Have you read ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS? What about LINGER? Well, I have, and guess what, there’s a St. Clair in both of them.
In ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, our St. Clair is dubbed Etienne, while LINGER’s boy is named Cole. I finished LINGER last year and fell for the broken musician Cole St. Clair. I really loved this character. He was sexy, deep, a complete mess and a hidden genius. Everything a girls needs. About a quarter of the way through ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS, I realized the connection of the last names and it completely stumped me.
St. Clair is not a common last name, and I already had a St. Clair that I liked.
I went online to see how something like this could happen. Apparently, LINGER released July 2010 while ANNA AND THE FRENCH KISS released December 2010. I guess there was no way for either to know, and it’s just a random coincidence.
Here’s my dilemma.
I’m having a hard time connecting with Etienne because all I can think about is Cole–my bad boy werewolf. I feel like I’m missing out an a great story because of this little issue. I wonder if it would be reversed if I had read about Etienne first…hmmm.
Anyway, makes me want to double check ALL my names. I have this idea for a YA romantic thriller and planned on naming my man Damien Walters…well, it turns out Damien Walters is a real person and he’s pretty popular ><
Has this ever happened to you, whether in books you’ve read or stories you’ve written?
