You have great ideas, right? Sure you do. I need one.
Here's the deal–I've written a contemporary paranormal, set in Hawaii. That's right, paradise. Love those islands, don't you?
I love this story, too. What I don't have is a title. So if you can come up with a title my editor and I love, I will send you a $20.00 gift certificate for Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble.com, your choice. AND a free copy of the book when it debuts next spring, naturally!
Here's a quick look at the premise …
So that's the story … or at least the beginning. What would be a good title for this story? Keep in mind it involves a little bit of molten lava, too! ;D
You're welcome to present as many titles as you wish. Please send them to cathryncade@cathryncade.com
I will choose a winner by October 1st, 2011.
thanks,
Cathryn
19 Responses
Here are a couple ideas:
Island Heat
Hawaiian Heat
Hawaiian Heart
I hope this goes through. "Volcanic Embrace, Midnight Eruption, Polynesian Pleasure, Island Mix, Guardian of my heart, Dream of Me.
Mary George.
Lei Me Down!
Jan Romes
Molten Romance
Sea of Fire
Pele Sleeps
(Pele is mentioned in the song "Hot Lava" by Perry Farrell on the South Park Album.
"And after the eruption, we lay dormant for a while
Let's just hold each other and talk,
For now, Pele sleeps")
Marian Allen
Fantasies, mysteries, comedies, recipes
I always have trouble with titles, too! My first ones are usually terrible, and by avoiding those, I try and find the good ones. Or at least the semi-good ones. This is why I have an editor.
Here are some titles you should not use under any circumstances whatsoever.
— Aloha Oy! (only if your heroine is Jewish)
— Lei and Layability
— Subduction in Paradise (inaccurate, as Hawaii is not on a subduction zone)
— Flank Eruption (accurate!)
— In a Hot Spot (also accurate! and much sexier!)
— 'A'a, My Love (this would appeal to the niche of romance-reading geology geeks — which is pretty much just me and a couple people in Iceland)
— Ring of Fire (good for volcano imagery, and — for the Johnny Cash song, but also has some, um, unfortunate implications in romantic terms)
… and last but not least:
— For The Lava of a Good Man
I'm terrible at titles and need to think up a new one for my upcoming release.
How about Tropical Heat Wave?
Jan, Mary, Marian, Elisa, and Shelley,
You are ALL wonderful, and many of your ideas are fabulous, definitely in the running for the book's title.
Except for Olivia's, which made me snort my iced tea–thanks! What a hoot. May I post those on my Facebook page?
I hope Olivia says yes because I loved those titles!
Mine would be 'Behold a Bright Fire,' 'Pele at Midnight,' or 'Awakening the Goddess.'
The story sounds great!
I've always tried to use the KISS (Keep It Simple Silly) concept so how about Hawaiian Hero.
And by the way I love your books!
reneebennett35(at)yahoo(dot)com
Absolutely! I had fun putting those together (and refreshing my knowledge of volcano terms). 🙂
Emma,
thanks for more great ideas! Wow, you're all so good at this.
Cathryn
NayNay,
Hawaiian Heroes is the series name, because this is just the first of at least 3 books in the series. So that's a keeper, now we need the title for this particular book.
And thanks so much for the compliment!
Cathryn
Love the suggestions so far! And the premise sounds super sexy! 🙂
Do you want to keep a theme going in the titles? For example: Hawaiian Surrender, Hawaiian Dreams, and Hawaiian Flames. Also, do you want to keep Hawaiian in the name to draw in readers or will Hawaiian Heros series name be on the covers too? If yes, then the reuse of Hawaiian is overkill. Do you want to focus on the mystery or the paranormal or the romance side of the book? Is it as spicy as your other books? Just rambling here and thinking of all the angles…it's what I do when I come up with titles.
You already have some great suggestions here. The post said to send to email, but looks like everyone's leaving them here.
Pele's Guardian
Burning Desire
Volcanic Eruption
While She Sleeps
Best wishes,
Cher Green
cher438 at hotmail dot com
How about Hot Hawaiian Fire, or Hot Hawaiian Love, God of Hawaiian Heat?
Kathy Crouch (I'm on facebook for some reason I can't get things to post any more to comments.
Kathy,
Love your ideas. Hmmm, so many to choose from.
thanks,
Cathryn
Cher,
Love your ideas, thanks! They fit right in.
Lynda,
Great brainstorming! You're right, Hawaiian Heroes IS the name of the series, so we don't really need Hawaiian in the title.
What I've been focusing on is the volcano, and the flames that the hero evokes not only in his heroic persona, but in the heroine, ;D.
thanks,
Cathryn