Chest of Souls Book 2: Fathom's Deep

Note:  Cover by Daekazu.
Ignore the numbering. This is actually book #2 in the  20-or-so series.

Wow.  That was the first word that popped into my mind when I saw the final edit of the cover.

This makes book number 15 for me and the fourth book which I've commissioned Daekazu to do.  He loves water pictures and it shows.

The woman is Soline, Keeper of the Waves, Sea Goddess, Sea Witch, Siren of the Sea...former Water-Mac from the Fortress in Brissa.  In this book I take the characters and dig a bit deeper.  Soline, I found, was fathoms deep - hence the name.

She is also featured on a cover:  Lend Me Your Mind.  

"It can't be!" you say, "Her hair was blue!"

I answer, "You're right!  Except, this picture is underwater."

She IS all that and a bag of soggy, annoyed attitude!

The octopus that rides her shoulder is Garb. He is also in book #10 Traps.  

The fish in the background that look like manta rays are actually called raykah - or kah, for short.  Soline created them, but Ammon does a bit more...like, well, read the books.

Books are available on Amazon.

Sweet Success!!!

So, here's how the promo on Amazon went for me:  SWEET SUCCESS:)

Several thousand people in 9 different countries downloaded Chest of Souls Book One 

and Pic Jump during the Free Amazon Kindle promo.  Wahoo!

Amidst stiff competition, Chest of Souls Book One rose to #8 in the Epic Fantasy charts, 

and #9 in Family Saga-Fiction.   Pic Jump reached #14 in the Romance/Inspirational category,

 #15 in Suspense, and #15 in Thrillers!

Soon to be released:  Five:  The Power Rising   

I know I've said it before, and if I had my artistic eye screwed in right, I would not have made the 

mistake I did and the book would have been released earlier.  The fault lies with me, not the artist.

Daekazu didn't fail me - he did what I asked. 

However, when I saw the cover, which was what I asked for,

the feeling I had anticipated missed the target.  I want my covers to evoke emotion. 

I want to keep pulling the site up just to keep looking at them.  

Yes, as a matter of fact, I continue to do that with my first two covers.

You will see the first cover because I'm going to use it for the back cover. In fact, I'm going to paste the blurb over the top of it to cover MY faulty idea.  

Here is the blurb:

In the tatted lace of legend, there were Five Creators:

The Tree:  Ammon of Rozan-Steading

The Pillar:  Jaydren of Stones Fist

The Keeper:  Soline the Water-witch

The Weaver:  Revaya the would-be Queen

The Blaze:  Vael, the Betrayer

Ammon of Rozan-Steading exists to bring change. 

While serving as a Guard at the Fortress, he met the other four Creators and freed them.

Jaydren of Stones Fist was forced to kill his family.

His father’s last words were “Close your eyes son,” 

just before he’s forced to bury his parents and sister under a mountain he created. 

He has plans to escape, but can’t do it alone.

Soline doesn't remember where she came from.

When she was three, her world was colored by pain that never ended.  

Her goal: return to the sea, no matter the cost.

Revaya was told she would be Queen someday, 

but only after a journey she’d never take by herself.

Vael was carried to the Fortress by harpies, monstrous winged creatures 

that abduct those with ‘talent’ and take them to the Fortress.  

He plans to burn whatever stands in his way.

These Five are already legends.

Inside them, their power is rising.

Lend Me Your Mind - new cover

Old Cover

New Cover

Some pictures are worth a thousand words.  Here we have Soline, Keeper of the Waves, Sea Witch, Lady of the Sea, Sea Goddess (and unprintable names that sailors use).

Our Polish artist, Daekazu, did a fantastic job on the replacement cover and he is busy at work on the first of the prequels' covers. 

When I began my publishing journey, I had no experience with Photoshop and I hadn't drawn anything for decades.  The book was written, but I had no cover.   So, with great hopes, I bought PS 5 and went to work. 

The cover on the left did its job - it provided a way to get the book out there.  As money came in from the sales, I upgraded.  I will continue to do so, but please be patient.  New books need covers first and I usually release 3-4 books a year now.