by Harlequin Presents editor Carly Byrne
Happy New Year everyone! Hope you all had a wonderful Christmas and that 2013 has been good to you so far.
After the over indulgence of the festive period (how many roast dinners is too many?) we all look hopefully to the New Year full of good intentions – to lose the extra pounds we’ve piled on over Christmas, give up alcohol (but dry January is no fun) or get that promotion. But what if the typical array of resolutions doesn’t apply to you or are, frankly, too daunting/boring/generic?
The Presents team got to thinking what the Presents hero and heroine’s resolutions might be… For the heroine it might be to put her alpha male boss in his place, not buy another pair of designer shoes or to set out her own terms for the marriage of convenience! Pippa, our very own real life Presents heroine’s resolution is to ditch the online dating and getting out into the real world. An alpha hero on the other hand probably wouldn’t make one – he can achieve whatever he wants, he doesn’t need a resolution to do it!
To help you with your resolutions the Presents team have compiled a list of New Year’s resolutions – Presents style!
- Go on an exotic holiday (hot male companion optional)
- Watch the sun rise over Paris from the top of the Eiffel Tower (preferably with a glass of champagne in one hand and a sexy man in the other)
- Attend at least one red carpet
premiere this year
- In love with your boss? Get a new job and give your old boss a goodbye to remember!
- Overcome your fear of camels so you can ride off into the sunset with your desert sheikh.
- Blag your way into Prince Harry’s entourage, create such a scandal there’s no option but to marry him!
What’s your ideal way to spend New Year’s Eve? What are your New Year’s resolutions? Can you think of any
other Presents-style resolutions?

I’ve been joking my that my New Year’s resolution is to get married — which I should be able to achieve since the big day is only 3 and a half months away!
And I guess I do have a Presents-style resolution as well because we’re going on an exotic holiday to St. Lucia for our honeymoon. My new hubby will be my hot male companion
~Amy