Web Exclusives
Online Exclusives for October, 2010
In the Dark of Dreams: Wallpaper (Version A)
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This image has been illustrated by the lovely Anne Cain. Please visit her website at http://annecain.deviantart.com/ and let her know how much you love her work!
Online Exclusives for September, 2010
A Wild Light Wallpaper
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This image has been illustrated by the wonderful Kalman Andrasofszky. Please visit his blog at http://iamkalman.blogspot.com/ and let him know how much you love his work!
Online Exclusives for August, 2010
Maxine and Oturu by Carl Beu—Online Exclusive
More than a year ago I asked a brilliant young artist, Carl Beu, to do some work for me based on the Hunter Kiss universe. Unfortunately, my computer DIED before I could post all the images, and I thought I’d lost them. Just the other day, though, while searching my hard drive for a story, I found a little folder tucked away in the corner…and inside were all the images. I’d saved them, backed them up…and hadn’t remembered at all. Here’s the first of them…of Maxine and the demon Oturu.
About the artist:
Carl Beu is an up-and-coming artist based in the United States. He is inspired by an eclectic mix of contemporary and classical artists, as well as his travels abroad during his childhood. As a new contender to the world of illustration, he strives to create visions that are both unique and visually compelling. His website can be found at: http://www.demonhand.com/
Online Exclusives for August, 2009
The Fire King Artwork by Kalman Andrasofszky—Online Exclusive for July & August, 2009
Online Exclusives for June, 2009
Grant’s Letter to his Unborn Daughter—Online Exclusive for June, 2009
To celebrate the upcoming release of Darkness Calls, the second book in her Hunter Kiss series, Marjorie has written a special letter from the hero, Grant, to his unborn daughter about how much he loves her—and her mother. It’s a letter fans won’t be able to find in any of the books; instead it will be released in four parts, over the next four weeks, in both audio and written format.
Online Exclusives for April, 2009
The Fire King Bookmark - Online Exclusive for April & May, 2009
Download The Fire King bookmark in .PDF format
This bookmark was designed by Earthly Charms.
THE FIRE KING is the ninth book in the Dirk & Steele series, about a dangerous shape-shifter who wakes from sleep after three thousand years, and whose survival rests on an agent of Dirk & Steele—the only person in the world who can understand his language.
Here’s a brief excerpt:
The humans allowed Karr to wake up, which was their first mistake.
He opened his eyes inside a small tight space where the walls were made of a heavy billowing cloth that flapped against a sharp wind. A tent. Except, the tent was rocking and bouncing like a wagon in motion, and the human men he glimpsed were seated around him on short benches. Eastern-bred, he thought. Dark hair, golden skin. Holding oddly shaped black sticks in their laps.
Weapons, whispered his instincts, reading danger in all the little details that had nothing do with the objects the men held. It was their cold bored gazes, the uniformity of their youth and odd clothing. Karr knew soldiers when he saw them.
It took only seconds for him to make his evaluation, and less than that to realize he was strapped to a hard wooden plank too small for his body. The backs of his shoulders rubbed against a cold floor that felt like stone or metal, and thin leather restraints bound his chest, arms, and legs. He was nearly naked, and smelled like urine and dry bones. None of which was as disturbing to Karr as the fact that he was still alive. He had been quite clear about the matter. His friends had promised to murder him.
And so they had. He remembered…
I’ll be posting more excerpts over the next several months. THE FIRE KING will be released in August!
Online Exclusives for February, 2009
Darkness Calls Bookmark - Online Exclusive for March, 2009
Designed by Earthly Charms, this is one of the bookmarks that will be available for Darkness Calls, the second novel in the Hunter Kiss series.
Click on the image for a larger version. To download it, merely drag the enlarged image to your desktop - or, if you have a PC, right click with your mouse and save. If you have a Mac, save the file by placing the cursor on the image, clicking down while holding the ‘control’ key.
Online Exclusives for January, 2009
Hunter Kiss Illustration - Online Exclusive for January, 2009
From the Artist:
Here, I wanted to illustrate a more battle-ready Maxine, as the sun was setting and her tattoos were beginning to unravel. I enjoyed trying to visualize the intricate designs evaporating and reforming into razor-sharp beasts.
About the artist:
Carl Beu is an up-and-coming artist based in the United States. He is inspired by an eclectic mix of contemporary and classical artists, as well as his travels abroad during his childhood. As a new contender to the world of illustration, he strives to create visions that are both unique and visually compelling. His website can be found at: http://www.demonhand.com/
Online Exclusives for December, 2008
Hunter Kiss Illustration - Online Exclusive for December, 2008
From the Artist:
This third illustration was an exciting opportunity to explore the look of ‘the boys’. I gathered lots of inspiration from deep sea aquatic life, and wanted them to seem formidable and dangerous, but also alien and mysterious.
About the artist:
Carl Beu is an up-and-coming artist based in the United States. He is inspired by an eclectic mix of contemporary and classical artists, as well as his travels abroad during his childhood. As a new contender to the world of illustration, he strives to create visions that are both unique and visually compelling. His website can be found at: http://www.demonhand.com/
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