Noooooooooooooooooo

What did I say!! Check out the title!!!

Mind you I will no doubt still get this one - but I'm not liking the title!!

And I don't mean to nitpick - but doesn't the belly button seem awfully - well - high?

A trend I'm not liking

I've always been a fan of Harlequin Historicals. There are some real treasures in this line and some mighty fine authors. And a plus for me is they continue to publish Westerns! I also like the fact they publish quite a few medievals too. Although I'm not into that genre right at the moment, I'm still buying for when the mood comes over me for a great Medieval.

But is it just me or is the 'Harlequin Horrid Title Syndrome' creeping into this line too? One of the reasons I've never read Harlequin Presents - one of the few lines I haven't tried, is the inane titles. They are ripe for parody and in fact there is one going around right now.

Then they started creeping into the Harlequin Desire line. I stopped buying them for that reason as well as the fact that word count just shrunk and I don't think I'm getting my money's worth. For example in this months Desire line we have these wonderful titles:

• Marrying for the King's Millions (it's a poor king if he only has millions and not billions)
• Bedded by the Billionaire (now we are talking money)
• Pregnant at the Wedding (Oh Noes)
• Tycoon's Wedding (now I wonder if he's a millionaire or a billionaire - it could make a difference)
• Baby on the Billionaire's Doorstep (wow! A double dose - baby and billions!)

I won't be buying any of these - sorry authors - it's nothing to do with you.

It's crept into the Special Edition line

• Once upon a Pregnancy (oh please!)
• The Millionaire and the M.D. (again - why not a billionaire? What's the matter with billions?)
• The Prince's Royal Dilemma (I guess being royal doesn't solve all one's problems)
• The Billionaire and his Boss (which makes one wonder why a billionaire would have a boss - gotta be the heroine)
  

So it's with horror I look at some of the Harlequin Historical's titles:

• Taken by the Viking
• The Wanton Bride
• The Lord's Forced Bride
• Virgin Slave, Barbarian King
• Scandalous Lord, Rebellious Miss
• Bedded by her Lord

How soon will it be before we start getting HH books with titles like

• The Pregnant Viking at her Wedding
• Baby on the Duke's Doorstep
• The Very Wealthy Greek's Bride
• Bedded and Wedded by the Barbarian
• The Baron's Pregnant Bride

One shudders at the thought!!
I know these books with the Really Stupid Titles sell like hotcakes. It's a mystery to me but *shoulder shrug* each to their own. But does this have to creep into every line?

Harlequin - what about those of us who hate these titles? Think of us!!