The author says:

How can I keep praying when nothing seems to be working? I get tired of praying without results! Is it possible to pray effectively? The Author’s tale of her journey so far in the warrior clan of God’s kingdom addresses the above struggles Christians face. If you desire more in your prayer life, this Book is an ideal Book for You! Reading this Book will challenge every reader to strengthen their prayer life and keep praying!

Nathan says:

I noticed that the file name of the image is “PUBCODE MEDIA PREMADE COVERS (9).png,” so you may not have a lot of control over changes. That said, I still think you can make better use of the space with a few tweaks:

• Move your byline to the shaded area at the bottom, where the bigger letters will be more readable than the current subtitle.
• Push the title (and the sunburst motif above it) right to the top.
• Use the open space left below the title to display your subtitle at a bigger, more readable size.

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The author says:

Ryheem is driven by vengeance the moment he wakes up, he’s even more unstable in his mind. Tallman will pay for what he has done to him and there was Phylisha his beautiful wife, she’s going to be finally his and no one will stand in his way. Blood and violence are his company where ever he goes. Phylisha starts a new life in Mandeville, and she has her own business and living in her mother’s house the way she wanted. She’s trying to find justice for her mother’s death, not knowing the truth plagues her. but her new life has been threatened by her estranged father who wants more from her than what she can give. Along with Ryheem who tries to kidnap her again. Will she be able to survive Ryheem’s threat or succumb to it, will she be able to protect herself from her father? Damien Tallman James is a crime boss who wants Ryheem dead, Dontae and Rick want the same. The alluring Mr. Doc just wants what is own to her, Ryheem’s death is the next best thing. Will Ryheem be able to survive the people who want him dead before he gets a chance to get Phylisha? Will Phylisha survive her father’s relentless ways added by Ryheem returns or will she let it consume her? It’s enough crime and violence to make one’s head spin with revenge being the driving force.

Nathan says:

This is another cover which displays its weaknesses best at thumbnail size.

• There isn’t a focus to the cover. There are two human figures, but their arrangement in relationship to each other seems pretty random, and the woman in bondage seems like an afterthought.  The low contrast also makes it hard to notice either of them, really.  Maybe arrange them so that the man is looming over/behind the woman?
• Having “Ryheem Returns” across the front of “Kidnapped” renders the latter completely unreadable — even at full size, it’s a struggle.
• The bullet holes just don’t work. At thumbnail size, you can’t tell what they’re supposed to be; at full size, it’s pretty obvious that they’re not photorealistic like the other image elements, and that they’re all just the one hole over and over.

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The author says:

When the baby she’d prayed for is taken – revenge is all she has left

A psychological surrogacy thriller where a woman loses everything she ever wanted and must kidnap her own child.

Nathan says:

I could point out things to correct in the cover as it is — the stretched photo, the difficult of reading the red letters on the back-and-white background, etc. — but the bigger problem here is:  The cover makes it look like it’s a novel about pregnancy. But the description is clear that the “hook” is about the loss and retrieval of the baby.  It doesn’t sound like you’re selling the right sizzle.

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The author says:

A unique reading of the Qur’an from a Christian point of view designed primarily to engage people from Islamic religion in a conversation about the context, history and background of the various texts associated with the Qur’an, using a friendly, conversational style.

Nathan says:

I think the most obvious problems come to light from viewing the cover in thumbnail: I can only read “Qur’an” with concentration, and the rest of it is lost.  As thumbnail size is how 99% of your potential readers will first encounter your book, the cover needs to be comprehensible at that size, at least on a surface level.

I think this is one of the covers where the actual text of the title needs to be the most of the cover, as the main “hook” of the book, a Christian’s reaction to the Qur’an, isn’t something you can really convey with imagery (and using excessive imagery would probably run afoul of at least some Muslims’ sensibilities).

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