Easter Eggs

Cover art can make or break a novel, but for the traditionally published author, this critical facet of the work is often totally out of the author’s control.  Sometimes, that results in a horror story complete with tears and terror. In my case, it resulted in an unexpected gift.  When I signed my contract with Minotaur Books, I accepted that the cover art was out of my control. I made a decision: whatever my cover looked like, I would love it.  I told myself so over and over … “you’ll love the cover, whatever it looks like,” and yet, some fear