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=== Defunct Harlequin Imprints===
 
=== Defunct Harlequin Imprints===
 
* [[Duets]] - A humor line featuring two books in one.
 
* [[Duets]] - A humor line featuring two books in one.
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* [[Flipside]] - 2003-2005
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* [[Flipside]] - A line of chick-lit flavored romantic comedy.  (2003-2005)
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* [[Love and Laughter]] - The Love and Laughter line featured short, humorous stories. The line later became Flipside. While humor remains a popular topic, dedicated Harlequin lines never seem to catch on with readers.
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* [[Love and Laughter]] - The Love and Laughter line featured short, humorous stories. The line was merged with Silhouette's [[Yours Truly]] line to form the [[Duets]] line.  
 
* [[Temptation]] - Temptation was Harlequin's long-running sensual line. As the hotter Blaze line drew off readers, Temptation finally ceased publication in 2005.
 
* [[Temptation]] - Temptation was Harlequin's long-running sensual line. As the hotter Blaze line drew off readers, Temptation finally ceased publication in 2005.
 
** [[Heat]] - Blaze was the original "flash" on the cover of Temptation books drawing readers looking for hotter, sexier reads.  After Blaze became its own line, the Heat "flash" debuted.
 
** [[Heat]] - Blaze was the original "flash" on the cover of Temptation books drawing readers looking for hotter, sexier reads.  After Blaze became its own line, the Heat "flash" debuted.
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* [[Silhouette Romance|Romance]] - in 2007 the Silhouette Romance line was folded into the [[Harlequin Romance]] line
 
* [[Silhouette Romance|Romance]] - in 2007 the Silhouette Romance line was folded into the [[Harlequin Romance]] line
 
* [[Shadows]] - Romances "from the Dark Side of Love" ran from 1993 to 1996
 
* [[Shadows]] - Romances "from the Dark Side of Love" ran from 1993 to 1996
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* [[Yours Truly]] - A humor line, similar to [[Duets]]
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* [[Yours Truly]] - A romantic comedy line, which merged with Harlequin's [[Love And Laughter]] line in 1999 to form [[Duets]].
  
 
==On the Web==
 
==On the Web==
 
* [http://www.eharlequin.com/cms/index.jhtml eHarlequin] - Main Harlequin website
 
* [http://www.eharlequin.com/cms/index.jhtml eHarlequin] - Main Harlequin website

Revision as of 22:43, 20 June 2007

Harlequin usually refers to the publishing company Harlequin Enterprises Limited, a Toronto, Ontario-based company that is the world's leading publisher of romance and women's fiction. The company publishes nearly 110 new titles each month in 27 different languages, primarily category romances.

About the Company

Publisher's Lines/Imprints

Within the publishing company of Harlequin there are several lines including:

Harlequin Imprints

Current Imprints

Defunct Harlequin Imprints

  • Duets - A humor line featuring two books in one.
  • Flipside - A line of chick-lit flavored romantic comedy. (2003-2005)
  • Love and Laughter - The Love and Laughter line featured short, humorous stories. The line was merged with Silhouette's Yours Truly line to form the Duets line.
  • Temptation - Temptation was Harlequin's long-running sensual line. As the hotter Blaze line drew off readers, Temptation finally ceased publication in 2005.
    • Heat - Blaze was the original "flash" on the cover of Temptation books drawing readers looking for hotter, sexier reads. After Blaze became its own line, the Heat "flash" debuted.


Current Mills & Boon Imprints


Silhouette Imprints

Current Imprints

Defunct Silhouette Imprints

On the Web

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