The Second Life of Ava Rivers was my second published novel and it’s still near and dear to my heart. This book is a mystery/thriller about a missing child who returns after twelve years gone with no memory of where she’s been and you can read more about it here.
Since it was published by Penguin in 2018, it’s been through a lot, ending with me gaining back my rights to the book and re-releasing it last year.
When a writer gains the rights back for a traditionally published book, one thing they don’t retain the rights for is the original cover, so last year I got a new cover made. At the time I liked it but the more I’ve learned since doing more self-publishing, the more I started wishing I had gone with something a little more eye-catching. Here we are, in 2023, and The Second Life of Ava Rivers now has a new cover that I’m really happy with. Check out the three covers below and let me know if you have a favorite!
Here’s the first cover, from the book’s original release in 2018:
The second cover, from the re-release in 2022:
And the most recent redesign from 2023:
This new cover is by Tim Barber of Dissect Designs, who’s done many covers for me now and who is just amazing at what he does.
Despite the rocky road this book has been on, I’m excited to refresh the face of it in hopes that it will find new readers and get a new life of its own!
