Melissa Williams | Cover Design

King's Champion Cover Art

2012-01-17T09:17:00.000-08:00

I really enjoyed creating the cover art and title design for King's Champion by Cas Peace. This is the second book in her Artesans of Albia epic fantasy series. It was a tall order for me to create a cover similar to her first book's cover, but I think I managed! This is one of my favorite art pieces so far. Thank you to Rhemalda Publishing for giving me the chance to work on this.

The Academy Defenders Cover Art

2011-12-10T07:29:00.000-08:00

I had a lot of fun working on the cover for The Academy Defenders by T.J. Robinson. His book looks like so much fun. It's a middle-grade book, so we went for a more juvenile feel for the cover, along with a more comic-book flavor for the title. It's adorable, and I can't wait to read the whole book.

Absolute Authority Cover

2011-12-05T15:37:00.000-08:00

It's been a long time since I started this cover, so it's exciting to reveal it. It's been a long time because the author, David Workman, had revisions to do on it. It looks like an exciting book. Thank you, David, for allowing me to work with you.

Icarus Cover Art

2011-11-02T08:03:00.000-07:00

This cover was pretty simple since J.S. Chancellor and Rhemalda Publishingonly wanted a title and nothing done to the cover art purchased as a stock photo. That photo is so beautiful that I didn't want to touch it anyway! So here's the gorgeous cover for J.S. Chancellor's epic, ancient vampire story, Icarus.

The Breakaway Cover Art

2011-10-27T09:03:00.000-07:00

I'm excited to show the cover art for Michelle Davidson Argyle's novel, The Breakaway. This cover was fun because Michelle had a good idea of what she wanted. Unfortunately, the first idea did not work out and we had to go another route. I'm happy that we settled on this cover. It's soft and and kind of creepy at the same time.

Full Covers Coming Soon

2011-10-04T13:23:00.000-07:00

I am working on a full page gallery for full covers with titles. It will be up soon. Thank you to all of my new followers for taking interest here! And thank you for everyone who has left comments.

Tamed Cover Art

2011-10-04T13:21:00.000-07:00

Finally finished the cover art for Tamed by Douglas R. Brown! This one was a bit challenging for me because I'm not sure anyone knew exactly what they wanted. Finally, Rhemalda Publishing handed full reins over to me and this is what I came up with. Everyone loves it!

Spur of the Moment Extras

2011-09-16T14:09:00.000-07:00

Rhemalda Publishing hired me to do some extra promotional items from the photo shoot for Spur of the Moment. This is what I came up with.

Subliminal Cover Art

2011-09-16T13:55:00.000-07:00

This is for a book with Rhemalda Publishing called Subliminal. Brian Blocker is the author. This one was fun to do with all the blue smoke. I used a stock photo for the man, but painted the smoke and designed the title.

Tangled Tides FINAL Cover

2011-09-16T13:41:00.000-07:00

After some back and forth things with the author and publisher, the final cover is done for Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper. I really love this cover and I love the title since I got to design it. I think it's one of my favorites.

The Lady's Fate Cover

2011-08-26T18:34:00.000-07:00

I have been working with a romance author, Anne Gallagher, on a cover for her new novel, The Lady's Fate. This is the final. The artwork is "Anne-Louise Alix de Montmorency With Her Daughter" by Claude Marie Dubufe. I enhanced the artwork and designed the title.

Tangled Tides Cover Art

2011-08-26T18:26:00.001-07:00

This cover for Tangled Tides by Karen Amanda Hooper was challenging for me. I had this to work from:

From that, I worked with Rhemalda Publishing and the author to create this:

But that really wasn't the feel the author was looking for, so I created something more sinister and dark with different tattoos and other little details:

Spur of the Moment Cover Art

2011-07-15T14:29:00.000-07:00

Just finished cover art for Rhemalda Publishing for a novel titled Spur of the Moment by Candace Bowen Early. I'll post some more about the photo shoot I did and will post other promotional shots, too.

Seattle Sleuth Cover Art

2011-06-15T22:26:00.000-07:00

Just finished some cover art for Rhemalda Publishing. This book is titled Seattle Sleuth by Alexandra McKenzie.