Guest Post - Cover Talk By Nikki Jefford + FREE EBOOK & Giveaway

Please welcome Nikki Jefford to Books for Company!

Since Jodie is a diligent participant in Cover Crazy (hosted by The Book Worms), I thought it fitting to talk covers.

ROUND ONE

I was on pins and needles when it came time to hire a graphic designer for Entangled. I looked through online portfolios and chose Najla Qamber because I loved Bound, the cover she did for Kira Saito. I then scanned a photo from Vogue magazine I liked, sent it to Naj, and asked for something similar. I envisioned a young woman with hair blowing in the wind, fading away.
What I got back looked better suited for adult romance.
Luckily, Naj was a dream to work with and said we’d keep at it until I was 100 percent satisfied.
I spent untold hours scouring royalty free image sites until I came across one that grabbed me. My husband calls it the Lady Gaga cover. I did a quick survey on my blog and got strong positive feedback in favour of frozen fairy nymph girl. I particularly liked the mystical quality about her.

ROUND TWO
Book two, Duplicity, which released this week, was by far the easiest of the three covers. I used the same stock model and already knew which of the images I wanted. I also knew I wanted the cover to be green and for her to be holding a pink tulip.

After Entangled received such a warm welcome across the blogosphere I was nervous about Duplicity’s reception, but, personally, I like it even better. I love the colouring and look on her face.

We had to play around with the color contrast at first because in the first draft, she looked ill, but it came together really quick.

ROUND THREE

Insider information: We’re actually back to the drawing board on Spellbound #3: Enchantment. I had wanted it to be red, since Graylee Perez is under a love spell, but she came out looking satanic.

We’re trying a different colour, pose, and special effect. I told Naj I want this – the third and final book in the series – to wow people just as much if not more than the previous covers. She’s on top of it.

All shall be revealed during the Enchantment Cover Reveal on Naj’s book review site: Unputdownable Books, June 7th.

Giveaway

Enter to win the SPELLBOUND SWAG PACK (International)

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· Evil Eye Amulet and Bracelet: In Duplicity, Gray wears an evil eye pendant, also known as a nazar, to protect herself from a spell that’s causing havoc over the witches and warlocks in her coven. The evil eye (a Turkish amulet) is used for both luck and protection against envy.
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· Two Headed Quarter: Two Grays are better than none and two heads are better than one, especially when flipping over who gets to choose which movie to watch with a trick coin. Adrian returns in Duplicity and opens a magic shop.

· Entangled bookmark
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This giveaway is run by Nikki so she will be announcing the winner, sending emails out and the prizes! Ends 8th June

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