Character Art for "My Rock and My Refuge"

I commissioned Skye Hoffert to create character art for the "Beauty" and "Beast" characters in my new book, My Rock and My Refuge.  It's the first time I've ever done this for one of my books, and I was kind of nervous about the idea, to be honest.  Which is why Skye was the first person I approached, because I already know I like her artwork, but better yet, I like HER.  I knew I could trust her to listen to my descriptions of the characters, really look at the inspiration photos I sent, and craft something beautiful.

And she did.  Today, I'm unveiling the character art everywhere, so here it is!  Feast thine eyes!

Marta Beckmann is a twenty-seven-year-old German immigrant who came to America with her older brother Jakob to earn money to help save her family's bakery back home.  When they need to leave their jobs in Denver due to personal reasons, they take new work as servants in the home of a wealthy recluse they've never met, high in the Colorado mountains in the world of gold and silver mining.

Arthur Wendell is, you guessed it, the wealthy recluse who hires them.  Scarred inside and out after a grizzly bear attack years ago, he hides in his home and only interacts with a few close friends.  But when Marta and Jakob come to work for him, his life slowly begins to change.

I also decided to pair these beautiful portraits with some of my favorite lines from these characters, so you get to enjoy those today too!

Tell me what you think!