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"Dark Romance Cover - geheimnisvoll, spannend, düster" winning Book cover by Andromeda Jr
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Dark Romance Cover - geheimnisvoll, spannend, düster

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The Brief

Title

Dark Rose Society

Author

Mary Jane Riley

Author biography

Mary Jane Riley ist das Pseudonym einer erfolgreichen New Adult Romance Autorin, in deren Brust ein zweites, dunkleres Herz schlä... "Dark Rose Society" ist ihr Dark Romance Debü...

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Book description

Vicky Callahan hat alles, was sie sich je gewünscht hat – eine erfolgreiche Karriere als Autorin und einen charmanten ... Doch hinter der Fassade ihrer perfekten Ehe sieht die Welt anders aus: Sie ist allein, fühlt sich vernachlässigt und sehnt sich nach ... Um sich abzulenken, stürzt sie sich in ein neues Buchprojekt über eine exklusive ... Während der Recherche tritt der mysteriöse Hunter Vaughn in ihr Leben und stellt ihre moralischen Prinzipien gehörig auf den ... Sie wird in einen gefährlichen Strudel aus Wahrheit und Lügen gezogen, der ihr Leben zu zerstören droht … „Dark Rose Society“ – Ein fesselnder Roman über Verführung, Verrat und die Suche nach der eigenen ...

Target audience

weibliche Fans von ... Wonda, Frauen ab... Jahren, Leserinnen von Erotikromanen

Book cover type

Paperback

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Style attributes

Luxury
Casual
Playful
Serious
Loud
Quiet
Feminine
Masculine
Pop
Grunge
Literal
Abstract
Simple
Detailed
Modern
Retro

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Design needs

Dunkles Cover, gern schwarz, eine Rose im Mittelpunkt, die vielleicht etwas verwelkt ist, Farbe gern Magenta/Violett-Töne, vielleicht Perlen, eine Krone oder andere Luxusgüter, die Stimmung soll düster, aber auch luxuriös sein, gefährlich, vergleichbar mit "Very Bad Queen" von Jane ... Wonda

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