In July Rockin” SR Publishing of Cheyenne Wyoming, and Debbie Sampson, CEO of Anything In Oil of Hollywood, Florida jointly announced a deal for components of cover art, and 1,000 limited edition prints, for the second novel, Maps of Fate, of the #1 Best-selling Threads West, An American Saga series by Wyoming author and rancher, Reid Lance Rosenthal.
Their first work together just completed and will be unveiled tomorrow. The full size oil painting will be a key component of the cover for Book Two of the series, Maps of Fate, scheduled for Release pre-Christmas 2011. Book One, Threads West, achieved #1 Bestselling rankings in four major categories, including Western Romance, Historical Fiction, and Historical Western Romance. It achieved nine genres for months after it’s late fall 2010 printings. The book was honored with prestigious national awards including Best Western, Best Romance, and Best Historical Fiction, most recently in New York City in Late May In the USA Book Review, IBPA, and Indies award competitions. The novel also captured Best Cover Design in the IBPA 2011 awards. Design is by TLC Graphics, a branch of North Gate Publishing of Austin Texas which boasts over 100 national awards for outstanding design work.
Ms. Sampson said, “I am thrilled to be associated with this series. I have read Book One, Threads West, and it is enchanting, gripping, romantic, and real. I can’t wait to read the second novel of the series. I am really delighted and excited with the painting!”
Debbie has been painting professionally for 30 years and her work can be found in galleries, museums, and private collections worldwide, including The Orlando Museum of Art, The National Art Museum of Sport the Museum of Sports Art in Indiana, and she has painted for the Miami Dolphins, Florida Panthers and Kentucky Horse Park.
The author, Reid Lance Rosenthal, was happy then with the publisher’s choice, and is now—after seeing the completed oil painting—delighted. “I thought this would be a great team on this 170 year epic saga of the American spirit. TLC graphics is phenomenal. Ms. Sampson’s oil work is terrific, she knows horses, loves the West and American History. Our readers will be thrilled. Her painting is perfect, captures the action and ambiance of the West, and brilliantly portrays the essence of this tale—the threads of lives of strong women and driven men which weave together to form the tapestry of an emerging nation. Our many many readers who participated in our cover choice contest conducted several months ago will be smiling widely.”
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