Hemlock and the Maker's Fire: Cover and Status

Here is the cover art for the forthcoming Hemlock and the Maker's Fire (The Maker's Fire - Book Four).  It was created by the wonderfully talented artist Elena Dudina .  She has done the prior three covers in the series, and I think she really outdid herself on this one!

I recently got some very comprehensive feedback on the manuscript from my beta reader, and now I have some rework to do before it's ready for the editor.  I will try to make this work go as quickly as possible.

I'm also wrestling with the ending a bit.  I love the current ending I've written, but there's one aspect of it that I now worry is inconsistent with one of the core themes of the series.  I need to figure out a way to fine tune the ending.  I'm hoping it won't need a total rework and that a refinement will suffice.

Thanks for reading, and hopefully I will be able to report some good progress in my next blog post!