Hero of the Republic takes another step closer to its late Summer release with some fantastic artwork by Yvonne Less at Art 4 Artists:

I wanted a new look for the new series, and it was a great experience working with Yvonne. I highly recommend her not only for her obvious artistic talents, but also for her professionalism. I’ll be going back to Yvonne for each of the books in The Parasite Initiative. She also does promotional work (such as social media headers and other marketing needs) and her gallery showcases her work across many genres, so keep her in mind if you’re in need of graphics design!

Release Update: I have feedback from two more beta readers to collect on the Hero of the Republic draft, and this month I’m taking another read, this time on my Kindle to get the reader experience. It helps me to take a pass on the computer screen, on paper, and on my ereader… I always seem to find just one more thing or have one more idea. I expect to be making final edits in late August, and delivering the book to you all just as soon after that as we can. We’ve already got a draft Kindle version, and when it’s final we’ll need to create the Nook, Smashwords, and Createspace versions as well. This is our sixth run at the process though, and we’re getting pretty efficient with the formatting. Keep watching the blog, Facebook or Twitter for updates!