Both agents I talked with this past weekend said I needed a better title than MUSICAL TIES. One said something with more sensuality, the other something witty. The story is of a high-born lady musician who lies to get her compositions published by a “truth-or-nothing” publisher at the end of the Napoleonic wars. Here goes:
Music: music, tune, march, harmony, melody, chromatic, counterpoint, chord, unison, tone, major, minor, rhythm, scales, progression, timbre, beat, rocking, rolling, sound, drum roll, drumbeat, claxon, bells, pluck, strings, orchestra, arrangement, band, song, round, gracenote, syncopation, improvisation, rest, silence, hold, compose
Sensuality: sense, sensuality, heart, hope, love, passion, change, eternity, dreams, pleasure, trust, faith, kiss, touch
News: story, exclusive, extra, tale, nose, scent, scandal, sins, gossip, secrets, truth, exposed, fib, headline, paper, lede/lead, leader, pages, sheets, politics, power, danger, public
Regency: Society, the Ton, Regency, honor, honorable, ball, dance, tea, duty, family, proper
(Published book with similar parts: SCANDALIZING THE TON, A LADY’S SECRET, PASSION’S SONG)
First drafts:
Song of Scandal
March of Desire
Melody of Love
A Proper Scandal
Scandalously Composed
To Honor and Deceive
Pleasure’s Deceit
Miss Delancey’s secret
Losing her composure
Suggestions?
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