by Lynne Graham, author of Desert Prince, Bride of Innocence (Pregnant Brides book 1 – Harlequin Presents, January 2010)
Life can often be tough and I like my protagonists to have suffered at some stage in their lives because I think it makes them more real. My lead characters in DESERT PRINCE, BRIDE OF INNOCENCE both [...]

by Natalie Anderson, author of Ruthless Boss, Royal Mistress (Harlequin Presents, January 2010)
This time of year means it’s party season – in New Zealand we’re talking work Christmas parties, pool parties and barbecues at the beach. Pretty filmy dresses, light high-heeled sandals and fascinators in the hair seem all the rage this year.
In the US [...]

by Amy Wilkins
Hello everyone! Just wanted to wish you all a very happy holiday and new year! I’ll be off for the weekend so any comments will take a while to get through. May you all have a safe, happy holiday shared with friends and loved ones.
We’ll be back Tuesday, Dec. 29 with a post [...]

For all those gushing over Gill/Jilly’s first chapter, here is the synopsis for her story “The Boss’s Intimate Takeover” (named joint winner of the Harlequin Presents Writing Competition for Mills & Boon Modern Heat)! Editorial comments are also at the bottom of the post. ~Amy
THE  BOSS’S  INTIMATE  TAKEOVER synopsis by Gill Clegg

When a bright pink [...]

Dying to know was slated to happen in the rest of Susanna Carr’s winning Harlequin Presents Writing Competition entry? Here is her synopsis! I think many of you will find it’s set-up (check out the parts in bold) interesting and different. And at the bottom of the post, you can read the editor’s comments about [...]

Wondering what caught the editors’ eyes when judging the Harlequin Presents Writing Competition 2009? Here is the first chapter of “The Boss’s Intimate Takeover” by Gill Clegg, selected as the “Modern Heat” winner:
“The Boss’s Intimate Takeover” by Gill Clegg (as Jilly Aston)
Jumping out of a plane at three thousand feet seemed suddenly very appealing, though [...]

Wondering what caught the editors’ eyes when judging the Harlequin Presents Writing Competition 2009? Here is the first chapter from winner Susanna Carr’s entry,”Captured: His Runaway Mistress”:
“Captured: His Runaway Mistress” by Susanna Carr
Isabella Williams heard the throaty growl of an expensive sports car and lifted her head like a hunted animal sensing danger. The sudden [...]

On Dec. 1, Maisey Yates got a wonderful early Christmas present — The Call from Harlequin Presents! Please welcome Maisey with her Call story!
by Maisey Yates
I’ve always wanted to write, but I haven’t always known exactly what I wanted to write. That changed when I was pregnant with my second son and I picked up [...]

by Amy Wilkins, Harlequin Digital
Forgive me for be woefully behind the times in offering congrats to the Harlequin Presents authors nominated for Romantic Times BOOKreview’s 2009 awards!
And the nominees are…
Harlequin Presents:

The French Tycoon’s Pregnant Mistress by Abby Green
Mistress to the Merciless Millionaire by Abby Green (that’s right, a double!)
Surrender to the Playboy Sheikh by Kate [...]

by Carol Marinelli, author of Bedded for Passion, Purchased for Pregnancy (Harlequin Presents, Dec. 2009)
Does the thought make you smile, or go “yikes!”?
It’s that time of year again and I’ve worked several Christmas’s in Emergency, so I am sure that a few of you will know what I mean!
My December book – Bedded for Passion, [...]