Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1980

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Books numbered 2305 through 2376 were published in 1980. Top-name Harlequin Romance authors included Jessica Steele, Betty Neels, Lucy Gillen, and Joyce Dingwell. As with previous years, many of the authors who wrote for Harlequin Romance also wrote for Harlequin Presents. 1980 was also notable for significant changes in the romance markets. As the so-called Romance Wars raged, causing Harlequin Enterprises Limited to pull distribution rights from Simon & Schuster and bring their distribution in-house. Simon & Schuster responded by establshing the Silhouette line, a move that would cause Harlequin trouble until 1985, when the publisher purchased Silhouette from its competition.

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