Harlequin Romance

Calling all romance lovers!! 💕 My aunt had a collection of hundreds & hundreds of vintage romance novels. It was her favorite genre, & we're now hoping to pass them on to other readers who might enjoy them. We gave away over 100 boxes, & we're selling the rest, along with some other books, on PangoBooks. If you love romance, I've just started adding the books to our online shop. Many more to come!

https://pangobooks.com/bookstore/wordslinger42

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DivineDiana

Harlequin Romance | Sue Peters

Stopped by the Library today and was greeted by this cart. Managed to control myself to not fill a bag on the last day of the Labor Day Sale, but ... I did choose a free Harlequin book to celebrate the anniversary. I have never read one! #60yearsharlequin

melissajayne I haven‘t either. 6y

Ddzmini Awe memories my grandma read these and that‘s how I learned to read 😋📖 it‘s so awesome to know that I can still grab one and remember her 😊😇 6y

DivineDiana @melissajayne #notalone 6y

DivineDiana @Ddzmini So nice! 💗 6y

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CrowCAH

Harlequin Romance | Sue Peters

#SpotAReader at the MicroCenter as I picked up my laptop from repair.

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jpmcwisemorgan

Harlequin Romance | Sue Peters

So, Faleena Hopkins has trademarked cocky as it relates to ebooks in the romance genre. It‘s supposedly to protect her brand, which is a series with cocky in it. She personally, not her lawyer, is sending cease and desist emails to authors who use the word cocky in a book TITLE. There‘s some debate on whether this will stand because a series title and book title are different. (More in comments) #cockygate

jpmcwisemorgan Many now suspect this is a ploy to raise her search rankings. So far she‘s not gone after more established authors or anyone backed by a publisher, that I know of. I‘ve seen a few arguments that this is because if she can get people to change their titles she‘s making her case stronger to go after other people because there won‘t be other books with cocky AND because of precedence. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan She‘s bullying other authors and I don‘t like her tactics so she‘s someone I won‘t read (tbh, I probably wasn‘t gonna read her anyway but she‘s definitely a big nope now). 7y

Seekingtardis I don‘t like it. It‘s a word. You can‘t keep people, especially writers, from using a friggin word!! I think we should all write some ridiculous short stories and name the book The Cocky Book of Cocky Cocks! 7y

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jpmcwisemorgan @Seekingtardis And that‘s going around Twitter too. I posted about one such book already. It‘s about 5 minutes of reading and the snark level is high. There‘s at least one other person actively spite-writing something. 7y

sprainedbrain I read a little about this earlier, but just fell into the twitter hole following the hashtag. I doubt I would have gotten around to reading this author, but now I know for sure I won‘t. What a horrible way to treat your fellow indie authors. 🤬 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @sprainedbrain I‘ve been following since last night so the rabbit hole that is #cockygate is easier for me to follow. I‘m just sort of summing up all the bits I‘ve learned. Like you, I probably wouldn‘t have read her but now I definitely won‘t. 7y

JacqMac It‘s a word. This is crazy! And what a horrible way to treat fellow writers. I don‘t think she‘s doing herself any favors. 7y

jpmcwisemorgan @JacqMac I think her behavior is what‘s going to hurt her in the long run because other authors aren‘t going to have a thing to do with her and romance is a genre where there‘s a lot of collaboration and cross-promotion. 7y

ReadingOver50 #boycottfaleenahopkins you can‘t trademark a commenly used word 7y

CoverToCoverGirl There will always be people with issues #boycottfaleenahopkins . I have not nor will I give the author the time of day .. ever 😡 7y

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rabbitprincess

Harlequin Romance | Sue Peters

That's an interesting bug 😂

Lcsmcat How very specific! 🤷🏻‍♀️ 7y

Swe_Eva 😂😂😂 7y

rwmg A bug or a feature? 7y

rabbitprincess @Lcsmcat @LT_eva I know eh? So weird 😂 @rwmg That's true, could be a benefit for some! 7y

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merelybookish

Harlequin Romance | Sue Peters

Harlequin Romances, what comes to mind when I think paperback. I used to sneak my Mum's when I was a kid. 😊

I was told once that there was a strict outline you had to follow to be a Harlequin #paperbackwriter, like the couple had to meet by page 10, kiss by page 30, and so on. Not sure if that's true. And it's been eons since I read one.
#rockinmay @cinfhen

Cinfhen Definitely 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 8y

Cinfhen They still churn these beauties out❤️❤️❤️ 8y

lisakoby Great covers! 8y

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Dragon I still secretly read Harlequins now and then 😀 8y

LeahBergen The guy in the top right photo is throwing off a bit of a perv vibe. 😂 8y

mcipher My high school best friend's mom had stacks and would give them to me when she finished. Such a fun guilty pleasure!! 8y

merelybookish @Cinfhen I wondered. I don't see them around any more. 8y

merelybookish @lisakoby I tried to find 80s covers since those were the ones I read. 8y

merelybookish @Dragon That's fun! Old ones or new? 8y

merelybookish @LeahBergen The title got cut off. That one is called Plain Jane. No doubt the heroine needed the love of a good man. 😶 8y

merelybookish @mcipher I think I tried reading them on the sly in 5th or 6th grade and felt totally guilty about it. 8y

Dragon Newish, the booksale I just went to had 4 or 5 per bundle for $1 so I usually pick up a bundle. Lately it's been historical fiction and suspense 😀 8y

batsy Yes, Harlequin and Mills and Boon! My mum didn't read those so I had to try to read it in chunks when I went over to my aunt's place 😂 8y

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