Romance novel covers have evolved from relatively tame designs featuring a modestly dressed couple standing close together, to steamy “clinch covers” that show scantily dressed lovers in a passionate embrace, and finally to designs that use illustrations instead of models. Romance novels have also diversified to portray people of different ethnic backgrounds, body types, genders, ages, and abilities as protagonists and cover models.
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