diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index b35e678..759e65a 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ Example:
         "fontname": "Comic Sans MS",
         "fontsize": 30,
         "bgcolor": [20, 120, 20],
-        "textcolor": [180, 20, 180]
+        "textcolor": [180, 20, 180],
+        "cover_url": "https://website.com/image.png"
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -84,7 +85,8 @@ Example `practical.json`:
     "author": "erraticerrata",
     "chapter_selector": "#main .entry-content > ul > li > a",
     "content_selector": "#main .entry-content",
-    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style"
+    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style",
+    "cover_url": "https://gitlab.com/Mikescher2/A-Practical-Guide-To-Evil-Lyx/raw/master/APGTE_1/APGTE_front.png"
 }
 ```
 
@@ -92,9 +94,9 @@ Run as:
 
     $ ./leech.py practical.json
 
-This tells leech to load `url`, follow the links described by `chapter_selector`, extract the content from those pages as described by `content_selector`, and remove any content from *that* which matches `filter_selector`.
+This tells leech to load `url`, follow the links described by `chapter_selector`, extract the content from those pages as described by `content_selector`, and remove any content from *that* which matches `filter_selector`. Optionally, `cover_url` will replace the default cover with the image of your choice. 
 
-If `chapter_selector` isn't given, it'll create a single-chapter book by applying `content_selector` to `url`.
+If `chapter_selector` isn't given, it'll create a single-chapter book by applying `content_selector` to `url`. 
 
 This is a fairly viable way to extract a story from, say, a random Wordpress installation. It's relatively likely to get you at least *most* of the way to the ebook you want, with maybe some manual editing needed.
 
diff --git a/ebook/__init__.py b/ebook/__init__.py
index 3ea2b9c..c69d7aa 100644
--- a/ebook/__init__.py
+++ b/ebook/__init__.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 from .epub import make_epub
 from .cover import make_cover
+from .cover import make_cover_from_url
 
 import datetime
 import requests
@@ -69,6 +70,7 @@ class CoverOptions:
     wrapat = attr.ib(default=None, convert=attr.converters.optional(int))
     bgcolor = attr.ib(default=None, convert=attr.converters.optional(tuple))
     textcolor = attr.ib(default=None, convert=attr.converters.optional(tuple))
+    cover_url = attr.ib(default=None, convert=attr.converters.optional(str))
 
 
 def chapter_html(story, titleprefix=None):
@@ -90,7 +92,7 @@ def chapter_html(story, titleprefix=None):
     return chapters
 
 
-def generate_epub(story, output_filename=None, cover_options={}):
+def generate_epub(story, cover_options={}, output_filename=None):
     dates = list(story.dates())
     metadata = {
         'title': story.title,
@@ -106,7 +108,14 @@ def generate_epub(story, output_filename=None, cover_options={}):
     # The cover is static, and the only change comes from the image which we generate
     html = [('Cover', 'cover.html', cover_template)]
 
-    cover_image = ('images/cover.png', make_cover(story.title, story.author, **cover_options).read(), 'image/png')
+    if cover_options and cover_options["cover_url"]:
+        image = make_cover_from_url(cover_options["cover_url"], story.title, story.author)
+    elif story.cover_url:
+        image = make_cover_from_url(story.cover_url, story.title, story.author)
+    else:
+        image = make_cover(story.title, story.author, **cover_options)
+
+    cover_image = ('images/cover.png', image.read(), 'image/png')
 
     html.append(('Front Matter', 'frontmatter.html', frontmatter_template.format(now=datetime.datetime.now(), **metadata)))
 
diff --git a/ebook/cover.py b/ebook/cover.py
index cf56232..4420d42 100644
--- a/ebook/cover.py
+++ b/ebook/cover.py
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@
 from PIL import Image, ImageDraw, ImageFont
 from io import BytesIO
 import textwrap
+import requests
+import logging
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
 
 
 def make_cover(title, author, width=600, height=800, fontname="Helvetica", fontsize=40, bgcolor=(120, 20, 20), textcolor=(255, 255, 255), wrapat=30):
@@ -28,6 +32,30 @@ def make_cover(title, author, width=600, height=800, fontname="Helvetica", fonts
     return output
 
 
+def make_cover_from_url(url, title, author):
+    try:
+        logger.info("Downloading cover from " + url)
+        img = requests.Session().get(url)
+        cover = BytesIO(img.content)
+
+        if Image.open(cover).format != "PNG":
+            cover = _convert_to_png(cover)
+    except Exception as e:
+        logger.info("Encountered an error downloading cover: " + e)
+        cover = make_cover(title, author)
+
+    return cover
+
+
+def _convert_to_png(image_bytestream):
+    png_image = BytesIO()
+    Image.open(image_bytestream).save(png_image, format="PNG")
+    png_image.name = 'cover.png'
+    png_image.seek(0)
+
+    return png_image
+
+
 def _safe_font(preferred, *args, **kwargs):
     for font in (preferred, "Helvetica", "FreeSans", "Arial"):
         try:
diff --git a/examples/practical1.json b/examples/practical1.json
index 00e1d20..214dae0 100644
--- a/examples/practical1.json
+++ b/examples/practical1.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 	"author": "erraticerrata",
 	"chapter_selector": "#main .entry-content > ul:nth-of-type(1) > li > a",
 	"content_selector": "#main .entry-content",
-	"filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style"
+	"filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style",
+	"cover_url": "https://gitlab.com/Mikescher2/A-Practical-Guide-To-Evil-Lyx/raw/master/APGTE_1/APGTE_front.png"
 }
diff --git a/examples/practical2.json b/examples/practical2.json
index 2dfd4c9..0bb6631 100644
--- a/examples/practical2.json
+++ b/examples/practical2.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
     "author": "erraticerrata",
     "chapter_selector": "#main .entry-content > ul:nth-of-type(2) > li > ul > li > a",
     "content_selector": "#main .entry-content",
-    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style"
+    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style",
+    "cover_url": "https://gitlab.com/Mikescher2/A-Practical-Guide-To-Evil-Lyx/raw/master/APGTE_1/APGTE_front.png"
 }
diff --git a/examples/practical3.json b/examples/practical3.json
index cc883fb..c0adc43 100644
--- a/examples/practical3.json
+++ b/examples/practical3.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
     "author": "erraticerrata",
     "chapter_selector": "#main .entry-content > ul:nth-of-type(3) > li > a",
     "content_selector": "#main .entry-content",
-    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style"
+    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style",
+    "cover_url": "https://gitlab.com/Mikescher2/A-Practical-Guide-To-Evil-Lyx/raw/master/APGTE_1/APGTE_front.png"
 }
diff --git a/examples/practical4.json b/examples/practical4.json
index 76bf606..f958064 100644
--- a/examples/practical4.json
+++ b/examples/practical4.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
     "author": "erraticerrata",
     "chapter_selector": "#main .entry-content > ul:nth-of-type(4) > li > a",
     "content_selector": "#main .entry-content",
-    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style"
+    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style",
+    "cover_url": "https://gitlab.com/Mikescher2/A-Practical-Guide-To-Evil-Lyx/raw/master/APGTE_1/APGTE_front.png"
 }
diff --git a/examples/thegodsarebastards.json b/examples/thegodsarebastards.json
index 9fa80cd..701d026 100644
--- a/examples/thegodsarebastards.json
+++ b/examples/thegodsarebastards.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
   "author": "D. D. Webb",
   "chapter_selector": "article .entry-content a[href*='20']",
   "content_selector": "article .entry-content",
-  "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style, a[href*='tiraas.wordpress.com']"
+  "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style, a[href*='tiraas.wordpress.com']",
+  "cover_url": "https://tiraas.files.wordpress.com/2016/02/classof1182byhoarous.png"
 }
diff --git a/examples/worm.json b/examples/worm.json
index a021a5e..37b6b9b 100644
--- a/examples/worm.json
+++ b/examples/worm.json
@@ -4,5 +4,6 @@
 	"author": "Wildbow",
 	"chapter_selector": "#main .entry-content  a",
 	"content_selector": "#main .entry-content",
-	"filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, style, a[href*='parahumans.wordpress.com']"
+	"filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, style, a[href*='parahumans.wordpress.com']",
+	"cover_url": "https://pre00.deviantart.net/969a/th/pre/i/2015/051/8/7/worm_cover_by_cactusfantastico-d8ivj4b.png"
 }
diff --git a/leech.py b/leech.py
index bcf12d5..e4314eb 100755
--- a/leech.py
+++ b/leech.py
@@ -56,11 +56,13 @@ def load_on_disk_options(site):
             store = json.load(store_file)
             login = store.get('logins', {}).get(site.__name__, False)
             configured_site_options = store.get('site_options', {}).get(site.__name__, {})
+            cover_options = store.get('cover', {})
     except FileNotFoundError:
         logger.info("Unable to locate leech.json. Continuing assuming it does not exist.")
         login = False
         configured_site_options = {}
-    return configured_site_options, login
+        cover_options = {}
+    return configured_site_options, login, cover_options
 
 
 def create_options(site, site_options, unused_flags):
@@ -71,7 +73,7 @@ def create_options(site, site_options, unused_flags):
 
     flag_specified_site_options = site.interpret_site_specific_options(**unused_flags)
 
-    configured_site_options, login = load_on_disk_options(site)
+    configured_site_options, login, cover_options = load_on_disk_options(site)
 
     overridden_site_options = json.loads(site_options)
 
@@ -81,7 +83,8 @@ def create_options(site, site_options, unused_flags):
         list(default_site_options.items()) +
         list(configured_site_options.items()) +
         list(overridden_site_options.items()) +
-        list(flag_specified_site_options.items())
+        list(flag_specified_site_options.items()) +
+        list(cover_options.items())
     )
     return options, login
 
@@ -146,7 +149,7 @@ def download(url, site_options, cache, verbose, **other_flags):
     options, login = create_options(site, site_options, other_flags)
     story = open_story(site, url, session, login, options)
 
-    filename = ebook.generate_epub(story)
+    filename = ebook.generate_epub(story, options)
     logger.info("File created: " + filename)
 
 
diff --git a/sites/__init__.py b/sites/__init__.py
index 63bb0bb..313496f 100644
--- a/sites/__init__.py
+++ b/sites/__init__.py
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ class Section:
     title = attr.ib()
     author = attr.ib()
     url = attr.ib()
+    cover_url = attr.ib(default='')
     id = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(_default_uuid_string), convert=str)
     contents = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(list))
     footnotes = attr.ib(default=attr.Factory(list))
diff --git a/sites/arbitrary.py b/sites/arbitrary.py
index a7d11eb..80c2383 100644
--- a/sites/arbitrary.py
+++ b/sites/arbitrary.py
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@ Example JSON:
     "author": "erraticerrata",
     "chapter_selector": "#main .entry-content > ul > li > a",
     "content_selector": "#main .entry-content",
-    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style"
+    "filter_selector": ".sharedaddy, .wpcnt, style",
+    "cover_url": "https://gitlab.com/Mikescher2/A-Practical-Guide-To-Evil-Lyx/raw/master/APGTE_1/APGTE_front.png"
 }
 """
 
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ class SiteDefinition:
     next_selector = attr.ib(default=False)
     # If present, use to filter out content that matches the selector
     filter_selector = attr.ib(default=False)
+    cover_url = attr.ib(default='')
 
 
 @register
@@ -58,7 +60,8 @@ class Arbitrary(Site):
         story = Section(
             title=definition.title,
             author=definition.author,
-            url=url
+            url=url,
+            cover_url=definition.cover_url
         )
 
         if definition.chapter_selector:
diff --git a/sites/royalroad.py b/sites/royalroad.py
index e41c668..1c1d59e 100644
--- a/sites/royalroad.py
+++ b/sites/royalroad.py
@@ -33,7 +33,8 @@ class RoyalRoad(Site):
         story = Section(
             title=soup.find('h1', property='name').string.strip(),
             author=soup.find('meta', property='books:author').get('content').strip(),
-            url=soup.find('meta', property='og:url').get('content').strip()
+            url=soup.find('meta', property='og:url').get('content').strip(),
+            cover_url=soup.find('img', class_='thumbnail')['src']
         )
 
         for chapter in soup.select('#chapters tbody tr[data-url]'):