The wine glasses by the spa-style bath can be seen as representing the calm before the storm … and Lost with Me definitely brings a storm. If you’ve read Anchor Me (book 4) then you know that we ended on what I’ll call a Happy Note And Then Some. It’s always an icon, and always with some meaning to the story. How to convey all of that with an icon, though? Because if you know the series, you know that these aren’t covers that have couples or gorgeous guys on them. There’s lots of drama and the characters we love are seriously tested and put through the wringer in the story!) (Don’t worry! There’s an HEA! But, drama, folks. Not only danger from the outside, but emotional, internal danger as well. I’m not ready to give away too much yet, but there’s definitely danger lurking in Stark World, and I wanted the cover to reflect that. So how did it start? Well, with the idea for the story, of course. Both are incredibly talented women who made the process a dream! Isn’t it pretty? The photography is by Annie Ray of ARC Photography (who also shot some of the calendar images for my upcoming Man of the Month series), and the cover design is by Michele Catalano of Michele Catalano Creative (who also designed the actual calendar!). The final, lovely cover for Lost With Me (Stark Saga #5) Things are heating up for Nikki and Damien and their family and friends in more ways than one!īut this post isn’t about the book, but about the cover, because this is one of the few covers for which I was there for every step of the process … and I thought that it would be fun to share that process with you! I’m super-excited about this story, which features all the emotional depth you’ve come to expect from a Nikki & Damien Stark novel, plus all the heat … and, yes, edginess and an encroaching danger.

In case you missed it, Lost With Me, a new full-length Nikki & Damien book will be out next fall (yay!). Lost With Me: The Birth of Nikki & Damien Stark’s Upcoming Cover

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