Sep 18, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good reads Some book covers sink. Some book covers swim. The Kepler Incident doesn’t even make it off the dock before face-planting into the murky waters of bad design. Let’s start with that subtitle: A Sexy Shipwreck Tale. Nothing kills the mood...
Sep 18, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Nothing says organized crime quite like… five fonts, a glitter explosion, and a gold strip that looks ripped off a Hershey’s wrapper. Welcome to Convenient Mafia Wife, a cover that screams less “dark, dangerous mafia romance” and more “DIY...
Sep 17, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads Paranormal romance covers are supposed to smolder with danger and allure. Lost by the Alpha instead smolders with… teal photo filters, mismatched stock images, and the faint whiff of a Windows XP wallpaper. The heroine, posed front and...
Sep 16, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Smash Words Fantasy and LitRPG covers are supposed to pull you into a world of epic battles, dangerous quests, and mysterious realms. Dungeons ‘N’ Dames pulls you instead into the discount aisle of Party City’s “Sexy Warrior” costume rack. Front and...
Sep 16, 2025 | Horrible Covers
See this cover on Good Reads There are many ways to signal “sci-fi alien romance” on a cover. You could lean into starships, cosmic vistas, or mysterious silhouettes. Or, if you’re Claimed by Aliens, you could skip all that and just slap a scaled six-pack across the...
