Superromance Title Puzzles--Win Books!

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The Super Authors blog is having an official kick-off week starting June 1, but since the space is here and we’re all here…it seemed like a prime opportunity for a little word game!  Cool

Do you remember the games Nini posted on eHQ last December  where we guessed the retitled holiday songs? Example: Embellish Interior Passageways = Deck the Halls.

Jeannie Watt and I adapted that game by running the titles of the 2009 Supers (January-May) through the Obfuscation Machine. Your challenge, should you choose to accept it, is to decipher the real titles. Post guesses in the comments. (Just to clarify: You can guess at one or two--I didn't expect anyone would want to attempt the whole list.)

Jeannie and I will each choose a name from the comments to win a book. I’m giving away The Boyfriend’s Back, and Jeannie is giving away The Cowboy’s Redemption. (Both of them are on the list--there's a clue!) Edited to add: Kay Stockham and Deb Salonen are both giving away books, too!

Here they are, the New 2009 Super Titles in all their incomprehensible glory. Have at ‘em. Laughing

Hint: You can find title lists at the romance wiki. I also posted the real title list in the third comment below.

  1. Stances, Actions, Or Endeavors Undertaken As A Result Of Or In Direct Relation To An Emotional Attachment
  2. An Act Deemed To Be Inappropriate Or Wrong Perpetrated By A Heretofore Unfamiliar Individual
  3. A Factual Or Investigatory Exploration Into The Particularities And Networks Observed Among Individuals Descended From A Common Ancestor
  4. A Person Once Linked Romantically With Another (but Not Betrothed) Completes A Homecoming Journey
  5. A Diminutive Human Endeavors To Resolve A Difficult Or Possibly Dangerous Situation
  6. A Written Or Oral Record Of Events Creating A Barrier
  7. A Missive For The French Diminutive Of The Latinate Form Of Hannah
  8. Transgressions Against Accepted Moral Custom Enacted By A Heterogametic Individual Whose Normal Abilities Surpass Those Of His Peers
  9. A Party Bound In Troth Is Accessible Anew
  10. Post-infant Pre-adolescent Recreational Activity
  11. A Representative Of The Female Gender Could Not Consign an Adult Homo Sapien To Oblivion
  12. Maternal Being Soon to Exist
  13. One Of A Number Who May Resemble Or Appear Similar To a Female Individual
  14. A Child in the First Stage of Life in Her Upper Extremities
  15. A Fault Resulting From Defective Judgment, Deficient Knowledge, Or Carelessness, Committed By One Of The Feminine Gender
  16. Her Favored Companion's Male Gendered Sibling
  17. A Bovine Collector Loses The Fetters Of Shame
  18. Reproductions Of Me And Those Close To Me
  19. Structure Used As A Domicile, Most Often By Humans, Invested By Concealed Facts
  20. Having an Inherent Sense of Paternal Responsibility
  21. A Person Of The Male Persuasion Vocalizes A Short Form Of Her Occupational Title
  22. Arcanum Harbored By A Member Of The Fair Sex
  23. A Defective Period Prior to the Present
  24. Progenitor (Masculine) In Stupefaction
  25. French Form of a Name Meaning Wisdom's Clandestine Matter
  26. To Infinity And Beyond Accompanied By Relations
  27. Traditional Bonding Rituals Observed Among Genetically Linked Humans
  28. From Solstice To Equinox In Proximity To A Collection Of Matter Changed From Solid To Liquid
  29. Domiciled In Familiar Environs After Years Away
  30. A Peerless Reproduction Of A Childbearing Female

Have Fun!!

Ellen and Jeannie

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

Another example

I thought I'd post another example.

1. Stances, Actions, Or Endeavors Undertaken As A Result Of Or In Direct Relation To An Emotional Attachment

The Things We Do for Love

Ellen

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

Brain Cramp

Wow. Not enough coffee in the world to try this one. You two totally outdid yourselves on this one. There's something's baby...one up there is about a rancher...or a cowboy. Other than that, I can't wrap my brain around this one right now, but am anxious to see how other's figure this out.

Rae

Real Titles

Here are the real titles (not in the right order, though):

A Cowboy's Redemption

A Forever Family

A Kid To The Rescue

A Letter For Annie

A Man She Couldn't Forget

A Natural Father

A Not-So-Perfect Past

Baby In Her Arms

Child's Play

Daddy By Surprise

He Calls Her Doc

Her Best Friend's Brother

Home At Last

Mother To Be

Picture-Perfect Mom

Pictures Of Us

Someone Like Her

Sophie's Secret

Summer At The Lake

The Boyfriend's Back

The Groom Came Back

The Hero's Sin

The House Of Secrets

The Mistake She Made

The Secret She Kept

The Story Between Them

The Stranger's Sin

The Things We Do For Love

Weddings In The Family

What Family Means

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

Hints

Here are two hints:

#16 is one of Kay Stockham's Tulanes of Tenessee books.

#30 is a May book. 

Ellen

 

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

I got the last one

I think. Why...it could be on store shelves at this very minute, right?

 

Ellen, I have to hope this amazing list is a product of your being denied your usual TV fix last night.  Otherwise, you and Jeanne are too darn smart.

 

Deb

FINDING THEIR SON - 4 stars!
blog: http://debrasalonen.com/wwwbookclub/
www.debrasalonen.com

Hee

Deb--we posted at the same time and about the same book!

Partly TV deprivation. Partly I forgot my book and had nothing to do during lunch at work yesterday. Jeannie did hers on the school bus while taking her track team to a meet.

Ellen

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

OMG

You guys KILL me! LOL I read through the first four and got a migraine. LOL I did find my release tho. Hehe! I'll toss in a book to a winner, too. (I'm out of storage space. Ack!) So whomever wins the game, gets a copy of the title listed above. 

 Ladies, you rock. It's too early in the day for this (it might be too early ALL day for this LOL) but you rock!

 Kay

Kay Stockham
Her Best Friend's Brother, Harlequin Superromance, Mar 09
Simon Says Mommy, Harlequin Superromance, Sep 09
Check out my contests at www.kaystockham.com
Friend me on Myspace & Facebook!

#24

I'll include a copy in the prize package. Male progenitors being my thing and all....

 

And, seriouisly, do we really have a book called "Daddy Shouts, 'Mommy'?"   That sounds like it belongs in a different line. Wink

 

Deb

FINDING THEIR SON - 4 stars!
blog: http://debrasalonen.com/wwwbookclub/
www.debrasalonen.com

Thanks Kay

Hi Kay--you could have guessed at a couple...come back, the migraine's not that bad?

Thanks for tossing another prize in the pot. We'll give it to a random commenter if that's okay. I'm hoping folks will just post their guesses for one or two titles--I didn't imagine anyone would want to sift through the entire list! Surprised

Thanks for adding to the fun!

Ellen

P.S. Deb--AGAIN! This simul-posting is getting freaky! Thanks for the prize offer! I'm not stupefied to see you chipping in!

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

#17

A Cowboy's RedemptionLaughing

December 2008 MEMBER of the MONTH!

A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!

#19

The House of SecretsCool

December 2008 MEMBER of the MONTH!

A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!

#12

 Mother to BeSurprised

December 2008 MEMBER of the MONTH!

A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!

21

A Person Of The Male Persuasion Vocalizes A Short Form Of Her Occupational Title- He Calls Her Doc(??)

Yay!

Four answers, all correct! Yay, we finally have players...and they're good at this game!

 I'm heading out of town for most of the weekend. I hope we'll get through these so I can start giving out prizes when I get back!

Thanks for playing!

Ellen

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

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#14 - Baby In Her Arms

#16 - Her Best Friend's Brother

#9 - The Groom Came Back

#2 - The Stranger's Sin

December 2008 MEMBER of the MONTH!

A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!

10

Post-infant Pre-adolescent Recreational Activity- Child's Play

#5 #4

#5 A Kid to the Rescue

#4 The Boyfriend's Back

December 2008 MEMBER of the MONTH!

A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!

Hee

I was especially fond of:

#2  An Act Deemed To Be Inappropriate Or Wrong Perpetrated By A Heretofore Unfamiliar Individual

Ellen

     

 

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

23

A Defective Period Prior to the Present- A Not-So-Perfect Past

Quitting Now

I really guess I better not guess any more since I already have the books to be given as prizes and I don't want to deprive any one of excellent reads.Sealed

December 2008 MEMBER of the MONTH!

A true teacher is a person who, at the end of the school day, still likes children!

Hey All--Finally chiming in

Hey All--Finally chiming in to say I'm glad you are enjoying the game.  And it looks like we have some books to give away.  I find Ellen's titles much more difficult than mine, which I did on the bus going to a track meet.  Some of Ellen's have me a thinking.

Jeannie

A Cowboy's Redemotion February 2009
Cowboy Comes Back July 2009
http://www.jeanniewatt.com
Love Is An Exploding Cigar

titles

Great puzzles 

4.  A Person Once Linked Romantically With Another (but Not Betrothed)
Completes A Homecoming Journey---Home At Last                 5.  A Diminutive Human Endeavors To Resolve A Difficult Or Possibly
Dangerous Situation--- A Kid To The Rescue

26 and 20 and 18 and 15

   To Infinity And Beyond Accompanied By Relations=A Forever Family (?)

    Having an Inherent Sense of Paternal Responsibility= A Natural Father (?)

  Reproductions Of Me And Those Close To Me= Pictures of Us (?)

      A Fault Resulting From Defective Judgment, Deficient Knowledge, Or Carelessness, Committed By One Of The Feminine Gender= The Mistake She Made (?)

Wow--good players

I'm impressed. Christa and Ellen Too, you rock.

 

Deb

FINDING THEIR SON - 4 stars!
blog: http://debrasalonen.com/wwwbookclub/
www.debrasalonen.com

LOL!

Jodie sent me an email to come and peek!  Loved seeing my name...makes me realize i'll be an author soon (fingers crossed) and will have to get used to seeing my name!

 Nini :)

"Earth laughs in flowers"...........Ralph Waldo Emerson

2008 Participating author in Pass the Plot
2009 Participating author in Write a Date with Destiny

THese are really

THese are really brain-scramblers...

 I believe #30 is  Picture Perfect Mom

I think #29 is Home at Last and Ellen Too had  # 4 correct with The Boyfriend's Back

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August 2009

#28 is Summer at the

#28 is Summer at the Lake...

#27  Weddings in teh Family

 

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August 2009

#25 is Sophie's Secret

#25 is Sophie's Secret

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August 2009

#24 is Daddy By Surprise

#24 is Daddy By Surprise

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August 2009

#22 The secret she kept I

#22 The secret she kept

I think we now have all the answers from 21 to 30, so I'll stop and give someone else a chance Cool

This was fun even though it is a brain scrambler!

Member of the Month
August 2009

my guesses

I have guesses for them all but I don't want the fun to end for everyone so I will just build on Papya's theory that 21-30 are figured out and give a few extras to the list.

15. The Mistake She Made

16. Her Best Friend's Brother

17. A Cowboy's Redemption

18. Pictures of Us

19. The House Of Secrets

20. A Natural Father

21. He Calls Her Doc

22. The Secret She Kept

23. A Not-So-Perfect Past

24. Daddy by Surprise

25. Sophie's Secret

26. A forever Family

27. Weddings in the Family

28. Summer at the Lake

29. Home at Last

30. Picture-Perfect Mom

Harlequin Historicals My Space ,
Facebook,
, Good Reads, and Shelfari

I think I've got them all,

I think I've got them all, but I won't post them so other's have a chance to guess.  This was fun even though it is a brain scrambler!

Member of the Month
August 2009

Scrambled brains!

Hi!

I had to go out of town for a little bit, but I'm back and you've solved all the puzzles! Yay!

I had such fun with the song puzzles (Hi, Nini!), I couldn't resist trying the game. I got about nine titles written and then realized if I did them all myself, my brain would be permanently fried so I enlisted Jeannie's help! I had a good time with the bad titles, though, so I hope we'll get to play again. (I'm much better writing confusing titles than I am writing useful ones.)

Thanks to everyone who played along!

Ellen

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

Guess

12. Mother To Be by Tany Michaels

5. Kid to the Rescue by Susan Gable

well done!!!

I'm really impressed--by the de-scramblers AND the scramblers. Fun game. Thanks to all for playing.

 

I, too, was out of town for a few days, so I missed some of the fun. But it looks like all the titles were solved.

 

Thanks for doing this, Ellen and Jeannie.

 

Deb

FINDING THEIR SON - 4 stars!
blog: http://debrasalonen.com/wwwbookclub/
www.debrasalonen.com

I know its done but wanted to play anyway.

  1. Stances, Actions, Or Endeavors Undertaken As A Result Of Or In Direct Relation To An Emotional Attachment - The Things We Do FOr Love
  2. An Act Deemed To Be Inappropriate Or Wrong Perpetrated By A Heretofore Unfamiliar Individual - The Stranger's Sin
  3. A Factual Or Investigatory Exploration Into The Particularities And
    Networks Observed Among Individuals Descended From A Common Ancestor- What Family Means
  4. A Person Once Linked Romantically With Another (but Not Betrothed) Completes A Homecoming Journey - The Boyfriend's Back
  5. A Diminutive Human Endeavors To Resolve A Difficult Or Possibly Dangerous Situation - A Kid to the Rescue
  6. A Written Or Oral Record Of Events Creating A Barrier -The Story Between Tehm
  7. A Missive For The French Diminutive Of The Latinate Form Of Hannah - A Letter for Annie
  8. Transgressions Against Accepted Moral Custom Enacted By A
    Heterogametic Individual Whose Normal Abilities Surpass Those Of His
    Peers - The Hero's Sin
  9. A Party Bound In Troth Is Accessible Anew - The Groom Came Back
  10. Post-infant Pre-adolescent Recreational Activity - Child's Play
  11. A Representative Of The Female Gender Could Not Consign an Adult Homo Sapien To Oblivion - A Man She Couldn't Forget
  12. Maternal Being Soon to Exist - Mother to Be
  13. One Of A Number Who May Resemble Or Appear Similar To a Female Individual - Someone Like Her
  14. A Child in the First Stage of Life in Her Upper Extremities - Baby in Her Arms
  15. A Fault Resulting From Defective Judgment, Deficient Knowledge, Or Carelessness, Committed By One Of The Feminine Gender - The Mistake She Made
  16. Her Favored Companion's Male Gendered Sibling - Her Best Friend's Brother
  17. A Bovine Collector Loses The Fetters Of Shame - A Cowboy's Redemption
  18. Reproductions Of Me And Those Close To Me - Pictures of Us
  19. Structure Used As A Domicile, Most Often By Humans, Invested By Concealed Facts - The House of Secrets
  20. Having an Inherent Sense of Paternal Responsibility - A Natural Father
  21. A Person Of The Male Persuasion Vocalizes A Short Form Of Her Occupational Title - He Calls Her Doc
  22. Arcanum Harbored By A Member Of The Fair Sex - The Secret She Kept
  23. A Defective Period Prior to the Present - A Not-So-Perfect Past
  24. Progenitor (Masculine) In Stupefaction - Daddy By Surprise
  25. French Form of a Name Meaning Wisdom's Clandestine Matter -Sophie's Secret
  26. To Infinity And Beyond Accompanied By Relations - A Forever Family
  27. Traditional Bonding Rituals Observed Among Genetically Linked Humans -Weddings in the Family
  28. From Solstice To Equinox In Proximity To A Collection Of Matter Changed From Solid To Liquid - Summer at the Lake
  29. Domiciled In Familiar Environs After Years Away - Home at Last
  30. A Peerless Reproduction Of A Childbearing Female - Picture-Perfect Mom



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So impressed

I'm so impressed at the way people guessed these. I got worried that it was too hard but now I'm thinking it wasn't hard enough.

Next time Jeannie and I are setting the Obfuscation dial on DOUBLE!   Cool

Ellen

P.S. I only thought it was hard because with the holiday songs game Nini posted, we were sort of familiar with the titles already. For this one, I think most of us would have had to look the titles up to get them right.  

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

Ellen, it made it easier

Ellen, it made it easier since you gave us the titles! Then all we had to do was decipher :)

Member of the Month
August 2009

Book Winners

On Monday this week, I posted the names of folks who won books here: Winners post. I haven't heard from everyone, though. If the winners want to claim their prizes, send me an email!

Thanks,

Ellen

www.ellenhartman.com
Blog: www.romancenovelsblog.blogspot.com
Plan B: Boyfriend Superromance December 2009
The Boyfriend's Back Superromance May 2009

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