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If you are not a returning Harlequin author, please do not use this category for submissions. Please go to our main page, select the most relevant main category, and submit there. 

If you're an agent and looking to submit a work on behalf of your client, please keep in mind that you're welcome to submit to us directly via email. However, for your convenience we also offer this area for submission of your clients' work.

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We are seeking submissions in all subgenres of historical romance, with all levels of sensuality. We welcome manuscripts featuring couples (or multiples) from all walks of life, including LGBTQ+ romances. 

Romances should focus on the development of the relationship, as well as external and internal conflict; the heat level should be appropriate to the book and enhance the story, and the primary relationship in the book should offer a happily ever after (HEA) or happily for now (HFN). 

Trilogies and duologies where the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are welcome as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

Romantic suspense and romantic thriller submissions must have a romantic focus, with a happily ever after, and the suspense must play a major role in the external conflict of the book.

In your query letter, please let us know if this is a planned series. We also welcome series in this category that feature the same protagonists throughout, in the same vein as Allie Therin’s Sugar & Vice series, but series can also feature different couples in each book. 

Trilogies and duologies where the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are permitted as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.


 

M/F, M/M, F/F, non-binary pairings, trans pairings and polyamorous erotic romances are all welcome! No matter the pairing, we’re looking for stories that push characters’ personal boundaries or delve into the taboo. 

The primary relationship in the book should offer a happily ever after (HEA) or happily for now (HFN). Trilogies and duologies where the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are permitted as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

We are seeking submissions in all subgenres of contemporary romance, with all levels of sensuality. We welcome manuscripts featuring couples (or multiples) from all walks of life. 

Romances should focus on the development of the relationship, as well as external and internal conflict; the heat level should be appropriate to the book and enhance the story, and the primary relationship in the book should offer a happily ever after (HEA) or happily for now (HFN). 

Trilogies and duologies where the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are welcome as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

We are seeking submissions in all subgenres of LGBTQIA romance with all levels of sensuality. 

We welcome manuscripts featuring couples (or multiples) from all walks of life. LGBTQIA romance submissions are also welcome in any of the relevant subgenre categories--fantasy/romantasy, science fiction, contemporary, etc. 

Romances should focus on the development of the relationship, as well as external and internal conflict; the heat level should be appropriate to the book and enhance the story, and the primary relationship in the book should offer a happily ever after (HEA) or happily for now (HFN). 

Trilogies and duologies where the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are welcome as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

We are seeking submissions in all subgenres of paranormal romance with all levels of sensuality. Romances should focus on the development of the relationship, as well as external and internal conflict; the heat level should be appropriate to the book and enhance the story, and the primary relationship in the book should offer a happily ever after (HEA) or happily for now (HFN). 

Trilogies and duologies wherein the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are permitted as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

We are seeking science fiction romance and dystopian romance submissions, with all levels of sensuality. We do not accept submissions of science fiction or dystopia that do not include a central romance. Trilogies and duologies wherein the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are welcome as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

We are seeking fantasy romance and romantasy submissions, with all levels of sensuality. We do not accept submissions of fantasy that do not include a central romance. Trilogies and duologies wherein the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are welcome as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

We are open to cozy and/or humorous mysteries, amateur sleuth stories, procedurals, historical mysteries and contemporary. Please note we are currently closed to submissions of mystery that do not include romance as central to the story/plot. 

The primary relationship in the book should offer a HEA or HFN. Trilogies and duologies where the first and/or second book end in cliffhangers are welcome as long as the primary romantic arc ultimately ends in an HEA or HFN.

We will consider books that have been previously released or self-published, though the following applies:

• The author must either currently retain the rights or have a letter of reversion from the original publisher.
• In  addition to the previously published work, we would expect to see a new, never-before-published work      submitted.  If the previously published book is part of a series, we would expect to see the next (unpublished) book in the series. If the previously published book is a standalone, we would expect to see a separate (unpublished) submission. We are looking for authors who want to work with us to grow their career with new, unpublished titles.

To submit previously published material please submit a query letter with:

• book description
• overview of author’s career
• explanation of where the title was previously published.
• If the book is still for sale, please tell us where it’s for sale. Including any information on sales, number of reviews, average review rating, etc. is also helpful.

All of the above information is required in the query letter. Without any of this information, we will decline to read further.

If we are interested in reading your manuscript, we will ask to see the manuscript, a synopsis, series outline and overview of new material you are proposing in addition to the previously published work. If you do not have new material in mind, please do not proceed with submission at this time.

We define previously published as work that has been made available for sale to consumers, either on the author’s website or on an etailer. Works that have been made available for free reading on sites such as Wattpad are not considered previously published.  If your book was contracted by a publisher but was never made available for sale, we do not consider that previously published.

*Please do not put previously published material under any other Submittable category as it will be declined.*