Do Publishers Really Get a Say on Covers?

Do authors usually get a say on what their covers look like at all? I think essentially that depends on how famous of an author you are. In the end, i think publishers generally get the final word but they also don't want to make their authors unhappy. The male models tend not to be as tall as the female models so we have to put this dude, who's supposed to be like this big, punky cowboy, on a box. Men just have to be built. They're short and stocky and muscular. That's what the ladies are looking for ryin. So my favourite anecdote of chris's was about one particular shoot that she did for a clinch cover