Mona Ingram

Historical Romance and Modern Love

Thank You, Montlake Press

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It’s been about a year and a half since Amazon acquired my former publisher. To be honest, I hadn’t expected that those five books would see the light of day again. Boy! Was I wrong about that.
  As you can imagine, it’s been a huge undertaking for Amazon’s Montlake division (romance) to get a handle on all those books. As one of their many authors, I requested that they consider creating new covers for my books. Let’s be honest, the old covers were some of the worst ever designed.
  Just today, Montlake has completed the new designs and uploaded them to the Amazon sales pages. They’ve done a great job in branding my books so they’re recognizable as being from the same author. Great job, Montlake.
   My worst cover – hands down – was for my last book for that publisher: The Gift. Here’s the new cover they gave it. So attractive… and it’s actually a scene from the book. I’ve always liked this story; it takes place just north of where I live now, on a large lake known all over North America for houseboating.
  If you’d like to check it out, here’s the link on Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/The-Gift-ebook/dp/B00A9TOWJC/

A Dubious Distinction

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I belong to an online group of authors who previously wrote for Avalon books, the company that was purchased by Amazon. My former Avalon books are now offered under Amazon’s Montlake imprint and are available in soft cover, hard cover and e-book format. Okay…that was the commercial.
   Avalon was fairly accommodating in that they always asked the authors for input as to cover design. We’d tell them the story highlights that might make a good cover. In my case, they failed miserably, and I soon learned that I wasn’t alone in my disappointment.
   Recently the members of the group started comparing notes on who had the worst cover, and one of the group members – Beate Boeker – had the idea to make a little contest out of it, and invite the public to vote on worst cover. Prize, randomly chosen, is a hardcover of the book. Here’s the image of The Gift.
   So join us in poking fun at ourselves. You might win a book. Contest ends 14 Feb.
Here’s the link: http://www.avalonauthors.blogspot.ca/2013/02/covers-that-make-you-cry-and-not-in.html

About Mona Ingram

Romance author Mona Ingram has written dozens of novels, including the Forever Series, the Gold Rush Series, and the Women of Independence Series. She lives in British Columbia, Canada.

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