Archive for March, 2008
Instant Seduction Competition: Meet the Winners!
17 Comments March 31st, 2008 in writing contest Posted by Tessaby Tessa Shapcott, Executive Editor Harlequin Presents
We’re delighted to introduce our winner of our Harlequin Presents Instant Seduction First Chapter and Synopsis competition, Lynne Rae Harris, plus the two runners-up, Dani Collins and Eve Powers, who have kindly sent us a few words about themselves.
Look out for their winning entries, which will be posted on the [...]
One Librarian’s Thoughts on Romance Novels
5 Comments March 28th, 2008 in reader, royalty Posted by Malleby Jessica McGilvray
I’m not sure if it’s because I’m a recent graduate with my master’s in Library and Information Studies and feeling revved up because of that, but I’m feeling increasingly protective of the romance genre and it’s readers.
After a couple of years teaching middle school Geography, I realized that though I enjoyed teaching, it [...]
RWA Rita and Golden Heart Finalists Announced
13 Comments March 26th, 2008 in RWA, romance novel awards Posted by Malleby Malle, Digital Team Member
The Romance Writers of America have announced the nominees to the 2008 Rita Awards and the Golden Hearts.
A big congratulations to all and to our Harlequin family in particular. Of particular note to the I Heart Presents blog readers are the nominations under Contemporary Series Romance Finalists for Kelly Hunter, Heidi [...]
Harlequin Presents or Silhouette Desire? Author Robyn Grady writes both!
25 Comments March 25th, 2008 in Modern Heat Posted by Malleby Robyn Grady
March is a big month! My first Presents Extra, Hired for the Boss’s Bed, as well as my second Desire, For Blackmail…or Pleasure, are both on the shelves in the States. The double deal has prompted some people to ask: What’s it like to write for my two dream lines?
Simple answer: I’m in [...]
Mills & Boon at Oxford Literary Festival
6 Comments March 24th, 2008 in Mills & Boon 100th Anniversary Posted by Malleby Mary Oxford
To commemorate its centenary, Mills and Boon are sponsoring an event at the Oxford Literary Festival. UK-based writers Joanne Harris (Chocolat, Blackberry Wine), Katie Fforde (Wild Designs, Paradise Fields), Nicola Cornick (HMB historical writer) and Matt Dunn (The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook, From Here to Paternity), will be discussing How Heroes and Heroines have altered [...]
Winners of the Harlequin Presents Writing Competition are…
58 Comments March 21st, 2008 in writing contest Posted by Tessaby Tessa,
We are pleased to announce that we have a winner of the Instant Seduction (first chapter and synopsis of a Harlequin Presents novel) writing competition:Â
A BIG Congratulations to Lynne Raye Harris and her entry, The Spanish Magnate’s Revenge.Â
The two runners-up (in no particular order) are:
Dani Collins, The Heiress’s Instant Seduction.
Elba Junco writing as Eve Powers, [...]
by Tessa Shapcott, Executive Editor, Harlequin Presents
Once we had picked ourselves off the floor and recovered from the shock of receiving six hundred entries for our first chapter and synopsis competition, we rolled up our sleeves and got stuck into the task of reading every single manuscript to find our winner.
The whole of the Harlequin [...]
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2 Comments March 17th, 2008 in Uncategorized Posted by Malleby Malle
One of the absolutely best things about being a member of Harlequin’s Digital Team (other than getting all the Presents novels I could ever want) is learning about cool new technology — like widgets — and then seeing them appear on the http://www.eharlequin.com/ website only a few months later.
Some of you will have already [...]
First Twenty Responses Will Receive a Free Copy
0 Comments March 14th, 2008 in contest Posted by Malleby Genevieve Bety, Harlequin Marketing Coordinator
The Harlequin Presents® Extra series is launching its NEW cover designs in April 2008, and we would love to give away an advance copy of book #1, Mistress in Private by Julie Cohen, to the first 20 loyal fans of the Harlequin Presents Extra series who respond to this offer!
All [...]
by Mary Oxford,
To commemorate its centenary, Mills and Boon is sponsoring an event at the Oxford Literary Festival. UK-based writers Joanne Harris (Chocolat, Blackberry Wine), Katie Fforde (Wild Designs, Paradise Fields), Nicola Cornick (HMB historical writer) and Matt Dunn (The Ex-Boyfriend’s Handbook, From Here to Paternity), will be discussing How Heroes and Heroines have altered [...]


