I find myself attracted to certain kinds of covers. Covers are, after all, the way the publisher ‘hooks’ the reader into choosing one book over countless others.
In this, my eighth installment of ‘Cover Love‘, I’d like to show you nineteen books from my Goodreads lists that feature lighthouses on their covers.
Some I’ve already read, some are on my ‘to read’ list.
‘Books are lighthouses erected in the great sea of time’ ~ James Russell Lowell
Having a lighthouse on the cover is a great ‘hook’ for a fiction book.
Lighthouses evoke mystique.
Their history is inherent.
They save us in bad weather. (just like books! LOL)
I was brought up just 26 km from the lighthouse on my blog header so they have always been special to me.
Just click on the cover to read the
book’s synopsis from
Goodreads.
You might just find your next favorite book!
Fictionophile 
I shouldn’t have looked. You know they say that a book lover spends just as much time reading about books as reading books. I will spend a lot of time tomorrow checking out some of these books. I have only read two of these, the Eva Gates one and The Light Keeper’s Daughter, so lots to look at. Great post as usual Lynne.
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Haha. Thanks Carla. 😘
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Wonderful! Does it take you a long time to do these posts?
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Yes, I confess. It takes me a ridiculously long time to gather the covers. A lot of reading of blogs, browsing on Pinterest and Goodreads, etc.
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Totally agree, I’m fascinated by them too. I loved Keeper of the Light and just today picked up To the Lighthouse by Virgina Wolfe. Something about the setting just keeps reeling me in.
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There is something universally appealing about lighthouses, isn’t there? Have you read any of the Eva Gates series (your last cover)? I’ve read the first two and have the third, but haven’t gotten to it yet. 🙂
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No, I haven’t yet read any of the Eva Gates series. It is on my very lengthy TBR. Glad to hear you are enjoying it.
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Amazing! Ah, I’m literally just about to e-mail you about a few of my books, and one of those has a lighthouse on it – my poetry collection, ‘Eyes Like Lighthouses When the Boats Come Home’. It’s a sign! 😀 Now I’m going to have to read a bunch of these as well – don’t think I own any other books with a lighthouse on the cover!
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I just love this Covers Series you are doing, Lynne.
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Thanks Christine. It is wonderful to hear that this series is appreciated, especially since I have at least ten more topics lined up for future posts. LOL
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Ooh, Lynne, exciting news! I look forward to all ten!
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That’s a big collections of books with lighthouses 🙂
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Yes Jasmine, and these are only a tip of the iceberg. Just the ones on my personal TBR.
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Wonderful share! I am a lighthouse collector. I love all things lighthouse! Funny I should come visit your blog today as it has been a while since my last visit. My third book actually is a stab at fiction for me as a writer and this book is about a woman who takes a “Lighthouse Keepers” position on the North Oregon Coast, trying to work out her past demons from addiction into recovery and searching for peace and serenity in life.
So this was helpful to know that having a lighthouse on your book cover is a “hook” to grab readers attention. “-)
Author & Recovery Columnist,
Catherine Lyon 🙂
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Great Catherine! I wish you every success with your novel. It sounds intriguing.
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I will make sure you get copy when it finally gets done and published.
Got book 2 to get out first 🙂 Lol.
Catherine
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