Harlequin is one of the world's leading publishers of books for women. The Toronto-based company publishes more than 110 titles a month in 34 languages in 102 international markets on six continents. These books are written by over 1,300 talented authors worldwide, offering women a broad range of reading from bestseller fiction to romance, from young adult novels to literary commercial fiction, from African-American novels to inspirational romance, and more.

Harlequin sells approximately half of all its books overseas and promotes its global presence through principal offices in Toronto, New York, London, Tokyo, Milan, Sydney, Paris, Madrid, Stockholm, Amsterdam, Hamburg, Budapest, Granges-Paccot and Warsaw. The company also has licensing agreements with businesses in another 11 countries. Harlequin’s worldwide level of recognition and appeal provides the publisher with the unique opportunity of promoting and selling its authors around the world, wherever and whenever women shop.

Harlequin’s success in 2014 confirms that the company is moving toward its stated goal of being the world’s leading publisher of books for women. 58 Harlequin titles enjoyed a total of 195 weeks on the New York Times bestseller lists in 2014 with five titles achieving the coveted #1 position. Since its inception, Harlequin has sold approximately 6.47 billion books.

Harlequin is unique in the publishing industry, combining highly recognizable imprints— Harlequin, , HQN Books, Harlequin TEEN, Kimani Press, , Worldwide Mystery, Gold Eagle and Carina Press; a global reach, a highly successful reader service, innovative website (Harlequin.com) and forward-looking technology (eBooks, downloadable audio, mobile phone applications) that not only allows the company to further and further into the forefront of women’s fiction but continues to position Harlequin for growth.

Ultimately, however, it is the fact that Harlequin creates entertaining and enriching experiences for women to enjoy, to share and return to that drives the company’s success and enables Harlequin to push the boundaries, launching new stories, reaching new readers, offering new formats.

COUNTRIES WHERE HARLEQUIN BOOKS ARE DISTRIBUTED

Argentina Honduras Romania Australia Hong Kong Russia Austria Hungary Saint Pierre and Bahamas Iceland Miquelon Bahrain Salvador (El Belgium Salvador) Benin Ireland Saudi Arabia Bermuda Senegal Bulgaria Italy Serbia Brazil Ivory Coast Seychelles Burkina Faso Jamaica Cameroon (or Slovakia Cameroun) Jordan Slovenia Canada Kenya South Africa Chile Lebanon South Korea Lithuania Spain Congo Brazzaville Luxembourg Sri Lanka (Republic of Congo) Malaysia Sweden Congo Kinshasa Maldives Switzerland (Democratic Republic of Congo) Malta Taiwan Costa Rica Martinique Thailand Croatia Mauritius Trinidad Cyprus Mayotte Turkey Czech Republic Mexico Uganda Denmark Morocco Dominican Republic Nepal United Arab Emirates Estonia United States of Faeroe Islands (Holland) America New Caledonia Venezuela France New Zealand Vietnam French Guiana (or Nicaragua Zambia Guyana) Norway French Polynesia Pakistan Gabon Panama Perú Gibraltar Greece Greenland Portugal Guadeloupe Reunion Island Haiti AROUND THE WORLD

LANGUAGES OFFICES OPERATIONS

1. Afrikaans 1. Toronto, Canada 1. HEL—North America 2. Chinese 2. New York City, U.S.A. 2. M&B—U.K. 3. Czech 3. Buffalo, U.S.A. 3. Australia 4. danish 4. M&B—Richmond, U.K. 4. Germany 5. dutch 5. Stockholm, Sweden 5. Holland 6. English 6. Amsterdam, Holland 6. Japan 7. Estonian 7. Paris, France 7. Poland 8. Finnish 8. Madrid, Spain 8. Scandinavia 9. French 10. German 9. Hamburg, Germany 9. Spain/Latin America 11. Greek 10. Milan, Italy 10. France* 12. Hebrew 11. Granges-Paccot, 11. Hungary* Switzerland 13. Hindi 12. Italy* 14. Hungarian 12. Budapest, Hungary 15. Icelandic 13. Warsaw, Poland *Joint ventures 16. Indonesian (Bahasa) 14. Sydney, Australia 17. Italian 15. Tokyo, Japan 18. Japanese 19. Korean 20. Lithuanian 21. Marathi 22. Norwegian OVERSEAS LICENSEES: 23. Polish 1. Publishing House Ersen—Estonia 24. Portuguese 2. Asutgafan—Iceland 25. Russian 3. PT Gramedia Pustaka Utama—Indonesia 26. Serbian 4. PT Elex Media Komputindo—Indonesia 27. Slovakian 5. PT Gramedia Widiasarana--Indonesia 28. Slovene 6. Schalgi Ltd.—Israel 29. Spanish 7. Shin Young Media Service, Inc.—South Korea 30. Swedish 8. Svajoniu knygos— Lithuania 31. Tagalog 9. Precious Pages Corporation—Philippines 32. Tamil 10. Centrepolygraph Pblishers—Russia 33. Turkish 11. Jacklin Mail Order Enterprises Ltd.—South Africa 34. vietnamese 12. Harlenic Hellas Publishing—Greece 13. Ekip A.S.—Turkey Series Novels Each month, millions of women around the world lose themselves in the compelling stories of Harlequin, Love Inspired and Kimani Press novels. And each month they return to the bookshelves to select from more than 85 titles that are published in 102 international markets and 34 languages. 30 series titles appeared on bestseller lists (New York Times, USA TODAY, Publishers Weekly) in 2014 for a combined total of 89 weeks with two titles reaching the coveted #1 position. With 1,300 authors across the globe we are truly able to offer readers a romance for every mood.

Loriana Sacilotto Executive Vice President Global Publishing & Strategy BESTSELLER FICTION

MIRA Books Featuring a lineup of some of the bestselling authors across North America as well as industry anticipated debut authors, MIRA is committed to publishing the very best in commercial fiction, including women’s fiction, suspense and psychological thrillers, literary bestsellers, and historical. In 2014, 50 MIRA Books titles placed on bestseller lists (New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly) for a total of 416 weeks. 4 titles hit the #1 New York Times spot. MIRA currently publishes over 100 books per year in hardcover, mass-market and trade paperback formats.

HQN Books has redefined romance by publishing the best in mainstream single-title romance by the finest authors in the field—from rising stars to romance royalty. In 2014, HQN placed 32 titles on bestseller lists (New York Times, USA TODAY and Publishers Weekly) for a total of 217 weeks, proving once again that HQN Books offers something for every romance fan, across all formats. We’ve still got our finger on the pulse of what women want because we are romance—and we are committed to publishing the best the genre has to offer. Visit Harlequin.com for more exciting information on our current and upcoming titles.

Harlequin Teen™ is the home of critically acclaimed, award- winning, commercial young adult fiction from bestselling established authors and fresh new voices. The program publishes a variety of genres, including contemporary, fantasy, dystopian, paranormal, historical, romance and horror, and releases one to three original novels each month. Launched in 2009, Harlequin TEEN is dedicated to publishing authentic, compelling fiction that will resonate with readers and be remembered long after the covers are closed. Harlequin TEEN is an imprint of Harlequin—a division of HarperCollins Publishers—which has offices in 14 countries and publishes in as many as 34 languages and 102 international markets. Love Inspired® offers contemporary inspirational romances of faith, forgiveness and hope. Six mass-market titles are published every month.

Love Inspired® Suspense offers edge-of-your-seat, romantic suspense tales of danger and faith. Six mass-market titles are published every month.

Love Inspired® Historical offers the reader the opportunity to travel back in time and experience powerful and engaging stories of romance, adventure and faith. Four massmarket titles are published every month. 471 match 0/59/100/18 *use cmyk as master colour

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Harlequin Kimani Romance offers sexy, dramatic, sophisticated and entertaining

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® Harlequin Kimani Arabesque single-title romances offer contemporary, classy, sensual and compelling love stories that feature realistic African-American characters who resolve conflicts in their relationship, typically involving issues of trust, compatibility or their outlook on life, with satisfying endings.

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------Kimani Press 5 January, 2006 in the Digital Space

Harlequin has always believed in connecting with readers—and the digital space offers many opportunities for making those connections. From blogs and videos to a positive shopping experience, at Harlequin we strive to meet our readers’ changing needs in this digital era. Our goal is to bring authors, editors and readers together!

 Harlequin.com is home to a comprehensive online  Blogs allow us a unique way to share news and bookstore that provides visitors with all the latest interact with readers. The Harlequin Blog features titles in both ebook and print formats, along with daily posts about our authors, books, events and extensive backlists. Readers can find excerpts more in every series, imprint and beyond. There from all of the books sold online, as well as free are also genre- and series-specific blogs. Fans of Online Reads from favorite authors spanning a Harlequin Presents can find news updates and wide variety of series. Harlequin.com also offers behind-the-scenes treats from both editors and special offers, ebook subscriptions, videos and authors on the I Heart Presents Blog. YA readers many more exciting extras! can follow Harlequin TEEN on Tumblr for book news, videos, fun photos and more. Readers can  Mobile access is more important than ever! discover the diverse stories from our digital-first Readers are on the move, and it’s our job to stay imprint on the Carina Press Blog. The MIRA Books in motion with them. editorial and marketing Our mobile site gives team brings readers the readers the ability to latest in commercial view their accounts, fiction and book culture at purchase books and BookClubbish. even read Online Reads wherever they  Social Media is where go. Readers can also we can connect with download the readers wherever they Harlequin App for choose to be! Harlequin their mobile device, believes it is important to for quicker access to maintain communication everything they love with our readers, which about Harlequin.com. means going to the places they frequent, including YouTube, Pinterest,  Harlequin Community is an online forum that Instagram and, of course, Facebook and Twitter. includes readers, editors and Harlequin authors. On the Harlequin Facebook page we are in Going strong for over a decade, the community contact with more than 306,000 readers daily, provides a safe online home where fans return keeping them current on news, contests and fun daily to connect and share their love of reading, extras. Our Harlequin Twitter account also keeps have personal interaction with our authors and over 48,000 people in touch with all things even pick up writing tips. Harlequin. On Goodreads, romance readers can join The Home of Romance Group by Harlequin.  Newsletters allow our readers to stay up-to-date Inspirational romance readers can connect with on their favorite aspects of Harlequin by having us via Love Inspired Facebook and Twitter. YA material delivered right to their in-boxes. We use Readers can follow us on Harlequin Teen email to keep readers informed about special Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram as well as join promotions, offers and events on Harlequin.com, One More Chapter, the Harlequin Teen Goodreads to deliver monthly news and reviews from some Group. Readers can connect with our digital-first of our bestselling authors, and to offer subscribers imprint through Carina Press Facebook and exclusive sales and discounts every month. Twitter. Commercial fiction updates are brought to readers through the BookClubbish Facebook page and Twitter. DID YOU KNOW?

 over 1,300 authors from around the world are currently published by Harlequin.

 Harlequin publishes more than 110 titles each month under the Harlequin, MIRA Books, Love Inspired, HQN Books, Kimani Press, Harlequin TEEN, Carina Press, Gold Eagle and Worldwide Mystery imprints in North America. In addition, Harlequin publishes two Spanish- language series (12 titles monthly) and six French-language series (24 titles monthly) in North America

 Last year Harlequin sold approximately 3 books per second worldwide.

 Approximately half of Harlequin’s books are sold outside North America through a combination of wholly owned subsidiaries, joint ventures, licensee arrangements and multilanguage exports.

 over 800 Harlequin titles hit the stands each month around the world, generated from publishing operations in 13 countries. In total, Harlequin has shipped more than 6.47 billion books around the world.

 Harlequin books are sold in 102 international markets on six continents, in 34 languages around the world.

 Approximately one in every six mass-market paperbacks sold in North America is a Harlequin novel. More than one-third of American females have read a book published by Harlequin at some point in their lives.

 Harlequin purchases more than four original works of fiction every day. Harlequin More Than Words is a corporate social responsibility program dedicated to celebrating the good works of women across North America and to supporting the causes that are meaningful to them. Harlequin More Than Words seeks to make a difference by sharing—with millions of readers—the inspiring stories of women who have made extraordinary contributions to their communities.

Harlequin solicits nominations of women who make profoundly positive impacts on their communities. Three women are chosen as Harlequin More Than Words award recipients each year, and a donation of $45,000 is divided equally among their charitable causes.

The 2015 recipients are Linda Burston of Women’s Lunch Place in Boston, MA, Megan Yunn of Beverly’s Birthdays in Pittsburgh, OH, and Ann McGee of Miracle Flights for Kids, Green Valley, NV.

Information is available both in print and on our website, HarlequinMoreThanWords.com, detailing how inspired readers can get involved in similar projects in their own communities. It is our goal to turn this awareness into action, and mobilize our readers to become engaged and make a difference through the Harlequin More Than Words program.

Visit HarlequinMoreThanWords.com to learn more about this program, the recipients and their causes.