Harlequin Romance By The Numbers

A numerical listing of titles published under the "Romance" imprint. Harlequin first began published numbered series in 1949, starting with The Manatee by Nancy Bruff. The publisher began with a mix of book types -- from pulp fiction to cookbooks. Romance fiction was always part of the Harlequin mix, from 1949's Honeymoon Mountain by Frances Shelly Wees through works by Jean Plaidy aka Victoria Holt. In 1953, Harlequin entered the world of Medical or Doctor-Nurse Romance when they began publishing American author Lucy Agnes Hancock. Over the next decade, romance fiction, particularly of the Doctor-Nurse style comprised a larger portion of the fiction mix, and in 1958, authors who wrote for Mills & Boon were also featured Harlequin authors. By 1960, romance fiction dominated the Harlequin list and by 1964, very few non-romances were published...and even fewer non-Mills & Boon authors were on the list.

• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1949 - Books numbered 1 through 25 were published in 1949.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1950 - Books numbered 26 - 90 were published in 1950.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1951 - Books numbered 91 - 147 were published in 1951.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1952 - Books numbered 148 - 203 were published in 1952.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1953 - Books numbered 204 - 264 were published in 1953.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1954 - Books numbered 265 - 322 were published in 1954.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1955 - Books numbered 323 -347 were published in 1955.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1956 - Books numbered 348 - 375 were published in 1956.
• Harlequin Romance By The Numbers 1957