In the early 1990s, Diamond Books released romance novels with stunning covers created by renowned artists. Our Covers of the Week #113 features some of these beauties.
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Theme: Diamond Books (A Division of Berkley Publishing)
In the early 1990s, Berkley Publishing released romance novels through their Diamond Books imprint for a couple of years. (The imprint had existed for many years, but not strictly for romances.)
These included historical romances under the Diamond Books banner, Western romances under Diamond Wildflower Romance, Regency-era romances through the Diamond Regency Romance line, gothic romances, and a special series called The Charleston Women.
While the Diamond romance imprint was short-lived, it was noteworthy for one particular reason: the stunning covers. Just about all the big-name cover artists for historical romances from the early 1990s illustrated at least one cover—or more—for Diamond. These names include Pino Daeni, Robert McGinnis, Elaine Duillo, her daughter Melissa Duillo-Gallo, John Ennis, Leslie Pellegrino-Peck, Franco Accornero, and more.
Diamond also published horror books with equally great covers (they must have taken a page out of Kensington Publisher’s business plan for Zebra Books, which were legendary for their horror and romance paperback covers in the 1980s and 1990s).
The Covers
For the week of Monday, August 28 to Sunday, September 3, 2023, please enjoy these lovely romance covers by Diamond Books for Sweet Savage Flame’s Covers of the Week #113.
Your Opinion
What do you think of these romances? Have you read any of them? Which of our picks do you like the best, if any?
Do you have suggestions or requests for future Covers of the Week themes you’d like to see on Sweet Savage Flame? Let us know, and we’ll do our best to create a gallery of stunning art!
Please drop a comment, and let’s talk romance.
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Oh Gilly, I’m so sorry!
My site went down immediately after I posted. I’m so upset that this happens. I got on the phone with someone I know and hired them on as a copy editor and social media manager. I know the original article did post, but my site went down at night and then this occurred.
This can’t keep happening anymore. My sincerest apologies!
I love how you bring back covers and books from the past which I have never heard of. Keep up the great work.
Thank you so much for the kind words, Jane!
I have to apologize for the hiccups with this post. My site went down immediately after I posted it, and somehow the wrong one was uploaded. I have no idea how that happened. I’m so upset I messed up like that!
So I got on the phone and hired a copy editor and social media manager. Hopefully things like this stop, or I’ll have to take more drastic measures. Apologies!