It is set off by the background of blues and greens and the stars that glitter inside those colors. The swinging woman part of the visual repeats on the book's spine. My only worry is that this cartoon-like collage image is seemingly overflowing into the romance book market and, through overuse, the day might fast approach where none of us will want to see anymore of them. Anything, after all, can be overdone. This cover is eligible for the 1999 Cover Ballot since it was released in 1999.
Some authors enter the paranormal realm by using other creatures.
These seem to run the gamut from wolves, to fish, to cats and dogs. I am a big animal lover so these books are added inducement for me to enter the paranormal realm. After hearing so much about it, I contacted the author, who sent me the cover flat and galleys for the book. Touch of the Wolf , by Susan Krinard. Touch Of The Wolf might also be called The Werewolf Chronicles.