Please keep in mind, this is all in good fun for the laughs. I am not posting these images to make fun of romance as a genre. I read romance on a regular basis (which is why I’m in this section at the bookstore to begin with), and there are plenty of excellent writers working in the field. But some of the cover art and titles just go too far in their attempt to be “sexy”—regardless of what’s in between the covers. I don’t even have to lampoon them; they mock themselves. Those books are the ones I’m presenting here for your amusement. So sit back, relax, and watch The Bodice Rippeth.
Category: You Couldn’t Try a Bit Harder?
Seriously? This picture was that good?
Um. Point of interest?
Exposed corsets haven’t
been taboo or all you need
for a fever-hot dream since,
like, 1890.
Here, Kitty, Kitty….
Oh, wait, that’s been done, too:
Please tell me he is talking to that tiger.
Category: She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy
I don’t even want to think about how much that would hurt on horseback.
Is this a tie-in novel to the old show (“And a good day to you, sir!”), or about a couple into some serious disfigurement S&M? Or maybe she has to have one to distract him from the steers?
At a guess, it doesn’t take much–he seems to be doing a pretty good job of seducing himself.
This picture puts me in mind of Ben Stiller’s character in Tropic Thunder, and his series of Scorcher movies.
Eh?
The really sad part is that I want to give this guy a pass simply for not waxing off his chest hair.
Category: Just…Wrong
The picture tells you they mean it literally, not figuratively. And that, yes, they do know the correct usage of each word.
From where I’m sitting, all I’m seeing is a bad-dressing girl. If red pleather is what it takes these days…well, then I’ll just have to take your word about the fun, too.
The speculative expression on his face tells me he is plotting revenge on her for giving him gonorrhea, and from the title I infer it will involve some kind of arson.
Category: Just Rent the Video
Because, seriously, there are no words. Tell me these don’t look exactly like the covers of what you find in the back room of that sketchy non-corporate video store.
I love how the book at left there expresses its feelings for that threesome. Well played, random paranormal, well-played.
I love these – as a romance reader and a librarian, I always get a kick out of the covers, especially when, as it sometimes happens, the cover has nothing to do with the content. I know several authors who get very frustrated by their own cover art, as they generally have no say in the choices.
I really like the “Good Girl Seeks Bad Rider.” Not sure why. Not sure I want to know why.
Yeah, these are always fun!
Yeah but someone needs to get Elena an Iphone for the holidays so the pictures come out better
They are fun though.
Medora, I’m going to go out on a limb and guess it’s the blatant irony, since I don’t think I would call anyone who has hair that bleached and 4-inch see-through-platforms a “good girl”
And yes, these ARE fun.
Oh, and Damon, no one who might benefit from that hint reads this. Thanks for trying, though!