I made the Top 10 books of 2012

After a slow start 2013 has suddenly picked up! 

I've just been advised that my spiritual novel DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE has been picked by Lee Harmon of THE DUBIOUS DISCIPLE as one of his Top 10 Religious Reads for 2012.

Here's what Lee had to say about why he picked DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE for this honour:

A captivating and haunting novel about love, betrayal, lust, trust, and learning to live again. This one earns its place because of its penetrating writing style.

You can find out more about all ten of Lee's Top 10 Reads here.

Lee's blog is listed as "an exceptional website for Christian theologians" on the Top 100 Christian Websites (The Dubious Disciple is in the top 10 under the "General Category"),  so his pick of DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE is a real honour!

You can read Lee's original review of DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE here

Thank you, Lee!

And a Happy 2013 to all - let's hope the good news keeps rolling in!

The Final Dance

Much as I love Wenkidu's original artwork "Man and the World of Stars", and as much as I love the first cover created using this artwork, the multi-talented Michelle Davidson Argyle has surpassed her first cover with a second offering that took my breath away:

This is the second sample cover for DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE – it’s a more  commercial, but it's still different and, in a way, reflects my writing style better.

The first cover is bold, striking, exotic and stunning, while this cover is also different, unusual and striking, but in a more subtle, intriguing, gentle and ethereal way. 

I also love the veiled mirror reflection of the woman, suggesting “two faces”  (two sides) to everything.  As each of the characters in the story have to find the real person behind the masks they wear, this watersplashes mask on the woman's face  and the veiled reflection hint at the story.

The more I looked at this cover sample, the more it talked to me – thinking of the reviews to date of my book, my writing comes across as lyrical, mystical and gentle rather than big and bold. The soft and mysterious watersplash mask cover definitely taps into that energy.

So...this is it! The final cover for DANCING IN THE SHADOWS OF LOVE. I'm so relieved, because, while I have no expectations that the cover will suddenly turn the book into an overnight best seller, I can now put the book to rest knowing that it has the perfect cover.