2015 Youth Book Cover Finalists

2015 Youth Book Cover Finalists

These are the finalists for the Youth Fiction Categories (Middle Grade and Young Adult) as voted on by YOU last week. (My picks are in the first comment.) The finalists for the Adult book covers are here. Please vote for your favorite COVER using the poll at the bottom of this post. Voting Guidelines & Details here. ONE vote per person, please. Voting Deadline: Midnight […]

January 25, 2016 / 3 Comments
2015 Adult Book Cover Finalists

2015 Adult Book Cover Finalists

There are so many good covers, so this year we’re dividing the Overall Finalists between Adult and Youth covers. These are the finalists for the Adult Fiction Categories as voted on by YOU last week. (My picks are in the first comment.) Please vote for your favorite COVER using the poll at the bottom of this post. Voting Guidelines & Details here. ONE vote per […]

January 25, 2016 / 1 Comment
The Picking Bag by Debbra Beecher Nance

The Picking Bag by Debbra Beecher Nance

Thirteen-year old Ammon Blakeslee is angry at everyone—his sick mother, his nosy grandmother, his absent father, even God. When tragedy strikes, first in Ammon’s home and then in the Mormon community where he lives, Ammon makes a choice that will plunge him westward into the cold winter landscape, alone. Will he ever see his family again? How will he survive? [bctt tweet=”When tragedy strikes, Ammon […]

January 25, 2016 / 0 Comments
His Personal Relationship Manager by Jennifer Peel

His Personal Relationship Manager by Jennifer Peel

Kenadie Marshall suffered the most public of humiliations, being left at the altar. Instead of wallowing in her misery, she makes it her mission to help others find true and lasting love, all while swearing off relationships for good. Between the software application she developed and a team of relationship managers, her brainchild, Binary Search, has an uncanny knack for choosing the perfect match almost […]

January 25, 2016 / 3 Comments
Return to Neverland by Jenni James

Return to Neverland by Jenni James

No place like home… Peter and Wendy go back to Neverland with the intention of returning the Lost Boys to London. In a last-minute decision, they decide to take Wendy’s two little brothers, John and Michael, along, hoping they will be able to convince the boys to come back to England and grow up with families. But when the small group gets to Neverland, a […]

January 23, 2016 / 0 Comments
Monterra Novella: Tailor Made by Annette Lyon

Monterra Novella: Tailor Made by Annette Lyon

Two people. An impossible Task. A traitor in their midst. Sofia’s mother desperately needs medicine, and Sofia will do anything to get it—including working for a month at the royal palace, where she’ll knit silk stockings from sunup to sundown. Yet if she can do it, Sofia will have the ability to get the medicine her mother needs, with money to spare. But Sofia’s safe […]

January 23, 2016 / 0 Comments
2015 Best Middle Grade Cover #3

2015 Best Middle Grade Cover #3

This group of book covers appeal to slightly younger readers. Please vote for your favorite Middle Grade #3 Book Cover using the poll at the bottom of this post. Voting Guidelines & Details here. ONE vote per person, please. Feel free to leave comments about what you liked about any of the covers, or even what didn’t quite appeal to you. (Just be polite.) Also, […]

January 23, 2016 / 0 Comments
2015 Best Middle Grade Cover #2

2015 Best Middle Grade Cover #2

This group targets older Middle Grade Speculative readers. Please vote for your favorite Middle Grade Cover #2 Book Cover using the poll at the bottom of this post. Voting Guidelines & Details here. ONE vote per person, please. Feel free to leave comments about what you liked about any of the covers, or even what didn’t quite appeal to you. (Just be polite.) Also, if […]

January 23, 2016 / 3 Comments
2015 Best Middle Grade Cover #1

2015 Best Middle Grade Cover #1

Middle Grade was a huge category this year. This group of covers are realistic/historical books. Please vote for your favorite Middle Grade #1 Book Cover using the poll at the bottom of this post. Voting Guidelines & Details here. ONE vote per person, please. Feel free to leave comments about what you liked about any of the covers, or even what didn’t quite appeal to […]

January 23, 2016 / 0 Comments
Retribution by Christine Kersey

Retribution by Christine Kersey

After confessing to the police that she witnessed a murder, college student Courtney Hartford has relocated to what she hopes is a safe place. Hanging over her head is her commitment to testify against Dylan, the gang member she witnessed killing a man, as well as Baldy, a gang member who tried to kill her to keep her from testifying. In addition, her budding relationship […]

January 22, 2016 / 0 Comments