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across the rainbow jean monti

Covers of the Week #64

Posted on June 26, 2022July 3, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

It’s June and what would June be without a rainbow? The rainbow is a symbol of the Divine, hope, and of love. This week we’ve got romance covers with rainbows!

betray the night

Covers of the Week #63 June Brides Historical

Posted on June 19, 2022June 19, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

We’re wrapping up our month-long feature on weddings and brides on covers. For the week of Monday, June 20 to Sunday, June 26, 2022, let’s hear it for historical brides!

lord carews bride

Covers of the Week #62

Posted on June 12, 2022September 15, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

This week from Monday, June 13, 2022, to Sunday, June 19, 2022, we’re celebrating weddings. Here are some Regency-era romance covers featuring brides and grooms.

gay romance

Two Gay Romance Firsts: The Happily Ever After Ending and Clinch Cover

Posted on June 8, 2022December 28, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Gordon Merrick created the legendary Peter & Charlie gay romance series. The trilogy portrayed the first mainstream love story between two men that concluded happily ever after. Another milestone in gay fiction occurred when they were reprinted in the 1980s. A young artist named Victor Gadino illustrated the iconic clinch covers. Never before had two men been pictured so intimately on romance novels.

accidental wife

Covers of the Week #61 – June Brides Category Romance

Posted on June 5, 2022June 5, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

For the week of Monday, June 6, 2022, to Sunday, June 12, 2022, we’re highlighting contemporary series romance covers with beautiful June brides.

bruce emmett

Covers of the Week #60

Posted on May 29, 2022October 7, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Bruce Emmett is a Canadian-born artist whose romance covers are marked by a naturalistic aspect. For the week of Monday, May 30, 2022, to Sunday, June 4, 2022, we’re displaying some stunning Bruce Emmett covers for you to marvel at.

scarlet lady ginsburg cover flowers

Covers of the Week #59

Posted on May 22, 2022October 2, 2023 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

For the week of Monday, May 23, 2022, to Sunday, May 29, 2022, let’s enjoy the beauty of the merry month of May with a floral tribute. These romance covers are blooming with beauty and love!

love me marietta wilde ginsburg

Covers of the Week #58

Posted on May 15, 2022October 7, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

For the week of Monday, May 16, to Sunday, May 22, 2022, we’re trying not to laugh at these heroes who are attempting to put the moves on their heroines who aren’t having any of it!

CELEBRITIES-BEFORE-FAME

Celebrities on Romance Book Covers

Posted on May 10, 2022September 22, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

Before they were famous, their faces were on book covers. While these celebrities appeared in various genres, we’re limiting our focus to romance. It’s always fun to track the career of the rich and famous to their humble beginnings, especially if they posed for clinches!

Covers of the Week #57

Posted on May 8, 2022October 7, 2022 by jdiazsweetsavageflame

For the week of Monday, May 9, 2022, to Sunday, May 15, 2022, here are some gorgeous romance covers illustrated by Gordon Johnson.

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