Comments on: Harlequin Teen Romance: A Hard Sell To Parents And Teens

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 04 Jan 2011 18:15:02 +0000

I know a few bloggers who are on the Harlequin Teen panel, and it doesn’t seem right when they belong to the panel and still review Harlequin Teen books on their blogs, Amazon, and Goodreads. They’re clearly bias if they’re on the panel and review Harlequin Teen books, giving them the highest ratings.

By: Kelly

Kelly — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 05:06:55 +0000

When I was a young adult, Im 23 now, I read harlequin. Of course, the romance novels I read are not watered down. Harlequin is the biggest producer of romance novels, and they just turned 60. So even if young adults don’t read this from harlequin, I bet you in the coming years half of them will eventually turn to the publisher. If you are romance novel lover, you will eventually read a book published by harlequin.

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 12:22:39 +0000

I actually just signed up for the Teen Panel today, and I think the young adult off-spin of Harlequin will be great. Romance is in most YA novels, and from all that I have read there will be a wide range of categories so the books can appeal to all teens. As for association with Harlequin, most people my age don’t even know what it is, and won’t be affected at all.

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Harlequin Teen « Rambling About Writing — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 08:13:34 +0000

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What’s this? A new post? « The YA YA YAs — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:10:39 +0000

[...] peek at what’s coming from Harlequin Teen. I still have some misgivings (see comments) about the name of the line, but the books themselves sound [...]

By: Jeanette

Jeanette — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 18:21:50 +0000

I agree with Katie. I don’t think the “Harlequin” name will be a handicap in trying to promote the new line of books to teens. When I was a teen (I’m mid-20′s now :)), I never paid attention to the publisher when selecting a book. If the cover artwork and jacket copy caught my eye and the story seemed engaging, I’d buy the book. I also think the teen panel is a great idea. Who better to test your product on than your target audience? :) I also think that will actively engage teens in the brand and the books, and hopefully they will spread the word to other teens.

By: Katie

Katie — Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:02:30 +0000

I’m very excited to see what Harlequin Teen has in store for YA readers. I’m a teenager myself and I think Harlequin made a smart move by starting up an imprint aimed at teens. I adore love stories so I will definitely be on the lookout for these new books. When I pick out books, I don’t even look at who publishes them so as long as the covers and synopsis’ look interesting I’d say Harlequin Teen has a great chance of success.

By: Julie Kagawa

Julie Kagawa — Thu, 19 Mar 2009 21:02:12 +0000

Hi Meredith,

My name is Julie Kagawa, and I am also one of the authors who will be debuting with Harelquin Teen. Like Rachel, I have a YA urban fantasy series, set to come out in the spring of 2010. And I promise that, while the series does have romantic elements, there will be no corset clutching, bodice ripping Fabio anywhere in the story. :)

THE IRON KING, the first book in the series, is about a teenage girl whose kid brother is stolen away by faeries. Iron faeries, born of technology and progress, deadly to regular fey and completely immune to iron. Machina, King of the Iron Fey, is after her, but she has no idea why.

I’m an avid reader of YA, especially YA fantasy. Some of my favorite authors include Holly Black, Melissa Marr, and Maggie Steifvater. I hope readers will look beyond the Harlequin name and pick up the books for their stories. You’ll be pleasantly surprised.

By: Rachel Vincent

Rachel Vincent — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:10:10 +0000

Hi Meredith,

My name is Rachel Vincent, and I’m one of the launch authors of the Harlequin Teen program. I currently have three urban fantasy books out with Mira (the Shifters series) and am so incredibly excited about my upcoming YA series. I understand your doubts about the marketing challenge, but I hope that you and other readers will give the line a chance.

I don’t know much about the other books being offered, but I know that my own stories are gritty urban fantasies dealing with issues every bit as dark (in some cases, darker) than what I tackle with my adult novels, and neither the language level nor the plots have been toned down.

My series is about a teenager who thinks she’s losing her mind–and has, in fact, spent time in the mental health ward–when she starts to get death premonitions. But it turns out that she’s not crazy. She’s a bean sidhe (banshee).

I’ve had more fun playing in this new world than I’ve ever have with any other novel, and I really hope these stories find their target audience. I feel like we have a lot to offer, to both teens, and to adults who like well-written YA novels, as I do.

By: TeenTre

TeenTre — Fri, 27 Feb 2009 22:23:16 +0000

I am looking forward to the line just like I enjoyed their Red Dress Ink line when it came out. I remember that the Harlequin brand didn’t overwhelm the covers of the RDI Books, and some of the books like ‘Milkrun’ and Carrie Pilby were really unique (both are sadly out of print and could be enjoyed by teens as well!!!) By the same token I bet some of us adults will be reading the Harlequin Teen line. I expect great things.