The top three words that cause mystery readers to snap their heads and say, “Huh?”

“Chocolate,” “Mystery” and “Contest”

And it’s all rolled into one post: The Brainstorm Thriller Novel Cover Contest! is going on now through June 15!

You could win a box of the coolest chocolates ever: Christopher Elbow’s Artisan Chocolates–they’re designer, wildly flavored chocolates at their best! You’ve never tasted chocolate like this before, guaranteed–and you’ll love ’em! Check it out!

To enter, all you have to do is select the most popular choice of eBook cover for my thriller novel Brainstorm (it’s a mystery, it’s a thriller, it involves a taste of sci-fi and now chocolates, too!). On June 16, in a random drawing from those who’ve picked the most popular of covers, I’ll select the winner. Be a part of it!

WE HAVE A WINNER!

This cover design stuff is so difficult, but so very important, as well. So I asked for your help and you gave it to me! Thanks so much to everyone who participated. J-4 J-5 M-7 We had a tie between J-4 and J-5 for the most attractive and professional-looking cover. The names of those who selected one of these two covers were then entered into a random drawing, and Tom Wingo of Oklahoma came out the winner! Again, thanks to all of you who entered the contest! Now it’s up to me to decide which one to use (I’m actually leaning toward a slightly modified M-7)! Congratulations, Tom! Here’s your 9-piece box of Christopher Elbow’s famous Artisanal Chocolates: Okay, I’ll actually send you the real thing! But you have to promise to tell everyone how much you enjoyed them! Check out Christopher Elbow Artisan Chocolates at this link: http://bit.ly/bNJLZp .