This cover is hot. I think it’s the linked hands that really do it for me. We see no man-titty, no girl-cleavage, nothing too suggestive, but that’s okay because the linked hands do it. For all we know the guy could be gnawing on the girl’s neck and draining her blood, but the linked hands tell us that she’s okay and she’s a willing participant and she implicitly trusts the man on top of her. There is something sensual in the cover’s simplicity. The fact that it’s sepia-toned, for example, means there’s no blinding colors to distract the eye like… umm, neon pink, orange, and um… sparkles. Dear God, I even like the font. It’s all girly and cursive and… pretty. Just look at the way those fingers are intwined. They are gripping each other so tightly that I can’t even tell where her fingers begin or end. What I can see is that she’s wearing a ring on her ring finger. Is she married? To him? Heh. I also like that they seem to be laying on a table. Did he sweep the dishes to the floor, so he could lay her on it? Yep… it’s definitely better sometimes when you let your imagination do the work for you. Man, this cover is hawt!

By the way, this is a cover that Maili designed for the out of print book, All Night Long that Moxie Press is re-releasing. This is hot shit, Maili. Keep up the good work!

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