The author says:
The Moment of Truth is a young adult novel set in a somewhat alternate universe. Minor romance and lots of violence, written mostly for ages 19-25, female and male (mostly female probably).
When Eloise Green finds herself a witness to a hit on a US senator, she’s kidnapped by the hit man, Nico De Niro, and kept alive as a prisoner of the De Niro mafia in order to keep the trail cold. Detective Edward Rulli is determined to find out who murdered his best friend, while struggling to keep his composure when things go nowhere. As he struggles, Nico and Eloise find themselves oddly attracted to one another, and as time goes by, she learns the De Niro family is not as close, or as well functioning, as the media portrays.
Nathan says:
First, critiquing the cover solely as a composition: A lot of good potential here, but a look at the thumbnail version points out the biggest design weaknesses: the title is underwhelming, and the byline disappears completely. The first thing I’d try is sliding the picture to the right (I don’t know if there’s enough of a margin in the original image to do this), increasing the size of the title, letting the byline overlap onto the model’s ankles, and add either a diffuse drop-shadow or a dark outer glow to the text.
However, critiquing the cover as it relates to this book: Unless the synopsis you gave comes across very differently from the book itself, this doesn’t look at all like the cover that should be on this book. If I were to guess at the novel based solely on the cover, I’d say it’s the story of a professional woman who’s at a crossroads or a crisis and uses an extended vacation to find herself. This cover says nothing to me about politics and organized crime, running from a hitman, or adrenaline-fueled romance.
Other thoughts?