![]() There’s something about the rawness of frontier life, living on the edge of danger, that truly captures the imagination. Both books were Westerns and established early on readers’ love of the nineteenth century frontier settings. The first two were Satan’s Angel by Kristin James (aka Candace Camp) and Kathleen Eagle‘s Private Treaty. It was from July 1988 that Harlequin launched what we know today as Harlequin Historical with books mostly acquired from an American author base. The UK & US Covers of Eleanor & the Marquis These London-acquired books were published almost simultaneously by Harlequin, although the covers were different for each market. Mills & Boon launched their historical line – Masquerade – in 1977 with novels by such authors as Jane Wilby – Eleanor and the Marquis – and Marguerite Bell – A Rose for Danger. ![]() We encourage a range of time periods so our novels can be set anywhere from ancient civilisations such as Greece and Rome up to the Second World War. ![]() We have celebrated some significant milestones over the last few years: Mills & Boon’s 100 th anniversary in 2008, Harlequin’s 60 th anniversary in 2009 and now Harlequin Historical reaches its 1000 th book in July 2010 with Christine Merrill’s deliciously sensual Paying the Virgin’s Price, part of our Regency Silk & Scandal miniseries.ġ,000 books – 2,000 years of history featured in Harlequin Historical. ![]()
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