- Predators and Editors - A site to help authors steer clear of publishing houses and agents with poor reputations and bad contracts.
- Show Me The Money! - an article by Brenda Hiatt listing the various advances and payouts in the romance industry for some publishers.
- lisapietsch.com/social-media-marketing-for-authors - Articles on Marketing and career planning by Lisa Pietsch.
Publishers*:
E-Book
- The Amber Quill - homosexual (M/M) romances. They have calls for submissions, as linked, but don't accept stories outside of those calls.
- Amira Press - All genres of romance and erotica except M/M. Wordcount (WC) 20,000-85,000.
- Asylett Press - contemporary, fantasy, futuristic, historical, gothic, mystery, paranormal, romantic comedy, romantic suspense, science fiction, time travel, western. WC 50,000-150,000.
- Aspen Mountain Romance - historical (regency), contemporary, M/M, erotica stories, and select paranormal. WC 20,000-90,000.
- Blade Publishing - All subgenres. WC 15,000+
- Breathless Press - all heat levels in all subgenres. WC 1,500-100,000.
- Carnal Desires Publishing - Erotic works only, all subgenres. WC 20,000-90,000.
- Cerridwen Press - Sensual, not erotic. Currently under temporary hiatus. Check back with the website.
- Changeling Press - sci-fi, futuristic, cyber-punk, dark fantasy, urban fantasy, paranormal, action/adventure, time travel, BDSM, and fetish club, all erotic. WC 10,000-28,000. Any serials must be submitted as a complete set.
- Cobblestone - action/adventure, African-American, contemporary, fantasy, futuristic/sci-fi, M/M, historical, interracial, menage, paranormal, romantic comedy, time travel, thriller/suspense, urban fantasy. WC 10,000-65,000.
- Dorchester Publishing - historical (set before 1900), futuristic, time travel, paranormal, contemporary, fantasy, romantic suspense. WC 75,000-90,000.
- Ellora's Cave - erotic romance, all subgenres. WC 10,000-120,000.
- Extasy Books - all subgenres and heat levels. WC 16,000+
- Imajinn Books - specializes in the unusual, erotica (WC 15,000-90,000, all subgenres) regency (WC 50,000-90,000), and paranormal (WC 70,000-90,000).
- Liquid Silver Books - All subgenres. WC 15,000+
- Loose-Id - contemporary, historical, pararnormal, sci-fi, fantasy, suspense, M/M, menage, BDSM. WC 20,000-120,000.
- Lyrical Press - All subgenres. WC 15,000-100,000. Print considered for 60,000-90,000 words.
- Mundania Press - paranormal romance. WC 30,000-120,000.
- MuseItHOT Publishing - All subgenres, any heat level. WC 3,000+
- Red Rose Publishing - holiday themed, gothic/horror, interracial/multicultural.
- Resplendence Publishing - historical (non-regency), paranormal, contemporary, romantic suspense, and erotic romance. WC 12,000-90,000.
- Samhain - all subgenres, all heat levels. WC 12,000-120,000.
- Torquere Books - M/M romance in all subgenres
- Total E-Bound - action/adventure, BDSM, romantic comedy, contemporary, western, fantasy/fairytale, futuristic/sci-fi, M/M, historical, menage, paranormal, timetravel, thrillers, shapeshifters, vampires/werewolves. WC up to 100,000.
- Wild Rose Publishing - romantic suspense, erotica, paranormal, historical, western, contemporary, and vintage (1900-1990). WC 7,500-100,000.
- Avalon Books - contemporary, historical. WC 50,000-70,000 words.
- Avon Romance - historical (WC 90,000-100,000, primarily set in Great Britain before 1900), contemporary (WC 90,000-100,000), paranormal (WC 90,000-100,000), African-American (WC 90,000), inspirational (WC 60,000-90,000).
- Barbour Books - historical (prior to WWII), contemporary. Sweet romances, no erotica, paranormal, timetraveling, or sci-fi. WC 45,000-50,000.
- Black Lyon Publishing - contemporary (WC 45,000-60,000), paranormal (WC 60,000-80,000), historical (set 1000-1600AD; "Ancient Times" pre 1000AD), literary romantic fiction (WC 65,000-85,000).
- Black Velvet Seductions - Tender Destinations (Sweet romance), Sensuous Journeys (Sensual romance), Forbidden Experiences (Erotic romance, especially BDSM, erotic historicals especially westerns, erotic suspense), Amorous Adventures (romantic suspense). Romantic suspense submissions might take longer to review due to the overwhelming volume they receive.
- Cliffhanger Books - This publisher specializes in anthologies, not all of which are romance. Check their submissions page for the current call. WC 6,500-8,000.
- Dangerous Curves Books - big, beautiful heroines. WC 45,000+
- Harlequin - American Romance (WC 55,000-60,000), Blaze (WC 55,000-60,000), Historical (WC 70,000-75,000), Historical Undone (WC 10,000-15,000, released in ebook form), Intrigue (WC 55,000-60,000), Medical Romance (WC 50,000-55,000), Presents - Modern Romance (WC 50,000), Presents - Modern Heat (WC 50,000), Romance (WC 50,000) and Superromance (WC 60,000-65,000).
- HQN - takes primarily agented submissions, but accept queries from unagented authors. WC ~90,000
- Kensington Books (Zebra) - historical, paranormal, contemporary, fantasy, erotica, multicultural, romantic suspense.
- Kimani Press - African-American; contemporary (WC 50,000-60,000), Arabesque Romance (WC 75,000-85,000).
- LUNA - WC 100,000-120,000. Just as much fantasy as romance (if not more).
- Parker Publishing, LLC - African-American, interracial romance. Noire Entice (interracial romance), Lotus Blossom (focusing on the largely ignored ethnicities in the romance field), and Noire Fever (erotica).
- Silhouette - Silhouette Desire (WC 50,000-55,000), Silhouette Romantic Suspense (WC 55,000-60,000), Silhouette Nocturne (WC 70,000-75,000), Nocturne Bites (WC 10,000-15,000, released in ebook format), Special Edition (WC 55,000-60,000).
- Spice Books - erotica, WC 90,000-120,000. Spice Briefs, short erotic stories WC 5,000-15,000.
- Steeple Hill - Christian romances. Contemporary, historical, suspense. WC 55,000-60,000.
- Sugar and Spice - All subgenres. WC 20,000+
- TOR (Tom Doherty Associates) - paranormal romance.
Review Sites*:
- A Novel Romance - all subgenres
- A Romance Review - all subgenres
- Amberkatze's Book Blog - paranormal
- Bitten By Books - paranormal
- Book Binge - all subgenres
- Book Chick City - speculative fiction (sci-fi, paranormal, fantasy)
- Book Lovers Inc. - romance, especially paranormal
- Buckeye Girl Reads - historical, contemporary, chick lit, erotica, urban fantasy erotica, paranormal, time travel (please note no westerns)
- Fiction Vixen Book Reviews - historical, paranormal, contemporary, GLBT
- Got Romance! Reviews - all subgenres
- Joyfully Reviewed - all subgenres
- Leontine's Book Realm - all subgenres
- Lurv a la Mode - historical, paranormal
- Lynette's Two Cents - historical, romantic suspense, erotica, contemporary, inspirational, time travel, futuristic, and paranormal (note: is very critical about paranormals)
- Marissa's Booklair - historical, paranormal, contemporary, erotica
- Parajunkee's View - paranormal romance
- Pearl's World of Romance - contemporary, romantic suspense, historical, paranormal
- Quick N' Dirty Romance Reviews - all subgenres
- Ramblings of a Book Bitch - all subgenres
- Romance Book Wyrm - all subgenres
- Romance Novel News - historical, contemporary, paranormal, erotica
- Romance Reviews Today - all subgenres
- Romance Rookie - all subgenres
- Royal Reviews - all subgenres
- Sapphire Romance Realms - all subgenres (no GBLT, menage, heavy BDSM - light OK - or books with main characters as witches or demons - secondary characters OK)
- Sensual Reads - erotic romance, erotica
- Seriously Reviewed -romance, all subgenres
- Smexy Books - paranormal, historical, contemporary, GBLT
- Smokin' Hot Books - all subgenres
- The Book Smugglers - historical, paranormal, contemporary
- The Good, The Bad, And The Unread - all subgenres
- The Happily Ever After - all subgenres
- The Raving Readers - all subgenres
- The Romance Dish - all subgenres
- Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and Books - all subgenres
- Try Reading My Mind - Paranormal, historical
- You Gotta Read Reviews - all subgenres
*This information current as of May 2010. If I have overlooked some information, or if the information has changed without my knowledge, please contact me at c(dot)hanoux(at)hotmail(dot)com with the corrections. If I neglected to include your name or publishing company and you would like it added, contact me at the same address. Conversely, if I have included you and you decide that you would not like your name to be shown, shoot off a quick email to me at c(dot)hanoux(at)hotmail(dot)com and I'll take you off the list.
Thanks!
Clara.