#Harlequin Medical Romance

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Review: The Silence That Speaks

Synopsis: WHO WANTS MADELINE WESTFIELD DEAD? AND WHY? Forensic Instincts’ first order of business is to find out who’s targeting their client. Under the leadership of Casey Woods, the investigative team has the resources to do just that, working inside the law—and outside it. FI’s strength is its members, among them Casey’s associate Marc Devereaux, former navy SEAL and a man who’s equal to any…

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Rating: 2/5

Book blurb: Love can make even the most buttoned-up bluestocking come undone…

London, 1885

A lesbian in a lavender marriage, Jo Smith cuts a dashing figure in pin-striped trousers, working in her bookshop and keeping impolite company. But her hard-earned stability is about to be upended thanks to her husband’s pregnant paramour, who needs medical attention that no reputable doctor will provide.

Enter Dr. Emily Clarke, a tantalizing bluestocking working at a quaint village hospital outside the city. Emily has reservations about getting mixed up in Jo’s scandalous arrangement, but her flustered, heart-racing response to Jo has her agreeing to help despite herself.

There’s a world of difference between Jo’s community of underground clubs and sapphic societies and Emily’s respectable suburbs. Perhaps it’s a gap that even fervent desire can’t bridge.

But for those bold enough to take the risk, who knows what delicious adventures might be in store…

Lucky Lovers of London

Book 1: The Gentleman's Book of Vices Book 2: A Rulebook for Restless Rogues Book 3: A Bluestocking's Guide to Decadence

Review:

A lesbian in a lavender marriage finds herself in a difficult situation when her husband's pregnant paramour needs medical help and the only doctor that will take them is the strict and slightly odd female doctor who keeps drawing her in. It is London, 1885 and Jo Smith is a lesbian in a lavender marriage. She spends her time wearing trousers and running her bookshop, yet this stable life is put into jeopardy when her husband gets his paramour pregnant and she needs medical help, they all know that no reputable doctor will help her... cue Dr. Emily Clarke. Emily is trying to make it as a female doctor in a society that is barely accepting female doctors. She is hesitant to take on Jo's case but can't resist. Despite their rocky start and polar opposite personalities, both Jo and Emily begin to fall for each other as they write letters to one another. Can they find a way to make it work in a society that isn't accepting of queer romances? This is the third book in the series but can absolutely be read as a standalone. I had really high hopes for this one because I liked the other two books but this one unfortunately missed the mark. I really wanted to like this one but it kind of felt meh to be honest. The premise of the book sounds so delightful and fun yet the actual plot and pacing felt a bit off to me. I just couldn't find myself invested or believing in the romance between Jo and Emily. Despite the book missing the mark for me, I do think that if you are looking for a historical sapphic romance with opposites attract, to give this one a go!

Release Date: June 4,2024

Publication/Blog/Outlet: Ash and Books (Tumblr Blog): https://ash-and-books.tumblr.com/

*Thanks Netgalley and Harlequin - Romance | Carina Adores for sending me an arc in exchange for an honest review*

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Hi!! It's me again XD I would like to know about the Harlequin prompts...

I am not familiar with Harlequins, but I heard the word before somewhere.

Thanks! 😊

Hi! So Harlequins are a line of romance novels that are really trope-y and generally over the top. My friend, @mikaharuka, found a Harlequin prompt generator and I used it to create the following for Wolfstar...they're ridiculous and a lot fun.

Harlequin prompts:

 On his first night in Scotland, Remus Lupin is rescued from danger by brooding Highlander Sirius Black… Why Sirius agrees to take Remus under his protection, he doesn’t know – the unconquerable demons of his warrior past are burden enough without adding the demands of one bewitchingly brave Frenchman! Yet his innocence soothes the jagged edges of his soul, and his beauty fires his blood… He might be his reluctant saviour, but he’ll be his willing seducer…

Sexy Sirius Black needs medical researcher Remus Lupin to pose as his fiancé to help him bring down an international thief. Problem is, it's a little too easy to be 'engaged' to Remus. Sirius knows that in the end he'll have to let him go for his own safety... but can he keep denying his heart?

[nimuetheseawitch]

For ask game, directors cut of your Larrin x Jennifer fic 👀

You probably know some of this already, since you definitely encouraged me in writing this fic, but here's some behind-the-scenes commentary for Sinew and Satin (formerly titled Spread Sheets):

I put it below the cut because it got long and also the fic is smut, so of course it's nsfw.

It all started with watching "The Seed" a little close to watching Firefly. I wanted to incorporate some of what I love about Kaylee into a fic about Jennifer because she doesn't have a ton of characterization in the show - mostly things just happen to her or Rodney and Ronon are into her.

This, of course, led to the idea that with Jennifer's experience turning into a Wraith hive ship combined with her medical knowledge, she would make an excellent Wraith ship mechanic. And who would need a Wraith ship mechanic? Well, Larrin of course!

The basic premise became that Larrin would kidnap Jennifer to help her repair a Wraith ship, just like she kidnapped John for her Alterran ship. But, of course, Jennifer would respond completely differently. And I realized that Larrin would respond completely differently too - she tied up John (I mean, who wouldn't?) and tried to beat him into submission, but that's totally not going to work on Jennifer. I realized that when kidnapped, Jen will go along with things up to a point, but the best way to get her on board was to create a life-threatening situation (like Larrin and John teaming up to deal with the Wraith). I also tend to go on and on if I let myself try to explain the setup, so instead, we start with Jennifer up to her elbows in the hive ship, probably running low on oxygen because the life support systems are failing.

This also gave me a chance to explore her coping mechanisms - when shit happens to her, we see her panic in situations outside her comfort zone. But when it gets down to it, she's a brilliant doctor and seems to usually just need a shift in perspective to get into things.

I love the idea of her pulling kind of a Rodney and getting really bossy once she's in the zone. Yeah, she might be terrified, but once she's set on a task, it doesn't matter that her assisting surgeon is also her captor - she's gonna manhandle her and get shit done. And Larrin is into it. I headcanon Larrin as really into competence because she's had to fight for her position and part of being a good captain is recognizing the skills of your crew. So Larrin is definitely into it, even though they're covered in Wraith hive guts and fighting to breathe. And then, we move into Jen fainting into Larrin's arms like we're in a harlequin romance (pirate queen kidnaps brilliant young doctor, etc.), and a fade to black.

As we get into the sexy bits, I just really wanted to emphasize that Jennifer was a different kind of captive - she's not in a cell, she's in the captain's quarters, surrounded by the kinds of luxuries the Travellers can afford in a life in space. I also just wanted to have Jen naked on satin sheets (but it makes a surprising amount of sense in the plot).

My goal with the sex scene was to flip the script on the kinds of things we usually see with Larrin/John, where Larrin is so very dominant (or very tied up). Jennifer is often shown as nervous and young and kind of swept away by events, but we know she can be dominant and the instigator - supposedly she jumped Rodney on the private jet. So I wanted more of that to shine through. I wanted her to realize, oh shit, Larrin has the hots for me, and then take control. I wanted Larrin to be able to submit without being a prisoner - to get a chance to be overwhelmed and not in charge for once because she's the kind of person who always has to show how much she's in charge. But Jennifer can take care of that.

This was my first ever attempt at femslash, and it is by far the smuttiest I have written so far. I really wanted to focus on textures and make it sensual and drawn out. I felt like both Jen and Larrin deserved someone to really take their time touching them.

In contrast to how things worked out with John, I wanted them to have a romantic goodbye instead of an antagonistic one. I also couldn't resist her giving Larrin a really public goodbye kiss. I love the idea of Jennifer Keller, who lots of people think of as timid, taking this really dominant role with this otherwise incredibly dominant woman. And completely flabbergasting AR-1, who've heard plenty about John's experience. And I couldn't resist having her yell back at Larrin "Call me!"

Title notes: I had no idea what to call this, but "Spread Sheets" was suggested (by you) because I was writing this instead of doing my spreadsheet work, and I thought it was a great title for some smut. And it was, but a few days later, the title Sinew and Satin came to me late at night and then bugged me until I changed it.

I recently have been encouraged in my thoughts of potentially doing more Jennifer/Larrin (again, you are such a good smutstigator), so here are some brief ideas I've had:

As mentioned in the fic, Jennifer could be doing some wellness checks for the Traveller fleet on a friendly planet, and Larrin has some ideas for what Jennifer could do for her wellness

Larrin comes to Atlantis for whatever reason, and they end up doing a much kinkier scene with Jen in charge

Jen has a present for Larrin, and it's John, all tied up and ready to play with (Larrin is still a sub, but John is too)

I'm excited to play with them because they have so much potential. And I want to get better at writing f/f porn.

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⚡️ Alternate Universes ⚡️

View the AU prompts below the cut!

 Actor

Ancient Civilization

Archaeologist

Artist

 Assassins & Hitmen

Atlantean

Author

 Bakery

Ballet

Band

Bartender

Biker

Blogger

Boarding School

Bodyguard

 Cafe/Coffee Shop

 Canon Divergence 

Celebrity

Changeling

 Characters with the Same Actor are Related 

 College/University 

Con Artist

Country Singer

Crime Thriller

 Crossover

Cult

 Dark Fairytale

 Detective

 Dimension Travel

Doctor

 Fandom Specific 💥

 Fantasy ⚡️

Flower Shop

 Forest

 Fusion 

 Firefighter 

Fisherman

Fortune Teller

Game Show

Gangster

Glee Club

 Gothic Fiction ⚡️

Guardian Angel

Harlequin Romance

Harem

Heist

 Historical ⚡️

Hollow Earth

 Horror ⚡️

Hospital

 Hotel 

Human/No Powers

Hunter

Hybrid

Journalist

Law School

Lawyer

 Librarian

Lifeguard

 Mafia

 Magic 

Medical School

 Mental Asylum

Middle-Earth

 Mirror-verse 

Mob

 Modern

Multiverse

Murder Mystery

Musical Festival

Musician

 Mythology - All Types

 Neighbors 

Ninja

Nobility

Noir

Nurse

Olympics

 Omegaverse 

Contemporary

Dark

Modern

Non Traditional

Omegaarcy

Post Modern

Traditional

Painter

Parallel Universe

 Paranormal

 Pirates 

 Police 

 Politics 

Popstar

Pornstar

 Post-Canon 

 Pre-Canon 

President

Professor

Psychiatrist

Psychologist

 Punk Fiction ⚡️

Rare Antiques Shop

Reality TV Show

 Reincarnation 

Rockstar

 Role Reversal 

 Royalty

Scientist

Sculptor

Serial Killer

Slice-of-Life

Social Media

 Soulbonds/Soulmates 

 Space Travel

 Speculative Fiction ⚡️

 Spies & Secret Agents 

 Spirits 

Sports

Stalker

Subterranean

 Sugar Daddy 

Summer Camp

 Supernatural

 Superpowers 

 Tattoo Parlor

 Tea Shop

Teacher

Therapist

 Thieves

 Time Travel

Twitch Streamer

 Villain Wins

War

Wild West

 Wings 

Witchcraft

Yandere World

Youtuber

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In today’s episode, I chat with Author Kristine Lynn. Kristine’s Harlequin/Mills & Boon Medical debut, Brought Together by His Baby, releases on July 25th (though it’s already available on Harlequin’s website, per usual🤗). We chat about the book, we buddy read a Nadine Gonzalez Harlequin Desire together, we chat her teaching Romance to college students and more. I truly had so much fun chatting with her. Hope you enjoy!

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Stranded with the Paramedic Writen By Sue MacKay

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?In this latest Medical Romance by Sue MacKay, a paramedic and a doctor have no choice but to wait out a storm together when it hits. But can their moments of passion turn into forever?It started with a storm?Will it end in forever? Brooke Williams is taking control of her life. The only thing this paramedic can?t control? The weather! So as her beachside break is struck by torrential rain, she finds herself helping injured residents alongside intriguing Doctor Danny Collins. Their chemistry is instant and soon they can?t resist waiting out the storm?between the sheets! But Danny?s holding something back and honesty is nonnegotiable for Brooke. Dare she risk her heart for a chance at happy-ever-after?From Harlequin Medical:?Life and love in the world of modern medicine.

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Cinderella: Author Interview

The prince is shocked when he unexpectedly meets the beautiful midwife again, but he’s yet to find out the biggest surprise of all… Find out what happens in this captivating royal romance by Juliette Hyland. A passionate encounter… …with royal consequences! Our Author Tells All: - Can you tell your readers something about why you chose this particular topic to write about?- I saw and article about a woman who went into labor on her flight, and a NICU team was actually traveling on the plane too. They delivered the baby and stabilized mom and the newborn until the flight could land. Both mom and baby are doing well. I thought this would be an interesting way for two medical professionals to meet and then hit it off. - How many times have you been rejected before your first novel was accepted or before this book was accepted?-  I was rejected on four manuscripts before I debuted with Harlequin, but I will let you on a little talked about fact. Rejection comes in all stages of this journey. I have written ten books so far for Harlequin, but I have had multiple rejections since my debut. That is just a part of this journey. I recommend leaning into the sting for a day and then pushing past it! - What is your favourite genre?-  Romance – hands down. I need the happily ever after. I want to know that the characters end up happy. The world is so dark and there is enough suffering. If I am escaping into another world, I want all the feels but I want to be happy and satisfied when I close the book. - What have you done with the things you wrote when in school?- Burned them! Not really. Though if I found them I probably would. I think of all writing as a journey, I’ve written ten published books now and I am still learning and growing. But I wouldn’t want anyone to see those early works, they were angsty, over-the-top and very teeny. All appropriate for the time, but not what forty year old me wants anyone to read. - Do you have any pets?- Two puppies, that aren’t really puppies anymore. - Abby, my golden retriever and Bucky, the pittie mix - I call them my co-authors, but realistically they have never edited a page. (LAZY) But they do try to crawl under my desk, which is not big enough for my feet and their bodies! - Crawling into my lap. Neither are lap dogs, but they will “tell” you that lap dog is - How many of the accidents – funny or otherwise, or bad experiences in your stories are based on your own experiences? Or those of your friends?- Ummm, probably to many. Although at least when they aren’t mine, I do check and make sure my friends and family members are okay with the inclusion. Haven’t been turned down yet. - What did the Pandemic inspire you to write? Have you included a pandemic or COVID in any of your latest books? If so, why?-  I write medical romance and I debuted in March of 2020, right into the start of the pandemic. I have intentionally left this out of my writing. We live in a world with covid-19 virus, but I don’t want to read about. Maybe in a few years, but to be honest, I think my stories will continue to live in a world where that wasn’t a factor. - How   does global politics affect what you write? Do you try and include some real political personages or actions or… in your work?- So, like most writers, I have a day job. One where I have to deal with global issues every day. It’s draining. As a result, I do my best to keep my worlds free of global politics, pandemics, wars, and human suffering in general. Even writing medical romance, I make an effort to have my patients recover. That isn’t real life and I understand that. However, my writing is my escape, and I hope that it can be an escape for others too. AUTHOR BIO: Juliette Hyland believes in caffeine, hot drinks and happily ever afters! She lives in Ohio, USA, with her prince charming, who has patiently listened to many rants regarding characters failing to follow the outline. When not working on fun and flirty happily ever afters, Juliette can be found spending time with her beautiful daughters, giant dogs or sewing uneven stitches with her sewing machine. Author links: https://www.juliettehyland.com/ https://www.instagram.com/juliettehyland/ https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/16954530.Juliette_Hyland https://www.facebook.com/authorjuliettehyland/ https://twitter.com/juliettehyland Read the full article

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Harlequin Medical Romance Spotlight | Write for Harlequin

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Meet Bestselling Author Sarah Morgan

Meet Bestselling Author Sarah Morgan

Q: How did you get started in writing contemporary romance novels?I trained as a nurse, and started writing medical romance for Harlequin, then shifted toHarlequin Presents and from there to contemporary romance novels. I’m fascinated byrelationships, whether its romance, friendship or family, and I love writing uplifting fiction. Q: How would you describe your writing style using three…

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Review: Christmas Under the Northern Lights by Annie O'Neil

Review: Christmas Under the Northern Lights by Annie O’Neil

Happy release day to Christmas Under the Northern Lights!

Scottish island holiday romance! Set five weeks out from Christmas on a far-flung Scottish island, locum District Nurse Audrey Walsh and Doctor Cooper MacAskill discover that running away from their problems sometimes delivers surprise joy and fulfillment. They both grapple with trust and self-worth, and what love means when…

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#BRMondays - Neurosurgeon... and Mum! by Kate Hardy

#BRMondays - Neurosurgeon... and Mum! by Kate Hardy #bookreview #harlequinromance #contemporary #medical @katehardyauthor

Published September 1st 2010 by Harlequin Medical Romance Amazon Kindle: 192 Pages Genre: Contemporary Romance, Harlequin Romance, Medical   By on Amazon | Add to Goodreads SYNOPSIS FROM GOODREADS When Amy Rivers’s dreams of a family were shattered by her ex-fiance, she dedicated herself to neurosurgery, where she’s kept her head–and her heart–ever since. Now, with her career in shreds, Amy needs…

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Fic Rec Passover Day 2 🥰

Right to it!

Of Witches and Werewolves by alexenglish - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 8713, sterek)

“I need you to have sex with Derek Hale like yesterday,” Lydia says, slamming her bag down on the table with more force than strictly necessary, mouth a tight line of displeasure. Stiles chokes on his boxed apple juice, sputtering, limbs flailing.

“Say it louder,” Stiles hisses, leaning forward so they can talk in low tones. “I don’t think they heard you in the back.”

anything, anything by drunktuesdays - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 5242, sterek)

set about 5 years in the future, for a prompt from kalpurna: Stiles wakes up in Derek’s bed in a world where they’re married now, and Derek keeps leaving the room every time he tries to have a conversation about how this happened, since they weren’t even dating. Betaed by giddygeek.

Home by kaistrex (weishen) - (Rating: T, Words: 17327, sterek)

After saving a genie from being confined to captivity in the latest round of chaos wreaked on Beacon Hills, Stiles’ unconscious wish for a future with Derek is temporarily granted when he wakes up in a universe where Derek is his husband.

With the sudden reality he’s living too good to be true, he’s not sure how he’s supposed to trust that it’s really a vision of what was always destined to come – and, more importantly, how he’s supposed to get his Derek back home to agree to give the two of them a shot.

ticket for littering by kellifer_fic - (Rating: Mature, Words: 7607, sterek)

Stiles is totally ready for his life to stop being a horror movie and start being a romcom. This... isn't exactly what he had in mind.

No Day But Today by fauvistfly - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 9527 sterek)

“If you don't change it successfully, you'll be doomed to repeat it,” Deaton says, his face impassive despite the seriousness of his words.

“Repeat the day?” Stiles parrots, trying to wrap his head around what they’re attempting to do, the ridiculousness of his life and how it now involves time travel. 

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in which things in Beacon Hills are so bad that Deaton sends Stiles back in time to stop Kate from manipulating Derek and causing the death of the Hale family. The catch: Stiles only has 24 hours to change the course of the future, or he’ll be stuck repeating that same day until he gets it right. What will be enough to keep Derek away from Kate?

Filter Out the Starlight by skoosiepants - (Rating: T, Words: 12238, sterek)

“Why are you not more curious about me?” Stiles says when Derek’s got the door half open, sun spilling over the dark wood, dust motes spinning about his legs. Stiles is wearing fabric that hasn’t been invented yet, he’s clutching a smart phone to his chest, and he appeared out of nowhere, like an angel.

Softly, Derek says, “We all have our secrets,” and closes the door.

Or-

A heartbroken Stiles accidentally travels back in time to find his one true love. A harlequin-ish Christmas romance.

Searching Every Lonely Place by fairydustedtheory - (Rating: Explicit, Words: 70290, sterek)

Stiles is a Winter Spark -whatever that means- living a solitary life in the forest. It could have been a quiet life, except for that one part... there are wolves in these woods and for all Stiles would love to ignore them and keep to himself, well, there's this part of him that was meant for more.

How Derek’s Brain Works by Warlock_Nerd - (Rating: T, Words: 36214, sterek)

After looking at Derek’s childhood medical file, Stiles finds out that Derek was diagnosed with Autism at the age of eight.  So in Stiles Stilinski fashion, he dives into research on how to help understand Derek’s condition and also help Derek understand it himself. 

Disclaimer - I am Autistic myself and see myself in Derek a lot so i wanted to write a fic on how I headcanon Derek as Autistic.

Borrowed Womb by 3rdgenderfromthesun - (Rating: Mature, Words: 68989, sterek)

Omegas were no longer property like they had been in Stiles' grandparent's day, but they were still very much kept. Stiles balked at the idea of being owned by his future mate, so he did what he did best. He planned and sought loopholes and made charts. He found his way through miles of tradition and expectation until he decided on a livable option. The only thing he didn't expect was Derek Hale's desperation for a cub and his angry, traumatized, and filthy rich family.

Grey Rainbow by PencilTrash - (Rating: Mature, Words: 12657, sterek)

“Stiles?” Derek glanced at Stiles’ sleeping form. He didn’t even twitch. Derek continued. “If we…” his lips curved in a fond smile, fingers moving to smooth the creases of Stiles’ eyebrows, his voice coming as whisper. “... as in, you and me - If we get a chance someday… any day, to be together, y’know? I wouldn't mind you wooing me with flowers and all that cliched romantic shit. And you can even flirt with me. I approve.” He gazed at Stiles’ calm face for a long while before drifting off into quiet slumber with the sound of Stiles’ soft snoring in the background. [aka, after pinning for his best friend for four years, Derek learns his teenage crush is easy, but his life isn’t]