Well, folks, I’ve been poking around at this cover long enough that I really can’t tell which one is the best. I’ve already put the book up for pre-order on Amazon and other retailers (B&N, Kobo, iTunes, etc.) but I haven’t picked a cover yet. So I’m putting several possibilities up for your feedback here!

Poll is at the bottom but qualitative feedback is helpful, too!
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Images and poll under the cut:

First, here’s a reminder what the previous 8 volumes of book covers look like:

All images below come from Dreamstime.com and because these are comp versions they have the swirly Dreamstime watermark and crosshatching on them. Ignore that part, OK?

IMAGE A “Guy in Red Flannel”

With three text treatments, 1, 2, and 3:

A1:

A2:

A3:

Things that Image A: Guy in Red Flannel has to recommend it. Daron’s red flannel shirt is canonical, mentioned more than once, and red’s his favorite color. Or, as he explains it, the only bright color he feels men are allowed to wear without getting their masculinity into some kind of image jeopardy. Also, I’m a big fan of hands, and these are sufficiently Daron-like for me.

IMAGE B “Man Nipple”

With two text treatments, 1 & 2:

B1:

B2:

Image B: I believe the man nipple speaks for itself as to its merits. (The drawback is this is not erotica and I don’t want people to be misled into thinking it is.) Nice hands here, too.

IMAGE C “Long Haired Dude”

With two text treatments, 1 & 2:

C1:

C2:

Image C has the advantage of demonstrating that Daron’s been letting his hair grow for like three years at this point and it’s about time one of these covers showed how long it’s gotten? Also nice hands and a nice bit of face, what we can see of it. The guitar isn’t in the canon but it is red, which as mentioned is Daron’s color.

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