Tag: Romance

1972: Avon launches the historical romance genre…

Avon launches the historical romance genre when it publishes Kathleen Woodiwiss’s The Flame and the Flower, a historical romance with a strong female lead and sexual situations that go a step beyond the tame romances of earlier eras. More

Heather Graham

Why I read . . .Books are simply magic. More

Heather Graham

Publishing Firsts: The VendAvon

Chips, cookies, sodas–and books–from a vending machine. Avon’s entertaining comic books—western, horror, romance, war, science fiction, and gangster titles, mostly—appealed to readers of all ages from 1945 through the mid-1950s. More

Prince Charles reading a Harlequin Mills & Boon title

Prince Charles checks out The Pirate by Jayne Ann Krentz, a Harlequin Mills & Boon title, at the library in Perth, Scotland, in 1995. More

Brenda Jackson

Of all the books I’ve read, it was a romance story that influenced me the most. More

Brenda Jackson

Diana Palmer

The first romance novel I ever read was Margaret Way’s Red Cliffs of Malpara. More

Diana Palmer

The Transformation of Harlequin

By the 1990s, Harlequin had become synonymous with romance novels, grown the category into a score of successful subgenre lines, opened offices around the world, and seen its books made available in more than 100 countries and 30 languages. More

Sharon Kendrick

I read to remind myself of the power of words and what they’re capable of when the subtle alchemy of a good storyteller kick-starts the imagination and flies you into a different world. More

Sharon Kendrick

2014: HarperCollins acquires Harlequin Enterprises…

HarperCollins acquires Harlequin Enterprises from Torstar. More

Social Change: Sex in the 20th Century

In between the two world wars, Harper authors tackled the then taboo subject of sex. More

RaeAnne Thayne

I write because I love knowing my stories bring people joy. More

RaeAnne Thayne

Kiera Cass

Reading has always been a safe place for me. More

Kiera Cass

Susan Mallery

When I write, I have a specific reader in mind. More

Susan Mallery

Virgin River

Debut title in the series that took Robyn Carr to the top of the New York Times bestseller list. More

1970: Harlequin acquires Mills & Boon…

Harlequin acquires Mills & Boon and brings Harlequin books beyond bookstores and into supermarkets, drugstores, and other places women frequent. More

Love Story

The romantic tale that defined a generation, sold millions, and inspired a popular film. More

The Perfect Neighbor

First category romance novel to ever hit the New York Times bestseller list. More

Kristan Higgins

A book that influenced me and why . . . Little House on the Prairie. More

Kristan Higgins

1949: Harlequin Books is founded…

Harlequin Books is founded in Winnipeg by Richard Bonnycastle, Doug Weld, and Jack Palmer. More

Robyn Carr

Writing changes me, teaches me, broadens me, and makes me more aware. More

Robyn Carr

Cally Taylor

When I get an idea for a novel the fizz of excitement I feel is electrifying. More

Cally Taylor

Publishing Firsts: The Historical Romance Genre

At the time of its publication in 1972, nothing like Kathleen Woodiwiss’s The Flame and the Flower had ever been published. More

The Hospital in Buwambo

First Mills & Boon romance novel published by Harlequin; established the iconic relationship between the two companies. More

Sarah Morgan

I read for many reasons. More

Sarah Morgan

Canada Post stamp honoring Harlequin

This stamp from Canada Post was created in 2000 to honor Harlequin’s history in the country. More

Eloisa James

The simple answer is that I love a happy ending. More

Eloisa James

Gena Showalter

I read for the same reason I write. More

Gena Showalter