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Wednesday News: RIP Harlequin Blaze, WTF Hugo Awards, and Curtis Sittenfeld retells Austen

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Harlequin Blaze shutting down in 2017 – Although this news is still breaking on social media, we want to report the news that Harlequin (or should we say Harper Collins??) is shutting down the Blaze line completely in June 2017. Around the same time, it appears that Harlequin Historical and ... more >

REVIEW: The Doctor’s Proposal by Marion Lennox

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Note to readers: This review contains a (non-specific) discussion of depression and mental illness. Dear Marion Lennox: I was looking for a RITA-nominated or awarded book to fulfill July’s TBR Challenge category and this one turned out to be in my stash. Marion Lennox has long been one of my favorite Harlequin ... more >

Reading List by Sunita for March and April

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I’m reading fewer new releases and more non-romance novels. I didn’t get nearly as much reading time as I wanted over the late winter and early spring, but the summer looks better, especially for Big Fat Books.   The Silkworm by Robert Galbraith This is the followup to The Cuckoo’s ... more >

REVIEW: Christmas at the Castle by Marion Lennox

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Recommended Read

Dear Marion Lennox: I fell behind reading your releases in 2013, but when I saw you had a Christmas novel out in December I jumped on it. From the first couple of chapters I could tell that this was going to be a vintage Lennox, combining a fairy-tale holiday setting ... more >

REVIEW: Ballroom to Bride and Groom by Kate Hardy

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Dear Ms. Hardy: I’ve read Kate Hardy’s Medicals and Presents novels for years, and the Posh Docs series is on my keeper shelf. When I saw a new novel in the Harlequin Romance line, I was intrigued, because it seemed a good fit in terms of voice and style. Polly ... more >

REVIEW: When Chocolate is Not Enough … by Nina Harrington

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Dear Ms. Harrington, Chocolate seems to be the new “thing” in romance books. And here we have luscious, organic, single estate, premo, “to die for” chocolate. Chocolate that makes chocolatiers swoon with delight and weep with envy – if they don’t have access to it. We also have a hero ... more >

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