In Search of the Perfect Cover Image Part II by Merrillee Whren

For my blog post last month, I talked about finding the perfect image for my latest book cover. I needed a picture of a front porch with two adult chairs and and a child's chair. I posted photos that I had taken on our trip to Florida where I found a front porch and added a child's chair. Here is one of those photos.

 

I wasn't satisfied with any of the photos that I took that day. There was something wrong with each one of them. None of them was perfect. Enter search number two.

We had the privilege of going to the Kentucky Derby this year. Prior to the Derby, we visited long-time friends who lived in Ohio. We were getting to see their new house for the first time. I was also hopeful that I would find another front porch to photograph during our trip to their small Ohio town. Imagine my delight when I saw their front porch. Here's one of the photos I took.

While we were still visiting them, I sent the photos to my cover designer. After a few tweaks, this is the new cover of the third book in my Front Porch Promises series. Books two and three will be released in the next few months.

 

Here's a reminder of what the covers for the first two books look like.

 I've lived in a lot of different houses. Some of them had front porches that were made for sitting like the ones on these covers. What kind of a front porch do you have?

Again I will be giving away a copy of the first book in the series, A Place to Call Home, to one person who leaves a comment. The winner's name will be drawn on May 15, 2016.

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Merrillee Whren is the winner of the 2003 Golden Heart Award presented by Romance Writers of American. She is married to her own personal hero, her husband of  thirty-five plus years, and has two grown daughters. Connect with her on her Facebook page and sign up for her newsletter.