 | 16 Jan 12 |
I have a new cover to share! The pretty wrapper for my story A Hunger So Wild, which is Elijah’s story in my Renegade Angels series. I have to confess, I’ve been sitting on this cover for a few months now. Since Elijah’s story doesn’t release until July 3rd, I thought it would be better to wait until after the New Year to do the unveiling. I might have waited longer still, but the publisher is about to scoop me in the sales catalog, so it was time. You get to see it here first.
The cover artist is Tony Mauro, the same brilliant talent that was behind the cover for A Touch of Crimson. Tony isn’t just a wonderful artist, he’s a really awesome person with a generous soul. I love him madly. It was one of my career dreams to have a cover designed by him and now I have TWO!
July 3, 2011
Sylvia Day draws us back into the shadows of a seductive underworld where lycans, vampires and angels vie for supremacy…
Elijah Reynolds is the most dominant of lycans, a rare Alpha whose skill on the hunt is surpassed only by his primal sexuality. When the lycans revolt due to the iron fist of angelic rule, he steps into command, becoming both enemy and coveted ally in the conflict between vampires and angels.
Vashti is the second most powerful vampire in the world, a lethal beauty with a path of devastation in her wake. Tasked with proposing an alliance between vampires and the lycans who killed her mate, Vash approaches Elijah, whose need to avenge a friend demands Vash’s death even as his passion demands her surrender.
Soon, their enmity erodes beneath an all-consuming desire. Elijah has never encountered a woman whose warrior spirit and fierce sexual appetite rivals his own, while Vash is faced with the one man strong enough to be her equal. But as war looms, each must decide where their loyalty lies–with their own kind or with the enemy lover they can no longer live without.
So what do you think? Like it? Hate it? Indifferent to it?
I’d love to hear your opinion. 
The randomly selected (via random.org) winners of the three copies of Men Out of Uniform (from the giveaway in my last post) are: Maureen, Gwen Hansen, Denise A. Agnew. Just email me at sylvia@sylviaday.com with your mailing address and I’ll drop the books in the mail to you.
Happy Monday!
© 2012, Sylvia Day. All rights reserved.
Sylvia Day is the national bestselling, award-winning author of seventeen novels. A wife and mother of two, she is a former Russian linguist for the U.S. Army Military Intelligence. In addition to her novels, she's written numerous novellas and short stories for both print and electronic-original release. Sylvia's work has been called an "exhilarating adventure" by Publishers Weekly and "wickedly entertaining" by Booklist. Her stories have been translated into Russian, Japanese, Portuguese, German, Czech, Italian, and Thai. She's been honored with the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Award, the EPPIE award, the National Readers' Choice Award, and multiple finalist nominations for Romance Writers of America's prestigious RITA Award of Excellence.
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I think it would be a great cover for a YA book, his face looks a bit young for an alpha male to me.
by Anne January 16th, 2012 at 5:27 amThe model is definitely much younger than the character!
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:39 pmGORGEOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Debra Webb January 16th, 2012 at 5:49 amThank you!
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:39 pmVery nice……
He’s a tad younger than I had pictured in my head but that may be just because I am a more seasoned gal, m’self.
Kind of a baby face for such an Alpha with such a task to take on. Then again, Alphas don’t emerge full grown, right?
by Grace January 16th, 2012 at 5:56 amAgreed. In the book, Elijah looks to be in his mid-thirties, but he’s actually closer to sixty in actual years. (one of the perks of being a lycan!)
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:41 pmI agree he seems a bit baby faced BUT there are alot of Alphas out there that get thrown into that role at a pretty young age so it still works for me. I really like how Tony Mauro works the city scene behind the MC. I love the contrast!!
by Kassandra January 16th, 2012 at 6:18 amI love the background, too, and the Dutch angle of the shot.
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:41 pmI love it, Sylvia!
by cathryn fox January 16th, 2012 at 6:22 amThank you, Cathy!
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:42 pmLove it. Tony does covers for Yasmine Galenorn’s books too. I really like his work. Beautiful. Like the lethal baby-face idea.
by Carol Shenold January 16th, 2012 at 6:53 amTony does phenomenal work. I’m a big fan of his.
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:42 pmI like the cover. Not only is he incredibly attractive but the background colors are beautiful. Over all, it’s very eye catching. I enjoyed the excerpt very much and can’t wait until it comes out.
by Linda Henderson January 16th, 2012 at 7:09 amThank you, Linda!
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:42 pmI think it’s HAWT. Yes, he looks young, but that’s a nice change! Congrats, Sylvia!! xo
by Roxanne St. Claire January 16th, 2012 at 7:21 amThank you, Rocki!
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:43 pmThe cover is awesome! I blurb is great. Sounds wickledly HOT! I would pick it off the shelf for the cover and read it because of the blurb.
Nice!!
Lisa B
by Lisa B January 16th, 2012 at 9:02 amThanks, Lisa.
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:53 pmHot cover, love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
by Quilt Lady January 16th, 2012 at 10:18 amYay!
by Sylvia Day January 16th, 2012 at 2:54 pmI am fond of the colors used for the cover but am undecided regarding the man in it.
by Little Lamb Lost January 16th, 2012 at 10:34 amI love it, Sylvia! The red color scheme really works for the story you describe.
by Laura Griffin January 16th, 2012 at 10:56 amIt’s beautiful! WOW!!!!
by Catherine January 16th, 2012 at 11:27 amLOVE the colors on this one. They really stand out and fit the whole theme thing.
Plus, yeah…He’s…uhm…cute. In a very hawt way. 
by Silver James January 16th, 2012 at 12:24 pmLove the covers and the guy is hot!! if sadly a little too young for me. But hot nonetheless!!
by Jill James January 16th, 2012 at 1:36 pmHot! (Though I somehow don’t think it was a hardship for you to stare at that cover alllllll these months…. having it allllll to yourself.)
by toni mcgee causey January 16th, 2012 at 1:55 pmI love it. I like the colors and the main focus of the hot hero, it’s great.
by Barbara Elness January 16th, 2012 at 3:55 pmAwesome excerpt and the cover is just great!
by Diane January 16th, 2012 at 4:42 pmVery, very cool! And I love how the two covers compliment each other, one “cool” and one “hot” — fabulous design.
by Allison Brennan January 16th, 2012 at 6:59 pmBeautiful, Syl!
I think that it’s AWESOME that you and your art director are in sync on what (a) makes a great cover; and (b) how to communicate that to each other. Even before our reps, our covers are the very first impressions our readers have of us. A great cover intrigues the reader to flip a few pages (manually or digitally) and get grabbed by the story.
Thanks for sharing — so that we can pre-order!
: )
– Josie
by Josie Brown January 16th, 2012 at 8:35 pmLove it. Looks great!!
by donnas January 16th, 2012 at 10:32 pmThe cover is amazing. It draws the eye.
by Mary Preston January 16th, 2012 at 11:40 pmYummo, Syl! Congrats on a great cover
by Lori Armstrong January 17th, 2012 at 7:39 amLoooove it!!!!
by Jolene A January 20th, 2012 at 9:52 am