When Mina joins a troupe of travelling actors, her aim is to find her missing brother, but her search unlocks a series of secrets that will change the world she knows forever. Tarya, the mystical realm spoken of in tales, is real, and her gift for story telling opens a way to it. But Tarya has a shadow side, and someone in the troupe of actors is using it to harm people. Mina soon realises she may be the only one with the power to stop them. Harlequin’s Riddle is the first book in a Young Adult fantasy trilogy about the gift of creativity and where it can take you.
Nicoll's History, which tells the story of English drama from the reopening of the theatres at the time of the Restoration right through to the end of the Victorian period, was viewed by Notes and Queries (1952) as 'a great work of exploration, a detailed guide to the untrodden acres of our dramatic history, hitherto largely ignored as barren and devoid of interest'.
Be transported to the luxurious worlds of American tycoons, ranchers and family dynasties. Get ready for bold encounters and sizzling chemistry. Harlequin® Desire brings you all this and more with these three new full-length titles in one collection! This box set includes: Rancher’s Forgotten Rival The Carsons of Lone Rock By New York Times bestselling author Maisey Yates No one infuriates Juniper Sohappy more than ranch owner Chance Carson. But when Juniper finds him injured and amnesiac on her property, she must help. Believing he’s her ranch hand, unexpected passion flares – but when the truth comes to light, will everything fall apart? A Song of Secrets Hana Trio By Jayci Lee After their break-up a decade ago, cellist Angie Han needs composer Jonathan Shin’s song to save her family’s organization. As they strike an uneasy truce, the attraction still sizzles. But as their connection grows, will past secrets ruin everything? Million-Dollar Mix-Up The Dunn Brothers By Jessica Lemmon With her only client MIA, talent agent Kendall Squire travels to his twin’s luxe mountain cabin to ask him to fill in. But Max Dunn left Hollywood behind. Now, trapped by a blizzard, things unexpectedly heat up. Has Kendall found her leading man? For more stories filled with scandal and powerful heroes, look for Harlequin® Desire’s February 2022 Box set 2 of 2.
Do you dream of wicked rakes, gorgeous Highlanders, muscled Viking warriors and rugged Wild West cowboys? Harlequin® Historical brings you three new full-length titles in one collection! THE WALLFLOWER'S MISTLETOE WEDDING by Amanda McCabe (Regency) Wallflower Rose Parker dreams of dancing with Captain Harry St George, but Harry needs a rich bride to save his estates. Will the magic of a mistletoe kiss be enough to grant them a Christmas miracle? HER CHRISTMAS KNIGHT Lovers and Legends by Nicole Lock (Medieval) Little does Alice of Swaffham know that the spy she has been ordered by the king to find is the man she once loved—Hugh of Shoebury. Hugh must keep both his secrets and longing for Alice at bay! THE HIRED MAN by Lynna Banning (Western) When Cord Winterman takes on a job as a hired man on Eleanor Malloy's farm, sparks fly, and Eleanor soon realizes she doesn't just need this enigmatic drifter with hunger in his eyes…she wants him, too! Look for Harlequin® Historical's November 2017 Box set 1 of 2, filled with even more timeless love stories!
In the fall of 1723, two London theaters staged, almost simultaneously, pantomime performances of the Faust story. Unlike traditional five-act plays, pantomime—a bawdy hybrid of dance, music, spectacle, and commedia dell'arte featuring the familiar figure of the harlequin at its center—was a theatrical experience of unprecedented accessibility. The immediate popularity of this new genre drew theater apprentices to the cities to learn the new style, and pantomime became the subject of lively debate within British society. Alexander Pope and Henry Fielding bitterly opposed the intrusion into legitimate literary culture of what they regarded as fairground amusements that appealed to sensation and passion over reason and judgment. In Harlequin Britain, literary scholar John O'Brien examines this new form of entertainment and the effect it had on British culture. Why did pantomime become so popular so quickly? Why was it perceived as culturally threatening and socially destabilizing? O’Brien finds that pantomime’s socially subversive commentary cut through the dampened spirit of debate created by Robert Walpole's one-party rule. At the same time, pantomime appealed to the abstracted taste of the mass audience. Its extraordinary popularity underscores the continuing centrality of live performance in a culture that is most typically seen as having shifted its attention to the written text—in particular, to the novel. Written in a lively style rich with anecdotes, Harlequin Britain establishes the emergence of eighteenth-century English pantomime, with its promiscuous blending of genres and subjects, as a key moment in the development of modern entertainment culture.
Laura Vivanco's study challenges the idea that Harlequin Mills & Boon romances are merely mass-produced commodities, churned out in accordance with a strict and unchanging formula. She argues that many are well-written, skilfully crafted works, and that some are small masterpieces. For Love and Money demonstrates the variety that exists beneath the covers of Harlequin Mills & Boon romances. They range from paranormal romances to novels resembling chick lit, and many have addressed serious issues, including the plight of post-Second World War refugees, threats to marine mammals, and HIV/AIDS. The genre draws inspiration from Shakespearean comedies and Austen's novels, as well as from other forms of popular culture. "“Laura Vivanco’s 'For Love and Money' is an impressive study of the popular fiction of Harlequin Mills and Boon that is a must read for any student of popular fiction and for those who write and love the genre” —Liz Fielding, author of over 50 Harlequin Mills & Boon romances.“Deep learning, wide reading, and clear thinking are very much in evidence in Vivanco’s exploration of HM&B. A welcome addition to popular romance criticism.” — Professor Pamela Regis, author of 'A Natural History of the Romance Novel'."Laura Vivanco’s analysis of the category romance is both meticulous and inspiring. And while Vivanco limits her examples and discussions to category romances by Harlequin Mills & Boon and the HQN imprint, her application of Frye’s mimetic modes begs for expansion to texts and authors across the genre. This piece of literary criticism should serve as a template for romance scholars to move from defending the genre to discussing its values and complexity as a literary art. — Maryan Wherry, 'Journal of Popular Romance Studies'
