Cover Art Coverage: 13 New Titles!

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One Grave At A Time by Jeaniene Frost 

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Description: N/A Series: Night Huntress #6 Artist: Tom Egner  Goodreads: Link Publisher: Avon Release Date: August 30th 2011 Source: Jeaniene Frost      “Yes, the model for Cat has changed. I was told by my publisher that the previous model is no longer doing book covers. However, I think the art director found a great replacement, and hey, Cat finally gets to let her hair down. After six books, she’s earned that, right? Considering that Halloween is the holiday that’s prevalent in this book, I love how the cat (take a bow, Helsing, it’s your cover debut!), the somewhat spooky fog, and the orange font ties into that. I also love the stepback with its romantic pose. Clearly, Cat’s coat loves it, too. Look how happy it is to see Bones! . I’m once again delighted with the work Tom Egner does. I’ve been so fortunate to have him design all my covers.” – Jeaniene Frost

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	The wide eyes on both cat and woman are a little cheesy, but I think this is a good addition to the series.	It’s unfortunate they couldn’t get the same model, but otherwise I love this.  The instep is my favorite so far.  Its so sweet for two unbelievably tough people.

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Bloodstone by Nancy Holzner 

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Description: N/A Series: Deadtown #3 Artist: Don Sipley Goodreads: Link Publisher: Ace Release Date: Sept. 27, 2011 Source: Author’s Blog      “I’ve been waiting impatiently to share this, and heeeeeeeeere it is!  Gorgeous, isn’t it? I love the colors. I have to admit I was a little nervous when my editor told me they were going to show Vicky’s face on this cover, but she does look a lot like the way I picture her. Kudos to artist Don Sipley for another extraordinary cover!” – Nancy Holzner

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	I think this cover fits in well with the other Deadtown novels.  The artist gets major points for depicting the most realistic leather pants in UF (they actually have a fly!).	See I’m taking points for the realistic pants.  They rarely look cool in reality and this cover shows why.  They are bunchy and a little too high in the waist.  Everything else is cool, especially the grim reaper in the clouds.

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     Crossroads by Jeanne C. Stein 

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Description: N/A Series: Anna Strong Chronicles #7  Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Ace Release Date: Aug 30, 2011 Source: Author’s Blog      “You who know my history with covers, know I pretty much hate them all at first sight. No reflection on the artist, who is great, it's just that I have such a definite image of Anna in my head. HOWEVER, this one is the exception. I really like it. How about you?” – Jeanne C. Stein

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	The over all cover is good, but I can’t get past the expression on the cover model’s face.  There’s got to be a fierce way to bare your fangs, rather than that oddly slack-jawed expression.	This series has some of my fav UF covers ever & this one is just as cool as its predecessors.  I love the smoke in her hair and the crossbow is killer.

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     Alterant by Sherrilyn Kenyon and Dianna Love 

Description: In this explosive new world of betrayals and shaky alliances, the only Alterant not incarcerated faces an impossible task — recapture three dangerous, escaped creatures before they slaughter more humans…or her. The way Evalle Kincaid sees it, saving mankind from total destruction should have cleared her name. But when words uttered in the heat of combat are twisted against her, she’s blamed for the prison break of three dangerous Alterants. She has one chance to clear the cloud of suspicion hanging over her…for good. All she has to do is recapture the escapees. But deals with gods and goddesses are tricky at best, and now the lives of all Beladors, and the safety of innocent humans, rides on Evalle’s success. The only person she can ask for help wants to see her dead. Series: Belador #2  Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Pocket Star Release Date: Sept. 27, 2011 Source: Wicked Scribes

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	Perhaps it’s the picture quality, but I feel like the blade of the sword is almost unnoticeable, and the half of the hilt looks like some sort of odd sex toy.	Sherrilyn’s covers tend to go one the one, big, object/graphic.  At least they are consistent if not very imaginative.

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     Last Breath by Rachel Caine 

Description: N/A Series: The Morganville Vampires #11 Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: NAL Hardcover Release Date: Nov. 1, 2011 Source: Goodreads      “Here's a sneak peek at the cover of Morganville Vampires #11, LAST BREATH, which will be out in November 2011! I'm writing it now, and I can promise you some unexpected twists and turns ... and a last, big secret of Morganville that will change everything. Oh, and don't worry ... there will be a Morganville 12 coming out in May 2012. Ready? Here's the cover!” – Rachel Caine

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	Pretty stark, too generic for my tastes.  I much prefer the more stylized books from the start of the series, but they’ve been moving in a more mainstream YA direction for awhile.  All the white will definitely stick out in the series (which is quite the trick eleven books in).	I consistently get a kick out of these stories even if the covers never quite do it for me.  This one is better than most, and I agree the white will make it stand out.

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     Vampires Dead Ahead by Cheyenne McCray 

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Description: N/A Series: Night Tracker #5  Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: St. Martin’s Paperbacks Release Date: Nov. 29, 2011 Source: Lovelivlife Reviews      No Author Comments

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	Totally cheesy, but I love how the cover model manages to make this piratical through body language alone (I’m imagining the guy in the background is Mr. Smee).  I’m not familiar enough with the Night Tracker series to know if it has a light enough tone to justify such a playful cover, so this may be too silly to work.	You called it on the cheese factor.  And she is totally giving off pirate vibes

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Hades by Alexandra Adornetto 

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Description: Even the love of her boyfriend, Xavier Woods, and her archangel siblings, Gabriel and Ivy, can’t keep the angel Bethany Church from being tricked into a motorcycle ride that ends up in Hell. There, Jake Thorn bargains for Beth’s release back to Earth. But what he asks of her will destroy her, and quite possibly her loved ones as well. Can he be trusted in this wager? And what does Jake have Xavier believing about Beth’s fate that may result in an act of betrayal that will leave Bethany – and readers – wondering if Xav is so good after all? Series: Halo #2  Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Feiwel & Friends Release Date: Aug. 30, 2011 Source: Lovlivlife Reviews      No Author Comments

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	Oh, HALO, such a phenomenal cover and such a weird result.  And now, HADES… This cover looks like it was suggested as a joke and somehow made it into production.  The wings and flowing dress popping a wheelie as they motor off into Hades is so bizarre a concept (and so well executed a drawing) that I love it.  I have no desire to read the book, but I’d hang this picture in my house (and giggle every time I saw it).	Of all the books I wish I could unread from last year, HALO is pretty high on that list.  This cover is just silly.  Which I’m guessing is going to fit perfectly with the book.

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        Dark Souls by Paula Morris

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Description: Welcome to York, England. Mist lingers in the streets. Narrow buildings cast long shadows This is the most haunted city in the world. . . . Miranda Tennant arrives in York with a terrible, tragic secret. She is eager to lose herself amid the quaint cobblestones, hoping she won’t run into the countless ghosts who supposedly roam the city. . . . Then she meets Nick, an intense, dark-eyed boy who knows all of York’s hidden places and histories. Miranda wonders if Nick is falling for her, but she is distracted by another boy -- one even more handsome and mysterious than Nick. He lives in the house across from Miranda and seems desperate to send her some sort of message. Could this boy be one of York’s haunted souls? Soon, Miranda realizes that something dangerous -- and deadly -- is being planned. And she may have to face the darkest part of herself in order to unravel the mystery -- and find redemption. Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Point Release Date: Aug. 1, 2011 Source: LovLivLife Reviews      No Author Comments

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	I like how this cover captures a creepy city street, particularly how the title looks like a metal archway in the scene.	This just looks too much like THE VAMPIRE STALKER.  Both of which are published by Point.

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      Death Sentence by Alexander Gordon Smith 

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Description: Furnace Prison, where death is the least of your worries.   To escape, I must become one of them. We had one last shot at freedom and we failed. This time our punishment will be much worse than before. Because in the bloodstained laboratories beneath the prison lies the horrific truth behind the warden's plans. Down here, monsters are made. I'm changing: something evil is being pumped into my veins. I'm becoming one of them... a creature of Furnace. How can I escape when the Darkness is inside me? Series: Escape From Furnace #3  Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Release Date: August 2nd 2011 Source: LovLivLife Reviews      No Author Comments

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	Super creepy, the look in his eye and those veins are absolutely chilling.  Given the blurb, I think this cover represents the mood they’re going for, well done.	That is one pissed off guy.  This gritty, violent nature of this cover seems perfect for the description.

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      The Space Between by Brenna Yovanoff 

Description: The story of Daphne, a half demon/half angel girl who travels from Pandemonium to Earth to find her missing brother, only to fall in love with the troubled boy who can lead her to him. Kept apart by the violent jealousies and competitiveness of the archangels, they must journey across worlds to be together. Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Razorbill Release Date: 2011 Source: Imagination in Focus      No Author Comments

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Not yet available for pre-order.	I’d say the title seems oddly removed from the rest of the cover, but given the title, that may be the effect they were looking for.  I wasn’t able to find a better quality picture, but in the meantime, cautious thumbs up.	My bad for the poor image quality.  I do like the colors and the Baroque detailing on the furniture etc.  Maybe it will be easier to judge the full size graphic when we get it.

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      Wolfsbane by Andrea Cremer 

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Description: This thrilling sequel to the much-talked-about Nightshade begins just where it ended.Calla Tor wakes up in the lair of the Searchers, her sworn enemy, and she's certain her days are numbered. But then the Searchers make her an offer,one that gives her the chance to destroy her former masters and save the pack and the man she left behind. Is Ren worth the price of her freedom? And will Shay stand by her side no matter what? Now in control of her own destiny, Calla must decide which battles are worth fighting and how many trials true love can endure and still survive. Series: Witches War #2 Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Philomel Release Date: July 26,2011 Source: Tez Says      “I am enthralled by how powerful Calla is in this image and the way she resembles a wolf silhouetted by the moon is exquisite. Calla would love this cover (as would Ren and Shay *cough*).” – Andrea Cremer

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	I flip flop back and forth.  While I liked the original NIGHTSHADE cover much more than it’s redesign, in this case I like the new WOLFSBANE better.  The cover model’s posture and the drape of her hair are both otherworldly and lovely.	Nope.  I loved the original (so did you all since it won Most Anticipated Cover for 2011 in the last Cover Art Awards). This new one is sooo generic and photoshop-y.  I’m not a fan.

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Juliet Immortal by Stacey Jay 

Description: "These violent delights have violent ends And in their triumph die, like fire and powder, Which as they kiss consume." —Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare The most tragic love story in history . . . Juliet Capulet didn't take her own life. She was murdered by the person she trusted most, her new husband, Romeo Montague, a sacrifice made to ensure his own immortality. But what Romeo didn't anticipate was that Juliet would be granted eternity, as well, and would become an agent for the Ambassadors of Light. For 700 years, she's fought Romeo for the souls of true lovers, struggling to preserve romantic love and the lives of the innocent. Until the day she meets someone she's forbidden to love, and Romeo, oh Romeo, will do everything in his power to destroy that love. Series: N/A Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Delacorte Books  Release Date: Sept. 13, 2011  Source: Tez Says      No Author Comment

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	While I’m not sure about ball-gown/ocean safety, I do like the read circled by waves.  Also, I’ve never particularly liked any story where everyone dies at the end, this sounds like one version of Romeo and Juliet that I can get excited about!	The cover is very pretty in a –what-is-hot-in-YA-covers right now.  But I don’t really see how it specifically goes with Romeo and Juliet…

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Enshadowed by Kelly Creagh 

Description: While Varen remains a prisoner in the dream-world, Isobel is haunted by his memory. He appears to her in her dreams and soon, even in her waking life. But is she just imagining it? Isobel knows she must find a way back to Varen. She makes plans to go to Baltimore. There, she confronts the figure known throughout the world as the Poe Toaster—the same dark man who once appeared to Isobel in her dreams, calling himself "Reynolds." Isobel succeeds in interrupting the Toaster's ritual and, in doing so, discovers a way to return to the dream-world. Soon, she finds herself swept up in a realm which not only holds remnants of Poe's presence, but has also now taken on the characteristics of Varen's innermost self. It is a dark world comprised of fear, terror, and anger. When Isobel once more encounters Varen, she finds him changed. With his mind poisoned by the dream world, he becomes a malevolent force, bent on destroying all—even himself. Now Isobel must face a new adversary, one who also happens to be her greatest love. Series: Nevermore #2 Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: N/A Release Date: Jan.24, 2012 Source: Good Books and Good Wine      No Author Comment

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Not yet available for pre-order.	I’m on the fence about this one.  It doesn’t have that “creepy guy” impact, and lacking that, it doesn’t have much else.  Despite being rather forgettable, I give it a thumbs up.	I feel the same way.  We really need to get a neutral thumb icon.

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A Touch of Crimson by Sylvia Day 

Description: Adrian Mitchell is an angel of immense power and insatiable desire. Leading an elite Special Ops unit of the Seraphim, his task is to punish the Fallen—angels who have become vampires—and command a restless pack of indentured lycans. But Adrian has suffered his own punishment for becoming involved with mortals—losing the woman he loves again and again. Now, after nearly two hundred years, he has found her—Shadoe, her soul once more inhabiting a new body with no memory of him. Only this time he won’t let her go. With no memory of her past as Shadoe, Lindsay Gibson only knows she can't help being fiercely attracted to the smoldering, seductive male who crosses her path. Swept into a dangerous world of tumultuous passion and preternatural conflict, Lindsay is soon caught in the middle between her angel lover, her vampire father, and a full-blown lycan revolt. There's more at stake than her love and her life—this time she could lose her very soul... Series: Renegade Angels #1 Artist: N/A Goodreads: Link Publisher: Signet Release Date: Oct. 4, 2011 Source: Lovlivlife Reviews      No Author Comment

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	It’s the Fonz with wings!  And, oh, what wings.  I love, love, love that gorgeous arc of feathers, just touched with crimson.  Completely swoonworthy.	Nice.  His wings look a bit like a headdress, but overall I’m intrigued.

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