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Covers of the Week #20: The Four Seasons

Theme: Four Seasons

The four seasons of the year make for a wonderful romance cover art theme.

The power of love is as old as the Earth and as constant as the four seasons. To live is to love! At Sweet Savage Flame, romance is in the air all year long.

In 1971 singer/songwriter Carole King wrote the lovely song: “You’ve Got a Friend,” which detailed the lasting strength of love. James Taylor recorded it to great acclaim. Other artists like Dusty Springfield and Michael Jackson would put their own twists on the tune. These simple lyrics always stick with me:

Winter, spring, summer, fall
All you have to do is call…

YOU’VE GOT A FRIEND

Do you have a favorite time of year for romance?

The Covers

To celebrate the different seasons, from Monday, August 23, 2021, to Sunday, August 29, our 20th edition of Covers of the Week highlights four beautiful romance covers set during Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter.

The Covers (from left to right, top to bottom)

  • Spring’s Fury, Denise Domning, Topaz, 1995, Pino cover art
  • Savage Summer, Constance O’Banyon, Zebra, 1985, Ray Kursar cover art
  • Wild, Savage Love, Dana Ransom, Zebra, 1990, cover artist TBD
  • Bold Breathless Nights, Penelope Neri, Zebra, 1989, cover artist TBD.