Where have all the torsos gone? The photorealistic “clinch cover,” featuring lovers mid-embrace, is a critically endangered species. Fabio? Hasn’t been seen around these parts in years. But he hasn’t ...

The paperback pulp romance—birthed in the 1930s, but arguably at its height during the murky cultural soup of postwar America—exists at a unique intersection of smut and chastity. Though the covers of ...

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Jason Baca got discovered on the set of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and spent decades flexing on the books he also loves to read Lizz Schumer is the senior books editor at PEOPLE. She has been ...

If you’re a romance reader, or you’ve been in the vicinity of a bookstore anytime over the past couple of years, you’re probably familiar with this trend. Go to the display with the sign reading some ...

You've seen the steamy scenes in the supermarket checkout aisle, while perusing Barnes & Noble, or perhaps on your own bookshelf, but did you ever stop to think about the real people who pose for ...

For Jason Aaron Baca, a model from Los Gatos, Calif., his inspiration for romance cover modeling came randomly. It sparked when he walked into a bookstore simply looking for something to read. There ...

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“Dream On is a love letter to anyone who’s ever felt lost beneath the weight of their dreams," Hartmann says Deanna Webber Jennifer Hartmann has another sweeping romance novel on the way! A master of ...

Passion is the bread and butter of romance novels, but Jason Baca, who has appeared on the covers of more than 600 paperbacks, says that's just the thing he's lacking in his side gig. It wasn't always ...