Call For Submissions
Cosmo Red Hot Reads from Harlequin feature contemporary, fun, sexy stories for today’s fun fearless females!
The Heroine:
She is the Cosmo woman: fun, fearless, female
She is independent
She does not need a man to make her life complete, but he is the icing on the cake
She’s adventurous and daring both in the bedroom and out!
She values her female friendships
She is focused on her career
Our heroine (and hero) grew up with reality TV, texting, online dating
She is most likely in her early to mid-twenties
The heroine drives the story
Key Elements:
Sexy romantic relationship with a satisfying ending
Love scenes are frequent, fun, detailed, fantasy-oriented and push the envelope
A strong conflict
Fast-paced, snappy dialogue, witty repartee
Strong female lead
A hero that you want to spend the weekend in bed with
Fresh, contemporary voice
Stories Can/Will:
Include multiple points of view
Be told in first person
Be contemporary (but not paranormal please!)
Urban international settings are good
Heroes can be bad boys, successful entrepreneurs, geeky scientists—different flavors of men for different fantasies
What We Don’t Want:
No historicals
No paranormal
Program Details:
25,000–30,000 words
2 titles a month
Digital First
Launching late spring/early summer 2013
How to Submit Details at:
http://www.harlequin.com
