Cover Reveal!

Are you ready? Here is the cover for Raspberries and Vinegar, digitally created by Hanna Sandvig. If you’re thinking her style looks familiar, it might be because she created this blog’s header as well as the one at To Write a Story.

With no further ado. . .Ta Da!

Raspberries and Vinegar, Farm Lit, Farm Fresh Romance, Valerie Comer, Choose NOW Publishing

Aren’t Jo and Zach adorable??? And Domino, a 4 month old trouble-making Border collie with boundless energy. So perfect.

The novel releases in just six and a half weeks!!! The past month has been a bit of a whirlwind. I’ve been through the manuscript twice—before and after my publisher had a round with it—and sent it to the editor yesterday. I’ll get another peek at it in a couple of weeks, then it’s off to galleys and, from there, a printed book.

Zoooooooom.

The second novel, Sweetened with Honey, is off to two critiquers. It, too, should be back around the end of June.

Don’t worry, I have a lot to do while both manuscripts are out of my hands. Not only am I planning out the third book, but I have about 28 blog posts and interviews to write for various sites in August and I’m open to more. If you’d like to host me to talk about Farm Lit, Farm Fresh Romance, or Raspberries and Vinegar, leave a note in comments and I’ll get back to you (I can see your email address, so you don’t need to write it out.)

Would you all like a post about the process of creating this cover? I’m pretty sure one can be arranged… :D

Read the first chapter here.

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