Hi everyone--
Can you tell a book by its cover? Probably not, but you sure
can buy a book because of its cover. The amazing cover by PL Nunn of my friend
Belinda McBride’s book, An Uncommon Whore, combined with the
terrific title made the book irresistible. Fortunately, it’s a great book so I
was not at all disappointed after succumbing to the cover. I happen to love
illustrated covers and the subtle cover art for Ariel Tachna’s The
Inventor’s Companion haunted me until I bought the book. Another good
choice. But I have seen books that were not served well by their covers,
haven’t you? One of my favorite author’s very best books has a cover that kept
me from reading the book for years. When I finally did read it, I was horrified
that it had taken me so long. 
I have been amazingly blessed with great covers in my short
career. My very first cover for Genetic Attraction by Valerie Tibbs
(who also did the wonderful covers for The Scientist and the Supermodel and
Deceptive
Attraction) was so magical and sensuous I was immediately convinced of
the power of covers. My recent release, Fire Ball,s features a character
looking at the reader with such attitude, it perfectly captures the spirit of
the book. I know it helped make this book a bestseller. The same with Volley
Balls. People drool when they see those three gorgeous guys. And the
new Sinders
and Ash cover by Trace Edward Zaber features two guys who are so
drool-worthy you just want to keep looking.
And that brings me to Spell Cat. The entire Internet has
been buzzing over this beautiful cover. In my blog tour I was giving away gift cards but what did people want the most? The Spell Cat poster! The
cover is created by Shobana Appavu and it captures the book down to the
smallest detail--like the ring he holds in his fingers.
I am a very lucky
writer. What are your favorite covers?
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Sometimes a cover is not able to capture the beauty of a book so one should never judge a book by the cover..
ReplyDeleteI never judge a book by it's cover - that's what blurbs are for. That said I do get drawn to books with beautiful covers like your Spell Cat :D
ReplyDeleteFor better or worse, cover art is what makes the first impression on a reader. As a writer, seeing the cover for my book for the first time is what finally makes it real for me. It brings the book alive. Since the artists can't very well read every book they design for, I'm always amazed by how accurate and fantastic most of their covers are. It can't be an easy job.
ReplyDeleteI love your covers. And yes, Spell Cat is stunning. Totally captivated me :)
ReplyDeleteThe cover may initally draw me - for example, I will always look at the blurbs for a cover I know is PL Nunn and I went to Shobanu's website which led me to a book I ended up preordering, but the book summary or excerpt is what seals the deal!
ReplyDeleteThat said, I love the Heaven Sent covers PL Nunn did for Jet Mykles, not surprisingly, I LOVE the Spell Cat cover, and in the MF genre, Elizabeth Amber's Lords of Satyr series, they are just yummy!
Reese Dante does a lot of covers for Silver Publishing, they are beautiful and she manages to get some essence of the story into her covers!
Hi everyone-- Waving at you from RT! Lots of beautiful book covers here! Thank you for your comments. I think a good cover is neutral but people will buy a book for a great cover and stay away from it if the cover is bad. : )
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