Happy Tuesday! Today I have a lovely author standing under the bright spotlight. Please welcome Chris T. Kat and her novel The Wold and His Diva! 
Cover Illustration
Elyzabeth,
thank you very much for having me. I'm here to talk about my new release, The
Wolf and His Diva, a m/m shape-shifter romance which was published by
Dreamspinner Press on March 12th.
I'm a big
sucker for good book covers, and especially for drawn covers. It's very
fortunate for me that some fantastic artists work for Dreamspinner Press and
I've been very lucky with my covers. The cover for Secret Chemistry (by
Anne Cain) was a winner in the 2013 Rainbow Awards: fifth (tie): Best
LGBT Cover – Illustration.
I love all the covers
the various artists created for my books and each of them holds a special place
in my heart. For the cover of The Wolf and His Diva, I wanted to display a
tender scene, but it should also have a certain cuteness factor to it. A lot of
people like hot covers the most, I know that. I'm ticking differently—I like
the cute ones the best.
Paul Richmond created a
gorgeous illustration with Billy cradled in George's hands. I love how both of
them sport a small smile and the way they gaze at each other. Also, the light
colors in the background are great; they lend warmth to the image.
Paul sent me a black and
white sketch at first:
My kids (especially my
daughter) loved the sketch so much that she asked me if she could color it in.
Of course I said yes—after much internal squeeing. This is the result:
How about you? What kind
of covers draw you in? Photos or illustrations? The hot and smexy? Inquiring
minds want to know! :)
Oh, and below is the
finalized version of the cover.
George Owens is comfortable with his life just the way it is. A wolf- and fox-shifter, George leads a reclusive lifestyle with his energetic and diva-ish mate Billy, a fox-and squirrel-shifter.
George has no desire to take over leadership of the pack, despite his father’s wishes. Edward Owens is feeling his age and wants to make sure the pack is in good hands should he not be able to win his next challenge. However, George is adamant that he wants no part of it.
But events rock George from his complacency, and he realizes he has to take a stand and fight for what he cares about. If he remains in the past and cannot change in order to do what he must, he risks losing everything he loves.
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~~Excerpt~~
After
pushing his snout through the snow-covered entrance of the den, George sniffed.
He sucked in deep gulps of crisp air, enjoying the slight burn deep in his
lungs. He had no desire to be anywhere but there, in Alaska.
Contentment
