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  1. Serena S.
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    Congrats on the new release! I’ve heard authors before saying how difficult is to find the perfect cover and that sometimes you have to deal with it if you don’t find it.
    serena91291@gmail(dot)com

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    1. EJ Russell
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      Yes, I’ve been so, so, sooo lucky working with Riptide! The art director (L.C. Chase) is awesome (she’s done four of my covers too), and the editors are invested in making sure the author is happy with the results. My editor (Rachel Haimowitz) was a really tough audience! She was extremely protective of David especially.

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  2. 16forward
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    I haven’t read any of your books and love series, so I’m really looking forward to it! These guys sound like they’re right up my alley. I hope the release is a huge success.

    dfair1951@gmail.com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Thank you so much! I hope you enjoy them!

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  3. Didi
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    Congrats on the new book of Fae Out of Water series, EJ. This is an awesome grand finale – so to say.
    puspitorinid AT yahoo DOT com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Thank you so much, Didi! I really appreciate you following the tours for all three books the way you did!

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  4. Bea LaRocca
    Bea LaRocca at |

    Congrats on the new book! I love the cover! I haven’t read ahy of the books from this series yet but they all sound awesome! I’ve added them to my wish-list and TBR. Thanks so much for the Giveaway and best of luck with the remainder of the tour.
    bealarocks67@gmail.com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Thanks so much, Bea! TBR piles can certainly get very big very fast, can’t they?

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      1. Bea LaRocca
        Bea LaRocca at |

        Indeed. Lol

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  5. heath0043
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    Thank you for giving an insight on how you, as well as other writers I’m sure, decide on the covers for their books. I am always interested on author’s insights on their book world.
    heath0043 at gmail dot com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      My editor was actually surprised that I changed the book to fit the cover, but by that time, we had tortured Lou enough!

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  6. Jennifer
    Jennifer at |

    Thanks for the insight into the cover designing process.
    jlshannon74 at gmail.com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      You’re welcome! Lou and Jordan Castillo Price did a blog series a couple of years ago in which they both designed a cover with some of the same components (same model, for instance, if I remember correctly) and ended up with two very different results. It was really fascinating.

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  7. lisa
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    Thanks for the post. I can only imagine how limiting stock photos can be vs. one’s mind’s eye. I’m looking forward to reading how you worked the beanie into the story.
    legacylandlisa at gmail dot com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Yes, Lisa, and after you’ve looked a pages and pages and pages of the things, your mind starts to go numb. I don’t know how cover artists do what they do–I’m constantly in awe of what they come up with.

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  8. debby236
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    I Bought these as a triple. Getting ready to start reading.
    debby236 at gmail dot com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Yay! Thank you! I hope you enjoy them!

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  9. H.B.
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    Thank you for sharing about the cover design and process.
    humhumbum AT yahoo DOT com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      You’re welcome! And thank you for following the blog tours for the other books as well!

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  10. Trix
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    The beanie does sound like trouble!

    vitajex(at)aol(Dot)com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Not as much trouble as Gareth’s hair, believe me! When I sent my editor a picture of Roger Daltrey in his Tommy days, she said, “OMG, use the hat!”

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  11. Purple Reader
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    Thanks for covering the covers, and congrats, E.J. I think all your efforts on the cover shows. I often find romance covers sometimes get a bit too, well, a modern gay version of Fabio formulaic. Yours aren’t just hotness and pretty, and they tell a story in themselves (and in the beanie case, it actually did affect the real story). – Purple Reader,
    TheWrote [at] aol [dot] com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Thanks! One of the things I love about Lou’s work is that it looks different from a lot of the other covers. She’s very talented.

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  12. Lee Todd
    Lee Todd at |

    congrats on the latest release

    leetee2007(at)hotmail(dot)com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Thank, Lee!

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  13. EJ Russell
    EJ Russell at |

    Thank you so much for hosting me today! And thanks to everyone who stopped by to share their thoughts–I love hearing from you!

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  14. dejamew
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    Just picked up Bad Boy Bard. I have been waiting for it. Congrats on the release.

    dejamew@centurylink.net

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Thank you!

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  15. susana
    susana at |

    Congratulations on the release. You obviously did a great job with the covers. this one is amazing
    susanaperez7140(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      Thank the incredible Lou Harper for them! She’s incredibly talented (not to mention patient!).

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  16. Peaches
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    I loved this post. Getting cover art background often makes the stories (and art!) even more endearing to me. peachescon(at)gmail(dot)com

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    1. EJ Russell
      EJ Russell at |

      I didn’t mention the long and excruciating conversations we had about fonts! Who knew fonts could be so polarizing?

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  17. Give A Rose
    Give A Rose at |

    This sounds quite wonderful! Much success, EJ!
    taina1959 @ yahoo.com

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