All About Covers!

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Today I am very excited to post the new cover for my e-book The Secrets of a Courtesan which will be available from MIRA/HMB in May. I think it is beautiful and I hope you like it too. This is the style for the UK covers of my Fortune's Folly books and I really love them! Details of all the books in the series are on my website.

Meanwhile in more cover news, the cover of my book The Scandals of an Innocent has been nominated in the Cover Cafe Contest as one of the best book covers of 2009! Click here to take a look. I was thrilled to see covers nominated from two of my UK colleagues, Louise Allen and Jo Beverley. For a look at the full line-up of all nominated covers, click here!

Comments

Bruna Britti said…
Congrats!!!! This cover it's beautiful, I can't wait to get mine and read it. I LOVE your books, they're wonderful!!!!
28 April 2010 at 17:14
Elizabeth Kerri Mahon said…
What a gorgeous cover!
28 April 2010 at 17:23
Virginia C said…
Beautiful, Nicola! An emerald jewel : )
28 April 2010 at 17:30
NinaP said…
Love your covers Nicola! My votes are cast.

:-)

Nina
28 April 2010 at 18:41
Kate Hardy said…
Gorgeous cover - thanks for sharing :)
28 April 2010 at 20:43
Nicola Cornick said…
Bruna, thank you! I am so happy you enjoy my books!

The covers are very pretty, aren't they. I have been blessed by the cover goddesses - long may it continue! Thank you all for such lovely comments!
28 April 2010 at 21:48
Keira Soleore said…
Beautiful, Nicola!! You've been having a run of great covers past couple years. Here's hoping the run continues throughout your career.
29 April 2010 at 19:27
Nicola Cornick said…
Thank you so much, Keira!
29 April 2010 at 21:03
Gillian Layne said…
Goodness, you have one gorgeous cover after another! They perfectly compliment the lovely stories inside. :)
30 April 2010 at 00:54
Nicola Cornick said…
Thank you, Gillian. What a lovely thing to say! I do feel that the Brides of Fortune US covers perfectly captured the essence of the stories and I loved those vivid jewel covers. The UK ones have a very different style but I love them too!
30 April 2010 at 07:10
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