When my latest work-in-progress completed the critiquing stage, I knew it was time to send it into the world. But...I really wasn't fond of the working title I'd been using. Over the year or two I've worked on this story, I called it The Red Feather for lack of anything better.
Now, there is a red feather in the story. I use it as a means of helping undercover agents identify each other. But, it really doesn't play an important part in the story.
So, for a few weeks now, I've been racking my brain, trying to come up with a catchy title. So I'm throwing the ball into my readers' court.
My husband's suggests "Morgana's Choices." What do you think of Morgana's Choice? Or, perhaps, your imagination can conjure up something even more catchy? Below is the synopsis of this romantic suspense story.
UNTITLED ROMANTIC SUSPENSE
A mysterious fire kills Morgana Grant’s parents and destroys
her home. Morgana’s search for answers draws her to the attention of Inspector
Bouchard, head of a Special Investigative Team determined to bring down the
nefarious Belvedere Coalition.
Morgana goes undercover as a tutor of the Marchand children
whose step-father is suspected of being a leader of the Belvedere Coalition.
Kristin, Elyse, and Emmanuel offer
Morgana challenges, but it is their uncle, Gregory Walker, who creates
emotional turmoil for Morgana.
When Shawn Hennessey, another undercover agent, join the
staff as chauffeur, sparks fly.
A fire in the classroom, set off by Kristen in an
unsupervised science experiment, forces Morgana to overcome her terror of fire
to save him. Later the boy discovers a scrapbook and shows it to Morgana.
Inside is a newspaper clipping telling about the fire that killed Morgana’s
parents. As she flips pages, Morgana realizes this scrapbook holds the key to
the Belvedere Coalition’s downfall.
Shawn’s midnight attempt to retrieve the scrapbook results
in his being shot and his cover blown. The beating that follows convinces him
that Morgana’s safety is compromised. He makes a furtive attempt to convince
her to run away with him. But Morgana cannot desert her charges…and there is
the growing relationship with Gregory. Frightened by Shawn’s desperate appeal,
Morgana confides in Gregory.
Meanwhile, a frustrated Shawn follows the Marchands to Paris
where he sets up an opportunity to kill Mr. Marchand in a car bombing. Morgana
is no longer in danger and Lillian Marchand, despite the deception, urges
Morgana to stay on as her children’s tutor. And Gregory agrees wholeheartedly.
Your husband's suggestion is a good one. I'd like to know if the red feather "floats' through the story and its appearance reveals key elements. If so, it's a great title, very enigmatic. It'd also make a great cover picture.
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My reason for needing a name change is for just that reason - it really isn't a very prominent item in the whole novel. I only shows up in two scenes in the early part of the storyline.
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