Majors

1. Avon Books
   
   
2. Dorchester Publishing
   Home of:
   Leisure
   Love Spell
   
   
3. Onyx
   
   
4. Robinson
   Home of:
   Scarlet
   
   
5. Rubenesque Romances--specializing in large heroines
   
   
6. St. Martin's Press

The Conglomerates:

1. Harlequin

   Home of
   Love and Laughter
   Harlequin Romance
   Harlequin Presents
   Harlequin Intrigue
   Harlequin American
   Harlequin Superromance
   Harlequin Temptation
   Historicals
   Mira
   Silhouette Romance (launched May 1980--Features the traditional romance formula of a young, inexperienced heroine and older, more sophisticated hero.)
   Silhouette Special Edition (launched February 1982--Longer, more sophisticated and realistic plots centering on the developing relationship between hero and heroine. Heroines tend to be older and more independent than in SR.)
   Silhouette Desire (launched May 1982--Sensual books with the sophistication level of Silhouette Special Editions but shorter in length.)
   Silhouette Intimate Moments (launched May 1983--A combination of heightened sensuality of Desire plus the length and depth of Special Edition with added elements of adventure, suspense, glamour and melodrama.)
   Silhouette First Love (launched October 1981-For girls in their teen and pr$
   Silhouette Yours Truly
   
   

2. Kensington Publishing

   
   Home of:
   Zebra
   Precious Gems Romance Series.
   Zebra Regency
   Pinnacle
   Denise Little Presents
   Arabesque
   
   

3. Time Warner Subsidiaries:

   
   Home of:
   Warner Books
   Little Brown
   
   

4. Viacom Subsidiaries:

   Home of

   Simon and Schuster and imprints:

   Pocket Books
   MacMillian USA
   
   
   

5. Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp Subsidiaries:

   Home of:

   Harper Collins and imprints:

   HarperMonogram
   Zondervan (Inspirational Romances)
   

   Penguin and imprints:

   Signet
   Topaz
   

   Putnam Berkley and imprints:

   Jove
   
   
   

6. Bertelsmann AG Subsidiaries:

   Home of:

   Bantam, Doubleday, Dell (BDD) and imprints:

   Loveswept
   

   Berkley and imprints:

   Diamond Homespun
   Charter
   

   Genesis Press and imprints:

   Indigo
   

   Random House and imprints:

   Ballantine Publishing Group
   Del Rey Books
   Knopf
   Ivy
   Fawcett Gold Medal
   Fawcett Crest
   Fawcett
   
   

1. Second Chance at Love
2. Gallen
3. Rapture Romance
4. Candlelight Ecstasy Romance
5. Candlelight Esctasy Supreme
6. Bantam's Circle of Love (chaste romances)
7. Tapestry
8. New American Library Scarlet Ribbons
9. Kismet
10. Masquerade
11. Mystique