tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post2779762549848810023..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: My Reckless Cover!Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger116125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-55172536195976426582010-02-11T14:01:52.951-05:002010-02-11T14:01:52.951-05:00Thanks for swinging by, Dianna. Always lovely to s...Thanks for swinging by, Dianna. Always lovely to see you! Thanks for saying you love the cover!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91511454815988169862010-02-11T14:01:15.057-05:002010-02-11T14:01:15.057-05:00Laurie, lovely to see you! Thanks for saying you l...Laurie, lovely to see you! Thanks for saying you love the cover. Actually I think most people agree with you - I know the publishers changed from the books with objects on the front because they just didn't sell as well. As I say, I'm old-fashioned, I love a big passionate clinch as long as it's not silly (you know, they're on a rock by the sea and a wave's about to sweep them off to South America!).Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-74418019949703283872010-02-11T07:30:55.794-05:002010-02-11T07:30:55.794-05:00Anna - What a beautiful cover!!! As for taste in c...Anna - What a beautiful cover!!! As for taste in covers, it depends on what the book is about, even in romance. I love your cover, but I also like the non-clinch covers as well. :)Dianna Lovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07436951352975780985noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-17446023271611929612010-02-11T05:46:57.457-05:002010-02-11T05:46:57.457-05:00Your cover is absolutely gorgeous. Love the model,...Your cover is absolutely gorgeous. Love the model, the inside cover couple... WOW Hot! Hot! HOT!! The yellow color is so striking!!<br /><br />I don't like the covers were the title overpowers it. I prefer pictures of people vs inanimate objects or pets.<br /><br />I like the embracing couples or a impish or seductive look on the model's face or a seductive pose male of female. Eye candy yes!Laurie Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12533221100348874087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-56535952482645806502010-02-11T02:51:39.375-05:002010-02-11T02:51:39.375-05:00Thanks, Mitzi! Hope your prediction comes true! So...Thanks, Mitzi! Hope your prediction comes true! So glad you love the cover - I think it's really lovely so the author is definitely a happy little bunny!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-42092207139153845612010-02-11T00:57:46.546-05:002010-02-11T00:57:46.546-05:00ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! I love the cover and boy-oh...ABSOLUTELY STUNNING!!! I love the cover and boy-oh-boy it is an eye catcher!!! I can't imaging anyone walking past it without looking twice or maybe three times....and of course adding it to their shopping basket!!!<br /><br />Congrats and I can't wait to read it!!!Mitzi H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16746339245819447740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10324254876289032712010-02-10T22:48:32.869-05:002010-02-10T22:48:32.869-05:00Thanks so much, everyone, for giving my lovely yel...Thanks so much, everyone, for giving my lovely yellow cover a great welcome to the world! And it's been so interesting talking cover preferences.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-70306698097458932752010-02-10T22:48:04.683-05:002010-02-10T22:48:04.683-05:00Nancy, who? Me? Torture a pair? NEVAH!!! Oh, OK, I...Nancy, who? Me? Torture a pair? NEVAH!!! Oh, OK, I'm not convinced either! Glad you think the cover's magnificent!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-12840976632751523432010-02-10T22:47:21.026-05:002010-02-10T22:47:21.026-05:00Christine, I think Liz Carlyle has had some GORGEO...Christine, I think Liz Carlyle has had some GORGEOUS covers. Especially some of her earlier ones, which interestingly were just girls on their own. They really worked the color angle on her covers and I think it was so effective. Really saturated blues and reds, for example. So glad you like the cover - thank you!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-75355010679100121982010-02-10T22:46:05.440-05:002010-02-10T22:46:05.440-05:00Hey, Cassondra, so glad you love this cover. That ...Hey, Cassondra, so glad you love this cover. That stepback is the hottest one I've ever had! Interesting about the new reader comment. I think you're right - new readers are a bit scared away by the clinch covers. Hmm, kinda d*mned if you do and d*mned if you don't, really, aren't you?Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20547272757413834542010-02-10T21:34:52.978-05:002010-02-10T21:34:52.978-05:00It is, indeed, magnificent, Anna! The cover gods ...It is, indeed, magnificent, Anna! The cover gods have smiled on you again. Can't wait to see how you've tortured this pair! *g*Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13705259501965011703noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-14986327194284432332010-02-10T21:05:02.885-05:002010-02-10T21:05:02.885-05:00Beautiful cover, Foanna!! I love the yellow and th...Beautiful cover, Foanna!! I love the yellow and the models are gorgeous and the stepback so sexy...what's not to love about this cover? <br /><br />Once you're an author you look at covers differently. I'd have to say a tasteful clinch is my preferred option these days, either in a stepback or on the front. Liz Carlyle has had some pretty awesome covers, too. I like your early ones--they were so moody and perfect blend of romance and dark roiling passion!<br /><br />Looking forward to having MRS in my hot little hands!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-66930421782526016462010-02-10T20:45:44.389-05:002010-02-10T20:45:44.389-05:00WooHOOO Anna!
That cover is just rockin.
I LOVE ...WooHOOO Anna!<br /><br />That cover is just rockin.<br /><br />I LOVE the yellow and I don't think I've seen anything quite like it on the shelves. It's going to pop out at readers like crazy!<br /><br />I'm actually really liking the trend of NOT putting the clinch on the cover. My favorite covers of yours have been TTD and this one, BTW. I just can't get over that yellow. <br /><br />I love the look in the hero's eyes in TTD, and this one...you don't get any more come-hither than that. <br /><br />Christine's <i>Wicked Little Game</i> was like that too. <br /><br />I know cover trends come and go, but I honestly prefer to have a bit of mystery surrounding what I'm reading. When there's a clinch on a Single Title, everybody knows what you've got in your hand. I find it makes winning new readers to romance easier when it's not a clinch. I know it's wrong, but I've found it to be true, and if the end game is winning new readers then to me that's what matters and I'll take it any way I can get it.<br /><br />The thing with the stepbacks is that you get the best of both worlds. And your stepbacks are getting hotter with each book it seems to me.<br /><br />Man, the cover faeries are smiling on the lair of late.Alexishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04983545713541452190noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-87774409746814844032010-02-10T20:12:22.861-05:002010-02-10T20:12:22.861-05:00Louisa, dangerous heartbreak on the half shell! Ha...Louisa, dangerous heartbreak on the half shell! Have you been hacking into my computer? That's the best description for Diana I can think of! You're so brilliant! I keep saying my guy isn't tortured - but of course, that's only until Diana comes in to create havoc in his life! <br /><br />Hey, I'm shallow too. Handsome men work for me. In fact, I think they work for most women, that's why they're on romance covers! And I think we all like an animal (no, not the handsome man again - I mean a REAL animal!) too. I always smile at animal covers.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-65227276702975920942010-02-10T20:10:19.416-05:002010-02-10T20:10:19.416-05:00Julia, how cool! I just adore it. I think it's...Julia, how cool! I just adore it. I think it's so subtle but incredibly powerful and sexy for all that. I thought when you showed that beautiful cover this morning that this one would appeal to you. Similar feel, for all that one guy is in action and the other guy is leaning back in his chair contemplating action.Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47885209072014611222010-02-10T20:09:10.105-05:002010-02-10T20:09:10.105-05:00PJ, both Robyn and Kristan have lovely covers, hav...PJ, both Robyn and Kristan have lovely covers, haven't they? I discovered Kristan because she was such a great guest here - she was funny and clever and really responsive to everyone who commented and I thought she was great. Robyn I discovered because her Virgin River book was on so many best of lists for that year. So glad you love my latest cover!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86730549632093630602010-02-10T20:07:37.418-05:002010-02-10T20:07:37.418-05:00Fedora, I 100% agree with you that the secret'...Fedora, I 100% agree with you that the secret's in someone writing a good book and then me wanting to write everything else they write, doesn't matter about the cover. But a cover can persuade me to try someone new. Yeah, the Bandits and guests have been a killer for my TBR pile too ;-) Thanks for saying you love the cover!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-80714200020054054632010-02-10T19:41:24.688-05:002010-02-10T19:41:24.688-05:00Sigh, Mariska, You've got it bad for the Boid!...Sigh, Mariska, You've got it bad for the Boid! <br /><br />You know how much I LOVE this cover, La Campbell. The color is so vibrant and the girl looks like dangerous heartbreak on the half-shell. Mothers lock up your sons! Then the clinch on the stepback is just plain HAWT !!! Smoking HAWT !!<br /><br />But the best part is that with another fabulous Anna Campbell cover another wondrous Anna Campbell is on the way. Not nearly fast enough, but you can't have everything. Although the girl on that cover looks like she could probably GET everything if she wanted it!<br /><br />Covers do catch my eye. They at least make me want to read the back and see if it is something I will like. The blurb will get me to buy it, but the cover will often get me to pick it up. <br /><br />An animal will get me to pick up almost any book, for a romance novel give me a hot guy with as little clothing on as possible. Hey, I never claimed to be anything but shallow and sexist when it comes to men. So shoot me.Louisa Cornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12971924594129471055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-50280724097912901962010-02-10T19:18:40.210-05:002010-02-10T19:18:40.210-05:00Ooo...swoon...your Spanish cover for Untouched. My...Ooo...swoon...your Spanish cover for Untouched. My absolute favorite type of cover. Holy mackerel - I so adore it!Julia Phillips Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15392455413201190775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-86470248990030486992010-02-10T18:10:57.260-05:002010-02-10T18:10:57.260-05:00Gorgeous cover, Anna! That would certainly captur...Gorgeous cover, Anna! That would certainly capture my attention at the bookstore. <br /><br />I've never bought a book based solely on the cover but an eye-catching cover will cause me to take a closer look at a book that I may have otherwise ignored. That's how I discovered Robyn Carr and Kristan Higgins.pjpuppymomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18234101901405553621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-28525929270946288952010-02-10T17:56:45.241-05:002010-02-10T17:56:45.241-05:00Wow, Anna!!! Just wanted to say how gorgeous it i...Wow, Anna!!! Just wanted to say how gorgeous it is!! As for covers, no strong preferences, but I WILL buy it if I like the author's name on the cover :D Yep, that means you and all you Banditas! That TBR's still heading for the skies, (no) thanks to all of you! ;)<br /><br />Congrats on the GR, mariska!Fedorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10879033776125666713noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6848588017201569522010-02-10T17:45:22.999-05:002010-02-10T17:45:22.999-05:00Kate, I think your covers are gorgeous. I love the...Kate, I think your covers are gorgeous. I love the way they got the look right at the start and have stuck to it. Can't wait to see the next one - yeah, I love the cat too. Hey, how cool that you're a goner for a clinch too. I think they're really romantic (women on their knees aside!). Thanks for saying you like my cover - had to laugh at the Scottish thing. You've been doing too much blogging about Scottish murders, m'dear!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-59509697461738398552010-02-10T17:43:56.933-05:002010-02-10T17:43:56.933-05:00Hey, Maggie, I'm really stoked at the reaction...Hey, Maggie, I'm really stoked at the reaction to my new cover! I'm feeling rather reckless, in fact. Thanks so much for swinging by - so glad you love the cover too!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2628683994770549562010-02-10T17:41:51.049-05:002010-02-10T17:41:51.049-05:00It's Gorrrrrrrgeous!! Your heroine is so beaut...It's Gorrrrrrrgeous!! Your heroine is so beautiful and I love that look she's giving us. And och, the stepback is verra sexy!! And by stepback, I mean that HAWT guy!! <br /><br />Call me crazy, but I love a clinch cover! I used to hide the covers when I would read at my office, but after a while I realized what I was doing and stopped. Hey, I'm proud to read romance and I don't care who knows it! :-)<br /><br />Um, I also love cats on covers. ;-)Kate Carlislehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16863555050062113192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-8759667179157493992010-02-10T17:39:57.984-05:002010-02-10T17:39:57.984-05:00I'm not reading all 92 comments, but wow, Anna...I'm not reading all 92 comments, but wow, Anna! So completely gorgeous. I love that yellow---makes me feel sunny just looking at it. Can't wait to buy it and read it!Maggie Robinson/Margaret Rowehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12585076626818354332noreply@blogger.com