What’s in a Name?

I’ve had fans ask me where I get the names for my characters in my books. Well, that depends…it’s kind of like asking where I get the ideas for my stories. Like my ideas for my books, I get my character names from all sorts of places. Sometimes I hear a name on TV or in a movie and I just like the way it sounds, the image it projects. Other times a baby name book can come in handy. And then there’s always the Internet. You can look up popular names, unusual names, even names by ethnicity. Did you know the top three names for babies born in 2019 in the U.S. are Olivia, Emma and Eva for girls and Noah, Liam and Elijah for boys?

So where did I get the name Cash,
the hero in my book In Another Life that releases
TODAY?  My nine-year-old granddaughter.  She was talking about a boy
in her school, and his name was Cash.  For some reason that name created a
character who had tons of back story and secrets. I’ll even admit that
because my hero’s father is a con man, I
could see him naming his son Cash.  So tell me, does a character’s name
create an impression of a person?  Do we name our children because a name
fits who we think our children will grow up to be?  Do you like your name?

What are
reviewers saying about In Another Life?

I’m so excited! My C.C. Hunter young adult novel In Another
Life releases today. You can find it at Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, Indie Books and Powells. Her are just a few
things the reviews are saying about it.

“It’s fast paced and holds
your attention. You can whip through this book in a few days.”—Saturday Niter
Reader  https://tinyurl.com/y4xkqvu2

“The story,
from beginning to end, is captivity and the characters are one with whom I
identified and empathized.”—Macsbookshttps://tinyurl.com/y4qpw84e

“I cannot remember the last time I
read a book in a single day, butIN ANOTHER LIFE was a page-turner.”—Do You Dog-Ear https://tinyurl.com/y293lqqq

“IN
ANOTHER LIFEwas an exciting
and intriguing young adult thriller that had me devouring pages until the very
end.”—A Dream Within a Dream https://tinyurl.com/yxrn8gng

“I will recommend this book to any
mystery/thriller action book lover if you also like a little bit of YA romance
mixed with suspense and build-up tension, then you won’t want to miss
reading IN ANOTHER LIFE!—The Cozy Corner https://tinyurl.com/yxzhdwdk

“I will tell you that I devoured this read. It was so good and I couldn’t even put this book down.”—Cecily’s Book Reviews about IN ANOTHER LIFE https://tinyurl.com/yy2s8vsf

Winner!!

The winner from last week’s giveaway of a tote filled with cool stuff is Jennifer Prager. Email you postal address to me at cc@cchunterbooks.com, and I’ll send you your prize.