Carina Press is a digital-first imprint from Harlequin. A natural extension to the Harlequin business; Carina Press builds on our digital strength and gives us greater flexibility in the type of editorial we acquire from authors and offer to readers. We connect authors with a great story to tell, with readers who will love to read it.

At Carina Press you’ll find weekly releases of ebooks from talented authors in a wide variety of genres. New Releases are added every Monday! Find them on our homepage, or see our weekly release schedule on our New Releases page.

Whether you like to read contemporary romance, steampunk, erotic romance, gay/lesbian fiction, science-fiction, fantasy, or any number of other fiction genres – you’ll find something to love at Carina Press.

Contact Us

We look forward to an ongoing conversation with readers and authors! Be sure to read our blog for all the latest news.

• For customer service questions related to our ebook store, email us at: customerservice@carinapress.com.
• Please visit our Submission Guidelines for information on submitting a manuscript.
• Please direct press inquiries to: pr@carinapress.com.
• For all other comments or questions, including employment, email us at: generalinquiries@carinapress.com.
• For the most up-to-date news on Carina Press, please follow us on Twitter: www.twitter.com/CarinaPress and become a fan on Facebook: www.facebook.com/CarinaPress.

The People Behind Carina Press

Editorial and Production

Angela James, Executive Editor

Executive editor of Carina Press, Harlequin’s digital-first imprint, and veteran of the digital publishing industry, Angela James is a well-known advocate for digital publishing. James has enjoyed a long and varied career in digital publishing, including launching and serving as executive editor for Samhain Publishing. James frequently travels to regional, national and international writing conferences to meet with authors and readers, and present workshops on digital publishing for both authors and readers of all genres of fiction.

While Angela doesn’t do a lot of editing these days, she still enjoys reading submissions in steampunk, cyberpunk and BDSM/erotic romance. And she’s still looking for the author who will write a space cowboy book for her in the vein of Firefly!

You can follow Angela on Twitter @angelajames, visit her Facebook page or her website.

Malle Vallik, Director of Digital Publishing

Malle was destined to work in publishing. As a child she loved collecting and cataloguing her books; her fantasy Christmas gift was to receive the entire Nancy Drew collection (she never got it); she read all the Nancy Drew books she gave away as birthday gifts to classmates before she gifted them; she worked in a library (but wanted a job where she could be loud); and she studied history and political science at university. Obviously she was destined to become an editor.

Malle has also held positions as a sales rep and as a publicist. After a decade editing Harlequin’s fantastic series books she moved to the Digital side of the business where she developed online reads, interactive novels and romantic nonfiction content. She helped launch Harlequin’s innovative ebook business, ebook-only programs like Spice Briefs and Carina Press.

As the Director of Digital Publishing Malle leads Carina Press which means she focuses on developing the new business into a thriving business. One of the great things about launching a digital-first press is that one can publish great voices that don’t fit into a typical bookstore slot. Malle works alongside the Harlequin editorial teams to ensure corporate alignment of publishing goals and innovative ways to bring in new writing talent to Harlequin. Malle also spends a lot of time thinking about interactivity, enhanced books, choose-your-own-adventure-type stories and the hologram novel (it’s coming!).

Jenny Bullough, Manager of Digital Content Distribution

Jenny manages ebook production and distribution for Carina Press and is responsible for making sure ebooks are available for sale and ready for download when (and wherever) you’re ready to buy them. She also manages Harlequin’s social media author training program, giving webinars to Harlequin and Carina Press authors on how to manage their online profiles for better book promotion. She’s a social media junkie, a TV addict, and an avid ebook reader across all genres, and when she’s not at work can often be found planted on her couch watching TV while reading on an ereader and checking in to Facebook and Twitter simultaneously.

You can find Jenny on Twitter at @jennybullough.

The Acquisition Team

Carina Press is a team effort, and that is nowhere more evident than on our acquisitions team! While their core jobs at Harlequin/Carina Press range from Editorial to Marketing to Digital Production to Copyediting, they share one thing in common: they love to read. You’ll get to know them more as Angela interviews them on the Carina Press blog throughout 2011.

• Aideen O’Leary Chung
• Amy Wilkins
• Dana Grimaldi
• Eleanor Elliott
• Jayne Hoogenberk
• Jenny Bullough
• Malle Vallik
• Piya Campana
• Stephanie Doig
• Tara Stevens

The Editors

We have a fabulous team of editors – see their profiles on our Facebook page.

Marketing & Commerce

Aideen O’Leary-Chung, Director of Digital Commerce

Aideen is responsible for third-party retailer websites, Carina Press marketing and cover art direction. She’s been with Harlequin for eleven years working in various marketing roles and in product development prior to making the move to the digital team in 2007. For someone who has to have at least one book, (or possibly two or three) on the go, Aideen is thrilled to have found a home at Harlequin and Carina Press where she can introduce voracious readers like herself to a wide range of editorial.

Eleanor Elliott, Director of Digital Properties and Social Media

Eleanor is responsible for the Carina Press website and email marketing program and has worked in the digital space for 15 years. She began her career with MSN as part of their online community management team and had a stint at a large Canadian web portal before joining Harlequin in 1999 as part of the team that launched eHarlequin.com. Eleanor loves books and is thankful that her career led her to Harlequin and Carina Press, where she can happily say her job helps thousands of readers enrich their lives through the haven of a fantastic book.

You can follow Eleanor on Twitter @el_el.

Marketing team

As passionate as we are about acquiring wonderful books, we’re equally as committed to finding them an audience. The marketing and commerce teams are responsible for making sure readers know about & can get their hands on a Carina Press book they will love.

• Angela Hill
• Carly Chow
• Edward Beauchamp
• Lora Jaggassar
• Tara Stevens