A Quick Glimpse at the Limited Edition Art

VS_cover_wrapsmThis is the front half of the wrap-around cover by artist Don Paresi for the Bad Moon Books limited edition of Vintage Soul.  There is also some cool interior art, as well as a very neat signature sheet, also drawn, painted, and signed by the artist.  Don did the covers for my novel Ancient Eyes, and my collection Defining Moments as well as this work for Vintage Soul.  He and I served together in the US Navy on board the USS Paul F. Foster long, long ago.  We shared some serious adventures, played a lot of guitar, recorded some pretty interesting music, and we are still in touch.  That says a lot, since I checked onto that ship in 1981…that makes him one of my longest held contacts.  He’s also one heck of an artist.

I’ll post the back cover soon, and some of the interior stuff, but I don’t want to give away all the goodies!

December 2009 … the Series Begins

In December VINTAGE SOUL will be published by Five Star Publishing – and simultaneously released in limited edition by Bad Moon Books.  This novel is book one in The DeChance Chronicles – tales of Donovan DeChance, book collector, mage, private investigator, and much more.VintageSoulFrontsm

In Vintage Soul, a beautiful 300 year old vampire is stolen from beneath her lover’s nose, despite arcane security.  There is no demand for ransom, and there are no clues.  When Donovan agrees to look into the matter, he finds that he’s up against a lot more than a single kidnapping – and it will take all the arcane knowledge at his disposal to prevent a very ancient ritual from being enacted and to save his client from a fate much worse than a second and final death.

Vintage Soul was written during the National Novel Writing Month – Nanowrimo – and I will be offering a couple of very special pre-order discounts.

If you have ever participated in Nanowrimo, met the Nanowrimo challenge successfully, or if you follow me on Twitter - you will receive a minimum of 20 percent off by pre-ordering, as well as the chance to participate in a couple of worthwhile charities – and your copy will be signed!  Stay tuned for details.