by Robyn Grady, author of The Australian Millionaire’s Love-Child

I’m a huge fan of contests! The year I sold, I was a finalist in 13. Had the FEEL THE HEAT competition been on offer, I’d have pulled out all the stops to be in the draw to work with a HMB editor for a year. What [...]

by Kate Hardy, author of One Night, One Baby
Hi – I’m Kate Hardy, and I write for both the Modern Heat (Presents in the US and Sexy Sensation in Australia) and the Medical Romance lines. I’ve written Medical Romances since 2001, and I was thrilled to be in Modern Heat right from the start in [...]

by Malle
Jennie Lucas recently attended Sharon Kendrick’s writing workshop in Tuscany. See the previous two posts. Here are some more delightful photos. Isn’t this how we all wished we had spent a week?
Sharon and Jennie “researching”

BBC crew setting up cameras

Stella Duffy, Sharon Kendrick, Jennie Lucas (standing)

Working Outdoors

The view from Jennie’s bedroom

Jennie’s August release is out [...]

by Jennie Lucas, Caretti’s Forced Bride
Last month, I attended Sharon Kendrick’s creative writing course, “How to Write for Harlequin Mills & Boon,” in the tiny village of Posara, Italy. In my last blog, I described the setting and my fellow students. Now let me tell you about the workshop.Sharon was a little worried at first [...]

by Jennie Lucas
What’s your dream vacation?
A week in a sunny 19th-century villa in Tuscany, being waited on by a staff of four?
Or a week developing your dream career, attending a small intensive class as bestselling author Sharon Kendrick personally teaches you how to write a book for Harlequin Presents?

What if you could do both?
Two months [...]

Introducing Editor Joanne Carr and an exciting opportunity for all aspiring Modern Heat authors!
Many of you may already know me, but I thought I’d take the time to introduce myself properly. My name is Joanne Carr and I have been working at Harlequin Mills & Boon for just over five years. I was an avid [...]

by Mills and Boon editors Kimberley Young and Joanne Carr

Kimberley Young and Joanne Carr were the two editors who attended this year’s RNA conference.
You have already heard from Mary an overview of the RNA conference in Chichester, but we thought we’d pop by to let you know how the conference went for us!
When [...]

Harlequin Presents reader MaryOxford sent along these photos from the recent RNA conference in the UK. Don’t forget to check out her conference report!

Kim Young (Senior Editor, Mills and Boon Romance) and Modern Heat Editor Joanne Carr presenting.

Editors Kim Young (left) and Joanne Carr.

Joanne Carr, Mimi Berchie (editorial assistant for Historicals), and Kim Young

Harlequin Presents [...]

Aspiring author Mary attended the RNA convention in the UK recently. Read about her experiences — and maybe pick up some writing tips from the editors!
By MaryOxford

I bet like me you wonder a) if you’re a complete loon even trying to write and b) that what you write is crap. Then there’s the loneliness of [...]

by Amy Wilkins, Harlequin Digital & Internet Team
This post is actually inspired by Karen’s comment on an earlier blog post, mentioning the stigma that still persists about reading romance novels. It reminded me of something I read a few weeks ago in the New York Times book review section. There was a review of a [...]