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!
Lost interest in sex? Come to the Nymphomaniac Reservoir Day Spa; don’t worry, he’ll pay for it.
The Nymphomaniac Bay Series
One nun-in-training, one retired call-girl, one minister’s daughter and a whole lotta men. Being good has never been so hard.
(led32. See? Told you there was a whole lotta men *grin*)
Zinfandel Valley
White wine fever – is it infectious? Will the Valley girls find their soulmates before the Bad Guy steals their winery?
Baseball Beach
After striking out in love, Pete Ryan retreats to Baseball Beach, never guessing he’d hit a romantic home run.
Nymphomaniac Lagoon! ROFL!!!
Duffel Bag Island
When their plane crashes on a remote atoll, hunky luggage salesman Dirk Karryon finally gets the chance to woo his icy co-worker, Tara Machset. Can she resist his throbbing…duffel bag?
The Mississippi Bad Boys Series:
Back home, 3 buddies start construction business to prove to town how “good” they are with their hands.
Happiness Nook
He knows where happiness lies…in her nook…and her crannies.
The Honey Reservoir Series
Duke McKay’s cabin at Honey Reservoir gets used when a man needs space…but maybe they actually need the love of a good woman. And the local ladies have more than enough honey to go around…
captcha: done59. Maybe that honey joke has been done 59 times but dammit, I couldn’t resist.
The Pregnesia Channel
Four pregnant amnesiacs sign on to 24 hour tv channel documenting their lives. Will they find love? Or a valid form of ID?
The Hirsute Beach Series
Where the Women can ride the waves and
the Men REALLY give a gal something to hold on to…head, back or…
Shelter Alley
It all began at the Mission on Shelter Alley. Thats where She saw him, clutching the styrafoam cup of lukewarm coffee in his gloved hands. She knew he was her soul mate, and soon they would share a tent togethor under the free way overpass… and in that tent, Find Passion.
He knew she was watching him, and he hoped she wasn’t one of Them. He knew they had planted a probe in his brain, perhaps it was time to pack up and move on ; yet there was Something about her , something that drew him to her. Perhaps it was the come hither grin or the tilt of her head as she pushed her grocery cart laden with belongings down main street.
Ennui Lagoon
The lagoon where nothing happens, and no one cares. Not even when it appears that something might happen.
The Tree Island Series
Four beautiful women with trust issues…four brooding men with mysterious past(s)…they weren’t looking for love, but it grew on them…on Tree Island!
Do we know what a Qinery is?
She’s a good girl who should know better, but he’s a bad boy who can really work her Honey Channel. Will she unleash her wild side? Will he satisfy his sweet tooth with her apian nectar? Find out in “Where the Wildflowers Grow”.
Kindle Pond …
A tour for his e-book on paternity brings Thayer home to find his Secret Septuplets have woes of their own….
(20 is not a lot of words. ‘care26’? Yes, I would care for 26 words. But 20 is what I got)
The Quilt Pass Series
Four Alaskan fisherman will keep you in stitches after selling their quotas, opening a fabric store and luring some cougars
The Football Canal series
Molly hates football. Can charismatic football coach Chris Colombo teach her to love football while making a touchdown for love? ?
Oops, I just realized that my pitch was longer than 20 words so how about:
She’s a good girl who should know better, but he’s a bad boy who can really work her Honey Channel.
Not nearly as interesting but at least the correct word count.
Or:
Honey Channel
A visiting entomologist sweeps the local beekeeper off her feet and onto his Harley. Hot, eager, male grad students follow.
Honey Harbor
Colony collapse threatens to dethrone the queen beekeepers of Honey Harbor. Can three hunky biologists save their hives… and hearts?
Carver Canal
Sizzling menage erotica featuring hunky blacksmith cousins Stone & Ash Carver. Three is never a crowd in this cozy Wyoming town…
(These have all made me laugh so hard! Had to de-lurk to try my hand at it…)
The Honey Alley Series
Three world-weary brothers and their pet tiger, travel home for some TLC, never expecting to find love in the most unexpected place in…Honey Alley.
The Jingle Sea Series
Fake Santa Clauses discover how to live on the sea…and meet the pirates of their dreams. Ho Ho Arr.
I’d totally read all of these! I must be mad..
The Basket Beach series.
Locals call it Basketcase Beach – everyone’s either crazy in love or just plain crazy. Join the madness – straight jacket optional.
Very pregnant and with no memories of how she got there, ‘Jane’ finds love and answers in… The Pregnesia Canal
I got The Honey Pond and The Bacon Alley back to back (hee hee)- a match made in heaven if there ever was one! I see companion series’…
lonely ladies find love- and get in touch with their Honey Ponds… (F/F erotica)
where men meet late at night… Bacon Alley. (M/M erotica, duh)
Sugar Harbor
The Sugar sisters are known as “the mermaids”, not only because their father is a seaman who left home 20 years ago, never to heard from again, but because any man who falls under their spell is doomed: their businesses fail, lives are in danger and still, in the end, they lose the sisters’ love. Cognizant of their effect on men, the Harbor sisters shy away from commitments and men the complications they bring, until Chase Ryan comes to town to build the amusement park that will save the towns’ economy, and falls for Sally Sugar, the oldest of the sisters. Is he the one to break the curse?
The Montana Moonshine Lagoon Series: Oh God. OH GOD. Why would you do that?!?!
a town where losers become winners! It’s called, “Lucky Gulf.”
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The Nymphomaniac Cove Series
Travel to our wonderful hideaway where passion, heat and mutual satisfaction are the goal … all day, all night long.
Coy Ladies and Passive Gentlemen need not apply.
Teacup Reservoir
Where Brit meets Grit
I don’t know if I can fully express how much Hubby wants to move to Bacon Island.
Alas, I’m going to have to edit the contest details and select finalists for your voting fun and shenanigans – you’re all too good and creative and full of bacony moonshine.
Ennui Inlet: Can Humdrum Holly and Banal Bobby overcome the blandness of bayside living and find true love? Eh, who cares.
The Lucky Dinghy
Stranded in the ocean after their marriage counseling cruise ship sank, 3 couples rekindle their love.
Seriously though….the Lucky Dinghy? I had a heck of time coming up with something PG to write.
the Sheik Stream
A frisky virgin finds a pearly stream in the desert. Much to her delight, it’s the Sheik Stream. Sheik included.
Nymphomaniac Cove
Just when you thought you have read every good romance series…it’s fantastic, it’s fucktastic, it’s NYMPHOMANIAC COVE.
Honey Cove…I can’t even think of anything that is not just disgusting for this one!!
Thanks for the afternoon laugh ladies!!
Napalm Valley
True love EXPLODES in this fiery new series! Taking off body armor never left anyone smoldering like this.
The Comfort Sea Series…
Years of running from her past abruptly end, bringing Marcella home from the sea and forcing her to face her history.