Quick and easy spring book cover needed

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Book Cover Design Brief
We need a creative book cover design for a spring fiction book. The title of the book is The Cherry Blossom Effect. The author's name is Brandon Sinclair. The book is 4.25 x 7 inch. The spine is .5 inch. It should include the title, the author's name, and the emblem. The emblem should be set at .5 inches in length.
The book summary is as follows:
When Elena Cook moves from her homeland in Japan to pursue her dream as an editor in the United States, she soon encounters a young Washingtonian artist. After being given the task to interview him, she becomes fixated on the mystique surrounding his past. She conjures her inner detective skills to embark on, what she thinks is, the biggest story of her career. But will her heart get in her way?
The final design should reflect spring and young love, nothing sexual and overly romantic. The background and font colors should go well with the imagery. I have attached 2 photos in which should be incorporated. The third attachment is the emblem that is to be placed at the bottom of the spine.
Updates
Project Deadline Extended
Reason: The deadline has been extended to allow for revisions, in addition the publisher is considering multiple covers for this project.
Added Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Industry/Entity Type
Detective
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