Dorchester Publishing is now accepting submissions of African American romance novels for inclusion in a new line starting in October 2005.  Monica Harris, who launched Kensington’s Arabesque imprint, will be heading the new line.

The authors are allowed to use their imaginations when writing a traditional contemporary romance novel for Dorchester Publishing. The characters should both be of African American heritage, the heroine should not be physically involved with any man at the time of the couple’s meeting and the hero should not be emotionally involved with any other woman. The couple can be involved in a contemporary drama, mystery, adventure or suspense. The story can be sexy or sweet. The couple must end up together at the story’s end.

The manuscript should be approximately 90,000 words or 400 double-spaced typed pages.  The submission must include a detailed synopsis.

Please forward queries and materials to:

Dorchester African American Romances

c/o Monica Harris

522 East 20^th Street

#6D

New York, NY 10009