ANOTHER New Cover??

I wasn’t planning to post today, but I did a thing last week, and I love how it turned out, so I had to share!

Story Time

Once Upon a Time…It was 2019 and I released a contemporary book. I loved this book. It had tension and family drama and adorable moments. But years passed before I realized that what I had written was…a ROMCOM.

This begs the question: how did I not know it was a romcom??

Here’s the thing. I didn’t set out to write a romcom, so from my perspective, this book was just a fabulous, tension-filled, enemies-to-lovers book with some great comedic moments. I knew it had a lot of humor, but for some reason I thought it wasn’t comedic ENOUGH to qualify. However, in the last year, I have realized the error of my ways and concluded that I was wrong about that. All That Stands Between Us is totally a romcom.

So then, why does that even matter?

Well, marketing for one. If I’m not telling people it’s a romcom, and they are looking for a romcom, then how are they supposed to know that my book might fit the bill?

Secondly, in the book world, romcom covers have a very specific look. A quick peak at the romantic comedy category on Amazon makes it clear:

Romcoms have illustrated covers. They just do. Of the top 50 romcoms in that Amazon category, only two have non-illustrated covers. This has been the case for years and it continues to be the market expectation. In fact, it was a trend that I was hoping would pass because a lot of the time, I don’t really care for this style of cover. That’s probably why I’ve left my own cover alone for the past several months, even after realizing this book was, in fact, a romcom.

Well, my friends, THAT HAS CHANGED.

I had a burst of DO-ALL-THE-THINGS energy two weeks ago, and decided to take a chance on a totally new cover designer and get a new cover! One that would reflect my book’s true ROMCOM energy. And y’all, I am SO GLAD I did.

I cannot adequately express just how happy I am with this cover. It fits the market standard. And the characters are SO STINKIN’ CUTE.

He’s cute and sweet. He makes her smile. He’s also her family’s sworn enemy.

Contented sigh It makes me smile. I hope you like it!