Romance novels thrive on familiarity and the promise of a happily ever after (or a happy for now), and their covers likewise play to readers’ expectations. A mystical object surrounded by vining ...

You evaluated romance covers from 2011 to 2023 ... across a book with an Asian character on the cover and not purchase the book. ... from all backgrounds being represented in that and ...

Below, more on the subject of romance novel covers. Body of Work: Romance Novels 2015–2016. Romance cover models, photographers and illustrators reveal all… of what goes into making a bang-up ...

Popularized by the success of books by authors like Judith McNaught, who wrote historical romance titles like Something Wonderful (1988), step-back covers would typically feature a landscape on ...

Lorraine: Romance readers do base a lot on the covers. That’s the first thing that they look for — the cover has to grab their attention, particularly if the book is by an author they don’t ...

Meet the Model Who's On 600+ Romance Book Covers — And Loves Reading Them, Too (Exclusive) Jason Baca got discovered on the set of 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' and spent decades flexing on ...

Publishers are taking heed, as well they might: readers vote with their wallets. Romance fiction brought in a cool $1.4 billion in 2012, making Love Lit the largest sector of the U.S. book-buying ...