I Got Bitten By the Stock Photo Zombie

I occasionally rant about cover design, which is an obsession of mine. One of the things I've complained about is the overuse of stock images on covers, because there's a danger that more than one book will feature the same photo.

Imagine my amusement when I discovered this 2010 book by Jennifer R. Hubbard in a post on Stacked:


Here's the back cover of my own book, Monstrous Beauty:



Haha! I got bit! (But it doesn't stop me from loving that kiss.)