Girl On A Diamond Pedestal
I have been biting my lip and hopping up and down and DYING to share this cover with you guys forever!! And I finally can!
You guys remember me talking about my Aussie hero? Well, this is the cover for his book. Although, as you can see by the cover, and the title, there’s a heroine in this book too. 😉 I jokingly said she’s the heroine who sold herself for a latte. Which is only sort of true.
The thing I love about this cover is that I know exactly which scene it portrays…and I’m going to share a little of that scene with you!
He watched as she wove through the crowd, a bright spot amid the sea of customary New York black. Golden hair, pale skin, silken red dress, making her a force of color and light that was impossible to ignore as she made her way to the stage.
And once she was there, sitting behind the piano, she commanded every eye in the room to watch her.
She put her hands on the keys and he swore he felt her fingertips on his body. Long, elegant fingers caressing the keys, easy to imagine them on his skin. She started playing a piece he recognized, one he’d heard in department stores many times. Something from one of her old albums, he assumed. But actually hearing it in person, watching her perform it, made it a totally new experience.
It was so fluid. Smooth. Pure perfection.
And it felt like it was only for him. Not for anyone else in the room. His chest tightened, breathing a little harder as arousal assaulted him. Flooded him.
Each note was a caress, the flow and rhythm of the song like making love, hard and fast then slow and sweet. Everything he wanted to do with her, everything he dreamed of, put out in the open, forcing him to confront it.
She lifted her head and looked into the crowd, looked at him, her eyes locked with his as she continued to play, her entire body moving with the effort she put into playing, every part of her involved in her performance.
She would move like that in bed. Perfect. With passion, with all of herself.
GIRL ON A DIAMOND PEDESTAL will release in the UK in March!
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Oooh hotness! I like!!
Cover is great too, will definitely stand out on the shelf as it is absolutely stunning.
That is a stunningly beautiful cover! Congrats Maisey 🙂
Love, love, LOVE it. Can’t wait!
Wow, that cover is absolutely GORGEOUS. Roll on March…
Wow, that cover is absolutely fantastic, Maisey!!
Can’t wait to read it….
Wow what a GORGEOUS cover! You must be well pleased. Can’t wait to read your new story. Caroline x
Wow! Catherine, Doris, Lacey, Lucy, Sri and Caroline…thank you! I’m so excited for the cover and the book. The piano is important so having it included made me such a happy girl!
I can see why you’ve been champing at the bit about this cover. It is different, bold and has Impact. The art department have done you proud. 🙂
Wow, that cover is fabulous. I have cover envy!! Love everything about it and I can’t to read YOUR piano prodigy book, my doppelganger dear 🙂
Thanks Alexandra!
Kate, I KNOW. OMG I am your doppelganger. We have our De Lucas, our Sheikh’s and their forbidden virgins and now…piano prodigies. If you have a friend’s to lovers with a hero who owns a chain of coffee shops coming up I’ll have to resign. 😉