Ellen Michaels Romance Cover Model Archive

Welcome to my official romance cover archive. This historical gallery documents the published romance and historical fiction book covers I posed for during the 1970s, 1980s, and beyond.

During the golden era of paperback publishing, I was one of the most prolific and popular models to grace the covers of historical romance novels. As a premier brunette model of the era, I posed for hundreds of book covers, defining the vital style of the genre's most memorable heroines.

This archive serves to preserve a prolific body of work and celebrate the collaborative artistry of publishing history. Over a decades-long career, I had the privilege of working directly with the industry's most renowned romance cover illustrators, including Elaine Gignilliat, Robert McGinnis, James Griffin, Fred Pfeiffer, Pino Daeni, Elaine Duillo, Charles Gehm, Morgan Kane, Max Ginsburg, Tom Miller, and many other great artists who illustrated the most beautiful paperback novels.

Each vintage book cover is carefully restored by hand. Please enjoy viewing the collection, but refrain from copying or hotlinking without permission.

New additions are continually being restored and added to this collection daily.

Size: 29 items

Delta Blood (Leah #1) by Barbara Ferry Johnson - Book Cover

Lord of the Horizon by Joan Grant - Book Cover

Ride Out The Storm by Aleen Malcolm - Book Cover

Nicole Labelle by Cordia Byers - Book Cover

River Witch by Felicia Andrews - Book Cover

Deep Purple by Parris Afton Bonds - Book Cover

The Spring of the Tiger by Victoria Holt - Book Cover

Love, Cherish Me by Rebecca Brandewyne - Book Cover

Race the Wind by Noreen Brownlie - Book Cover

Child of the Morning by Pauline Gedge - Book Cover

Broken Promises by Jillian Roth - Book Cover

Moon Witch by Felicia Andrews - Book Cover

Lovers' Quarrels by Joan Smith - Book Cover

The Fallon Blood by Reagan O'Neal - Book Cover

Homeward Winds the River (Leah #2) by Barbara Ferry Johnson - Book Cover

Riviera by Robert Sydney Hopkins - Book Cover

Wild Southern Rose by Caroline Bourne - Book Cover

The Outlaw Hearts by Rebecca Brandewyne - Book Cover

Shadow Of The Moon by M. M. Kaye - Book Cover

Passion's Pride by Claudette Williams - Book Cover

The Dream's On Me A Love Story by Dotson Rader - Book Cover

Mike Shane Kill All The Young Girls by Brett Halliday - Book Cover

For Love Of A Pirate by Anthony Esler - Book Cover

Riverrun by Felicia Andrews - Book Cover

Tender Fire by Patricia Campbell Horton - Book Cover

So Moses Was Born by Joan Grant - Book Cover

Fire Of The Andes by Juanita Coulson - Book Cover

Longarm And The Mounties by Tabor Evans - Book Cover

The Flame And The Flower by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss - Book Cover