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LAKEVILLE, Pa., Aug. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Couples with children want to be more romantic, but can't find time for it, according to the new Romance & Parenting Poll from AreYouRomantic.com, a romance website sponsored by Caesars Pocono Resorts. The majority of parents surveyed (64%) said that while romance has decreased significantly since they had kids, they want to be more romantic. Parents cited exhaustion and lack of privacy and planning among the top obstacles to romance. The...
NEW YORK and TORONTO, July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- Harlequin Enterprises today announced the launch of Harlequin TEEN, a new fiction imprint for young adults. The timely launch comes during a period when young adult fiction is one of the rare sectors to buck the recent slump experienced by most publishers and book retailers. Romance fiction, a genre in which Harlequin is a notable market leader, is another sector that has thrived despite the recession. Many booksellers, such as Borders and...
Dr. Janet D. Latner, an Associate Professor of Psychology at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa, has co-authored an article in the July 2009 edition of the Journal of Sex & Marital Therapy on "Weight Stigma in Existing Relationships."The research"”conducted jointly by Professor Latner and New Zealand clinical psychologist Dr. Alice D. Boyes (www.aliceboyes.com)"”addresses body image, weight, romantic relationships, and differences between men and women.Associations between...
One Winner Will Receive $1,000 to Try Their Luck NEW YORK, May 26 /PRNewswire/ -- On the eve of the publication of her new novel, LUCKY STREAK, bestselling author Carly Phillips and HQN Books are inviting readers to test their luck in a lighthearted and fun contest. Carly's new novel, set in the glitz and glamour of Las Vegas, goes on sale May 26. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090526/LA22270) "With all the doom and gloom in the world, I thought it was the perfect time...
TORONTO, May 22 /PRNewswire/ -- Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. have announced that digital comics based on Harlequin novels will immediately be made available for mobile distribution in China. (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090209/NY68266LOGO) Harlequin Enterprises Ltd. is the global leader in series romance and one of the world's leading publishers of books for women. Harlequin Comics are adaptations based on the publisher's romance novels. The digital comics are currently...
Proud to have a place in the hearts of women for 60 years NEW YORK and TORONTO, April 6 /PRNewswire/ -- In celebration of Harlequin's 60th anniversary, the internationally recognized publisher is sponsoring an exhibition of original cover art that will focus not only on the changing shape of desire and fantasy but also on the social meaning and context of these images. THE HEART OF A WOMAN: Harlequin Cover Art 1949--2009 debuts at the Openhouse Gallery in New York City on May 29, 2009, and...
More Than Words, Volume 5, a series of inspirational short stories, produced to celebrate extraordinary women TORONTO, March 31 /PRNewswire/ -- Harlequin Enterprises Limited, a leading global publisher of women's fiction, honors remarkable women with its annual More Than Words award and anthology. Five of Harlequin's most acclaimed authors have donated their time and creativity to produce the fifth edition of More Than Words, a collection of short stories inspired by the real-life...
Romance does not have to fizzle out in long-term relationships, but can last a lifetime, U.S. researchers said. Lead researcher Bianca P. Acevedo, who was Stony Brook University and is currently at University of California, Santa Barbara, said many believe that romantic love is the same as passionate love. It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and sexual chemistry that passionate love has, minus the obsessive component, Acevedo said in a statement. Passionate or obsessive...
Romance does not have to fizzle out in long-term relationships and progress into a companionship/friendship-type love, a new study has found. Romantic love can last a lifetime and lead to happier, healthier relationships."Many believe that romantic love is the same as passionate love," said lead researcher Bianca P. Acevedo, PhD, then at Stony Brook University (currently at University of California, Santa Barbara). "It isn't. Romantic love has the intensity, engagement and...
PHILADELPHIA, March 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Join Jacqueline Foreman, host of Your Mental Health Talk Radio www.blogtalkradio.com/yourmentalhealth when she interviews national best-selling author John Gray whose first book Men Are From Mars, Women Are From Venus sold millions of copies worldwide. They will discuss his new book When Mars and Venus Collide: Improving Relationships by Understanding How Men and Women Cope Differently with Stress on Thursday, March 5th at 8 PM EST/5 PM PST. (Photo:...
