[Sydney's Mom]

Originally Posted by reader22

Guidelines: http://www.eharlequin.com/articlepag...=538&chapter=0
All publishers have guidelines. Harlequin are just more specific because they are the only publisher who produces category romance, and their reading audience is specifically looking for a certain type of romance in each of their different lines.

The Blaze line of red-hot reads is changing the face of Harlequin and creating a continual buzz with readers. The series features sensuous, highly romantic, innovative stories that are sexy in premise and execution. The tone of the books can run from fun and flirtatious to dark and sensual. Writers can push the boundaries in terms of characterization, plot and explicitness. Submissions should have a very contemporary feel — what it's like to be young and single today. Heroes and heroines should be in their early 20s and up. We want to see an emphasis on the physical relationship developing between the couple: fully described love scenes along with a high level of fantasy, playfulness and eroticism are needed. And don't forget, secondary characters and subplots contribute to the richness of story and plot action we look for in a successful Blaze novel.

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