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I was able to see them.
The figure in the first one seems really "off" to me, like it's been cut out and pasted onto the scene without regard for the laws of physics. The hem of the skirt, the hair which seems to be defying gravity, the weirdness of the fleshy folds at shoulder and breast, and the dark thumbnail which reads like an eye peering out of the hair - all distracted me from the emotion of the figure and the background, which I liked.
I noticed the same issues with the hair (the hair in the original figure you linked looks a lot better, but there are still the other issues), interface, and skin folds and so on. Also, the texture/rendering of the gown is different than the rest of the image (which looks a bit like it was rendered in pastels or something of that nature, which isn't the usual choice for art for romances I've seen). The gown comes off as much brighter and shinier than anything else as a consequence. I don't think the concept itself is bad--a girl weeping by a fountain in a courtyard, but it's kind of off, as if separate images were spliced together. I'm not sure about the font either. Which one are you using?
The second is a little more pleasing to the eye, but I'm not a fan of "headless" figures, and the top half of the artwork seems super-busy. Also found the odd turquoise-colored nail polish distracting.
I agree with this also. Headless figures are a thing with some romance covers, but I find them off putting personally. I get that if you're paying for the right to use stock art, it might be hard to find an image who looks like your protagonist, however, so that's more of a minor concern for me. I like the color of the dress and the way it meshes with the background images, but I agree with mrsmig about the nail polish. It seems out of place for the period and setting (as suggested by the gown and the manor house in the background, I'm assuming it's not modern). The little puffy things on the font with the title are distracting to me. There are a few places where I can see the pale lines where the figure of the woman in the dress was superimposed against the background also.
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