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***Correction! Sorry Sarah, I know your book is historical I had it in the wrong talking points pile . . .forgive me

I know, you’re wondering why is she obsessed with book covers?  A few weeks ago we debated about chest hair & the consensus is a little is good, none is fine but TOO MUCH IS TOO MUCH - EW!

In the publishing world we beat our heads against rocks trying to figure out what in blazes attracts those readers.  So today, that is the question, what covers best attract YOU the reader?

Looking at the covers below they obviously fit the paranormal genre theme –  they are all men . . .except for a few that are women?  What is that about, I mean hey, we’re healthy hetro-sexual women, reading romance books right?  So we want something that attracts us & that is good looking men, right?  So why would publishers put women on covers?  I mean, it is all about the men & that is what we want to look at, right?

So here are a few historical covers — mostly embraces . . but wait, women again?  What is that all about????

Contemporary covers . . cute, fun, oh no . . . women?  On Romance covers????

So, what do you think? Should women be on Romance covers?  Depends on the story line? Your responses below will be rolled up into a letter to publshers letting them know just what we think.. . ok?  Game on!