Fantasy Dark Purple Great Unhappy Book Cover Ideas with Stars Boy Mother Starry Night Parents New York City Newborn Rottweiler Twin Towers Stallion Hoofprints Horse Farm

The cover features a starry night sky in deep, dark purples and blues. A glowing trail of stars swirls as hoofprints at the bottom, where a sturdy buckskin stallion rears slightly with a solemn, determined 5-year-old boy sitting atop it. At the stallion’s feet sits a loyal Rottweiler, staring straight ahead, guarding. On the left side of the cover, in the hazy foreground, stands a shadowy, cold-faced woman (the boy’s biological mother) in front of a faintly visible, ghost-like depiction of the Twin Towers of New York City. On the right side of the cover, brightly lit against the darker surroundings, is a serene horse farm with two loving parents holding their newborn baby under the glow of golden barn lights. The imagery sharply divides left (dark and cold) versus right (warm and inviting).

The title "Cruel Design" is displayed in a mysterious, sharp-edged serif font with faint glowing effects, blending into the starry sky. "Isabel Molina" appears subtly but legibly in an understated sans-serif font at the bottom of the cover, ensuring the focus is on the key design elements.

The top half of the cover is dominated by the vast, cosmic starry night, while the action takes place below. The split design places the boy-centered stallion and dog in the middle, flanked by the dark and cold left side (biological mother and Twin Towers) and the warm, inviting right side (horse farm and adopted family). The title curves slightly across the top of the starry arc, while the author name is placed calmly in the lower center, forming a balanced yet dynamic layout.