OMG! OMG! I love Ravenous Romance’s covers!

And I love the one designed for my first novel with them, Blind Seduction.

The single-most reason I didn’t enter the e-book realm sooner was a lack of attractive covers. I simply didn’t like what I saw publishers putting out and found them so lacking that I didn’t want my own work associated with them. Yes, I’d been spoiled by the beautiful covers that graced the anthologies in which my short stories appeared, but I also found many e-book covers so off-putting that I seldom bought an e-book.

When I finally stuck my toe in the waters of e-book publishing, I was lucky that Carnal Desires Publishing allowed me a lot of leeway in cover art. (I’m forever thankful they were so wonderfully collaborative in the process.) Giving up that collaboration when Ravenous Romance came along was difficult for me.

Their first batch of covers began to allay my fears. Their design was crisp and energetic. I especially loved those like Playgirl and Cybill In Between. Granted, I’m given to fetish/BDSM imagery, but it remained important because it revealed Ravenous Romance’s approach to subject matter.

When I saw Blind Seduction’s cover, I was flattered and flabbergasted. The designer symbolically caught key elements of the novel’s pinnacle scene (and, no, I’m not going to tell you what they are). The title treatment echoes the prominent blindfold — deliciously so! — and I’m impressed to find a statute representing the book’s key protagonist in what I interpret to be symbolic of the subtle objectification she experiences throughout the tale.

So, wow. Impressive. I’m one happy author in waiting.

Everyday can be Caturday.

So I give you Crunch, our favorite tabby who has a habit of laying claim to people’s shoes. Give him half a chance and he’ll claim yours. This particular episode happened one day after work when my husband was changing out of his work clothes. Just try putting your shoes away when the cat’s glaring at you like that.

Crunch also has a habit of laying claim to computer bags and backpacks, anything you might want to carry your goods in. I caught him yesterday sleeping on my computer sleep sleeve.

But what are you going to do? He’s lovable cat, full of purrs and kitty kisses.

Of course right now he’s playing the despot, waiting near the staircase with a glare in his eye that says “feed me.”

Typical cat!