“Survey says!” (a question for you)

ByTamera Alexander
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Remember that line from the game show Family Feud? I started to say “old” game show but it may still be on (and not just in syndication). Anyway…

If yes, would you share the name of the book and the author?

Reason being, I’ve recently gotten the following three Fountain Creek Chronicles novels back from a publisher, which I’m thrilled about (thank you, dear publisher), and need to give these three historical novels new covers and get them up for sale again on Amazon.

Here are the original covers (from 2006-2007). These were my very first novels, by the way.

As you can see, it’s time for a cover update! Hence, my question today.

The novels are historical fiction/romance, Colorado Territory 1860s-70s, and we’re starting from the ground up. Nothing from these covers will be used except title and author name. I’m working with Ken Raney on this (at least check, he’s still speaking to me after the new Timber Ridge Covers we worked on together), and he’s one gifted graphic designer. And is also blessed to be Deb’s hubby!

So… Has a cover come to mind that you LOVE? Maybe it’s a novel you’re reading now? Or recently read. Or just a cover you saw recently on Amazon and saved it for later. I’d love to know. If you list a cover, tonight I’ll circle back around and grab a snapshot of that cover and we’ll create a collage below!

Thanks, friends, and I look forward to seeing what cover has caught your eye recently.

Blessings from rainy but still lovely Nashville,

Tammy

“Much loved” cover suggestions for the day!
Thanks, friends! You’ve definitely inspired me

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Tamera Alexander is a USA Today bestselling novelist and one of today's most beloved authors of inspirational historical romance and women’s contemporary fiction. While being Gram Tam is her current favorite role, she’ll never turn down a stroll through an old cemetery or browsing through antique shops. In These Hills, her newest novel, releases September 2026.

25 Comments

  1. This isn’t exactly the answer to your question. I DISLIKE the AI covers they do not appeal to me at all. I skip right over those books, even if I like the author.

    1. LOL, Ann. More and more, I think we’re going to be challenged in differentiating AI from “real.” So no “real” covers you love come to mind?

  2. Two of my favorite authors are Tamara Leigh and Ronie Kendig and I love a lot of their covers, but I’ll only list two from each. From Tamara ‘Merciless’ and ‘Lawless’ and from Ronie ‘Stone’ and ‘Lady of Basilikas’. I also really like Dani Pettrey’s ‘The Killing Tide’ and her Jeopardy Falls covers. One I recently liked was ‘Lethal Engagement’ by April J. Skelly.

  3. I don’t remember if you have any winter scenes in that series (and I’m probably drawn to winter scenes because it’s starting to get hot and muggy in Missouri!) but two gorgeous covers come from our own Julie Klassen with A Seaview Christmas and Karen Witemeyer with On a Midnight Clear. Also, Valerie Bodden’s River Falls novels have gorgeous “scenery only” covers—especially Whispers of Truth. Not sure they get the romance part across, but they certainly are appealing!

  4. I can think of two covers immediately! Karen Witemeyer’s “To Love a Beast” and Megan Soja’s “Secrets of the Revolution”. I wanted both books before I even read what they were about, just because I loved the covers. 🙂

  5. I love many of Karen Witemeyer’s covers and To Love a Beast is no exception (I’ve just finished the story, and it was SO GOOD)

  6. The Fur Traders Lady was a book that I read just because the cover was so beautiful. I loved the look of most of Laura Frantz’s books as well.

  7. Actually, I can think of 3 right off hand that are just amazing. Code Name Edelweiss by Stephanie Landsem is elegant. Echoes of Darkness by Darlene L. Turner is so beautiful with it’s blues and greens. And then my current read has a gorgeous cover, Perilous Tides by Elizabeth Goddard.

  8. The cover design that I have drooled over is The Indigo Heiress by Laura Frantz. Simply gorgeous!
    https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DH5FBBR6

    By the way, Rekindled was the very first book I read by you! What an opening scene! It remains one of my favorites, ever!
    Blessings,
    Jill

  9. Two recent covers that come to mind are These Blue Mountains by Sarah Loudin Thomas (I like the blue and the overall arrangement) and From the Valley We Rise by Elizabeth Musser. I like everything about this one and also that the cover has texture. That doesn’t matter if you read an ebook but it’s just a little extra delight for an actual paper book.

    2. I liked the cover for From The Valley We Rise, too! The bicycle is what grabbed my attention.

  10. A recent novel cover that grabbed my attention is, The English Masterpiece, by Katherine Reay. Heidi Chiavaroli’s, The Orchard House, is also a cover I love, though it isn’t a recent novel. There are many other book covers that I love but the above two are the ones that standout in my mind above others, though The Grand Design; All The Pretty Places; and What The Mountains Remember, all by Joy Callaway, would receive honorable mentions.

    1. YES to Katherine Reay’s newest cover. Love it. Heidi’s too. Thanks for all the titles mentioned. Off to look up the ones I haven’t seen yet. Bless you, Tammi.

  11. Ken does incredible work! I’m sure you two will come up with something snazzy to grab readers attention.

    Lately, I prefer covers without people (or not close-ups) as they are more timeless. If it is a historical novel, show the scenery/buildings…like your Christmas in Carnton book or something like The Codebreaker’s Daughter by Amy Lynn Green. Or even just words with a creative background (see The Divine Proverb of Streusel book cover from Sara Brunsvold).

  12. It’s so exciting that your books are getting new covers! But I’m sure it also feels like a lot of pressure. As much as the saying goes, “Don’t judge a book by it’s cover,” we all still do! The most important thing is that YOU like the cover and feel like it fits your story.

    There are many beautiful covers out there, but what first popped into my mind are two that I absolutely adore by Tessa Ashfar: “The Hidden Prince” and “The Peasant King”.

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