It’s hard (heh) when you come up with a fantastic contemporary romance idea, one that could easily turn into a series, but you can’t figure out what to call the series. Every series needs a name – but what to choose? How do you pick? Maybe all the good ones are taken. Jill Shalvis has “Lucky Harbor.” Toni Blake has the “Destiny” series. Lisa Kleypas has “Friday Harbor” coming this winter. And that pesky, troublesome Debbie Macomber took, like, ALL the good words for every one of her titles, dang it.
Behold! Smarty Bitchypants Bitchenatin’® Technology to the rescue! We have come up with an invaluable tool for all romance novel authors, everywhere: A Contemporary Romance Novel Series Name Generator!
Go ahead, give it a whirl! Push the button. DO IT. If you don’t like the title you first come up with, click on the button again and again and again. Some are silly, and some are totally possible – and maybe already in production. And after you generate that perfect series name, you can enter in another Smart Bitch contest–this one requiring more than your page-refreshing skillz.
Your next contemporary series should be called:
Contest Details
- First, keep clickin’ that button until you get a title you really, really like.
- Write a 20-words-or-less pitch for your contemporary series. All submissions must be headed by the randomly-generated title; those without will be disqualified.
- Post the title and the paragraph in the Comments, or e-mail the entry to Sarah. Entries must be received before 11:30 p.m. EDT Wednesday, 22 September 2010.
- On Thursday, 23 September, an entry containing
ALL valid contest submissions will be posted(Jesus what was I smoking?) the finalists as chosen by me will be posted (there’s nearly 175 entries and you’re all too creative. Note to self: NEVER give Bitchery inspirational bacon). Read through those entries, and then There Will Be Voting. Yes, the winner of this contest will be democratically-chosen. One vote per person. - You have 24 hours (or so) to vote.
- The winner will be announced on Friday morning, 24 September 2010.
- Prize will be a $25 gift certificate to the bookstore of the winner’s choosing!
So what are you waiting for? Generate that title and submit your entries, bitches!
The Hirsute Lagoon
A boat load of earnest young women shipwreck on their way to bring education to various South Seas islands only to wash ashore near Hirsute Lagoon, populated by hairy but attractive men who, over the course of the series, lead first one and then another of the young women to forget their vows and copulate, then populate the area with cute babies with long hair.
Duffel Bag Strait
Where the fish in the sea get a nibble at your ex…serial killer boyfriend, that is.
Hirsute Ocean
where bristly whiskers meet silky tresses and together they escape hairy situations to find love in piliferous parts…
The Happiness Lagoon Series
Welcome to the Happiness Lagoon, where swimming in the crystal blue water guarantees to bring passion into your life. Ready or not…
Lisa
Ennui Reservoir
Listless vacationers overcome their apathy—and their inhibitions—at Brick Stockpile’s steamy B&B on . . . Ennui Reservoir!
Duffel Bag Bay
She discovered his cheating, packed her Louis Vuitton, bought a ticket nowhere, and finds love with a boorish Bay man.
trouble77-How does it know?
The Summer Cove Series
Three friends make their way to paradise and meet a trio of undercover agents posing as sexy cabana boys.
The Basket Valley Series:
A set of black haired, evil twins—well, one is not quite as evil as the other—live out the trials and tribulations of evil bitchery at Basket Valley High.
(Just wait until book three—when they go all evil bitch on those sweet-as-sugar blonde twins up the road apiece!)
Sugar River
Life on the Sugar River ebbs and flows – so when sexy crabbers meet sophisticated city singles – watch out!
The Sugar Nook Series
They met under impossible circumstances… and now he can’t stay away from her ‘sugar nook.’
Oh my, I’m laughing too much to come up with anything else!
The Carver – Alley Series
Woodson and Lief carver, twin lumberjacks in the pacific northwest drink hard, play hard and can scale and top those redwoods faster than any other lumberjacks alive. Yet something is missing in their lives. While performing their sideline hobby of chainsaw carving lumber into whimsical woodland creatures at the annual county fair Lief gets a splinter in his eye and has to be seen by the county fair nurse.
Catherine Alley has met a lot of deadbeats in her time while waitressing to put herself through nursing school, not to mention the creepy lowlifes that use the free clinic where she usually works. So she was totally unprepared when the tall hunky blond with the teary eye was led into the nurse’s tent by his equally hunky brother.
Yup, they’re both lumberjacks and they’re okay and they’re both right up her alley!
Pregnesia Pass
get lost (no, really) in the romance of Pregnesia Pass. where men are MEN, but women never remember them.
The Honey Alley Series
‘nuff said….
The Carver Alley Series
After a chainsaw animal carving accident, chips fly when lumberjacks Woodson and Leif Carver meet nurses Kat and Kit Alley.
Yeah, I caught that after my first submission so had to do a quick rewrite. But if there is any chance for a paragraph winner I vote for Rebekah’s Shelter Alley! I about spit my drink all over my screen on that one! 😉
The Sugar Canal series
Sugar Canal is the home of the Brassy sisters. Jessie must battle landscaper Brock Razer to save the her wetlands.
The Honey Cove Series
Reckless Barbados Pop Star, Honey Cove, meets hunky brooding bodyguard, George Neeson. Sparks fly. Tensions rise. Wedding Bells Ring.
Book 1: Wild Honey
Book 2: Funny Honey
Book 3: Milk & Honey
Book 4: Sweeter than Honey
Book 5: Honey Child
The Duffel Bag Bay Series
Each week he comes bringing his duffle bag to the house. Three sisters must decide do they love their sailors or would they rather run away with their own duffle bags.
Book Cover 1: LL Bean Bag with Intials on it slung over the shoulder of a shirtless sailor standing on the porch of a house overlooking the bay
Book 2: Addias Bag filled with soccer balls and other ‘equipment’ belonging to hot Spanish soccer player
Book 3: Nike Bag tennis player working out standing over the gym equipment getting ready to rub it down. 😉