What's in a name?

Damn, y’all. I hate to follow Michelle Hoppe on a blog day. Her blogs are always killer—fun and informative. I’d never have heard of horny goat weed if not for Michelle, and I know my life wouldn’t be as full and meaningful. Honestly, Friday is my anniversary—this makes many, many years Jack has had the pleasure of calling me his bride—and little does he know his sloppy Joe anniversary dinner might be liberally sprinkled with horny goat weed. Or maybe he’d enjoy body frosting more. Do they sell that in bulk, Michelle?

Okay, now to my subject. What’s in a name? I recently finished a proposal for a non-erotic manuscript. It’s about a woman who comes face to face with her father who deserted the family thirty-one years before. This story has been knocking around in my empty little head for a couple of years now, so writing the proposal was easy. Naming the darn thing was AWFUL! My pal, Vanessa Hart, had a great name she gave me, but I was talked out of it. I finally settled on a name Jack came up with: Expectations. It’s not a great name, though it fits the story. It’s just not something that hit me between the eyes and knocked me out with its perfection.

Usually book names aren’t difficult for me. I often think of the name before starting to write or half way through the project. Even if I get all the way to the end, a name comes to mind without much trouble. I don’t know why this was so hard.

So, here’s a challenge for you. If you look on my Coming Soon page, you’ll see two books there. One is currently titled Time of Flight, and the heroine is named Merrick. If, after reading the brief description, you have a better idea for a title or heroine name, post here and tell me.

If you’d rather conjure up a wonderful name for the sequel to Passionate Destiny, I’d appreciate it. I don’t have any idea what to name it, although I’d thought to use the word “destiny” in the title. If you know the story of Passionate Destiny, this will concern the unborn son at the end. His name is Aaron. Give me your best ideas for a book title and the heroine’s name. Please!

I’ll pick the answer(s) I like best and will put them in the pot for consideration. I’m starting to write the time travel book next week. If I use your suggestion for either book, I’ll certainly give you credit. And for now, your prize will be any book in Liquid Silver’s library.

Thanks for your help!

Dee