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Welcome to Medical Month!

It’s officially Medical Month and that means our submissions inbox is now OPEN! Submit your contemporary Medical Romance submission between May 1 and May 12 to get a response, including editorial feedback, by May 31! What do you need? A cover letter that introduces you and your book and includes… Read More

Medical Blitz: Writing Tips From Mills & Boon Authors!

The Mills & Boon Medical Month Blitz is fast approaching and we couldn’t be more excited! To help you prepare your submissions, we asked our current Medical Romance authors for their best hints and tips for aspiring writers. As expected, our wonderful authors rose to the occasion, jumping at the… Read More

What an Editor wants…

Earlier this month, we announced our ‘Medical Month’ blitz – an opportunity for aspiring authors to get their Medical romance submissions fast-tracked. Find out more here. With the Medical Romance blitz round the corner, we decided this was a great time to share what stories we’re most… Read More

Calling all Medical Romance writers…

Submit your story during Medical Month! We’ve dubbed this May as Medical Month here at Mills & Boon. As we celebrate our heroes and heroines in the medical profession across the world with International Midwives Day and International Nurses Day, Mills & Boon Medical is looking for new authors!… Read More

Announcing the Winner of our Love to Write competition!

Mills & Boon is delighted to announce that Faye Acheampong has won Love to Write, a competition to find new series romance authors from underrepresented ethnic backgrounds. As the winning entry, Acheampong’s romance novel will be published by Mills & Boon in our True Love series in autumn… Read More

Love To Write: What Representation in Fiction Means to Our Book Community

As part of our campaign for the Love To Write competition, we’ve spoken to our amazing book community about what representation in fiction means to them. Find out below! * @aminasbookshelf As a writer with #Thrive Hachette and a longlisted author for Penguin’s #WriteNow… Read More

Eva Shepherd: The Call

Like so many other Mills & Boon authors before me, I’d been waiting for “the call” for years, and yet when it came it took me completely by surprise. Previously I’d submitted seven manuscripts to Mills & Boon. I had just started working on manuscript number eight when I saw… Read More

The Call: Deanne Anders

Medical romance writer Deanne Anders shares the moment she received ‘The Call’ to write for Mills & Boon and her journey to getting her debut romance published! My story has been a journey which started with making the SYTYCW… Read More

Author Advice: How to Write the Perfect Mills & Boon Modern

The countdown has begun! On May 15th, our Mills & Boon Modern Blitz will be open for submissions. So, what’s next? Well, you’ve heard from the Harlequin Editorial team. Now, we’re going to give you a glimpse into the life of a Mills & Boon Modern author! Here’s our author’s… Read More

Faye Avalon: Becoming a DARE author

From pursuing a passion to getting ‘the call’, Faye Avalon shares her call story of how she became a DARE author! When I told friends that entering the Dare Blitz in April 2018 was to be my last-go-round at… Read More

Exclusive Writing Tips For NaNoWriMo!

November is National Novel Writing Month, and our authors share their hottest, most exclusive writing tips: whether it’s motivation, inspiration or crafting you’re seeking advice for, we have it all covered! Our Authors’ Top Writing Tips Don’t stop writing until you finish the book. You can’t sell a book that… Read More

Heidi Rice: How to write a Mills & Boon Novel!

Are you a budding romance writer? Ever thought about writing a Mills & Boon novel? This blog is a must read! As it is National Novel Writing Month, our author Heidi Rice has given us her fantastic top ten tips on how to write a Mills & Boon novel! Heidi… Read More