Nelly Murariu @PixBeeDesign designed the handsome cover of Leora’s Letters. She also designed the interior and formatted the ebook.
The posed photographs of the five Wilson brothers were all she had to work with. All five photos were taken by Edmonsons Photo of Perry, Iowa, as each of the boys came home on leave.
The Navy boys are in the back: Delbert had just returned to the East Coast after his oiler survived a harrowing mission in a convoy coming back from Casablanca. Donald had just been promoted to Chief Electrician’s Mate. This was his first furlough after surviving the Battles of the Coral Sea and the sinking of his carrier at Midway.
The Army Air Force pilots are below: Dale, Danny, and Junior. Each was given a furlough after receiving his wings and commission. Their furloughs turned out to be their last trips home during the war.
Robin Grunder was my coauthor on this book. Since then, she’s formed her own company, Legacy Press Books, and has shepherded the next three Leora books to publication with KDP.
The Wilson family would be so pleased with the way their story turned out, beginning with the compelling cover of Leora’s Letters.