Kinsale wouldn't have known to kick her publisher. In fact, those covers were a sensation because they featured only the man. All other had a man and women fondling each other. So, it was a sign at that time how much Avon cared for Kinsale, to do something radical and different for her covers. But yes, I did hear that Kinsale, who is quite the intellectual, was not happy with the brawn on the cover.
Authors have no say in cover design.
Maybe Stephen King. Luckily, you can find her books new without the Fabio covers, though I have all of hers as originals. WOW, can she write. It is a frustrating shame that she hasn't written a book in years, and worse, that her last few were not up to her usual standards. All rights reserved.