The covers for the Dual Magics series (so far–the release of BEYOND THE PROPHECY is planned for September):
The covers of the two tie-in short stories:
You see the problem, don’t you? The two short story covers don’t look like they belong to the same series.
Heck, the covers don’t even telegraph that they’re fantasy stories. “Becoming Lioness” could be something about an African safari for all you could tell from the cover. Well, except for the subtitle. Dual Magics might give you a clue.
“Modgud Gold”, again, except for the subtitle, could be a gold rush story.
In my defense, “Becoming Lioness” was released long before I had covers for the series. I have no excuse for “Modgud Gold” other than the image is a really good representation of a scene in the series. But, see, that’s not what a book cover is supposed to be. It’s supposed to entice a reader and give them some idea what kind of story to expect. This one fails.
I think I need to do a couple of new covers.
Meredith Mansfield, Author 
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