Sweet Savage Flame is ushering in the New Year with a collection of romance novel covers featuring fireworks for our Covers of the Week #85.


Theme: Fireworks for New Year’s
What better way to celebrate the New Year than with fireworks—on romance covers, that is!
2022 is over, and it’s a New Year in 2023. It’s a time to look back and forward. To reflect upon the past and look to the future.
We’re thankful for our readers. Sweet Savage flame is also happy to note that some exciting events are in store for 2023!
The Covers
To celebrate the the arrival of 2023, our first edition of Covers of the Week for the new year, starting Monday, January 2, 2023, to Sunday, January 9, highlights firework explosions.
Sweet Savage Flame wishes you all the best in 2023!








The Covers from Left to Right, Top to Bottom
- Paper Moon, Patricia Rice, Topaz, 1986, Gregg Gulbronson cover art
- Passion’s Portrait, Suzanne Carey, Silhouette, 1983, cover artist unknown
- Nightfire, Valerie Vayle, 1985, Sharon Spiak, cover art
- Surrender the Stars, Cynthia Wright, Ballantine, 1985, John Ennis cover art
Your Opinion
What do you think of these romances featuring fireworks? 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. Happy New Year to you all!
Suggestions for future covers: horses, tropical places, snowy scenes, dogs and cats, ships, desert locations in the US West, heroes and heroines of non-white heritage, India and Africa locations. Thank u for having this website… absolutely love it!