This was the third year for our Avant Garde category and I was pleased with the quality of the ten finalists. AV is the category created for covers not meeting our romance HEA guidelines, covers on the cutting edge of design, and covers with unique spins on current trends. Our Contemporary and Historical categories are reserved for romance in honor of the contest's original purpose but Avant Garde can showcase covers from any genre. There were a variety of outside of the box

2015 Honorable Mentions - Annual Cover Contest Welcome to Cover Cafe’s 2015 Honorable Mentions! We’re celebrating favorite 2015 nominations that didn’t make the finals but impressed the committee chairs. The Committee Members vote on many ballots during the year and see LOTS of covers. But what is one woman's favorite sometimes is just that -- one woman's favorite. The other committee members aren't as enthralled and so the favorite cover doesn't make the final ballot. The Ho