I was immediately drawn to the hand-drawn herbs and flowers which grace this cover. They give a gentle elegance. To complement that I chose a graceful typeface which looks like it was built to be used on this cover. The square of text offers a pleasing symmetry with the shape of the book.
This design is available and unused if you'd like to see it adapted for your book. Save yourself the contest fees; shoot me a message and we'll open up a 1:1!