It occurred to me recently that I might be confusing people with my flip-flopping & interchangeable use of the terms “Harlequin Desire” & “Silhouette Desire.”

Well, there’s a reason for this.  And in case you haven’t already heard, I’ll try to explain…

Starting in June of this year (2011), Harlequin’s “Silhouette” imprint will be absorbed under the Harlequin umbrella.

Basically, that means my line, Silhouette Desire, will become Harlequin Desire…  Silhouette Romantic Suspense will become Harlequin Romantic Suspense…  Silhouette Special Edition will become Harlequin Special Edition…  and so on.

As far as your reading experience is concerned, you needn’t worry—nothing vital is going to change.  The lines will remain as they are now, both story-wise & when it comes to covers.  The only thing that’s changing is the imprint name & graphic as it appears on the books. (i.e. The “Silhouette” name & icon that appear in the graphic above will turn into “Harlequin.”)

Which may take some getting used to, I admit.  I’ll also admit that I’m a little sad to see Silhouette go. :blinkie   I love Harlequin as a whole, but I’ve always been just a smidge partial to the sexy sound of “Silhouette” & the image of a man & woman in an embrace associated with it.

But I’m more than willing to go along for the ride & see how the name “Harlequin Desire” looks on my covers from now on.  (Starting, as I said, in June—just in time for HER LITTLE SECRET, HIS HIDDEN HEIR.  Woot! :dancing )

And in case you’re wondering why this change is being made…  Well, the truth is, the Silhouette line actually originated over at Pocket Books.  When Harlequin took it over, they kept the Silhouette imprint to avoid reader confusion.  But now that Harlequin is so well-known—a household name, really—it only makes sense, I guess, to just go whole-hog & make everything Harlequin.

So don’t be afraid when you start seeing this change pop up, okay?  Don’t freak out when your Silhouette Desires suddenly become Harlequin Desires.  And if you’re doing a search or looking around & can’t find “Silhouette Desire,” just change your focus a little bit & look for “Harlequin Desire” instead.

I swear, nothing is changing but the name!  And you know what Shakespeare said about names…a rose by any other would smell just as sweet. :uhoh   Or in this case, sexy.  My Desires will remain just as sexy as always—I promise! :socool

Today’s Hunk is part hottie, part test. Does anybody recognize this guy? :question

(*sorry, a brain is required to participate)

So the plotting of my “Dynasties:  The Kincaids” continuity book for Harlequin Desire is underway.  And it’s going very well, I’m happy to say. :thumbsup

But here’s the deal—I need a title.  Or titles, really.

This time around, the Desire editors have provided a working title for each of the continuity’s stories, but have asked the authors to also come up with a handful of other ideas to turn in along with our outlines.

And while I am, admittedly, the Queen of All Titles, I’m having a little trouble this time around.  I think because my storyline is so specific & some of the hooks I’d like to use don’t really fit the characters or plotline.

So here’s a quick rundown…  Ooh, rundown…The Rundown…my Darling Dwayne…

Sorry, I got a little distracted there for a minute. :eeee

Here’s a quick recap of my basic storyline…

Event coordinator Kara Kincaid is helping to plan her sister’s wedding to hotel/resort owner Eli Houghton. (Don’t you  just love those names? I do! :Bigthumbs )  The only problem is, Laurel has been dragging her feet for months, & Kara has a wee crush on Eli herself.  So when Laurel calls off the wedding, Eli actually isn’t the least surprised…nor is he disappointed, since he’s been harboring an attraction lately to the other Kincaid sister.  (Oh, yeah—can’t you just feel the sexual tension that will be sizzling on these pages? :love )  Skip ahead a bit, & Kara & Eli actually begin a passionate affair.  (But, of course! :itsabouttime )

I won’t say anything more than that because I don’t want to ruin the story.  That’s also more than enough hint to get the creative juices flowing for title brainstorming.

The working title for this story is The Right Woman for the Wrong Groom, which isn’t bad, but I don’t love it.  I do, however, love the idea behind it.  So here are some of the titles I’ve thought of that might be suitable (& sexy enough :winkwink ) for this story:

The Wrong Mrs. Right
The Wrong Mr. Right
Her Wrong Mr. Right
The Wrong Kincaid Bride/Woman
Right Groom…Wrong Bride
His Favorite Bride
The Billionaire’s Chosen Bride
Jilted Groom, Substitute Bride
Accidentally in Love
From Business to Matrimony
For Business…or Pleasure?
Marrying for Business…or Pleasure?
A Question of Marriage
The Millionaire’s Forbidden Affair
Do You Take This Woman?
The Billionaire’s Bartered Bride
The Billionaire’s Bridal Swap
Seducing the CEO
Left at the Altar

Okay, so some of them I really like & some of them… :crazy not so much.

But can you think of any others that might work?  I’m taking suggestions.  Just please keep in mind that they need to be Desire-worthy titles.  Maybe even think of the kind you see on books from the Harlequin Presents line.  Titles that convey a strong Alpha hero, dramatic & glamorous storyline, etc.

And if one of your titles ideas—over one of mine or the Desire editors’–ends up on the book, I’ll treat you to a free autographed copy when it finally comes out in April 2012.

That’s a long way off, I know, & you’re pretty much going to have to trust me to come back & follow up, because it will probably be months yet before titles for this continuity series are actually finalzed.  So do you…trust me? :dracuulla