Book Cover Design Project for Thriller

This is what a business in United States was looking for in their book cover design

I need a book cover for my thriller, 'Elly's Ghost.'

I will use this image primarily for e-publishing on e-readers, and hopefully someday on the front of a hardcover. It is very important that the image can be easily recognizable when it is in thumbnail view, just as one would see it while shopping online.

I would like my name, John R. Kess to be on the top of the image, and the title, Elly's Ghost, to be on the bottom. The title needs to be larger than my name so that it stands out more.

Requirements (taken from Kindle):
- Image dimensions of at least 500 by 800 pixels.
- A maximum of 2000 pixels on the longest side is preferred
- Ideal height/width ratio of 1.6


Images/items from the book that could be incorporated into the cover design are listed below in no particular order(please note: not all of these need to be included):
- Mountains & Forest (Story takes place in eastern Montana)
- Marine Corps emblem (Main character… Read more