The Harlequin Blog provides Harlequin readers and fans (almost) daily posts on our authors, books, events and more in every series, imprint and beyond. From book trailers to author signings, and everything in between, we’re opening our doors and letting everyone take a look at what is new from Harlequin.

Our blog contributors come from all parts of the company, from editors to CEOs, web techs to production managers. Below is the complete list of all contributors:

Sulemaan Ahmed—Director of Digital Marketing. Trying to avoid a Blackberry addiction and failing miserably.

Robyn Carr—Rita Award winner and New York Times bestselling author, lives with her husband, chocolate Lab, no living houseplants and completely inactive treadmill in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Brenda Chin—As Senior Editor for Blaze, she is always looking for talented new authors. In her spare time, she enjoys all sorts of outdoor adventures…including luring unsuspecting authors into joining her on kayaking expeditions. On the positive side, she hasn’t lost one yet.

Eleanor Elliott—Director, Digital Commerce. Eleanor leads the charge on eHarlequin.com and Harlequin’s eBook business. While not working with her team on delivering the best bookstore experience possible, she’s reading, watching TV (sci-fi & reality TV are her faves), cooking something tasty, or rolling around on the floor with her toddler.

JT Ellison—writes from Nashville, Tennessee, her adopted hometown, where she battles psychopaths and socialites in the pages of her bestselling Taylor Jackson novels. An avid golfer, wine lover and reader, she is rather tired of this incredibly long winter (as her husband will openly attest, poor dear) but thankful for all the extra reading and writing time it’s provided, not to mention the necessity of tasting new wines while snowed in… Her novels will be published in 14 countries by the end of 2010, a fact that she still can’t believe, and proudly parades in front of her cat in a blatant effort to gain the upper hand. Sadly, she seems to be losing. Find out more at JTEllison.com.

Katie Fisher—Director of Overseas Business Development, spends most of her working hours helping Harlequin’s 14 overseas operating units grow their internet, digital and direct marketing businesses. In the process, she has learned that keeping track of world time zones is an ongoing process and that Google Language Tools can be a girl’s best friend.

Joanne Grant—Editor, works on all UK acquired series. Landing a job at Harlequin Mills & Boon was a dream come true for Joanne—she’s an avid reader and a hopeless romantic. She lives in the leafy suburbs, not far from Romance HQ with her very own hero (her husband’s a policeman), and a ridiculously large (but not fat!) ginger and white cat.

Donna Hayes—President, CEO of Harlequin Enterprises Ltd.

Jayne Hoogenberk—the Community Manager for eHarlequin.com, Harlequin Enterprise’s online home for readers, writers and romance fiction enthusiasts. When not leading her team of crack moderators in our forums and blogs, she is often found expressing emotion through smileys, improperly using ellipses, and frequently ending her sentences with exclamation points!!!

Lora Jaggassar—Manager, eHarlequin.com. Lora keeps herself busy managing eHarlequin.com’s Print and eBook stores. She’s also a voracious reader! She just finished the last Twilight book (yep, you heard right), Heather Gudenkauf’s The Weight of Silence (she loved it!) and is currently reading Sea Glass, the latest in Maria V. Snyder’s Glass series.

Staness Jonekos—an award-winning television writer, producer and director, she was one of the original executive producers who launched the television network Oxygen Media, cofounded by Oprah Winfrey. Being an advocate for women’s health, wellness and empowerment she recently launched into the publishing world sharing her 8-step 12-week Menopause Makeover program in her first book The Menopause Makeover, co-authored with menopause expert Dr. Wendy Klein. A hopeless romantic, she finally found Prince Charming at the age of 46 and lives happily ever after without hot flashes.

Julie Kagawa—author of The Iron King from Harlequin TEEN. Julie lives in Louisville, Kentucky with her husband, two obnoxious cats, one Australian Shepherd who is too smart for his own good, and the latest addition, a hyper-active Papillon.

Olga Kwak—Web Maintenance Technician for eHarlequin.com. When not doing techie things for the Internet and Digital team, Olga is usually found warbling into her big spatula while making dinner.

Meg Lewis is the Assistant Editor on the Harlequin Romance team. She feels privileged to work with fabulous authors and colleagues at Harlequin—and to play a role in bringing romances to women all around the world! When she’s not immersed in books she loves cooking and keeping fit!

Jane Litte—blogger for Dear Author, a reader-run blog that reviews romances, posts industry news, and discusses the romance genre with other readers and authors. Established in 1996, Dear Author is a blog run by readers for readers.

P.D. Martin—Phillipa Deanne Martin—is an Australian author with a background in psychology. She has written five novels featuring Aussie FBI profiler Sophie Anderson. Phillipa’s books are page-turners with lots of forensics and profiling and have been described by The Sydney Morning Herald as: “The Silence of the Lambs meets Medium, with a passing nod to [Patricia] Cornwell.” You can view book trailers of her current and upcoming novels on YouTube and follow her on Twitter and Facebook.

Emily Ohanjanians—Editorial Assistant for MIRA Books and Online Content, is always looking for juicy acquisitions. When she’s not reading books, she’s trying out new recipes and wishing desperately that she could dance.

Deanna Raybourn—author of the RITA award-winning Lady Julia Grey series. She is nibbling her nails awaiting the release of her stand-alone Victorian Gothic novel, The Dead Travel Fast in March. She is a transplanted Texan who makes her home in Virginia with her husband, daughter, and killer goldendoodle.

Michelle Renaud— Senior Manager, Public Relations.

Marianna Ricciuto—Assistant Product Manager, Retail Marketing Single Titles. Avid reader, cowboy aficionado, and proud supporter of the black jelly bean.

Elizabeth Somer—author, Eat Your Way to Happiness. When she’s not sharing her nutrition tips on The Today Show, she loves studying Italian, riding her bike, and dreaming of riding her bike in Italy.

Krista Stroever—Senior Editor for Silhouette Desire. Saturdays find her sitting on her couch, eating bon-bons and reading Desires. Mondays find her doing much the same thing!

Dee Tenorio—Ten year eHarlequin.com Community Host, a romance writer in her own right and a wife and mother who can totally understand the difficulties of meeting deadlines as well as the need to hide in the bathroom to read romances!

Amanda Thiessen—Assistant Product Manager, Series Retail Marketing. An old-fashioned romantic.

Amy Wilkins—Assistant Manager, Digital Content and Social Media. That means Amy is behind all kinds of Harlequin’s digital projects like eBooks, Twitter, I Heart Presents blog, Paranormal Romance Blog and, of course, The Harlequin Blog!

Marsha Zinberg—As the executive editor of Feature and Custom Publishing, and a twenty-six year veteran with Harlequin, Marsha takes in stride projects that break the mold. What does she do outside the office? Well, she READS, of course!

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