Comments on: A May and December of Next Year Romance

By: Saam

Saam — Fri, 30 Jun 2006 03:22:00 +0000

She’s just really mature for her age – young classical musicians grow up fast!

She can always torture him with an impromptu recital…that usually sorts the men from the boys!

Love your snark Bam.

By: Fins

Fins — Thu, 29 Jun 2006 16:51:00 +0000

Hmmm… At first I was thinking along the whole pedophilia line too, but now I’m getting the idea that MAYBE they meet again when she’s legal. You know, like childhood sweethearts finding each other 10 years later… only not. Ewww… that doesn’t make it any better. Ah well… I hope it’s about that and not child molestation.

By: karibelle

karibelle — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 23:55:00 +0000

Normally I would be deeply disturbed by the potential for pedophilia that this cover shows…however…look at that kid’s face! Clearly the art department has done some pretty serious airbrushing to remove the Mark of the Beast from her forehead. I think old Chester the Molester is about to get a whopping can of exactly what he deserves opened up on his ass.

By: Bam

Bam — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 20:12:00 +0000

There is a collective groan among the pedophiliac fans upon finding out that this might also be a “secret baby” story.

By: April Martinez

April Martinez — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 19:11:00 +0000

Not a big fan of kids on romance covers, no matter how good or bad it is. It just sends out all the wrong vibes.

By: Devon

Devon — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 13:08:00 +0000

This has got to be one of the funniest things I’ve ever seen. In a horrible and inappropriate way, of course. This is one of those that make you wonder what everyone in the publishing process was thinking. Not one person’s mind went to a bad place upon seeing this cover? And I love the tagline.

By: Suisan

Suisan — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:55:00 +0000

I like Bam’s plot.

Especially since I googled the title to see what it could *really* be about, only to discover a breathy Harriet Klausner spinning some tail about murdered step-brothers and families split by tragedy? No. Too confusing–I couldn’t even follow the yellow brick road in the review.

I’m sticking with Bam on this one. Yep.

By: Evangeline Anderson

Evangeline Anderson — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 04:30:00 +0000

Bam,
Seriously tho–it’s funny the way you can come up with the perfect story for any cover. And tell your prof that you can make big bucks writing for HQN. ; )
I was talking to my editor at RWA this year and she said the way they pick covers at Kensington is they lay them all out on a table and the one that people instinctively reach for to look at more closely is the one that usually gets chosen. My guess there was a room full of visually impaired people in the room when this particular cover was chosen.
Evangeline

By: LSB Author, Darragha Foster

LSB Author, Darragha Foster — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 02:07:00 +0000

My daughter said, “Is this about incest?”

I told her, “No.” Gods, I hope I’m right.

Now…from my POV, he doesn’t look black. He looks Hispanic. Maybe the kid is his niece or his wife’s daughter from a first marriage.

I believe in giving every book the benefit of the doubt. I don’t usually read HQN books, but if I see this one, I’ll pick it up.

Darragha

By: Luckeecharm

Luckeecharm — Wed, 28 Jun 2006 01:56:00 +0000

Holy fuck. I just laughed so damn hard. Not only is he a grown man, he’s a black man.