I love amusement parks like a kid loves ice cream. (Okay...I love ice cream, too). I could blame my parents for this--they're the ones who took me to Walt Disney World in Florida when I was only seven. And then there were the four summers I worked at a theme park. Yes, all the carousel music and carnival food somehow got imprinted on my brain.
What's a gal to do? Write a series that takes place in my very own amusement park: Starlight Point. I made up my own amusement park! Writing is so much fun...
Just in time for this blog post, I received the official cover art for my August release Carousel Nights. Here it is!
I'm crazy about it, and I think it captures the feel of the book. That's Mel Preston you see with his arm around June Hamilton. He's the head of maintenance at Starlight Point, and she shares ownership of the amusement park with her brother and sister. She also shares a past with Mel.
Here's the back cover description to give you an idea:
June Hamilton left home to pursue her dream of dancing on Broadway. Seven years later, she has one regret: Mel Preston, her teenage crush and onetime summer love. Now a single dad and the head of maintenance at Starlight Point, her family's amusement park, Mel's easy smile still makes her heart beat in triple time. But June came home with a plan. She would spend the summer revitalizing the park's aging theaters, then make a graceful exit back to the big city. Until Mel and his young son start making a powerful claim on her emotions, and June faces an impossible decision…
I was delighted when Under the Boardwalk released on January 1 of this year. I'm thrilled that Carousel Nights will release August 1. And I'm head over heels that Meet Me on the Midway arrives in December. What a great year I'm having!
I hope you'll join me for some summer love at Starlight Point. You don't need a seat belt or a lap bar, and you don't have to wait until the ride comes to a complete stop.
Happy Reading!
Amie Denman
What's a gal to do? Write a series that takes place in my very own amusement park: Starlight Point. I made up my own amusement park! Writing is so much fun...
Just in time for this blog post, I received the official cover art for my August release Carousel Nights. Here it is!
I'm crazy about it, and I think it captures the feel of the book. That's Mel Preston you see with his arm around June Hamilton. He's the head of maintenance at Starlight Point, and she shares ownership of the amusement park with her brother and sister. She also shares a past with Mel.
Here's the back cover description to give you an idea:
June Hamilton left home to pursue her dream of dancing on Broadway. Seven years later, she has one regret: Mel Preston, her teenage crush and onetime summer love. Now a single dad and the head of maintenance at Starlight Point, her family's amusement park, Mel's easy smile still makes her heart beat in triple time. But June came home with a plan. She would spend the summer revitalizing the park's aging theaters, then make a graceful exit back to the big city. Until Mel and his young son start making a powerful claim on her emotions, and June faces an impossible decision…
I was delighted when Under the Boardwalk released on January 1 of this year. I'm thrilled that Carousel Nights will release August 1. And I'm head over heels that Meet Me on the Midway arrives in December. What a great year I'm having!
I hope you'll join me for some summer love at Starlight Point. You don't need a seat belt or a lap bar, and you don't have to wait until the ride comes to a complete stop.
Happy Reading!
Amie Denman
It is a beautiful cover, Amie. I wish you all the best with the upcoming release of Carousel Nights. I expect your readers will be thrilled that you have the three books releasing in such quick succession!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover and great premise!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Kate and Liz! The Harlequin cover artists are the best.
ReplyDeleteGreat cover and love the amusement park theme. It is always fun to have something different. Best wishes.
ReplyDeleteAmie! You ARE having a wonderful year - and in such a fun place! We were just talking yesterday about how much everyone loves second chance at first love stories. Congratulations! Your teaser sounds as though a seat belt or a lap bar might be needed for reading Carousel Nights!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover! I love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover! I love it!
ReplyDeleteGreat cover (& titles for the series)
ReplyDeleteAmie, I loved Under The Boardwalk since I loved County Fairs with all of the vendors and rides, and fun. Looking forward to Carousel Nights. Fab title and wonderful cover.
ReplyDeleteI love that cover! Congrats on your books!!
ReplyDeleteLove it! I loved your last one Under The Boardwalk. Can't wait to read about Starlight Point again! Congrats on 3 in a year!!!!
ReplyDeleteLove your cover. It's so colorful. Congrats on the whole series!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea for a series, Amie. Congratulations! Looking forward to reading this one.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful cover! Congratulations! :)
ReplyDeleteLove, love, LOVE this cover, Amie, and can't wait to read the story of Mel and June! Hope you're enjoying a wonderful Thursday!
ReplyDeleteThanks, everyone! I'm so happy to have this series published by Heartwarming, and the amazing covers are the icing on the cake! I'm really looking forward to seeing the cover for the December release Meet Me on the Midway.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful cover, Amy. In Under the Boardwalk, you did a great job of showing the hard work and headaches of running an amusement park without taking away the magic, and I LOVED the characters.
ReplyDeleteThat is a beautiful cover, Amy. In Under the Boardwalk, you did a great job of showing the hard work and headaches of running an amusement park without taking away the magic, and I LOVED the characters.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Beth! Your comments are so kind, and I hope you will love the next two books in the series.
DeleteLove that cover!
ReplyDeleteLove that cover!
ReplyDeleteWOW! That is beautiful, Amie! Can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteOh, the colors are so vibrant.
ReplyDeleteDefinitely a wonderful year for you. Look forward to reading Carousel Nights. My book, Forget Me Not, also comes out in August so we'll have to do something to promote our books.
ReplyDeleteHi Marion,
ReplyDeleteI'm happy to share the August release date with you. We'll think of a way to celebrate together!
Amie
What a beautiful, happy, fun cover. I love it. The cover alone makes you want to read it. Congratulations on your book success.
ReplyDeleteI LOVED Under the Boardwalk! I can't wait for Mel and June - you got me very curious in UtB.
ReplyDeleteAnd that cover!? Wow.