…

I love them! I love the new series name – The Seasons of Us – as well. 

I think the combination of the bright colors, the very “now” portrayal of the main protagonists, and the interconnected titles truly represent the stories inside. I am hopeful that these books (formerly named “The Gypsy Moth Chronicles”) will appeal to a whole new set of readers who may have passed over them before.

Weigh in. What do you think of these covers and titles? I’d be interested to know!

This is a big release week for one of my most favorite romance novelists, Lucy Score.

The second book in her Story Lake series, “Mistakes Were Made” is out now. 

I loved the first of the series, “The Story of My Life,” which was about a romance novelist with writer’s block. (Just a little bit meta, right?) The thing about Lucy is that she writes with such joy and irreverence, and I love that for her.

Plus, when I was starting to work on The Seasons of Us series, I wrote to her and asked for advice. At that point in her career, she was a mildly successful indie writer. She took the time to write back with constructive ideas on how I could improve my marketing and broaden my audience, and she was right. Lucy Score went on to become a New York Times bestselling author, now published and partners with EL James, the founder of Bloom Books.

And, we all can acknowledge how EL James changed romance novels forever with her wildly successful “Fifty Shades” franchise. Lucy and EL together are quite the blockbuster team. I’ve already downloaded Lucy’s new title to my kindle – I will always support her books as she helped me on my path when I truly needed someone to outstretch a hand…

And as I head into the homestretch of my current work-in-progress, “From Below the Horizon,” I am starting to imagine what that cover might look like. 

There are elements in the book, aside from the obvious stone circle, that figure prominently in the story. Perhaps the most important is an amulet, worn by Maya (the first woman leader of the tribe on Salisbury Plain) passed on to her daughter Marah, and which then disappears for centuries, only to turn up during World War II in a most unexpected way…

Here’s a description of it from the story:

Maya was preparing to give her daughter all her jewelry. Some of the pieces had been passed down from her grandmother, others from women who’d lived centuries before her; precious stones inlaid within silver bracelets, disc-shaped earrings with intricate etchings in their center and an amulet of pure gold, a large amethyst in the center, all sitting on a heavy, beaded chain. These special ornaments marked her daughter as the royalty that she already was and were befitting of the leader she would become. Maya had worn this jewelry with pride; she hoped that Marah would do the same.

The jewelry in this novel is an important piece of my imaginings of the mystery of Stonehenge. I think that when history leaves us unanswered questions, it’s the job of a novelist to fill in the blanks. I hope that when you read this book, you’ll agree!

For today, spring is truly hinting that she’s about to make her grand entrance. If you can, take a walk outside. I did and it made me feel so hopeful to see small, green shoots peeking up beneath the last remnants of our snowy winter. Can the daffodils be far behind? Treat yourself to a bit of sunshine!