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All major publishers have a division devoted to romance, the best-selling fiction genre in the market.
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Some publishers focus only on romance. All major publishers have a division devoted to romance, the best-selling fiction genre in the market. These lines or [[Imprint|imprints]] are found listed on the publishers pages. Some former publishers are now [[Imprint|imprints]] of corporations.
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:See also [[:category:Electronic Publishers]] and [[Electronic Publishers]] page for electronic publishers.
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:See also [[:category:Erotica Publishers]], [[Erotica]] and [[Erotic Romance]] pages for publishers of erotica/erotic romance.
  
 
== Romance Publishers ==
 
== Romance Publishers ==
* [[Amber Quill Press]] AQP
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* [[Avon]]
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* [[Awe-Struck E-Books]]
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! width="250" |Publisher 
* [[BelleBooks]]
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! Type
* [[Berkley]]
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! [[ISBN Prefix]]
* [[Black Lace]]
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* [[Brava]]
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|[[Alinar Publishing]] 
* [[By Grace Publishing]]
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|electronic
* [[Champagne Books]]
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* [[Dorchester]]
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* [[Ellora's Cave]] EC
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|[[Amber Quill Press]]  
* [[Hard Shell Word Factory]]
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|electronic, print
* [[Harlequin]] HQ
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* [[HarperCollins]]
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* [[Kensington]]
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|[[Amira Press]]
* [[Liquid Silver Books]]
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|electronic, print
* [[Loose-ID]]
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|0-9789935 and 1-934475
* [[New American Library]] NAL
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* [[New Concepts Publishing]] NCP
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|[[Aphrodite's Apples Press]]
* [[Samhain Publishing, Ltd.]]
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|electronic
* [[Signet]]
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* [[St. Martin's Press]] SMP
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|-
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|[[Arlington]]
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|print
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|0-85140
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|-
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|[[Arrow Publications]]
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|graphic novellas
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|
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|[[Atria]], [[Imprint|imprint]] of [[Simon and Schuster|Simon & Schuster]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Avon]], now an [[Imprint|imprint]] of [[HarperCollins]]
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|print
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|0-380, now 0-06
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|-
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|[[Awe-Struck E-Books]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Ballantine]]
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|print
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|0-345
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|-
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|[[Bantam]], now an [[Imprint|imprint]] of the [[Bantam Dell Publishing Group]]
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|print
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|0-553
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|-
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|[[Beachwalk Press, Inc.]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[BelleBooks]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Berkley]]  
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|print
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|0-425
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|-
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|[[Black Lace]]
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|print
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|0-352
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|-
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|[[Black Velvet Seductions]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Blade Publishing]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[BooksForABuck.com]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Brava]] an [[Imprint|imprint]] of [[Kensington]]
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|print
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|0-7582
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|-
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|[[By Grace Publishing]]  
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Cacoethes Publishing House]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|-
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|[[Carina Press]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Cerridwen Press]] an [[imprint]] of [[Ellora's Cave Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Champagne Books]]  
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Changeling Press]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Cheyenne Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Chippewa Publishing LLC]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Cobblestone Press, LLC]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Corgi]]
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|print
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|0-552
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|
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|-
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|[[Crescent Moon Press]]
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|electronic, print
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|0-98 and 1-937
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|
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|-
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|[[Crimson Romance]]
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|electronic, print
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|1-4405
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|
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|-
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|[[Dark Eden Press]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Dell]], now an [[Imprint|imprint]] of the [[Bantam Dell Publishing Group]], includes [[Imprint|imprint]]:
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* [[Island]]
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|print
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|0-440
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|-
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|[[Desdmona]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Dorchester]] includes [[Imprint|imprints]]:
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* [[Leisure Books]] and
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* [[Love Spell]]
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| print
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|
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* 0-8439
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* 0-505
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|-
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|[[Ellora's Cave Publishing]] includes [[Imprint|imprints]]
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* [[Cerridwen Press]]
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* [[Lotus Circle]]
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|electronic, print
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|-
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|[[EAA Signature Series Books]]
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|-
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|[[Evernight Publishing]]
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|electonic, POD
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|-
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[[Fawcett]], now an [[Imprint|imprint]] of [[Ballantine]]
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|print
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|0-449
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|-
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|[[Forbidden Publications]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[For the Muse Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Freya's Bower]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Genesis Press]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Grand Central Publishing]], formerly [[Warner]]
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|print
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|0-446
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|-
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|[[Hard Shell Word Factory]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Harlequin]] includes [[Imprint|imprints]]:
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* [[Mira]]
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* [[Kimani Press]]
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|print
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|0-373
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* 1-55166 and 0-7783
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* 1-58314, now 0-373
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|-
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|[[HarperCollins]]  
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|print
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|0-06 and 0-00
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|-
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|[[Hodder and Stoughton|Hodder & Stoughton]]
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|print
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|0-340
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|-
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|[[Highland Press]][http://www.highlandpress.org Highland Press]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Imajinn Books]]
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|print, elctronic
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|1-893896, 0-9759653 and 1-933417
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|-
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|[[Ivy]], now an [[Imprint|imprint]] of [[Ballantine]]
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|print
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|0-8041
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|-
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|[[JMS Books LLC]]
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|print and electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Jove]]
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|print
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|0-515
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|-
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|[[J. Taylor Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Kensington]] includes [[Imprint|imprints]]:
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* [[Pinnacle]]
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* [[Zebra]]
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|print
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|
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* 0-7860 and 1-55817
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* 0-8217
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|-
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|[[Lady Aibell Press]], [[Imprint|imprint]] of [[Chippewa Publishing LLC]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Linden Bay Romance]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Liquid Silver Books]]  
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[http://www.livingbeyondreality.com Living Beyond Reality Press]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Literary Metro]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Loose Id]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[loveyoudivine]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Lyrical Press, Inc.]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Medallion Press]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Midnight Showcase]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]
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|print
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|0-263
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|-
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|[[Moody Press]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Mojocastle Press, LLC]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Moonlit Romance]]
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|electronic, print-on-demand
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|
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|-
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|[[Moon Rose Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|0-9575757
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|
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|-
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|[[Multnomah]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Musa Publishing]]
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|electronic, may move into print
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|
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|-
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|[[New American Library]]
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|print
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|0-451
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|-
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|[[New Concepts Publishing]]  
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Noble Romance Publishing]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Pan]]
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|print
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|0-330
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|-
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|[[Parker Publishing]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Penguin]]
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|print
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|0-14
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|-
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|[[Phaze]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Piatkus]]
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|print
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|0-7499
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|-
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|[[Pink Flamingo]]
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|electronic, print
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|-
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|[[Pocket Books]], an [[Imprint|imprint]] of [[Simon and Schuster|Simon & Schuster]]
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|print
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|0-671, 0-7434 and 1-4165
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|-
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|[[Popular Library]]
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|print
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|0-445
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|-
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|[[Putnam]]
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|print
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|0-399
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|-
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|[[Ravenous Romance Publishing]] 
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Red Rose Publishing]]
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|Electronic/ print books coming 2008
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|
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|-
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|[[Red Sage Publishing, Inc.]]
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|Print & Electronic,    since 1995
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|97809648942, 97809754516
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|-
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|[[Running Press]]
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|Print and electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Samhain Publishing, Ltd.]]  
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Scandalous Publishing]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Secret Cravings Publishing, Ltd.]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Silhouette]]
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|print
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|0-373
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|-
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|[[Silk's Vault Publishing]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Simon and Schuster|Simon & Schuster]]
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|print
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|0-671, 0-7434 and 1-4165
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|-
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|[[Siren Publishing, Inc.]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|-
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|[[Soul Mate Publishing]]  
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[St. Martin's Press]]  
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|print
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|0-312
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|-
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|[[Summerhouse Publishing]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Tease Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[The Raven Books]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[The Wild Rose Press]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Timeless Scribes Publishing]]
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|electronic/print
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|
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|-
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|[[Tirgearr Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Tor]]
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|print
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|0-8125 and 0-7653
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|
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|-
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|[[Torquere Press]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Total-E-Bound]] 
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|electronic/print
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|
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|-
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|[[Twilight Times Publishing]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Tyndale]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Virgin Books]]
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|print
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|
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|-
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|[[Walker and Company|Walker & Company]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Warner]], now [[Grand Central Publishing]]
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|print
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|0-446
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|-
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|[[Waterbrook Press]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Whiskey Creek Press]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Whiskey Creek Press Torrid]] an imprint of [[Whiskey Creek Press]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[Whispers Publishing]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[http://www.whiteorchidpress.com White Orchid Press]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[The Wild Rose Press]]
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|electronic, print
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|
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|-
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|[[William Morrow]], now an imprint of [[HarperCollins]]
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|print
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|0-688, now 0-006
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|-
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|[[Wings ePress, Inc.]]
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|electronic
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|
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|-
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|[[Zondervan]]
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|
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|
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|-
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|[[Zumaya Publishing]]
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|print and electronic
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|
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|}
  
 
== Former Publishers ==
 
== Former Publishers ==
* [[Avid]]
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* [[Avid Press]]
 
* [[Candlelight]]
 
* [[Candlelight]]
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* [[Diamond - Publisher|Diamond]]
 
* [[Loveswept]]
 
* [[Loveswept]]
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* [[Neighborhood Press Publishing]]
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* [[Tapestry]]
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* [[Titan Press]]
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* [[Triskelion Publishing]]
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* [[Venus Press]]
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* Twilight Fantasies - electronic publisher, closed October 24, 2007

Latest revision as of 23:21, 2 November 2023

Some publishers focus only on romance. All major publishers have a division devoted to romance, the best-selling fiction genre in the market. These lines or imprints are found listed on the publishers pages. Some former publishers are now imprints of corporations.

See also category:Electronic Publishers and Electronic Publishers page for electronic publishers.
See also category:Erotica Publishers, Erotica and Erotic Romance pages for publishers of erotica/erotic romance.

Romance Publishers

Fawcett, now an imprint of Ballantine
Publisher Type ISBN Prefix
Alinar Publishing electronic
Amber Quill Press electronic, print
Amira Press electronic, print 0-9789935 and 1-934475
Aphrodite's Apples Press electronic
Arlington print 0-85140
Arrow Publications graphic novellas
Atria, imprint of Simon & Schuster print
Avon, now an imprint of HarperCollins print 0-380, now 0-06
Awe-Struck E-Books electronic
Ballantine print 0-345
Bantam, now an imprint of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group print 0-553
Beachwalk Press, Inc. electronic
BelleBooks
Berkley print 0-425
Black Lace print 0-352
Black Velvet Seductions electronic, print
Blade Publishing electronic
BooksForABuck.com electronic
Brava an imprint of Kensington print 0-7582
By Grace Publishing electronic
Cacoethes Publishing House electronic
Carina Press electronic
Cerridwen Press an imprint of Ellora's Cave Publishing electronic, print
Champagne Books electronic, print
Changeling Press electronic, print
Cheyenne Publishing electronic, print
Chippewa Publishing LLC electronic
Cobblestone Press, LLC electronic
Corgi print 0-552
Crescent Moon Press electronic, print 0-98 and 1-937
Crimson Romance electronic, print 1-4405
Dark Eden Press electronic
Dell, now an imprint of the Bantam Dell Publishing Group, includes imprint: print 0-440
Desdmona
Dorchester includes imprints: print
  • 0-8439
  • 0-505
Ellora's Cave Publishing includes imprints electronic, print
EAA Signature Series Books
Evernight Publishing electonic, POD
print 0-449
Forbidden Publications electronic
For the Muse Publishing electronic, print
Freya's Bower electronic
Genesis Press print
Grand Central Publishing, formerly Warner print 0-446
Hard Shell Word Factory electronic
Harlequin includes imprints: print 0-373
  • 1-55166 and 0-7783
  • 1-58314, now 0-373
HarperCollins print 0-06 and 0-00
Hodder & Stoughton print 0-340
Highland PressHighland Press electronic
Imajinn Books print, elctronic 1-893896, 0-9759653 and 1-933417
Ivy, now an imprint of Ballantine print 0-8041
JMS Books LLC print and electronic
Jove print 0-515
J. Taylor Publishing electronic, print
Kensington includes imprints: print
  • 0-7860 and 1-55817
  • 0-8217
Lady Aibell Press, imprint of Chippewa Publishing LLC electronic
Linden Bay Romance electronic, print
Liquid Silver Books electronic
Living Beyond Reality Press electronic, print
Literary Metro electronic
Loose Id electronic, print
loveyoudivine electronic, print
Lyrical Press, Inc. electronic, print
Medallion Press print
Midnight Showcase
Mills & Boon print 0-263
Moody Press print
Mojocastle Press, LLC electronic, print
Moonlit Romance electronic, print-on-demand
Moon Rose Publishing electronic, print 0-9575757
Multnomah print
Musa Publishing electronic, may move into print
New American Library print 0-451
New Concepts Publishing electronic, print
Noble Romance Publishing electronic
Pan print 0-330
Parker Publishing print
Penguin print 0-14
Phaze electronic, print
Piatkus print 0-7499
Pink Flamingo electronic, print
Pocket Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster print 0-671, 0-7434 and 1-4165
Popular Library print 0-445
Putnam print 0-399
Ravenous Romance Publishing electronic
Red Rose Publishing Electronic/ print books coming 2008
Red Sage Publishing, Inc. Print & Electronic, since 1995 97809648942, 97809754516
Running Press Print and electronic
Samhain Publishing, Ltd. electronic, print
Scandalous Publishing electronic
Secret Cravings Publishing, Ltd. electronic, print
Silhouette print 0-373
Silk's Vault Publishing electronic
Simon & Schuster print 0-671, 0-7434 and 1-4165
Siren Publishing, Inc. electronic, print
Soul Mate Publishing electronic, print
St. Martin's Press print 0-312
Summerhouse Publishing electronic
Tease Publishing electronic, print
The Raven Books electronic, print
The Wild Rose Press electronic, print
Timeless Scribes Publishing electronic/print
Tirgearr Publishing electronic, print
Tor print 0-8125 and 0-7653
Torquere Press electronic
Total-E-Bound electronic/print
Twilight Times Publishing electronic, print
Tyndale print
Virgin Books print
Walker & Company
Warner, now Grand Central Publishing print 0-446
Waterbrook Press
Whiskey Creek Press electronic, print
Whiskey Creek Press Torrid an imprint of Whiskey Creek Press electronic, print
Whispers Publishing electronic
White Orchid Press electronic
The Wild Rose Press electronic, print
William Morrow, now an imprint of HarperCollins print 0-688, now 0-006
Wings ePress, Inc. electronic
Zondervan
Zumaya Publishing print and electronic

Former Publishers