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Ooooh, there are so many to choose from! It’s too early in the morning for me to decide now; I’ll vote tomorrow 
Btw, for those who are interested, a petition requesting a cover more in keeping with tradition can be signed here: http://www.thepetitionsite.com/petition/865/428/694
by Kayla
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:17 am
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I think #5 and #32 ‘fit’ with the other books the best, but I just really love #52!!
by Jery
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:26 am
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My personal favorites are #42, #5, and #22
by Anna Kozlowski
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 am
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Ok, since it’s totally wrong to vote for your own 
(But then Anna did that for me! Yeah one vote!) So here are my favs: #1:8 #2:41 #3:40. Good luck to everyone, so many great entries!
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they’re all so good!
photoshop is amahhhzing
but my votes have to go to #1:61 #2:27 #3:1 
by m.d.
on August 3rd, 2010 at 4:31 am
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I’m seriously impressed by the talent on display here. I couldn’t quite narrow it down to three favourite covers, so I have two covers tied for 3rd place
First – Number 32
Second – Number 26
Third – Number 24 and 5
by Jessica C
on August 3rd, 2010 at 6:18 am
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a lot to choose from, but i have to say #61 is the best one
by rita
on August 3rd, 2010 at 6:42 am
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13,8,& 27
This was a really fun contest!
by Denise
on August 3rd, 2010 at 6:53 am
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woww to all of them,
but my votes would be #1:61, #2:5 and #3:27
by michelle
on August 3rd, 2010 at 6:59 am
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Wow, tough choices! Beautiful covers!
64, 21, 8
by Julie L.
on August 3rd, 2010 at 6:59 am
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22, 21 & 1
But they’re all fantastic. It was a hard choice to make!
by Stephanie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 7:26 am
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Its so hard to pick. but since i have to, i am gonna go with
First – 37
Second – 32
third – 24
by Julie A.
on August 3rd, 2010 at 7:28 am
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I vote for #61 deffs!!!
by anita
on August 3rd, 2010 at 7:50 am
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This is so great! Lots of beautiful covers.
#1: 21
#2: 42
#3: 25
by Jennifer
on August 3rd, 2010 at 7:53 am
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Wow! These are all amazing!
#1: 32
#2: 5
#3: 20
by Nicole
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:11 am
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Love
1 #29
2 #57
3 #59
by Elizabeth
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:35 am
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They are all lovely!
1: 21
2: 26
3: 66
by Petra
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:41 am
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I really like them all, but 51 54 and 56 are my favorites.
by Kathi
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:44 am
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1: 21
2: 42
3: 41
by Courtney
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:50 am
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They are all beautiful!
I vote for #39, #64, and #29
by carole
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:56 am
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#1: 26
#2: 5
#3: 64
by AngelB
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:03 am
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1: 52
2: 55
3: 8
by Bevin
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:04 am
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1.18
2. 20
3.64
by Jodi K
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:11 am
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This was a really tough decision. I am impressed with everyone’s entry (especially since I have no knack for photoshop myself!) but I have to say my favorites are #3-10, #2-41, and #1-16. Good luck to everyone who entered!!
by Bekah
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:13 am
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1. 52
2. 18
3. 23
by Christine
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:18 am
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My favorites are:
#8
#13
#27
by Sebastian
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:21 am
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My top favorites are:
1-#63 even though it’s only an arm it still said to me that this belonged to this series
2-#25
3-#21
I also really liked #13 and #41.
I don’t care too much for #61, she’s too young, she looks like she’s about 12 but dressed to look older. It looks like it’s the same girl as #46 only in reverse.
by Debra R. Callaway
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:24 am
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Great covers everyone!!!
My top 3:
1. #26
2. #32
3. #52
by Devan
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:37 am
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That is a hard decision! I like 64, then 26 and 18, even though 18 goes a completely different direction than the other covers.
by Michelle
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:50 am
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#5 (This one is AWESOME!)
#21
#42
by Renee
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:58 am
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My top 3:
1. #5
2. #42
3. #64
This was a GOOD contest. Thanks to everyone who went to the trouble of putting the covers together. This was some FUN viewing!
by AmyMc
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:58 am
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#56 is the best!
#52
#57
by Tara T.
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:04 am
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oooo
#5
#18
#8
by Catie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:39 am
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5, 23, 32
Kudos to everyone who entered! What a great display of creativity.
by Duchess in Denim
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:40 am
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do you guys think lauren will end up choosing one of these covers for the orchid affair? becuase there’re all so good…anyhow these are my votes:
1-61
2-2
3-50
by Sarah.S
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:42 am
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My vote is for #5 followed VERY closely by #23!!
by Leslie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:43 am
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Thank you to all the readers who submitted entries. These were all lovely and I had a great time seeing them. Ms Willig’s readers have great taste!
1st: 28
2nd: 32
3rd: 58
by Christy Kirby
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:49 am
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First of all, thanks to Kayla for the link to the petition. I signed it.
There were so many lovely paintings to pick from, but I tried to pick based on which ones most resembled the previous books.
My favorites were #5 and #42. And then I couldn’t decide b/w #s 17,25,26
by Susan
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:54 am
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5, 18, 56
by Kelsay Renae
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:57 am
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#1) 27
#2) 1
#3) 10
I really liked 27 and 1 the best, as the women in them looked like governesses, as the main character in The Orchid Affair is supposed to be. And 27 is different from the rest of the series, but I think it looks more mysterious than romantic. As for 10, I thought it looked more like it had been done by a French artist than the others, which appeals to the fact that the governess in the story is working in France.
To answer Sarah S’s question, No, the Orchid Affair already has an official cover from the publishers that Lauren posted on 7/12 (http://www.laurenwillig.com/news/2010/07/12/orchid-affair-has-a-cover/)
by Kristie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:58 am
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1: #32
2: #5
3: none, it was to hard to decide!
by Michele Baldwin
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:00 am
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These are all lovely my picks are
53
35
41
It was hard to pick three. I think there were some exceptional ones that I did not vote for because the did not have any flowers on them.
by Patti v
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:03 am
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Amazing covers!
1. 15
2. 5
3. 21
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1. 5
2. 32
by maria
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:27 am
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I love #5!! That was really hard, since there are so many beautiful covers.
by Beverly
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:39 am
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1. 27
2. 60
3. 21
They all are gorgeous!
by Liz
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:40 am
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#1: 8 (I love the atmosphere and tone of this one–it’s less romance than mystery/gothic, but it makes me want to read the book more than any other cover)
#2: 1 (I really like the rich colours and I think this one is the best match with all the previous covers, in being stylistically similar but giving a distinct sense of how the content and heroine of this novel are unique)
#3: 27 (I like the effect of the frames and the way the heroine appears to be gazing outside of the portrait warily. Also, the typeface has a James Bond, thriller type feel to it that gives the cover a very ominous impression. A very intriguing cover, that makes me think of Browning’s “My Last Duchess,” with the tensions underlying what appears to simply be a portrait.)
by Veronika
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:53 am
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Great job on all of the covers!
1
41
5
by Heather
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:58 am
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1: 5
2: 10 or 32 I like them equally
3: 32
Good Luck to all!
by Caroline
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:03 pm
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66
1
12
by Rachel
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:14 pm
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20
21
41
by P.M.
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:22 pm
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1: 42
2: 41
3: 22
by Laura
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:22 pm
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#1 1
#2 20
#3 43
by Ivy
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:32 pm
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# 57
# 56
# 59
by Barb
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
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# 57
# 52
# 59
by Barb
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:37 pm
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#1: 32
#2: 64
#3: 66
by Svea
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:38 pm
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1. #5
2. #37
3. #51
it was really hard to choose because they all were beautiful.
by Angie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:42 pm
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They are all very nice I like #5. #8.
by Susan
on August 3rd, 2010 at 12:54 pm
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1: 21
2: 5
3: 9
by Diana
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:16 pm
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1: 5
2: 32
3: 66
i really wish that any one of the contest covers could be the real one… i guess i’m just too much of a purist!
by Maddie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:26 pm
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1) 23
2) 12
3) 1
by Marian Berthoud
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:32 pm
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1: 42
2: 8
3: 5
by Elizabeth
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:41 pm
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#1 25
#2 17
#3 5
by Tracy
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:47 pm
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I vote for 8, 59, and 66.
by Katelin
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:50 pm
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Too many choices! Okay, #1: 21, #2: 5, #3: 10.
by Cho
on August 3rd, 2010 at 1:59 pm
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#21, #9 and #1.
by Kristie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:07 pm
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favorites:
#32
#51
#5
by Christin
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:13 pm
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#1: 21
#2: 42
#3: 68
They’re all so pretty, it was hard to choose just 3!
by Ashley
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:21 pm
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1–55
2–5
3–1
Wow…toughest decision I have made in a long time….they are all outstanding.
by Sheila
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:25 pm
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18, 57, 32
by Michelle
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:26 pm
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#1: 42 – those EYES! Put that up on any bookstore shelf, with the cover facing the customer, and you’d sell a TON I’d say!!!
#2: 5 – classy/classic and colourful
#3: tie between 32 and 60 – both very intriguing!!
by Tami
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:34 pm
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1: #25
2: #26
3: #17
I really like the fact that these ones have the same style as the previous ones. Furthermore I think these are really classy
by Emma
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:38 pm
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1: 21
2: 26
3: 5
This are leagues beyond the real cover! Everyone did an awesome job!
by Jenny
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:44 pm
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9, 10, 15
Great job everyone.
by Ella
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:48 pm
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Amazing work to all the participants!
5
21
41
by Diya
on August 3rd, 2010 at 2:59 pm
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1. #64
2. #41
3. #42
by Jessica
on August 3rd, 2010 at 3:06 pm
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I’m going with 5, 32, and 64. They are fantastic. I wish the publisher was going with any of those
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So hard, but my vote:
#1: 9
#2: 63
#3: 45
by Celeste
on August 3rd, 2010 at 3:21 pm
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9, 10, 15
by Edward
on August 3rd, 2010 at 3:29 pm
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I like:
30/35
53
by LeeB.
on August 3rd, 2010 at 3:30 pm
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Wow, is an understatement on these beautiful covers. Very difficult to choose among them at all. Here are my choices:
No. 1 – 8
No. 2 – 16
No. 3 – 13
Honorable mentions: 1, 2, 37
Kayla thank you for setting up the petition to sign. I too have signed it.
by Brenda
on August 3rd, 2010 at 3:53 pm
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1: 18
2: 26
3: 27
by Trish
on August 3rd, 2010 at 4:37 pm
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1. 30
2. 9
3. 15
honorable mentions 8 and 18 but they don’t look enough like the other covers to fit in.
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i also tried to avoid covers that have been done, dark pink, red, blue, green.
covers i voted for Silver, teal, and a much lighter green blue would work great and not redundant in the covers.
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1. 12
2. 28
3. 48
by Katie Kelly
on August 3rd, 2010 at 6:40 pm
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So hard to decide!
1-26
2-32
3-41
by Nikki
on August 3rd, 2010 at 6:55 pm
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18
26
32
by Lia
on August 3rd, 2010 at 7:24 pm
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What fun! So much talent, so hard to choose.
My favorites:
32, 35, 42
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1 – #20
2 – #8
3 – #36
by eriley
on August 3rd, 2010 at 7:27 pm
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1. 5
2. 17
3. 21
by Rachel
on August 3rd, 2010 at 7:37 pm
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5, 12, 41 in that order =D
by Erica D
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:01 pm
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I’d have to say #1, with 16 and 5 tied for second. I like the painting on 16 best of the lot, but prefer the parchment-and-wax-seal look that matches so well with the rest of the series.
by Ava
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:08 pm
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5,32, and 48. I’m so impressed with everyone’s entries!
by Vizelle
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:13 pm
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1. 26
2. 32
3. 42
by Shannon C
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:14 pm
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18.
17.
32.
by Dan
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:35 pm
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This contest has been so fun, these are all great!!
18.
17.
16.
by Angie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:40 pm
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1) – 5
2) – 8
3) – 37
by Corinne
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:44 pm
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18
17
32
by Jessica
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:44 pm
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I’m having problems with number 5 looking so much like the cover for Marrying Mozart by Stephanie Cowell.
#1)20
#2)21
#3)22
by Marian the Librarian
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:49 pm
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#1: 5
#2: 26
#3: 9
by Jody
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:53 pm
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1. 21
2. 25
3. 32
by Gretta
on August 3rd, 2010 at 8:53 pm
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Nice artwork by some fantastic designers!
9, 30, 48
by Squirrel
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:14 pm
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I like 16, 5 and 26- but they’re all lovely.
by Abby
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:21 pm
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1. #1
2. #42
3. #16
by Jeanne
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:21 pm
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They’re all so beautiful and diverse I could barely pick the top 5 let alone 3.
#1: 54
#2: 42
#3: 55
by Sarah
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:23 pm
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1. #5
2. #52
3. #32
by Kate P
on August 3rd, 2010 at 9:53 pm
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ya 5 does look like Marrying Mozart. its the same picture. http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002SR2Q1E/ref=pd_lpo_k2_dp_sr_2?pf_rd_p=486539851&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=014303457X&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=0XJ6QQ5K56GG8GB10RGW
doubt no matter how much we all like it Lauren could use it as a dust jacket.
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9 is obviously the only choice here. It’s easily the best because after all it is 9 and stuff. The only way I can quantify the greatness of 9 is by saying it is the only cover officially approved by the great Tafflesberg the undisputed leader in book cover coolocity judging. So yeah it’s 9. Goooooo 9!
by cmd (yes the famous one)
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:06 pm
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#5
#26
#32
by Veronica
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:11 pm
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15. 9.
by Emily
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:24 pm
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1. 32
2. 48
3. 34
by Rebecca
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:46 pm
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#16
#37
#40
i love all of the entries!! everyone did so good!!!
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Hmmm, tough decisions! I tended to go with ones that match the covers of the rest of the series, and also those that included flowers.
#12
This one just caught my eye, and I think it’s the best executed as well – it looks really professional and the picture is lovely.
#41
Not sure why this person changed the title on their covers but I like the look and style of this one.
#1
I like that this one has a more governess-ish feel.
by Loramir
on August 3rd, 2010 at 10:52 pm
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#40, #16, and #37
by Jennifer S.
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:00 pm
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So hard to choose!!!
#1: 22
#2: 60
#3: 5
by Megan
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:19 pm
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1-40, 2-32, 3-37
by ashlie
on August 3rd, 2010 at 11:31 pm
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I like numbers 5 and 41. They are similar to some of the others and fit the theme.
by Jackie
on August 4th, 2010 at 12:21 am
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1:9
2:15
3:14
by Haylehailey
on August 4th, 2010 at 12:30 am
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So many good ones!
#32
#26
#25
by Deanna
on August 4th, 2010 at 2:03 am
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#1: 32
#2: 16
#3: 59
by sara m
on August 4th, 2010 at 2:09 am
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1st- #5
2nd- #23
3rd- #47
by Kelsey
on August 4th, 2010 at 3:37 am
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1.#40
2.#16
3.#37
I had fun looking at all of these. Beautiful!
by Cindy J.
on August 4th, 2010 at 9:05 am
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I like:
40
37
16
by Sandra
on August 4th, 2010 at 9:50 am
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So many wonderful entries. I spent entirely too long deciding! My picks are
#1:5 #2:14 #3:23
by Gail M.
on August 4th, 2010 at 9:56 am
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#1: 13
#2: 27
#3: 32
by J
on August 4th, 2010 at 11:15 am
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1. 42
2. 17
3. 22
by Victoria
on August 4th, 2010 at 12:25 pm
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#1 – 5
#2 – 23
#3 – 41
by Nicole N
on August 4th, 2010 at 12:56 pm
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1:52 2:28 3:26
by Carolyn
on August 4th, 2010 at 1:05 pm
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first choice: #16
second choice: #37
by Matt B
on August 4th, 2010 at 1:06 pm
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16
37
40
by Sarah
on August 4th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
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16 -1
40 -2
37 -3
by Lisa
on August 4th, 2010 at 1:33 pm
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I vote for 16, 37, 40
by Kristen
on August 4th, 2010 at 1:40 pm
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1. 16
2. 37
3. 40
by Carrie
on August 4th, 2010 at 1:46 pm
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after the last few votes i think we have people with voting multiple times under different names or having friends vote. That is find but it looks to me like they are stacking votes. maybe we need a recount. I had friends vote, yes. They heard about the contest. but how often does the same three numbers in same order appear 8 times in the last 22 votes. i cant say its hard to keep those out but still. stacking is wrong. it keeps those from winning who should win. who won by talent.
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32
12
41
22
I had to pick more than three, I just loved too many!
by Alex
on August 4th, 2010 at 3:24 pm
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#1. 16
#2. 37
#3. 40
by Sheryl
on August 4th, 2010 at 4:56 pm
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1) 58
2) 63
3) 66
It was a brilliant contest, fun to do, and the entries are absolutely spectacular!
by Meg
on August 4th, 2010 at 5:02 pm
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#66 for me. It’s a hard choice though.
by Angie
on August 4th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
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Not trying to vote twice, but missed I could vote for 3: first:#66; second:#9; Third: #5
by Angie
on August 4th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
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Wow, there are so many lovely covers. I wish I would have taken the time to have entered!
1. 64
2. 20
3. 05
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4, 66, 31
by amy
on August 4th, 2010 at 5:47 pm
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#1 8
#2 25
#3 66
by Ayla Constantino
on August 4th, 2010 at 6:10 pm
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I agree Stephanie, telling your friends about it is one thing, logging in with different names is another. Also, just for the record, I told my friends just to vote, not to vote just for me!
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#1: 5
#2: 1
#3: 32
by Ashley
on August 4th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
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5, 41, and 26
by Morgan
on August 4th, 2010 at 6:47 pm
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love, love, love
#16, 37, 40!
by maryann
on August 4th, 2010 at 6:51 pm
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1.52
2.42
3.22
Great covers!
by Kaitlyn
on August 4th, 2010 at 6:52 pm
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1. 26
2. 17
3. 32
by Amanda
on August 4th, 2010 at 7:02 pm
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#1. 16 #2. 37 #3. 40
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1. 15
2. 16
3. 55
Those were my top three. Though, really, I thought all of the covers were lovely and creative.
by L. Frank
on August 4th, 2010 at 7:04 pm
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1. 18
2. 56
3. 26
Have to say there many others that appealed as well.
by Teje
on August 4th, 2010 at 7:34 pm
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#1: 16 #2: 37 #3: 40
by Nana
on August 4th, 2010 at 7:43 pm
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I can’t believe how many great submissions there were; #5 is just beautiful! 5 ftw!
by Amy
on August 4th, 2010 at 8:08 pm
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1# 52
2# 13
3# 5
These were all so awesome! 8 seemed especially apt also.
by Megan-Elise
on August 4th, 2010 at 8:44 pm
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1 – #5
2 – #21
3 – #26
How much fun to pore through them!
by Meredith
on August 4th, 2010 at 9:01 pm
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There are so many beautiful covers to choose from, but I’ll have to go with –
#1
#5
#52
Good luck, everyone!
by Rebecca
on August 4th, 2010 at 9:42 pm
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1: 32
2: 26
3: 9
by Virginia
on August 4th, 2010 at 10:08 pm
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#1
#66
#64
by Anonymous
on August 4th, 2010 at 11:03 pm
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1: 15
2: 5
3: 8
I’m a little sad that 15 didn’t get very many votes so far. I look at that cover and I think – grey for Miss Grey. And then I look at that face and think that here is someone who is professionally meek, but who went to spy-school and then jumped strait into spy-dom … feet first into the deep end.
by Yvette
on August 4th, 2010 at 11:14 pm
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63
32
46
by Kayla
on August 4th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
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5
23
17
by Amy
on August 4th, 2010 at 11:46 pm
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This is tough.
#1: 5
#2: 20
#3: 22
by Katharine
on August 5th, 2010 at 12:16 am
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1. 23
2. 5
3. 21
by Theresa
on August 5th, 2010 at 12:29 am
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My votes are
1: 66
2: 32
3: 52
by Carli
on August 5th, 2010 at 12:40 am
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My votes:
#1 = 52
#2 = 42
#3 = 5
by Janine
on August 5th, 2010 at 4:13 am
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There wasn’t really one that jumped out at me as an overall favorite. I kept wishing I could take elements from various ones to make my own cover. That being said, the one that I preferred was 58. After that it would be 55 and 20.
by Charis
on August 5th, 2010 at 7:16 am
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My choices are 8 and 55.
by carolyn
on August 5th, 2010 at 7:45 am
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I like 16, 37, 40
by Janice K
on August 5th, 2010 at 8:18 am
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My top 3 in order:
#5
#1
#43
by Erin G.
on August 5th, 2010 at 8:57 am
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They are all beautiful in their own ways, but I particularly like #3 and #41.
by Debbie
on August 5th, 2010 at 9:01 am
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Wow – I can’t believe how many beautiful covers there are! My personal favors are #26,#25, and #1.
by Lauren Trofin
on August 5th, 2010 at 9:33 am
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1: 52
I feel out of all the above posted cover portrayals 52 fittingly exudes the tone an emotion of an affair compared to most others.
2: 21
Probably the most fitting when it comes to following previous books artistic themes. Very strong amounts of red.
3: 18
Personally I do enjoy the image of this cover greatly, hands down would be my favorite if the text had a border behind it.
by Bryan
on August 5th, 2010 at 10:23 am
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30 and 35 were very similar – here are my choices in order:
30/35 is #1
32 is #2 and
64 is #3
( I love 58 but it doesn’t seem to flow with the other covers.)
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I really like:
1. #42
2. #60
3. #16
These are all sooo beautiful. (And correct me if I’m wrong, but #42 is also the portrait used in the cover of a “Dear, America” book: “When Will This Cruel War be Over?”, I believe…)
by Olivia
on August 5th, 2010 at 10:44 am
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# 5
# 23
# 64
Thank you for the chance to win.
Holly from Kentucky
by Holly Schwartz
on August 5th, 2010 at 10:47 am
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1. #42
2. #41
3. #30
by Chris
on August 5th, 2010 at 10:48 am
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1. 52
2. 7
3. 57
by Ana
on August 5th, 2010 at 11:25 am
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52
68
33
by Shandi
on August 5th, 2010 at 11:27 am
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What a difficult decision!
1. 52
2. 55
3. 15
Honorable mention to #8 because it required more than photoshopping!
by Georgia
on August 5th, 2010 at 11:28 am
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#1 5
#2 51
#3 64
by Rachel
on August 5th, 2010 at 12:54 pm
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#1 43
#2 20
#3 42
by Jenny
on August 5th, 2010 at 1:12 pm
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#1 – 16
#2 – 37
#3 – 40
by Megan
on August 5th, 2010 at 1:20 pm
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think i found where all the 16, 37, 40 votes are coming from…. Fair or not? Guess it’s up to Lauren to decide that.
http://knittinginwonderland.blogspot.com/
Saved a screenshot just in case the post disappears now.
by Denise
on August 5th, 2010 at 1:38 pm
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Hi, all! It seemed like a good time to play Queen of the Site and pop in with a few ground rules for voting.
Okay: inviting your friends to view the covers and vote, as long as you make it clear that they should exercise their own judgment in choosing and not blindly vote a straight ticket. (Into which this current instance falls.)
Not okay: logging in under multiple names to vote for yourself. (Thank goodness, we have no signs of anyone doing that!)
If anything else comes up, feel free to email me!
by Lauren
on August 5th, 2010 at 1:48 pm
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These are my favorites:
1: 57
2: 42
3: 5
Everyone did a wonderful job! Can’t wait to see who wins!
by Ashlee
on August 5th, 2010 at 2:45 pm
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O my goodness! Soo Many!
Everyone did such a great job!
1. 5 – beautiful
2. 52- agree with Bryan, its an affair!
3. 57- love how this brings up the fence from the chapter sneak peak! The way they seem to shy away from each other!!
by Faye
on August 5th, 2010 at 2:59 pm
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I think if the 16, 37, 40 person gets in the top three they should be removed. most of their votes were stacked. She actually would be tied for third currently if not for one getting confused and voting in the wrong spot because they have never been to the site before LOL.
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I love #5 and #18 is very pretty, though it does not match the series at all!
#1 5.
#2 42.
#3 18.
by Katie
on August 5th, 2010 at 3:23 pm
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They are all lovely in their own way, however, these are my favorites:
#1 – 32
#2 – 23
#3 – 18
by Debbie R.
on August 5th, 2010 at 3:49 pm
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First place – 37
Second – 24
Third – 64
by Julie
on August 5th, 2010 at 3:55 pm
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my top 3:
#41
#22
#42
great job everybody!!
by Allison
on August 5th, 2010 at 4:07 pm
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My top 3:
#1 – 32
#2 – 54
#3 – 22
by Amanda
on August 5th, 2010 at 4:17 pm
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My top 3:
1 – #5
2- #20
3- #42
It was so hard to only pick three – great job everyone!
by Krystal
on August 5th, 2010 at 4:40 pm
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Beautiful~~~
16…37…40
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Ok – tough to vote because they are all gorgeous.
But:
#1 – Cover 26
#2 – Cover 15 (which is almost identical to Cover 12 except 15 has a border I like – but both creators should get a prize if either one is picked)
and #3 – 59
Honourable mention would be #52 – excellent cover but almost too ominous but excellent!!
When looking at the covers I also considered which one(s) would grab my attention in a bookstore and make me pick up the book for a second closer look.
Andrea
by Andrea Clark
on August 5th, 2010 at 5:25 pm
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They all look beautiful… My top 3:
# 52
# 54
# 57
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21, 7, 59
by Claire Alley
on August 5th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
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#5, 18, 60 …tough choice though.
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I had a very difficult time narrowing it down to just three covers. After much debate and reordering of the numbers, here is my selection:
#1 = 23
#2 = 42
#3 = 30
by Lulu
on August 5th, 2010 at 6:40 pm
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#5 definitely looks like that IS the cover!!!!
#1
#16
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#5!
by Melissa
on August 5th, 2010 at 8:22 pm
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They are all lovely! And while some say to keep the covers similar, since each book can stand on its own (except they are addictive – ;you can’t read just one!’) I think the covers can all be different too. My favorite is #18,
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I don’t think it’s really fair to be upset with someone for asking their friends to vote. We all know (or should know) that this is very common in the social media age. I’ve had friends email or Facebook me to ask me to vote for their babies in cute baby contests, their recipes in recipe contests, and themselves to be contestants on Big Brother. I don’t see anything unfair or unequal about this because everyone has the same opportunity to ask their friends to vote.
If you wanted a contest to be judged on pure talent, you’d have an independent panel of graphic designers come in and decide whose cover is the best. That’s not the way this contest was set up. That being said, even if it were, I think Ms. 16 37 40 would still be quite a contender. I love those broody eyes of Number 16! You can tell there’s something brewing under there…
Just my two cents.
by Lisa
on August 5th, 2010 at 11:42 pm
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I like 5, 32 and 66
by chbs
on August 5th, 2010 at 11:59 pm
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Lisa, i would put more credence in what you say if you were not one of the people she told to vote for her. Yes you can tell people to vote. But telling people to vote for just you is very wrong in this kind of contest. I appreciate you are defending your friend but stacking votes i still very wrong. ..
On a good note you did admit she asked you to vote for her.. thanks makes things easier.
by Stephanie
on August 6th, 2010 at 12:51 am
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So many incredible covers – if Penguin needs some more talented designers, they needn’t look too far!
I couldn’t choose just 3, so I decided to choose my top three traditional picks (covers that resemble Lauren’s earlier books) and my top 3 new directions.
Traditional
#1: 21
#2: 5
#3: 60
New Directions
#1: 27
#2: 40
#3: 8
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I’ll write the ones I like here so I can remember and then narrow it hopefully to the 3 favorite. I’m kind of looking for something like the other covers. I’m not familiar enough with the story but I thought that Lauren said the person wore mostly dark colors. I was looking for a different color than the ones we already have, tho’ one I really liked had similar colors so I had to take it off. I love #5 but a similar color dress to another, #9, #15 but kind of reminds me of a Jane Eyre, #16, #22, #32, #41, #42, #50. Okay let me see now: #1 choice is 16, #2 is 22, and #3 is 41. Thanks for the opportunity to see all the creativity.
by Sue S
on August 6th, 2010 at 1:55 am
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5
22
41
by Kris
on August 6th, 2010 at 9:49 am
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Wow! These are all so fantastic – makes me feel incredibly un-creative for not being as talented…;-)
My Favorites:
1. #5
2. #64
3. #32
by Kendra
on August 6th, 2010 at 10:54 am
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So cool!
I love
1 – #5
2 – #18
3 – #48
by Jerrica
on August 6th, 2010 at 12:04 pm
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1.52
2.59
3.69
by Tom
on August 6th, 2010 at 12:12 pm
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Hello, this is “Mr. 16-37-40″.
To any contestants who are becoming anxious because of my wife’s excellent book covers & the incredible amount of votes they’ve earned, I would advise you to invest your time instead in telling all of YOUR friends to vote. This is a fair contest. I understand a good competitive spirit, but to repeatedly berate and besmirch a complete stranger because you don’t like the way they’re winning is doing yourself a disservice. There are no stacked votes here, only a well-broadcast contestant. Lauren herself posted a comment and told you there is no evidence of stacked votes, and yet still, you want her removed.
I voted for my wife’s covers not because “She told me to vote for hers” as she has been accused. The motivation behind my vote is that I think she deserves to win. I saw the effort and the hours she put into researching the story, the characters, the author, and the art style involved. She wasn’t just making something she thought would look pretty. She was designing something that she felt was right for the book. Then I saw how much effort she put into designing the cover. I saw the process behind all three of her covers, and I saw how much they meant to her.
God bless, and great job EVERYBODY!
by the husband
on August 6th, 2010 at 1:17 pm
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Hi, all!
I just wanted to jump in to second what “Mr. 16-37-40″ said about the amazing job done by everyone.
Like him, I’d like to urge everyone to reach out to their friends and family so that the maximum number of people can enjoy the fruits of your creativity. The thought, effort, and talent that has gone into these covers is incredible. It’s truly awesome, in the original sense of the word.
If anyone has any concerns, questions, or comments about the voting process or your fellow contestants, I strongly urge you to email me about it off-list, so that we can avoid an echo effect and minimize hurt feelings all around.
Thanks so much to everyone for your time and your talent! I’ll be posting all of the covers in an album on Facebook and– if you’re all okay with it– I also want to make a permanent spot for them on the Diversions page, since they’re too pretty not to place here permanently. But more about that later….
Back to Pink IX!
by Lauren
on August 6th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
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Relax people-
as for Mr. above
I’m sure your wife put in many many hours, and they are beautiful covers.
And so did everyone else who contributed to the contest, so lets not forget those in the defensive post.
Now everyone has their own opinion- if people vote for numbers they’re told to and not by the contest directions- its on them.
That being said…
10
28
52
in no particular order b.c. i like them all the same
by Brody
on August 6th, 2010 at 1:34 pm
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congrats to everyone who posted covers! they all look wonderful, you all did a marvelous job!
37, 52, 18 have my votes!
by Lysa
on August 6th, 2010 at 1:37 pm
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#16
#37
#40
by Matthew
on August 6th, 2010 at 2:09 pm
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#16, #37, & #40 takes my vote!!
by Beth
on August 6th, 2010 at 2:12 pm
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Agreed everyone put in lots of effort and time into their covers and it shows.
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#51-16-40
by Rachael
on August 6th, 2010 at 9:25 pm
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#5, #60, #52.
Gorgeous work, everyone!!
by Aleah
on August 6th, 2010 at 10:04 pm
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#1: 17
#2: 37
#3: 40
by John S.
on August 6th, 2010 at 10:07 pm
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Number 5!!!!!!!!!!!!
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#1- 58
#2- 53
#3- 1
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1. 16
2. 37
3. 40
by Slater
on August 7th, 2010 at 11:17 am
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#1 – 52
#2 – 66
#3 – 32
by Cheli
on August 7th, 2010 at 11:42 am
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so many good ones it’s hard to choose!
1 – 1
2 – 66
3 – 40
by christina
on August 7th, 2010 at 1:16 pm
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How fun! I like…
1)#1
2)#5
3#15
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Wow, so many entries – my picks:
#1: 5
#2: 59
#3: 25
by Shel
on August 7th, 2010 at 4:28 pm
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So many delightful choices….
My picks would be
#1 — 64
#2 — 20
#3 — 14
by aly
on August 7th, 2010 at 4:55 pm
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#5 and #32 are my favorites
by Lauren
on August 7th, 2010 at 8:35 pm
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1. #5
2. #41
3. #32
by alice
on August 7th, 2010 at 9:36 pm
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#1- 16
#2- 20
#3- 42
by Emily
on August 8th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
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1. 26
2. 5
3. 32
by Vicky
on August 8th, 2010 at 6:01 pm
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My favorites based on how they’d pop-off our bookstore shelves!
#5, #23, #64
by kimberli
on August 8th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
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Wow, it looks like a lot of talented people out there. However there are also some covers that look very similar to other covers I have seen. Even after getting rid of those, it was very hard to choose.
Here’s what I decided on: 1, 3, and 64
by Teddy
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:36 am
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how am I to choose!
52
10
5
by Amy
on August 9th, 2010 at 9:43 am
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Congrats to all!
8
17
52
by Leon
on August 9th, 2010 at 9:45 am
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I vote for:
5, 13, and 20
Many fabulous covers, though. How will you decide???? I don’t know how they’ve done it! My little feathery hat’s off to all of them….
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I love #5. It looks like a Willig cover.
by Deanna
on August 9th, 2010 at 11:00 am
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#1
#5
#22/#66 Tie
by Kimberly
on August 9th, 2010 at 11:09 am
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32
by Mo
on August 9th, 2010 at 11:32 am
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#5 or #41 – those stood out the most to me
by Vera
on August 9th, 2010 at 11:34 am
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#1 – 28
#2 – 16
#3 – 66
by Sabrina Bradley
on August 9th, 2010 at 11:35 am
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#1-18
#2-32
#3-54
by Mary
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:08 pm
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These are all so amazing! I had so much fun with this.
While debating whether or not it would be tacky to give one or two of my votes to myself, I was reminded by a friend of the end of Election (uh-oh spoilers!) when Paul votes for evil Tracy Flick instead of for himself and she then wins by one vote. So, in order to not ruin Matthew Broderick’s life (kidding), here goes:
#1: 66
#2: 1
#3: 16 (I absolutely love 32 but 16 looks more like the way I imagine Laura)
(And no, I did not vote a straight Me Me Me ticket.)
by Pam
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:20 pm
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#1: 18
#2: 24
#3: 52
by Suzanne
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:22 pm
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1. 56
2. 18
3. 42
All three are really too close to call. Please please please, no decapitated heroines!!!
by Linda Robertson
on August 9th, 2010 at 12:23 pm
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I like 63.
But I also liked 5, 20, 41, 42…and a mess of others!
by Jessica S.
on August 9th, 2010 at 2:26 pm
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Wow taht’s a lot of votes. I have to admit that there were a lot of amazing covers. So my votes are:
No. 18 (Just freaking love it >.<!!!)
No. 40 (Give me a warm comfy adventure-awaits feeling)
No. 55 (Dunno, but it just feels right for Lauren. The backdrop could be in France or in England!!!)
Well there you go ^.^!!!
by Dayana
on August 9th, 2010 at 3:14 pm
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18
56
57
by Caitlin
on August 9th, 2010 at 6:32 pm
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1: #32
2: #26
3: #27
by Lauren Ashley
on August 9th, 2010 at 6:42 pm
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1: #5
2: #66
3: #41
by Rebecca Crane
on August 9th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
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These are all fantastic! My choices are:
1: #5
2: #9
3: #32
by Helen Deitelzweig
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:16 pm
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1. 16
2. 40
3. 37
by Corrin
on August 9th, 2010 at 8:50 pm
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I vote #5. Simply lovely.
by Kristen
on August 9th, 2010 at 9:00 pm
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These are my choices!
#1.5
#2.32
#3.52
by Melanie C
on August 9th, 2010 at 10:26 pm
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So much fun but so hard to choose! I’ll have to go with 5, 26, 32. But really, they’re all so very pretty!
by sania
on August 9th, 2010 at 11:22 pm
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#23
#26
#66
by becky dowd
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:16 am
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hmmm….
52
5
57
by Laura
on August 10th, 2010 at 9:09 am
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Tough tough tough
8
29
52
nice job everyone!
by Becki
on August 10th, 2010 at 10:00 am
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1. 40
2. 16
3. 37
by Shannon
on August 10th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
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Everyone did such a great job!
29
59
52
by Joanne
on August 10th, 2010 at 2:22 pm
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There are so many! But 5, 23, 41 are my favorites.
by Shannon
on August 10th, 2010 at 5:23 pm
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28
69
32
In keeping w/ an educated independant woman but also keeping close to time period & past covers these are my picks.
Congratulations to all those that showed their talent in their entries!
by Tonya
on August 10th, 2010 at 5:43 pm
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Wow, there’s a lot to choose from, but 41,42, & 60 seem to fit best with the rest of the series.
by Jamie
on August 10th, 2010 at 5:52 pm
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An impressive group. In choosing among them I was looking for something that would have a sense of mystery, that would indicate the period in which the novel was set, and would have strong but appropriate type treatment. My favorites are, in order: (1) 64; (2) 66; and (3) 23.
Congratulations to all.
by Hilary
on August 10th, 2010 at 5:59 pm
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First: 16
Second: 40
Third: 26
by Marlo
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:02 pm
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15
3
32
by Amy Morford
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:16 pm
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love all the covers but 32,47 and 66 are my favorites.
by colleen bernardo
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:22 pm
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16. 37. 40. thankyou.
by kylene
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:33 pm
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1. 15
2. 5
3. 26
by Allison
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:34 pm
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#5
#32
#55
by Stefanie
on August 10th, 2010 at 6:44 pm
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So many to choose from! This was tough. I will go with: #1 26 #2 32 #3 60
by Nancy A
on August 10th, 2010 at 7:11 pm
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After much dithering, I vote for 2, 8, and 28. I really can’t rank them! Just choosing only 3 was hard enough. I liked 14 almost well enough to rule out one of the three–it catches your opening so well!
Jane
by Jane
on August 10th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
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My favorites:
#9
# 28
#65
Can’t wait to read the book !
by Amber
on August 10th, 2010 at 7:38 pm
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I vote:
1. #17
2. #18
3. #8
Vote for 17 and 18!!!
by Joannah
on August 10th, 2010 at 7:57 pm
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My top three
1. 28
2. 32
3. 49
by Laura Young
on August 10th, 2010 at 8:17 pm
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#3: 26
#2: 5
#1: 52
by Ann F
on August 10th, 2010 at 8:51 pm
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29!
52!
by Stephanie
on August 10th, 2010 at 9:35 pm
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#1~66 #2~ 55 #3~41 It is very hard to choose! I like those that kept with the wrap and sealing wax. I wanted an orchid somewhere, and I wanted something interesting , a bit mysterious to draw my curiosity. I did want her whole head. Some others were great, like 21, but I had trouble with the color, so very red, and her face… Thought provoking! Thanks for the contest!
by Susan
on August 10th, 2010 at 10:31 pm
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My first choice is : 5, my second is : 17 and third is : 23
good job you guys!
by Sara G.
on August 10th, 2010 at 11:30 pm
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Sorry if my voting is late. These covers are really lovely. Everyone should be really proud of themselves. It has been so hard to choose.
My favorites:
3:#8
2:#16
1: 28
But seriously I loved so many of them!!!!
by am7
on August 11th, 2010 at 12:29 am
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First choice: #63
Second choice: #16
by Jennifer
on August 11th, 2010 at 12:55 am
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#20, 21, and 22 are amazing, and follow the design of your previous books in the most wonderful way. Lovely!
by Melissa
on August 11th, 2010 at 7:01 pm
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1st choice: #1
2nd choice: #63
3rd choice: #66
by Nemo
on August 13th, 2010 at 2:44 am
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32
5
22
by Lauren
on August 19th, 2010 at 7:23 pm
