Happy Monday Luverlies 💕 This week we are spotlighting Stacy Boyd who's the Senior Editor at Afterglow Books by Harlequin. LUV: Can you tell us about Afterglow Books by Harlequin. You were involved in the development of this series. What was the inspiration and who is the audience? Stacy: Developing Afterglow Books was such a fun experience! We had an engaged, diverse team—all of them bringing different knowledge around romance trends—creating this imprint from the ground up. There was definitely inspiration from #BookTok, and from romance readers across age groups who love spicy romance. We wanted our new imprint to publish stories that represent a wide range of lived experiences, with characters who feel like they could be your friend or someone you know, with lots of spice too! These stories are about glowing up, showing up and finding happiness in your own way. These character-driven, layered romances are for folks who have been romance fans for years and for folks who are just getting into the genre. The team came to this project with years of combined experience in publishing, in the romance market and in category romance at Harlequin. We came away with Afterglow Books, which publishes two novels a month at an accessible price point of $12.99—perfect for binge reading—with lots of great tropes and a fast pace that makes them compulsively readable. Reader response since our launch in January has been glowing!

Posted by LUV Team at 2024-05-06 13:23:57 UTC