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The June Polls are now open.
Polling will close midnight July 2nd.
Please vote in our Public poll - Most Eye-Catching Cover. This is the Cover that would make you stop and pick up the novel for a closer look.
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We also have a Private poll for Most Artistic Cover. This is the cover that best combines art and design. This award is voted upon by a select group known as the Covey Judges. This is an invitation only group but if you know of someone who is qualified please contact us.
Entry #01 - Blind Consent
Title: Blind Consent
Author: Michael Davis
Cover Artist: Trisha FitzGerald
Genre: Romantic suspense
Links:
http://davisstories.com/index.html
http://thewritersvineyard.com/
http://romancesuspensenovels.com/
Description:
The town of Tanglewood Falls offers breath-taking views, yet the serendipity is misleading. The impoverished people and their forgotten community have been unwittingly exploited. Their act of trust and blind consent altered their existence and the secret has remained buried, until Ryan returns to explore his heritage. For twenty years, he’s been haunted by confusing images, recurring dreams rooted in his past. He’s driven to understand their meaning, to obtain answers to his lost memories.
Ryan’s search for truth collides with the folklore of the simple people and the belief that their beautiful Annie is blessed. Together, they unravel the mystery, but at a price. They become targets of those responsible for what happened to the town. As the truth is exposed, Ryan must grapple with his own reality; the fact that his past, his nightmares, and Annie’s secret, everything is entangled in the desperate act of one lonely man.
Entry #02 - The Gender Divide
Title: The Gender Divide
Author: David Boultbee
Cover Artist: Trisha Fitzgerald
Genre: Science Fiction
Links:
http://www.davidboultbee.com/
http://www.thegenderdivide.com/
http://www.myspace.com/bookdesign
Description:
What if Women lived four times as long as Men?
Ryan Peters is an anomaly. In a world where women live four times as long as men do, Ryan is one of a few men with a similar lifespan. This difference in lifespan has had profound consequences on the world balance of political, economic, and military power and has created a social Gender Divide that threatens to tear the world apart.
Determined to close this Gender Divide, Ryan will sacrifice anything to succeed. The Gender Divide has already cost him the one true love of his life and even though he has a second chance, he won't let that stand in his way. He is even willing to give up his own life … and in a sense he already has.
Entry #03 - How To Tame A Rake
Title: How To Tame A Rake
Author: Maggi Andersen
Cover Artist: Alex DeShanks 2009
Genre: Historical Romance
Links:
http://www.maggiandersenauthor.com/
Description:
Blake, Viscount Dangerfield must marry Wilhelmina Corbet or lose his inheritance, the magnificent estate, Hawkeswood. It has been decreed in his despised father’s will. Did his father hate him so much? His mother says his father never did anything without giving it serious thought. But what that plan was Blake cannot imagine. That he must marry at eight and twenty when life is just as he likes it comes as a shock, but to marry a drab hoyden just out of the schoolroom, a hayseed from Northumberland, is deplorable. The last time he saw her she wore her hair in braids and climbed a tree to rescue a kitten.
Blake plans to give Willy a baby and leave her in the country while he continues his London lifestyle, but Willy is a most unusual girl.
Entry #04 - Whom Gods Have Favored
Title: Whom Gods Have Favored
Author: Denyse Bridger
Cover Artist: Justyn Perry
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Links:
http://www.denysebridger.com/
http://www.justynperry.com/
Description:
Pompeii lies complacent and decadent in the shadow of Mount Vesuvius, the populace thriving on their depravity and their hunger for blood and Games. Within the elite aristocracy, games of another type are being played, deadly secrets are a threat to more than status, and conspiracy is a way of life for those who are unhappy.
Lucius has long been exalted as a warrior without peer. Adored and covetted by men and women alike, he is blind to the plots that are thickening around him. While total control is his on the bloody fields of war, on the battlefield of the heart, as he is about to discover, even the strongest man can be deceived by his ignorance.
Watching over it all is the majesty of Vesuvius, sputtering smoke, promising retribution. In the midst of the looming destruction, an ancient evil emerges, and will claim not only a celebrated general of Rome, but the slave girl he has slowly grown to love and cherish. A girl who will follow him into hell itself?
Entry #05 - Keyed In
Title: Keyed In
Author: Stefanie Holmes
Cover Artist: Publishamerica
Genre: Fantasy
Links:
http://stefania-stefanie.blogspot.com/
Description:
Sara Atkins goes through a myriad of reincarnations of past lives while she endeavors to recapture her eternal soul mate, Shane. Sara attained mystical abilities granted to her through frequent re-embodiment. Sara’s unfavorable former admirer sealed the spiritual eminence of true love. Probing through many physical states, Sara hunts for an unusual key. Lord Sebastian reserved the key to establish eternal love. Due to many re-embodiments, he cannot recognize Sara; he was able to control the evidence through the key. The seasons held secrets of the heart, assessing time and space to unlock the opening to the universe’s wisdom. Sara entered inside a interval location. The ocean held the key to her regeneration. With seconds to spare, can Sara secure the key before the eternal curse is keyed in firmly?
Entry #06 - Of Aztecs and Conquistadors
Title: Of Aztecs and Conquistadors
Author: Juan Pablo Jalisco
Cover Artist: Graeme S Houston
Genre: Poetry
Links:
http://www.freewebs.com/juanpablojalisco
http://graeme-s-houston.com/
Description:
Written by Juan Pablo Jalisco, The Preditors & Editors 'Best Poet of 2008 Award Winner, the poetry within this volume is spell binding and captivating. His writing makes the reader yearn for Mexico, a country far larger than most people appreciate; its mountains, deserts, forests and beaches, together with its history and sheer cultural diversity are a never-ending source of inspiration to Juan.Some of the works in this volume include: Mexico, Dia de los muertos (Festival of the Day of the Dead), Song of Coyoacan, Matador, Juan Pablo and the Dolphin, The Rhythm of Romance, Hummingbird, Where Dolphins Play, Lonely Without You, Of Aztecs and Conquistadors, and Recuerdo de Mexico (Souvenir of Mexico) - to name but a few of the 43 marvelous works that grace this book.
Entry #07 - Slave Girl
Title: Slave Girl
Author: Sheniqua Waters
Cover Artist: Burt, Shirley B.
Genre: Romance
Links:
www.TheWorldsBestBook.com
Description:
Kidnapped from her home in Cairo, Egypt, Laila is placed on an auction block in Constantinople and sold to work as a handmaid to a wealthy man and his daughter. Unhappy as a maid and leery of the lustful advances of her owner, Laila dreams of returning to her home.
Laila is sold to a Turkish harem where she catches the eye of the handsome yet arrogant palace heir, Kudar al Numan. When Laila is given an opportunity to return to the family she left behind, little does she know that the offer has been concocted by a vengeful foe eager to keep the couple apart. Laila must make a choice…return to the family she left behind or remain in her new life with her new love. Either choice may be seen as an act of betrayal.
Will Laila return to her homeland or will she forever remain Kudar's slave girl? And does going back to relive the past mean there is no hope for the future?
Entry #08 - The Stranger She Married
Title: The Stranger She Married
Author: Donna Hatch
Cover Artist: Rae Monet
Genre:
Links:
http://www.donnahatch.com/
Description:
When her parents and only brother die within weeks of each other, Alicia and her younger sister are left in the hands of an uncle who has brought them all to financial and social ruin. Desperate to save her family from debtor's prison, Alicia vows to marry the first wealthy man to propose. She meets the dashing Lord Amesbury, and her heart whispers that this is the man she is destined to love, but his tainted past may forever stand in their way. Her choices in potential husbands narrow to either a scarred cripple with the heart of a poet, or a handsome rake with a deadly secret.
Cole Amesbury is tormented by his own ghosts, and believes he is beyond redemption, yet he cannot deny his attraction for the girl whose genuine goodness touches the heart he'd thought long dead. He fears the scars in his soul cut so deeply that he may never be able to offer Alicia a love that is true.
After yet another bizarre mishap threatens her life, Alicia suspects the seemingly unrelated accidents that have plagued her loved ones are actually a killer's attempt to exterminate every member of her family. Despite the threat looming over her, learning to love the stranger she married may pose the greatest danger to her heart.
Entry #09 - Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
Title: Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction
Author: Richard H. Williams
Cover Artist: Christine Young
Genre: Horror, Fantasy, Science Fiction
Links:
Description:
Tales of Horror, Fantasy, and Science Fiction, by Richard H. Williams, is a collection of twenty-three speculative short stories containing 35,063 words. The following stories would be subsumed under Horror: Naked Prey; Revenge; Repose; The Bees: A Parable; The Gambler; and The Card Game. Shades of Edgar Allan Poe, A Freudian Interpretation of Shakespeare?s Hamlet, and The Horror of Being A Poet relate to respectable, traditional literature. Three of the tales which bare a strong sensuous theme are: Black Demon, Man?s Best Friend, and Nick Meets A Redhead. Sherlock Holmes and His Followers relate to fictional brainpower. A Trip to the Past and its sequel display time travel within the genre of Science Fiction. The last six stories fall in the Fantasy genre.
Entry #10 - The Locket
Title: The Locket
Author: Christine Young
Cover Artist: Christine Young
Genre: Historical Romance
Links:
http://www.christineyoung.bz/
Description:
Seeking revenge for crimes against his family, Misha Petrovich follows a path that leads straight to Ariel Cameron's boarding house in Mist Harbor, Oregon. A family heirloom in Ariel's possession leads Misha to believe she is guilty. The locket has been handed down to the oldest girl in the Petrovich family for generations.
Ariel is innocent of wrong doing, but her father is not. Misha is torn by his feelings for Ariel and his need for restitution against her father. Knowing the relationship between them is fragile, Misha does everything in his power to protect Ariel's father. His efforts are to no avail when her father is shot.
Ariel comes to realize Misha's steadfast courage and determination to protect her and her father despite what has happened to his family. Ariel's love and devotion heals Misha's heart.
Entry #11 - Safari Moon
Title: Safari Moon
Author: Ann Christine
Cover Artist: Christine Young
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Links:
http://www.christineyoung.bz/
Description:
Solo St. John, a wildlife photographer, is preparing for a trip to Alaska. Suddenly, Solo finds women of all sorts invading his privacy, his home and his office, all cooing nonsense words and blatantly throwing themselves at him. Solo doesn't know why, and he has no idea how to rid himself of the persistent women. He finally decides to beg a favor of his best buddy Nyssa Harrington.
In love with Solo for the past ten years and knowing he doesn't return her feelings Nyssa doesn't want to talk to Solo. She knows if she accepts his phone call, she will not be able to resist the temptation to hope again.
Entry #12 - Men In Shorts - An Erotic Anthology
Title: Men In Shorts: An Erotic Anthology
Authors:
- Barbara Elsborg
- Dawn Jackson
- Adam Carpenter
- Neve Black
- C. Margery Kempe
- Lisa Lane
- Heidi Champa
- Katy Sirls
- Brandi Woodlawn
- Karen Sutow
- Ryan Field
- Savannah Chase
- Lexi Ryan
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Genre: Erotica
Links:
http://www.savannahchase.com/ http://www.ravenousromance.com/
Description:
There is nothing like summer, when the weather changes and the men change into their summer shorts. And basketball shorts. And cut-offs. And board shorts! Here are 11 erotic short stories featuring all those wicked fantasies we've ever had about the mailman, the cop, the athlete, and the gardener. And G.I. Joe! With legs bared and muscles flexing, these men in shorts are sure to inspire, entertain, and titillate you!
Entry #13 - For the Love of a Queen
Title: For the Love of a Queen
Author: Laura Hogg
Cover Artist: Vinnie Tartamella
Genre: Fantasy romance
Links:
http://laurahogg.tripod.com/
http://coachesandcarriages.blogspot.com/
http://vinnieart.cgsociety.org/gallery/
Description:
War has destroyed four-fifths of the population. Governments have fallen. A former covert agent wanders the wilderness, lending her skills where she can. She is crowned queen for her efforts and meets the warrior who is her match. He’s handsome, courageous, and good-hearted, but at a young age was recruited by the most evil warlord walking the land.
He’s sent in as a spy to bring back the beautiful queen. Shock is in store for him when he meets her. He doesn’t want to bring her back for execution, but if he doesn’t, her people will be slaughtered. For love, he chooses to save those she cherishes.
He watches while she’s taken captive, not lifting his sword in her defense; watches her suffer punishment and in agony can do nothing about it. This queen and her warrior will battle evil, but will the price be their love or their lives?
Entry #14 - Transforming Realities
Title: Transforming Realities
Author: R. L. Copple
Cover Artist: E. J. Mikels
Genre: Fantasy
Links:
http://www.rlcopple.com/
http://www.hisart.us/
Description:
When Sisko refuses the demon Beltrid's request to use his miracle-producing ring for selfish purposes, Sisko's world is turned upside down. Trapping Sisko's wife, Gabrielle, inside the "Crystal of Virtues," Beltrid sends Sisko and his two teenage children, Nathan and Kaylee, on a journey to find seven virtues that will free her.
Simple? Not when a demon is involved. The trip takes several twists and turns leading to a showdown at the steam house where it all started. They discover that the reality of the ring transcends healing sicknesses-they discover a transforming reality.
Entry #15 - Ivory Joins The Reaping World Wind
Title: Ivory Joins The Reaping World Wind
Author: H. R. Williams
Cover Artist: H. R. Williams
Genre: Speculative Spiritual Fantasy
Links:
http://reapingworldwind.com/
http://sites.google.com/site/ivoryjoinsreapingworldwind/
Description:
One simple realization, decision and action begins a startling journey into the Heart and Soul of the Universe. A fantasy about the possibilities of reality. Will total destruction spoil Evil, Sin and Iniquity?
Earth is refuge to remnants of evil. The rest of the Universe has been cleansed. Divine attention is on our world before the year 2100 turns. Ivory Joans is led to discover a legal way to evict demons and their devilment from our planet. As a result of her action, she and millions of youngsters are spirited away by super bad guys and dolls into deepest space. Angel armies set out to rescue the innocents from the wicked, who are seeking to liberate their vile leader from Ultimate death. Sprawling adventures stretch across planets and crystal worlds to the very beginning and ends of the Universe.
Entry #16 - Time Couriers
Title: Time Couriers
Author: CQ Scafidi
Cover Artist: Robert Donald
Genre: Suspense Thriller
Links:
http://www.timecouriers.com/
http://www.robertdonald.co.uk/Thrillers.htm
Description:
New Orleans, June 1997. The city's dying of heat and dying on its feet as the port business shrinks and the powers that be carve up a vanishing pie. Steve Gorman, an executive for the APEX courier corporation, sees his colleague Andrew Sinclair disappear, carrying a high-value package containing a stone with miraculous powers... Steve gets the blame, quits APEX and loses his place on the city's Trade Council.
Suddenly he's a "non-person", but with the aid of glamorous Creole journalist Monique Chauvin and fey historian Louis Duplantier, he unearths an astonishing conspiracy involving time travel, the Templars, Freemasonry and Voodoo. If this "Brotherhood" can forecast events like Hurricane Katrina, millions of dollars could be saved-for the elect few, of course.
Entry #17 - Hell Swamp
Title: Hell Swamp
Author: Susan Whitfield
Cover Artist: Linda Houle
Genre: Mystery/suspense
Links:
http://www.susanwhitfieldonline.com/
http://www.lldreamspell.com/
Description:
Called back into action from her personal leave to track down a sadistic murderer, Logan travels to a location in the backwoods of North Carolina, not far from where she grew up.
At Beatty’s Bridge, the familiar Greek revival mansion named The Black River Plantation, now holds a crime scene beyond anyone’s worst nightmare: a gruesome mess with blood tracked everywhere, and key evidence already obliterated. With the SBI seriously shorthanded, Agent Hunter has the daunting task of finding the killer.
She questions a strange assortment of suspects, including deer hunters, and soon discovers the seemingly harmless victim had numerous enemies. Which one committed the heinous crime?
Entry #18 - Coyote Heart
Title: Coyote Heart
Author: Paula Margulies
Cover Artist: Karen Walhof, Kirk House Publishers
Genre: Mainstream Fiction
Links:
http://www.paulamargulies.com/
http://paulamargulies.blogspot.com/
Description:
Trapped in a troubled marriage with a disabled husband, Carolyn Weedman is ripe for a change in her life. After a chance encounter with a widowed Pala Indian professor, Carolyn finds herself drawn into an unexpected love affair. Torn by conflicting feelings, she discovers a secret about her husband’s past that forces her to confront her divided emotions and choose between the two men that she loves.
Set against the simmering backdrop of local politics on the Pala Indian Reservation in San Diego, Coyote Heart explores the intricacies of illicit love and marriage, the strength that comes from sacrifice, and the courage to forgive the injuries of the past. Written with haunting natural imagery and lyrical prose, Coyote Heart tells a compelling tale of love and modern Native American culture.
Entry #19 - Walk the Shadow Trail
Title: Walk the Shadow Trail
Author: Toni V. Sweeney
Cover Artist: Deron Douglas
Genre: Western
Links:
http://www.tonivsweeney.com/
http://fmwriters.com/Visionback/Issue%2012/interview.htm
Description:
To Walk the Shadow Trail means to lead a life of pain and sorrow, to be deprived and alone forever…
Baron Wilhelm von Brandt is no different from any other fugitive from justice, although he flees his father’s crimes in Germany and not his own. An inexperienced foreigner, he is easily swindled when he buys a Nebraska ranch which is little more than a sand dune. At this point, Johnny Moon, a half-Pawnee cowboy, takes pity on the young nobleman and comes to Will’s aid. Soon, Johnny has Will looking and speaking like a Nebraskan, and working together, the impoverished German noble and the half-breed ne’er-do-well transform Will’s property into a thriving ranch.
Through tough times, like the death of Will’s fiancée, as well as the good, Johnny Moon is there as Will’s foreman and his right-hand, closer than a friend and trusted like a brother. But when Will marries Silent Summer Woman, the headstrong daughter of a local Pawnee chief, the first wedge of distrust is driven between the two men. Relegated to the background by Summer’s apparent hatred of him, Johnny accepts her dislike with good grace, and when Will’s son, Shadow, is born, becomes a surrogate uncle to the little boy, transferring the friendship he feels for Will to the child.
What Will can’t know is that his friend is harboring a terrible secret and if it is ever discovered, it will not only destroy their friendship forever but quite possibly their lives as well.
Entry #20 - Escape from the Pharma Drug Cartel
Title: Escape from the Pharma Drug Cartel
Author: Kimberly Cheryl
Cover Artist: Larry Elliott / Kimberly Cheryl
Genre: Biography / Social Change
Links:
http://www.kimberlycheryl.net/
Description:
Kimberly Cheryl was living the American Dream until she was seriously injured in a car accident. Unexpectedly fired by the company she long served, she found herself without a job, without insurance, and without any means of paying off her obligations. She quickly moved from a position of observer and participant of the health care industry to being adversely affected by the same system.
In Escape from the Pharma Drug Cartel, Cheryl reveals how our health care system is broken, unjust, and inhumane. "Every other industrialized nation manages to provide almost all its citizens with guaranteed health insurance, while spending less on health care than we do," Cheryl writes. How is it possible that the United States-a leader in health care development and drug discovery-is not able to provide its citizens with medical care when countries like Australia and China do?
In Escape from the Pharma Drug Cartel, Kimberly Cheryl takes the reader on a shocking, revealing, and provocative tour of the pharmaceutical industry of America as only an insider can.
Entry #21 - Sojourn With A Stranger
Title: Sojourn With A Stranger
Author: K. Celeste Bryan
Cover Artist: Alex DeShanks
Genre: Historical/Paranormal
Links:
http://kcelestebryan.blogspot.com/
Description:
A Willful Beauty
Penniless when she arrives in Norfolk , her mother and father drowned at sea, Raine Brinsley would give anything to return home to her grandfather in Maine . When Derek Stafford, owner of a large plantation, offers a solution to her dilemma, she’s stunned, if not outraged. She’d prefer to fulfill the contract to have his child and forget about him and his self-serving scheme. But she hadn’t counted on the decadent passion he’s awakened in her.
A Man Accustomed To Getting What He Wants
Derek’s only desire is to father an heir for Stafford House, thus securing his future. He didn’t count on the Scottish lass with dark green eyes to interfere with his well-laid plans. After one night in her arms, guilt, not to mention the loss of his heart, becomes his penance. Now he’d do anything to get her back, anything to quench the hunger and passion tormenting his soul.
Entry #22 - Land of Falling Stars
Title: Land of Falling Stars
Author: Keta Diablo
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Genre: Erotica Historical
Links:
http://ketadiablo.blogspot.com/
http://graphicfantastic.com/
Description:
Penniless, her parents and brother dead, Sophia Whitfield struggles to save her beloved childhood home during the Civil War. Another bluecoat is staggering down the hill, but before Sophia allows him to rob and pilfer like the others, she shoots him. How was she to know it was Gavin, the dark knight of her youth, carrying secrets too horrific to imagine and a passion that ignites her deepest desires?
As Sophia discovers Gavin's secret and falls under his seductive charms, she struggles to know her own heart. Can she survive in the Land of Falling Stars or will she lose it all to the horrors of the War and reconstruction? And will the Southern lady and the Yankee soldier be able to recapture the bliss of their youth - this time in each other's arms?
Entry #23 - Surviving With Love
Title: Surviving With Love
Author: Rebecca J. Vickery
Cover Artist: Laura Shinn
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Links:
http://www.romancewithatwist.com/
http://www.laurashinn.com/Website_My%20Books_new.htm
Description:
Sparks start flying when Stacey Parker meets ex-military hostage rescuer, Cord McConnell, and she begins to wonder if they will survive this assignment in the wilderness without killing each other.
Cord McConnell felt someone step from the woods. He wasn’t prepared for the sight of a young girl with a wild mane of strawberry blond curls who claimed to be his tracker. “I won’t wait on you if you fall behind and I don’t like whiners. I’m in charge and you do exactly as I say, regardless. Understand?”
“I won’t wait on you if you fall behind either, and whining is for dogs. You’re welcome to be in charge and I’ll follow orders when I agree with them,” She walked from the clearing without waiting to see if the man who sent her senses spinning would follow.
Entry #24 - Deadly Nightshade
Title: Deadly Nightshade
Author: Victor J. Banis
Cover Artist: Deana C. Jamroz
Genre: Mystery
Links:
http://www.vjbanis.com/
http://www.mlrpress.com/
Description:
Take one straight cop, one gay cop, and a beautiful drag queen they nickname The Deadly Nightshade- mix them all together and things are quickly sizzling.
SFPD homicide detectives Tom Danzel and Stanley Korski tour the city within the city - the underground world of the cross dresser and the gay clubs, hot in pursuit of a sexy serial killer who starts out blowing her Johns and ends up blowing them away.
But the boys quickly discover something even hotter than their case, their attraction to one another - an attraction they both try to ignore - but things get harder for them, and steamier, and difficulties just keep popping up...until Tanya's not the only one shooting.
Entry #25 - High Lonesome
Title: High Lonesome
Author: Stacey Coverstone
Cover Artist: Rae Monet
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Links:
http://www.staceycoverstone.com/
http://www.raemonetinc.com/
Description:
Scott Landry, steadfast owner of the High Lonesome Guest Ranch in Ghost Rock, New Mexico, happens across a dark-haired beauty who has been assaulted and left for dead in the high desert. She's suffering from amnesia--remembering nothing about the attack, where she's from, or even her name. From the moment Scott lays eyes on the woman they come to call "Beth", he knows everything in his life is about to change.
While recuperating, Beth embraces ranch life and grows close to the sexy, widowed cowboy and his precocious young daughter Willow--discovering a happiness and peace she suspects she's never known. But she experiences terrifying flashbacks and visions of a little girl. When she learns the truth about her life and returns to an uncertain fate, she wonders if she'll ever be safe again...
Entry #26 - Lizzie's Rake
Title: Lizzie's Rake
Author: Hazel Statham
Cover Artist: Nicola Martinez
Genre: Regency Romance
Links:
http://www.hazel-statham.co.uk/
http://inicola.net/gallery/
Description:
Can a rake reform his ways and truly love? Lizzie's head tells her one thing, her heart another.
Infamous rake and Corinthian, Maxim Beaufort, Earl of St. Ive, finding himself in possession of a property in Yorkshire, is unprepared for the changes it will bring into his life.
Irresistibly drawn to Elizabeth Granger, the former owner’s daughter, he attempts to help the family, finding himself filling the role of benefactor.
When the house is razed to the ground, he arranges for temporary accommodation for Elizabeth and her siblings on his estate and when Elizabeth rejects his proposal of marriage, he is nonetheless determined to win her over.
However, events and his reputation conspire to thwart his efforts and his course is one fraught with dangers.
Trust does not come easily and determined to protect her heart, Elizabeth struggles to resist her own longings. At times, their difficulties appear insurmountable but the earl is widely known as ‘The Indomitable’ and the name was not lightly earned.
Entry #27 - Alone
Title: Alone
Author: Martin Hunter
Cover Artist: Martin Hunter
Genre: Horror
Links:
http://www.mysticmoonpress.com/
Description:
Jason should have watched where he was walking. Now the young farmer is pinned to the floor in a remote countryside, his leg splintered by one of his own foothold traps, with night slowly falling around him and the wolfs' howling growing closer...
Entry #28 - A Summer Without Rain
Title: A Summer Without Rain
Author: Christie Gordon
Cover Artist: Christine Freseman
Genre: M/M Romance
Links:
http://www.christiegordon.com/
Description:
In 1920’s Ireland, Shannon understands all too well that the love and hunger he feels for his best friend, Ciaran, is forbidden. He’s already shunned by his town and emotionally damaged from enduring painful confessions after a male teacher’s molestation at age fourteen. But when he finds Ciaran in a barn, grieving over the sudden death of his mother, a hasty and desperate embrace shatters an unspoken boundary between them. Then, Shannon and Ciaran are sent on a journey to Dublin to bring a family heirloom to Ciaran’s aunt. Along the way, a drunken evening leads to an illicit act in a hotel room, confusing Ciaran and forcing them both down a treacherous path of deceit and desire.
Can love overcome the obstacles of Irish society, the Catholic Church, and political unrest?
Entry #29 - The Black Garden
Title: The Black Garden
Author: Joe Bright
Cover Artist: Jennifer Adams-Valdez
Genre: Contemporary fiction
Links:
http://www.joebrightbooks.com/
http://www.swirliblue.com/
Description:
Can he solve the secret behind the animosity of the townspeople? Can he do so without endangering George's freedom and leaving Candice even more isolated?
Entry #30 - Woman of Honor
Title: Woman of Honor
Author: Nicole Zoltack
Cover Artist: Jenifer Ranieri
Genre: Fantasy Romance
Links:
http://www.nicolezoltack.com/
Description:
Aislinn of Bairbhe dreams of becoming a lady knight to honor the death of her fallen brother. To her mother's horror, King Patrick grants Aislinn's wish and she begins her long years of training.
Despite the mockery of the other pages, and the disdain of Prince Caelan who also trains to be a knight, Aislinn commits herself to her dreams and embarks on a journey of self-discovery and bravery. Through the years, Aislinn and Caelan grow from sparing classmates to good friends. They both know that someday Caelan will marry for the sake of the kingdom, but even that cannot keep them from falling in love.
The threat of war with the Speicans is a constant threat, and one that grows more frightening as she and Caelan train toward their eventual knighthood. Aislinn has committed herself to serving Arnhem, and has promised herself as King's Champion when Caelan claims the throne. She is willing to give up everything... her childhood, her life, even her heart for Arnhem. No matter the pain it brings.
2009 News / Site Status
Starting in 2009 we will be returning to posting 30 entries per month.
Although this is a lot of work that we need to do every month, there is a large backlog of books that needs to be cleared and entrants have been waiting for months to have their Covers posted. Even now we have almost 2 months worth of Covers waiting to be posted, which means that any new entries are probably looking at April at the earliest.
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Award Recipients
This is where we list the current and past winners of The New Covey Awards.
April 2009
Most Artistic Cover: Mirror Mirror Seven Years Bad Luck
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina
March 2009
Most Artistic Cover: Night Kill
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Every Heart Has Its Day
January 2009
Most Artistic Cover: Haunted Lily – The Nightmare Ball
Most Eye-Catching Cover: A Twilight Abduction
December 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Passion At An Exhibition
Most Eye-Catching Cover: The Nemesis Cell
November 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Fire Prayer
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Dark Nest
October 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Mahes
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Highland Stone
September 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Far Above Rubies
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Denied Orgin
August 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Surviving Serendipity
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Dark Spirit
March 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Potter's Field 2
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Searching for a Starry Night
February 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Crows on the Cross
Most Eye-Catching Cover: The Crystal Heart
Janaury 2008
Most Artistic Cover: Cold Scheme
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Her Reluctant Rancher
December 2007
Most Eye-Catching Cover / Most Relevant Cover: Moon of the Falling Leaves
November 2007
Most Eye-Catching Cover: The Medallion of Solaus
Most Relevant Cover: Naughty Rendezvous
October 2007
Most Eye-Catching Cover: Left To The Night
Most Relevant Cover: When Rain Fell Down
September 2007
Most Eye-Catching Cover & Most Relevant Cover: Eyes of the Dead
June 2007
Previous Covey Award Winner: Under the Liberty Oak
April 2009 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
April 2009 - Congratulations to Patricia for her winning entry, Mirror Mirror Seven Years Bad Luck.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Mirror Mirror Seven Years Bad Luck
Author: Patricia O’Grady
Cover Artist: Patricia O’Grady
Genre: Adult Fantasy Fiction
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/woofingitdown
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
April 2009 - Congratulations to Paul for his winning entry, Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 131 votes / 18%
Title: Diary From the Dome, Reflections on Fear and Privilege During Katrina
Author: Paul Harris
Cover Artist: Paul Harris
Genre: Memoir
Links:
http://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/thisweek/2008/10/13_new_orleans.asp
http://diaryfromthedome.webs.com/
March 2009 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
March 2009 - Congratulations to Ann and Patrick for their winning entry, Night Kill.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Night Kill
Author: Ann Littlewood
Cover Artist: Patrick Hoi Yan Cheung
Genre: Mystery
Links:
http://annlittlewood.com/
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
January 2009 - Congratulations to Lynda and Nicola for their winning entry, Every Heart Has Its Day.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 56 votes / 10%
Title: Every Heart Has Its Day
Author: Lynda Lukow
Cover Artist: Nicola Martinez
Genre: Historical Romance
Links:
http://www.lyndalukow.com/
http://lovesfantasticjourneys.blogspot.com/
http://inicola.net/gallery/
January 2009 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
January 2009 - Congratulations to Sidney and Kerry for their winning entry, Haunted Lily – The Nightmare Ball.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Haunted Lily – The Nightmare Ball
Author: Sidney Fox
Cover Artist: Kerry Kate/October Effigies
Genre: Paranormal/thriller
Links:
http://www.spookpalace.com/
http://www.octobereffigies.com/
http://www.kerrykate.com/
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
January 2009 - Congratulations to Christie and Zindy for their winning entry, A Twilight Abduction.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 74 votes / 20%
Title: A Twilight Abduction
Author: Christie Silvers
Cover Artist: Zindy / Mis Smith
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Links:
http://www.christiesilvers.com/
http://christiesilvers.blogspot.com/
http://zindy-zone.dk/
http://mistakenart.com/
December 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
December 2008 - Congratulations to Tori and Nicola for their winning entry, Passion At An Exhibition.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Passion At An Exhibition
Author: Tori Anne
Cover Artist: Nicola Martinez
Genre: Historical Romance
Links:
http://www.myspace.com/v_torianne
http://inicola.net/gallery/
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
December 2008 - Congratulations to Brian and Graeme for their winning entry, The Nemesis Cell.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 60 votes / 36%
Title: The Nemesis Cell
Author: Brian L Porter
Cover Artist: Graeme S Houston
Genre: Thriller
Links:
http://www.freewebs.com/brianlp
http://www.freewebs.com/nemesiscell
http://graeme-s-houston.com/
November 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
November 2008 - Congratulations to Deborah and Patrick for their winning entry, Fire Prayer.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Fire Prayer
Author: Deborah Turrell Atkinson
Cover Artist: Patrick Hoi Yan Cheung
Genre: Mystery/suspense
Links:
http://www.deborahatkinson.com/
http://typem4murder.blogspot.com/
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
November 2008 - Congratulations to Leanna and Maythe for their winning entry, Dark Nest.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 80 votes / 21%
Title: Dark Nest
Author: Leanna Renee Hieber
Cover Artist: Maythe Carpentino
Genre: Futuristic Fantasy
Links:
http://www.leannareneehieber.com/
http://www.maythe.carpentino.com/
October 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
October 2008 - Congratulations to Marisa and April for their winning entry, Mahes.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Mahes
Author: Marisa Chenery
Cover Artist: April Martinez
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Links:
http://www.marisachenery.com/
http://www.marisachenery.com/blog
http://graphicfantastic.com/
http://aprilgem.com/log
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
October 2008 - Congratulations to Sloan and Eliza for their winning entry, Highland Stone.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 16 votes / 16%
Title: Highland Stone
Author: Sloan McBride
Cover Artist: Eliza Black
Genre: Paranormal (Time Travel)
Links:
http://www.sloanmcbride.com/
http://www.newconceptspublishing.com/
September 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
September 2008 - Congratulations to Cynthia and Gwyn for their winning entry, Far Above Rubies.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Far Above Rubies
Author: Cynthia Polansky
Cover Artist: Gwyn Snider
Genre: Historical Fiction
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.cynthiapolansky.com/
http://www.bluskymediagroup.com/
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
September 2008 - Congratulations to Amber Leigh and Rae for their winning entry, Denied Origin
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 33 votes / 20%
Title: Denied Origin
Author: Amber Leigh Williams
Cover Artist: Rae Monet
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Website / Blogs:
http://www.amberleighwilliams.com/
http://www.amberleighwilliams.blogspot.com/
http://www.raemonetinc.com/
August 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
August 2008 - Congratulations to Jacquelyn and Nathalie for their winning entry, Surviving Serendipity.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Surviving Serendipity
Author: Jacquelyn Sylvan
Cover Artist: Nathalie Moore
Genre: YA Fantasy
Links:
http://www.sylvaniamania.com/
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
August 2008 - Congratulations to Rita and Shirley for their winning entry, Dark Spirit
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 71 votes / 46%
Title: Dark Spirit
Author: Rita Karnopp
Cover Artist: Shirley Burnett
Genre: Romantic Suspense
Links:
http://www.ritaritr.com/
http://www.eternalpress.ca/
March 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
March 2008 - Congratulations to all the authors of this novel and Carole for their winning entry, Potter's Field 2.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Potter's Field 2
Author: This anthology features stories by: D. L. Snell, Marlissa Campbell, Peter Tennant, William Blake Vogel III, Debra Williams, Cathy Buburuz, S. D. Hintz, Pete Mesling, Tyree Campbell, Ken Goldman, and Thomas Canfield
Cover Artist: Carole Hall
Genre: Horror
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.samsdotpublishing.com/vineyard/Potter.htm
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
March 2008 - Congratulations to Christine and Nathalie for their winning entry, Searching for a Starry Night
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 112 votes / 32%
Title: Searching For A Starry Night, A Miniature Art Mystery
Author: Christine Verstraete
Cover Artist: Nathalie Moore
Genre: Young Adult Mystery
Websites / Blogs:
http://cverstraete.com/
http://candidcanine.blogspot.com/
http://www.graphicsmuse.com/
February 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
February 2008 - Congratulations to Kristy and James for their winning entry, Crows on the Cross.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Crows on the Cross
Author: Kristy Tallman w/contributing author James M. Lee
Cover Artist: Kristy Tallman
Genre: Horror / Psychological Thriller
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.kristytallman.com/
http://www.myspace.com/kristy_tallman
http://www.myspace.com/crowsonthecross
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
February 2008 - Congratulations to Katherine and Monika for their winning entry, The Crystal Heart
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 51 votes / 11%
Title: The Crystal Heart
Author: Katherine Deauxville
Cover Artist: Monika Wolmarans
Genre: Historical Fiction
Websites / Blogs:
http://maggiedavis.com/
http://moonmonika.purpleraindesigns.co.uk/
January 2008 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
MOST ARTISTIC COVER
January 2008 - Congratulations to Edita and Frauke for their winning entry, Cold Scheme.
Most Artistic Cover - This was selected by the Covey Judges as the cover that best combined art and design.
Title: Cold Scheme
Author: Edita A. Petrick
Cover Artist: Frauke Spanuth
Genre: Romantic Thriller
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.editapetrick.net/
http://www.myspace.com/editap
http://www.crocodesigns.com/
MOST EYE-CATCHING COVER
January 2008 - Congratulations to Anne Marie and Kim for their winning entry, Her Reluctant Rancher.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 20,643 votes / 53%
Title: Her Reluctant Rancher
Author: Anne Marie Novark
Cover Artist: Kim Mendoza
Genre: Cowboy Contemporary Romance
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.annemarienovark.com/
http://coverartist.blogspot.com/
December 2007 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
Most Eye-Catching Cover & Most Relevant Cover
December 2007 - Congratulations to Diane and Deborah for their winning entry, Moon of the Falling Leaves.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 2,390 votes / 46%
Most Relevant Cover - 2,575 votes / 41%
Title: Moon of the Falling Leaves
Author: Diane Davis White
Cover Artist: Deborah MacGillivray
Genre: Western Historical Romance
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.dianedaviswhite.com/
http://www.heartsentromance.com/
http://dianedaviswhite.blogspot.com/
http://www.myspace.com/dianedaviswhite
November 2007 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
Most Eye-Catching Cover
November 2007 - Congratulations to Kimberly and Black Lyons Publishing for their winning entry, The Medallion of Solaus.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 71 votes / 17%
Title: The Medallion of Solaus
Author: Kimberly Adkins
Cover Artist: Black Lyon Publishing
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.kimberlyadkins.com/
Most Relevant Cover
November 2007 - Congratulations to Victoria and Alessia for their winning entry, Naughty Rendezvous.
Most Relevant Cover - 37 votes / 28%
Title: Naughty Rendezvous
Author: Victoria Blisse
Cover Artist: Alessia Brio
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.victoriablisse.co.uk/
http://www.alessiabrio.com/
October 2007 New Covey Cover Award Recipients
Most Eye-Catching Cover
October 2007 - Congratulations to Andrea and Heidi for their winning entry, Left To The Night Alone.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 232 votes / 21%
Title: Left To The Night Alone
Author: Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc
Cover Artist: Heidi Stone
Genre: Horror Sinisteria
Websites / Blogs:
http://thelosttheforgottenthedamned.com/
http://www.myspace.com/gothicscrybe
http://www.wiccanstone.com/index.php
Most Relevant Cover
October 2007 - Congratulations to Lexie and Lyn for their winning entry, Rain Fell Down.
Most Relevant Cover - 190 votes / 30%
Title: Rain Fell Down
Author: Lexie Davis
Cover Artist: Lyn Taylor
Genre: Contemporary Erotic Romance
Websites / Blogs:
http://www.myspace.com/lexiewritesbooks
http://sunstone72.deviantart.com/
http://www.total-e-bound.com/
September 2007 New Covey Cover Award Recipient
Most Eye-Catching Cover & Most Relevant Cover
September 2007 - Congratulations to Aleka and Rika for their winning entry. Eyes of the Dead won both of the awards for September.
Most Eye-Catching Cover - 120 votes / 24%
Most Relevant Cover - 82 votes / 27%
Title: Eyes of the Dead
Author: Aleka Nakis
Cover Artist: Rika Singh @ Book A Design
Genre: Paranormal Romance
Website / Blog:
http://www.alekanakis.com/
http://www.bookadesign.com/
http://www.bookadesign.com/Design/CoverArt.html
June 2007 Covey Award Recipient
June 2007 - Congratulations to the first ever winner of The Covey Awards.
Title: Under the Liberty Oak
Author: Paige M. Cummings
Cover Artist: Dr. Ken Duke
Website / Blog:
http://www.southernscribes.us/Our_Titles.html
http://www.paigecummings.com/
Note: Under the Liberty Oak was the winner of the first ever Covey Award, when it was the original Covey Awards.
Welcome to The New Covey Cover Awards
Hi there and welcome to The New Covey Cover Awards.
The original Covey Awards started as the following:
THE COVEY AWARDS started out of a love for Book Covers, out of a love for this virtually ignored form of visual media. We at THE COVEY AWARDS have loved and cherished and indeed made our own Book Covers in order to ensnare readers, draw readers in and add beauty to the world.Their purpose was to:
[provide] Awards for the best book covers out there. They are a distinction handed out to those Book Covers that speak to us the most voted on by you, the readers!
The New Covey Cover Awards shares a similar goal in wanting to recognize Cover Art but at a more pragmatic level.
A recent poll shows that almost 63% of the time, cover art influences book purchases. Obviously there are numerous other factors that combine with this to determine actual purchases but cover art ranks fairly high in the purchase decision.
The goal of The New Covey Cover Awards is to recognize the covers that would make you stop and pick up the novel for a closer look. It is also a forum that provides additional exposure for new authors.
Each person who wins a New Covey Cover Award will receive an icon and will be listed as an Award Recipient. The icon and a link can be posted on their website or blog to show the world that their Cover Art rocks.
Contact us at TheNewCoveyCoverAwards@gmail.com with any questions.
How to Enter / Rules / Voting
How to Enter
Submit the front cover along with the following information (proper case please) to:
- Book Title
- Author Name(s)
- Cover Artist(s)
- Genre
- Websites or Blogs (author)
- Websites or Blogs (cover artist)
- Synopsis or Blurb (250 words maximum)
Covers should be in a jpg, gif, bmp, or png image (jpg preferred) and should be large enough to be viewed full screen when clicked on. If you have any questions email us.
Rules
- The first 30 entries in any month will be accepted for that months contest.
- Entries after the first 30 will be roll over to the next month.
- Entries are generally submitted by Authors, Artists, or Publishers. If you are unsure about a submission please contact us at the email address above.
- An Author is limited to one entry per month, regardless of who submits the entry.
- Artists and Publishers are limited to 3 entries per month, regardless of who submits the entry.
- If an entry does not win it can be re-entered into the contest.
- Entries will be accepted until either 30 entries have been received or until voting opens. Once voting opens no more entries will be added for that month.
Voting
Voting is monthly and will open as soon as we have all 30 entries for the month or the last full week of each month, which ever is earlier.
Award Categories
Currently there are two Award Categories, one public and one private.
The public award is for Most Eye-Catching Cover. This is the Cover that would make you stop and pick up the novel for a closer look.
The private award is for Most Artistic Cover. This is the cover that best combines art and design. This award is voted upon by a select group known as the Covey Judges. This is an invitation only group but if you know of someone who is qualified please contact us.
We're always open to new suggestions so if you have any ideas please email us at:
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