Welcome to the Christian Fiction Scavenger Hunt! If you’ve just discovered the hunt, be sure to start at Stop #1, and collect the clues through all the stops, in order, so you can enter to win one of our top 5 grand prizes!
- The hunt BEGINS on 3/19 at noon MST with Stop #1 at LisaTawnBergren.com.
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- There is NO RUSH to complete the hunt—you have all weekend (until Sunday, 3/22 at 11:59 MST)! So take your time, reading the unique posts along the way; our hope is that you discover new authors/new books and learn new things about them.
- Submit your entry for the grand prizes by collecting the CLUE on each author’s scavenger hunt post and submitting your answer in the form at the final stop, back on Lisa’s site. Many authors are offering additional prizes along the way!
I’m Roseanna M. White, author of a slew of historical romances, along with some contemporary mysteries from Guideposts. My real life is full (I spent the last 15 years homeschooling, and now they’re both done–how did that happen???–and my daughter is a junior in college) but also very … ordinary. So I offset that by writing about things like spies and nobility and war and mayhem whenever I can. And a recent addition for me comes in large part from the books my daughter and I started reading together when she was a teenager: fantasy romance, aka romantasy. I’m now celebrating the release of my second one, Aflame
In the frozen lands of Fjordlandi, the royal family rules with a fist of ice. Kyrja has always been the “extra” princess, too much like her commoner mother to ever please her father. But when tragedy thrusts her into responsibility and a falsely-accused commoner stirs her to look beyond her father’s rules, she learns that her kingdom is on the brink of revolution. Because control over the ice isn’t the only magic that has been Awakened. There are rebels living in the heart of the volcanos too, rebels determined to win freedom for the commoners treated as slaves. And they won’t stop until all of Fjordlandi is Aflame.
Unlike my historical romances, which all have photographic cover images with a woman on the cover, my fantasy covers demanded something different. I went back and forth with my patron group with tons of cover options, trying out various styles trending in the genre, but quickly learned that my readers still expect to see a person on there, not just text and icons. But photographic didn’t fit the trends, so we decided to go illustrated. And for that, I called on my friend Caroline, who’s a member of my patron group and a wonderful artist.
She’s doing the character art for the full-length novels in the series, and my daughter is creating the character art for the novellas. So let’s see how the cover for Aflame came together! First was Caroline’s part. She has a fun video that her design program allowed her to make. Get a load of how she created Kyrja!
Once I had Kyrja, I had to come up with a background. I wanted something that would pick up on the beautiful colors in her dress…and also bring some unexpected color to what could have been a frozen wasteland on the cover, just white and gray. But we do have volcanoes in this story, so…lava!
I tried a variety of backgrounds, playing with the idea of the aurora borealis in there, trying to find the one that would offset it well and also match the illustration well enough in style. Here are a few of the rejected ones.
Eventually, the team and I decided what we liked from each variation and came up with one that got the approval of us all. The other elements on the cover are the “Awakening mark” design behind the character, that will be on every cover in the series in some form or another. Because in this world, ancient nano-technology has combined with a gift from God to grant certain people “magic”–control over an element. In Fjordlandi, their Awakened have control over water, including the ability to freeze it, and their Awakening mark is a ring of snowflakes. But the rebels have a mark too–one that’s a ring of flames. I decided to include both on the cover.
Here’s Your Critical Stop #7 Info:
If you’re interested, you can get a signed copy of Aflame from me right here (and shop for other fun bookish things too!) or order on WhiteCrown, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, or Bookshop.org now. If you order from me, you can get these beautiful printed edges!! Scroll down to see!
Clue to Write Down: to hit!
Link to Stop #8, the Next Stop on the Loop: Robin Lee Hatcher’s site! (She’ll be giving away something extra too!)
Special Giveaway!
But before you go, I’m offering a special prize!
One lucky winner with a US address will receive a signed copy of Aflame with printed edges! If you’re international, you’re entered to a win an ebook of Aflame.
(If the entry form is not showing above, you can enter here!)
Roseanna M. White is a bestselling, Christy Award winning author who has long claimed that words are the air she breathes. When not writing fiction, she’s homeschooling her two kids, editing, designing book covers, and pretending her house will clean itself. Roseanna is the author of a slew of historical novels that span several continents and thousands of years. Spies and war and mayhem always seem to find their way into her books…to offset her real life, which is blessedly ordinary.
Wow, what a beautiful book! Yes, I’d love to add it to my library.
Thank you for the opportunity!
The cover is gorgeous. The story sounds like one I would love to read.
Have a blessed day
The cover of Aflame is so beautiful. It pairs perfectly with Awakened!
I love the cover! It’s so beautiful!
Would like to read some books in the fantasy genre, and your series is on my list!
Thanks for not only participating in this hunt, Roseanna, but also for offering a fabulous prize! That cover looks amazing! 🙂
Roseanna, Your novels are EPIC!
I love all your books. But I have thoroughly enjoyed the Awakened series and can’t wait for the third book!!!
I really like the contrast of using an illustrated cover for the fantasy novels versus the photography for the historical fiction. Definitely looking forward to reading this one!
The Awakened series is amazing guys! Pick it up!
So excited! Looking forward to reading your book!
I enjoyed Awakened and am looking forward to this book.
I’m so excited for this! I haven’t read Awakened yet but I got it as a birthday present and plan to read it in May for mermay 😛
How fun!! I hadn’t heard of “mermay,” but LOVE it!
I love this new series you’re doing. The cover art reminds me of Minnie Driver
I can see that!
I have been waiting for the right opportunity to embark on reading your books, because one of my closest friends is obsessed with your work and this challenge seems the best chance!!! Truly the Awakened series is what captured me and I want to see this Godly take on fantasy, a genre known to have its own deities.
I’ve had so much fun writing a Christian fantasy series! I obviously take some liberties with what God may choose to do…but that also lets me take Him out of the box and remind myself that our God could do ANYTHING. So while there’s “magic,” it’s recognized as a gift from God, given in order to save mankind after a near-extinction event. Hope you enjoy it if and when you dive in!
Looks like an interesting series! Love the cover!
It’s so beautiful!!! Awakened made my top 5 for 2025 (out of about 100 books), so I cannot wait for the rest of this series!
That makes my day!! So glad you’re enjoying the world!
It’s always interesting to me to read about the process of developing a book cover. This one is gorgeous by the way!
Looking forward to reading it someday. The cover turned out beautifully! It’s interesting to see the process of making it.
I am sooooo excited for this book!!!!
gorgeous cover
I love the cover and am eager to read it one day. Thank you for the opportunity to win it.
Sounds like an amazing book, and the cover is gorgeous!
This looks like a great read. Thanks for sharing.
Absolutely love your books! The Reluctant Duchess and On Wings of Devotion are two of my absolute favorites!
Sounds like a fascinating book!
This series is on my TBR
Thank you!
Love the cover
I really love the cover it is so beautiful!! 🩷
The cover is beautiful.