Finding love should be easy, but wedding photographer Phoebe Ward knows better. When Cupid shows up on a crazy mission to help her —and save the world in the process—Phoebe realizes love might be even more complicated than she thought. Even with Cupid showing her Mr. Right , she can’t stop thinking about his best friend, Mr. Wrong.
Cal Crawford has never had time for love, but now he’s falling for Phoebe. Which means it’s got to be just plain wrong to set her up with his best friend, right? But even though seeing Phoebe with someone else will break his heart, he can’t walk away from her.
Phoebe can’t afford to choose the wrong guy with the fate of the world at stake. But maybe Cupid has it wrong. Maybe she has to rely just a little bit on Cupid, and a whole lot more on her heart.
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Hi, all!
Jennifer here!
In case you haven't
heard by now, I have a sweet and funny novella out now called A
Little Bit Cupid! Finding love should be easy, but wedding photographer
Phoebe Ward knows better. When Cupid shows up on a crazy mission to help her
—and save the world in the process—Phoebe realizes love might be even more
complicated than she thought. Even with Cupid showing her Mr. Right, she can’t
stop thinking about his best friend, Mr. Wrong.Mr. "Wrong's" name is actually Cal. :)
When I was trying to come up with my hero, I wanted a name that was simple and unpretentious--also a manly name. But in general, I like to see no nonsense kind of guy names for contemporary romance heroes. Give me a Jack, Nate, Jake or Sam any day of the week.
But you know what? I've been seeing those kind of "comfy guy name" trends in most books I read recently. I must not be the only one who likes them!
So I thought it'd be fun to give you my TOP 10 Comfy Hero Names that I feel are most popular in romance books.
When you see these names, you just know EXACTLY what kind of hero you're going to get. :)
Jennifer's TOP 10 Comfy Hero Names
10)Luke (Biblical and hot)
9) Rick (classic and no nonsense all the way)
8) Logan (a newer name but still rugged)
7) Connor (I see an executive type but still down-to-earth)
6) Ben (a name I've used as well)
5) Christian (it's not just for 50 Shades fans)
4) Tyler (I love this name. I might have to use it myself)
3) Aidan (Great Irish name!)
2) Nick (your guy-next-door name)
1) Jack (MOST USED. I think there is an unwritten rule that you're not a true romance writer if you haven't had a hero named Jack-LOL)
What do
you think? Have you come across these names more times than not? I'm sure you
have because they seem to really work with readers.
I hope
you all get to check out A LITTLE BIT
CUPID (only 99 cents). I can't
promise you a hero with a name on that list, but you can be sure that you'll
still love Cal!
Thanks so
much for having me today!
What
comfy-no-nonsense hero name have you been seeing used a lot in romance novels?
About Jennifer Shirk:
Jennifer Shirk has a bachelor degree in pharmacy--which has in NO WAY at all helped her with her writing career. But she likes to point it out, since it shows romantic-at-hearts come in all shapes, sizes, and mind-numbing educations.
She writes sweet (and sometimes even funny) romances for Samhain Publishing, Avalon Books/Montlake Romance and now Entangled Publishing. She won third place in the RWA 2006 NYC's Kathryn Hayes Love and Laughter Contest with her first book,The Role of a Lifetime.
Lately she's been on a serious exercise kick. But don't hold that against her.
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What an awesome list! :D
And what do you think of Jennifer's question:What
comfy-no-nonsense hero name have you been seeing used a lot in romance novels?
Ha ha ... Biblical AND hot. Definitely! Though I can't say that I've really seen the name Jack in literature before! Maybe I just can't recall, but when I hear the name I think of Lost. LOL.
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing! I love the look of this book ... the cover is very eye-catching and the book sounds really good!
Thanks, Kristilyn!
ReplyDeleteAnd thanks, Ambur for having me!
What's in a name, right? I never gave it much thought, but I suppose I DO prefer a more solid-sounding name that connotes a certain kind of character. It'd be hard to get excited about a hero named Biffy or Weasel.
ReplyDeleteI like those kinds of names, too. Plus Jake.
ReplyDeleteAnd I loved A Little Bit Cupid!