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I can't see this being good for Harlequin. I think some of their best stuff was in the 90s when authors were allowed more leeway. Silhouette Intimate Moments was probably their best imprint till it got moved to Romantic Suspense. Now it's endless series of from the same authors over and over which I think it one of the biggest downfalls of Harlequin books.
Some of my favorite books are Harlequins. Avon's books in the recent years have been meh for me. Most of their historical are so cookie cutter and modern mistoricals that it's nice that Harlequin still allows their historical line to be from medieval to westerns to time periods no one else will published. I don't find Harlequin books formulated and I own probably 3000 or more of them. They probably one of the only major publisher besides Zebra that still let's their authors write fresh stories.
Indie Romance has taking an severe detour into drama lama land. Unless you like extreme angst and unhealthy characters that should never be together it's hard to find a good romance among them. Harlequin has recently been re-releasing some of their books with more indie like titles and covers to attract new readers. I should have seen this as trouble signs. I wish Kensington had brought Harlequin I think they were a better fit.
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