Oh yeah. I've heard some stories about anthology covers. You just have to hope the person in charge of getting the design gets something good, but too often, they don't. On the upside, I know of authors who took a story first published in an anthology, wrapped it in better cover and did targeted marketing, and did very well that way.

It's frustrating to think of the money we spent with the first round of covers and then having to spend money for the new ones. But it wasn't the designer's fault. We just didn't get the right thing, and there's no use continuing to do something that isn't going to sell your books! Glad this helped you. (You know I love your book.)

Oh, I think your covers fit your genre, Fae! If the genre look changes, you may want to update later.

So glad your publisher caught that quick and was willing to make adjustments. And your cover is wonderful! Definitely says women's fiction. Though I can also see the promise of intrigue there.

I never had say on my anthology covers, but I was able to help tweak the cover for my one single release. I was much happier with it, but it didn't sell well--I made the most money off of it.

The anthology covers for two of the anthologies were awful. But, it was also a sign of the publisher which is now out of business. They weren't designing covers correctly. They looked like a hot mess. Have you ever been embarrassed by a cover? I was for one in particular.

denise