Loretta & Susan reporting:Our readers may have noticed the two new book covers at right. Yes, we are the Two Nerdy History Girls, but when we're not writing blogs, we're writing novels, and these are our newest, scheduled to appear in your look bookstore around summer's end. Loretta's Last Night's Scandal arrives in August, and Susan's The Countess & the King: A Novel of the Countess of Dorchester & King James II in September. We'll have more to say about them over the next few months, but we couldn't resist showing off our covers now.
As for both covers having a purple-theme...we have no idea how that happened. Completely different genres, stories, and publishers. Must have been something in the air or the stars. Or maybe purple is this year's Gemini color.
Left: Detail from Southwark Fair by William Hogarth, 1733
One of us -- 
9 comments:
ooohhh, I like them both very MUCH!! And you two are fashion compatible with the purple gowns!! How much planning did that take? LOL
I swear, Monica, we knew NOTHING about it! The art director at my publisher even changed the original color of the painting on my cover -- that dressing-gown thingee is really slate blue. Truly the cover-gods decreed that it would be so.
Or, as my kids always say, "Not my fault! It was an accident!" *g*
Gorgeous covers! And the purple is purrrfect! :o)
Love those covers! The only bad part is that August and September seem very far away.
Congratulations, ladies. I can't wait for these books.
Congratulations! And yes, purple is a Gemini color ;)
Plus it's in this season.
I'm all for Self-Promotion!
Thes covers are awesome and since I jduge books by their covers I woul pick these up without hesitation.
Not that I wouldn't pick them up anyway :)
btw, the Countess and the Mistress look related. They have the same mouth.
Good luck and much success to you both.
Thanks to all for your kind thoughts! You'll turn our heads (even though authors can't really take either the claim or the blame for cover art.)
Heather, I'm glad purple's a Gemini color. We are both right-in-the-middle Geminis -- my birthday is June 1 and Loretta's is June 2 -- so we'll take whatever omens we can find.
JennyGirl, the Countess and Mistress look alike because they're by the same artist, Sir Peter Lely. Yes, there was a "look" in fashion in Restoration England, just as there is in every era, but Sir Peter carried it to extremes, making almost every lady he painted look exactly the same. Hmm...sounds like a good blog topic....!
How funny! I'm one too- May 30, that's why I know! Now all I need is a purple book.
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