How did romance book covers become what they are today? In this episode of Feel-the-Love Friday, we discuss the origin of clinch covers and what we’re seeing on our romance books today.

In this Episode: 

• House of Earth and Blood - Sarah J. Maas (MF fantasy romance)
• Hook, Line and Sinker - Tessa Bailey (MF romance)
• The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue - V.E. Schwab (MF fantasy)

New Releases: 

• Book Lovers - Emily Henry (May 3) (MF romance)
• Book of Night - Holly Black (May 3) (adult fantasy)
• Never Been Kissed - Timothy Janovsky (May 3) (MM YA)
• Every Summer After - Carley Fortune (May 10) (MF women’s fiction/romance)
• Everything for You - Chloe Liese (May 10) (MM sports)

Sources:

• https://www.nypl.org/blog/2019/02/15/brief-history-romance-novel-recommendations
• https://bookriot.com/clinch-covers-on-romance-novels/
• https://jezebel.com/the-steamy-throbbing-history-of-romance-novel-covers-1832430711 

Music: Ruck P - Fallin' https://chll.to/862a002e

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