by Paul Rader

No men wanted?  I wonder why!  This “double novel” is from 1967.  The cover was done by the very prolific Paul Rader!

by Paul Rader

This book and cover are from 1966.  According to the cover, it was written by the author of Twice with Julie.  Was Julie a friend of Elaine’s? Maybe that man smoking the cigarette knows Julie too.  What I like about this cover is the use of the mirror.  At first, it appears that Elaine is looking at the reader, inviting them to read the book.  It’s only when you look closely at the cover that you realize she’s sitting in front of a mirror and that, instead of standing behind her and watching her from a distance, the man is actually standing directly in front of her.

This cover was done by the amazingly prolific and talented Paul Rader.

Cover by Paul Rader

Sea Nymph was published in 1963 by Midwood Books.  Peggy Swenson was one of the many pseudonyms used by the writer Richard E. Geis.  Gies wrote 15 books as Swenson.  According to the cover, Sea Nymph is about a woman who “wanted to learn skin diving but she learned a warmer sport.”  Water polo, maybe?

The cover is by Paul Rader.  This site has featured a lot of Rader’s work and it will probably feature even more before the year ends.  As usual for paperback covers of the era, the cover hints at more than it shows.   I assume that the hairy arm with the huge hand attached belong to her diving instructor.  The violet tattoo is an interesting choice.