For those of you who already pre-ordered Jewel of the Thames, you got an email update about this, but for everyone else… here is the gorgeous book cover for the first book in the series, designed by Emma Dolan!
She did an amazing job and you should go check out some of her other work, cause this lady has SKILLS.
We’re working on the spine design now, so if you have any suggestions for series spines you really like (I for example love the spines for the latest Star Wars series), let me know?
AND tell me what you think of THIS beauty in the comments below!
Please share liberally, we’re still in Pre-Sale mode!
I like the use of silhouettes and blue. It’s very good. I can’t wait to read the book!
Thanks! Emma did a fantastic job!
I’ll say she did.
That is a cool cover. 🙂
Thanks! I think so too!
It’s intriguing without being too busy. It’s clever and inviting. It’s time period appropriate with a delightful color scheme. Font choice and placement might be the strongest part of the cover. That’s where many covers crash. I adore her silhouette. Excellent job.
I will pass along your compliments to the highly deserving artist!
Please do.
Looks awesome! Very eye-catching!
Thanks so much!
I would pick up that book! Very sleek, interesting…
Thanks Christie!
I would pick this up as well, great looking cover
Woot!
It looks beautiful. I love it. What is the first Portia book? I think I want to check it out.
-M.M.
It is quite beautiful and this IS the first Portia book (I’ve written 3, but this is the first in the series to be published).
You can pre-order it now and get some pretty awesome swag…. http://bit.ly/1njFSVi
Love the Tower-Cathedral-Big Ben skyline, and that the buildings below sport authentic Georgian architectural features!
I can see the title elements (bubble, font and silhouette) being a repeating feature on the covers of future volumes, and the silhouette on all of the spines, for instant recognition by readers.
I also like the dominant location of the title, and the modest size of the author’s name – it fits nicely into the scene. It makes me feel that this story is all about inviting me to share Portia’s adventure (unlike covers that scream the author’s name in block capitals bigger than the title). In fact, the composition follows eye-tracking research (center-top-bottom scanning), giving all of the essential information: title-setting-author. Following the research, on a future volume, the author’s name could appear at the top (although still smaller than the central title), but that would depend on the scene in the background.