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A Romance Glossary Deep Dive. POV 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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What We’re Reading | The Spring 2025 List

Here at Harlequin, we take Spring and Summer reading seriously! We’ve been using our extra sunlight hours to read as […]

Posted on: June 5, 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
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What We’re Reading | The Winter 2025 List

Winter can sometimes feel like the longest season, but there is no better time to curl up under a blanket […]

Posted on: February 28, 2025
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HEA Writing Week 2025 | Day Three: Creating a Compelling Duo

By Editor Natalia Castano Welcome to HEA Day Three! Today we’re talking about creating a compelling duo. Iconic duos that we […]

Posted on: January 29, 2025
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What We’re Reading: The Autumn 2024 List

For so many reasons, Autumn is one of the best times for reading! It’s all about the feeling, those cold […]

Posted on: November 29, 2024
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Trope Spotlight: Workplace Romance

By Natalia Castano Workplace romance is an exciting and trending trope that carries lots of potential for steamy scenarios and […]

Posted on: September 13, 2024
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Trope Spotlight: Marriage of Convenience

By Editor Natalia Castano Marriage of convenience might be, among all the popular romance tropes, the most traditional of all. […]

Posted on: July 29, 2024
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Staying within Series Parameters without Losing the Creative Spark

By Editor Natalia Castano There are three main components in the recipe for a perfect Harlequin romance: establishing the characters’ […]

Posted on: March 20, 2024
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What We’re Reading | The Autumn List

Autumn, as a season, has a very particular feeling. The days are getting colder, and the evenings are getting darker, […]

Posted on: November 24, 2023