For our 129th edition of Covers of the Week, we go back to the turn of the millennium to admire the early romance covers by artist Alan Ayers.
decade 1990s
Covers of the Week #115: Harlequin Presents 1990s
Covers of the Week #115 explores Harlequin Presents covers from the 1990s, highlighting the shift in cover design during that era.
Stepback Covers Part V: 1990s Stepbacks
By 1990 every established publishing house was rethinking the way they did cover art. The stepback was starting to mean something special. Rising stars–both authors and artists–would combine for a winning combination, and no publisher could ignore that.
A Brief Look at Category (aka Series) Romance
Category lines, or series romance, are one of the cornerstones of the romance novel industry. As we document the genre’s past on Sweet Savage Flame, we’ll delve deeper into each individual line. Category romance, as their name implies, are sorted into category lines and defined by tropes.