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Billionaires Found! Wrapping up the Harlequin Romance Pitch Event

This week we’re wrapping up the Harlequin Romance Billionaires Wanted pitch event. A huge thank you to everyone who submitted […]

Posted on: July 18, 2025
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The Ins and Outs of It: Stakes in Romantic Suspense with Kenna Scott

This month my debut Romantic Suspense releases and I’m so excited for this story to be out in the world! […]

Posted on: July 11, 2025
A Romance Glossary Deep Dive: POV Part Three
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A Romance Glossary Deep Dive | POV Part Three: Two Heads are Better than One: Writing Dual POV for Category Romance

By Editor Emma Cole If you’re writing, you’re already using POV, or point of view, even if you’re not conscious […]

Posted on: July 7, 2025
A Romance Glossary Deep Dive: POV Part Two
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A Romance Glossary Deep Dive | POV Part Two: How Romance Thrives in Dual POV

By Editor Safiya Tariq In the previous part of this POV series, we explored the different types of POV’s that […]

Posted on: June 23, 2025
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Writing for a Continuity Series with Harlequin Author Charlene Parris

By Charlene Parris So…what’s a new author like ME doing in an established series like The Colton’s??? Hello everyone! Charlene […]

Posted on: June 16, 2025
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A Romance Glossary Deep Dive | Point of View Part One: Types of POV

By Natalia Castano When a reader embarks on a new read, one of the first things they ask themselves is […]

Posted on: June 9, 2025
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Top 5 Romance Writing Tips with Tara Taylor Quinn

By Tara Taylor Quinn I’ve been writing my entire life. When I saw my first publication, a short story called […]

Posted on: June 6, 2025
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The Roadmap to Writing Romance: 5 Tips for Pantsers | How to Make Sure Your Story Doesn’t Go Off the Rails

By Emma Cole, Harlequin Intrigue Editor. Our last post was to help those writers who are plotters, but what about […]

Posted on: April 23, 2025
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On Balancing Suspense & Romance with Harlequin Author Addison Fox

By Addison Fox Writing romantic suspense is fun, challenging and above all, a balancing act. How do you ensure you’ve […]

Posted on: April 11, 2025
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Trope Spotlight: Friends to Lovers

By Natalia Castano They say that the best love stories are often born from friendships. Friends to lovers is a […]

Posted on: April 9, 2025