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Cover Reveal

I like to design my own book covers. There are many reasons for this, but first among them is being able to use a lot of symbolism in the covers. This one is no exception. 

It begins with the background. We have a saying in North Carolina. "If God's not a Tar Heel, then why is the sky Carolina blue?" Which is why there is plenty of blue sky on this cover. In case the title didn't give it away, this book is set in North Carolina, and is very much rooted in North Carolina.

There are some other important colors on the cover. In addition to the blue sky, there are bright pinks and greens. These are the colors of the house Amy inherits which stands out against the muted colors of the houses in the historic district, "like a sinner in the front pew". Those bright colors were not unheard of for Victorian-era houses, but a lot of them have faded or been repainted to fit in with the white Georgian and colonial houses in the South. Not this house though.

The blooms on the cover are crepe myrtles (Or crape myrtles. Either is correct, but I prefer the other because the flowers are as thin as crepe paper.), because the street Amy's inherited house is on, Myrtle Avenue, is lined with crepe myrtles, and they even hold a street festival when the myrtles are in full bloom.

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