Harlequin Romance - Revision history

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	In 1989, [[Bethany Campbell\|Bethany Campbell's]] 1988 title [[Flirtation River]] was awarded the [[RITA\|Golden Medallion]] (predecessor of the [[RITA]]). [[His Brother's Child]] by [[Lucy Gordon]] won the [[RITA]] in 1998 in the [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance\|Traditional]] category. [[Her Royal Baby]] by [[Marion Lennox]] also won a [[RITA]] in the [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance\|Traditional]] category in 2004, while [[Jessica Hart]] won the [[RITA]] in the same category for her title [[Christmas Eve Marriage]] -- both books were released in 2004, but won their awards in separate years due to the cutoffs for judging.		In 1989, [[Bethany Campbell\|Bethany Campbell's]] 1988 title [[Flirtation River]] was awarded the [[RITA\|Golden Medallion]] (predecessor of the [[RITA]]). [[His Brother's Child]] by [[Lucy Gordon]] won the [[RITA]] in 1998 in the [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance\|Traditional]] category. [[Her Royal Baby]] by [[Marion Lennox]] also won a [[RITA]] in the [[RITA®: Best Traditional Romance\|Traditional]] category in 2004, while [[Jessica Hart]] won the [[RITA]] in the same category for her title [[Christmas Eve Marriage]] -- both books were released in 2004, but won their awards in separate years due to the cutoffs for judging.
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		+	Beginning in 1987, [[Harlequin]] began releasing additional Harlequin Romance titles direct to mail-order subscribers. The numbering for these books began again at number one, creating a second set of Harlequin Romance books. For information on these titles, see [[Harlequin Romance Subscription]].

	In February 2007, the [[Silhouette Romance]] line was folded into the [[Harlequin Romance]] line. The "new" [[Harlequin Romance]] continued the numbering from the "old" line, with six titles released each month ([[Harlequin Romance]] and [[Silhouette Romance]] had each been publishing four per month before the merge).		In February 2007, the [[Silhouette Romance]] line was folded into the [[Harlequin Romance]] line. The "new" [[Harlequin Romance]] continued the numbering from the "old" line, with six titles released each month ([[Harlequin Romance]] and [[Silhouette Romance]] had each been publishing four per month before the merge).

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 The first romance title published by [[Harlequin]] appeared in 1949, when the publisher first started. Over the years, a mix of fiction and non-fiction was produced by the publisher. It wasn't until the early 1960's that romance, particularly offerings from the [[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]] authors from the United Kingdom, began to dominate the [[Harlequin]] list. Within a few years, other types of fiction ceased to appear under the [[Harlequin]] name, and the publisher became synonymous with romance fiction.
-In 1989, [[Bethany Campbell|Bethany Campbell's]] 1998 title [[Flirtation River]] was awarded the [[RITA|Golden Medallion]] (predecessor of the [[RITA]]). [[His Brother's Child]] by [[Lucy Gordon]] won the [[RITA]] in 1998 in the [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category. [[Her Royal Baby]] by [[Marion Lennox]] also won a [[RITA]] in the [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category in 2004, while [[Jessica Hart]] won the [[RITA]] in the same category for her title [[Christmas Eve Marriage]] -- both books were released in 2004, but won their awards in separate years due to the cutoffs for judging.
+In 1989, [[Bethany Campbell|Bethany Campbell's]] 1988 title [[Flirtation River]] was awarded the [[RITA|Golden Medallion]] (predecessor of the [[RITA]]). [[His Brother's Child]] by [[Lucy Gordon]] won the [[RITA]] in 1998 in the [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category. [[Her Royal Baby]] by [[Marion Lennox]] also won a [[RITA]] in the [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category in 2004, while [[Jessica Hart]] won the [[RITA]] in the same category for her title [[Christmas Eve Marriage]] -- both books were released in 2004, but won their awards in separate years due to the cutoffs for judging.
 In February 2007, the [[Silhouette Romance]] line was folded into the [[Harlequin Romance]] line.  The "new" [[Harlequin Romance]] continued the numbering from the "old" line, with six titles released each month ([[Harlequin Romance]] and [[Silhouette Romance]] had each been publishing four per month before the merge).
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 === RITA-Winning Titles/Authors ===
 * [[2005 RITA&reg; Winners|2005 RITA&reg;]] - [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Best Traditional Romance]] category for ''[[Christmas Eve Marriage]]'' by [[Jessica Hart]]
-* [[1998 RITA&reg; Winners|1998 RITA&reg;]] - [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Traditional]] category ''[[His Brother's Child]]'' by [[Lucy Gordon]]
+* [[2005 RITA&reg; Winners|2005 RITA&reg;]] - [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Best Traditional Romance]] for ''[[Her Royal Baby]]'' by [[Marion Lennox]]
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 === RITA-Winning Titles/Authors ===
 * [[2005 RITA&reg; Winners|2005 RITA&reg;]] - [[RITA&reg;: Best Traditional Romance|Best Traditional Romance]] category for ''[[Christmas Eve Marriage]]'' by [[Jessica Hart]]
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	* [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers]] - A listing of titles published under the "Romance" imprint, in numerical order.		* [[Harlequin Romance By The Numbers]] - A listing of titles published under the "Romance" imprint, in numerical order.
		+	* [[Harlequin Romance Omnibus]] - Listing of omnibus editions for Harlequin Romance titles.

	== Interesting Facts ==		== Interesting Facts ==

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 == Interesting Facts ==
 Though nearly 4,000 were published by Harlequin and later [[Harlequin Romance]], only two titles were repeated. ''Hunter's Moon'' was used  by [[Henrietta Reid]] in 1970 and [[Margaret Way]] in 1983. The same title was also used for an [[Intrigue]] title by [[Dawn Stewardson]] in 1994. ''[[Queen Of Hearts]]'' was a title used by authors [[Sara Seale]] in 1969 and [[Melissa Forsythe]] in 1990.
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	The first romance title published by [[Harlequin]] appeared in 1949, when the publisher first started. Over the years, a mix of fiction and non-fiction was produced by the publisher. It wasn't until the early 1960's that romance, particularly offerings from the [[Mills and Boon\|Mills & Boon]] authors from the United Kingdom, began to dominate the [[Harlequin]] list. Within a few years, other types of fiction ceased to appear under the [[Harlequin]] name, and the publisher became synonymous with romance fiction.		The first romance title published by [[Harlequin]] appeared in 1949, when the publisher first started. Over the years, a mix of fiction and non-fiction was produced by the publisher. It wasn't until the early 1960's that romance, particularly offerings from the [[Mills and Boon\|Mills & Boon]] authors from the United Kingdom, began to dominate the [[Harlequin]] list. Within a few years, other types of fiction ceased to appear under the [[Harlequin]] name, and the publisher became synonymous with romance fiction.

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 * [[Baby Boom]]
 == Articles ==
 * [http://www.booksquare.com/archives/2005/05/16/1329/ Without Harlequin Romance, What Will The World Mock?]

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 == Interesting Facts ==
-Though nearly 4,000 were published by Harlequin and later [[Harlequin Romance]], only two titles were repeated. ''Hunter's Moon'' was used  by ([[Henrietta Reid]] in 1970 and [[Margaret Way]] in 1983). The same title was also used for an [[Intrigue]] title by [[Dawn Stewardson]] in 1994. ''Queen Of Hearts'' was a title used by authors [[Sara Seale]] in 1969 and [[Melissa Forsythe]] in 1990.
+Though nearly 4,000 were published by Harlequin and later [[Harlequin Romance]], only two titles were repeated. ''Hunter's Moon'' was used  by [[Henrietta Reid]] in 1970 and [[Margaret Way]] in 1983. The same title was also used for an [[Intrigue]] title by [[Dawn Stewardson]] in 1994. ''Queen Of Hearts'' was a title used by authors [[Sara Seale]] in 1969 and [[Melissa Forsythe]] in 1990.
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