One issue I think all of the covers have is that they don't really say "poly romance", they say "love triangle romance". On the first two I think this could probably be addressed using a different ring layout, like, say, something like this (pardon the crappy 5-second cellphone shot, with a selection of rings based on what was within an arm's reach):
I realize you were working from available pictures, and there's probably not anything available that's similar to that arrangement, but I bet it wouldn't be too difficult to create a shot to look like that (or something similar). If nothing else I have all the gear to do pretty decent shots.
The third... I'm not sure how to make it not say "love triangle". It's very very pretty, otherwise, though, so that might be okay. I don't really read romance... do people get upset if they expect a love triangle and get a everyone-lives-happier-ever-after?
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We should talk about typefaces; the one we liked for the title page is a different one (English 157, IIRC). We may or may not want the cover and title to match. Worth a moment of thought, at least. Some of the proportions of the title page one miiiiight make it easier to deal with some of the font spacing/placement issues that archangelbeth points out.
You may also consider doing the author credit in a nonscripty typeface. I don't know that it will look any better or worse, but to me having them both scripty looked strange. I do not read this genre, so take with large grain of salt.
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The third is definitely the wrong proportions, but that seems easily fixable.
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If you go with the second (or something similar) I might suggest using a somewhat lighter color for the leather, like this:
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I have an idea for kind of combining the second and third ... I'll have to sketch it out though, brain not working well enough to describe in words.
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I realize you were working from available pictures, and there's probably not anything available that's similar to that arrangement, but I bet it wouldn't be too difficult to create a shot to look like that (or something similar). If nothing else I have all the gear to do pretty decent shots.
The third... I'm not sure how to make it not say "love triangle". It's very very pretty, otherwise, though, so that might be okay. I don't really read romance... do people get upset if they expect a love triangle and get a everyone-lives-happier-ever-after?
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We should talk about typefaces; the one we liked for the title page is a different one (English 157, IIRC). We may or may not want the cover and title to match. Worth a moment of thought, at least. Some of the proportions of the title page one miiiiight make it easier to deal with some of the font spacing/placement issues that
You may also consider doing the author credit in a nonscripty typeface. I don't know that it will look any better or worse, but to me having them both scripty looked strange. I do not read this genre, so take with large grain of salt.
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The third is definitely the wrong proportions, but that seems easily fixable.
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If you go with the second (or something similar) I might suggest using a somewhat lighter color for the leather, like this:
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I have an idea for kind of combining the second and third ... I'll have to sketch it out though, brain not working well enough to describe in words.