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I'd never seen it before and assumed it was a reprint of one of my romances. But when I investigated, I discovered it's actually the Czech edition of What Angels Fear! That's right: the Czechs obviously published my Sebastian series under my own name. Who knew? Certainly not me.
So I kept poking, and found a new cover from my French publishers, who recently reissued Midnight Confessions. Gorgeous.
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Here are a few more. The first one is Beyond Sunrise...
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The next is another Midnight Confessions (this book always seems to inspire a red cover)...
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And I assume this is The Last Knight, since there's a knight on the cover, and I've only had the one medieval setting...
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I'm still waiting for my editor to give the go ahead for me to show the cover of What Darkness Brings. Hopefully soon...
6 comments:
I gotta say, that Midnight Confession cover is pretty hot!
The French cover is so lush. The Lunaria she is holding grows in my woods and makes a purple carpet before they go to seed in its silver dollar form.
Treachery on the Bayou? It still freaks me out you have no final say over the covers. I had no idea the publishing industry, that to an outsider appears so strict, will take such liberties.
Btw, did I see you may change the When Gods Die cover in the next edition? I love the colors, it is so like one of my favorite Blake illustrations for Paradise Lost, Eve Tempted by the Serpent ( http://media.vam.ac.uk/media/thira/collection_images/2006AG/2006AG2443_jpg_ds.jpg ).
Charles, it is, indeed!
Jan, thanks! I didn't know what's what that plant is called. The French also renamed Night in Eden; they called it "Prisoner of Desire." Bleh.
I would like a different cover for When Gods Die, but I don't think I'm ever going to get it. The only thing I like about that cover is the color.
I will admit: I am completely taken aback that foreign publishers can change your name. If that is not intellectual property, what is?! In this case, I guess you don't mind. But what recourse would you have if you did?
I generally dislike covers that feature faces. I much prefer to put the finishing touches on characters myself ;-). That said, that French cover is amazing!
Paz, I suspect they did it because they'd already published all of my historical romances, and so they were trying to attract my established readership. When I pointed it out to my agent, she was quite upset, although I actually don't mind. I'm with you on faces, largely I think because I like intelligent characters, and so many of the models they choose simply don't look very bright!
I love your historical romances the most. There aren't that many romance authors like you! Have you given up on writing romance?
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