Cover Reveal - Shard & Shield

I have mentioned Laura VanArendonk Baugh more than once on my site here. Part of that is her stellar personality. I've met her more than once at the WWC convention here in Calgary, and I've friended her on FB. The other reason I tend to mention her is that I love her writing. The first time I met her, I was looking through books at WWC and got stupidly excited upon seeing the cover for her novel, Kitsune-Tsuki. I felt so embarressed when she asked where I'd seen them to be so excited and I had to tell her that it was Goodreads. If I remember correctly, I ended up picking up Kitsune-Tsuki and Kitsune-Mochi that night despite saying that I wasn't going to buy any books until the next day. I loved both and when I've sat in on panels of hers, I am always astounded by how knowledgable and personal she is. So when she asked in her newsletter if anyone would be willing to help with her cover reveal, I jumped at the chance! 

Shard & Sheild is the first in a new epic fantasy trilogy by Laura VanArendonk Baugh and will be out on July 2nd!

He can save her life—if he sacrifices himself and those he swore to protect.

I've been reading excerpts from this novel on Laura's feed for a while and I can't wait to pick up a copy! Also, if I may say, the cover is gorgeous and I'd be tempted to pick it up even if I didn't know that Laura is one of those tried and true authors whose work I love reading. The picture brings to mind a world on the edge of ruin with people thrown in a situation that they weren't really prepared for and having to fight just to survive and the orange hues pull me in. The winged one in the background is the clincher for me. I've already got it in my "Want to Read" file on Goodreads. 

Check out Laura's site for more details. Also, if you like the sort of "extra" items I put up on Facebook, think about giving her a follow. She puts up some of the best random/relevant news posts out there and her blogs are really great as well.