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Cover Reveal: Penance

March 20, 2015 By JPMcLean 26 Comments

Penance Book CoverComing fresh on the heels of Penance‘s sneak peek premiere on The South Branch Scribbler, I am thrilled to present the cover reveal for Penance, the fourth book in The Gift Legacy series.

This is Penance (Now titled Lethal Waters).

It’s been months in the making and once again, graphic artist, Viona Halim, has designed a cover that not only reflects the book’s ominous mood, but she has also captured the setting beautifully with a watercolour scene from beneath the Granville Street Bridge in Vancouver, British Columbia. And if you look carefully, you’ll find Emelynn in her cover debut.

Deadly Games . . .

A body in the water. A vast ocean. A killer on the loose.

In the midst of a bloody rebellion, Emelynn Taylor exposes her gift of flight to save a man’s life. Now International Covert Operations knows her secret. The powerful organization is willing to cover up the carnage and protect her secret—in exchange for her services.

Her first assignment is a drug case in the coastal city of Vancouver. The case soon reveals a grisly murder that implicates one of her own kind.

Stalked by the ancient Tribunal Novem and vilified by a distrustful team of detectives, Emelynn takes on a perilous undercover role embedded in a drug ring where anyone could be the murderer.

Intrigue and danger lurk in the cold Pacific, challenging Emelynn’s unique gift and pitting her loyalties against her honour. And her choice is guaranteed to hurt someone.

The fourth book in The Gift Legacy is a thriller that skirts the edges of reality in a world within our own. Don your life jacket and escape the ordinary: take flight with Emelynn Taylor.

Lethal Waters (formerly Penance) is a dark supernatural thriller, perfect for fans of JR Ward, Deborah Harkness, Jim Butcher, Charlaine Harris, and Keri Arthur.

Download a PDF excerpt here.

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Filed Under: Book Covers, Book Series, Book Titles, Cover Reveal, Lethal Waters, On Writing, The Gift Legacy, The Gift: Penance Tagged With: Allan Hudson, book excerpt, cover art, J.P. McLean, South Branch Scribbler, Viona Halim

Comments

  1. Vlad Zaycev says

    March 26, 2015 at 9:36 am

    Good job!

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 26, 2015 at 5:42 pm

      Thank you Vlad, though the credit goes to Viona Halim. She’s done a great job.

      Reply
  2. Diana Stevan says

    March 21, 2015 at 11:11 am

    So exciting, Jo-Anne. You are a dynamo. Fourth book in the series. Wow! You have such an appealing protagonist in Emelynn. She just gets deeper and deeper, doesn’t she?

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 21, 2015 at 11:18 am

      This series is such fun to write. I just love complicating Emelynn’s world and then seeing how she crawls out of the mess. Thanks for the kudos.

      Reply
  3. macjam47 says

    March 21, 2015 at 2:58 am

    Gorgeous cover.

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 21, 2015 at 8:26 am

      Thank you.

      Reply
  4. Inese Poga Art Gallery says

    March 20, 2015 at 7:00 pm

    This sounds really exciting. I will have to buy it when it will be in the nearby book store.

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 21, 2015 at 12:55 pm

      Soon, Inese…

      Reply
  5. Smorgasbord - Variety is the Spice of Life. says

    March 20, 2015 at 3:46 pm

    Terrific cover Jo-Anne – and I am sure that the content will be great too.

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 3:49 pm

      Thank you Sally! I made sure to put a little Spice of Life in this one 🙂

      Reply
  6. Bette A. Stevens says

    March 20, 2015 at 3:11 pm

    Fantastic cover! Best wishes on your book launch, JP. Now following your blog.

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 3:38 pm

      Thank you Bette. I’m following you back.

      Reply
  7. JP McLean says

    March 20, 2015 at 2:29 pm

    Thanks! Good to know bribes still work.

    Reply
    • The Story Reading Ape says

      March 20, 2015 at 2:57 pm

      😀

      Reply
  8. Wendy Keeler says

    March 20, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    I see her ….. not lounging in one of those penthouses, as I’d like her to be. 😉 Beautiful cover. Congratulations all around!

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 2:30 pm

      Thanks Wendy. She’s about to jump off that girder and get into a whole lot of trouble.

      Reply
  9. olganm says

    March 20, 2015 at 1:51 pm

    Great cover!

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 1:52 pm

      Thanks Olga!!

      Reply
  10. B.G. Bowers says

    March 20, 2015 at 12:44 pm

    Congratulations, JP. Looks and sounds like an exciting book. 😊

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 12:47 pm

      Thanks Bianca. This one has taken a while…

      Reply
  11. Jaye says

    March 20, 2015 at 12:20 pm

    Can’t wait to read what’s behind that great cover!

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 12:22 pm

      That cover is the result of one of the pics I took last summer out on the boat at Granville Island.

      Reply
  12. denmaniacs4 says

    March 20, 2015 at 10:33 am

    A beautiful cover, Jo-Anne. Well done.

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 10:34 am

      Thank you!

      Reply
  13. islandeditions says

    March 20, 2015 at 10:11 am

    YES!! I love this!

    Reply
    • JP McLean says

      March 20, 2015 at 10:18 am

      Thanks Susan!

      Reply

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