Wednesday, April 16, 2014

Talon cover reveal + winners

Hey everyone!


So, the cover for Talon was finally revealed yesterday!  Did you all get to see it?  If not, feast your eyes below on the gorgeous pretty.






Long ago, dragons were hunted to near extinction by the Order of St. George, a legendary society of dragon slayers. Hiding in human form and growing their numbers in secret, the dragons of Talon have become strong and cunning, and they’re positioned to take over the world with humans none the wiser.

Ember and Dante Hill are the only sister and brother known to dragonkind. Trained to infiltrate society, Ember wants to live the teen experience and enjoy a summer of freedom before taking her destined place in Talon. But destiny is a matter of perspective, and a rogue dragon will soon challenge everything Ember has been taught. As Ember struggles to accept her future, she and her brother are hunted by the Order of St. George.

Soldier Garret Xavier Sebastian has a mission to seek and destroy all dragons, and Talon’s newest recruits in particular. But he cannot kill unless he is certain he has found his prey: and nothing is certain about Ember Hill. Faced with Ember’s bravery, confidence and all-too-human desires, Garret begins to question everything that the Order has ingrained in him: and what he might be willing to give up to find the truth about dragons.






What do you guys think?  I adore this cover.  I love the simple elegance, the metallic, rippling red scales, the bold gold title with the dragon in the O.  Its probably my favorite cover to date.  I hope you like it, too.  :)



So, whose guess was the closest to the actual cover?  There were actually several that came really, really close, and a few that were nearly spot on.  I read through all the entries, picked the ones that were the closest, and then chose a random winner from those numbers.


The winners of the Guess the Cover contest are as follows.



For the signed copy of The Forever Song: Minerva Emano.


And the winner of the signed Forever Song and the chibi dragon figurine is: Jess the Cozy Reader!



Congrats to you both!  I will be emailing you shortly.  And thanks to everyone who entered and took a guess on the cover; your ideas were so creative and awesome.  As we get closer to Talon's release, there will be many more fun things to come, so stay tuned!






-Julie









13 comments:

  1. Love the cover! And congrats to the winners!

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  2. I just adore the cover! Love the scales and adoooore the colour!
    Congrats to the winners!

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  3. I guess I'm one of those who came really close! Sad I din't win. But I'll gladly settle for a copy of Talon when it comes out! It looks glorious! :D

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  4. Too bad I didin't win (though I'll admit my guess was quite far from this beautiful cover). Congrats to the winners.
    Thanks for all those giveaways, Julie.

    Love,
    Nanou-chou.

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  5. The summary of the novel sounds brilliant. Can't wait until the release!

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  6. The new cover is the coolest! Congrats to the winners!

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  7. I am definitely looking forward to this one. It'll be in a future WOW and I just love how diverse the author is showing herself to be. This should be another great series!!!

    Tressa @ Tressa's Wishful Endings

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    1. Let's try that again. I was on a blog and didn't realize that when I clicked on her post it too me here. 0.0 Sorry! In case you didn't gather from my comment, you're an awesome author and I'm loving your books! :) I love how the cover just screams dragon!

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  8. Will the new cover ever be available to the Immortal Rules hardcover? Because id love for all the books to match in hardcover

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