by Kelly Hunter, author of Bedded for Diamonds
Last weekend over 220 romance writers attended Romance Writers of Australia’s 17th Annual National Conference. I’d been looking forward to this conference the way a kid looks forward to Christmas. I knew there’d be a mighty tree in residence with a huge pile of presents beneath it, and [...]

by Margaret Mayo, author of The Billionaire’s Blackmail Bargain (Modern) and The Rich Man’s Reluctant Mistress (Presents)
I always enjoy reading how other writers get ideas for their stories. It can be the simplest thing that starts off a train of thought – a photograph of a place or a person – be it male or [...]

Author Anne Oliver took home the Romantic Book of the Year Award (aka the R*BY Award) from the Romance Writers of Australia over the weekend! She won in the Short category for her book One Night Before Marriage (published as Marriage at the Millionaire’s Command for Harlequin Presents). Way to go Anne!
Congratulations as well to [...]

by Natalie Anderson, author of His Mistress by Arrangement and All Night with the Boss
Ok, so our setting is this glam urban environment. He’s gorgeous. She’s gorgeous. They meet and oh my – the sizzle? It just can’t be held back for long… and when that passion erupts? It’s out of this world of [...]

by Kate Hardy, author of One Night, One Baby
What makes a Modern Heat hero? Here are my top ten tips.
1. Looks. Call me shallow, but what’s one of the first thing you notice about the hero when you watch a film or read a book? [...]

How to get your fingers on the Modern Heat Pulse using Cosmo, Cocktails and Movies…
By Natalie Anderson, author of His Mistress by Arrangement and All Night with the Boss

I have a confession. In real life, I am not a stylish, sassy girl-about-town who’s confident and ready to take charge of her life, her career [...]

For all those curious about Modern Heats were published in North America as Harlequin Presents, here are some titles on sale now. Anyone interested in entering the Feel the Heat writing competition — or anyone intrigued by the MH authors’ great posts about the series — should check them out!

Under the Italian’s Command by Susan [...]

Or…How to earn the respect of your girlfriends and the eternal suspicion of your mother-in-law.
by Anna Cleary
Hello, I’m Anna Cleary, and I’m here to muse about some of the strange complexities of what makes a book so HOT it buckles your contacts and incites you to hang the Do-not-disturb sign on the door of [...]

by Amy Wilkins, Harlequin Digital
Do you love the Greek, Sheikhs, and other international heroes of Harlequin Presents and Mills & Boon? Then you’ll likely be interested in this article from BBC News about the appeal of foreign heroes in romance novels. Plus, there’s a video interview with author (and RITA nominee) Heidi Rice and editor [...]

by Jennie Lucas
Last week, Romance Writers of America held their national conference in San Francisco, California. Here’s a photo album of some of my favorite moments with my fellow Presents authors!
Here’s our breakfast the first morning at the hotel. Around the table, from left: Trish Morey, Abby Green (hidden), Carole Mortimer, Jacqueline Baird (in sunglasses), [...]