The Order of Winter

I may have been a teeny bit excited when this time last week, the first version of my cover turned up. To describe how I was feeling when this first arrived is tricky, but I did spend five minutes grinning widely and staring at it before doing anything further.

But just like what will be found inside that cover, the first version was by no means meant the final version. A little consultation from the Inner Circle™ later and back went a few suggestions for tweaks. Over a few versions, we settled on a background colour, the presence of Grenshall Manor, after which the story series are named, appropriate attire for our cover stars, and the big thing for the eventual version – a rather ornate dagger.

And here it is:

…and the full cover, complete with blurb you may be familiar with from my previous post:

Hope you like it as much as I do!