Title That Book: Round Two
Now that all the title suggestions are in, here’s the big question: which do you think most screams Pink VII?
Voting is now open for the second round of “Title that Book!” With so many great ideas (you can find them all here), I could use all the assistance I can get in weeding them down to a few front-runners. Between now and Friday, March 26th, you can help me out by listing your three favorites in order of preference here, in the comments section of this post.
The contributors of the three top picks, regardless of whether or not those titles are actually used, will receive advance copies of Pink VII. The contributor(s) of the actual title will receive an advance copy of Pink VII and a credit in the acknowledgments.
Thanks so much to everyone for your help with the annual title conundrum!
I’m going to be lame and vote for my own first =P
1.) The Persuasion of the Pale Magnolia
Persuasion was first submitted by Devan and pale Magnolia by Diya.
2.) The Illusion of the Mourning Iris. Illusion by Marian Berthoud and the mourning iris by Diya.
3.) The Temperance of the French Lavender
French Lavender by Lisa and Temperance by Stephanie.
I forgot to mention that the Pale Magnolia, Mourning Iris, and French Lavender are all actual names of flowers. =)
#13 – English Rose
#141 – Sterling Rose
#4 – Wild Orchid
My vote goes to:
– #157, The Ruse of the Silver Thistle
– #197, The Lost Dossier of the Shadow Orchid
– #189, The Transformation of the Silver Linden
well, since i can’t vote for my own, (#84), lol, i will say i kinda liked 121.
Here are my favs:
#157-The Ruse of The Silver Thistle
#119-The Folly of the Spotted Foxglove
#218-The Illusion of the Ivory Iris.
(I like titles that just roll off the tongue.)
37. “The Victory of the False Rosemary”
67. “The Redemption of the Laurel Crown”
5. “The Edification of the Violet Helleborineâ€
I like the Hidden Dossier part of # 197, for the flower portion I like the Sterling Rose (#141). And I suppose I can’t resist voting for my own suggestions (#162), self-serving as it is.
#7 The Education of the Violet Iris
29# The Trials of the Silver Laurel
#96 The Guise of the Fleur De Lis
138# The Temperance of the Silver thorn
1.The Temperance of the French Lavender
2.The Guise of the Fleur de Lis
3.The Victory of the False Rosemary
the last one is mine .. as we all seem to like our own to much to not mention them 🙂
#207 “The Façade of the Violet Lilyâ€
my vote is for #123
My votes are:
#30 The Concealment of the Callalilly
#48 The Deceit of the Daffodil
#110 The Rise of the Indistinct Daisy
Pale Magnolia! It sounds very pretty =)
130. The Intrigue of the White Heather
139 Ingenuity of the English Ivy
96. The Guise of the Fleur de Lis
(The last one is mine, I still like the idea of a Fleur de Lis!)
I like Silver Laurel!
~lAUra
#214 The Shadow of the Silver Pearl
#36 The Trials of the Silver Laurel
#27 The Ruse of the Ghost Orchid
#126 The Threat of the Golden Laurel
My votes are:
#120 The Transformation of the Grey Dove
#109 The Blossoming of the Silver Gillyflower
#96 The Guise of the Fleur de Lis
#120 – The Transformation of the Grey Dove
#214 – The Shadow of the Silver Pearl
#157 – The Ruse of the Silver Thistle
My Vote is for #83
the guise of the morning glory
#141 the cipher of the silver laurel
#128 the shadow of the fleur de lis (obviously,i like the title, but isn’t fleur de lis on the bourbon crest?)
and i will be halfway self serving- mine was #142, but i liked whomever suggested pale, so the intrigue of the pale magnolia.
Here it goes:
#96 The Guise of the Fleur de Lis
#48 The Deceit of the Daffodil
the discovery of the english rose
the guise of the fleur de lis
the transformation of the grey dove
those are the ones that stood out to me the most
oops, and i just read should list in order of preference- aah! not enough caffiene this monday. can whomever is counting reverse my order? pretty please?
#143 – The Intrigue of the Delphinium.
#24 – The Rebirth of the Enchanter’s Nightshade.
#36 – The Trials of the Silver Laurel
Uhhhmmm, like a cheater pants, I like mine, No. 71.
The Deceit of the Dark Dahlia
The Concealment of the Fatal Nightshade
The Façade of the Alabaster Lotus
The Guise of the Ebony Iris
1. The Desire of the Scarlet Dahlia
2. The Exploits of the English laurel
3. The Persuasion of the Moon Orchid
Although I am hesitant about using anything with moon in it, because I hope somewhere down the line we hear from Alexs brother again( from Berayel of the Blood Lily), remember girls he dubbed himself the moonflower?
OK, so I realize that if we all just vote for our own that makes no sens, so I also enjoy
#85 #92 and #128!
96
7
29
i too just realized it needed to be in order.
Keep voting for #128 🙂
1) The Edification of the Silver Rose
2) The Persuasions of the Silver Primrose
3) The Guise of the Fleur de Lis
I liked
The Education of the Violet Iris
1. The Ruse of the Indigo Iris (#56)
2. The Guise of the Gilded Magnolia (#229)
3. The Education of the Silver Iris (#s 159 and 201)
4. The Transformation of the Silver Lime/Linden (#189)
5. The Disguise of the English Ivy (#203)
I love love love the idea of “Ruse” in the title…it looks like we’re going to be having ruses left and right in Pink VII! I didn’t see it in the original suggestions, but I also like “The Ruse of the Silver Linden.”
PS Me again from #33. I also like “Iris” as the flower because of connotations with Iris the messenger goddess.
1) The Shadow of the Smoky Heather
2) The Cultivation of the Silvered Lords and Ladies
3) The Shadows of the Silver Moonflower
4) Treacherous Education of a Wallflower
5) The Concealment of the Fatal Nightshade
6) The Web of the Sweet Woodbine
1. The Persuasion of the Pale Magnolia
2. The Illusion of the Moon Orchid
3. The Liason of the White Lilac
1. The Illusion of the Magnolia Blossom
2. The Entrapment of the White Magnolia
3. The Treachery of the Moon Orchid
1) The Illusion of the Mourning Iris
2) The Persuasion of the Pale Magnolia
3) The Enticement of the Moon Orchid
ooh! i like magnolia & moon orchid! anything with those..hehe 🙂
In Order:
Renaissance of the Silver Gillyflower
Bloom of the Indigo Iris
Illusion of a Shrinking Violet
FTR – Renaissance is my choice no matter the flower. I used it in my choice of Renaissance of the Shaded Camellia –which I still like, but didn’t vote for.
-“The Deceit of the Moon Orchid”
-“The Passion of the Magnolia Blossom”
or..
-“The Mischief of the Daunting Daisy”
#139 Ingenuity of the English Ivy and
#48 The Deceit of the Daffodil
Nothing too flashy. Something Hardy.
The Vengeance of the Grey Violet (my own suggestion, I couldn’t help it!)
The three flowers I like best for the new book title are Violet, Lavender and Ivy. Pretty and unobtrusive.
I’m quite partial to The ordeal of the clandestine nightshade myself.
My top votes for my own (#170) are:
1)Enchantment of the White Columbine
2)Ruse of the Grey Dove
3)The Enterprise of the Grey Pearl
with a nod to:
The Investigation of the Moonstone Earring
My top faves from others are:
1)#80 The Intrigue of the White Violet
2)#72 The Ordeal of the Wild Orchid
3) #152 The Discovery of the Silver Iris
also a nod to:
#66 The Education of the Lucid Lavender
#119 The Folly of the Spotted Foxglove
and giggles to:
#14 Dangerous Lillyaisons and
#69 The Lust of the Lavish Lotus
Love The Ordeal of the Clandestine Nightshade
I vote for the title: The Ordeal of the Clandestine Nightshade
The Ordeal of the Clandestine Nightshade
I love
#207 “The Facade of the Violet Lily”
🙂
#114 “The Pursuit of the Peony” but it needs a color so I like
“The Pursuit of the Lavender Peony”
and…
#138 “The Temperance of the Silver Thorn”
#207 “The Facade of the Violet Lily”
#7 “The Education of the Violet Iris”
#21 “Rise of the Morning Glory”
Hmmm….I guess I like Violet…
~The Blossoming of the Silver Gillyflower
~The Guise of the Fleur de Lis
and
~The Perservance of the Lavandin
#141 “Secret of the Sterling Rose”
#141 “Intrigue of the English Violet”
I like all 3 of #141, since they’re mine, but I especially like those two. My third vote goes to (because I love the mental picture) …
#44 “Shadow of the Silver Moonflower”
So fun!
Of my own suggestions, I like
The Intrigue of the White Violet
The Masquerade of the Moss Rose
The Web of the Sweet Woodbine
of others wonderful suggestions, I like
The Ingenuity of the English Ivy
The Exploits of the English Laurel
The Ruse of the Indigo Iris
My vote is for #123 The Ruse of the Grey Iris
#123 The Ruse of the Grey Iris
I like “The Education of” as the first part.
For the flower, I like ivy, laurel, daisy and iris. French lilac also has a nice ring to it…
The Discovery of the Veiled Myrtle.
I like the fluer de lis but I don’t think many people will know that its really an iris.
I think the pale magnolia is a better choice ujst because its a more common name but stil has that feel to it.
so
Persuasion of the Pale Magnolia!
I like the fluer de lis but I don’t think many people will know that its really an iris.
I think the pale magnolia is a better choice just because it’s a more common name but still has that feel to it.
so
Persuasion of the Pale Magnolia!
My top choice is “The Cultivation or Enlightenment of the Aspiring Asterâ€
#51 The Luck of the Silver Lotus
#102 The Ruse of the Belle Fleur
#126 The Threat of the Golden Laurel
I really liked
#65 The Enchantment of the Moonlit Iris
#38 The Perils of the Silver Orchid
The Education of the Morning Glory
(Taken from 7 and 21)
I did like the moonstone suggestion
First I have to say I was rolling on the floor when I read Dangerous Lillyaisons.
My favorites were:
#21 The Rise of the morning Glory
# 68 The Report from the Orderly Lotus
# 164 The Persuasion of the Moon Orchid
Persusion of the Pale Magnolia
Persuasion of the Moon Orchid
Anything with Iris in it!
It is SO difficult to narrow these down to three! I feel like I just have to put my favorites down here even though there’s way more than three. Sorry this is so obnoxiously long! The parentheses indicate that no one actually submitted that exact combination of words, so I swapped them around a little. (I missed the chance to submit my own, so I guess that explains why this comment really belongs one the round one page!)
1. The Return (Ruse) of the White Iris
2. The (Guise) of the Silver Iris

3. 
The Illusion (Guise) of the Silver Lilac

4. The (Façade) of the Fleur-de-Lis

5. The (Bloom) of the Belle Fleur

6. The (Lies) of the English Lavender
7. The Ruse (Guise) of the Silver Thistle

8. The Shadow (Pretense) of the Silver Pearl
9. The Intrigue of the English Ivy 


10. Renascence (Renaissance, Ruse, Reawakening, Shade, Revival) of the White Lily (Lilac, Willow)
As good as all the rose titles sound, I don’t think they should be used. There is a book of similar genre by Susan Carroll called The Silver Rose and there are books by Jennifer Donnelly titled The Tea Rose, The Winter Rose, and The Wild Rose. And these are just a few that came to my mind – who knows how many others there might be! Also, the rose is a similar flower to the carnation.
So I guess I should actually pick three. I really like the Renascence of the White Lily, but when I first saw the word renascence it took me a while to realize what it meant, and I consider myself to have a pretty good vocabulary. So I think it should be changed to Renaissance, which more people will recognize and which is also a French word! And also, lily was just used, so maybe willow would work instead? I was really surprised that no one suggested a title using the willow. Here they are:
1. The Renaissance of the White Willow
2. The Shadow of the Silver Pearl
3. The Ruse of the White Iris
whoa what’s with the weird punctuation?
Totally agree with Katherine on the rose titles. There have been good suggestions, but there’s already Crimson Rose, and there are so many books with a Rose in the title.
(The Jennifer Donnelly books are amazing, by the way.)
I liked #117. I think white gingers suit Laura. And I have a feeling that everything that’s going to happen is going to be a big facade.
I agree anything with Rose, Lilly, Carnation, Tulip, Moon flower (Alex’s brother was dubbed that by the girls) or Moon,
ANY of those should be removed from the list of possibilities, also any flower which when people look they go huh? wisteria (desperate House wives)
Nightshade is an interesting choice but not really a plant known for its flowers.
Thistle is a prairie plant from what i know does not grow in France or England. (could be very wrong there but i live in Oregon and it grows in the dry and seasonal central Oregon)
Also i have a qualm about the Fleur De Lis, it is lily translated but if its done right it should be OK. it could be more in reference to the symbol rather than the flower?
Just my two thoughts.. well maybe a few more than two. but important things. we don’t want it to sound like one of the other titles, eliminate a future title or sound like another book. VERY important.
AGREED with Stephanie!
can we stick to flowers people will know are flowers here?
Because I know we all know these crazy flowers from looking them up for part one of the contest but the average book buyer does not. And thistle sounds REALLY unromantic!
Out of the COMMON flowers I like Iris and Lilac But the best I think is the Magnolia. Since everyone like the Pale one I’ll go with that. Pale Magnolia.
These 3 are my favorites:
The Guise Beneath the Aquamarine Brooch
The Illusion of the Silver Lilac
The Shadow of the Silver Opal
or any combination of the words guise, illusion, shadow, aquamarine, and silver with some flower/jewel
So many good ones, it was hard to narrow it down to three!
1) The Perils of the Silver Orchid
2) The Shadow of the Silver Pearl
3) The Silence of the Water Lily
1.The Persuasion of the Pale Magnolia
*Persuasion (me #47), Pale (Diya #191), Magnolia (me #31)
2.The Shadow of the Silver Pearl (214)
*Shadow (me #44), Silver (Lora #16), Pearl (Cathy Brown #29)
3.The Illusion of the Silver Lilac (77)
*Illusion (Marian Berthoud #6), Silver (Lora #16), Lilac (Ashley B. #9)
Fav. of my own:
1.The Labyrinth of the Lavender Lilac (#69)
2.The Illusions of the Ivory Magnolia (#31)
3. The Persuasions of the Golden Evening Primrose (#47)
4.The Resilience of the Royal Iris (#31)
I like
The Ruse of the Silver Thistle (#157)
Thanks for great books!
My three favorites are:
The Ruse of the Silver Thistle (#157)
The Shadow of the Silver Pearl (#214)
The Folly of the Spotted Foxglove (#119)
can not wait for the book to be out!
(#157) The Ruse of the Silver Thistle
(#48) The Deceit of the Daffodil
(#141) The cipher of the silver laurel
Are my favs!
I am super excited for the new books to come out (turnip’s and this one). And I don’t usually vote, but decided to this time. So here are my favs:
(#157) The Ruse of the Silver Thistle
(#189) The transformation of the silver linden
(#130) The Intrigue of the White Heather
1. The Duplicity of the Innocent Iris (#17)
2. The Transformation of the Grey Dove (#120)
3. The Persuasion of the Moon Orchid (#164)
My vote goes to:
The Edification of the Violet Helleborine
The Education of the Violet Iris
The Duplicity of the Elegant Iris
I love “The Ordeal of the Clandestine Nightshade”! : )
only three?!?! ahh… if i HAVE to choose…
#67: redemption of the laurel crown
#29: delusion of the silver pearl
#30: concealment of the calla lily
I really like the “facade” to be in the title, it’s mysterious.
1. the Facade of the Violet Lil (207)
2. The Facade of the Silver Laurel (224)
3. The Facade of the Silver Pearl (214)
Good luck picking one that fits for you!
I really like the “facade” to be in the title, it’s mysterious.
1. the Facade of the Violet Lily (207)
2. The Facade of the Silver Laurel (224)
3. The Facade of the Silver Pearl (214)
Good luck picking one that fits for you!
I love ruse in the title, here are my three favorites:
The Ruse of the Silver Thistle (#157)
The Ruse of the Belle Fleur (#102)
The Ruse of the Grey Iris (#123)
🙂
Top three choices are:
(#117)
(#157)
(#123)
It’s really hard choosing, but I think these are what closely fits to what I’ve read.
Wow that was a lot of entries. My three are #123 The Ruse of the Grey Iris, #117 The Facade of the White Ginger and #31 The Illusions of the Ivory Magnolia.
I am going to vote for mine The Ordeal of the Clandestine Nightshade.
I picked nightshade as the flower because in the meaning of flowers it means truth.
clandestine truth would be like a spy.
Still like the forget-me knot….
My other two choices would be:
The Infiltration of the Ivy
and
Enchantment of the Silver Thorn
I know we aren’t supposed to be suggesting new titles, but the above made me think–has anyone suggested
The Facade of the Foxglove
Fwiw, I love Pale Magnolia, but it makes my mind go right to the South in the states.
I don’t really have preferences to the beginning but for flowers i like
Pale Magnolia
Moon Orchid
Lilac (any color)
Here are my top 3:
45. The Charade of the Calla Lily
72. The Escape of the English Rose
223. The Secrets of the French Lilac
or:
The Amour of the English Primrose
The Entanglement of the Fleur-de-Lis
Can’t wait to read the entire book!
Oooh everyone seems to have forgottent lavender I like the Persuasion of the French Lavender
or Nightshade
or Pale Magnolia
or Moon Orchid
or Calla Lily
#157 The Ruse of the Silver Thistle (ok- because it resembles my entry)
#80 The Intrigue of the White Violet
Pale Magnolia sounds pretty, but like Tracy Grant says, it sounds too Southern American to me to fit a French/English Regency governess. It also makes me think of Steel Magnolias…
My vote – Ordeal of the Clandestine Nightshade
I definitely vote for The Ordeal of the Clandestine Nightshade!
I dont know why pale magnolia makes you think of the south…I really like it. Its simple but elegent. It fit a governess much more than nightshade for sure!
Everyone should vote for the
Pale Magnolia
P.S. Magnolias were named after a FRENCH man.
A little off-topic:
Someone mentioned (in the middle of suggesting names for Pink VII) that they had discovered that Laura Grey was introduced in Black Tulip (at the spy school). Well, she has also been mentioned in “Ivy and Intrigue: A Very Selwick Christmas”. (I was re-reading it just for the heck of it.) Near the end of Chapter 6, Jane asks Amy if she “might borrow your Miss Grey”, and if she is ready for an assignment, because she needs a little help in Paris. Imagine my surprise! Has Miss Grey been waiting her turn all that time?
I like # 162
The Folly of the Silver Camellia
I like #191 Pale Magnolia and #201 The Shadow of the Silver Moonstone.
My only worry about Shadows and Moons is M.M. Kaye’s “Shadow of the Moon”—I’m a fan of her work.
I’m having trouble with this: none of these really grabbed me. I guess it’s because we only read the 1st chapter, so we can only make assumptions about the entire story and the two main characters to whom we were introduced. I figured the decision would belong to you and your publisher, who know the whole story.
Regardless, I’ll throw in a vote for “The Guise of the Fleur de Lys.”
I vote for
The Infiltration of the Ivy (#33) only I think it should be English Ivy (as in #112, 122, 139 & 203)
I dont think anything with shadows or moons will work either its too close to other works and too close to “night jasmine” too.
I love Pale Magnolia as a suggestion
also Nightshade and Fleur de lys.
Agreed no moon or shadow. also no lily or rose>
fleur de lis is the best i have found. Or maybe iris, lavender, lilac. those are the best but it seems like there kind of lily like. all L”s
Magnolia is ok but it not that fitting. Heather maybe, i do like lavender.
My favorites are:
#120-The Transformation of the Grey Dove
#170-The Ruse of the Grey Dove
I am, as always, voting for my own:
The Transformation of the Silver Linden
#56 – The Ruse of the Indigo Iris
#123 – The Ruse of the Grey Iris
#170 – The Ruse of the Grey Dove
KEEP VOTING FOR #56 PLEASE!
#157-The Ruse of the Silver Thistle
Can not wait for Pink VII to come out!!!
#157-The Ruse of the Silver Thistle
Ok, if I have to pick three here are two more:
#56-The Ruse of the Indigo Iris
#123-The Ruse of the Grey Iris
#157-The Ruse of the Silver Thistle
Wishing Turnip’s book came out a little sooner.
“The Feasibility of the Fusia Lily”
ha ha…I’m working on a feasibility report at work and the word made me think of this….couldn’t resist
“The Feasibility of the Fusia Lily”
🙂 Oc source I still love #207
“The Facade of the Violet Lily”
Oh wait….how about
“The Feasibility of the Lily Facade”
OH WAIT
“The Feaseibility of the Violet’s Facade”
Oh wait….how about
“The Feasibility of the Lily Facade”
OH WAIT
“The Feaseibility of the Violet Facade”
sorry too much fun!
Oh wait….how about
“The Feasibility of the Lily Facade”
OH WAIT
“The Feaseibility of the Violet’s Facade”
sorry too much fun!
man my fingers are not working
“Feasibilty” I had it typed wrong…
“The Feasibilty of the Violet Facade”
“The Feasibility of the Lily Facade”