Comments on: Harlequin Heartwarming

By: Marsha Zinberg

Marsha Zinberg — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 20:32:16 +0000

Anna: I’m so glad you like the idea of the Heartwarming program. At this time, the program is North American only, so I doubt you will find them in Australia and England, but they are definitely available on-line, so please search them out there and I do hope you enjoy them.

By: Laura Russell

Laura Russell — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 19:47:58 +0000

I regularly search for older books by my favorites at the second hand stores and have been collecting Roz Denny Fox’s books, so this is lovely news.

By: Anna Jacobs

Anna Jacobs — Thu, 10 Mar 2011 04:31:10 +0000

I’m delighted to hear about the Heartwarming Romances and shall definitely look out for them. I split my year between England and Australia. Will they be coming out there? Or shall I have to hunt on line.

I ‘put up with’ overt sex from some authors, whose tales are indeed heartwarming. LOL, it’s about 5 pages per sex scene to skip. If others enjoy them, that’s fine by me, but I don’t. I don’t want inspirational books. Also not to my taste.

The trouble is there is too high a proportion of sexy books, so I actually have more money available to spend on books than I can find books to my liking. (Does that make you twitch? ) Harlequin’s Mira line, by the way, has some wonderful books by Sherryl Woods, Robyn Carr and Susan Wiggs, but that’s not nearly enough to feed my three book a week reading habit. The other Mira books are mostly violent. (Shudders delicately.)

So good for you, Marsha and Harlequin! Let’s have more of these heartwarming tales.

By: Shannon Yun

Shannon Yun — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 23:35:33 +0000

I am also a big fan of Roz Denny Fox’s books. I have Island Child sitting right next to me. I’m ecstatic that I’ll get to pick up more of her work (and discover new authors, too!)

By: Vella Munn

Vella Munn — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 21:26:31 +0000

I can hardly wait to get my hands on these books, more for my 92 year old mother than myself. She inhales Harlequins, many I get from Good Will. (The price point is good but she also appreciates spines that aren’t stiff) I do the buying, aware of her need for clean and heartwarming stories. She’s most comfortable with uplifting tales, no weapons let alone murder in her preferred reading. She’s certainly not the only romance reader who has had enough of LIFE and has watched Sound Of Music more times than I can count.
Great idea.

By: Abby Gaines

Abby Gaines — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 18:02:00 +0000

I really like a wholesome read that has a great plot and characters. These covers look fab!
Abby

By: Mary Sullivan

Mary Sullivan — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 17:44:48 +0000

Hi, Marsha. I love the new covers. The samples above are simple, clean and gorgeous. Love the colourful banners that showcase the authors’ names. I believe there is a readership for these types of novels that are not quite inspirational, but are wholesome. Best wishes for a successful launch. Such a great idea.

By: Robin Colburn

Robin Colburn — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:46:35 +0000

I love Roz’s books. If the other authors are comparable, I’ll be buying them as well. In any romance, inspirational or not, it’s the story!

By: Roz Fox

Roz Fox — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 15:31:07 +0000

I’m happy to see the blog by Marsha and see some of our covers. They’re awesome. I hadn’t seen my cover yet, so am excited. I liked working in this project. I hope there will be a market for what we used to call the old, traditional romances. I still hear from a lot of readers who live in small rural towns and they profess to love wholesome romance books.

By: Nancy Naigle

Nancy Naigle — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:09:21 +0000

The covers are beautiful and fit the line perfectly. These are exactly the kind of books I like to read. Appreciation of the simpler things, and a place I’m anxious to escape to when the going gets tough, is my kind of read.

Best wishes~
Nancy Naigle
Drewryville, VA