30 Covers, 30 Days 2022: Day 3 -

30 Covers, 30 Days 2022: Day 3

It’s the third day of 30 Covers, 30 Days! Today, we have a Young Adult take on Greek mythology with Stains of Blood and Guilt by YWP participant, Colleen Leonard! This amazing cover was designed by Leonardo De La Rocha, who generously designed an inner cover as well.
Stains of Blood and Guilt
Kilída Vissiní’s hair wasn’t always red, nor was she always human. Now, she’s a nymph cursed to a form not her own, and scarred for life with blood-red hair.

A member of the Alikos Corps, she’s among the most honoured people in the country. The Corps are an elite force of soldiers who protect the country of Hellenica from dangerous criminals. But in a world where guilt shows through blood-stained hair, Kilída’s crimson locks prove otherwise. The Corps don’t just protect Hellenica from dangerous criminals. They’re criminals themselves. And she’s the only one who knows it.

Then Kilída learns the Corps aren’t as bad as she thought. They’re worse. Stripped of everything she loves, she rebels against them. But she’s just one person, and they’re a whole network of corrupted assassins.

With killers, and the guilt of her past haunting her, she begins questioning if her fight is really just.
About the Author
When she’s not writing or procrastinating, Colleen Leonard can be found reading, listening to trailer music, singing and dancing, and trying to avoid baking and gardening at all costs. She hopes to soon overcome her procrastination and insubordinate characters who don’t follow the plots she writes, and finish the bookshelf-full of novels wandering in her head.
About the Designer
Leonardo is a developer turned designer turned design exec, currently serving as Global Head of Design for Spotify Advertising. Formerly at Intuit, Facebook, and Yahoo, his expertise orbit around commercializing enterprise products and instituting systems for building at scale.
Working from his home in sunny San Jose, California, Leonardo spends his free time illustrating, fidgeting with type, advocating for respectable cocktails, and assisting his partner in raising two beautiful children towards beautiful adults, through and through.