You’d think we’d run out, but we never, never do, not when Lady Rhian, Lynne, and Josefina are on the job.
Sarah: Ahoy! The very first Zebra Regency gender-switcheroo cover! If you’ve ever wondered about those butt bows, they’re all code – the length of the bow tail is the length of the boy tail hiding underneath those long, long skirts.
Candy: I love the abstracted air on that guy’s face as he stares at her neck. Is he trying to check her neck to ensure she’s not some kind of Visitor? That chick does look weirdly smug and evil. Bet she eats live rats whole when he isn’t looking.
Or maybe he’s just wondering where she’s hiding the Aquanet because he’s all out, and god forbid his ‘do not be appropriately coiffed.
Sarah: El Señor de los Lobos ha matado la Reina del Terciopelo. And that man is no more a natural blonde than I am.
Candy: Step 1: Snap neck.
Step 2: ???
Step 3: PROFIT!
Sarah: It’s not quite a mullet, and it’s not quite a duck’s ass, but that right there, that might be the official NASCAR haircut: the Rookie’s helmet head.
Candy: Dude. You’re young. You’re kinda cute. Emulating Donald Trump’s hairstyle is NOT the way to go.
I think the guy in Double Deception is checking out her earings because he’s planning to “borrow” them later.
Hmm, the long-haired underpants gnome does seem to be thinking very very hard about what step 2 is…just look at that furrowed brow!
What period IS that dress in Double Deception? I’ve never seen anything like it! It’s not Regency, it’s not Victorian, it’s more a really lousy Edwardian. Look at his shirt, too. No self-respecting gentleman of the Regency period would have been caught dead in that one. Where the hell is his neckcloth?
It does appear that El Senor de los Lobos is sniffing the girl.
If you look closely, it looks like they actually air-brushed or photoshopped the SWOOSH front of The Rookie’s hair in. It looks fairly normal underneath it. Guess they decided a swoosh would make him more fabio.
noo the double deception guy is trying to peek down her back cleavage to see if she has a boyish butt..
those regency guys likey da butt secks!
What period IS that dress in Double Deception?
My guess would be 1980. They look like extras for a costume gala episode of The Love Boat…although the hair is straight out of WKRP.
Like any good lobo, El Senor is performing the whuffle. First we whuffle up her nose. Then we take a whuffle of her butt. Then we stick our nose in her crotch and breathe noisily. Finally we stare her in the eye and make gross slurping noises. Seduction accomplished.
I don’t know why Lucy from Dallas is on the cover of Double Deception but that sure ain’t Southfork. The dude’s roots are showing too.
my word-corpse, er corps61
What are you guys talking about? The Donald Trump is in.
funny: story94. Maybe it’s because I’m lying.
He is indeed sniffing her. Gotta make sure she’s dead.
I’m not into NASCAR, but I live in North Carolina and can’t avoid it. So my reaction to THE ROOKIE cover was: I suppose it was inevitable that Harlequin would use Jeff Gordon on a cover.
I thought the guy in “Double Deception” was checking her neck and back for ticks.
El Lobo looks like he’s giving the lass mouth-to-mouth. I guess that faint is more serious than it looks.
There is something about those NASCAR romances that is just so cringe worthy.
I’d rather read something in a Fabio.
I don’t know about that first cover… it looks like the guy is checking out the heroine’s back for back acne. Oh honey, I spotted a whitehead, stay still!
Sarah managed to stump me with her “Queen of Velvet (or is it polyester?)” title…I suppose after 11 years of not speaking the language, you do tend to lose a little.
Why do they persist in using corpses on book covers? Necrophilia crosses all the bad lines with me.
The dress on Double Deception looks like a really ugly bridesmaid dress one of my friends had to wear in the late ‘80s, down to the goofy shark-fin trim down the arms. We called it her Batgirl Gown and shredded it in glee one Saturday night. 🙂
I had no idea Nicolas Cage used to pose for romance novel covers (Double Deception).
I’m waiting for The Rookie to do my oil change. And, no, there’s absolutely no sexual innuendo because it looks like he’s wearing an ExxonMobil jumper.
I think the Double Deception woman’s head is starting an Exorcist-style spin.
Dude, did I send you El Lobo?? Coz I have that one!!
And I live by the code of the Underpants Gnomes. There’s gotta be a way to profit!
I find myself hypnotized by the weird hand position of Senor’s prey. What’s with the oddly crooked forefinger?
1. She is so going to stab him to death with the ice pick up her puffed sleeve as soon as they go in the house.
2. Eeeuww. Senor, sniffing the dead woman is not sexy.
3. Dude, lose the wig. Please.
They are a witch and warlock. There was a mishap in following the recipe about how much of which ingredients to put in the kettle. One sip of what was supposed to be an aphrodisiac ended up killing her, now he’s using magic to bring her back to life.
The guy in the first book looks eerily like Nicolas Cage.
Due to the heat and humidity, my laugh threshold was pretty high, but the Underpants Gnome reference totally crested it.
Cómo usted dice ‘whiplash’?
1.) Double Deception – that sly look is because she got him to marry her without the pre-nup and she is going to leave him for Rico the pool boy.
2.) Senor Lobo – is trying to dislodge the hanky he shoved down her throat. Dammit he told her to be quiet!
3.) I don’t think that the NASCAR circuit reads enough to warrant their own romance novel. However the thought of Jeff Gordon on a romance novel cover is hilarious. Hey babe would like your tires rotated and a front end alignment.
Ok. The demon Snark has left my body. This house is clean.
Where the hell is the rest of Senior Lobo’s chainmail shirt? Looks like nothing but sleeve to me.