And here it is: The cover for The Crow God’s Girl. What do you think? (Click on cover to expand)
Better to be a queen than a pawn…
Kate Mossland is an ordinary teenager in a strange and dangerous land. She has crossed the gordath, the portal between our world and Aeritan, and may never go home again. She has accepted her new life as foster daughter to Lord Terrick and is engaged to be married to his son Colar, a young noble whose life she saved and whom she loves.
But all is not easy in the House of Terrick. The servants distrust her, the men-at-arms disdain her, and learning how to be a great lady is harder than it looks. Every misstep brings her closer to ruin, and Kate must walk a fine line between independent teen and modest noblewoman.
When the youngest son of Lord Terrick is kidnapped by armed thugs, Kate and a mysterious young girl named Ossen make a daring rescue. But her unladylike courage only strengthens her enemies’ hatred.
Then in a single blow Kate learns that her life is truly not her own. As Aeritan teeters on the brink of war, and promises once made are so easily broken, Lord Terrick demands that Kate submit to a new role.
But Kate is not so easily managed. Together with Ossen and the girl’s rough and roguish brothers, she leaves the protection of the only House she has known in Aeritan to choose her own path and find her true home.
7 Comments
Katharine Eliska Kimbriel · May 8, 2012 at 10:47 am
I like it! It reminds me of a print I bought from Alicia Austin, years ago.
Patrice Sarath · May 9, 2012 at 9:54 pm
I like Alicia Austin’s work too. It is very similar. We were saying on Facebook how much this girl looks like my daughter. It’s eerie — there’s something about the expression.
Audrey Lockwood · May 10, 2012 at 12:59 pm
Great cover, and I really love the story!
Katharine Eliska Kimbriel · May 10, 2012 at 4:38 pm
Go, Kate!
Patrice Sarath · May 10, 2012 at 5:30 pm
Yep! She is as far from Bella Swan as a girl can be.
dave chang · May 10, 2012 at 9:20 pm
I like it!
Patrice, for something like this, you’d totally be justified in uploading a larger image. Something 2x as big would be fine. Even for snapshots, this is pretty modest. :).
Patrice Sarath · May 10, 2012 at 9:25 pm
Ever since you said I was using too much server space I got gunshy. It’s going to go up on the front page eventually (in the top position) so I’ll leave it like this for now.