CROOKED LINES COVER REVEAL
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As author of the NOVEL, Crooked Lines, (Available August 3rd), I am so very blessed to have my cover designed by DogEared Design, amazing graphic artist Kirk DouPonce.
Crooked Lines: Two continents. Two cultures. Two souls seek hope and a future.
Two continents. Two cultures. Two souls seek hope and a future.
On the shores of Lake Michigan, Rebecca Meyer seeks escape. Guilt-ridden over her little sister’s death, she set her heart on India, a symbol of peace.
Across the ocean in South India, Sagai Raj leaves his tranquil hill station home and impoverished family to answer a higher calling. Pushing through diverse cultural and religious milieus, he labors toward his goals, while wrong turns and bad choices block Rebecca from hers.
Traveling similar paths and bridged across oceans through a priest, the two desire peace and their divine destiny. But vows and blind obedience at all costs must be weighed…And buried memories, unearthed.
Crooked Lines, a beautifully crafted debut novel, threads the lives of two determined souls from different continents and cultures. Compelling characters struggle with spirituality through despair and deceptions in search of truth.
The theme of the novel is from the maxim: God Writes Straight Through Crooked Lines. Here’s what Father Michael (based on a dear priest friend in India) says: However life gets entangled, entwined, God straightens the lines because He loves us. We only see it all clearly looking back at the path we have traveled on.
ABOUT THE COVER
First off, I loved Kirk’s use of colors and light. Great job! The first draft didn’t have the Taj Mahal, but since it’s such a well-known symbol of India and half of the story takes place in India, I asked Kirk to add it. We worked out a few more details and then, it was perfect!
The girl standing in the water looks like how I imagined Rebecca, who just weeks after her confirmation in her white cotton dress, expresses this in the first paragraph from the Novel, Crooked Lines: It didn’t occur to me at the edge of the pond that I’d broken the sixth commandment, actually committed murder. I was busy working out a deal with God, swearing to Jesus I’d become a nun if He helped me breathe life back into my baby sister’s limp body. At the time, it didn’t matter that I wasn’t Catholic.
A few of Rebecca’s scenes take place on the shores of Lake Michigan, just a couple miles from her family farm in Wisconsin.
Sagai’s first paragraph begins with a boy, the same age, in a hill station in Tamil Nadu, India, conflicted with his higher calling and his need to care for his family.
So ready for August 3rd, my launch date!
If you have any questions about the novel, please ask.
Thanks for coming by and checking it out. I’ll keep you updated with links when the book is launched.
Congratulations on your book! How exciting! I pray the Lord’s blessings on your message!
Thanks!!! So excited!
Holly it’s GORGEOUS! I like how the split enhances both the title and the book’s two settings. The designer did a wonderful job! Can’t wait for the release :-).
Thanks Tanara, I really liked it too
Congratulations Holly!! I know this has been a long time coming for you! I am so happy for you, and know you will be blessed abundantly in your writing ventures.
Awww, Thanks Tammy! You’re sweet!
Congratulations, Holly. This looks fabulous!
thanks Kathy
Oh, Holly, congrats!!! I just love the cover and I’m sure the book will be even better!!
Thank you Stacy, can’t wait!
This is a beautiful cover!! I’m so excited for you!!
Thank you Teresa! I really like it!
Great cover! Congratulations and all the best!!
Thanks Darlene ☺️
Congratulations! I’ve just put it on my list of books to read.
😊 wonderful. Thanks Chris!!
I am soooo excited for you and your book! What an accomplishment. The cover could not be more perfect. Will it be for sale at Amazon? Ebay? Where? where? haha I am sorry I couldnt participate in the contest. I was waiting and then I got company and went back to it and had a dead battery, then I couldn’t find it… what a nightmare. IAM SOOOO EXCITED OR YOU!
Awww, thanks Becky. It’s available on August 3rd!! Amazon!! And I’m not sure where else. I’ll for sure keep you updated! Love you!!!
It is beautiful. How wonderful that you found an artist that would work with you to create what you envisioned. A fabulous cover, such as this, will really help. I can’t wait to read it.
Thanks Juju! I really like it, too!
HOLLY!! It’s perfect. Do you need advance readers? Let me know if you do and I’m sure we can work something out! kcrosswriting at gmail.
Oh, it’s so lovely!
Katie, you are so kind. I’m on a fast pace getting it launched, but could you look over the blurb? Please
Congratulations! you are an inspiration indeed.
Thanks Pitta!!!