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Before I published, I had the distinct impression that I did a pretty good job coming up with titles. Then I sold. And my original title for the book, MY ALIBI, wasn't catchy enough for marketing, so my editor asked me to send alternative titles. I sent 10. None of them floated the boat. I sent 10 more. Then 10 more. And 10 more. This continued until I had sent 84 titles - and none hit the mark. Finally, my fabulous editor came back with a 5-word email that MADE MY DAY! Here's the way it went…
"What about GOOD GIRLS DON'T?"
I couldn't type YES fast enough. Actually, what I should have typed was, "Yes, Yes, Yes, Yes, YES!!!" You know, in the voice of the Clairol Herbal Essence Shampoo commercial? Yeah, that one.
GOOD GIRLS DON'T is catchy; it's fun; and it suits Lettie Campbell. A good girl wouldn't work for an alibi agency. However, Lettie wants to be good, and she's trying. She never meant to work at the agency very long. And she sure didn't mean to lie to Bill. Then again, she never would have lied to him if she hadn't made that promise to her sister. Wait-I'm getting ahead of myself. Besides, you can learn all about that in the book ;)
In case you're interested in the titles that didn't make the cut, here they are:
LIAR FOR HIRE
BAD TO THE BONE
MATTRESS GAMES
BAD GIRLS DO
SPOUSAL AROUSAL
IN A SWEAT FOR COLLETTE
THE SEXY AND THE DANGEROUS
THRILL BILL (this one earned a one-word email from my editor - "Nope.")
LIES, TOYS and VERY BAD BOYS
CREATION OF A BAD BOY
BAD BOY BILL
BAD GIRL, GOOD GUY, AND A CITY FULL OF ALIBIS
LYING IN HIS BED
THE GOOD GUY'S ALIBI
THE BAD GUY'S ALIBI
LITTLE WHITE ALIBIS
LITTLE WHITE LIES…AND ALIBIS
WHAT YOU DID LAST NIGHT
BETWEEN THE SHEETS
ALIBIS, INCORPORATED
COME LIE WITH ME
ALIBI MY BABY
MY CHEATING HEART
I'D LIE FOR YOU
LYING FOR YOU
MY SWEET CHEAT
HOT LIES
LIARS HOTLINE
ALIBI HOTLINE
SUSPECTS & SEDUCTION
THE SENSUAL SUSPECTS
THE SEXUAL SUSPECTS
ONE NAUGHTY ALIBI
DOING THE ALIBI
MAKING AN ALIBI
NAUGHTY FAVORS
SEXUAL SUSPECTS
ASK ME NO SECRETS, I'LL TELL YOU NO LIES
ASK NO SECRETS
THE WEB SHE WEAVES
FALLING FOR THE ALIBI
LYING FOR THE ALIBI
ALLURING ALIBI
MY LYING ALIBI
LYING ALIBI
LITTLE WHITE ALIBIS
HOT LIES IN THE CITY
DELICIOUS DECEPTION
UNDERCOVER LOVER
DECADENT DECEPTION
HEATED DECEIT
UNDERCOVER ALIBI
TRUTH OR BARE
LUST, LIES AND ALIBIS
SEX, LIES AND ALIBIS
A TEMPTING ALIBI
PLAYING WITH FIRE
SLIPPERY WHEN WET
PASSION GAMES
COVER ME
CHEATING WITH THE ENEMY
LUST, LIES AND HUNKY GUYS
AROUSING ALIBI
NEVER SO NAUGHTY
TO SLEEP WITH A CHEAT
ALIBI UNCLOTHED
NAKED TRUTH
UNCOVERED
FOREVER NAUGHTY
TO BED A BAD GIRL
THE DEVIL MADE ME DO IT
NAUGHTY OR NICE?
ALIBI SEDUCTION
LOVE ME, CHEAT ME, KEEP ME
SLEEPING WITH THE ALIBI
MY ALIBI
TRUTH OR DARE
LIAR, LIAR
TRUTH, LIES AND ALIBIS
MY SEXIEST ALIBI
TO CATCH A CHEAT
PANTS ON FIRE
LOVERS AND LIARS
MY LIE, MY ALIBI
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