Damn, I thought at first glance that homeboy was a ninja, but no… he’s just some guy wearing some desert robes or something. The dude from The Shadow and the Star was a ninja, right? I still gotta read that book. Anyway, have the Sheikhs of Love escaped the Harlequin ghetto and are now invading other romance novels? Ah, no. He’s an English duke! Well, how about that. Is his love interest a white chick or does he get a little brown-skinned desert honey? Aw crap, she’s a “headstrong beauty”. That usually means “too stupid to live” or “obtuse to the point of retarded”. Whatever, I think this cover is cool. Dude is totally rocking his desert robes and that sword is hot shit. For once in the history of romance novels, it may just be a sword and not a phallic symbol. I bet he totally goes around beheading infidels with that sword or something. Yeah, he knows how to use that thing for sure. The title is also pretty cool. If you look at the author’s previous works, you’ll see that she’s been blessed with some good titles. In fact, I just bought The Cobra and the Concubine based on the title alone. I tend to buy books with the word “concubine” in the title. Which reminds me, if he’s the Panther, is the girl the pyramid? Is he going to plumb her hidden depths or something? I guess I can see how the pyramid is a metaphor for a girl’s vagina. Well, this cover totally proves that you don’t need man-titty to have a sexy cover… although sometimes, it really helps. But here, no. No man-titty needed. No, this cover definitely does not need man-titty.

Thanks to Sandie for this cover!

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