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Referrals for Romance Industry Professionals

I am not affiliated with any of the businesses listed here. The following list is purely based on positive word of mouth from my clients and professionals whose work I admire.

If you're looking to hire a romance editor and I'm unavailable, I'll be happy to email you a list of some other freelance romance editors who work with indie authors.

I subcontract all proofreading to Stephanie Box. Contact me for details.

If you want to pursue traditional publishing, here's a list of Romance publishers and a list of some Romance literary agencies.

Need a virtual assistant? Get in touch with the Romance Wrangler. Kati is a hoot!

If you're looking for a marketing coach, Beth Kallman Werner of Author Connections has an impressive resume and knows how to help you succeed.


Romance Book Graphic Designers

A great book cover is even more important than great editing. Let those sage words from an editor sink in. If your cover stinks, no one is going to bother to look inside to discover the brilliant writing and editing. Give your book a fighting chance by working with a pro! And just as important, work with a designer who knows your genre's market. I can't stress this enough. I want to put flaming arrows around this point. GENRE MATTERS. And clichés sell.

The designers below excel at book covers, logos, websites, and marketing materials for the romance market.
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Romance Refined Client Covers
Damonza
book cover for The Frenchman by Lesley Young, designed by Damonza
book cover for The Australian by Lesley Young, designed by Damonza
Debbie Clement Design
Book cover for Handle Me with Care by Helen J Rolfe, designed by Debbie Clemments Design
Book cover for What Rosie Found Next by Helen J Rolfe, designed by Debbie Clements Design
Berni Stevens Design
book cover for The Wedding Diary by Margaret James, designed by Berni Stevens Design
book cover for The Reluctant Bride by Beverley EIkli, designed by Berni Stevens Design
book cover for Impossible Things by Kate Johnson, designed by Berni Steven Design
JD Smith Design
book cover for The Last Gatekeeper by Katy Haye
Book cover for The Last Dreamseer by Katy Haye
Book cover for Rising Tides by Katy Haye
By Hang Le
Picture
Deranged Doctor Design
Picture
And more!​​
*personal favorites are marked with asterisks*
99 Designs
Aero Gallerie
Amygdala Book Design
Angela Haddon
Art by Karri
*Berni Stevens Design*
Book Cover By Design
The Book Design House
Bookfly Design
*Books-Design*
*By Hang Le*
Cabin London
Cormar Covers
The Cover Collection
Cover Couture
Cover Me Darling
*Damonza*
*Debbie Clement Design*
*Deranged Doctor Design*
Dog-Eared Design
EDH Professionals
Ebook Launch
Elizabeth Mackey Graphic Design
Go On Write
*JD Smith Design*
​​*The Killion Group*
​​KP Designs
*Laura Klynstra Book Designs*
Lisa Horton
Lyndsey Lewellen Designs
​Made by Perrin Illustrations
Mayhem Cover Creations
​Midnight Muse Designs
Mirella Santana
​Najla Qamber Designs​
Nathalia Suellen
Paper & Sage
*Perfect Pear Creative Covers*
Period Images
Rebecca Frank
Sara Eirew
*Seductive Designs*
*Seedlings Design Studio*
*​Sweet 'N Spicy Designs*

​Sylvia Frost, The Book Brander
Tammy Seidick
*Tugboat Design*
Wicked Smart Designs
*Yocla Designs*
​*Canva* (free do-it-yourself program for creating promo and social media graphics; they also have book cover templates, but I suggest only using if you heavily customize them; it's bad branding to have a near identical cover as another author)
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Romance Cover Photographers

Whether you need stock photos or to arrange a custom shoot, these photographers can make your romance cover stand out.
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CJC Photography
Cover Me Darling
Dave Kelley Artistics
Eric Battershell Photography

Furious Fotog
The Illustrated Romance
The Image Apothecary
Lindee Robinson Photography
Nathan Hailine
Regina Wamba
Sara Eirew
Wander Book Club Photography​​


Book Formatters

Interior book design can be done yourself if you want to keep it basic, but these professionals will make your book look impressive.
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​Amygdala Book Design
Booknook
Damonza
JT Formatting
​The Killion Group
Mayhem Cover Creations
Najla Qamber Designs​
​Sweet 'N Spicy Designs
Vellum (do-it-yourself Mac program)

Will you tell me my fault, frankly as to yourself, for I had rather wince, than die. Men do not call the surgeon to commend the bone, but to set it, Sir.”
― Emily Dickinson in a letter to her writing mentor
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