I’m so totally and completely stuck when it comes to the title of my first contemporary novel–although I do have the cover (see below).

Okay, so you want to know what the book is about? Let me give you some history. This is the first in my new contemporary Crème de la Crème series. This is the shortest book–it’s category length–and the intro book. The connection between the books is the friendship between four woman who are all share ownership the high-scale bakery Crème de la Crème (two are sisters).  Tessa Stephens,  baker with a specialty in breads,m and her ex-pro football player (quarterback–four Superbowl rings)  boyfriend of two years, Greyson Monroe are the h/h in this first book.

After his retirement from football three years ago, Grey has a lucrative broadcasting and ad pitchman career (he vows he’ll never do any modeling though).  He’s put his nasty and very high-profile marriage and divorce behind him. He’s happy the way things are between him and Tessa. Happy that is until he finds a) half of his bathroom contains a drawer full of  women’s toiletry b) she’s commandeered three of his eight drawers, which now contain a color assortment of  bras and thongs and c) this walk-in closet now stores more than an arm load of everything from woman’s jeans to evening dress. Sleeping over a couple a nights is one thing but moving is completely another.

Being the helpful boyfriend he is, he loads all her stuff (save the toothbrush and some underwear and bras) into a really nice duffle bag (hey, it’s got the 49ers logo on it–the genuine article) and takes it over to her (She must be missing half this stuff. He’s doing her a favor.)

Tessa is in the midst of moving their homegrown bakery business from her friend’s bakery to their first store. Life is crazy but she can’t complain, she has the career she’s always dreamed of and she’s with the love of her life and he loves her just as madly. But where’s the Hallmark card that says, Nothing says I love you more than your belongings in a duffle bag deposited at your front door. When Grey makes it clear he’ll never commit to her for the long haul, she breaks it off. And breaks her heart.

Grey is determined to get on with his life and get over Tessa. But everything he tries doesn’t work. And then when after only a two months apart she starts dating again, Grey takes a hard look into a future without Tessa and it’s…empty. Now the problem is convincing her to give him another chance. To that end, he pulls out all the stops with an offer of friendship, no strings attached (Yeah, right!). What he hadn’t planned on was having her bend his ear about other men. Over my dead body!

So that’s the gist of the book. That is NOT and I repeat NOT the back cover copy. I made that up on the fly today. But at least I now have something to work with. 🙂

Will you help me out? Help name my book? The comment with the winning title will receive a $25 eGift Certificate from an etailer of their choice. 

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  2. 1. The Sweetest Catch
    2. Whipping Up Second Chances
    3. Too Hot to Let Go
    4. Doth Déclair too Much {a play off of éclair being a pastry}

  7. A couple more…
    Sweet Indulgences
    Sweet Dreams
    Rising to the Heart’s Challenge
    Second Chance Uprising
    Love Takes the Cake

    Gee, I am really not very good at this! LOL

  8. Hmmmm… Let me think…

    Playing for Crepes.
    Romancing the Baketress.
    The Second Chance Special.

    That was fun! I hope you find your perfect title! This book sounds amazing. Having to watch the girl you love date other guys– I have to say, I love watching guys get all jealous and possessive, so this sounds delicious 😉

    1. Ohh! Ohh! I can’t seem to resist 😉

      Burning Love.
      Baking for Keeps.
      Winning the Baker Back/Winning His Baker Back.

  9. Burned At His Touch. The Heat Rises. Grey’s Forward Pass. Turn Up the Heat. Grey’s Pitch. Grey’s Recipe. Sugar On Top. One Cup of Sugar. A Pinch of Salt. Cover… Let Rise. Knead For Love

  11. A Sticky Situation
    Rising to the Occasion
    Kneading More
    Flaky Flirtations
    Sweet Surrender
    Tempting the Temptress
    Make It or Bake It

  12. Howdy Beverley!
    Sounds like a winner!!! How about “No Strings Attached”, “The Sweetest Thing”, “Raising the Bar”, “The Ultimate Score”?

  16. OK, Bev, now I can’t turn my brain off! LOL This is the last suggestion, I promise!

    His Sweetest Fumble

  19. This book sounds so good. It sounds like a great second chance plot.

    Here are some possible titles:

    Playing For Keeps

    Out of Bounds

    Catch Me If You Can

    The Sweetest Tackle

    Reverse Tackle

    Forward Pass

    Adverse Possession

    Greyson’s Biggest Gamble

  20. I think that JUST DESSERTS would be fitting because he gets what he deserves when he sees her moving on in her life. She also gets what she deserves when the man that she loves starts to realize just what he lost. And it fits with the bakery theme 🙂

  21. How about:

    The Perfect Slice
    One More Chance
    The Last Chance
    My Second Chance
    Love and the Single Baker

    I’m not good at this but maybe you can work something out with one of these. Thanks for the giveaway

  24. The Duffle Bag Says It All
    Grey’s Catch
    Grey’s Creme de la Creme
    Paying Forward
    The Listener
    What A Catch
    Aren’t Paybacks Great
    Grey’s Last Chance

  27. My dad always thought “The Rise and Fall of the Chocolate Cake” would be a good name for a book. Since Tessa specializes in breads, maybe “As the Dough Rises.” I can’t do any better than that today. Hopefully someone else is more helpful. 😉

  28. Oh, oh, oh! It’s THAT guy! The bag on the doorstep guy!! grr…

    First I think of:

    Creep’s Second Chance, Idiot of a Man, Can’t Kick Me Out Twice, but none of those are romantic.

    So maybe:

    Forgiving Grey
    Loving Second
    Not a Second too Soon
    Never Second Again

  30. literally translated it means the top of the milk. I would call it
    Hungry for Love
    Top Candidate for Love
    Hungry No More
    Number One in Love
    A Favor for Love

  31. A Love to Savor

    Flavor of Your Heart

    Tempted by You

    One Tasty Temptation

    Cupid’s Chef

    The Way to Your Heart

    The Love Wild Card

  33. Ok, since in football, a last minute attempt at a touchdown with a long pass is a Hail Mary…. “He’ll Marry for the Score” LOL “Turning the Game Around” “Second and Long” “Tackling Her Friendship to Take Her Forever” “Throwing Out the Play Book” “Love’s Blitz” “Fourth Quarter Hustler”… Ok, my brain is starting to come up with dumb stuff. LOL Good luck!

  38. “Twice Baked”. Though I must admit I do love “The Sweetest Catch” by Sheeryn. 🙂

  41. Pure Seduction
    Luscious Delights
    Delightful Goal
    First Devotion
    Double play
    The bold play
    The irresistible play
    Luscious return
    Play of temptation
    Taste of hunger

  42. Some of these are silly, I know. But it’s getting late. The book sounds like a winner, whatever you name it!

    Fourth Down and Longing for Tessa
    Love Scores a Touchdown
    Baby I Knead Your Lovin’
    Don’t Fumble Your Love
    Love Needs an Overtime
    Winning at Love
    No Playbook for Love
    Love is No Game

  43. WIN MY LOVE or TASTE MY LOVE is all I can come up with right now.

    Your new book looks so good! What a beautiful and gorgeous cover!

  44. Cute, love football and 49ers all the way,
    Just desserts
    Sweet desserts
    Love in the air
    A taste of romance
    Touchdown for love
    A catch of romance
    Sweet catch
    Touch of sweet delight
    Touch of goal

  45. Half A Loaf Isn’t Enough

    Let Love Rise A Second Time

    I had others, but after typing them out, didn’t like them.

  46. Fumbled the Perfect Loaf
    Flour on the Rise
    Kneading Tessa
    Rocks in the Dough
    Burnt Bread
    Head stuck in the Flour
    Spiked the Loaf
    Rocks in the Bread
    Hard Knocks on the Baker’s Door
    Sacked Like Flour
    Missed the Snap
    Third and Long for the Baker
    Lost the Pocket to the Baker
    Offsides with the Breadmaker
    Holding the Loaf
    Baker Called Foul
    Clipping the Breadmaker
    Blitzed the Baker

    Hope this helps, sorry I did not read the other entries did not think that would be fair. Hopefully no repeats

  47. +1 for The Sweetest Catch! A great title!

    Here are my suggestions:
    A Dash of Spice
    Kiss the Cook
    Ready for Seconds
    The Joy of Loving <– a tribute to Joy of Cooking book ^_^

  48. Instant Replay

    Sweet Yet Spicy

    Half Time

    Sweet Temptation

    Shake and Bake

    Tasty Morsel

    Treat Me Sweet

    Sweet Talk

    Sweet Touch

    Just a Taste

    Temptation Eyes

    Sweet Spot

    Just a Kiss

    Sweet Revenge or Revenge Tastes Sweet

    Taste Please

    Sweet Treat

    Super Bowl

    Over Time

    Squeeze Play

    Twice Kissed

    Holding On

    Time Out

    Tasty Treat

    First and 10

    Hail Mary

    Delicious

    Dropped Ball

    Signed, Sealed, Delivered

    Payment Over Due

    Half Baked Option

    Fake Catch

    Up Beat

    Do Over

    Delicious Temptation

    Out of Bounds

    Love On Hold

    Intermission

    Bake Off

    Twice Baked

    Yummy Treat

    Creamed

    Frosted Dream

    Second Chances

  51. After the Heartbreak
    Playing for Keeps
    The Sweetest Thing
    You Never Know (Until You D0)
    Love Me or Lose Me
    Recipe for the Sweet Life
    The Love Game
    This Sweet Heart of Mine

  54. I absolutely love the cover and the title!! It looks fresh, modern and sweet 😉 Can’t wait to read it.

  56. The Best Thing About Us

    Stirring up Love

    Settling the Score, One Sweet Kiss at a Time

    A Taste of Your Love

    Back for Seconds

  59. Hi Bev, great cover – like the original font best.

    I do like The Sweetest Catch, too. My input – Simmering Seduction

  60. I like The Sweetest Catch, except that a quarterback doesn’t do any catching. Maybe you could adapt it with one of these titles:

    Sweet Replay
    Making a Sweet Play

  61. A Knead For Love
    Love’s Second Bloom
    Love’s Sweet Knead
    Second Chance Rising

  63. Gorgeous cover, Bev! I like the second version best, where your first name is in a different color.

    Sweet Seduction

  64. Here are some suggestions:

    Swirls of Desire
    Hot Cross(ed) Love (play on Hot Cross Buns)
    Twice Baked Love
    Proof of Your Love

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