In earlier posts on the Speculative
Salon, I’ve showed the progression of how I created Books One and Two, and now I’ll
continue and reveal the steps I took in this new cover for Lost Volumes: Enchanted Bookstore Legend Three.
My process began the same as
before, with limited watercolors of the two figures. They are a tiger owl named
Kenzo and a pseudodragon named Noba. Both are helpers to Sire Cullen Drake, the
Imperial Wizard of the Alliance. After two books, these little guys received so
much attention from readers, they deserved a cover spotlight. And they do play big
roles in the adventures of this book.
Then I removed each image from the scanned paper and placed it on the background.
Next came hours of painting and shading. After I added font, I had fun
playing with several light effects to produce the final cover. I’m pleased with the
result, and it’s one of my favorite covers I’ve done.
Lost Volumes:
Enchanted Bookstore Legend Three by Marsha A. Moore
Genre: Fantasy
romance
Description:
When Lyra McCauley learns residents of Dragonspeir’s
Alliance are suffering with a deadly plague, she doesn’t heed the warnings of
her fiancé, wizard Cullen Drake, to remain safe in her human world. After all,
she’s the present Scribe—one of five strong women in her ancestry who possessed
unique magic, each destined to protect the Alliance against the evil Black
Dragon of the Dark Realm. With Cullen dependent upon Alliance power to maintain
his immortality, the stakes are doubled for Lyra.
She leaves her college teaching and puts herself at risk for
the community afflicted by black magic. To find a cure, she and Cullen travel
into the vile, lawless underworld of Terza to strike a bargain with an expert.
Their efforts further enrage the Black Dragon, vowing to decimate the Alliance
and avenge the murder of his heir.
Lyra must secure the three lost volumes of the Book of Dragonspeir. Written by the
three earliest Scribes, each book contains energy. Possession of the entire set
will enable overthrow of the Dark Realm. Following clues into dangerous lands,
Lyra and Cullen seek those volumes. His assistants, Kenzo the tiger owl and
Noba the pseudodragon, prove invaluable aids. Only if they succeed, will the
Alliance be safe and Lyra reach closer to the immortality she needs to live a
life with Cullen.
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Series Blurb: Enchanted
Bookstore Legends
The Enchanted Bookstore Legends are
about Lyra McCauley, a woman destined to become one of five strong women in her
family who possess unique magical abilities and serve as Scribes in
Dragonspeir. The Scribes span a long history, dating from 1200 to present day.
Each Scribe is expected to journey through Dragonspeir, both the good and evil
factions, then draft a written account. Each book contains magic with vast
implications.
Lyra was first introduced to Dragonspeir as a young girl,
when she met the high sorcerer, Cullen Drake, through a gift of one of those
enchanted books. Using its magic, he escorted her into the parallel world of
Dragonspeir. Years later, she lost that volume and forgot the world and Cullen.
These legends begin where he finds her again—she is thirty-five, standing in
his enchanted bookstore, and Dragonspeir needs her.
When Lyra reopens that enchanted book, she confronts a series
of quests where she is expected to save the good Alliance from destruction by
the evil Black Dragon. While learning about her role,
Lyra and Cullen fall in love. He is 220 years old and kept alive by Dragonspeir
magic. Cullen will die if Dragonspeir is taken over by the evil faction…Lyra
becomes the Scribe.
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