DARK SHADOWS: HEIRESS OF COLLINWOOD gets a new-ish cover

Last month, Lara Parker's next novel got a title and a release date: DARK SHADOWS: HEIRESS OF COLLINWOOD is scheduled for release on Nov. 8 this year. You might recall that I wasn't bowled over by the cover, which is pretty boring.

Since then, Macmillan Publishers and Amazon have revised the book's cover art in their advance listings, showing off a new-ish design with a different color scheme and typography. I'm still not loving it. It's done nothing to injure my enthusiasm for the book, which is expected to reveal Victoria Winters' true parentage. I won't spoil things for you (so seriously, don't send me any private e-mails to ask) but will tell you this: Victoria's father is not Paul Stoddard.

You can see the two versions of the cover below. DARK SHADOWS: HEIRESS OF COLLINWOOD is available for pre-order on Amazon.

Left, the originally advertised cover. Right, the revised cover.