As we ramble down memory lane with The Secret History of the Pink Carnation, I have a secret to share.
The Secret History of the Pink Carnation didn’t start life as The Secret History of the Pink Carnation. Its nickname– since all my books have nicknames while I’m working on them– was Purple. As in, “Sorry, I can’t make drinks tonight. I think I’m going to go work on Purple.” Its official name, the one that lived on the upper left hand corner of my manuscript submissions was (are you bracing yourself?) A Rogue of One’s Own. (There’s a very long story behind that one, involving my best friend, garden implements, and a tenth grade play, but we don’t need to get into all that here.)
At the time, I had a daydream-y image of a whole Rogues Gallery of Rogue books. Miles’ book was going to be The Rogue Next Door, Geoff’s The Rogue Less Traveled (I wasn’t totally sure about that one, since Geoff actually traveled quite a lot, although as a metaphorical statement about his level of roguishness, it did kind of work) and so on.
So here’s your contest question for today, if you had to give a Rogue title to any of the subsequent Pink books, what would that Rogue title be?
Crimson Rose and Blood Lily positively scream out for Rogue re-naming….
Five winners of an advance excerpt of The Mischief of the Mistletoe to be announced here tomorrow!
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Well, Jasmine should be:
The Son of a Rogue Returns
by AngelB
on February 4th, 2010 at 2:39 pm
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The Return of the Rogue
Referring to Robert in Night Jasmine
by Susan
on February 4th, 2010 at 2:41 pm
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Crimson Rose would be:
The Dark Rogue
Referring to Lord Vaughn
by Ayesha
on February 4th, 2010 at 2:50 pm
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Blood Lily: The Rogue The Met His Match
Crimson: The Rogue’s Redemption
by AngelB
on February 4th, 2010 at 2:54 pm
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The Rogue Revealed
by Megan
on February 4th, 2010 at 3:29 pm
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“A Rogue By Any Other Name”
dj
by dj
on February 4th, 2010 at 3:39 pm
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Bewitched With the Rogue’s Company
I thought we needed a Shakespeare quote for Lord Vaughn, and Mary often thinks about how she’d rather spend her time in his company than in any other man’s…
by Abigail
on February 4th, 2010 at 3:46 pm
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A Rogue Redeemed. For Night Jasmine
by Katelin
on February 4th, 2010 at 3:57 pm
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Night Jasmine seems to be popular. Mine would be:
Rouge on a White Horse.
by J
on February 4th, 2010 at 4:01 pm
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Or if I could spell: Rogue on a White Horse. ;P
by J
on February 4th, 2010 at 4:02 pm
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A Rogue Rivaled.
The chemistry between Vaughn and Mary was as much competition as courtship, and the two were so remarkable the same she was in every way his rival as his perfect match.
by Meg
on February 4th, 2010 at 4:06 pm
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How about for Blood Lily: The Reluctant Rogue?
by Ashley
on February 4th, 2010 at 4:31 pm
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The Seduction of the Crimson Rose:
A Rogue No More?
The Temptation of the Night Jasmine:
A Rack of Rogues (Hell Fire joke)
Blood Lily:
A Redheaded Rogue
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Crimson Rose
A Rogue Unveiled
by V
on February 4th, 2010 at 4:50 pm
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For the upcoming The Mischief of the Mistletoe:
A Regency Rogue
by Alexa J
on February 4th, 2010 at 4:51 pm
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(and just for giggles:)
The Rancid Rogue: Mystery of the Rotten Turnip
by Ashley
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:00 pm
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Night Jasmine: Rogue in Shining Armor
Blood Lily: Seduction of the Rogue
by Ayesha
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:03 pm
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Crimson Rose- The Rapscallion Rogue
by Kristen
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:14 pm
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Sorry, hit submit too soon…
Blood Lily- A Lady Rogue
by Kristen
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:16 pm
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Jasmine would be A Rouge Come Home and Rose would be A Rouge By Any Other Name
by Alex
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:17 pm
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Crimson Rose: A Rogue’s Proposal
Night Jasmine: The Elusive Rogue
I can’t think of one for the Blood Lily.
by Julie A.
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:18 pm
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I think that the true rouge in Blood Lily is Penelope so I am going with
The Rouge in a Corset
by Lisa Maddox
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:33 pm
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Blood Lily: From Rogues to Riches
by Michelle
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:36 pm
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Geoff’s could also be: The Reluctant Rogue’s Rustic Bride (due to Letty’s pastoral background, and let’s face it, Geoff’s not much of a rogue!).
by Ashley B.
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
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“The Return of the Rogue” (Night Jasmine)
“A Farewell to Rogues” (Blood Lily)
“A Rogue for All Reasons” (Crimson Rose)
by Ivy
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
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Blood Lily: The Raj Rogue
by Katie
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:39 pm
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The Lady is a Rogue or Lady Rogue for Pen and Misbegotten Rogue for Night Jasmine and Pastiche Rogue for Turnip 
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The Rogue Ensnared
(Vaughn, ahhh Lord Vaughn)
by Lora
on February 4th, 2010 at 5:55 pm
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Night Jasmine: The Revenge of the Rogue
Crimson Rose: Beauty and the Rogue
by Rachel
on February 4th, 2010 at 6:06 pm
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Crimson Rose: A Rogue Unraveled
Night Jasmine: The Prodigal Rogue
by Jordan
on February 4th, 2010 at 6:08 pm
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Crimson Rose = My Love is Like a Red, Red Rogue (sorry, Rogue/rose…couldn’t resist).
Night Jasmine = The Rogue Comes to Roost
Blood Lily = Rogue Around the World (obligatory B-52s sing-a-long can commence).
by Jessica S
on February 4th, 2010 at 6:09 pm
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For Blood Lily: Rogue Knows Best
Emerald Ring: A Rogue of a Different Color
Crimson Rose: For the Want of a Rogue
by Anne Burner
on February 4th, 2010 at 6:59 pm
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Crimson Rose: A Rogue By Any Other Name
by Laura
on February 4th, 2010 at 7:41 pm
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Blood Lily : Desert Rogue (play on Desert Rose!)
by Michelle
on February 4th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
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“The Gallant Rouge” for Night Jasmine.
My dad liked to give his bird dogs “majestic”-sounding names, and that was acutally the name of a puppy of ours for awhile.
by Amy Morford
on February 4th, 2010 at 7:54 pm
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Roughly Roguish – I like the title, I’m not quite sure whom it fits best – I mean Vaughn’s more than roughly a rogue, Robert doesn’t really give off much of a roguish vibe, and Alex is pretty straight laced too… I kind of think it fits Miles more than anyone else, but I guess he’s anointed already.
by Rachel
on February 4th, 2010 at 8:31 pm
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The Seduction of the Crimson Rose would be “The Rogue to Perdition”
Night Jasmine would be “The Prodigal Rogue Returns”
by Hilary
on February 4th, 2010 at 8:52 pm
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For Crimson Rose:
“The Artful Rogue”
For Night Jasmine:
“The Remembered Rogue Returns”
by Joni
on February 4th, 2010 at 9:04 pm
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Night Jasmine: The Reluctant Rogue
Crimson Rose: Always a Rogue
by Hannah T
on February 4th, 2010 at 9:08 pm
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Most of what I was going to suggest has already been written, so I’ll put in the only thing I could think of –
“Rock ‘n’ Rogue”
Yeah. Not sure if it fits any of the heroes (if anything, I’d choose Vaughn), but I’ll give it a shot! I’ll be honest, I just like the way it sounds… ;D
by Rebecca W.
on February 4th, 2010 at 9:11 pm
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Night Jasmine: The Rogue Returned
Crimson Rose: A Rogue by any other Name
Blood Lily: The Honest Rogue
by Erica Dodd
on February 4th, 2010 at 9:17 pm
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What about The Resplendent Rogue (referring to the stylish Lord Vaughn, of course, in Crimson Rose).
by Heather
on February 4th, 2010 at 9:32 pm
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The Betrayal would be Rogues Rampant and the Mischief would be The Rambunctious Rogue!
by Diya
on February 4th, 2010 at 9:51 pm
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Night Jasmine: The Return of the Native Rougue
Crimson Rose: The Rougue of the Rose
Blood Lilly: The Rajah and the Rougue
by Lori Esham Vogel
on February 4th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
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Night Jasmine: The Return of the Rougue Native
Crimson Rose: The Rougue of the Rose
Blood Lilly: The Rajah and the Rougue
by Lori Esham Vogel
on February 4th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
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Night Jasmine-Rogue by Choice
Crimson Rose-Unexpected Rogue
Blood Lily-Lord Love a Rogue
by Suzy R.
on February 4th, 2010 at 10:18 pm
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Crimson – An Erudite Rogue and His Valiant Coquette
Jasmine – Rogues in Monks’ Clothing or The Habits of Rogues
Lily – The Reluctant Rogue
by anna
on February 4th, 2010 at 10:41 pm
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Crimson Rose: the seduction of the dark rogue
by Brooke
on February 4th, 2010 at 11:02 pm
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Crimson Rose: A Rogue’s Secrets
by Jessica
on February 4th, 2010 at 11:08 pm
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Crimson Rose
would be
The Seduction of the Extravagant Rogue
Night Jasmine
would be
The Temptation of the Rogue’s Vendetta
Blood Lily
would be
The Betrayal of the Rogue Temptress
**that is to say, if we were to keep with the traditional pink titles but add rogue.
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For Blood Lily, I would suggest, ‘The Rogue of India’ OR ‘A Rogue Runs Through It’
For Crimson Rose, I would suggest, ‘The Reptilian Rogue Returns’
But, a “Rogue” by any other name would sound as sweet…
by Kirstin
on February 5th, 2010 at 1:10 am
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mmm,
all the great punns are represented
I am not going to try to be particularly punny.
Crimson Rose:
The Serpent Rogue
Vaughn would be the best rogue, but I couldn’t think of anything. He does love snakes though.
Night Jasmine:
A Rogue at Girdings
again nut punny, but as Lauren pointed Girdings is provocative
Blood Lily:
A Rogue Among Thorns
one more for Crimson rose:
Leaving Rogue
by am7
on February 5th, 2010 at 1:20 am
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How about what might have been and what might be? Had Blood Lily been set in Burma, wouldn’t it be “The Rogue to Mandalay”? When you get around to Arabella and Robert Alderly, set during WWII in the India-Burma theater, might the intrigue not have something to do with the “Burma Rogue”? Any story revisiting previous characters might be “On the Rogue Again”. And if you follow up on the suggestion to set a novel in the American South, how does “Tobacco Rogue” sound?
by Chartreuse
on February 5th, 2010 at 3:05 am
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For Night Jasmine, it should be something like:
“A Rogue of the Past”
For Blood Lily:
“The Rogue of the Orient”
by Molly
on February 5th, 2010 at 5:00 am
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Pink Carnation – How to Unmask a Rogue
Black Tulip – How a Good Boy goes Rogue (because Miles isn’t really a rogue, no matter how much he likes to think of himself as one!)
Emerald Ring – How a Good Girl goes Rogue (to match the previous… Letty does take a big step, chasing Geoff to Ireland!)
Crimson Rose – How to Redeem a Rogue
Can’t think of any others at the moment.
by Jessica C
on February 5th, 2010 at 5:54 am
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Pink IV – A Devilish Rogue
Pink V – Rogue on a White Horse
Pink VI – A Rogue to the Rescue
My favorite title though was “A Rogue Less Traveled” for Geoff, that is great! hahaha I would have read it, had it been named that.
by Nicole
on February 5th, 2010 at 8:44 am
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Blood Lilly-”A Company of Rogues”
Night Jasmine-Return of the Wandering Rogue
Crimson-Rogue’s Gallery
by Debra Callaway
on February 5th, 2010 at 10:19 am
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Pink – “Going Rogue”
Tulip – “It’s a Rogue’s Life”
Emerald – “A Rogue By Any Other Name”
Crimson – “Red Rogue”
Jasmine – “Run of the Rogueses”
Lily – “Rogue Rules”
by Tami
on February 5th, 2010 at 2:00 pm
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err, Jasmine should read “Run TO the Rogueses” …emphasis added for clarification only 
by Tami
on February 5th, 2010 at 2:02 pm
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[...] contest follows logically off yesterday’s: of all those clever Rogue titles, which one is your [...]
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Crimson – “Moulin Rogue”
Blood Lily – “The Name of the Rogue”
Puns and secret societies – life is good.
by Becca C.
on February 5th, 2010 at 6:36 pm
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Couldn’t access the site this weekend.
I was going to suggest:
A pair of Rogues for Crimson Rose
and
Rogue to the Rescue for Blood Lily
by Linda
on February 7th, 2010 at 8:34 am
