Cover: Fantasy erotica/BDSM story by a RITA-nominated author

Entertainment & The Arts

I'm an author for Tor Books (http://about.me/sharonlynnfisher). I need a cover for an erotica short story that will be self published. This is the first of a series, so I would be looking to work with the chosen artist for 4 or more titles.

This story is the first in a series ("Fantasies in Color"), and each story is inspired by a color. This one is: "The Garden Rules," and the color theme is GREEN. It's an erotic, BDSM story. The cover should include the heroine (Sylva) and the hero (Leander). Both should be beautiful and sexy, and large enough for the reader to see them. Note that Leander is a FAUN. He has auburn hair, and auburn fur below the waist. The story is first-person and the heroine is not described, so the most important aspect is that she's beautiful and sexy, but no exaggerated parts (no huge breasts or lips, etc.). She's naked for most of the story, so if we can show that she's naked without actually showing sexual organs, that would be great. Same for Leander - his chest should be bare, and sexy (no huge exaggerated muscles). They should be interacting/touching in a very sensual way. Since it's a BDSM novel, if it works to hint at the dominant/submissive aspect, that would be great. The background should be lush and green, and an acorn should be featured somehow. Here is the story summary: "Sylva swallows an acorn sweetmeat at the Garden of Earthly Delights Fair. No garden-variety recreational drug, the acorn transports her to a fantasy forest where she must successfully face three trials before she can earn the title of Nymph. Her sponsor and handler for these trials is the faun Leander. He forces her to call him Master, giving her pleasure but refusing her the thing she most desires. What she views as a temporary escape from her static life becomes a lesson in having the courage to take what you really want."

The cover needs to communicate that this is a work of SHORT fiction, and that it is part of the series "Fantasies in Color." (Maybe something like "Fantasies in Color: Green.") Here is an image that gives a good sense of the color/mood, and it has a faun in it: http://aramisfraino.deviantart.com/art/the-forest-faun-266095549. (Note that I do NOT want the big horns like in the image.) I've also attached a tasteful BDSM cover below. Finally, since this will be a series, I would want to hear ideas for how to visually tie all the stories together.

Every design category has flexible pricing for all budgets. Book cover starts at €269.