I just wanted to let the pic do the talking I tried a couple different things with the image and felt this worked best
I normally lighten the pics a bit but this time I darken the curves a bit.
If you got any suggestions on what I could do to the pic shot 'em it ain't to late yet. this isn't even the cover used for the 1 sheet. I originally used the picture Peter titled as cover but that wasn't what K wanted.
here is that:
as for the logo/txt thats 100% original. notice the SPC on the right side of "book number 7"