Last time I posted,I was talking about the arrival of the new copies of my next book -A Proposal to Secure His Vengeance - which is out in January 2018. January 16th to be precise. It seems so close now, thankfully - especially when it has been such a difficult year . One in which I had times of wondering if I'd ever hold a brand new book that I'd written in my hands ever again.
So it's a delight to know that this new title will be coming out and will be on the shelves in the new year.
It will be an interesting time as well because, as many of you may already know, the UK section of Harlequin - Harlequin Mills and Boon - will be having a new makeover and launching it in the new year. The new look is very different - and will create a lot of interest in the books, I'm sure.
Here's the sign that Mills and Boon are using to mark the start of the makeover. And here is the new logo that will be used from January onwards.
The changes are interesting - and I'll be talking about them more on my own blog and my Facebook page as the details are released - and my own 'new look' book appears in more places.
Perhaps the first thing that people will notice - and the thing that so many readers have already mentioned to me is that in the new logo, that traditional symbol of Romance - the rose of romance - is now missing from the logo. Instead, the new look includes 'the heart of romance'.
Can you see it ? Some people haven't been able to spot it - so take a look at that ampersand - & - between the words Mills & Boon. It's not the traditional & but it's a heart lying on its side with a line (an arrow? ) through it.
So obviously - with the new look covers coming in, the new logo, the new colours - wait and see, there! - I've been wondering about the sort of cover design s that make readers want to grab a book and take it home.
In America, the Harlequin Presents cover has been much the same, almost unchanged, for years and years, and when my UK cover will be very different ( think I'd better emphasise that -very - different ) the one that my lovely American readers will see will be much the same. I showed it last month - and here I'll include it again.
So - what about that question I asked you? What sort of a cover makes you want to grab a book and take it home with you? Do you like that fact that the Presents cover has been around so much it's now described as 'iconic' - or would you like to see a new version?
Later in the month, over on my own blog I'll be looking at some of my older covers - the successful ones and the - not so great ones!
And as I look at the different covers and other things about books, I'll be offering a book a day as a giveaway in the lead up to Christmas.
So I'd love to see your comments - and to know what covers you like and the ones you don't. And Charlie the Maine Coon of his little sister Ruby will pick a winner from the comments - to win a signed copy of one of my backlist books this month.
I hope everyone is enjoying the lead up to Christmas or whatever festival you're celebrating around this time. I hope the holidays are full of love and happiness and real joy for you all - and most of all, I wish for peace for everyone amongst families and countries so that we can all enjoy this special time.
Next year I'll be back to celebrate the publication of A Proposal To Secure His Vengeance. But in the mean time I'll be running other 12 Days of Christmas giveaways over on my personal blog and on my Facebook page so perhaps I'll see you there - and maybe Ruby or Charlie will pick your name as one of my 12 Days winners.
Happy Christmas - and Happy Holidays to everyone. See you in 2018!
