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    zombie.nancy is a godess of fierce: I think further research is needed. And by further research I mean me spending a Sunday afternoon munching on popcorn while reading one of these more »
    pax: Am I just imagining a line of books called Harlequin Pink that were manga-type graphic-novel romances drawn in pink? I could swear I even picked one ... more »
    TheFormerJuneBronson: Weren't these around when we...those of us over the age of 30...were teenagers? I actually still own a couple of Silhouette teenage romances. They'd h... more »
    LuvEwan: When I was a teenager I just read porny fanfic and I turned out just fine goshdarnit! Plus, it's free. more »
    Zombie Ms. Skittles: First they came to the pirates, and I didn't say anything because it was kinda hot. Then they came to the cowboys, and I didn't say anything because ... more »
    morninggloria: If the characters in these novels are below the age of consent, does it count as child pornography? //jokes! more »
    LizzieBennet-Darcy: I have to say, I would have loved this as a teen. Instead I had to sneak away with my mom's romance novels or try to hide the VC Andrews that I got fr... more »
    Nora Bombay: Sigh. Kids today. Why can't they just read thousands of pages of pornographic fanfiction, like we had to? more »
    Rooo sez BISH PLZ: ".While it makes sense that two of the most resilient portions of the publishing industry - romance and YA - should join forces into a supergenre"That... more »
    LolaQuinn is full of beans: "paranormal" romance ...And then, he brought his hot, lusty, green alien lips to mine. As our lips touched I melted into the drippy, sensual goo that... more »
    LaComtesse: Because the only thing that could make a book full of gender stereotypes and 2 dimensional characters with anachronistic names having mediocre sex in ... more »
    VeryFancyBunny: I remember when their initial "call for submissions" came out last year. They didn't specify that all titles had to be romance (paranormal or not), an... more »
    FireflyinJuly: R.L Stein gave me all the traditional romance AND the paranormal AND the gore I needed. Le sigh. more »
    KiddyKat: I'm guessing these won't have sex scenes? I wouldn't waste my time on them. As a teen, I read those books for the sex. Okay fine, still kind of do. Wh... more »
    stoprobbers: Not gonna lie: When I was 16 I spent two glorious years reading bodice rippers for pleasure. Oh my word, the adjectives you learn by reading romance n... more »
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    One market that's not suffering: escapism. While other publishers founder, Harlequin is way up, taking full advantage of ebooks and internet advertising and launching a short erotic efiction line called Spice Briefs. [PW]