Wednesday, April 18, 2012

❤ SPLINTERED has a face! ❤

by A.G. Howard

Most of you have probably seen Splintered's cover by now, but I wanted to slobber over ... worship .... kiss ... er ... present it on this lovely black background because I'm beyond thrilled with how it turned out!



The cover was designed by Maria Middleton, and given life by the mystical / melancholy artistry of the lovely Nathalia Suellen (aka Lady Symphonia).

My favorite thing of all? That these ladies somehow captured Splintered's eerie yet sometimes kooky mood while still retaining a fairy tale feel. Then they kicked it up a notch and highlighted some pivotal details: the tiny key around Alyssa's neck, and the bugs, flowers, and vines that taunt her throughout the story.

Now that you've seen the outside of my book, here's a peek at the inside. Crank up the volume and enjoy!





And to prove it's not all about me, I'd like to share three other beautiful covers that are eye-candy blips on my visual radar (IOW, so yummy I'm torn between licking them and hanging them on my wall):





*SWOON*

Thanks for indulging my cover ! What recent covers have caught your attention and/or your imagination?

19 comments:

Paula Millhouse said...

Anita,

Your cover for SPLINTERED is incredible. I got everything you wrote about it before I read what you wrote :)

Amazing.

I may need to talk to these women - I'm actually in the process of changing the cover art for my two novels. I'll check them out (thanks for providing their links.)

WOW!!

Anita Grace Howard said...

Thanks Paula! They really made a great team. I know that Nathalia does some freelance art for bookcovers, but I'm not sure about Maria. She's the designer over at Amulet (my publisher). Couldn't hurt to look into, though! Good luck!

Jessica Nelson said...

Oooh, all the covers are great! I love how good covers are looking lately.

Bethany Crandell said...

Yowza! Those are gorgeous--and Debutantes is hauntingly purrrdy!!

Thanks for sharing!

Anita Grace Howard said...

Bethany girl~ Right??? I love those covers! But there's just something so elegant about Debutantes. It also has a vintage feel to it, and you know how I love that!

Precy Larkins said...

I agree with Bethany--the Debutantes cover is purdy! (But not as purdy as yours, Anita. Hee!)

Anita Grace Howard said...

Cherie, you sparkly girl. Thank you! :) And I agree about Debutantes. Put it on my TBR just the other day. Can't resist a cover like that.

SacredmOOn said...

I agree! Great post. The covers are stunning! Just <3 them.
DeAnna Schultz

Kris @Imaginary Reads said...

I love the cover for Splintered. GORGEOUS. I so want a poster of the cover on my wall!!! I also love the covers to Velveteen. A couple other covers I like are The Selection and Endlessly.

A.M.Supinger said...

Your cover is the prettiest of the bunch ;) I do like the Gilt cover, too, because it's intriguing. I want to shout, "WHAT IS GILDED?" --but I doubt I'll find out until I read it.

*goathugs*

Jordan Dane said...

Your cover is stunning, Anita. I heard from Linda Castillo that your writing is beautiful too. Can't wait for your release. Congratulations!!

Anita Grace Howard said...

SacredmOOn~ Thanks for stopping by and sharing the cover swoonage. ;)

Kris~ Thank you so much! *must stop staring at screen* Oooh, just saw Endlessly. Beautiful and mystical! I love purple, and all the Paranormalcy bookd are gorgeous.

A.M.~ Hey cutie! Thank you so much! I know, right? Gilded is a great title. :) #goathugs right backatya.


JD~Thanks so much! And Linda might be a little biased, since she's in my crit group. Hee. But I'll take praise where I can get it. ;)

LTM said...

omg! This is the first time I've seen your cover! I LOVE it!!! It's so colorful! And beautiful. Yay!!!

These others are very nice, too. ooo, book covers, ooo... :o) <3

Anita Grace Howard said...

Thanks Leigh! I'm so glad you like it! I got to watch the evolution, which was VERY fun! Maybe one day I'll be allowed to post the earlier rendition, so everyone can see the changes that led to the final product. :)

Amanda Stevens said...

Wow, that cover is stunning! I love your website, too. :)

Jennifer Archer said...

Such a gorgeous cover! It looks great against the black background. REally pops! So thrilled for you!

Anita Grace Howard said...

Amanda~ Thank you! I'm so glad you like my website. :) It's very much a work in progress, still.

Jenny~ Thank you my diva sistah. :) I do like it against the black! You know I wouldn't be here w/out your awesome critting skills!

Dan Haring said...

Love your cover Anita, and I can't wait to read Splintered!

Anita Grace Howard said...

Aw, thanks Dan. My biggest hope is that people have as much fun reading it as I did writing it, you know? :)