by Heidi Rice, author of Public Affair, Secretly Expecting (Harlequin Presents, March 2010)
Hands up every author here who’s been asked the question ‘where do you get your ideas from?’ Yup, can see a lot of hands there.
Well, for me, the original idea for a story usually kicks off when a very vivid opening scene pops [...]

by Amanda Thiessen, Harlequin Presents Marketing Team

Hi, my name is Amanda Thiessen and I am a part of the Harlequin Presents marketing team.
First off I wanted to congratulate all of our wonderful authors who have recently made the USA Today Bestsellers list, what a great achievement!  It is fabulous to see Harlequin Presents finally being [...]

Note: We’re kicking off March a little early with this post by Sarah Morgan ~Amy

by Sarah Morgan, author of Bought: Destitute yet Defiant (Harlequin Presents, March 2010)

I love a strong man.  I don’t necessarily mean muscles (oh go on then, if you push me I’ll admit that muscles are pretty good, too….) – [...]

by Robyn Donald, author of The Rich Man’s Blackmailed Mistress (Harlequin Presents, February 2010)
Blackmail – it’s a nasty word, first recorded in 1552 when it referred to the practice of ‘persuading’ farmers on the borders of England and Scotland into paying tribute to freebooting chiefs.  Payment meant that that particular chief would spare the farmer [...]

by Kate Hewitt, author of The Greek Tycoon’s Reluctant Bride (Harlequin Presents Extra, February 2010)
One of the questions I’m asked most as a writer is: where do you get your ideas? There’s no easy answer to this question because ideas come haphazardly, from various places. Some books start with a character, or a bit of [...]

by Amy Wilkins, Harlequin Digital
Don’t you just love Valentine’s Day? The romance, the pampering…the free eBook?
The folks over at Diesel eBooks have Lynne Graham’s book The Greek Tycoon’s Disobedient Virgin for free this weekend! Only 2,000 downloads are available so better head on over folks
~Amy

by Amy Wilkins, Harlequin Digital
I really should have done this last week, but better late than never to give kudos to the Harlequin Presents authors who hit the USA Today bestseller list last week with their February releases! Congratulations to:
#62: The Desert King’s Housekeeper Bride by Carol Marinelli
#68: Ruthless Magnate, Convenient Wife by Lynne Graham
#79: [...]

by Carol Marinelli, author of The Desert King’s Housekeeper Bride (Harlequin Presents, February 2010)

The Desert King’s Housekeeper Bride is the last in the Karedes series and my very first sheikh.
I was delighted when my editor invited me to be part of the series, especially when I found out that I’d be writing a sheikh romance. [...]

by Amy Wilkins, Harlequin Digital
Who wants a free Harlequin Presents story? Raise your hands!
Okay, I’ll have to imagine all your hands are up right now so I can tell you that a new free online read by Presents author Sarah Morgan started this week at eHarlequin.com! It’s called Diamonds and Desire and a new chapter [...]

by Melanie Milburne, author of The Venadicci Marriage Vengeance (Harlequin Presents Extra, February 2010)

I don’t know about you, but I just love being right. I stick to my guns and fight tooth and nail…er…the ones I have left after writing my current work in progress that is! Sorry about all the clichés but there you [...]