diff --git a/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs b/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs
index 5a78dd7..603ddb9 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Data/WordCompanionRepository.cs
@@ -36,9 +36,23 @@ public sealed class WordCompanionRepository(ISqlConnectionFactory connectionFact
     {
         using var connection = connectionFactory.CreateConnection();
         var rows = await connection.QueryAsync<WordCompanionBookDto>(
-            "dbo.WordCompanion_Book_ListByProject",
+            """
+            SELECT b.BookID AS BookId,
+                   b.BookTitle AS Title,
+                   b.Subtitle,
+                   b.SortOrder
+            FROM dbo.Books b
+            INNER JOIN dbo.ProjectUserAccess pua ON pua.ProjectID = b.ProjectID
+            INNER JOIN dbo.Projects p ON p.ProjectID = b.ProjectID
+            WHERE b.ProjectID = @ProjectID
+                AND pua.UserID = @UserID
+                AND pua.IsActive = 1
+                AND p.IsArchived = 0
+                AND b.IsArchived = 0
+            ORDER BY b.SortOrder, b.BookNumber, b.BookTitle, b.BookID;
+            """,
             new { ProjectID = projectId, UserID = userId },
-            commandType: CommandType.StoredProcedure);
+            commandType: CommandType.Text);
         return rows.ToList();
     }
 
diff --git a/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs b/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs
index 316544e..b52cab6 100644
--- a/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs
+++ b/PlotLine/Models/WordCompanionApiModels.cs
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ public sealed class WordCompanionBookDto
 {
     public int BookId { get; set; }
     public string Title { get; set; } = string.Empty;
+    public string? Subtitle { get; set; }
     public int SortOrder { get; set; }
 }
 
diff --git a/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js b/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js
index b89a9ca..f6737ff 100644
--- a/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js
+++ b/PlotLine/wwwroot/js/word-companion-host.js
@@ -917,6 +917,12 @@
         select.disabled = rows.length === 0;
     };
 
+    const bookDisplayTitle = (book) => {
+        const title = String(book?.title || "").trim();
+        const subtitle = String(book?.subtitle || "").trim();
+        return subtitle ? `${title}: ${subtitle}` : title;
+    };
+
     const selectedProject = () => {
         const projectId = Number.parseInt(projectSelect?.value || "", 10);
         return projects.find((project) => project.projectId === projectId) || null;
@@ -935,7 +941,7 @@
             summaryProject.textContent = project?.title || "(Not connected)";
         }
         if (summaryBook) {
-            summaryBook.textContent = book?.title || "(Not connected)";
+            summaryBook.textContent = book ? bookDisplayTitle(book) : "(Not connected)";
         }
         if (syncNote) {
             syncNote.textContent = book ? "" : "Select a PlotDirector book before refreshing.";
@@ -2203,7 +2209,7 @@
         }
 
         const chapterTitle = normalizeWhitespace(detectedChapterTitle);
-        const confirmed = await confirmCreateChapter(chapterTitle, book.title || "selected book");
+        const confirmed = await confirmCreateChapter(chapterTitle, bookDisplayTitle(book) || "selected book");
         if (!confirmed) {
             return;
         }
@@ -2649,7 +2655,7 @@
             projectId: project?.projectId,
             projectTitle: project?.title,
             bookId: book?.bookId,
-            bookTitle: book?.title,
+            bookTitle: book ? bookDisplayTitle(book) : undefined,
             detectedChapter: detectedChapterTitle,
             detectedScene: detectedSceneTitle,
             requestChapter: requestChapterTitle,
@@ -2725,7 +2731,7 @@
             projectId: project?.projectId,
             projectTitle: project?.title,
             bookId: book?.bookId,
-            bookTitle: book?.title,
+            bookTitle: book ? bookDisplayTitle(book) : undefined,
             detectedChapter: detectedChapterTitle,
             detectedScene: detectedSceneTitle,
             requestChapter: requestChapterTitle,
@@ -3098,7 +3104,10 @@
                 return;
             }
 
-            addOptions(bookSelect, "Choose a book", books, "bookId", "title");
+            addOptions(bookSelect, "Choose a book", books.map((book) => ({
+                ...book,
+                displayTitle: bookDisplayTitle(book)
+            })), "bookId", "displayTitle");
             const validBook = books.find((book) => book.bookId === preferredBookId);
             if (validBook && bookSelect) {
                 bookSelect.value = String(validBook.bookId);