That sinking feeling you get when something goes wrong with publication. 

When I was ready to release the first book of my latest series I went straight to what I knew. I'd used the same cover designer for the three books in my previous series and I liked his style. So I used him for book one of the Archaic Races and all was good.

Then came the bad news.

Book two is ready to go but my designer pulled out for personal reasons. Now I have a series that already has certain stylistics and nobody to continue them. I'm in a panic and unsure what to do. It's not just that book covers are expensive, I want them to be right. They need to reflect what's in the book. We all know you're not supposed to judge a book by it's cover but it's something we all do. It's what attracts us to them on visual inspection and, I admit, even I do it sometimes.

But there was light at the end of the tunnel. After much shopping around I've discovered a wonderful cover designer for my current series. She's already redesigned the cover for book one, which will be released in the next week with book two to follow. 

Phew.