Updated Covers: The Art of Espionage series

I'm all about a little bit of a rehaul every now and then and the Remembrandt series needed one! This young adult spy romance series is now entitled "The Art of Espionage" and still includes all three books in the series: Remembrandt, Van Gogh Gone, and Memory of Monet! All your favorite characters (Alex, William, Daly . . . sigh) - they are all there with some new formatting and updated covers. Most of you won't be able to tell the difference, but I sure can! The main difference is the imagery on the front cover now wraps around the back (hello Russia, France, and Mexico!). The back cover copy/book summary has also been updated. If you look closely at the spine, you will also see The Company logo which is the same imagery as on Alex's ring in the story! It feels so fresh and shiny now. The hardcover book will be coming soon, but for now you can still enjoy the audiobook with the fabulous voice of Austenne Grey, 7-time award nominated actress, and the shiny new ebook and paperback—which actually isn't shiny; it now comes in a matte finish. Thanks to the beautiful cover model, Marli Sharp, and the lovely photographer, Summer Nicole, who did the original photos. I couldn't be more pleased about these beauties!

Here are the new gorgeous cover layouts:

Amazon Barnes & Noble Apple Books

Amazon Barnes & Noble Apple Books

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Thanks to everyone who has continued to read my books and follow my author journey! If you're looking for some other teen spy stories, don't forget to check out the Spy Like a Girl box set that my first book is in. I love this box set because you can get 7 ebooks for only $4.99. They are all such good reads!

Here's a little synopsis of each book in the set:

Seven full-length novels of girls doing spy stuff the way only spy-girls can.

Adrenaline Rush - Cindy M Hogan
Christy must take on the fearless alter ego of an adrenaline-crazed teenager in order to catch a madman who’s threatening thrill-seeking high school seniors across the country.

For Your Ears Only - Emily Kazmierski
Loveday hopes her years of spy training will pay off when she and her team are chosen for their first international espionage mission.

Unleashed - Susan Cady Allred
After realizing that her father had actually been training her to be a spy, Aleasha takes on an undercover mission at a high school where violence runs rampant.

Remembrandt - Robin M. King
When she discovers a spy organization in the basement of Brown University, Alex is catapulted into a world of cryptic codes and covert missions—not to mention handsome running partners.

Death by Midnight - Nicole Nadeau
Anna will need her genius IQ and her knack for clever contraptions when she’s forced to take on a Russian terrorist who has kidnapped her family.

Spies Like Me - Doug Solter
Emma follows in her parents’ footsteps when she’s given the chance to join their mysterious spy organization and take down the villains responsible for her father’s plane crash.

Spies Never Quit - M Taylor Christensen
After being recruited by a pair of spy-sorority girls, Mari goes undercover to rescue her mother from captors who want to steal her nano-bot research.

I also did a little review of some of these books for Shepherd if you want to check it out! 

My Book Recommendations: The Best Spy Books for Ally Carter Fans
(Read my recommendations here)

XoXo,

Robin

Remembrandt Audiobook and Paperback Giveaway

Yippee! Yep, I just wrote that. I'm old school like that. GoodReads is doing a giveaway right now for 5 copies of Remembrandt and you get to choose if you want the audiobook or a paperback. YES!!

New Audiobook Cover!

Anyone can enter to win. Even if you've read the book or listened to the audio, feel free to enter and you can give it away. All you have to do is click below :) Happy reading and let me know what you think of the audiobook!

Goodreads Book Giveaway

Remembrandt

by Robin M. King

Giveaway ends March 31, 2017.
See the giveaway details at Goodreads.

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Remembrandt Series: A Spy Series for Young Adults with Art History Flair

You know how you meet people and immediately know that they are way too cool for you. Yeah, that's what I thought when I first met Hikari @foldedpagesdistillery. She's now one of my favorite people! Even though she had to move away from Utah, she still made this beautiful layout for me when Memory of Monet came out. 

Like seriously, it is so beautiful! When she first sent it to me, I may have teared up. I had so much fun writing this series and now that it has come to a close, I'm so happy to have this momento with all the books. It's like a tribute to the main character, Alexandra, because she's like a real person to me. And, in another life, I would have been her.

If you haven't had a chance to read the series (think Covert Affairs for a slightly younger audience), I'd recommend starting with Remembrandt, then Van Gogh Gone, and finally Memory of Monet. You won't regret it!

Van Gogh Gone Book Launch

I know. I'm totally late in posting these, but they are finally here! Yay! I love this YA series so much and loved being hosted by The King's English Bookshop. They are by far one of my favorite places in Utah. Thanks to them for the location. A shout out to my friends Suzie and Bethany for the fabulous cookies. Thanks to the Durtschi's at Crio Bru for providing the amazing brewed cocoa bean drinks (yum!). Last of all, thanks to all my supporters for coming out and listening to me gush about this labor of love, Van Gogh Gone. You can still pick up a copy at your local Utah bookstore, Deseret Book, or Amazon. Don't forget to read Remembrandt first if you want to get the full story :)

It's go time!
I absolutely LOVE my cover to Van Gogh Gone (Remembrandt #2). It may be that I helped create it, but it's probably more because I got the gorgeous Marli to model for me and Summer Nicole Photo to take the cover photo.

My cheesy smile before the launch begins.

Thanks to my 7-year-old, these custom cookies were nearly gone before the launch even started.

Though some of these gorgeous cookies (made to mimic the symbol of the spy organization in the book) were damaged in transit, they tasted as good as they looked. Thanks, Suzie!

A launch wouldn't be complete without my biggest supporter, my daughter . . . and that child that I will not claim behind us :)

Crio Bru? Yes, please! You can't have a book launch on a chilly day without a warm brewed drink.

Bethany saved the day with these custom cookies she created just hours before the launch. It's a good thing we had them in addition to the others because every one of them disappeared minutes after the reading and Q&A.

There are so many people I love in this picture!

My cute friends from book club! Jen, Kara, and Julie - you guys are the best.

This mother-daughter duo are such good friends and great supporters. Love you, Krista and Shaustia!

Just waiting around with The King's English staff before I began.

Just giving a little back story on how Remembrandt and Van Gogh Gone came to be.

I know I was saying something super interesting here.

I'll be honest with you, I don't even remember what part of my book I read for the reading! Does anyone remember?

Either I said something really funny here or someone in the audience did ;)

My handsome hubby and youngest daughter totally enthralled by my words.

Some of my favorite people came!

Marissa from Rae Gun Ramblings came! She is amazingly cute blogger, crafter, and reader. Her etsy shop (cute and hip baby and toddler clothes) is TO DIE FOR!

See? Totally enthralled . . . 

I'm so funny! (and I was so 16 weeks pregnant too and no one knew)

I told you I was funny. Love you, Amy!

Whitney and Alix came too.

They couldn't wait to get reading.

Angie is my soul sister and seriously should not stand next to me because she's so gorgeous.

Signing time! The King's English has this cute little nook upstairs where authors sign their books. I love it.

I like to personalize my books before I sign my name. 

Finally, I got a chance to sit back and relax.

and drink some Crio Bru.

This was not posed. If it was, I wouldn't have a double chin :)

Kelly from Delicious Reads and LitJoy Crate is one of my favorite people and has supported me from the beginning.

Some of my Delicious Reads friends. I love you guys!

I love that you'll do crazy jumps in the air with me.

 I vaguely remember someone making an inappropriate comment here about my the placement of my books. Thanks to all my supporters (no pun intended) .

Seriously, this was the best book launch I could have asked for!

XoXo,

P.S. The final book in the Remembrandt series will be coming out fall 2016! I'll be announcing the title at an event this coming Saturday,

Giveaway: Remembrandt Series & Ring!

Who's ready for a fast-paced read to get your heart pumping in more ways than one? My book, Remembrandt is a young adult romantic suspense with a Alias/Covert Affairs-like feel, perfect for fans of Ally Carter or just those who wish they could live as a spy.

Photo credit: Folded Pages Distillery

I've partnered with @deliciousreads and @foldedpagesdistillery on Instagram to giveaway the first two books in the series (Remembrandt and Van Gogh Gone), along with a custom ring, only worn by members of the spy organization in the book,The Company. Head on over to Instagram (@AuthorRobinKing) or Facebook (Author Robin King) to enter! 

Here's a synopsis of each book:

"I don't walk down memory lane. I live on it."

Summary: Alexandra Stewart doesn't just walk down memory lane, she lives on it. Her eidetic memory records her experiences and plays them back, DVD style. It's great when you want to ace a test, but not so great when you topple over a cute boy in the hallway and the humiliation plays back over and over and over . . . Brown University seems like the perfect place for the seventeen-year-old to forget her past. Hope for a normal life comes in the form of a handsome new running partner who makes her heart race and body perspire even before she laces up her shoes.

When her Russian professor gives her a puzzle that seems impossible to solve, Alex discovers that he has a secret – one that will catapult her into a world of secret codes and covert missions. As she tries to find a balance between the two different worlds vying for her attention, she wonders if she can have relationships with the ones she cares about while hiding a clandestine life, uncovering the truths of an underground enemy.

One thing is for certain, whatever happens will be forever etched into her memory. And some things are better left forgotten.

Remembrandt #2

Summary: Seventeen-year-old Alexandra Stewart finally has a life worth remembering - a Spanish tutor who gives perfecto a new name, a roommate that could double as her sister, and a special role in a secret spy organization that exists in the basement of Brown University.

But when her colleague, Daly, returns from a recent trip to Moscow accompanied by a man she never thought she'd see again, Alex is ripped away from her life in Providence and sent across the globe in search of a stolen piece of art.  In desperate need to find the Van Gogh painting, she will do anything to find it. Anything.

From Barcelona to Paris with only Daly at her side, the bonds of friendship are stretched as the duo uncover a truth neither one of them saw coming. Finding the painting could mean discovering a part of Alex she is ashamed could even exist, but without it, she could lose everything. The world around Alex threatens to corrupt the memories she holds most dear and the person she loves the most is at stake.