Harlequin

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Harlequin is arguably the world's largest publisher of romance fiction. Established in 1949, the publisher has gone through many changes as the market grows.

See Also

Current Harlequin Imprints

  • American
  • Blaze
  • HQN - Harlequin enters the single-title market.
  • Intrigue - Harlequin's romantic suspense line.
  • Love Inspired - This imprint is devoted to inspirational (mainly Christian) romances.
  • Mira - Mira is Harlequin's high-end single title imprint.
  • Presents - This imprint is devoted to glamore and passion, often with International settings
  • Superromance - Longer titles focusing on family issues.
  • Violet - Violet is Harlequin's manga line. Currently, only existing titles are being reprinted.

Current Mills & Boon Imprints

Current Silhouette Imprints

Defunct Harlequin Imprints

  • Flipside
  • 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.
  • 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 Temptions drawing readers looking for hotter, sexier reads. After Blaze became its own line, the Heat "flash" debuted.