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A Tale Worth Dying For by Sam Larson, Fantasy book cover on IndieFiction

A Tale Worth Dying For

Sam Larson

The cover features a sweeping view from Bartolomé Island, overlooking its volcanic landscape, twin bays, and the waters of the Galápagos. The dramatic natural scenery reflects the extraordinary journey through Quito and the Galápagos described in this personal travelogue.

Quito, and the Galápagos: A Personal Travelogue

Andrew D Levine

The silhouette of a colonial house against the glow from the setting sun.

Farewell to Innocence

David Chandler

Jessica: Retired Ballet to Publish Author

Jessica: Retired Ballet to Publish Author

J Senrab

Symone

Darkness, A Dark Mirror Prequel Story

Sherri Fulmer Moorer

After 13 Years by Jasmine Bruce, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

After 13 Years

Jasmine Bruce

A mirror that depicts a man seeing her reflection in it, instead of himself.

A Meeting

Authorkkanwal

Remembering You

Remembering You

Nicola Hollingsworth

Work In Progress

Work In Progress

Brandon Jones

Greek temple altar with flame stands in front of a golden sun.

Cassandra

Katie-Jo Gracie

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Black cover with pink flowers. Red glowing star in the upper middle. Glass cracks over the cover. Whiter letters depicting the title. A faded biohazard symbol in red.

Kiss of Contagion

A R Lines

The Ache That Stayed by Velrith Rose, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

The Ache That Stayed

Velrith Rose

2

Tropical flowers bloom on a remote island, some engulfed in flames, as a dragonfly plummets into the sea.

Dragonfly Down

Annette Masters

2

Young romantic couple embracing in front of rural Australian backdrop.

Indulgence and Temperance

Faye Hall

2

Origin Andromeda: The Beginning by Christoffer Vuolo Junros, Science Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Origin Andromeda: The Beginning

Christoffer Vuolo Junros

1

Ember Creek by Elle Laine, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

Ember Creek

Elle Laine

5

The dark of the storm. Between the red and blue moons. The star shaped pendant hangs low. One choice and change the world

The dark of the storm

Austin Rushworth

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book cover with polar bear, book tile Metanoia and author Abhishek Aggarwal

Metanoia

Abhishek Aggarwal

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Two hands reaching out for one another with flames around each hand. Where their fingers almost touch, a drop of gold is falling and white light is behind them. The main colors are red, gold, and black.

Black Falls

A.C. Young

No One Speaks for Earth (The KEDR Sequence Book 1) by Savro, Science Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

No One Speaks for Earth (The KEDR Sequence Book 1)

Savro

The Burma Effect by Michael Rose Media, Thriller/Mystery/Crime book cover on IndieFiction

The Burma Effect

Michael Rose Media

Dunwald: The Marked Child by J.B. Corgard, Fantasy book cover on IndieFiction

Dunwald: The Marked Child

J.B. Corgard

Dear Diary, I Hate Him by Maha Arshad, Young Adult book cover on IndieFiction

Dear Diary, I Hate Him

Maha Arshad

Jaqine standing in front of the school she work at

Jaqine: Life is Complicated

J Senrab

The Summer I Met My Mom by K.S. DeLuca, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

The Summer I Met My Mom

K.S. DeLuca

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Romance

5th Avenue Serenity by Genevieve Fischer, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

5th Avenue Serenity

Genevieve Fischer

White marble background, 2 chains, on on top, one at the bottom, sides dark blue leather, in the middle it says A Beautiful Lie N.S. Brown

A Beautiful Lie

Author N.S. Brown

2

A Lie Once Told by Nicola Hollingsworth, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

A Lie Once Told

Nicola Hollingsworth

3

A Not So Merry Christmas, Builder, Architect, Carpenter, Mother and Children

A Not So Merry Christmas

Nkechi Ajogwu

2

A Promise to Keep by Julia S. Allen, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

A Promise to Keep

Julia S. Allen

3

A cream-colored book cover designed like a vintage travel postcard, featuring a bright blue Greek door framed by red bougainvillea, with small illustrated details including a cat and postage-stamp elements. The title A Study of Red appears in red serif lettering.

A Study of Red

Freyse

2

A Toxic Love by T.D. Lane, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

A Toxic Love

T.D. Lane

1

A 17th century man and a modern woman sitting behind a fire. A lemur is on her shoulder.

Adrift in Time

Jo-Anne Duffett

2

Stack of handwritten letters on a desk by a window. A star shaped pendant and necklace next to the letters.
Through the window, a young couple sit looking out at a lake on a sunny afternoon.

After The Lake

Safaa Mraish

Always Falling Behind by Beth Gelman, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

Always Falling Behind

Beth Gelman

1

Awẹ́lẹ́wà (Most Beautiful) by Priscilla Savage, Romance book cover on IndieFiction

Awẹ́lẹ́wà (Most Beautiful)

Priscilla Savage

an attractive Mexican American woman surrounded by hibiscus flowers and calyces

Catalina's Corazón

Christina Gonzalez

Fantasy

A Moment with the King (Calysian Saga Book 2 Standalone) by K.A. Masterson, Fantasy book cover on IndieFiction

A Moment with the King (Calysian Saga Book 2 Standalone)

K.A. Masterson

3

A Sorcerer's Legacy by Ian Laverman, Fantasy book cover on IndieFiction

A Sorcerer's Legacy

Ian Laverman

2

An Elf and a human stand back to back on a field of fire with a glowing sword between them and the text "A Tale of Scorched Ash and Elm" at the top

A Tale of Scorched Ash and Elm

H.F. Day

2

Niamh - a true witch

A True Witch Book 1

L.J. Fox

Niamh - a true witch

A True Witch Book 2

L.J. Fox

1

Woman's face with flowers and hand-written title August Face

August Face

D. Tolmach

Colourful blue and green background with plants. Silhouettes of a woman, a paw, a gargoyle, a dragon and a fae man with text reading 'Baked Goods & Black Magic'.

Baked Goods & Black Magic

A R Lines

1

Two hands reaching out for one another with flames around each hand. Where their fingers almost touch, a drop of gold is falling and white light is behind them. The main colors are red, gold, and black.

Black Falls

A.C. Young

The cover of BLACKFYRE: SHATTERED SHARDS uses a dark gothic-fantasy design with a nearly black background and purple haze. The ornate Wayfairer sits at the center, surrounded by shattered red, purple, and green crystals, while vivid pink-violet BlackFyre burns beneath it. Distressed purple lettering

BlackFyre Shattered Shards

Daniel Welynn

Bleeding Crown: Protector of Sivi by Rajesh Mehta, Fantasy book cover on IndieFiction

Bleeding Crown: Protector of Sivi

Rajesh Mehta

Blood & Balance by Molly May, Fantasy book cover on IndieFiction

Blood & Balance

Molly May

A black silhouette hangs upside down from a golden chain around her ankle, dangling over a flame against a deep red background.

Blood of The Sire

Sydnee A Nelson

Thriller/Mystery/Crime

Dark academia gothic building in background with creepy tree and a fleurs-de-lis necklace in the foreground.

10 Reasons Why Ethan Parker Vanished

Jastra “Jastra93”

1

A Daughter to Die For by Tanya Madsen, Thriller/Mystery/Crime book cover on IndieFiction

A Daughter to Die For

Tanya Madsen

Black book cover with a stylized woman in white sunglasses and red lipstick; the Paris and New York skylines reflect in the lenses; title AcClaim and author Jean Thesquare.

AcClaim

Jean Thesquare

2

Addict’s Way by Stephen Liosi, Thriller/Mystery/Crime book cover on IndieFiction

Addict’s Way

Stephen Liosi

Amy by Peter Mellors, Thriller/Mystery/Crime book cover on IndieFiction

Amy

Peter Mellors

3

Bittersweet by Sue Robertson Danells, Thriller/Mystery/Crime book cover on IndieFiction

Bittersweet

Sue Robertson Danells

1

A young Indian man and woman stand back-to-back against a shadowy Bombay skyline. Dark grey, green and orange tones, with weathered lettering, create a tense 1980s Indian noir atmosphere.

Bombay Reckless

Andrew D Levine

Buried Secrets: The Three-Story Collection of Dominic Rivers and Bert Tomlin Mysteries by Deepika, Thriller/Mystery/Crime book cover on IndieFiction

Buried Secrets: The Three-Story Collection of Dominic Rivers and Bert Tomlin Mysteries

Deepika

3

A young man is riding a bucking bull in a rodeo arena. The stands are packed full of cheering people. The dust billows behind the bull and rider.

By the Horns

Victoria Reiby

1

A woman's face emerges from a red river. Her hair splays out around her, becoming a forest. The forest and the woman are engulfed by a body bag.

Dead in the Water

Ethan Taplin

4

The cover of Death in the Rain depicts a dark, rain-soaked Mumbai, creating an immediate sense of danger and mystery. Its moody blue tones, blurred city lights, and shadowy imagery capture the novel’s noir atmosphere and suggest that something sinister is hidden beneath the surface.

Death in the Rain

Andrew D Levine

1

Sierra Nevada sunset with neon lights of Reno and Sierra Mountains in title letters.

Die Another Slay

FAYE BERG

Literary Fiction

Muted, minimalist, and almost editorial in feel. The background is a faded, monochrome world map (grey/slate tones on an off-white background), zoomed in and cropped so the Americas, Europe, and Africa are visible, with the map's texture giving it a worn, paper-like or newsprint quality rather than

A Perfectly Useless War

Sterling Vance

AINALAYIN by Daulet D., Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

AINALAYIN

Daulet D.

1

All in a Day's Dance by L. R. Lane, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

All in a Day's Dance

L. R. Lane

1

Another Life Lesson by Michelle Campbell, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Another Life Lesson

Michelle Campbell

Figures walking in a path of snow covered trees.

Beneath A Blanket Of Snow

Arlene Lomazoff-Marron

Cocoon of Anger by KV Beck, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Cocoon of Anger

KV Beck

1

Dysfunction by Guy Robin, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Dysfunction

Guy Robin

1

Echoes of a Ghosted Self by Melissa D Brace, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Echoes of a Ghosted Self

Melissa D Brace

Escape to Candyland by Yong Takahashi, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Escape to Candyland

Yong Takahashi

1

$A striking dark teal cover features a fractured, weathered surface threaded with luminous gold cracks. Bold ivory typography announces FRACTURED, while CHASING HOME appears beneath it. The contrast between damage and beauty evokes broken lives, enduring love, memory, longing, and hope.$

Fractured: Chasing Home

Grace Penny

Friday Night, Monday Morning by Finbarr O, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Friday Night, Monday Morning

Finbarr O

1

Grey Days In the Green Hills by Donnie R, Literary Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Grey Days In the Green Hills

Donnie R

Science Fiction

A minimalist cover for After the Syzygy with a ton of hints and Easter eggs for the story.

After the Syzygy

J.D. Sanderson

5

silhouette of a woman with hair flying upwards, against a pink sky

All the Men Are Gone

K.A. Claytor

2

Book cover for Children of the Rogue by Lawrence Nault. Earth floats against a star-filled background, encircled by an evolutionary sequence of red-and-copper figures leading to a glowing computer chip connected to the planet by circuitry.

Children of the Rogue

Lawrence Nault

A heavily layered static covered image

Code 9C4Y

P.R.L.

1

COLD GENESIS by Festus Gitonga, Science Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

COLD GENESIS

Festus Gitonga

1

A dark, cinematic book cover for Death Date by C. E. Bingham. A glowing smartphone displays a death-date countdown above silhouetted figures, with an ominous red-and-black cityscape in the background. The title “DEATH DATE” appears prominently at the top.

Death Date

C.E. Bingham

A blond woman is drawing an arrow. The looks toward you, a wolfhound by her side.

Dragon Silver

Anna Lauten

A moody cyberpunk cityscape dominates the composition — a dense skyline of skyscrapers rendered in silhouette, their windows glowing in scattered patches of amber and cyan. The color palette splits the image diagonally: deep magenta/crimson bleeds in from the left, while cool teal and cyan light was

Echoes of Erasure

Sterling Vance

1

Electric Blue by Elena Micle, Science Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Electric Blue

Elena Micle

ELSE by Amatou Mesmoudi, Science Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

ELSE

Amatou Mesmoudi

3

Exile, Book One of The Dark Mirror Trilogy by Sherri Fulmer Moorer, Science Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Exile, Book One of The Dark Mirror Trilogy

Sherri Fulmer Moorer

4

Holindrian & The Human Revolution by Macaulay Christian, Science Fiction book cover on IndieFiction

Holindrian & The Human Revolution

Macaulay Christian