Archive for January, 2009

Want to win a romantic trip for two in Mexico? Then check out our new Moonlight in Mexico sweepstakes at http://www.moonlightinmexico.com/!  Just fill out the form at the site and start telling your friends to get extra entries in the draw. The contest is open now and will close February 25 at 5 p.m. (EST). Check [...]

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Big congratulations to Harlequin Presents author India Grey, who has been nominated for UK’s Romantic Novelists Association Romance Prize for her book Mistress: Hired for the Billionaire’s Pleasure, which goes on sale in North American on February 1st from Harlequin Presents Extra. Fellow Presents author Kate Hardy is nominated for Sold to the Highest Bidder, too — you may [...]

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by Amanda Thiessen, Harlequin Presents Marketing Team

Harlequin Celebrates 60 years of pure reading pleasure!
Visit www.HarlequinCelebrates.com to download a FREE BOOK and experience the variety of romances our series have to offer. (Total approximate retail value of $60)
Did you know that the Harlequin Presents series is the number one bestselling series brand in the world, with [...]

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by Kimberly Lang, author of The Secret Mistress Arrangement
I received my Call on May 2, 2008 (at 10:48 a.m.– not that I made a note of it or anything.) Eight months later, here we are, and The Secret Mistress Arrangement is on the shelves in the UK. The last eight months have seemed like an [...]

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Madison Gregory’s temporary new boss, obstetric consultant Theo Petrakis, has everything – gorgeous body, gorgeous mind, gorgeous heart. There is just one problem – he has vowed never to marry or have children. However much he wants Madison, he knows it wouldn’t be right to have a relationship with her when he can’t fulfill [...]

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Twice the Pleasure by Kate Hardy

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by Kate Hardy, author of Hotly Bedded, Conveniently Wedded (Harlequin Presents) and The Greek Doctor’s New-Year Baby (Harlequin Medical Romance)
I’m very privileged to write for two different lines – Modern Heat (published as part of the Presents programme in the US) and Medical Romance.
Well, I say they’re different. But the more I think about it, [...]

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by Mills & Boon editor Kimberley Young
I’m very pleased to announce that we have bought Lucy Robert’s first book – A Bid for Love – which won our Feel the Heat writing competition!
We loved Lucy’s first chapter, because it had an original and fresh set-up, believable characters and combined witty dialogue, with great sexual chemistry. [...]

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by editor Joanne Grant
Happy New Year to you all!
I am pleased to announce that all responses for the Feel the Heat Writing Competition have now been emailed out. Although we were unable to give personal feedback on each and every entry, everyone who entered should’ve received an email from us since the winner was announced. [...]

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Plotting for Pleasure

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by Christina Hollis, author of Her Ruthless Italian Boss (Harlequin Presents, February 2009, already published in the UK)

Reading is a bit like swimming. Once you’ve mastered the basics, you can do it anywhere. Pleasure isn’t guaranteed unless you know what you want, and what you’re letting yourself in for. When you make [...]

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If you read ebooks, please take a couple minutes to fill out this survey:
Smart Women Read eBooks survey
The results will be used for the “Smart Women Read eBooks” panel being presented at the Tools of Change Conference in New York, February 9 through 11, 2009. The presenters (including Kassia from Booksquare, Sarah from SBTB, and [...]