So my agent, editor, and I are still on the hunt for a perfect title for the first Assassin book. Even though the book isn’t coming out until February 2010, the title stuff needs to be nailed down by the end of March. That’s how far ahead the world of publishing works.

We’ve pretty much ruled out the “Gin” titles — Gin on the Rocks, Bitter Gin, etc. I like them, but my agent pointed out that they make the books sound like they take place in a bar and that they’re not that paranormal or urban fantasy-sounding.

So now, we’re leaning toward either one-word “kill” titles or using the word “Assassin” in the titles. Some of the ones we’re considering now are:

Iced

Buried

Shattered

Assassin, Interrupted

The Good, the Bad, and the Assassin

My idea with the one-word titles is that the title of each book would relate in some way to how my character, Gin Blanco, kills the big bad. I really like Iced for the first book because, well, there’s an ice dagger involved at the end. 😉

I think Buried would work well for book 2 and Shattered would be good for book 3.

But it’s hard to go wrong taking a good movie or book title and making it your own, like Assassin, Interrupted, which I really like for book 1. The Good, the Bad, and the Assassin would work for book 2, especially since my main villain has a cowboy vibe about him. I haven’t come up with another Assassin title that fits for book 3 just yet, though.

Anyway, I’ll keep you guys posted and let you know what we decide. Great titles take time!

What about you guys? What do you think of these titles? Share in the comments.