Sofia asked Amanda Hamm:

I like the cover for the last Hartford book. Is that a real town? Why is there no description on the book's page?

Amanda Hamm I’ll answer this one backwards. There is no description on the book page because it’s due to release in November. It is barely August. I’m still working on it.

I took the picture when I was visiting family last Christmas. I grew up in that town and while I’m not going to tell you its current name, it was originally called Hartford. That’s where I got the name for the town in the books so it seemed appropriate to use it on the cover.

I appreciate the rare compliment on one of my covers. (see here for details) More often I end up with stories like this one:

After I put myself on the cover of The 4th Floor Lounge, I was afraid I’d be given a hard time for being vain enough to think I’d pass (even from the back) as the gorgeous college student described in the book. But I ended up zooming in more than I originally planned and a surprising number of people didn’t even notice there was a person on the cover. My husband showed it to a friend at work who happens to be a graphic artist. Just in case it wasn’t embarrassing enough to have my work in front of a professional, my husband told him that I was on the cover. Then the other guy actually said, “She’s a chair?”

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