Wow! Talk about cover love! I am so happy to reveal this unique cover of upcoming book by Didi Oviatt, Called Sketch. Today, I also have a sneak peek for you, so be sure to read on!
Sketch
Expected Publication Date: June 2019
Genre: YA Thriller/ Psychological Thriller
Publisher: Creativia
When the body of the local girl, Misty Crawl, is found dismembered in an underground bunker, the town is thrown into a whirlwind of panic and speculation. Times aren’t exactly smooth sailing with a depression in full swing. The spaced out community of farmers pull together as one, trying to uncover the guilty party.
Thrown smack in the middle of such chaos, is a group of teens. They’re known troublemakers, but have good hearts. Although they’re innocent, the local law enforcers believe otherwise, and the true killer is lurking far too close for comfort. Will the four be able to uncover the truth before one of them pays the price for Misty’s death? Or will the brutal killer strike again, attacking the heart of the four?
*Sketch is a young adult psychological thriller. It’s a quick easy read, appropriate and gripping for mid-teens and up, with no sexual content and some bloody gore. Parents be advised.
Excerpt
As soon as Steven’s dad, Robert Smith, pulls down the road, they look mischievously at one another and then take off in a sprint down the steps into his basement. Steven’s always wanted to know what’s locked away down here. His father told him years ago that it was just a room full of old newspapers. But, Steven’s always known there has to be more to this dingy looking door all locked away. It doesn’t take Chloe long to pick the lock. She’s getting better and faster at it with every lock she opens. The door creaks as it swings open, and there it is.
“Holy shit,” gasps John.
“This is the best day of my life,” says Michael.
“Look at the dust on all this stuff. I’ll bet this door hasn’t been open in years! No one will even notice if we take it!” adds Chloe.
Steven whispers in fear, “I don’t know guys, my dad will kill me if he finds out.”
“No he won’t, Red, I can take him,” jokes Michael.
Staring back at them from the wall to wall metal storage shelves are two small crossbows and an open chest of arrows. Along with old war paint, hatchets, a couple machetes, rope, and one box of newspapers setting on the floor.
“What the hell was my dad doing with this stuff?” Steven asks, more to himself than the others.
Steven’s dad isn’t an adventuress man, and aside from the yearly deer and occasional bear he shoots, he doesn’t even like to get out and do much.
“The bears are getting out of control around here,” and, “we gotta’ have meat to survive,” is his logic for hunting.
He doesn’t enjoy hunting as a sport like the majority of other men and even women in town. It’s more of a chore for him. Which is only one step away from insanity, in Steven’s point of view. Hunting is Steven’s favorite thing to do with his dad, aside from throwing a football.
“Who cares why he has this stuff!?” John says, always the planner of the group. “Let’s just take it now and hurry, in case he forgot something and has to come back home. We don’t want to get caught carrying it all out of your house.”
They grab as much as they can lift and head straight for the woods. Distracted by all the cool things, they don’t even bother to glance at the newspapers in the box on the floor.
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About the Author
Didi Oviatt is an intuitive soul. She’s a wife and mother first, with one son and one daughter. Her thirst to write was developed at an early age, and she never looked back. After digging down deep and getting in touch with her literary self, she’s writing mystery/thrillers like Sketch, Search For Maylee, Aggravated Momentum, Justice for Belle, and New Age Lamians. Along with a six- piece short story collection called the Time Wasters. She’s also collaborated with Kim Knight in an ongoing interactive short story anthology The Suspenseful Collection. When Didi doesn’t have her nose buried in a book, she can be found enjoying a laid back outdoorsy life. Time spent sleeping under the stars, hiking, fishing, and ATVing the back roads of beautiful mountain trails, sun-bathing in the desert heat, along with watching the relaxing dance of a campfire plays an important part of her day-to-day lifestyle.
Didi can be found on her Website/Blog, Goodreads, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and most importantly AMAZON!
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It’s good to see Didi here, Teri. Loved that blurb and excerpt – can’t wait to put my grubby hands on a copy.
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It’s a good one, isn’t it? And what an awesome cover!
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Teri, I’m honored to see my cover here!! Thank you! 😍🤩
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You’re welcome, Didi! Best wishes with the book – seems to be unanimous that the cover is a thumbs up.
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Thanks, it’s very retro! I kinda like it 😉
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Wow! I Iove the creativity behind the cover. The blurb and excerpt were excellent. Given psychological thrillers are my preferred reading genre, I think I’ll be giving this one a try. I’ve never read one with YA characters before, but it sounds excellent. Congrats to the author!
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I’ve read several YA thrillers, but few psychological thrillers. This sounds compelling.
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Love that cover.
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So do I – the designer did a fantastic job.
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I can’t wait to read this one!!
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Not much longer to wait, Nicole!
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Another WOW on that cover! Most excellent, indeed! And the story sounds very intriguing! Sharing, and wishing Didi the best of luck with Sketch! 🙂
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I think it’s unanimous, Marcia – that cover is a winner.
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Thanks Marcia! 🙂
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The way the knife blade handled the eyes is super clever. What a great cover. The blurb and excerpt are really good, too. Wishing the author much success.
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I think so, too, Staci. Thanks for dropping by!
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What a clever cover, love it! Great excerpt, too. Best of luck to Ms. Oviatt on this upcoming release!
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That cover’s a winner, Priscilla. Have a great week!
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It is such a unique cover! And congrats to Didi on all the reveal posts and shares. Sounds like a thrilling read. Congrats to Didi!
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She’s getting a lot of coverage today, Diana. Thanks for dropping by!
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What a cover, Teri. Looks like a good story.
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That cover would definitely have me picking up the book, John.
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Thanks for sharing Teri! FYI, this one will be available for review very soon 😉
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You’re very welcome, Shannon!
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I love this cover, Teri.
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Definitely an attention-getter, Robbie.
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That cover is creppy but in not a very bad way! Does that make sense!?
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Makes sense to me, Jess. I think it perfectly matches the creepy description of the book.
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