Oh, yeah…you only wish Darling Dwayne & I were expecting, ’cause you know the baby would turn out to be devilishly cute in its own horned & evil kinda way. :muahaha

But alas, I am only asking for help coming up with a name for the baby in my current Harlequin Desire manuscript—tentatively titled A Baby in the Billionaire’s Boardroom. (You can help name Darling Dwayne‘s & my demon spawn…er, I mean, bundle of joy later. :winkwink )

So all while I’ve been working on Boardroom, I’ve been calling the hero & heroine’s three-month-old son Hugh.  And that worked for me for a while, even though I occasionally slipped into calling him Baby Hugh or Baby Hughie.

But lately, it’s just not clicking, so I’m starting over & asking for your help to come up with something I can really love.

There are a few caveats to tossing out baby names, though…

For one, I need to avoid repetition with other names in the story, so it can’t start with any of these letters:  A, B, C, E, F, J, M, R, S, T, V, or W.  (Yeah, I know—tie my hands much?  Why do you think I’m having so much troubling landing on one I like? :moon )

For another, it can’t be too unique or out-there.  I don’t mind getting a little creative, but remember that this is a Harlequin Desire, so the characters are pretty much filthy rich & more old-fashioned & reserved.  Plus, the parents’ names are Alexander & Jessica, so no going out on the crazy limb & naming their baby something like Moon Unit or Pilot Inspektor.  (No offense to Frank Zappa or Jason Lee, who were obviously smoking a little sumpin’-sumpin’ when they came up with their babies’ names. :dropmouth )

I’ve also been considering simply changing the baby’s name to Henry to stay with the same letter of the alphabet.  (And obviously because I’ve been watching a little too much Once Upon a Time. :winkwink )

So let me know what you think of that idea, as well as throwing out some baby name suggestions of your own!

I can’t believe we have to say goodbye to Mr. Heart-on already, but alas it’s time to pick a Hunk of the Month to grace the sidebar in March.  And since March is all about the wearing (or not wearing, as the case may be :cuffs ) of the green, let’s see which delightful hotties Mistress Heidi has released from their cages for us to choose from… :stpat

(Happy St. Pat’s!)

(Erin Go Bragh)

(Irish eyes are smilin’)

(Kiss me, I’m Irish)

Thanks to Editor C, I just received an early peek at this lovely review for ON THE VERGE OF I DO from RT Book Reviews, & of course I have to share! :jumping

4 ½ Stars:  Event planner Kara Kincaid is working on the hardest job she’s ever undertaken—the wedding of her sister to hotel magnate Eli Houghton, the man Kara’s had a crush on since childhood. Worse, her mother is under investigation for her father’s murder. And that’s not all: her sister calls off the wedding and Eli starts showing Kara the kind of personal attention she’s always craved from him—which threatens her relationship with her beloved family. The ongoing mystery of the Kincaid clan, the mixed-up romantic tensions, and a hero to die for make this entry into the series a page-turner, and it could prove to be one of the most popular chapters in the ongoing story.

Thank you so much to Pat Cooper, whom I’m almost positive reviews the Harlequin Desire line for the magazine.  (When I get my copy, I’ll double check that. :winkwink )  I’m thrilled Kara & Eli’s story is already getting such a wonderful response because I really loved taking a trip down South to spend a little time with them.

P.S.  I’m also over at the Brava Authors blog today, chatting about television shows with paranormal elements that we—or at least I—loved & still miss.  I hope you’ll drop by to keep me company & add your two cents to the discussion!