New cover –*have at it!

kingsley · Jan 10, 2013

We've received the cover for our next Regency romance novella and i thought i'd share it here. I'm excited to hear what y'all think.

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Blurb: A rake’s cruel prank leaves the blind Olivia Blake ripe for humiliation on a ballroom dance floor. Then an even more notorious rake sweeps her into his arms. Soon she is seduced by the charm of Adrian Calwell, the scandal-chased Baron of Norbury.

Adrian’s only goal in rescuing Olivia was to thwart his rival’s heartless trick. But he finds that Olivia is well worth rescuing, and Adrian is eager to put his life as a rake behind him. But life and society conspire against the unlikely couple. Can Adrian rise above his sordid past to win Olivia's love?

Set against the backdrop of regency London, LOVE IS BLIND is a sweet and surprising novella that proves innocence and experience can be a perfect match.

Gale Haut · Jan 10, 2013

It looks great!

MythMonger · Jan 10, 2013

Has kind of a '70s feel to it.

Jamiekswriter · Jan 10, 2013

Cute!

veinglory · Jan 10, 2013

At first glance I assumed it was a vintage cover, but then you can see the font is hand done.

WriterWho · Jan 10, 2013

MythMonger said:
Has kind of a '70s feel to it.

I think so, too.

kingsley · Jan 10, 2013

MythMonger said:
Has kind of a '70s feel to it.

Yeah, we were trying to evoke those old classic covers, which we really love.

LBlankenship · Jan 10, 2013

Groovy fonts don't exactly make me think "Regency!" but if there's a precedent for it... (shrugs)

benluby · Jan 12, 2013

Love, American Style popped in my head as soon as I glanced at it!! Very retro, and it would have made me pause.

Rachel Udin · Jan 12, 2013

I like the type treatment, definitely gives a 1970's feel. The only thing is the margin--again, I know... make the type slightly smaller to give a better margin. Such a small margin would make me nervous if I was sending it to a printer.

kingsley · Jan 12, 2013

Rachel Udin said:
I like the type treatment, definitely gives a 1970's feel. The only thing is the margin--again, I know... make the type slightly smaller to give a better margin. Such a small margin would make me nervous if I was sending it to a printer.

Thanks for the feedback. This is ebook-only, so the margin isn't really a concern here. I will keep that in mind if/when we start creating print covers.

Rachel Udin · Jan 13, 2013

kingsley said:
Thanks for the feedback. This is ebook-only, so the margin isn't really a concern here. I will keep that in mind if/when we start creating print covers.

Margins also give structure to the type... which might be a nice contrast given that the type is free flowing. Also margins prevent tangency in this case. (Margins have more functional reasons than for printing). Margins can also increase readability of the elements/type as well, since type works very much on negative space more than positive space. Just letting you know what margins are for so you can decide... rather than decide blind.

Tepelus · Jan 13, 2013

First thing I thought of when I saw this cover was 70's rom-com set in Hawaii. That's just the vibe it gives me.

kingsley · Jan 13, 2013

Thanks Tepelus, Rachel, et al. All your feedback very much appreciated. So excited for this launch!

kenebaker · Jan 17, 2013

It's not my choice of genre, but I have to say that the colour in the cover really catches me eye (and this is from a colour-blind guy)

kingsley · Jan 18, 2013

kenebaker said:
It's not my choice of genre, but I have to say that the colour in the cover really catches me eye (and this is from a colour-blind guy)

Haha. Thanks! Our cover artist for this one is the great Ana Benaroya. She's an amazing artist with her use of color. Check out her stuff at http://anabenaroya.com

ElJeffe · Jan 18, 2013

I love it, except I feel the upper part of the title is being lost among the flowers a little bit. If there's not an easy way to fix that - and I can't think of any offhand that would not involve major reworkings - I wouldn't worry too much about it.

AWriterBlocked · Jan 27, 2013

It's a nice picture, and I'd agree that it has a 70's feel ala the Brady Bunch. But if a picture is truly worth a thousand words, I'm not quite sure that this caught the essence of the blurb or the title ...

Amanda R. · Jan 28, 2013

AWriterBlocked said:
It's a nice picture, and I'd agree that it has a 70's feel ala the Brady Bunch. But if a picture is truly worth a thousand words, I'm not quite sure that this caught the essence of the blurb or the title ...

I have to agree. In no way does this cover match the book's genre or description. There is nothing classic about it.

aibrean · Jan 30, 2013

LBlankenship said:
Groovy fonts don't exactly make me think "Regency!" but if there's a precedent for it... (shrugs)

Hyacinth Bucket could pull it off.

What really bugs me is the copy/paste look of the flowers. They don't blend well into the background.

New cover –*have at it!

kingsley

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