Cover Reveal (Take Two): MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY by Rachel Harris

My debut, MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY, has had a facelift.

Although the response to the initial cover was wonderful and enthusiastic, Entangled Teen has given my YA Magical Realism/Historical a new look…and to celebrate, I'm sharing a never-before-seen sneak peek, the first look at my new book trailer, AND hosting a GIVEAWAY!!!

But first, my beautiful precious:

On the precipice of her sixteenth birthday, the last thing lone wolf Cat Crawford wants is an extravagant gala thrown by her bubbly stepmother and well-meaning father. So even though Cat knows the family’s trip to Florence, Italy, is a peace offering, she embraces the magical city and all it offers. But when her curiosity leads her to an unusual gypsy tent, she exits . . . right into Renaissance Firenze.

Thrust into the sixteenth century armed with only a backpack full of contraband future items, Cat joins up with her ancestors, the sweet Alessandra and protective Cipriano, and soon falls for the gorgeous aspiring artist Lorenzo. But when the much-older Niccolo starts sniffing around, Cat realizes that an unwanted birthday party is nothing compared to an unwanted suitor full of creeptastic amore.

Can she find her way back to modern times before her Italian adventure turns into an Italian forever?

EEP!! What do you guys think? I love the colors in this and I'm so happy to see the backpack, which is just such an important part of the story. I love the writing, the dress, the mood, the hint at the time travel....and seeing my name written in the bottom right corner kinda rocks, too :)

Please be sure to visit the fantabulous bloggers co-hosting this reveal to read a *second* never-before-seen peek, but for now, here is an *exclusive* new excerpt you can't read anywhere else:

“You are an artist?”

I decide to let the shock and awe in Lorenzo's voice slide. His face breaks into a breathtaking smile and I lose myself for a moment in just how gorgeous this boy really is. He scrunches his mouth, which just makes me think about kissing it again, and guides my finger to point to the sky, pressing his chest close behind me.

My eyes flitter closed and my body begins to sink against him.

“What do you see?”

At the wonder-filled whisper in my ear, my eyes open and my spine straightens. I blink to focus. “Clouds?”

I hear the soft chuckle under his breath and instantly feel stupid. This is a test. An artist’s test. A test I am going to pass with flying colors.

“I meant to say that I see an azure sky with wisps of magnolia-colored clouds,” I clarify, a smug smile creeping up my face.

“Very good,” Lorenzo says. “My father would look up and see nothing more than commonplace blue and white. He has no imagination.”

Proud that I proved myself imaginative, I sit taller.

Then he asks, “What about shapes? What objects do you see in the clouds?”

This test is harder. I let my eyes relax as I gaze above, hoping and praying I’m not as closed off as his dad. I’ve always loved art. It’s the one place I can make a name for myself—the one area I can just be me, without the mess of who my family is. But I’ve never really stopped to see the beauty in everyday things like cloud formations.

As I watch above, shapes suddenly pop out at me, and a grin creeps up my face. I haven’t stared at clouds since I was a kid, but he’s exactly right. This is art. “Well, right there—that one? That is a huge clock tower, and to the left below it is an elegant arched bridge.” Despite myself, I snuggle back into his hard chest and sigh. “I love bridges.”

Lorenzo stiffens behind me, and I look up to see him staring intently in Cipriano’s direction. I remember his promise not to touch me and go to move, but he snakes his arm around my waist, securing me against him.

As if nothing happened, he carries on. “They are quite beautiful,” he says, his whisper huskier now. I swallow and close my eyes as he presses his nose between my shoulder and neck, grazing my skin softly as he inhales deeply. “However, you missed the cherub floating down the celestial road.”

MY SUPER SWEET SIXTEENTH CENTURY hits bookshelves everywhere September 11, 2012, and is available now for pre-order at IndieBound, Barnes & Noble, Amazon, The Book Depository,  and Books a Million. You can add it to your Goodreads shelf here.

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And here is the first look at my new trailer, designed by the awesome Rachel Firasek:

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So, what do you think?