The highly anticipated cover

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JUN

14

2010

3:03 pm


butterflyswords_cover

Highly anticipated by me, of course. I just received a scan of the cover flat this morning. Apparently, the Harlequin art department worked quite hard putting it together and I’m very grateful. The cover stands out from across the room!

But the part that made me most weepy…yes, okay. I did sniffle a little…The part that made me most verklempt was the little inscription along the spine that says “Tang Dynasty – China”. I’ve read so many Harlequin Historicals and I’ve seen different categories along there. “Regency – England” “Medieval – Scotland” “Western – America”

And here it is. My little book, the new kid on the playground!

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RFLong says:
June 14, 2010 at 3:14 pm

Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay! It’s absolutely gorgeous!

sabrina darby says:
June 14, 2010 at 3:18 pm

It’s Beautiful!!!! They did a fabulous job. That is a book to be proud carrying around!

Debbie Mumford says:
June 14, 2010 at 3:19 pm

Awesome, Jeannie! Absolutely awesome!

Kim Knox says:
June 14, 2010 at 3:20 pm

Congrats! It’s beautiful :D

liz talley says:
June 14, 2010 at 3:37 pm

That definely will stand out among the others. Honestly, I was expecting a butterfly, but I do love the red – so bold. I also like the back cover art. Congrats, Jeannie! Enjoy staring at it for hours :)

Bev Pettersen says:
June 14, 2010 at 3:46 pm

It’s gorgeous, Jeannie. Congratulations!!!!

Sela Carsen says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:02 pm

OMG!!!! I may have sniffled a little bit with you. That is sooooo gorgeous! Can’t wait til October!

Jeannie Lin says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:08 pm

Thank you everyone. I still can’t look away. I’m going to be seeing green by the end of the day!

Kim Law says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:08 pm

Oh, that on the spine is definitely sniffle worthy! Very, very gorgeous cover. I love the red!

Ella Drake says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:10 pm

This is soooo gorgeous. It does the story quite proud. Congrats to you and kudos to the art department.

Louisa Cornell says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:19 pm

It’s gorgeous, Jeannie ! And as much as you anticipated this cover I am anticipating reading it more! So proud of you Ruby Sister!

sharon lynn fisher says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:19 pm

Gorgeous, Jeannie, congrats!!!

Crystal Jordan says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:31 pm

That is so exciting! Congratulations! It’s a lovely cover, yay!

Walt M says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:32 pm

Great cover! Can’t wait to read it!

Claudia Shelton says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:45 pm

Fabulous! Her reflection in the butterfly sword is intriguing.

Elisa Beatty says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:46 pm

Gorgeous!!! Romances with red and black as dominant colors on the cover tend to sell well!!!!!! May it be so for you! Can’t wait!

Vanessa Barneveld says:
June 14, 2010 at 4:50 pm

Congrats, Jeannie. The cover’s gorgeous! I love the red too! And I love the quotes. Mary Jo Putney–wow! Can’t wait to read it.

Diana Layne says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:22 pm

I love, love, love it!

Anne Barton says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:42 pm

It’s beautiful, Jeannie! I love the artwork, the quotes, and the back cover blurb. Gorgeous! Congrats, and enjoy. :)

Sasha Devlin says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:45 pm

That cover is CHILL inducing! Congrats on the release and the fantastic cover.

Megan Kelly says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:48 pm

That’s stunning! Wow. It IS hard to look away and it’s not even my book, lol. SO proud of you and eager to read it. Love the Golden Heart mention too! Congrats.

Shawntelle Madison says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:51 pm

I love it! I love it! I love it!

Barb Huddleston says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:55 pm

It’s a super cover, Jeannie! It captures the attention (draws the eye) immediately and keeps it there with the subtlies of the rest of the details. So much to discover there. As Liz said, the back cover art is intriguing, too.

Congratulatons!!!

Kris Kennedy says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:55 pm

Jeannie~
Yay!! It’s beautiful. And I totally get why you teared up. :-)

Elise Hayes says:
June 14, 2010 at 5:57 pm

I LOVE that the spine says “Tang Dynasty-China.” That’s fabulous! Congratulations, Jeannie!

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Babette James says:
June 14, 2010 at 6:10 pm

Wow! It’s so gorgeous. Congratulations!!

Susan B-K says:
June 14, 2010 at 6:28 pm

Congratulations, Jeannie! The cover is absolutely gorgeous! I also love all the detail on the back cover.

Anna Treece says:
June 14, 2010 at 6:50 pm

Congratulations! It looks fantastic!

Jeannie Lin says:
June 14, 2010 at 7:01 pm

I’m quite fond of the back cover myself.

Mum thinks the girl looks too ferocious and she shuddered at the sword, but she’s never liked swords. Other than that she approves. :)

Victoria Dixon says:
June 14, 2010 at 7:07 pm

Hey, the girl’s supposed to look ferocious, so that’s good. LOL Aside from that, my computer graphic-designer husband’s comment was, “Damn. There’s competition.” Then he ran downstairs to his computer. You go, girl! :D

It is absolutely gorgeous and I can’t wait to read it! SQUEEEE!

Nadia Lee says:
June 14, 2010 at 9:16 pm

It’s stunning. Congratulations!

Rashda says:
June 15, 2010 at 1:43 am

Nice! Congratulations! This will definitely stand out. Looking forward to the read :)

Michelle Wilson says:
June 15, 2010 at 4:00 am

Congratulations Jeannie! Yay! I’m so very thrilled for you. The cover is absolutely gorgeous. Is that a butterfly sword she is holding? Eh hem, I can’t wait for my signed copy :) i do agree, seeing China on the spine is a teary moment.

Jeannie Lin says:
June 15, 2010 at 5:00 am

The sword she’s holding would be about right for a butterfly sword in terms of length. One friend commented that there should be two, but that doesn’t bother me at all. Just on Sunday, someone asked me what I wanted on the cover and I said a red dress and a sword — and my wish came true. In more ways than one.

Vicki Bendau says:
June 15, 2010 at 5:18 am

Red dresses and swords! Oh my yes. Truly the ‘grabbiest’ cover I’ve ever seen. Jeannie I am so happy that you love it. All the best to you. Vicki (B) from our asian authors group

Victoria Janssen says:
June 15, 2010 at 5:40 am

WOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Kristi says:
June 15, 2010 at 5:52 am

That cover is gorgeous, Jeannie! And its totally one that would catch my eye from across the store, even if I didn’t know the author :) And since you’re lacking the man-chest, I suspect you’ll get a couple of buyers of non-romance “historical fiction” checking your book out too (which is a good thing…get them hooked on cool history plus a huge emotional hit!)

Jeannie Lin says:
June 15, 2010 at 6:15 am

Kristi — nothing against man chest, but I was really hoping for a non-man chest cover for that reason! I mean, it has swords and action. I know there are a couple of non-romance readers interested and men are more likely to buy if there’s no beefcake on the cover, I think.

Cara Lopez Lee says:
June 15, 2010 at 8:15 am

That’s one stunning cover, Jeannie Lin! You’re right: this one will jump out at readers from across a room. I understand why you’re excited about seeing “China” on the spine. What a perfect time for this book, when the world’s fascination with China is growing.

Autumn Jordon says:
June 15, 2010 at 8:18 am

Love it! Very eye catching. Congrats.

Dara says:
June 15, 2010 at 11:14 am

SQUEE!!! That’s lovely!

Dara says:
June 15, 2010 at 11:16 am

And especially exciting is the historical category on the spine–hooray! Hopefully yours will help open up the floodgates for all the Asian fiction :)

Jax Cassidy says:
June 15, 2010 at 2:05 pm

Congratulations on the gorgeous cover! I’m so happy for you. Wow, looking back to when we first met and you were first working on this project…it seems like time just whizzed by. You should hang it proudly in your office!

Jeannie Lin says:
June 16, 2010 at 7:22 am

Oh Jax, it feels like such a long time ago to me. Of course, I’m in the time warp of waiting for my first book to be published.

Robin says:
June 17, 2010 at 9:16 am

Congratulations, Jeannie ~ it’s a beautiful and very eye-catching cover! I’m so excited for you.

I wanted to tell you what an awesome workshop you gave to LARA. I thought you were fantastic! Thanks so much for sharing all your insight. I’m sorry I didn’t get a chance to say hi in person!

Jeannie Lin says:
June 17, 2010 at 9:24 am

Hi Robin! I wish I could have stayed and talked to everyone. My Little Sis had to get home so I had to play chauffeur. I loved seeing everyone!

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Lisa and Laura says:
June 21, 2010 at 7:39 pm

Oh Jeannie, It’s GORGEOUS! Absolutely beautiful! I can’t wait to buy a copy of my very own. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

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