Exclusive Early Look -- ROAD TRIP WITH A VAMPIRE Cover
Spoiler alert: My cover artist is a genius (again)
As I know has been the case many of you, the past few weeks have been a time here at Chez Jenna. And now, on a Friday night at the end of (another) tough workweek, I’ve decided I need a lil treat. Given everything going on in the world, I thought maybe you might, too.
The gorgeous cover for my third book, ROAD TRIP WITH A VAMPIRE, will be officially shared throughout social media on January 22, not only on my accounts but also on the accounts of a number of lovely bookstagrammers and friends who have agreed to help (y’all know who you are). But given… well… everything (*gestures vaguely to the entire damn world and also to my immediate surroundings*), I wanted to thank those of you who have supported me and my books by giving you a peak at ROAD TRIP WITH A VAMPIRE’s amazing cover before anyone else.
My cover artist Roxie Vizcarra has once again hit it out of the park, capturing the whimsy of the final book in the MY VAMPIRE Series better than I could have ever dreamed. (For those who don’t know me, I have basically no aesthetic or visualization skills. Roxie, and Berkley’s incredible art department, have created all of my masterpiece book covers with nearly zero help from me).
I’ve had this gorgeousness in my inbox since before the holidays and when I tell you my hands have nearly slipped and plastered the cover everywhere at least 23523 times please believe me it’s only a slight exaggeration.
ROAD TRIP features characters you’ve met before (Reginald! Amelia! Frederick!) as well as folks who are (nearly) brand new (the protagonists). Before I give the official book blurb, here’s a trope graphic that should help you completely understand what the book is about:
(Sorry, I couldn’t resist. ;))
In all seriousness, and for those of you who need a lil more detail, here it is:
A vampire who can’t remember his past and a witch with secrets of her own hit the road in this zany, cross-country romantic comedy from beloved author Jenna Levine.
Reformed bad witch Grizelda “Zelda” Watson had hoped to never see another vampire again when she slipped away to sunny California for a fresh start. She'd grown tired of them and their nonsense ages ago. But when a vampire with amnesia unexpectedly shows up on her doorstep with a letter from her old friend Reggie, and asks for her help, she can’t say no. Of course, it doesn’t hurt that Peter Elliott is tall and gorgeous, looks great in yoga shorts, and has the kind of dark hair and surly expression Zelda’s been a sucker for for hundreds of years.
Peter isn’t completely harmless—he is fanged, after all—but he’s harmless enough, and soon becomes the only person in Zelda’s new life who knows the truth about what she is. If she can help him decipher the cryptic notes in his journal, the only clues to his lost memories, she might as well try before sending him on his way.
But when an alarming message from Peter's past coincides with a clear sign that Zelda can't keep running from her own, they embark on a cross-country road trip for answers—only to find what they're looking for in each other.
I had the time of my life writing this book, and hope you find it every bit as funny (and sexy) as I do. ;)
Preorder Info!
ROAD TRIP is currently available wherever you get your books, including Amazon, B&N, and your favorite indie bookstore. If you preorder through Parnassus Books, your copy will be signed (and you will get another special treat, to be announced later). You can also add ROAD TRIP on Goodreads (and I will love you forever if you do).
All ROAD TRIP preorders, no matter where you preorder from, will receive exclusive bonus content in the form of several exclusive bonus MY ROOMMATE IS A VAMPIRE scenes, all from Frederick’s point of view. These are still in development, but for now I can tell you that some of the scenes will take place during the events of ROOMMATE, and some will take place after the events of that book. ;) If you would like to receive these bonus scenes, please submit a screenshot of your receipt here. We will be sending the bonus chapters to everyone who preordered ROAD TRIP the week following the release of the book.
(And now for something completely different) NEW NEWSLETTER FEATURE, starting next time — VAMPIRE FUCK/MARRY/KILL
This has nothing whatsoever to do with book covers or preorders but I wanted to include it in this newsletter—so at the risk of giving everyone whiplash, here we go. Starting… well, whenever I send another newsletter (probably next month? or in three months? who can say!!!) I will be featuring a different author each time by asking them which fictional vampires they would F, M, or K. This feature will be every bit as serious as it sounds (in other words, not very), and I would love to hear which authors you would like to see featured here in this very serious way. (With the caveat that I, uh…. don’t know everyone who writes books, not even close ;)).
I hope getting a sneak peek at the cover for ROAD TRIP WITH A VAMPIRE was a good end to your week, and that it has made you smile the way sharing it has done for me. ;) I also hope you have all been taking care of yourselves and staying as well as you can given… well. Everything.
Once again, I cannot thank you enough for being interested enough in what I have to say to be a subscriber. <3
All the very best,
xoxo — Jenna
OMG that's adorable!
ahhh I love it so much!