Where the Hell Have You Been and What's Been Going On?

Well let's see DH and I cleaned out the garage this weekend...Oh you mean what's been going on with Chloe Harris,  quite a few things. (Notice how I completely ignored that first question, that's because I don't have a good answer.)

There is a great interview with Barbra up at Erotic Romantic Crush Junkies. The Giveaway runs until the 28th so check it out. 

I'm representing Chloe Harris on Goodreads please stop by and be our friend or ask any question you can think of at the Chloe Harris Q&A discussion group. 

Some big news is that Connor's book has a title. In Deep will be out in Dec 2010. No cover yet but keep your fingers crossed for a good one. I sent them a picture of Vennessa Kelly's  Sex and the Single Earl and said please dress the cover hunk like this.  You can find a blurb on In Deep on both the Website and Goodreads.   

We've gotten a few great entries in the Hot Guy Contest and are extending the deadline to 3/26. Check out where he's been seen so far on the Facebook FanPage.

That should be enough to keep you busy for a while. ;) 

So what's been up with you? Yes you, tell me what you've been up to lately.

Cover Story

I had a whole blog planned titled "What I Did on My Summer Vacation". But when I checked the Mail today the cover flats for Secrets of Sin had arrived and I couldn't wait to show y'all!

It's not camera ready art just my cheap scanner but still you get the idea. The Bare torsos are suppose to sell well. I love the royal purple. Not to mention a quotes from a wonderful historical writer like Diana Cosby and one of the queens of Erotic Romance, Kate Douglas.

Cover Art

by Barbra

We’ve come a long way. Remember the times when the covers of romance books were so bad that you were ashamed to read them in public (you can find examples on this website)? I do. The very first romance I read - and I started very late with that genre - made me wish the earth would kindly open up and swallow me because the cover was so... telling. Thank goodness I had inherited a leather book cover from my granny that I used to cover my shameful secret with because I simply didn’t have the time to read in private. I used public transportation to reach uni and it took me three hours to get there and back, three hours where I just couldn’t sit idly in the train and twiddle my thumbs.

Some time ago I stumbled across this website, where such covers are ridiculed. Check it out. It’s hilarious! Here are my favorites:

You can also find more of those on this website.

Back then, despite that leather cover, I was still embarrassed to read such a book. Even buying a romance with such a cover was awful. It felt like buying condoms in a store full of people staring at you.
Every one of us romance junkies has a similar story to tell, I’m sure. What’s yours? I’d love to hear it.

Vintage Romance Covers!!!

OMG I hit the jackpot at the Goodwill today! Check out these classic HQs

These two are from 1986 and 1984

This I just had to have this one, I love a hot ship's Captain. ;)

Now for the find I'm most proud of, it has a hero I've NEVER seen

Let's hear it for the Royal Canadian Mounted Police!!!!!!