Ruined Rockstar Object Cover Paperbacks

Last week I managed to get all the Ruined Rockstars paperback interiors updated to match their brand new object-based covers. I’m so happy with how they came out (even if it was a ton of work, totally worth it!). I have this thing where the interior fonts need to match the ones on the covers, so anytime I change a cover it’s a massive undertaking to update everything to match. Take a peek inside of Vicious Icon:

Each interior has a different picture and some other fun surprises. I’m also totally obsessed with the full cover wraps on these. Here’s Jericho’s:

The edgy feel and the way the drumsticks wrap around the spine and into the back just makes me so fucking happy every time I look at them. Dee at Black Widow Designs totally killed it with these covers.

Are you one of those people who collects paperbacks? If I started offering signed copies, would that be something you’d be interested in? Leave me a comment and let me know!

Ruined Rockstars Object Covers

Have you noticed the new cover trend in steamy romance? I’ve been watching it for a while, but this year in particular it’s really moving away from the shirtless guy cover and into the object/text based covers. I really love the creativity that comes along with these, and as much as I loved the ones I was seeing, it was still scared to pull the trigger on using an object cover for my own books.

I mean, look at the top best sellers in romance at the moment:

I see a few guys, sure. That’s the classic way to go and people still like them. But do you see how many object or text-based covers there are?

When I reached out to my designer (Dee at Black Widow Designs) I truly had no idea what I wanted. I sent a bunch of random stock photos that I thought were related to rock star stuff or had the right “feel” and hoped one of them might inspire her.

And holy crap, did it ever!

Check out the new object-based covers she came up with:

Aren’t they amazing?

I’m currently working on getting the covers switched over for Paperback (because it involves some interior formatting changes… I like to have my chapter headers match the fonts on the outside of the book so everything’s cohesive), but they should all be updated soon!

So, what do you think about this new trend? Leave a comment and let me know!

Ruined Rockstars: Paperback Edition

Exciting news! The entire Ruined Rockstars series is now available on paperback!

It’s taken me nearly a year to get my shit together and make this happen because it was important to me that the paperbacks not just be your standard interiors. I wanted them to be unique and feel special. I’m the kind of reader who only collects my most favorite books on paperback, and when I do, I want them to look just as pretty inside as they do outside.

For me, that meant learning an entirely new design and formatting program in between writing books this year (and changing the covers a thousand times, too). I finally buckled down a couple of weeks ago and really dove into learning InDesign and getting these books formatted.

Then, I had to create the covers and upload everything to Amazon (and wait for them to review and approve each and every title). As of a couple of days ago, every book in that series, as well as Captive and Chased, are available in paperback for the first time ever.

Crossed Souls has been submitted as well but is still waiting to be approved, but that should happen in the next day or two, so keep your eyes peeled for that. Scroll down for a sneak peek of some interior details from Vicious Icon:

Vicious Icon interior spread

Vicious Icon interior spread

You can check out the entire collection here:

Fallen Star

Dirty Legend

Broken Player

Vicious Icon

Tainted Idol

Wicked God

Deviant Rockers