Romance novel covers

Once, when I was in college, I checked out a stack of romance novels from the library as a joke — I found lots of weird things hilarious at the time, OK?! — and the "new hire" working at the library's check-out desk just happened to be my…

On All Hallows Eve, take a look back into pulp fiction history with a selection of nightgowns inspired by gothic romance novels

The Impetuous Heiress is the third book of Jane Ashford's illustrated by Allan Kass. The plot of this regency is the romance of a London beauty, Alicia, and the Scotsman who detests society and how they cope! This cover, while looking at first glance simple, has much to offer. Note that the hero and heroine embrace in an elegantly appointed room: notice the curtains in the background. The statue and marble topped table attract our attention after the couple. Allan creates a portrait of a…

​ ​ ACE BOOKS (misc.) "Blazing Vixen" by Elizabeth Zachary (Sept. 1980; Popham Press imprint) "Legacy of Love" by Frances Sarah Moore (c. 1960s) "Reap the Harvest" by Victor Briggs (Aug. 1978)...

Archive : Vintage Illustration

An Infamous Army, by Georgette Heyer, has two copies which Allan Kass illustrated. The Signet edition is dated September 1984 and the Fawcett edition is from approximately 1977. Lady Barbara Childe is a beautiful, scandalous widow who shocked all Brussels by accepting the hand of Colonel Charles Audley on the eve of the Battle of Waterloo. After a disastrous first marriage, she is wary of his love and really wonders if what she feels for him is love. My favorite is the first cover done for…

Elaine Duillo was an amazing artist who influenced generations of illustrators. She revolutionized romance cover art.

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On All Hallows Eve, take a look back into pulp fiction history with a selection of nightgowns inspired by gothic romance novels