Cover Reveal: Beneath Our Faults by Charity Ferrell

I had the privilege of working with Charity Ferrell on this cover; she picked a great image!

"I might not have pulled the trigger, but I could have stopped the bullet from hitting him." 

Daisy Mara had the perfect life: a boyfriend she'd eventually marry, friends she would do anything for, and the beginning of her senior year. All of that changes in an instance when a shot rings through the air, shattering her heart into pieces. Unable to cope with her loss, her parents force her to move thousands of miles away for a fresh, new start. The last thing she expects to see her first night in her new home is her new neighbor, naked and in a very compromising situation. 

Keegan Montgomery never had to answer to anyone for anything. His life consisted of partying and frequenting as many beds as he could throw himself into. But under his bad boy facade, he is facing his own internal demons. 

Daisy knows she will never belong to another.

Keegan knows he will never love anyone - ever. 

But their attraction is undeniable. 

Can the tragic ending of a first love end up being the beautiful beginning of another?

Look for this book on Feb 12, 2014!

Cover Reveal: Girl in Love by Caisey Quinn

I've been so privileged to work with Caisey Quinn on the cover of her third book in the Kylie Ryans series, Girl in Love. These books will always have a special place in my heart. The first one launched when I was just a writer and Caisey was a fan of mine who told me about this amazing book she'd written called Girl with Guitar. I told her she had to publish it and to put my money where my mouth was, I designed her a cover (it was supposed to be a temporary cover until she could afford a real designer) and formatted the book.

The book was a bestseller - my design efforts hadn't killed its chances there, and people started coming to me to ask for cover designs and formatting. And the rest is history. I started up E.M. Tippetts Book Designs and Caisey continued to kill it in the rankings and release one bestseller after another. I can't take any credit whatsoever for Caisey's talent, only for spotting how glaringly obvious it was. Being a part of her career launch has been a true privilege.

For the cover of Girl in Love, I can't take too much credit because Caisey had already picked the image and layout. As is often the case with her, it's a matter of noting her talent, helping get it into publishable format, and then getting out of the way ;-)

She's living her dream...

Kylie Ryans is the biggest thing to come out of Nashville since, well, since Trace Corbin. With a hit album and a powerful label behind her, she appears to be the girl who has it all.

But appearances can be deceiving.

Fresh out of rehab, Trace Corbin is ready to take on the world. Just not the girl he walked away from. Because if there's one thing he knows for certain, it's that the people you love are the ones who have the power to destroy you.

As their worlds collide, they'll have to make the ultimate choice. Follow their dreams, or give it all up for love.

They say love conquers all, but for Kylie and Trace, it just might wreck everything they've worked for.

Ebook: Keep Me Still by Caisey Quinn

The title page, on a Kindle Fire:

Chapter header and POV name, on a Kindle Fire:

Title page for the new novella, the conclusion of Layla and Landen's story!

Paperback interior: Ignite by Tessa Teevan

Half title page:

Chapter header and POV header

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Ebook: Beautifully Awake by Riley Mackenzie

The title page, on a Kindle Paperwhite:

Chapter header and drop cap, on a Kindle Paperwhite:

Paperback Interior: Beautifully Awake by Riley Mackenzie

I designed the template, but the formatting for this book was done by Stacey Millett Tippetts

Half title page:

Chapter header and drop cap:

Title running header

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Paperback Interior: Hidden by Selena Laurence

This is the first interior to appear on the site that I did not design. All credit goes to Tianne Samson.

The cover, by Mooney Designs

Half title page:

Chapter header and drop cap:

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Title running header and scene break

Ebook: The Road to You by Marilyn Brant

This has been our most complex ebook to date. We managed to get the overall filesize down in what is, essentially, an illustrated ebook. Marilyn Brant was very gracious and patient as we figured out what we could and could not get an ebook to do with images.

The title page (styled by Sarah Hansen), on a Kindle Fire:

The chapter header, on a Kindle Fire:

And the illustrations (on a Kindle Fire)! The trick was to make them big enough to be legible, even if read on an iPhone, without bloating the file.

The scene break image (on a Kindle Fire)

Paperback Interior: The Road to You by Marilyn Brant

Our first illustrated paperback!

The half title page:

Chapter header:

Illustration! (and title running header)

Author name running header and scene break graphic:

Some of the illustrations filled the page

Ebook: Wicked Thing by Angeline Kace

Title page with Angeline's autograph and release week note, on a Kindle Fire:

Chapter header, on a Kindle Fire:

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Paperback Interior: Wicked Thing by Angeline Kace

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Ebook: Wish I May by Lexi Ryan

The images below are as the book would appear on a Kindle Fire.

Title page:

Chapter header and POV character:

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Paperback Interior: Wish I May by Lexi Ryan

Half title page with title block designed by Sarah Hansen:

Chapter header and POV character

Scene break graphic and author name running header

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Cover Reveal: Long After by Cheryl McIntyre

Cheryl is the one who found this image, so I can't take credit for that. Her original idea was to have him all on the front cover (and he was faced the other way) and have someone else on the back cover. I suggested making him the full wrap, and that's what we went with.

For Annie Phillips, there is a right way to do things and everything has a place. College and her flawless GPA are top priority, as is planning her perfect future. Anything less than perfection is unacceptable. So when she meets Loden Guiles, she believes she has finally found her perfect happily-ever-after.

Chase Malloy is funny, loyal, and an all around nice guy. He’s also sloppy, tattooed, and undirected. All Chase wants to do is survive college, hang out with friends, and make music. Knowing his best friend’s step-sister since they were fourteen, Annie and he have always had a love-hate relationship. The last thing Chase expects is to fall for Annie, but he knows he’ll never live up to her idea of the perfect man.

On the outside, Annie and Loden’s relationship appears picture perfect. But behind closed doors, Annie quickly realizes Loden isn’t the man he pretends to be. Every time her not so well laid plans crumble, and Loden proves to be not so Mr. Right, Chase is there to pick her up and brush her off. Will she realize the perfection she’s been searching for has been in front of her all this time?

*Long After is a companion novel to Sometimes Never and Before Now. Many of the same characters appear in Chase and Annie's story. However, it can be read as a stand-alone book.

**This is a new adult novel. Due to harsh language, sexual situations, and violence, this book is recommended for 17+.