COVER REVEAL ~ AUTUMN'S KISS

Available November 26, 2019!

Cover design by Brandy Walker at Sister Sparrow Graphic Designs

Born with a gift in the culinary arts, Autumn Young has dreams of becoming a celebrity chef. She soon finds herself one step closer to reaching her goal when she is hired as a co-host for new show on the Flavor Channel.

Unfortunately, Autumn has another gift as well. She has a spirit guide named Bob, who gives her messages that need to be relayed, even at the most inconvenient times. To Autumn, Bob is like her uncouth uncle: he’s bossy, unrefined, and impatient, but she loves him like family.

Autumn is confused when Bob appears to have been replaced by a handsome, young man named Owen. Owen is unlike any other spirit guide Autumn has encountered before and his fits of pain and frequent disappearances make her fear he is in grave danger. Her life begins to spiral as she worries about Bob, Owen, and trying to hide her abilities to save her job.

Will Autumn stay hidden from the world in order to make her dreams come true, or will she fight for Bob and Owen, even if it means losing everything?

Profile: Brandy Walker - Graphic Designer

Y'all have seen me do a few author profiles on here, but today I'm going to do something a bit different and profile a graphic designer. She's not just any graphic designer, she's MY graphic designer and she just happens to be my sister, Brandy Walker, owner of Sister Sparrow Graphic Designs.

Brandy has always had an abundance of artistic skills, she's won honorable mentions in national awards for her art. That's right people, NATIONAL awards. But it wasn't until recently, that she found what I believe is her true artistic niche, the art of book covers.

She has done a number of book covers for my short stories and has been commissioned for the cover of my upcoming novel, Winter Song (Spring, 2013). Anyone who knows me, knows I take my book covers very seriously. Having worked as a librarian, I know how important the cover of a book is... if your cover stinks, then your book stinks, no matter the brilliance inside. So let me be clear I would not hire her, sister or not, if I didn't think she had talent. But I don't need to make this argument, because I believe her covers will speak for themselves.

Our first collaboration together was for my short story, Thesis Revised:

 

Then Emma's Walk:

 

Having seen her talent, my writer's group, the WordWeavers, commissioned her for our annual anthology, SeasonsRemembered:

Followed closely by my newest short story, due for release on December 4th, Footprints in the Snow:
 

 

But she doesn't just do covers! She also does promotional material, like buttons, which are perfect for Facebook profile pics:

 

 

 

 

And cover photos, which are also perfect for bookmarkers:

 

 

 

She's basically a one-stop shop for your graphic arts needs in small business. She can build logos, business cards, post cards, you name it, I bet she can do it. Here are some more examples of her work:

 

Here's where you can find Brandy Walker and Sister Sparrow Graphic Designs:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SisterSparrowDesign

Twitter: @SisterSparrowD