On Monday I was supposed to put up a post about a terrific new cover for Solomon’s Compass by Carol Kilgore. It was part of a fun “cover reveal” that had a number of bloggers sharing her excitement over this awesome cover. My apologies, Carol, and even though it is a bit late, I did want to share your cover and your new release with my readers.
The quality of a book cover is important for drawing attention, and this one certainly does its job. Carol said in her e-mail that she and the cover artist worked a long time to get this just right, and I would say the work paid off.
Even though I love the cover, I wasn’t sure I was going to buy this book until I read the short synopsis:
A missing belt—her uncle’s prized possession. The lure of buried treasure. And a sexy former SEAL who makes U.S. Coast Guard Commander Taylor Campbell crazy. What more could any woman want. Right?
Taylor is on a quest to unearth her uncle’s buried treasure—a journey so far out of the realm of her real life she can barely fathom it. There’s one other minor glitch. Taylor’s certain the buried treasure was all in Uncle Randy’s dementia-riddled mind. Now he’s dead.
All the same, Taylor is in Rock Harbor, Texas, to settle her uncle’s estate, including following his directions to the treasure—even if doing so means trespassing. When someone tries to kill her, Taylor’s quest becomes personal. She tosses Randy’s official cause of death—Drowning Due to Accident—out the window and starts looking at his Rock Harbor acquaintances. Could Randy’s treasure be real?
Jake Solomon is in Rock Harbor under false pretenses. He loathes the charade, but if he doesn’t follow the plan, his dad will make Jake’s SEAL training feel like a day on the monkey bars in kindergarten.
The plan is to protect Taylor Campbell from the fate that befell her uncle and the other members of a tight circle of Coast Guardsmen called the Compass Points who served together on Point boats in Vietnam.
Due to the danger involved, Jake’s dad has ordered him not to become involved with Taylor. Disobeying his father was Jake’s first mistake.
Taylor is attracted to Jake as well, but she refuses to wait for Jake to locate the killer when she knows her plan will force her uncle’s murderer into action.
But the killer’s actions are just what Jake is afraid of.
Okay, I’m hooked. I can’t wait for the book to be available. What about you? Does this sound like a story you would like to read?
Thanks so much, Maryann, for sharing my cover with your readers. I’m happy you’re hooked!
And no worries at all about the timing 🙂
Thanks for letting me off the hook, Carol. So, when is the book coming out?
Don’t feel too bad, Maryann. I saw Carol’s cover a bunch of places on Monday so you’ve just caught the late comers.
Congrats to Carol! Definitely want to read. I’ve got her first book and looking forward to getting to it.
LD, I wasn’t even online much Monday, or the rest of this week either. Working on a tight deadline, so this is the first morning I’ve checked blogs in a while. I’m so glad Carol had a nice cover reveal.
Nick, thanks for stopping by. It is always nice to have a new visitor.