It's a great cover for a small town contemporary, it's sweet and attractive, but the rusticity keeps it from becoming cloying.
It seems to be part of a new house cover trend in romance novels. I think it started with Robyn Carr's Virgin River series. Here's one of her covers.
It has the same elements as the Thayne cover, a cabin in front a river, in fact, it could be two shots of the same house. However, the covers have completely different connotations. The Thayne book feels sweet and the Carr book feels stormier. I would expect the Carr book to deal with a darker subject, maybe a returning soldier with PTSD or a heroine running away from an abusive husband. The cover artists have taken similar elements, but created totally different moods. I'm impressed.
Here's another Carr cover. I like the sunny feel, but I don't really get the flowerpot.
It's the same house, but one cover has the exterior and another has the interior. I like the antler lamp. It's a much better detail than the flowerpot. I would expect the yellow cover to be a better seller, though, it's much more attractive.
I wonder why there's so many cabins, though. I hope they expand and cover different houses. I would love to see some pretty farmhouses.
I really like this trend and I hope it continues. Sadly, the last cover trend I liked did not catch on. Behold, the clawed-foot tub cover:
Isn't is gorgeous? I think we need more of these.
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