I’ve been anguishing over book titles lately — specifically, the titles for the two books I’m currently writing for Silhouette Romantic Suspense. I want the titles to sound sexy and intriguing — just like my super hot heroes. The editors want the titles to reflect both the suspense and the romance.
So here’s the premise of the first book: A reformed safecracker/thief is forced to team up with his former lover, the antiquities expert who once betrayed him, to recover an ancient necklace before he gets blamed for the theft. He needs to find the necklace, prove his innocence, and restore his honor — while bringing down the bad guys who framed him. Of course, he has to trust the heroine to do it. And by the end of the story, he learns what honor really means.
So I’ve been trying to think of “hot words” that would describe this book: seduce, trust, revenge, honor, thief, forbidden…. the problem is getting the romance in there. And it’s a pretty hot book, so I want it to sound sexy and dangerous, as well as romantic. My list so far is:
Seduced by a Thief
Seducing the Thief
Hot Like a Thief
One Hot Thief
The Thief’s Revenge
The Thief’s Seduction
To Seduce a Thief
But I’m not sure I like any of those titles. Nothing really jumps out at me, anyway. So I’m looking for suggestions. Do any of those titles appeal to you? Are there any “hot words” that make you pick up a romance book? Any titles that you really love? HELP!
And since I haven’t given away one of my backlist books for awhile, I’ll choose a winner at the end of the day from those who answer.
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Okay, so none of these are any good, but they might help find one that is:
Hot Steal
Stealing Seduction
Heat and Theft
Thieving Lust
Hot Theft
Hot Property
Hope there’s something there that prompts an idea!
by Bron
on March 28th, 2007 at 5:24 am
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Bron - I love Hot Property! I’ll add it to my list. Unfortunately, it doesn’t really bring in the romance, so the editors might not go for it. :neutral:
by Gail Barrett
on March 28th, 2007 at 5:58 am
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None of those grab me either. I am not good a picking titles but how about
The Thief’s Seduction
Seduction by Theft
Lusty Larceny
by Pat L.
on March 28th, 2007 at 6:19 am
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Stolen Passion
Thief of Hearts
Stolen Hearts
by Vivi Anna
on March 28th, 2007 at 10:28 am
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I like some of them, but I’ll toss a few more out there. Here are a few:
To Kiss a Thief
Taking the Thief
The Taking of the Thief
To Tryst with a Thief
Entangled with a Thief
To Match a Thief
Sexual Stealing (Okay, so that one’s a joke 
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Oh no, now that I’ve started thinking of a play on song names with that last one, I can’t stop. How about Stealing Sexy Back? No? I didn’t think so lol! I hope you find what you need Gail!
by Zara
on March 28th, 2007 at 10:39 am
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hot seduction
passion theif
red handed thief
hearts of fire
by kim h
on March 28th, 2007 at 10:40 am
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Thief of Hearts is a great title, but it has been used too much already. Did you know that titles can’t be copyrighted? So I could call my book War and Peace…. :eek: But if the title is too famous, or has been used recently for another similar book, the editors won’t let the author use it. I always do a search on Amazon to see what books are out there with similar names. Unfortunately, that eliminates a lot of the really good ones… and Nora Roberts has used just about every title around. :neutral:
by Gail Barrett
on March 28th, 2007 at 11:03 am
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Gail,
How about
The Thief’s Redemption
The Sweetest Deception
or
Dangerous Encounters
by Sandra
on March 28th, 2007 at 11:22 am
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Several of the above are just fine, as I thought of a few only to find them in the comments. (Thief Of Hearts)
But I’ll add a few I like:
Romancing The Thief
Stealing His Heart
Kissing Danger
by Walt
on March 28th, 2007 at 12:44 pm
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Hi Gail,
How about these?
Operation: Seduction
The Sexy Thief
It Takes a Thief
Burning by a Thief
by Mona
on March 28th, 2007 at 2:05 pm
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The Thief Strikes Back? LOL :) I stink at titles. . . I liked the ones with hot in them personally. :)
Lois
by Lois
on March 28th, 2007 at 2:18 pm
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I like the word HOT, too, Lois. :mrgreen: This is great, though. I’ve added a bunch of these to my list. Keep the suggestions coming, please!!!!!
by Gail Barrett
on March 28th, 2007 at 2:25 pm
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My favorite is The Thief’s Seduction or even just Seduction - I like that word in a title.
by catslady
on March 28th, 2007 at 2:37 pm
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OOHHH. I like a one-word title like Seduction (or Dangerous). I don’t know if the editors would go for it, but I’ll put it on the list. :grin:
by Gail Barrett
on March 28th, 2007 at 3:07 pm
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Oh there are a lot of good suggestions above.
I will add some more so that you will be really confused!
The Thief who seduced me
Hot nights, Thief
Thief of Blazing Passions
My thinker is tired so that is it!
by Michele
on March 28th, 2007 at 4:26 pm
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Okay, I’ll try to think of a good title :)…how about…The Thief’s Takeover, A Thief in Training, A Thief’s Tale, The Thief Tells All, The Thief’s Takeover …well, I tried :)
by Kathleen
on March 28th, 2007 at 4:34 pm
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It’s surprising how just mixing the same words gives slightly different meaning.
The Good Thief
Heart Thieft
Thieft in my Heart
Thief in my Heart
Heart of the Thief
Thief with a Heart
Taming a Thief
Thief At Heart
To Hold a Thief
The Honest Thief / An Honest Thief
Taken by a Thief
by Sue A.
on March 28th, 2007 at 4:56 pm
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I’m terrible at coming up with things. What about “To Love A Thief”?
by Janet
on March 28th, 2007 at 10:12 pm
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Some great suggestions already but I thought I would add a few if no one minds. :
Thrilling Thievery
The Thrill of the Theft
Stolen Emotions
Stealing into my Heart
Stealing a Piece of My Heart
Taking Dangerous Chances
The Passions Pickpocket
Seducing the Thief
Stealing Back My Heart
Stealing Back Into My Heart
Stolen Will Power
Trespassing Into My Heart
The Thief Who Stole My Heart
Love Stolen Properly
Love’s Stolen Property
Criminally Seductive
A Theft of Love
A Theft of the Heart
Taking a Chance On Love
Taking Back My Heart
Tempting the Thief
Stealing Seductively Into the Night
by April
on March 29th, 2007 at 4:04 am
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THANK YOU everyone for the great suggestions! I have now added to my list of possible titles to submit to the editors. Hopefully they’ll like one of them. :!: And April, based on the sheer number of titles you brainstormed, I’ll send you one of my books. Contact me at: gail@gailbarrett.com with your address. THANKS AGAIN EVERYONE! Now I’m back to writing the book….. :eek:
by Gail Barrett
on March 29th, 2007 at 4:25 am
