Blue Musings vol. 7, no. 2: March 31, 2017
Cover Reveal Edition
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Blue Musings

from LJCohen & Once in a Blue Muse

 

Cover Reveal

The gracious and talented Chris Howard has done it again and captured Lieutenant Commander Emmaline Gutierrez for this incredible cover for the upcoming 4th installment of Halcyone Space: Parallax. (If you don't see the image, you may have to click "display all images" from your email provider.)
 
This is the print version, including the wrap around back cover. The ebook cover version will have Gutierrez standing at the left hand margin. One of the fascinating aspects of working with a cover artist is that this is the first time the author gives up control of the story. While I gave Chris some basics, along with the text's description of the LC, since I am in no way a visual artist, I couldn't tell him my 'vision' for the character even if I wanted to.
 
Certainly, I had not imagined her prosthesis in such a way. Yet, when I saw the initial concept sketches, it immediately felt right. More than right; it's perfect.
 
It has been an absolute privilege to be able to work with Chris on the Halcyone Space series and I look forward to future collaborations.
 
You are welcome to download the art for your personal (non-commercial) use, but please keep the attribution and link back to Chris.
 
The manuscript is now in the hands of my trusty editor and is on track for a summer 2017 release. Stay tuned!
 

Fill up your eReaders!

This weekend, April 1 & 2, is your opportunity to get any number of Science Fiction and Fantasy titles on sale for $0.99
If you're looking for some new authors to try, take a look.
 

Included in this flash sale is book 1 of my Changeling's Choice series, THE BETWEEN. While I have been primarily focused on my SF/Space Opera series, I have never lost my love of fantasy stories. I've had readers ask if this series will continue (beyond TIME AND TITHE). Probably not, but that doesn't mean there won't be other kinds of stories told in Lydia and Taylor's universe.

This is not Shakespeare's Oberon and Titania. And Lydia has no desire to be their chosen one. Welcome to the subtle war between overt and covert magic, where every choice has consequences. THE BETWEEN, Changeling's Choice book 1: a modern take on the myths of Faerie.

High school senior, Lydia Hawthorne, is less than grateful when Oberon has her snatched from the mortal world and she finds out she's actually Fae. And not just any Fae, but a trueborn with enough inherent magic to tip the balance between Oberon and Titania's warring Bright and Shadow courts.

But that's their game and she doesn't want to play by their rules. Together with Clive Barrow, a Bright Court Fae with embarrassing family ties to the mortal world, Lydia fights to regain her old life, fueling her magic with the very human power of love and loss, challenging the essential nature of Faerie itself.


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