Earlier this week, Harlequin announced the following:

As a company, Harlequin is committed to the success of our series publishing business. We believe it is our responsibility to develop, evolve and enrich our various programs in order to bring new opportunities to our authors and fresh and relevant reading experiences to our readers. The complex side of keeping our publishing programs healthy is that every so often, we must evaluate a series that has not consistently been a strong performer and make difficult decisions about its future. Unfortunately, Silhouette Bombshell has not been able find a broad-based readership, and after reviewing the past, present and projected performance of the series, we're sorry to announce that January 2007 will be the final publication month for Bombshell.

This is terrible news for me because my critique partner Judy Fitzwater writes for this line. She normally writes mysteries and this was my first opportunity to tease her about writing for a romance publisher. Her first book for this line was published last May, but her new book would not have come out until August. Well past the cut off for the line. The only upside is that Judy may have the chance to get paid for one book twice.

Best of wishes and luck to all of the authors who are looking for a new publishing house.