[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"news-6745-EN":3},{"images":4,"ex_news":13,"permalink":14,"published":15,"ex_artist":13,"pk":16,"pinned":13,"title":17,"news_id":18,"tags":19,"tile_image":6,"summary":20,"posted":21,"body":22},[5,7,9,11],{"filename":6},"blog_6745_638993443789916055.jpg",{"filename":8},"blog_6745_638993443879907646.jpg",{"filename":10},"blog_6745_638993443980729203.jpg",{"filename":12},"blog_6745_638993444078360539.jpg",false,"\u002Fnews\u002F6745\u002Fblacktop_bound","2025-11-21T16:00:00","news","Blacktop Bound",6745,"#characters#publishing#book cover#romance#relationships#penguin#cat sims#comic art#book illustration#line and colour#","\u003Ca href=\"\u002FCatSims\">Cat Sims\u003C\u002Fa> captures the spirit of Lorelei James’s Blacktop Cowboys for Penguin Random House with bold, narrative-rich covers.","2025-11-21T16:00:00#6745","\u003Cp>London-based illustrator Cat has been commissioned by Penguin Random House to design the covers for Lorelei James’s \u003Cem>Blacktop Cowboys\u003C\u002Fem> series, blending her comic-inspired line work with rich texture and storytelling.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>Cat has created striking and contempoarary illustrations that reflect the rugged romance and emotional drive of James’ Western-romance world.\u003C\u002Fp>\r\n\u003Cp>The covers not only anchor the books' identities but also deepen their appeal by giving the characters a confident, expressive presence that resonates with the series’ themes of grit and heart.\u003C\u002Fp>"]