Hi, my name is...

[Ramla Zareen]

Welcome to all the new members who joined the group after I last commented in this discussion thread :-) 

[Harlequin Books]

Happy Halloween!

[Vickie]

Hi everyone,
I am Vickie a.k.a Serlina from the Caribbean island country Dominica (nope not Dominican Republic). I love reading & have been reading romance novels - harlequin romance novels - for years. I love them. I am a new writer and due to reading such novels have decided to give writing my own a try. Its great being part of reading groups.

[Harlequin Books]

Welcome Vickie, are you participating in NaNo? Did you know that Harlequin.com's Community has a support group?
http://community.harlequin.com/showth...

My cousin recently bought Caribbean cruise trips for her mother and her sisters. My Mom had a wonderful time and she took some good pictures. I say some because in most pictures, the main subject is cut in half. She has some delightful pictures of the base of some lovely trees according to her. :)

Enjoy looking around and jump in with a comment where you wish.
Kim S

[Fallon]

Hello ladies!!!
I'm new to GoodReads but stoked to be here. I'm actually scrolling through all your intros and I see a lot of familiar names. I hope to become one of you as I'm a finalist in this years SO YOU THINK YOU CAN WRITE contest with my Superromance OUT OF FOCUS. :)

[Harlequin Books]

Congratulations and welcome! I hope to see you in the group often. Please let me know if you have any questions. ~ Kim

[ShayBooks]

Hi everyone my name is Shavonna and I love Harlequin romance novels, glad to be apart of this group.

[Fallon]

Thanks Kim/Harlequin Books! :)

[Harlequin Books]

Hi Shavonna, love your name and welcome to the group. Have a look around and jump in where you wish. Ig you have any questions just give a shout. ~ Kim

[Teresa]

Hello I'm Teresa Carpenter and I followed a reader to this group after she reviewed my December book. I love all genre of romance, but Harlequin Romances were my first love and now I write them. The world is a strange and wonderful place.

[Exel]

Hi everyone. My name is Exel. I enjoy reading Harlequin books. My favorite series lines are Heartwarming, Kiss, and Kimani.

[Harlequin Books]

Welcome to the group Teresa and Exel. Have a look around and if you have any questions, please let me know.
Kim

[Suelen]

Hi, my name is Suelen and I'm from Brazil. My favorite Harlequin authors are Diana Palmer and Olivia Gates. Love them.

[Harlequin Books]

Suelen wrote: "Hi, my name is Suelen and I'm from Brazil. My favorite Harlequin authors are Diana Palmer and Olivia Gates. Love them."

Hi Suelen, welcome to the group. I love them too. I have MANY of their books on my keeper shelf. Brazil has always been in my top 5 countries I would love to visit. :)

Have a look around the group and if you have any question, please feel free to ask?

[C.]

Hi everyone! My name is Chris and I love Harlequin romances!

I am probably one of the oldest if not the oldest member here at 65 years old.

My late husband and I were married 30 years when I lost him to a heart attack when I was only 47 and he was not yet 51.

I can say that passion does not always die with age, as ours was as vibrant as when we were newlyweds, though our energy level wasn't the same, we still loved each other's kisses and still lit each other's fire, lol!

So I love reliving our romance and that sexual tension through a good romance! They make me smile. I love really great verbal banter and teasing also, because we had that.

I have 3 grown children and one grandchild from each, plus two great-grands[boy/girl] who are a blast!

P.S. Since I was born and raised in the western U.S. in the age of cowboy/TV westerns, rodeos ect. I am especially partial to western-themed romances-historical and contemporary.
Loved the Daddy Dude Ranch trilogy by Rebecca Winters.

[Harlequin Books]

Welcome to the group Chris. I loved your introduction especially the description of your marriage. Have fun looking around. ~Kim

[C.]

Thank you Kim, and thank you for creating this group.

[Harlequin Books]

I can't take credit for creating the group. I did mention to Harlequin that a group would be a good idea but it was their decision to go forward with one. ~ Kim

[C.]

Harlequin Books wrote: "I can't take credit for creating the group. I did mention to Harlequin that a group would be a good idea but it was their decision to go forward with one. ~ Kim"

Oh well my thanks to both you and Harlequin !

[Josh]

Hello!

I'm Josh Lanyon and I write male/male romance for Carina Press (among others). However my first novel was published with Harlequin (Mills & Boon) back in the Dark Ages of 1985. It was called .

My mother was a huge fan of Harlequin and subscribed to the reader subscription service for years and years. So I have a lot of affection for Harlequin--particularly old school Harlequin-- although my own writing runs toward murder, mayhem and male/male.

It's lovely to meet everyone! I'm very erratic about posting, especially when I'm trying to hit a deadline (which is kind of always) but I do lurk.

[Harlequin Books]

Welcome to the group Josh. Post when you can. We all understand being under deadline and won't hold it against you. I hope you can find the time to spend with us next week during Goodreads romance week. I'll be setting up more topics of discussion to help celebrate the week and would love lots of participation. ~ Kim
p.s. 1985 was right about the time I started reading Harlequins. :)

[Josh]

Harlequin Books wrote: "Welcome to the group Josh. Post when you can. We all understand being under deadline and won't hold it against you. I hope you can find the time to spend with us next week during Goodreads romance ..."

Thank you so much, Kim! ;-)

I'm looking forward to Goodreads Romance month--so yes! I will definitely be popping in.

Re: 1985 - HA! I bet you were still reading beneath the blankets with a flashlight. :-D

[[deleted user]]

Hi Everyone! I've been a part of this group since it first started, but I'm not sure I already introduced myself. I'm Fran. I'm an adult reference librarian, who works on my library's Romance section. I was invited to this group from Harlequin. And like all of you, I am a huge fan of all things Harlequin. You all share such wonderful insights. I am really enjoying being a member of this group.

[Harlequin Books]

Hi Fran, it sounds like you have the perfect job for many of us in this group which means were jealous! I'm very happy to hear you have enjoyed being here and I hope that will continue. :)
~Kim

[[deleted user]]

Thank you for your reply, Kim. And, LOL! I totally love my job! In all seriousness, if anyone needs a librarian, count me in.

Harlequin Books wrote: "Hi Fran, it sounds like you have the perfect job for many of us in this group which means were jealous! I'm very happy to hear you have enjoyed being here and I hope that will continue. :)
~Kim"

[Kelli]

Hi Fran! It's nice to meet you. It's wonderful to have another romance fan hanging out. :)
~Kelli Ireland

[[deleted user]]

Hi everyone and Kim, I'm Noor, really happy about joining this group, i am a huge fan or romantic books the first romantic book ever read would probably be Safe Haven- Nicholas Sparks

[Harlequin Books]

Hi Noor, you picked a good week to join with it being Goodreads Romance Week. Be sure to check out all that is happening.

Safe Haven, a great book to introduce you to romance!

[Liz]

Nice to meet you, Josh. My first romance books were Mills and Boon. My grandmother loved the medical books. I couldn't resist those nurses wearing capes, working in London and sharing a flat with a friend. I so wanted to be those girls who took rides in the handsome doctor's fancy convertibles :)


Josh wrote: "Hello!

I'm Josh Lanyon and I write male/male romance for Carina Press (among others). However my first novel was published with Harlequin (Mills & Boon) back in the Dark Ages of 1985. It was calle..."

[Laura]

Hi Kim, I'm Laura. Years ago, I used to read a lot of romances esp. Harquelin. Something happened and I wouldn't touch a romance for years. Now, I have an urge to read again about love and that's why I joined this group. Looking forward to my 1st "Romance" book in years.

[Harlequin Books]

Hi Laura, welcome back to romance! Are you planning on starting with the genre you used to read or do you need suggestions for something different?

[Laura]

Sure, I'll take your suggestion.

[Harlequin Books]

OK, do you like shorter or longer stories? What movies or TV programs have you recently enjoyed? Do you remember which Harlequins you used to read? High, medium or low heat level?

[[deleted user]]

Thanks so much, Kelli. Nice to meet you, too. Kelli wrote: "Hi Fran! It's nice to meet you. It's wonderful to have another romance fan hanging out. :)
~Kelli Ireland"

[Josh]

Liz wrote: "Nice to meet you, Josh. My first romance books were Mills and Boon. My grandmother loved the medical books. I couldn't resist those nurses wearing capes, working in London and sharing a flat with a..."

Betty Neels, right? :-D

And some of those Mary Burchells again.

[Janis Kay]

Hello:) I'm Janis, I'm almost 25 and I've been a LIH subscriber for a little over 4 years now, hard to believe haha. I started reading Harlequin in high school after hearing that my Grandma (Kay or Katherine, my middle name) was addicted to them. She'd give her copies to her friends after she was done and say to pass them on. I donate mine -well, the ones I don't keep- to my high school's book sale each year and they never stay for long :)

I'm engaged now and these books are getting me through not only the planning stress, but my grad school stress (they got me through college, they can get me through this haha). My fiance finds it amazing how I read through many of these quickly lol. I can't help it, I'm addicted and never want a cure!

[Harlequin Books]

Welcome Grace and Janis Kay, it great to see some excitement about romance.

I love hearing stories about passing the books on. I have a huge personal collection which I add to every year but I also give to two different locations, Office of the Aging for their Christmas packages they delivery to the eldery and my local library for their fundraising used book sales. ~ Kim

[Sandra]

Janis, your fiancé's response reminds me of my husband's about a year into my LI subscription...he said, "you should start writing your own." And the rest, as they say, is history. Will we see your name on a cover in a few years? :)

[Janis Kay]

Haha! Sandra, that's one thing I'm not very good at. I can critique and write reviews, but not novels. I wish I had the writing bug lol. I want to get back into blogging my reviews, but it'll have to wait until I get released from school finally :/

[Sandra]

Janis Kay wrote: "Haha! Sandra, that's one thing I'm not very good at. ."

You never know... I used to think I didn't have enough imagination... ;)

[Chuck]

Hello, Harlequin Group! Feb. 2016 marks my Harlequin debut with what was also my personal debut novel HUSH MONEY (originally published by Minotaur in 2012.) It's a legal mystery set in the world of equestrian grand prix showjumping, and it features what I hope you'll agree is a compelling romantic subplot. HUSH MONEY received starred reviews from Publishers Weekly and Library Journal, was a Critics' Pick from Kirkus Reviews, was a finalist for (among others) the Shamus, LCC Rocky, Audie, and RT Reviewers' Choice Awards, and won the SWW International Writing Contest. Here's a link at which you can check it out, as I hope you will:

http://www.harlequin.com/storeitem.ht...

[Harlequin Books]

Janis Kay wrote: "Haha! Sandra, that's one thing I'm not very good at. I can critique and write reviews, but not novels. I wish I had the writing bug lol. I want to get back into blogging my reviews, but it'll have ..."

If you ever want to see if you DO have that creative perk or just want to check what it takes to actually go through with it, I suggest you visit Harlequin.com, specifically our On Writing Romance section. HERE> http://community.harlequin.com/forumd...

You'll find all sorts of encouragement and tips.

[Harlequin Books]

Chuck wrote: "Hello, Harlequin Group! Feb. 2016 marks my Harlequin debut with what was also my personal debut novel HUSH MONEY (originally published by Minotaur in 2012.) It's a legal mystery set in the world of..."

Welcome to the group and congrats for such a well received debut novel! The equestrian grand prix showjumping world sounds very interesting. My daughter is a member of 4-H, which is a program that present items for judging at county and state fairs. She does crafts but we watch some that do present equestrian riding and jumping. It only takes a bit of imagination to put myself in the intensely competitive and prestigious grand prix setting.
~ Kim

[Harlequin Books]

Happy Valentine's Day!!

[Chuck]

Harlequin Books wrote: "Chuck wrote: "Hello, Harlequin Group! Feb. 2016 marks my Harlequin debut with what was also my personal debut novel HUSH MONEY (originally published by Minotaur in 2012.) It's a legal mystery set i..."

Thanks, Kim!

[Janis Kay]

Sandra wrote: "Janis Kay wrote: "Haha! Sandra, that's one thing I'm not very good at. ."

You never know... I used to think I didn't have enough imagination... ;)"

LOL maybe when I'm not going crazy over grad school, Sandra XD

[Alexia]

Thank you for the invite. I'm Alexia bookworm, author, and romance novel lover :))
lovely to meet you all *waves*

[Harlequin Books]

Welcome to the group Alexia. Have a look around and jump in where you wish. If you have any questions, I'm here to help. ~ Kim

[Alexia]

Thanks Kim :))

[Christine]

Hey everyone


My name is Christine hatfield and I'm 29 years old and I play the piano and I'm making bracelets for the make a wish foundation of New Jersey and I work at the school where I help little kids that are handicapped and I have a medical problem