[marshacanham]

I like the dress, it instantly identifies the book as a Regency.  But the font on the title...ugh. just doesn't fit at all.  It's too...disjointed, almost sloppy looking and about as far from professional looking as I think you could get. And your name vanishes in the thumbnail, while the title turns into blobs.  Sorry, sorry, I hate being blunt, but you asked and...it's only one person's opinion anyway *s*

 

[marshacanham]

My only thought is that it looks like the cover for Dara England's 'Accomplished in Murder'.

Something like this might actually work better. It would show off the title and name more clearly, that's for sure. And have you ever noticed that publishing houses will put out a book with a great cover and if it works, they follow it with a thousand similar covers hoping for lightning to strike again. That's how clinches started, how single flowers on the cover started, how the bands top or bottom started...even stepbacks. Anyone remember The Prince of Midnight? The year escapes me, but there was a pic of Fabio on the front, flowing mane of hair, bare chested, seated on a horse. The stepback cover inside was the clinch with the man and woman. That started a whole flood of artwork that got rid of the clinch on the front and put it inside where it wasn't displayed to the person sitting opposite you on the bus or train. It boosted romance sales by bazillions.