A very special Happy Hunk Day today, because this also happens to be my Darling Dwayne‘s birthday!

As the picture says—Happy Birthday, Darlin’! :howyoudoin

So let’s spend a little time staring at my darlin’s hot & sexy bod, shall we?

Well, that should hold me over for a while. :hotstuff   How about you?

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 )

Another lovely review for ON THE VERGE OF I DO has come through, & of course I wanted to share the highlights…

Being around Kara just feels right for Eli. A chance to win her heart—and her hand—is his agenda as they enjoy the romantic surroundings of Seabrook Island at his hotel resort. Of course, he waves in front of her the opportunity of being in charge of event planning at his resort, but the main focus will be on his seduction of Kara.

Their chemistry is not only perfect in ON THE VERGE OF I DO, but there several funny moments between them. Heidi Betts has penned a truly enjoyable tale of friends-to-lovers ON THE VERGE OF I DO that makes it a book hard to put down.

ON THE VERGE OF I DO is a fantastic read that I highly recommend. If you love friends-to-lovers tales as much as I do, then you’ll enjoy this one. Pick it up before it disappears from the bookshelves.

Thank you so much to Patti Fischer of Romance Reviews Today (where you can read the full review) for this lovely write-up about Kara & Eli.  I’m sure they’d be delighted & would probably show their gratitude in true Southern style by inviting you in for a cool glass of sweet tea.  Or a mint julep, if you prefer. :cool

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