Well Folks, it was a long, hard battle. Tons of comments and great suggestions. There were font wars, there were close-ups and bends in the road…

But here it is. The cover for Tracking Magic!!!

Currently, Tracking Magic is available at Amazon and Smashwords for $1.99.

Thank you everyone for your votes and comments. I think the end result is much improved!!! I had a lot of fun and I hope you did too!!!

“Get Smart” meets “Ghostbusters!” A humorous urban fantasy. Five case files from Max Killian Investigations:

Haunting Clues — Max is hired to expel a ghost from a mansion. To deal with the dead, though, he must first uncover the secrets of those still alive.

Curses! — Some days you curse, some days the curse gets you.

Dearly Departed — Max investigates a graveyard, but when it comes up empty, it’s his job to find the body–dead or alive.

Roadkill — Max can smell the dead long after they are gone. Of course, it’s not too hard to smell the ones that just died, but it could prove to be more dangerous.

Privy to Secrets — Some secrets are worth dying for. The trick is to know which ones make life worth living.

It’s time!!! You get to help me choose between two great covers (both done by Deb Wentz) for my latest book: Under Witch Moon. Here they are:

Cover A: Moon Shadows

Cover B: Cactus Moon

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Under Witch Moon is not a cozy; it’s my first urban fantasy. It’s spookier than my cozy series…more dangerous.

Adriel should have known that with a werewolf, it never stopped with just one body. She would have gone to the police after witnessing Dolores’ death, but she wasn’t certain the killer she saw was responsible for the other murders. Besides, the police didn’t believe in werewolves, and they weren’t going to believe she was a witch either so what could she tell them?

She kept her eyes and ears open while she tried to help her latest client escape the clutches of a voodoo witch, but things went from bad to worse when more bodies turned up. She was greatly relieved when she met White Feather, an undercover cop. Unfortunately, he wasn’t convinced she was innocent of all wrong-doing.

It was going to take every spell she knew and a few she hadn’t tried to solve the murders and stay alive.

Under Witch Moon is available exclusively at Smashwords for early readers. Use coupon VV86V at checkout to obtain a dollar off purchase while the poll is running. Once the cover is chosen, I’ll upload the book to Amazon and other stores!!!

Click here to read the first chapter.

Many thanks to Deb for the fabulous covers and to all my readers for voting!!!

Check it out!!!! I am almost ready to tell you where to buy the Greek version of Haunting Clues!!! You can buy the Greek version of Haunting Clues at Smashwords.

Here’s the book blurb:

Ebook Description
Ο Μαξ αναλαμβάνει να απομακρύνει τα φαντάσματα από μία πολυτελή έπαυλη. Για να αντιμετωπίσει τους νεκρούς, όμως, πρέπει πρώτα να ξεσκεπάσει τα μυστικά αυτών που είναι ακόμα ζωντανοί.

I’m still doing some testing of the various formats. If you own a Sony reader, the PDF format looks best. (If you know how to embed a font, you can get around this issue.)

The .mobi file looks great on Kindle for PC. Adobe Editions replaces accents with a question mark. There are other readers; let me know if you have particular issues or questions about any of them!

The cover was designed by Katerina Vamvasaki.

It is true that many of my projects take on a life of their own. Take this small Christmas gift idea I had a month ago: I decided to combine Sage, Tracking Magic and a couple of short stories into a print volume as a Christmas gift for my nephew. Should have been doable in a month. Except that I had a book coming out on Dec 15th. And Amazon decided to offer a new contract for exclusive books that I had to look over and also submit to (Black-Tie Bingo).

It seems to me, and I could be mistaken, that Christmas has come and gone, yet the project not only still resides on my computer, it isn’t done. And the idea that the print book should be illustrated means that the project grew from a quaint idea to…a behemoth with four heads and legs that keep running away from me.

Without going into the long and short of it, I now have to pick a cover for this monster. If you’ve read Tracking Magic, Sage, Year of the Mountain Lion and/or Snitched, Snatched, your vote will be especially meaningful. The stories are all cozy (Year of the Mountain Lion is a fantasy, but it’s cozy-safe.) They are all suitable for young adults and there is a children’s story at the end that is suitable for every age. If you haven’t read any of the anthologies, well, just give me your gut reaction to the covers. For the record, I stuck with a look that is similar to Tracking Magic because that anthology sells well.

Cover A: All Fun and Games

Cover B: A little bit Haunted

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Suggestions welcome. But remember, my nephew should probably get the book before next Christmas…

Adriel should have known that with a werewolf, it never ends with just one body. She would have gone to the police after witnessing Dolores’ death, but she’s not certain the killer she saw is actually responsible for the other murders. Besides, the police don’t believe in werewolves, and they aren’t going to believe she is a witch either so what can she tell them?

She keeps her eyes and ears open as she tries to help her latest client escape the clutches of a voodoo witch, but things just get worse when more bodies turn up. In fear of a murderer who knows he was seen, a voodoo witch out for revenge and a werewolf gone berserk, she is greatly relieved when she meets White Feather, an undercover cop. Unfortunately, he isn’t convinced she is innocent of all wrong-doing.

It’s going to take every spell she knows and a few she hasn’t tried to solve the murders and stay alive.

Under Witch Moon (Moon Shadow Series) is live on Amazon and other stores!
Amazon UK
Barnes and Noble
Sony
Kobobooks
Smashwords (all formats available here)

Book Description: Adriel should have known that with a werewolf, it never stopped with just one body. She would have gone to the police after witnessing Dolores’ death, but she wasn’t certain the killer she saw was responsible for the other murders. Besides, the police didn’t believe in werewolves, and they weren’t going to believe she was a witch either so what could she tell them?

She kept her eyes and ears open while she tried to help her latest client escape the clutches of a voodoo witch, but things went from bad to worse when more bodies turned up. She was greatly relieved when she met White Feather, an undercover cop. Unfortunately, he wasn’t convinced she was innocent of all wrong-doing.

It was going to take every spell she knew and a few she hadn’t tried to solve the murders and stay alive.