title: Cover Design and YOU!: Dos, Don'ts, and Choices (Writing and YOU) (Volume 1)
author: Annie Acorn
description: Annie Acorn - Annie Acorn is the pseudonym of a prolific, internationally beloved author, whose readership recognizes her mainly for her womens fiction, cozy mysteries and richly woven stories with a warm southern flair, such as Chocolate Can Kill and her Luna Lake Cabins romantic womens fiction series. She writes her romantic womens fiction/family saga Captains Point Stories series as Charlotte Kent. She is a founding member of From Womens Pens  A Cooperative of Women Writers. Annie is the mother of two sons. She lives in the Washington, D.C. area, where she has done extensive technical writing as a contractor. She owned a tri-state medical outsourcing business for a number of years and was the Director of a behavioral healthcare firm. She once flipped a comic book and collectible retail company comprised of five stores, and she has managed cemeteries and funeral homes. She is the owner of Annie Acorn Publishing, LLC. Ms. Acorn published in The Inspirational Writer, and she edited a publication for the State of Mississippi. Ms. Acorn enjoys reading, writing mysteries and romantic womens fiction, listening to classical music, playing cards, and spending time with her family and friends  often at a restaurant serving delicious food. Annie authors annieacorn.com. Tweet her at @Annie_Acorn. Angel Nichols - Angel Nichols is an accomplished illustrator, author and graphic artist who juggles a busy working schedule with family, friends and her passion for the arts. She has been a hobbyist writer for much of her life, before being asked to author for Annie Acorns 2012 Christmas Treasury in which her short story, Christmas in the Mojave, appears. Her Christmas Love Exchange is included in Annie Acorns 2013 Christmas Treasury, and her Jolly Old Spook graces the pages of Annie Acorns 2014 Christmas Treasury. Ms. Nichols The Ghost of Christmas Present and Other Stories has thrilled an international audience, and Annie Acorn Publishing LLC was honored to be able to include her A Rose by Any Other Name in the Annie Acorns 2015 Valentines Day Treasury. She is a member of From Womens Pens. Ms. Nichols is the exclusive cover artist for Annie Acorn Publishing LLC. Her award-winning covers have been seen on the Barnes and Nobles bestseller list, as well as in Amazon top categories. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Visual Communication and Digital Design from AIU. Tweet her at @Angel_Nichols.
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  CONTENTS
  Heat
  Prologue
  Chapter 1
  Chapter 2
  Chapter 3
  Chapter 4
  Chapter 5
  Chapter 6
  Chapter 7
  Chapter 8
  Chapter 9
  Chapter 10
  Chapter 11
  Chapter 12
  Chapter 13
  Chapter 14
  Chapter 15
  Chapter 16
  Chapter 17
  Chapter 18
  Chapter 19
  Chapter 20
  Chapter 21
  Chapter 22
  Chapter 23
  Chapter 24
  Chapter 25
  Chapter 26
  Chapter 27
  Chapter 28
  Chapter 29
  Chapter 30
  Chapter 31
  Chapter 32
  Chapter 33
  Epilogue
  Acknowledgments
  About the Author
  
  Copyright © 2017 by C.A. Harms
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  Interior formatting and design by Jessica Hildreth www.JessicaHildrethDesigns.com
  
  Never fear the unexpected.
  Embrace it, own it, and show it what a badass you truly are!
  
  SHANELLE
  “I need a doctor over here!”
  The words echoed through the open area of the waiting room, an