Bad Blood

Behind the Scenes Feature:  From the Brief to the Book, A Writer’s Perspective on Continuity Series

Behind the Scenes Feature: From the Brief to the Book, A Writer’s Perspective on Continuity Series

Yesterday we had a guest post from Lucy Gilmore, the editor of the Harlequin Presents line from Mills & Boon about how connected series, like The Notorious Wolfes, gets created. Caitlin Crews shared with us the Bible that the authors are given to create the series. Today each author shares a bit about their story(…)

Behind the Scenes of a Connected Series at Harlequin: The Making of the Notorious Wolfes

Behind the Scenes of a Connected Series at Harlequin: The Making of the Notorious Wolfes

I emailed Sarah Morgan and asked if she would take us into the world of connected series books. Mills & Boon published a terrific, eight book connected series called the Notorious Wolfes (US) or Bad Blood (UK). Heroically, she came through with insight from the Harlequin Presents editor and all of the eight authors. It’s(…)

A Selection of December Harlequin Presents

A Selection of December Harlequin Presents

I haven’t had much luck with Harlequin Presents subscriptions of late. In December, I enjoyed three of my eight books. The problem is that I’m never sure what books I’m going to enjoy and thus the subscription seems worth it. I guess I’ll reevaluate mid year 2012. The Trophy Wife by Janette Kenny is the(…)

REVIEW:  The Disgraced Playboy by Caitlin Crews

REVIEW: The Disgraced Playboy by Caitlin Crews

Dear Ms. Crews: The Disgraced Playboy is the second in the Notorious Wolfe series (or Bad Blood to the UK readers).  The first, by Sarah Morgan, was reviewed here.  The story treads familiar tropes: low self esteem hero plays at being a dilettante so that no one can see how empty he is inside paired(…)

REVIEW: A Night of Scandal by Sarah Morgan

REVIEW: A Night of Scandal by Sarah Morgan

Dear Ms. Morgan, I’m always on the lookout for a new book by you, and when I saw that your latest Presents release was the first of a new series featuring a number of prominent authors, I was hooked at once. Released as the Bad Blood series in the UK, the Notorious Wolfes comprise eight(…)