Like My Cover? Please Vote! And Other Random Updates

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book covers and Somerset Award logo

I've lost track of how many readers and authors have said they love the cover of Beautiful and Terrible Things. I love it too, and am so grateful to the design team at Black Rose Writing for the incredible work that captures the diverse cast and the book's "vibe" so well. If you agree the … Continue reading Like My Cover? Please Vote! And Other Random Updates

First Place Prize for “The Wallace House of Pain”

Posted on by S.M. Stevens
cover of The Wallace House of Pain on a tablet against a bookshelf with CIBA 1st Place badge

It's been a long journey -- more than seven months -- but I'm thrilled with the end result: The Wallace House of Pain has been awarded a First Place prize in the Chanticleer International Book Awards (CIBA) competition for 2023. For those of you who have been riding along on this entire journey, as my … Continue reading First Place Prize for “The Wallace House of Pain”