When the Sun Shines

Posted on March 21, 2020 by Bruce Aiken

e book or paperback cover with woman on beach

original image showing woman on beach reflection

The lightness of romance
Not an unbreakable rule, but thrillers and murder mysteries have dark covers, romances have light covers. I turned this image back up the right way, lightened it a lot and used a blue filter to bring it into the sunshine. It makes a perfect beach romance cover – or maybe something else.

This is a royalty free image and the main typeface is Helvetica Thin. The original photo file is from unsplash.com.

Book cover design costs vary depending on whether it’s an ebook or paperback but around £80 ($100) is a good guide.

If you need a cover for your new novel or if you’re short of an idea for a plot? Browse these imagined book covers and strap lines for ideas.

Lovers and Losers

Posted on December 5, 2019 by Bruce Aiken

This is an imagined book cover, created with a royalty free image. The main typeface is ITC Anna.

Contact me if this image would be suitable for your novel (title and author changed of course) and if you’d like to use this design. Costs vary depending on whether it’s an ebook or paperback but around £80 ($100) is a good guide.

Short of an idea for your novel? Browse these imagined book covers and strap lines for ideas.

The original photo file is from my own library – taken in North Devon. The photo is from the early 1980s and taken on 35mm film stock. The digitised file has been cleaned to some extent.

Last Day

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Bruce Aiken

This is an imagined book cover, created with a royalty free image. The main typeface is Venetian 301.

Short of an idea for your novel? Browse these imagined book covers and strap lines for ideas.

The original photo file is from my own photo library and therefore is exclusive. I’ve done very little other than judiciously crop it and tweak the contrast.

Far Away

Posted on October 25, 2019 by Bruce Aiken

book cover showing woman looking out to sea

This is an imagined book cover, created with a royalty free image. The main typeface is Sams Handwriting.

Short of an idea for your novel? Browse these imagined book covers and strap lines for ideas.

The original photo file came from pexels.com and a quick image search on Google shows that it has been used widely. I brightened the colours and increased the contrast, but you might prefer the original look.