Yup, “science fiction horror.” So there.
Tag - false flagging
There’s not really a problem with the cover until you see the description of the book:
Karen Grace has just realized her life’s dream of buying an old motel to renovate — by herself. How hard can it be? But money slips through her fingers fast and she’s forced to find a job in town, where she meets the love of her life. Then the real trouble begins. She begins finding her belongings destroyed, ominous messages scribbled on her walls, an effigy planted behind her property. It’s clear someone doesn’t want her in town and they’re going to make sure she leaves.
Random Acts of Murder: A Murphy’s Law Mystery (Murphy’s Law Mysteries Book 1)
“Yes, the story’s about murder, but I don’t want the cover to look at all suspenseful, dangerous or scary.”
First Hostage: Silent Conspiracy
If you couldn’t read the words, you’d assume it was a civics textbook.
An historical thriller set in, what was once, the red light district of Old Portsmouth where children entertain travellers by mud larking.
Um, what?
The Usurper King takes place in an alternate universe where the serial killer Ted Bundy was never apprehended and is now running for president in 2016.
So, of course, this is the cover. (h/t Marc)
The Dance: An Anthology of Speculative Fiction
This is not what anthologies of speculative fiction look like.
Love in Season: A Romance Novella (The Flowers of Penruddock)
Very good artwork, but apparently this author has no idea what romance readers look for in a cover targeted at them.