Welcome to Medical Month!

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 any previous publishing credits, synopsis … Read more


Medical Blitz: Writing Tips From Mills & Boon Authors!

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 chance to share some of … Read more


What an Editor wants…

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 excited to see hit our inbox when Medical … Read more


Calling all Medical Romance writers…

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! We’re committed to finding and nurturing … Read more


Announcing the Winner of our Love to Write competition!

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 2023! Acheampong will also receive a grant … Read more


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

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 competition, Amina knows a thing or two when it comes to … Read more


Eva Shepherd: The Call

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 that Mills & Boon was … Read more


The Call: Deanne Anders

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 contest finals, starting back in the slush pile, and then receiving the call. Harlequin romances were … Read more


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

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 top tips on what it … Read more


Faye Avalon: Becoming a DARE author

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 cracking Harlequin/Mills and Boon, nobody seemed too concerned, probably because I’d been saying the same thing … Read more