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Here you will find our coverage of the romance genre and romance authors:

  • Love Poems - a collection of love poetry by famous poets
  • Romance Writing Resources - a collection of top resources for romance writers


  • Avon Books Seeks HEA and HFN Romances (2019-07-22): Avon Books has announced it is open for submissions. Avon is seeking HEA and HFN romances in all subgenres.

  • Google's AI Writes Poetry After Reading Thousands of Romance Novels (2016-05-19): Google's AI has written several poems after reading thousands of romance novels.

  • Nora Roberts Signs Six Book Deal With St. Martin's Press (2016-03-12): Internationally bestselling author Nora Roberts has signed a six book deal with St. Martin's Press. She is very happy with her new publishing home.

  • NYT Bestselling Author Lauren Dane Inks Deal With Harlequin (2016-02-24): NYT bestselling romance author Lauren Dane just inked a multi book deal with Harlequin imprints Carina Press and HQN Books.

  • Nicholas Sparks Turns His Divorce into a Sitcom for ABC (2015-10-07): Bestselling romance novelist Nicholas Sparks has turned his divorce into a half hour sitcom for ABC. It will focus on a romance novelist trying to re-enter the dating pool.

  • Scribd Slashes Number of Romance Titles Available (2015-07-02): Scribd is losing money due to voracious readers of romance novels. As a result the company is reducing the number of titles available for monthly subscribers.

  • Kensington Launches Two New Book Imprints (2015-05-17): Kensignton Publishing has launched two new digital imprints: Lyrical Shine and Lyrical Underground. They are actively looking for new authors.

  • E.L. James Demanding to Write Screenplay for Fifty Shades Sequel (2015-02-19): Fifty Shades of Grey sequel, Fifty Shades Darker, has no director as Sam Taylor-Johnson is out. E.L. James can't stand her and wants to write the screenplay herself.

  • News Corp Buys Harlequin for $415 Million (2014-05-03): News Corp. paid $415 million to purchase Harlequin, which will become a subsidiary of HarperCollins. Harlquin has a huge international readership.

  • Jamie McGuire Signs Book Deal With Atria Books (2013-07-14): Jamie McGuire signs four book deal with Atria Books. The first book, Red Hill, will be published in October.

  • Bestselling Romance Author Brenda Novak Raises $359,815 for Diabetes Practical Cure Research (2013-07-02): NYT bestselling romance author Brenda Novak just raised nearly $360,000 for diabetes research with her online auction. She's raised $2 million over the past 8 years.

  • Nicholas Sparks and Zac Efron Talk Film Adaptation of The Lucky One (2011-11-29): In this featurette, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks talks about the film adaptation of his his book The Lucky One which stars Zac Efron, Blythe Danner and Taylor Schilling.

  • Avon Announces Debbie Macomber Short Romance Fiction Writing Contest (2011-08-15): Avon is holding a short romance fiction writing contest to celebrate the launch of Debbie Macomber's novel, Family Affair, in paperback and ebook format in July, 2012.

  • Amazon Launches New Imprint, Montlake Romance (2011-05-04): Amazon.

  • Nora Roberts Passes 1 Million Kindle Books Sold (2011-04-16): Author Nora Roberts is the third author in the Kindle Million Club.

  • HarperCollins Signs Lauren Conrad to Three Book Deal (2011-04-12): HarperCollins Children's Books announced it has acquired world rights to a new book series by Lauren Conrad called The Fame Game.

  • Candance Bushnell Takes Readers to Carrie Bradshaw's High School Years (2010-05-03): HarperCollins Publishers has released The Carrie Diaries by Sex and the City author Candace Bushnell.

  • Avon Buys Top Authors' Contracts From Dorchester (2010-01-14): Dorchester has sold the frontlist and backlist of a number of its top authors to Avon.

  • IT Professional is First Man to Win Melissa Nathan Award for Comedy Romance (2009-06-12): An IT professional has shocked his colleagues by winning the Melissa Nathan award for comedy romance for his novel, The Marriage Bureau for Rich People.

  • Can Men Write Romance? (2007-11-22): So, can men write romance? Barbara Vane over at Publisher's Weekly isn't so sure.