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Book Cover Design Brief

I need a book cover for my latest book. 'Straight and Level' is the second novel in the Claire Hardcastle crime series. Therefore the design, although obviously new and different, will need to have a 'fit' with the cover of the first book in the series.
The series focusses around the adventures of Claire, a flying instructor and commercial pilot who flies light aircraft in New Zealand. Claire is approximately 26 years old and has dark hair. The planes she flies are small: Cessna 172, Cessna 206.

While I am open to a wide range of suggestions, there are two specific locations used in the book which may serve as a focus.
1) The Marlborough Sounds which are situated at the northern part of the South Island. (Do not confuse these with Milford Sound which is in the south and a very different type of location). Claire is contracted to fly clients into a farm strip in the Sounds. A blue and white yacht also features in this part of the story. I attach a couple of shots of the area so you can get an idea of the place.

2) A remote Maori settlement set in mountainous bush country.

Target Market(s)

Young women 18 - 40

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Requirements

Must have

• The plot of this novel involves small aircraft aviation and a sassy young woman pilot.
• She's attractive, but don't over sexualise her.

Nice to have

• The plot features a young woman, her lover (a VERY handsome detective - dark hair and olive skin. He's half maori.) Also featured are a Siamese cat, aircraft, a hostage drama, drug smuggling and night flight.

Should not have

• Don't over sexualise the woman if you use one (she looks very like Jessica Alba). If you use an aircraft remember these are small planes - no jets or large aircraft please.

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