Gifting an eBook for Valentine's Day

Here are three fun & simple ways to make an ebook gift tangible for your book lover this Valentine's Day:

1. Paper Flower - Print the cover art for the ebook you want to gift on regular printer paper. Trace and cut it into a circle. Starting from the outside of the circle, cut a spiral into the circle. Tightly roll the end until you get to the center. Slowly let the flower uncoil until you've reached the desired size. Use a hot glue gun and glue it down to center of circle. Hot glue a green pipe cleaner onto the bottom of flower. Insert your paper flower into a vase of cut flowers or potted flowers. 

2. Snail Mail Card - Print a 5"x7" copy of the cover art for the ebook you are gifting. Fold and cut into three equal sections. Fold and cut each of those sections into three equal sections. Cut each square into a heart shape. Paste onto the front of a folded piece of card stock.

3. Gift Tag - Print the cover art for the ebook you want to gift onto card stock paper. Fold and cut into a mini card size. Hole punch the inside flap and use a ribbon to attach to a gift. You can attach it to a bottle of wine, a box of chocolates, a teddy bear, etc.

Be sure to include the details of how the recipient can redeem their ebook!

Pictured below is Jacqueline Seewald's romantic suspense novel, Death Legacy. It's the perfect Valentine ebook to gift!

From the Drawing Board: Death Legacy

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Death Legacy is a romantic, spy thriller novel, by author Jacqueline Seewald. We referenced classic espionage imagery for the characters and added a modern twist with the looming agents framing the shot and clean lines at the title and background monument.  The body positioning of the characters deliberately reflects the story – a strong female lead, with her equally strong male admirer. 

The book cover design was packaged with other promotional graphics. These were meant to further the storyline and compliment the cover.

The images above showcase: the pre-order promotional graphic, and a couple of social media promotional ads. 

xo The Novel Fox Creative Team

Death Legacy Giveaway

Death Legacy by Jacqueline Seewald is a great novel for romantic suspense and mystery readers alike. The story turns typical gender roles on their head and features a strong female intelligence consultant that we love. 

Tweet @thenovelfox and include Death Legacy #giveaway for a chance to win a FREE iBooks copy!

The Death Legacy Giveaway will run for 7 days starting Friday, November 21st and ending Friday, November 28th. The Novel Fox will select a winner at random to be announced on Saturday, November 29th.

We look forward to your tweets!

More about Death Legacy can be found here...

Death Legacy Publication Day

The Novel Fox DISCOVERIES proudly presents Seewald's Death Legacy.

Death Legacy is available for purchase today on all your internet neighborhood e-bookstores: Google, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble, among others. More information, including e-bookstore links and a sample, can be found here...

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Q and A with Death Legacy Author, Jacqueline Seewald

Q. Your life’s work seems to be centered on books. In the past you've taught English and worked as a librarian, but when did you become a writer?

A. I’ve been writing since I was a small child. My mother was an avid reader who started bringing me to the library with her when I was little. She would take out books regularly and I would get to choose ones I would like to read as well. Of course, when I was very young, she would read to me. Reading spurred my imagination and made me want to make up my own stories. By 4th grade, I was writing short stories. I surprised my teacher who insisted I must have copied them because they were too mature for a child to have written. I actually felt rather hurt by the comment at the time.

 

Q. Of the books you've published, are there any that stand out to you as the author?

A. I love all the books I’ve written, even some that are not as yet published. I put a great deal of hard work and love into each of them. Death Legacy is my romantic suspense mystery spy thriller and is a unique stand-alone. But each of my novels is unique. Even with my Kim Reynolds mystery series, each novel stands as an independent book. The Bad Wife is the culmination of the series.

 

Q. Were there any that were especially difficult to write?

A. I can’t say that any novel has been more difficult to write than the others. Although I write both historical and contemporary fiction, each novel demands research for the sake of authenticity.

 

Q. Could you tell us about your writing process?

A. I try to write every single day. I am most productive early in the morning and generally won’t stop for breakfast until I’ve worked several hours. I took an early retirement so that I would have time to write full-time.

Late morning and early afternoon are devoted to family and chores. I also make certain to take several walks each day which sharpens my mind. I work a few more hours after dinner at my computer each evening.

 

Q. What drew you to the espionage and romance genres? 

A. As a student and then an English teacher and eventually a librarian, I was always reading and teaching great literature. Later, I started reading for enjoyment. I found so many wonderful romance and mystery writers. I got hooked on those genres. I now write the kind of fiction I love as a reader.

Q. Was there something that inspired you to write Death Legacy?

A. I was intrigued by an actual spy case and researched it thoroughly. It concerned the high tech theft of American secrets. Of course, the main characters in the novel are fictional. But I do tend to merge fact and fiction in my novels.

Q. Did you have to research or travel for more information?

A. I know New York City and Washington D.C. very well, but I still did research for details in the novel. As to information, I researched quite a lot, for instance, about weapons. Spying is high tech these days and so is the weaponry.

Q. Can you give us the author’s insight on Michelle’s character?

A. Michelle appears cool, aloof and sophisticated. She’s tough but also tender.

She cares about helping people. She was trained by an uncle who was a professional and ran an unusual “consulting” firm, part of the book’s mystery. She’s the opposite of Daniel who appears to be an open book--good-natured, easy-going and warm.

 

Q. If you had to choose an actor to play Daniel who would he be? You know, just to give us an idea of just how handsome he is!

A. Is there a young George Clooney out there? The perfect actor would be good-looking in a dark, charming, witty way. Definitely not too full of himself and wouldn’t take life too seriously.

 

Q. Are there any writers that you particularly look up to as an author?

A. You ask some difficult questions! There are so many talented writers it’s hard to pick just a few. For current romantic suspense writers I’m very fond of Jayne Ann Krentz and Nora Roberts. I love John Grisham for crime fiction. But there are so many others and new people on the horizon all the time. For classic romance, no one is better than Jane Austen. I’ve read all of her novels but loved Pride and Prejudice most of all. My own Regency romance Tea Leaves and Tarot Cards is kind of a tribute to her.

 

Q. What book are you reading now?

A. I finished reading Barbara Graham’s Murder by Sunlight yesterday. It’s part of her quilting mystery series. I enjoyed it very much. Before that I read Ghost Ship a thriller by Clive Cussler. I like reading a variety of books.

Where They Write

Seewald's novel, Death Legacy is currently available for pre-order and releases October 27, 2014. More information, including e-bookstore links and sample chapters, can be found here...

Death Legacy Promotional Image

We love the promotional image our creative team put together for Jacqueline Seewald's Death Legacy, a romantic thriller full of danger and international intrigue! Death Legacy is currently available for pre-order and releases October 27, 2014. If you haven't read the sample chapters yet, they can be found here...

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Death Legacy Pre-Orders and Sample Chapters

We're proud to announce today that Jacqueline Seewald's Death Legacy is now available for pre-order on Google, Apple, Amazon, and Kobo. On October 27th, 2014 Death Legacy will be available for purchase on all your internet neighborhood e-bookstores: Google, Apple, Amazon, Kobo, and Barnes & Noble, among others.

More information about Death Legacy, including e-bookstore links and sample chapters, can be found here...

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Death Legacy Cover Reveal

Our creative team has been hard at work and we're excited to reveal the cover for Jacqueline Seewald's Death Legacy!

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Announcing Our First DISCOVERIES Book and Author

The Novel Fox DISCOVERIES is excited to announce the signing of Jacqueline Seewald for her novel, Death Legacy.  Death Legacy was previously published in hard and soft cover formats in 2012 and 2013, and we are happy to bring Death Legacy to a new audience with the launch of its first ebook edition, coming October 2014.

About the Book:

After what appears to be a chance encounter with handsome young psychiatrist Dr. Daniel Reiner in the south of France, beautiful and elegant intelligence consultant Michelle Hallam decides to refer her new client to him for help coping with the recent and mysterious death of her husband, an employee of the CIA.  However, Michelle soon finds herself investigating the death with Daniel in tow, who is too smitten to leave her alone.  As the pair slowly uncover information related to the death, while at the same time struggling to figure out their complicated relationship, they find themselves in increasing danger from those who wish to keep the death shrouded in mystery.  It isn’t long before Michelle is investigating more than just one murder, and also desperately trying to keep her and Daniel from being next.

About the Author:

Jacqueline Seewald is a multiple award-winning author that has taught writing courses at the university level as well as high school English. She also worked as an academic librarian and school librarian. Fifteen of her books of fiction have been published, along with numerous of her short stories, poems, essays, reviews and articles. She enjoys spending time with family and friends when she isn’t writing. In addition, she is a playwright, a landscape painter and a lover of many types of music.