A Father’s Hope

December 22, 2013

“I hope my daughter grows up better at PhotoShop than I am.”

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Sue

11 years ago

“A WWII Christian Romance”?
This cover says nothing about WWII.
Or Christianity.
Or romance.

What it does say is:
Kid with teddy bear.
Grapes.
Man looking longingly at grapes.

Kris

11 years ago

And the GRAPES are in focus – he is not.

Bruce

11 years ago

So, the father’s hope is in grapes instead of his daughter? That was my first impression.

Jen

11 years ago

Reply to Bruce

As well as mine. Maybe he owns a vineyard and is thrilled at the quality of his new crop. You know, he’s thinking “Now I can buy my daughter that pony.”

Scott

11 years ago

Reply to Bruce

I thought he traded his daughter for the grapes.

Jen

11 years ago

Reply to Scott

That’s HILLARIOUS!

James F. Brown

11 years ago

Yes! A WWII Christian Romance–a brand new genre that I just invented!

And it’s all mine, no competition… 🙂

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