So happy to finally introduce you to the cover art for
The Wood’s Edge
(The Pathfinders #1)
Coming from WaterBrook Press
April 21 2015
This book marks my foray into series writing, and is a little different from my previous two releases. How so? While I don’t yet have an official cover blurb to share, I can say that the series spans a longer time period (twenty years), and deals with more than one generation of two families. It also encompasses a lot more history! But I trust all the elements you’ve come to expect with my books will be evident.
- A setting that spans a frontier (cultural as well as topographical)
- Romance (more than one!)
- Faith journeys (quite a number of them)
- That history I mentioned. The Pathfinders series explores the history of the Oneida people, one of the Six Nations of the Iroquois, leading up to the Revolutionary War and encompassing a key turning point in that war.
I’m looking forward to introducing you to a new cast of characters, come April!
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Stunning! I LOVE it! Do you get to help design it or is it a surprise? (They did an amazing job on the cover!!!)
Glad you like it, Lisa! I give input about characters and settings at the start of the process, then Kristopher (the artist for my books) takes it away and does his work, coming up with several comps, and at the point in the process where many people at WaterBrook have weighed in on those comps and they think they are close to the final design choice, then me and my agent get a look at their top pick and get to give some input. They take that into consideration, but final decisions are generally up to WB. That's my impression of how this process works between me and WB. It's far more input than I ever expected to have and I'm thankful for it.
I want her hair!!
Seriously!
I love the cover!!! Looking forward to it.
Thank you, Diana!
Very well done! Can't wait to read the novel!
Thanks, Lisa. It's getting exciting around here again. I love getting to share the cover. It's one of the highlights of the publishing process.
Lori, it's beautiful! I'm so excited to hear that it's the start of a series! Can't wait to read it!
Beth
Thanks, Beth! It's good to know you are looking forward to it. 🙂
It's magnificent, Lori! Cannot wait to turn the first page!
Yay, Rebecca. Love your enthusiasm!
Beautiful cover, Lori, and an intriguing backdrop for a series. Can't wait to read it!
Thank you, Mona. 🙂
It's gorgeous, Lori! Very excite for you–and me, as the reader. 🙂
Thanks, Sally!
Beautiful cover! Looking forward to reading it.
Katrina, so glad to hear it! Thank you. 🙂
That's glorious, Lori!
Thanks, Zan Marie!
I've been looking everywhere to find some news on your next book. i am so happy to hear this news! Can't wait to read it.
Thanks, Helena! I'll keep this blog updated any time there is news. The next of which I expect will be the cover blurb, but I don't know when. And you can always check my FB Author page. I post all news and writing related goings on there. The link is over in the sidebar.
Loved the introduction you gave to your new series, plus the cover. It is definitely going to be read! Can't wait. That is the only problem with having favorite authors, when something new comes out, we devour it, then have to sit back and anxiously wait for the next one. But it is well worth the wait.
Brenda, I'm honored to be among those whose books you are impatient for. Yes, I know just what you mean. There are authors I feel the same way about. Sometimes I'll do a re-read just to savor the story a second time. 🙂
It is beautiful! And sounds even better! Squeal! I can not wait to read it!
🙂 Thanks, Nancy! And I can't wait to get it all polished up and ready for you to read it. I'm in between edits now, working on the sequel.
Congratulations, Lori! This is beautiful!
Joanne, so glad you stopped by. I def have hair envy with this cover. 🙂
Eek! I cannot wait! Congratulations on the beautiful cover. It really has an "artsy" feel, like a painting, that makes it more than your typical photo-centered cover. And I really like the typography, especially the interlocking "O's" of "Wood's".
It does have a painterly feel to it. So good to hear you like it. The scene really is perfect for this story in more ways than one, and I can't wait for readers to figure out why.
So excited! I love the color palates of your books. They're always so eye catching.
Hi Spesh. Me too! And I'm sure Kristopher is very pleased with the reaction to this new cover. 🙂
Beautiful cover.
Thanks, Bonnie!
Beautiful!! The colors are fabulous. Can't wait to find out the story. 🙂
Kate, so glad you like the colors. 🙂 I'm rather partial to autumn colors myself.
oooh, it's beautiful, and soft, and intriguing and a little scary and romantic and all those things all at one glance! You coulda shoulda if ya woulda posed for it yourself with your own hair curled in back and wearing your own period dress… you're as beauteous as she is… as for him, well, no, sorry but no, Brian! 🙂
LOL, Patti. I think we're both a little too long in the tooth and wide in the girth. 🙂
Great cover! Makes you want to know what the story is.
Thanks, Robin! I'm glad it's intriguing. That's the goal of the cover, to make a reader want to turn it over and read that back cover blurb…. which I look forward to sharing.
I'm starting to get excited! And I'm also thrilled to hear you're writing a series, Lori! Thanks for sharing the new cover today. I always love seeing the cover reveals! 🙂
-Cassie
Cassie, I'm glad for the chance to try my hand at a series too. Definitely some new challenges, but that's a good thing. 🙂
Love the cover, and I'm sooo looking forward to this story!
Thanks Joan! It's starting to feel real and solid now. 🙂 Content edits are behind me, but still three rounds of edits to go.
The cover is gorgeous, Lori! I can't wait to read this new story!!
Hi Britney! So thankful for your support and continued excitement for my books. Blessings to you!
I LOVE IT, LORI!!! It's sooo perfect!!! I can't wait to read it!!!
Dawn, thank you! I'm looking forward to your next book too. 🙂
AMAZING cover! Thanks for sharing!
My pleasure, Caryl. 🙂
Very nice. Congratulations, Lori 🙂
Thank you, Ganise!