from Boardroom back to the drawing board
We all knew this was coming…the day A BABY IN THE BILLIONAIRE’S BOARDROOM gets retitled. :nowait
For the record, I like A BABY IN THE BILLIONAIRE’S BOARDROOM. It’s a perfectly respectable title for a Harlequin Desire. Especially one that’s about a baby. And a billionaire. And a baby in a billionaire’s boardroom. :howyoudoin
But I’ve known for a while now that Desire’s titles are moving a little bit away from the “millionaire” & “billionaire” type. Not to mention that it might be a bit repetitive to have “Billionaire” in the title of a book that will also have the “Billionaires and Babies” mini-series flash on the cover. :scratchhead
So when Editor C asked me to start thinking of new titles for the story, I wasn’t surprised. I was, however, a tiny bit stumped. Even though I’d expected to need a new title & had actually been trying to think of new ones all while I was writing the book, darned if I could think of anything suitable.
When the pressure was turned up, though, I put on my Thinking Cap, dug out my thesaurus, & really started trying to come up with something terrific.
The easy part was making a list of words & themes I could play with. This story, thank goodness, has a little bit of everything…
Revenge … a secret baby … mistaken identities … a socialite … a billionaire … jewelry design … diamonds/gems/jewels/jewelry … surprise fatherhood … riches to rags & back to riches …
Too much, maybe, to land on anything solid.
Editor C sent me some of his ideas:
Much More than Business
Boardroom Baby Maneuvers
The Boardroom Baby Chase
From Bedroom to Boardroom
A Bedroom, a Boardroom, a Baby
Here Comes the Baby
Boardroom Baby
And I sent some of mine back:
A Baby in the Boardroom / A Baby in His Boardroom (just drop the “Billionaire” :))
The CEO’s Secret Heir (hey, you said I could try to use it again someday & it totally suits the story! :))
Accidentally in Love
His Favorite Mistake
Daddy by Design / His by Design
Diamonds and Deception
His Sparkling Temptation
The Socialite’s Secret / Secrets of a Surprise Socialite / The Secret Socialite
Sins of Omission
Sins and Secrets
Sins of His Past
Secrets and Lies / Secrets, Lies, & Lullabies (I kinda like the second one :))
In the Enemy’s Bed / In the Enemy’s Arms
Sleeping with the Enemy
Seducing the Enemy
Bed of Lies
Regarding Henry
From Rags to Revenge
Blame it on the Baby
His Crowning Jewel
All That Glitters
Winner Take All
A Conflict of Interest
So what do you think? Do you have any favorites? :cheer
And can you guess which one Editor C & I decided to use? :patrick
(NOTE: I’ll do a Big Reveal & share the final title next week. Be sure to check back so you can’t accuse me of being a total tease. :devil )
Comments
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Mary Kirkland says:
I love Sleeping with the Enemy. I think that would make a great title.
On May 1, 2012 at 3:05 am
Heidi says:
Ditto. I do worry a little about too many people going straight to the Julia Roberts movie, but that might not be a bad thing. :bubble
On May 1, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Donna says:
I’m partial to His Favorite Mistake.
On May 1, 2012 at 6:22 am
Heidi says:
Me, too! It kind of suits the story, too. :happysun
On May 1, 2012 at 1:44 pm
Pam Lowery says:
I Like Secrets, Lies & Lullabies a neat title i think!
On May 1, 2012 at 10:26 am
Heidi says:
I like that one, too. (In case you couldn’t tell by my “I like this one” note. :angel )
On May 1, 2012 at 1:43 pm
Pamela Cayne says:
I like From Bedroom to Boardroom and A Baby in the Boardroom. But I think my favorite words on the cover of a Desire are Heidi Betts. :eeee
On May 1, 2012 at 10:31 am
Heidi says:
LOL You’re too sweet, thank you. And I like my original title, too…that’s why I used it. :howyoudoin
On May 1, 2012 at 1:42 pm
Kathleen O'Donnell says:
I like “Daddy by Design” or how about “Design’s on the Baby Daddy”… :scratchhead
On May 1, 2012 at 11:46 am
Heidi says:
Ooh, I like that one, Kathleen. Not sure it would be exactly accurate, since the heroine is kind of trying to *avoid* her baby’s daddy, but I still like it. :happysun
On May 1, 2012 at 1:31 pm
Laura J. says:
Editor C’s suggestion of The Boardroom Baby Chase has me cracking up! :lolol Images of a super hottie Alpha male chasing after a baby crawling around desk or in a boardroom were floating through my mind. What? I have a vivid imagination. :howyoudoin
Here are my faves from above:
Secrets, Lies, & Lullabies
Regarding Henry
Blame it on the Baby
On May 1, 2012 at 11:48 am
Heidi says:
:lolol Now that’s what’s running thru MY head! :Cukoo
I like some of the same ones you do. But you know what my major problem is with brainstorming titles? That I can’t use ALL OF THEM!!! :patrick2
On May 1, 2012 at 1:33 pm
Laura J. says:
Well there is a solution to that. Write more books!!
On May 1, 2012 at 3:27 pm
Michelle Cunnah says:
I can’t wait to see which title you chose. There are a lot of great ones up there, but my favorites:
Secrets, Lies, & Lullabies
Regarding Henry
Blame it on the Baby
Sleeping with the Enemy
There, now that was totally unhelpful, wasn’t it? 🙂
On May 1, 2012 at 1:50 pm
Heidi says:
I know—it’s so hard! Would be easier if I had a bunch of really bad titles & one nice, shining goody. But when they’re all kind of catchy & interesting… :scratchhead Followed by :slamdesk
On May 1, 2012 at 11:08 pm
April Kirkland says:
I thought to myself “if all of these were book titles sitting beside each other and I had nothing but the name to go by which would I choose?” Well the answer is
Secrets, Lies, & Lullabies
It’s just so intriguing. To me it’s the best attention grabber. Trust me I have a halo :angel *see* :lolol
On May 1, 2012 at 3:36 pm
Heidi says:
What an awesome way to decide. :cool
On May 1, 2012 at 11:06 pm
Hollie says:
I like Secrets,Lies and & Lullabies…and I see NOTHING about His Family Jewel…. :howyoudoin
On May 1, 2012 at 5:57 pm
Laura J. says:
bwahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!
On May 1, 2012 at 6:02 pm
Heidi says:
Oh, you don’t think that one slipped by me, do you? It *was* on my list…mentally. Tried really hard to come up with something I thought would fly, too. Because I’m naughty that way, & obviously it’s rubbing off. :devil
On May 1, 2012 at 11:07 pm
Ruth Chestnut says:
My vote is for Secrets. Lies and Lullabies. Second favorite Boardroom Baby Maneuvers. But what ever the title, we all know the book will be great. :thumbsup
On May 1, 2012 at 7:56 pm
Heidi says:
Thanks, Ruth! :happysun
On May 1, 2012 at 11:08 pm
Jessica Lemmon says:
Daddy by Design & Secrets, Lies & Lullibies are my faves! :thumbsup I also love Regarding Henry…but didn’t know if it was punchy enough to make the Desire cover. :scratchhead
On May 2, 2012 at 8:34 am