tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post3230174166412154968..comments2024-03-22T05:18:29.555-04:00Comments on Romance Bandits: Cover Me!Loucinda McGary aka Aunty Cindyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02217492654108300014noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-2822641573124187582007-10-22T17:39:00.000-04:002007-10-22T17:39:00.000-04:00I like for the cover to show the hero and heroine ...I like for the cover to show the hero and heroine fully clothed, though that are very hot scenes in the historicals, I really like seeing the period dress, and I don't care for the period dress to be half way up her thigh or his shirt to be missing. Not that I don't love a nice bare chest. Just let me see the period dress intact and put the bare chest on the step back.Diannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09059706534177651427noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-92118631063684967682007-10-22T16:29:00.000-04:002007-10-22T16:29:00.000-04:00Beth, I'm with you--a beautiful or striking cover ...Beth, I'm with you--a beautiful or striking cover can persuade me to pick up a book. I WANT to like it, even if I don't buy it on cover alone. Best of luck with your cover! I hope the cover fairy sprinkles you with her magic dust.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-82283322232783814432007-10-22T16:28:00.000-04:002007-10-22T16:28:00.000-04:00Caren, you need the Count of S-Bendino! Then you c...Caren, you need the Count of S-Bendino! Then you can have a hot affair and your toilet installed in one fell swoop!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-63895856712600108022007-10-22T16:26:00.000-04:002007-10-22T16:26:00.000-04:00Amy--Snork! I think we should end that conversatio...Amy--Snork! I think we should end that conversation right there.<BR/><BR/>Keira--thanks for the compliment on DD! Yes, Foanna was a GREAT help with my title. I doubt I'll keep that one but all the titles about secrets and diaries have been done lately.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-41437802904385816652007-10-22T15:47:00.000-04:002007-10-22T15:47:00.000-04:00Terrific post, Christine! I don't buy a book based...Terrific post, Christine! I don't buy a book based on the cover but I have picked up books and read the back cover blurb based on front covers *g*<BR/><BR/>The Banditas have been so lucky with covers - I love all of them! They all seem so perfect for their stories. I can't wait to see my first cover - or find out what my title's going to be :-) Hope the Bandita cover luck holds up!Beth Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01204356784898045866noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-4101112073983789292007-10-22T13:26:00.000-04:002007-10-22T13:26:00.000-04:00Darn, I missed all the plumber talk! I need a plum...Darn, I missed all the plumber talk! I need a plumber to come install my new toilet. But that's a whole different rant. *g*<BR/><BR/>I've raved before about the cover of Sabrina Jeffries' first Avon release 'The Pirate Lord'. Oh, my! That cover model is tremendously gorgeous. Even if he doesn't look a bit like English nobility. *g*Caren Cranehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12352366686017375279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-20293099286639049382007-10-22T11:38:00.000-04:002007-10-22T11:38:00.000-04:00I freely confess that I sometimes buy books based ...I freely confess that I sometimes buy books based on the cover. The times, when I'm waffling whether to read a book or not, the cover cinches the deal. Then again, there are some authors, I will read even if their covers are done in plain brown paper. <BR/><BR/>Hey Christine, I see that your next book has a title, a nice title, Foanna's snork (remember that post) notwithstanding.Keira Soleorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14440213826734580889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-44208932305498450202007-10-22T04:14:00.000-04:002007-10-22T04:14:00.000-04:00Oh great, now with the toilet humour :-)AmyOh great, now with the toilet humour :-)<BR/><BR/>AmyAmy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-835067121477193572007-10-22T04:08:00.000-04:002007-10-22T04:08:00.000-04:00Trouble is, Christopher Plummer *could* pass for a...Trouble is, Christopher Plummer *could* pass for an Italian count.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40439015858252526162007-10-22T03:05:00.000-04:002007-10-22T03:05:00.000-04:00Christine, the Count of S Bendino? Too funny, girl...Christine, the Count of S Bendino? Too funny, girlfriend! Actually, I know who would play him in the movie, AA - Christopher Plumber!Anna Campbellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06695579361323275316noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10957939907608942432007-10-22T03:01:00.000-04:002007-10-22T03:01:00.000-04:00Thanks Christine - sorry. Just my pet peeve at the...Thanks Christine - sorry. Just my pet peeve at the moment. I had a great puppy cover before that.<BR/><BR/>Not much to do with the story but very, very cute ;-)<BR/><BR/>AmyAmy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-32017235786704241782007-10-22T01:29:00.000-04:002007-10-22T01:29:00.000-04:00Oh, no, Amy! The Count of S-Bendino, perhaps? How ...Oh, no, Amy! The Count of S-Bendino, perhaps? How disappointing! Luckily your readers can see beyond the cover to your great stories, isn't it?Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-88465452462011343272007-10-21T23:37:00.000-04:002007-10-21T23:37:00.000-04:00Yep - Cristine is right. Apparently books with dar...Yep - Cristine is right. Apparently books with dark haired heros on the cover sell better. I was asked if I could make one of my blonde heros dark for this specific reason.<BR/>What did I do? Just snorted and enquired when had it ever bothered them to misrepresent the characters on the cover? I promise I was polite.<BR/><BR/>My latest cover was so disappointing I almost cried. The hero looks like a plumber. Not that there's anything wrong with that - I happen to find blue-collar guys exceedingly sexy but the hero is an Italian Count. It says so in THE TITLE!!!! ON THE COVER!!!<BR/>Argh!<BR/><BR/>I'm with Cassondra about wanting a cover that won't make me cringe if it should happen to slip out of my bag. That goes for the title too.<BR/><BR/>But thats a whole other blog......<BR/><BR/>AmyAmy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-25096476306151083462007-10-21T22:35:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:35:00.000-04:00Hi Denise, glad you could drop in! Yes, definitely...Hi Denise, glad you could drop in! Yes, definitely no faces, and if you remember, *I* laughed at all your picky changes to that cover. It really is to die for, perfect for the story and your genre.<BR/><BR/>Cassondra, thanks for swinging by! I'm with you on not liking to read 'those' books in public. People who don't know anything about romance immediately scoff. Such a pity, I mean Lord of Scoundrels is a classic, IMO and it had the most embarrassing cover.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-32260651800014709352007-10-21T22:11:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:11:00.000-04:00Sami, hi! Thanks for dropping in. Um, I hear that ...Sami, hi! Thanks for dropping in. Um, I hear that dark-haired heroes sell better. That's why a writer I know makes ALL her heroes dark-haired. There's one hero who seems like more of a blond to me--everyone thinks of him as blond, but if you read carefully, he actually has dark hair. Go figure!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-780511708539842552007-10-21T22:09:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:09:00.000-04:00Joan and Jo, you're opposites! One likes the sexy ...Joan and Jo, you're opposites! One likes the sexy clinch, the other...doesn't. For me, it depends on the clinch. I love Foanna's but some of those clinches are downright embarrassing, especially the ones where the heroine kneels at the hero's feet. What's she going to do down there???Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-10503513013506321602007-10-21T22:07:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:07:00.000-04:00Amy, that's bad luck about your covers. I was very...Amy, that's bad luck about your covers. I was very fortunate, I know. And yes, THAT cover--well, people will have to go to Denise's website to see Gift of the Goddess's hunky man cover. One word--Phwoar!!! No wonder it won the RWAus cover contest.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-81745142285805681562007-10-21T22:05:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:05:00.000-04:00Wow, Doglady, that's so great about your having an...Wow, Doglady, that's so great about your having an oil of Stephanie Laurens' cover. I love step-backs but I don't think Berkley do them, unfortunately. Thanks for saying you like mine. I really like the hero to be on there, too and I never buy a book on the basis of the cover alone. Sometimes the cover blurb tricks me and I buy it, only to discover that I don't like the writing style, so now I always read a couple of pages. Editors are right--you really can tell from the first couple of pages whether you'll like a book.Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-31417253721889977182007-10-21T22:01:00.000-04:002007-10-21T22:01:00.000-04:00Helen, thanks for saying you like my cover:)Anna C...Helen, thanks for saying you like my cover:)<BR/><BR/>Anna C--I so agree about your covers. The artist seems to have captured both the tone of your books and the relationship between the characters brilliantly. Can't wait to see the next one!Christine Wellshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14260589566405262159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-91043184420604179202007-10-21T21:58:00.000-04:002007-10-21T21:58:00.000-04:00Hey Christine,What a wonderful post--and for a fil...Hey Christine,<BR/><BR/>What a wonderful post--and for a fill-in post you're amazing! Girl, you can fill in for me on my regular day! ;0)<BR/><BR/>I love your thoughts about sending art to the art department, giving them a feel for the mood of your book. That's very interesting to see what you sent and then what they did with it. It must be a daunting process from their end of it--having to represent a book and yet do something different and hopefully enticing for each book when they have to do so many!<BR/><BR/>I admit that I don't like covers with barely a barely covered couple, full-body, in the midst of the mattress dance. It's not the image that I don't like, it's walking around with that book to read in a doctor's office or a business environment while I'm waiting for an appointment--falling out of my bag when I'm in an interview or with a potential client. <BR/><BR/>I know the truth--that the book is a good one--but the stereotype bothers me. Gosh. That's terrible, isn't it? That I fear being seen as unprofessional if I'm reading something that appears to be erotic? <BR/><BR/>I LOVED the double covers with something a little more intriguing on the outside flap, with the full-blown romance cover on the inside. Those are expensive and rare, I know. I think, all in all, that the Banditas have been blessed with great, tasteful covers.<BR/><BR/>Denise, I LOVE the Red hot new year cover. I think I'd hang IT on a wall. It's a great image. (photography background here) LOVE those colors. And hanging poster size covers on your walls--wow--that's a really affirming idea actually! If I ever get a cover I may just do that as a reminder that I CAN do it when I have moments of "I can't." <BR/><BR/>Christine, thanks again for this great subject. So sorry I'm late posting. Been one of <I>those</I> weekends.Cassondrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07420982030156788059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-47738756219211030392007-10-21T21:26:00.000-04:002007-10-21T21:26:00.000-04:00Hey Christine, thanks for the mention. And Amy, mu...Hey Christine, thanks for the mention. And Amy, mucho sympathy. I know I've been incredibly lucky in my covers.<BR/><BR/>I agree with Sami, I like the cover to be genuinely representative of the contents, but I REALLY don't want to see the faces. No model could ever live up to the mental images I have of my heroes!<BR/><BR/>The cover for A RED HOT NEW YEAR is just right for an anthology of erotic stories. It's sassy and sexy, but no sleaze. I LOATHE sleaze!<BR/><BR/>As for the cover of GIFT OF THE GODDESS, I look back at my first reaction and laugh at my silly self. I wanted this changed and that and the other. Duh! Talk about picky! Now I realise that cover has sold any number of the book. I've never seen a woman look at it without going PHROARRRR!!! or some personal equivalent. <BR/><BR/>But you know, they did actually listen. I asked for a man with swimmer's muscles rather than a body-builder's and that's what I got. I call him Mr Gorgeous - because he just is. :-)<BR/><BR/>It's here is you want to see it - http://www.deniserossetti.com/gift.html<BR/>Click for a larger image. And as you see, I use it as my avatar. <BR/><BR/>I also have it blown up to poster size on the wall of my study and it gives enormous pleasure just to look at it. Of course. *smile* <BR/><BR/>DeniseDenise Rossettihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04653815118432394482noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-64530027162792484582007-10-21T20:45:00.000-04:002007-10-21T20:45:00.000-04:00Hi all,Chiming in late as per usual on a work day....Hi all,<BR/><BR/>Chiming in late as per usual on a work day. Wasn't too bad so can't complain.<BR/><BR/>I am with you Anna. Clinch covers are my favs. If not an actual clinch then one of the sexy hero...not so much the heroine but a bare chested hero.<BR/><BR/>I'm a classic romance buyer..cover first then back blurb THEN I might read a few pages before I decide and go plunk down my Borders card and say "ring me up!"<BR/><BR/>I have some GREAT cover ideas for my Patricians :-)Joanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12566704374877697300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-6469706353323254272007-10-21T20:33:00.000-04:002007-10-21T20:33:00.000-04:00I agree about Denise Rossetti's cover. Fantastic! ...I agree about Denise Rossetti's cover. Fantastic! I like it when the cover represents the book like that. It's an erotic romance so seeing a bit of torso there is appropriate, but it wasn't over the top. I hate it when a cover shows nothing but a man's rippling abs - it doesn't tell much of what the book is about, except sex. I like to see a bit of hair colour too and some context, like a house. Or a really nice tattoo :)<BR/><BR/>It's disappointing when you expect a certain something from a book based on the cover and it doesn't deliver. I thought it interesting you mentioned hair colour Christine. So often there will be a dark haired man on the cover and then you discover the hero inside is blonde. What's up with that?Sami Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09424918229230095271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-67081026036404930272007-10-21T19:28:00.001-04:002007-10-21T19:28:00.001-04:00Thanks for filling in at the last moment, Christin...Thanks for filling in at the last moment, Christine. And yes, YOUR cover is delightful.<BR/><BR/>Too sexy, bare-breasted women and Fabio-type men actually turn me off on covers. But I DO pick up a book based on the rich colors. I like a vibrant, exciting cover, but I'd never by a book on the cover alone. I have to read 2-5 pages before I decide if I'm going to like it.<BR/><BR/>I don't mind NOT seeing the protagonists on the cover. When my visual image suddenly conflicts with the description I read, I just do a quick change over LOL.jo robertsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16824237193217632098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3815530646091177574.post-40473110751708583182007-10-21T19:28:00.000-04:002007-10-21T19:28:00.000-04:00Covers - mumble,mumble, groan groan and throw in a...Covers - mumble,mumble, groan groan and throw in a expletive or two. Hmph! Don't get me started on covers!<BR/>I've liked 1 out of 10 so far. I live for the day I get a say.<BR/><BR/>But anyway, seeing as how you mentioned Denise, Christine, how about THAT cover? Gift of the Goddess. Now that is some artwork.<BR/><BR/>And yes, I quite like not seeing the H and H's faces. It allows your imagination to run wild. <BR/><BR/>AmyAmy Andrewshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12690419732247281048noreply@blogger.com