The image you see above is more than a pretty picture. It is the visual distillation of a series of scenes from Chaos' Consort, the first book in my Regency Romantic Comedy series. Everything about that image has been carefully considered. The silver reticule shaped like a book for a heroine who would rather be home reading Greek than dancing. The purposely unfilled dance card for much the same reason. She hasn't quite bought into the plan her and her friends have hatched to make her the talk of the Ton, and then create a scandal. It doesn't help that her four older brothers have scared most of their peers from even looking at her. The pocket watch her father gave to her oldest brother, which she managed to steal with the help of his best friend. The silk flower she snitched from a bouquet as a memento, and yes, they had silk flowers in the Regency Era. And finally, the note to herself, written on the back of a calling card.

Even the placement of the objects helps with the flow of the design and the story moment they create. If you've read Chaos' Consort, perhaps you know exactly the scenes this tableau represents. If you haven't, then hopefully it offers a little surprise when you first look at it, and then the delight of realizing you've seen the clues before the event even happens.

That is the purpose of these pages. They don't turn the story into a picture book but invite the reader to linger longer in the world that has been created. To offer unprecedented immersion in the story world that can compete with all of the outside distractions.