My take on my NEW Paradise covers.
Paradise will never be the same.
Let me start off by saying, don’t be fooled; I am a creature of habit and I am not a huge fan of change. Change is scary, change is pushing the comfort zone. Which makes this reveal even more meaningful by the fact that this change is something I fully embrace. I have been working behind the scenes with my publisher, Hachette, Australia, on something really exciting and I am finally at a stage where I can reveal the NEW look Paradise series, and this time it’s all about the boys!
They are clean and clear and hot as hell! Perfectly reflecting the love for sexy delinquent surfer Luke Ballantine in Paradise City and brooding bar owner Dean Saville in ParadiseRoad.
Love. Them.
Here's the first look at Paradise City with Paradise Road being revealed August 5th, where we will get to see the seriously hot Dean Saville.
NOW! The cover … you ready?
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There’s trouble waiting in Paradise
Quiet country-girl Lexie Atkinson is about to get an education she’ll never forget. Sent from her family’s remote rural property to live in the glittering beachside Paradise City for her final school year, she is plunged into a place where looks can kill and vicious rumours can make or break you. Lexie just wants to fly under the radar … until she meets Luke Ballantine.Impulsive and charming, one thing is clear: Luke is sexier than any guy she has ever known.Suddenly good-girl Lexie is breaking all the rules – getting detention, sneaking out to late-night parties, hanging out with boys – and then rumours start swirling … about her! Everything changes fast and Lexie will soon find out if Luke Ballantine is going to be good for her . . . or very, very bad?
Now the fear is not lost on me; I, too, am an avid reader and bookish girl who has also been hit with the despair and dismay at a publisher changing cover mid-series of my favourite authors, but you guys … I LOVE them and I wanted this to happen. Myself and Hachette wanted to honour the story by adding edge and complexity.We listened to the readers who were all saying the book was sexier than the original covers. The covers were actually developed before the story was even written and now given the chance to have covers that accurately portray the feeling of the series and have them stand apart from all I have done, I am so excited about it.
Change is good.Change is what I wanted.And I am thankful that Hachette share and support my vision for this series.
So to hit some burning questions on the head.
Why the new covers?
There are many reasons, but first and foremost they have to reflect and be true to the story. We wanted something edgier and less sunshiney to differentiate from the Summer series.
Will I be able to purchase Paradise City with the new look in paperback?I don’t know. Publishing is a business and updating paperbacks that have already been deployed to stores is not a cost effective thing to do. Hopefully this will happen in time but at this stage I am not sure what will happen, it is still very early.
Will Paradise Road paperbacks be released in the new or old cover?
Paradise Road will hit the shelves and be available November 22nd, and it will be printed with the new cover. I know this is a blow for those who won’t have matching books, and being a book lover and reader I am truly sorry over the frustration. But please know that I am one hundred percent supportive of the new look, and trust me in saying that Paradise Road is going to look stunning in your hands and on the shelf.
Am I going mad, wasn’t Paradise Road coming out in September?
You are not going mad, Paradise Road was scheduled for a September release but again the thought was to make it an Aussie summer release which suited me personally with being overseas in September. Again, I am sorry for the delay, but it does mean that Paradise Road will release in November and Forever Summer will release in December, so the year is ending with a bang!
If you are a Blogger or have a book affiliated Facebook page and you are DYING to see what Dean will look like, then please feel free to sign up for the Paradise Road Cover reveal: HERE
Haven't met Lexie and Ballantine?
It's never too late.
iBOOKS: http://apple.co/1HXL6icUS: http://amzn.to/1DqFTj3 UK: http://amzn.to/1IPIe7aAU: http://bit.ly/1Fq3qmrB&N: http://bit.ly/1GvTckS KOBO: http://bit.ly/1atI6yZGoogle Play: http://bit.ly/1JGAnt4
Also available in all good bookstores.
And don't forget to sign up to my newsletter HERE for all upcoming news, reviews and interviews.
Or follow me on my favourite platform Instagram: CJ_Duggan
Let me start off by saying, don’t be fooled; I am a creature of habit and I am not a huge fan of change. Change is scary, change is pushing the comfort zone. Which makes this reveal even more meaningful by the fact that this change is something I fully embrace. I have been working behind the scenes with my publisher, Hachette, Australia, on something really exciting and I am finally at a stage where I can reveal the NEW look Paradise series, and this time it’s all about the boys!
They are clean and clear and hot as hell! Perfectly reflecting the love for sexy delinquent surfer Luke Ballantine in Paradise City and brooding bar owner Dean Saville in ParadiseRoad.
Love. Them.
Here's the first look at Paradise City with Paradise Road being revealed August 5th, where we will get to see the seriously hot Dean Saville.
NOW! The cover … you ready?
VAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVAVA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VA
VAVOOM!
There’s trouble waiting in Paradise
Quiet country-girl Lexie Atkinson is about to get an education she’ll never forget. Sent from her family’s remote rural property to live in the glittering beachside Paradise City for her final school year, she is plunged into a place where looks can kill and vicious rumours can make or break you. Lexie just wants to fly under the radar … until she meets Luke Ballantine.Impulsive and charming, one thing is clear: Luke is sexier than any guy she has ever known.Suddenly good-girl Lexie is breaking all the rules – getting detention, sneaking out to late-night parties, hanging out with boys – and then rumours start swirling … about her! Everything changes fast and Lexie will soon find out if Luke Ballantine is going to be good for her . . . or very, very bad?
Now the fear is not lost on me; I, too, am an avid reader and bookish girl who has also been hit with the despair and dismay at a publisher changing cover mid-series of my favourite authors, but you guys … I LOVE them and I wanted this to happen. Myself and Hachette wanted to honour the story by adding edge and complexity.We listened to the readers who were all saying the book was sexier than the original covers. The covers were actually developed before the story was even written and now given the chance to have covers that accurately portray the feeling of the series and have them stand apart from all I have done, I am so excited about it.
Change is good.Change is what I wanted.And I am thankful that Hachette share and support my vision for this series.
So to hit some burning questions on the head.
Why the new covers?
There are many reasons, but first and foremost they have to reflect and be true to the story. We wanted something edgier and less sunshiney to differentiate from the Summer series.
Will I be able to purchase Paradise City with the new look in paperback?I don’t know. Publishing is a business and updating paperbacks that have already been deployed to stores is not a cost effective thing to do. Hopefully this will happen in time but at this stage I am not sure what will happen, it is still very early.
Will Paradise Road paperbacks be released in the new or old cover?
Paradise Road will hit the shelves and be available November 22nd, and it will be printed with the new cover. I know this is a blow for those who won’t have matching books, and being a book lover and reader I am truly sorry over the frustration. But please know that I am one hundred percent supportive of the new look, and trust me in saying that Paradise Road is going to look stunning in your hands and on the shelf.
Am I going mad, wasn’t Paradise Road coming out in September?
You are not going mad, Paradise Road was scheduled for a September release but again the thought was to make it an Aussie summer release which suited me personally with being overseas in September. Again, I am sorry for the delay, but it does mean that Paradise Road will release in November and Forever Summer will release in December, so the year is ending with a bang!
If you are a Blogger or have a book affiliated Facebook page and you are DYING to see what Dean will look like, then please feel free to sign up for the Paradise Road Cover reveal: HERE
Haven't met Lexie and Ballantine?
It's never too late.
iBOOKS: http://apple.co/1HXL6icUS: http://amzn.to/1DqFTj3 UK: http://amzn.to/1IPIe7aAU: http://bit.ly/1Fq3qmrB&N: http://bit.ly/1GvTckS KOBO: http://bit.ly/1atI6yZGoogle Play: http://bit.ly/1JGAnt4
Also available in all good bookstores.
And don't forget to sign up to my newsletter HERE for all upcoming news, reviews and interviews.
Or follow me on my favourite platform Instagram: CJ_Duggan
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