Love and Gravity secondary cover art process (Patreon)

(This is the art underneath the dust jacket on the hard cover.)

I'm not sure I've talked here about why there are two covers?

When I was first discussing cover ideas with Little Bee Books I suggested this composition, to mirror book 1 (and because it works really well with Sunati going to space and Austen having a dramatic haircut.)

This idea was originally approved - and then someone in sales I think veto-ed it, for reasons I don't fully understand (they thought it was a bad idea for the covers to be too similar to each other??)

I was asked if I had any other cover ideas.

I sulked a bit at the thought of not having mirrored covers. Then I drew the most self-indulgent romantic thing I could think of, and sent that in as my second cover idea.

They approved that cover, and I drew it - and looking at both cover options, I am much happier with the almost-kiss cover than I am with the above. It doesn't have that satisfying "oooh it matches" feeling, but it turned out really well, I think!

And then I was told that they could put this art underneath the dust jacket for the hardcovers, and I was very happy to get both of them :D