Reverse harem books in Western Culture are usually either in the paranormal or contemporary genre. When creating a book cover it’s very important to differentiate between the two.

Differences in the two Genres Paranormal Reverse Harem Covers

These types of covers get to be really creative. There is almost always the heroine on the cover with some sort of weapon. there are beautiful vibrant colors. The background is usually a depiction of the environment of the book. Sometimes the other males are on the cover. For example, if the males are werewolves, they might be a few on the cover surrounding their female main character.

Contemporary Reverse Harem Covers

The Contemporary book genre consists of real world situations. Contemporary Reverse Harem book covers, in turn, include the same. Most of the time the female main character. The men in her harem are also usually on the cover. If there are 3 men, then there will be 3 book boyfriends. If there are more then 3, more then 3 might be on the cover. A lot of covers will depict a well chiseled man (or 3 or more) with only part of his/their faces. This is obviously to leave the details up to the imagination of the readers.

Should you make your own cover?

Making your own cover is a personal choice. You want your cover to look as professional as possible. If you have the training or experience to make your own cover then you can definitely do that. If you’re like me, and you have none of the aforementioned, you’ll want to hire a designer.

I made my cover wrong

When I hired a designer to make my cover, the first one came out wrong… for this genre anyways. In the first book of my series, my main female character has a stronger bond with the other two that have not formed yet. The cover had just the two of them on it.

Notice the difference, after I did some market research on popular reverse harem books.

You can make different covers

You don’t have to mimic other authors and other covers. You can always choose to go your own way. In general, if you are a new author, you will want to do covers similar to others. I am not saying to copy anyone….ever. But looking at what other successful authors do can help you. If you are a well known author, and already have following, you have a lot more leeway to try new things.

Either way…good luck in your endeavors!