The final cover of Relic
has arrived!
I think it is absolutely fantastic! So many thanks to
talented graphic designer Aaron La Porta for capturing the setting and mood of
my first middle grade novel.
You can’t see the back of the cover, but here is the text:
For
twelve-year-old Samantha Whitaker, her parents’ dream of running an inn in the
country, which she calls “the Ick,” is pure torture.
After purchasing
a strange item in an antique shop just to annoy her mother, Samantha makes a
desperate attempt to flee the small village by stealing her parents’ car—only
to crash it when an odd village girl darts in front of her…then disappears.
Despite
Samantha’s resistance, a local girl named Twyla befriends her and aids her in
looking for the missing girl. Her search leads Samantha to learn about a famous
former occupant—village benefactor, patron of the arts, and suffragette Olivia
Ainsley Wagner Roth—who, according to the previous owner, still haunts the inn.
An unusual relic, a
hidden diary, an unfinished letter. Will Samantha’s supernatural sleuthing
bring answers to a village mystery that has strange parallels to her own life?
I’m hoping it all piques your interest in Samantha Whitaker
and her experiences.
I’m learning it takes time and patience for all the pieces of a book to
pull together. The next step is ordering proofs to be red-penned in a final
read before publication.
Soon after, Relic
will be available on Amazon. Several book signings are already in the planning
stage, so stay tuned!
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