So, you know those clickbait headlines? They’re all over social media, especially in the emotional-porn videos that are shared – twice – by everyone on my Facebook page.
She sat down to play the piano, but you won’t believe what happened next!
He thought it was a normal trip to the drive-thru pharmacy until this happened!
You won’t believe the ending to this story!
Your faith in humanity will be restored after you watch this!
It looked like a typical cat video, but this part brought me to tears!
These 10 tips will save you fourteen whole dollars!
I’m not a fan, but I know they’re effective. Upworthy uses them by the truckload, as do many other media outlets, because you have to click to find out. It’s like bad weight loss ads come to life every day – Eat these three foods and the fat will melt away!
Yeah. Thank heavens for the Saved You a Click Twitter feed.
But then, after one too many links in a row where the headline was nothing but clickbait, I realized: we’re sitting on a golden opportunity for the romance genre.
We need Clickbait Romance Titles.
We’ve got cute titles, silly titles, titles that reference 80s music, titles that reference children’s books… but, come on, this is IT. THE NEXT AND ONLY BEST THING.
Seriously, think about it. How many copies would sell if the books we loved were titled this way?
ZILLIONS. Actual mathematical ZILLIONS. LITERAL ZILLIONS.
Imagine the possibilities!
You Won’t Believe What the Duke Did Next!
When the Virgin Mistress Looked Closer – Your Jaw Will Drop!
10 Things Only Heroines in 1811 Will Understand
The Billionaire Removed His Tie and this Happened!
This could work for any genre. Really – the potential is endless.
And since many of you are probably sitting at a half-day at work before the holiday break, we figured, why not make this more fun for everyone? Contest time!
Drop your Clickbait Romance Title in the comments, and you’re entered to win a $50 gift card to the bookstore of your choice.
I’ll be selecting the winner but please feel free to use the “Like” feature on each comment to highlight your favorites. (The like feature is the heart in the top right corner of each comment. Click it to find out what happens next!) Comments will close at or near 10am ET on Friday, 25 December, and winner will be announced same day.
Standard disclaimers apply: I’m not being compensated for this giveaway. You won’t believe that it’s void where prohibited. 10 Things About Being Open to International Residents Were Permitted by Applicable Law. Must be over 18 and read to DO THE THINGS to enter. Your mileage may vary but especially if you do these three things!
No, no, publishing industry, don’t thank us.
We are HERE for YOU, all the clicking time.
ETA: Oh, my gosh, are you all funny.
But there can only be one winner, which is SO UNFORTUNATE because like I said, you’re all hilarious. I’m going to highlight a few favorites because OH THE SNORTS:
High fives and honorable mentions to:
Anony Miss for many entries, including, I’m earning $500 a day being a spy for the French Revolution, while working from home! You can too! Click here to learn more! and the incredibly kind, 365 Days in 2015 That SBTB Readers Were The Most Awesome Community Online.
Yes, yes, you are!
Ellie Heller for several, among them, From Ingenue to Roue – What your beauty mark placement says about you.
And to N. Vivian for She Landed A Duke With This One Trick–Matchmaking Mamas HATE Her!
“Matchmaking mamas HATE her.” HA!
And the winner of this lovely and most enjoyable exercise as selected by random integer is Priscilla!
Congratulations, Priscilla, and thank you to everyone for making this so much fun!
You won’t believe the disguise she used to get closer to her brother’s nemesis and what he did when he found out it was her!
Five signs that you are not destined to be a wallflower.
How to Tell if it’s True Love or True Bluff in 10 Days or Less
Rakes of Ratherford*: Reformable or Just Plain Wild
*made up name
Things Heat Up When You Know Who* Shows Up
* I hope it’s Voldemort
You’ll Never Think of a Duke the Same Way Again!
Waltz Your Way to Matrimony!
10 Ways a Governess Can Marry a Rich Widower.
Lose Weight NOW by Reading These Eight Specific Romance Novels!
How the Tragic Scarred Nobleman Learned to Love Again!
Exclamation Points Make Everything Better!!!
You won’t believe what obstacles stood in the way of this single mom’s happy ending! Click to see why her family didn’t approve and what her best friend had to tell her!
Her boyfriend got a dangerboner. How she handled it will restore your faith in humanity!
He Thought it was Just a Parent Teacher Conference, but you Won’t Believe What Happened Next.
Mousy Academics Share 5 Tips for Wooing Socially Awkward Post-Grads
She Thought All Vampires Were Monsters. What She Found Out Changed Her Life.
Reclusive Duke Hires a Governess for his Children, but He Learns the Most Important Lesson of All.
Does he secretly love you but believe he can’t have you? 3 steps to change his mind
Taken by the WHAT?!?! Ten celebrity/anthropomorphic hookups you’ll never believe!!
Debauched in the Drawing Room! Even the most unflappable butler will be shocked!!
Rogues Who Like Rakes? Ten Rogues You’ll NEVER Believe Are Bisexual!!
9 Ways to Reform your Rake like Angelina Jolie
The Duke met his secret baby and it destroyed my soul!
21 Sexy Firemen who want to be with YOU.
This Vampire’s love will melt your panties like Beckham
Everyone is Freaking out about this Super Hot Billionaire’s Pregnant Mistress
You Won’t Believe The Potato Dishes That These Vikings Whipped Up!!
How To Tell If That Wallflower Is Secretly Wanton! Ten Tips These Good Girls Don’t Want You To Know!!
From Bluestocking Bookworm to Bombshell Beauty! You won’t believe how they did it!
5 Ballgown Hacks for the Wallflower/Spy!
She Thought It Was Just An Abandoned Castle-Until She Found THIS In The Dungeon!
4 Ways to Tell If That Dashing Vigilante is ACTUALLY Your Boring Bethrothed!
She thought his powers were odd… until she found out this!
When you see how far she’s willing to go your jaw will drop!
You haven’t read a sex scene until you’ve read this one!
You won’t believe how many euphemisms for penis she uses!
You thought bondage was the next hot thing in sex, wait until you read this!
We counted her orgasms, you won’t believe the total!
You haven’t seen geek love until you see this!
He wants her to do what?
You thought your boyfriend had odd habits, wait until you see his!
She was saving herself for marriage and then this happened!
You won’t believe this size of this until you see it!
Menage curious? We explain it all!
Top 10 uses for rope you never knew existed!
We were blown away by her looks but then we saw this…
If you thought you knew sex, wait until you see this!
She thought he was a stranger until this happened!
These people where caught having sex in public and then this happened!
You won’t believe the places he finds for them to have sex!
If you thought your last break up was bad read about these!
This woman proves revenge sex is the best sex!
A hot tub, a hunk and a snow storm… but it’s not what you think!
7 Ways to Rope In Your Own Cowboy
You Won’t Believe What She Did To Save Her Ranch!
He Likes To Dominate His Partners. See How She Turns The Tables.
Click here for DRAGONS!
This One Great Dress Will Save You From Wallflowerdom Forever!
You won’t believe what a fake French seamstress can do!
26 Reasons Your Werewolf Isn’t House-training!
Here’s the Deal on Start-Up Billionaires (you won’t believe how many there are!)
5 Things That Drive Guys Crazy (1-3 are having boobs)
@Ellie (#49): Bisexual rakes and rogues? I WOULD READ THE HECK OUT OF THAT
What’s under there? Laird’s lassies share ALL the kilt secrets of the mad, plaid and dangerous to know.
The Earl was horrified at his lust for the new stableboy – until he caught “Sam” in bathing in the pond and discovered THIS.
You’ll Never Guess What’s Under His Kilt!
They Were Separated By Centuries; See What Happens When They Are Finally Reunited!
What’s in Lady Weatherbottom’s Reticule?
You’ll never believe what your purple eyes mean!
When you see what he carries in his overnight bag you’ll be shocked!
She thought he was just really hairy until she saw this!
Ever wonder if he’s secretly a billionaire? Sixteen ways to tell!
When her kid needed help you won’t believe what she did to find the father!
Abandoned at six she thought she was a nobody until she discovered this!
Strange birthmarks and what they really mean!
Top ten pick-up lines for rakes! Guaranteed to work!
How to get over her missishness – 20 tips for the aspiring rake
New dance craze from Vienna – wait until you see the scandalous pose!
He thought she’d be a good mistress – until she said this!
10 tricks to get vouchers to Almack’s – & what to do when you get there.
If her parents knew she was seeing him she’d be disowned so instead she tell them this.
What SMART BITCHES won’t tell you about those TRASHY BOOKKS they devour REVEALED here !!!
She Thought She Was Destined To Be a Wallflower Until This Happened
This Quiet Librarian Has a Big Secret
7 Ways to Hide that You Had a Child with Your Ex
This Secretary Spilled Coffee on the Boss – You Won’t Believe What He Did Next!
10 secrets to keeping the romance alive when you’re running from killers!
She broke his heart, but after seven years you’ll never guess what happens next!
He tells her he wants to kiss her but it wasn’t where she expected!
She thought her virtue was lost when he kissed her but then he did this!
10 times you should give the cut direct & 10 reasons why you shouldn’t
She hooked up with him in a bar one night then she saw him two years later she couldn’t believe this!
Their one night hookup knocked his socks off then he discovered this!
16 reasons why you should nanny for a single father – and 1 really good reason why you shouldn’t!
Signs of the times – what portents mean and how they can affect your life
She thought practicing fainting would pay off – until this happened!
What to do when you’ve avoided dance lessons your whole life and you’re stuck at a ball
Widows: How to make them merry without marrying them
This Ancient Superfood Will Give You Duke Attracting Pheromones!
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He Found A Beautiful Unconscious Woman, You Won’t Believe The Ending!
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Greatest Love Story Ever Told! (Continued After The Jump)
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101 Tips For Managing Your Undead Boyfriend
I’m earning $500 a day being a spy for the French Revolution, while working from home! You can too! Click here to learn more!
Hog-tied and Satisfied – 10 Ways to Romance a Cowboy
The Waltz! The Forbidden Dance! The Enticing Dance!
She Thought He Was Her Best Friend, But What Happened Next Changed Everything…
Watch What Happens When He Met His Fiance’s Sister!
They Grew Up Together, But What Happened Twenty Years Later Will Shock You!
This is fun! Lol
Thanks for the chance to enter! 🙂
I think Sarah MacLean was all over this. Nine Rules to Break when Romancing a Rake. My contribution would be “She said she’d never love again. You won’t believe what happens next.”
She Thought She Was On The Shelf, Then THIS Happened!
You Won’t Believe Where Her Hymen Was All Along!
You thought your book was trashy – wait until you what these smart bitches read!
It was a pretend engagement – until she saw him nude!
The secret lives of monsters – and the awesome sex!
Why being on the shelf at 25 is horrendous – & liberating!
Not content to just dress as a man, this brazen debutante does this!
She Went Into the Garden as a Miss and Emerged as a Duchess!
The secret to knowing a devilish marquis rake’s preferred corset colors.
Four Ways to Turn A Villain Into Your Hero (You WON’T believe #3!)
When the Lady Blew the Rake – You Won’t Believe What Came Out!
@Heather S Me too! Actually, I’ve read one or two about bisexual rakes. I’m thinking Kate Pearce and, uhhh, Jess Something that starts with an M write them. But that whole Something that starts with an M could be completely dead wrong because I was up late last night reading The Deal, in which the hero also erroneously thinks the heroine’s name starts with an M.