Just a reminder that September AND October Harlequin Presents novels will be available for pre-order at eHarlequin.com and the eHarlequin.com eBook Boutique tomorrow! (you can start downloading the eBooks on Tuesday after the Labour Day holiday)
The September Releases are:

Bought by the Billionaire Prince by Carol Marinelli (the third book in the Royal House of Niroli miniseries)
The [...]

by Amy Wilkins, Intern
 It’s that time of year again in Toronto: the days are getting shorter, there’s a bit of a chill in the air… and interns go back to school. This will be second-last offical entry here on I Heart Presents, and I didn’t want to go without saying goodbye to all the blog [...]

Harlequin’s own Isabel Swift has posted a great recap of the RWA conference by author Shirley Hailstock on her blog, Harlequin’s Isabel Swift…Wouldn’t you like to know? Be sure to check it out!
Do you know of any good RWA recaps you’d like to share? Just post the link in the comments below. Thanks!

Ealier this month, The Guardian posed the results of a survey that asked readers to name their favourite classic love stories. Topping the list was “Wuthering Heights” by Emily Brontë, “Pride and Prejudice” by Jane Austen, Shakespeare’s “Romeo and Juliet”, “Jane Eyre” by Charlotte Brontë and “Gone with the Wind” by Margaret Mitchell. You can check [...]

by Malle, Digital Team Member
If you’ve ever wanted to chat online with a Harlequin author there are lunch time sessions (EST) happening all week! Chat with fan-favorite authors about life, love and what’s in THEIR lunch boxes from 12 NOON EST until 1PM.
Wednesday August 22nd: Rhonda Nelson, Julie Elizabeth Leto & Mia Zachary
Thursday August 23rd:     [...]

by author Abby Green, The Brazilian’s Blackmail Bargain
 I’ve been a fan of Harlequin Presents ever since I was a teenager. I found one one day and was hooked. I developed an obsession that made me devour up to five to ten a week. I new the names Emma Darcy, Penny Jordan and Charlotte Lamb nearly [...]

Harlequin podcasts are now available at eHarlequin.com! The Harlequin Author spotlight features interviews with your favorite authors, including Brenda Novak and Deanna Raybourn, presented by Harlequin Digital Team member and Presents fan Malle Vallik.
The first episode features Presents author Jane Porter, talking about how she discovered Mills & Boon novels as a teen and became a writer.  
Visit the new podcast [...]

by Amy Wilkins, Intern
The shiekh hero in romance novels. For some, the premise conjures images of a powerful alpha male, exotic kingdoms, and lush desert palaces. Other readers have made it clear that sheikh stories just aren’t for them.
 A couple days ago I noticed the following comment posted last last month in the topic Romance [...]

The Dallas RWA conference was nearly a month ago, but if you visit lots of romance blogs (as I do), you know that talk about the conference goes on for weeks afterward. There have been endless comments about carious conference-related issues, such as some authors’ displeasure at having fans, bloggers, and reviewers attend (check out [...]

by author Sandra Marton, The Italian Prince’s Pregnant Bride 
Many things contribute to the success of Presents: international settings, sophisticated characters, passion, intensity… but the Alpha hero is, I believe, the primary reason for the line’s enormous success. Those of us who love the line also love him, that passionate, powerful, seemingly arrogant, larger-than-life male who makes Presents [...]