I just finished "quickly" crafting these parody romance novel covers for the Charleston City Paper's 2017 summer guide. I took the assignment idea and created the fictitious 1990's Charleston smut writer, Ravenel Steele — who authored the books based on the city and it's favorite pastimes — so we'd be able to wrap a tiny narrative though the editorial package and lend it some continuity.
The models were photographed at Pixel Studios by LeRoy Mazyck, one of the most knowledgeable photographers I know and one hell of a creative guy. He made everyone feel comfortable and we had a lot of fun during the shoot.
After completing the photo illustrations, I quickly realized along with the editorial staff that creating parody for something so over-the-top was a taller order than we all had thought. I can (unfortunately) see some of these as actual novels on bookstore shelves ... if they aren't already.
But hey, having said that, I'm definitely available to any romance writers who need a cover created for their next steamy title. :)
Probably my favorite cover out of all of them
The cover of the issue
