Taking a Break From All Your Worries

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Anyone watch Battlestar Gallactica? LOL Sorry

Anyway…I’ve been out here blogging for four years. That’s a long time in Internet Years, and I’ve decided it’s time for me to take some serious time off–namely the summer–and recharge some batters. Don’t worry–I’ll be back in time to pimp Make U Sweat!

But before I go, we’re having a contest. My current WIP, lovingly entitled SCREWED, needs a new title.

SCREWED is two novellas–Screwed (which I get to keep as a novella title) and Hooked and both are follow-ups to NAILED.  While these stories technically have NOTHING to do with construction or blue-collar work, I’d like to try and keep the theme the same or similiar.

Here’s a little behind-the-scenes. SCREWED: Will Collier rescues a damsel in distress (she’s a traveling sorta gypsy girls who tells fortunes at ren fairs), gets her in hot water, ends up in a secluded cabin with her, they have hot spanky sex, she runs away, gets grabbed by a very bad man and shoots him, just as Will and his brothers show up to rescue her. Oh, and there’s a dog named Scamp.

HOOKED: John Collier is hunting the man who tried to kill his brother (in Screwed). The guy is connected to a big crime family but John’s hell-bent on killing him anyway. Bad John. To that end John tracks him to the Caribbean and breaks into his room (in drag) only to find a woman in the shower. The little hot tamale turns out to be the only daughter of a man you don’t want to piss off. Things happen, and John gets roped into posing as her boyfriend/bodyguard for four days. She makes him miserable, tries to seduce him, succeeds and then they get busted at the wedding by her father who makes John an offer he can’t refuse.  :evillaugh:

It has to be a sexy title. I like one-word titles but short titles work too. Both heroes are hitmen.  Screwed is a little on the dark/thoughtful side while Hooked is just damned funny stuff.

The winning title (as chosen by my editor) will get an acknowledgment in the book and an autographed copy of the book when it comes out next Spring (March 09).  I’ll also throw in copies of NAILED and MAKE U SWEAT (When I get my author copies of MUS in August).

My critique partners, the blog crew from SFC and the blog crew from NAS are all eligible because I need all the help I can get.

GO FOR TITLE!  

36 Naughty Responses to “Taking a Break From All Your Worries”

  1. Shelli Says:

    Have a summer off, Amie, luv! We understand. Relax a little… rasta We’ll just post a pic of a different guy every week. You know ‘Amie’s off f*ckin this guy today on her break’ or something equally delish.

    As for titles, I almost said ‘Plugged’. :lmao: But that’s just wrong on so many levels. How about ‘Hitting It’ or maybe just ‘Tagging that Ass’

    Yes, it’s late and I’m not even trying. :nener:

  2. Emma Petersen Says:

    I like Hitting It, Shell. :yes: Plugged on the other hand :shock: :no: LMAO. Yeah, I’m of no help at all.

  3. Amie Stuart Says:

    :lmao: I actually like Hittin’ It. I wonder if they’d let me get away with the ‘ though. I THINK I came up with a good title last night (thank you Norah Jones) but I’m gonna let this ride and see what else ya’ll can come up with.

    Plugged? :evillaugh:

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  5. raine Says:

    That’s so funny.
    I had “Hitting It” in mind before I came here. Works with the hit man theme, I think.
    And I don’t see how they could object…it could refer to a lot of things. Baseballs, pinatas, bathrooms, water fountains, panic buttons, etc.
    So yeah, I like Hitting It.
    I mean, as a title. :oops:
    Well, the other meaning too, if my memory of it serves. :razz:

    But hit man related stuff?
    Only short titles, huh? Damn… :sad:

    Wasted. (probably not, huh?) rasta
    Snuffed. (too cocainish?) :bunny
    Bumped Off. :pow:
    Iced. (which I kinda like) :cool:
    Blown. :mrgreen:

    But I think Hitting It is very good. :yes:

  6. Melissa Blue Says:

    These titles may never win the Nobel Prize but…

    1. BedRocked
    2. Bucked
    3. *Cooling Load* Ick
    4. Cupped or Cupping
    5. Hot Wired
    6. Lapped
    7. Primed

    All inspired from this site that list construction terms:

    http://www.homebuildingmanual.com/Glossary.htm

    Now if all these sucked then I don’t know who posted this. It wasn’t Melissa Blue.

  7. Melissa Blue Says:

    What happened to my post?

  8. Denise ~ Says:

    I like Shelli’s idea… damn why didn’t I think of that…

    Targeted
    Marked
    (just plain ) Tagged
    Pegged

    okay… my brain hurts :dork:

  9. Scarlet Y Wharton Says:

    Twisted. I like Hitting it but then if you ever do Hammered It will seem redundant. :wootrock:

  10. Amie Says:

    You know Hittin’ It would be pretty funny with Nailed–yes I’m JUST NOW feeling the full affect of the funny

    *waves* Hey Scarlett! If it wasn’t for the whole drunk/drinking thing I might just use Hammered.

  11. Melissa Blue Says:

    I had this cool little list of titles and then poof. *sigh* Enjoy your vacation.

  12. Shelli Says:

    Melissa, we pulled you out! You got sucked into the spam filter!

  13. Shelli Says:

    Here’s a couple of more

    On Target

    Target: temptation

  14. Karen Says:

    I liked Iced. I am the last person to ask about titles - I suck at coming up with them.

    And of course I love Plugged. LMAO :nener:

    We’ll miss you Amie! But I understand the needed break. Trust me I do. :wink:

  15. raine Says:

    Hey, there’s one…
    “Sucked Into the Spam Filter”. :razz: :razz: :razz:

    Ok, I’m going now… :nener:

  16. kim h Says:

    taken
    stripped
    worked
    creamed

    tempted
    Fired up
    Spanked
    HOt sheets
    hanky panky
    Desired to the max

  17. Amie Stuart Says:

    I’m thinking if Screwed is out Sucked is too :evillaugh:

    Hey I LIKE Hot Sheets! Keep em coming ladies! You’ve got until Thursday and then I’m sending them off to my editor.

  18. Melissa Blue Says:

    I am not Spam. Though I have eaten it in my misspent youth.

  19. Melissa Blue Says:

    Damn. Back in the filter. :lmao:

  20. Lynn M Says:

    Hmmm. Title ideas…

    Blocked
    Blue Prints (you know, best laid plans…)

  21. Lynn M Says:

    Oops. I hit the wrong button. Ok, to continue…

    Dead Bolt
    Decked
    Ground (that could have several meanings…)
    Hot Wire
    Notch
    Drive

    Ok, done for now. :wootrock:

  22. Kellie Says:

    Hum…I DO like Hittin’ It… :hitit: :hump:

    What about… Tapped? :diebastard:

    Both stories sound great–I definitely want to read more!!!!!

  23. Amie Stuart Says:

    KELLIE BELLIE!!!!! OH I like Tapped! :lol:

  24. Emma Petersen Says:

    So yeah, I like Hitting It.
    I mean, as a title.
    Well, the other meaning too, if my memory of it serves.

    Bwhahahahaha. :lmao: :wave: Hey Miss Raine. :mrgreen:

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  26. JC Says:

    In Sight
    Sighted
    Joined

  27. azteclady Says:

    Not reading any of the previous suggestions, I would like to propose *drumroll*

    Plastered!

    What?

    You wanted to keep the theme, no? :grin:

  28. Kasey Says:

    What a fun contest :smile:
    Here’s my enteries.
    My hubby just looked at them and said that I’m a :badgirl:
    1.Hot Wire
    2.Heat Pump
    3.Fuse
    4.Riser
    5.Stud Framing
    6.Flashing
    7.Notch
    8.Frame Inspection
    9.King Stud
    10. Plow

  29. Amie Stuart Says:

    Lord ya’ll have been busy! And you’re killing me.

    Plastered?! :lmao:

    I might have to save that for my next drywalling hero. rasta

    Kasey I have to tell you I come from a blue collar family of Scottish origin and we’ve been known to give things like electrical tape and stud finders for Christmas :lmao:

    *side note…I typed Stud Fingers :evillaugh:

  30. kim h Says:

    sex and sweat
    sweaty
    sexy does it
    hot and sexy
    sexy can i

  31. Scarlet Y Wharton Says:

    :surrender: Holy cow! You gals are sure wound up, somebody needs to pull your string!
    Hung…. :evillaugh:
    :lmao: sorry I had to get that one out there! :dork: :tmi:

  32. kim h Says:

    hot and sweaty
    sex and sweat
    sweaty sex
    sexy wetty
    hot sex :hump:

  33. acdaisy77 Says:

    Awww man…I entered my suggestions at http://goodbadandunread.com/2008/06/04/duck-flash-get-hooked-screwed-and-nailed/

    Here are they again:
    One word? Here’s mine…how about Obsessed, Oversexed, Appealing, Steamy, Desired, Hot and Spicy, Sexy, On Top, Voluptuous, Seduced, Sensual, intensed, tingling, pleasure, shivers, silk, lusting

    Hope this is what you’re looking for since I’m not good at titles.

  34. Amie Stuart Says:

    Got it Daisy and thanks everyone!I’ll post a winner as soon as I hear from my editor!

  35. azteclady Says:

    Have a good weekend, Amie!

  36. Darla Says:

    Taped
    Measured
    Drilled
    Framed
    In My Sights

    Sorry for any dupes!

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