News from Maggie Seed about Easy Reads I asked Maggie Seed some questions about the changes to the pocket novels and she has kindly allowed me to share her answers here. These are the questions I asked: Caress: Can we assume this is very similar to the current pocket novels? Gentle romances with a closed door policy on romantic antics and with a Happy Ever After? Liaison: Just how 'hot' will these be? Are we talking full scale erotica with commensurate adult language (a la Fifty Shades). Or are they more in line with the Mills and Boon 'Modern' romances, with steamy sex scenes that use euphemism?  Or could it be either?  Does there have to be a Happy Ever After for the hero and heroine? Intrigue: One question I'm being asked is whether this imprint (and the Suspense) will also have a romantic element. Or can we dispense with the romance and just concentrate on the murders/crimes? Is there room for cosy crime? Or are you looking for something darker? Suspense: Could this include paranormal? And if so, does there have to be a rational explanation as in past pocket novels? Or are we just talking about 'the evil that men do'? (a la Annie Wilkes in Stephen King's Misery or Charles Boyer in Gaslight (swoon)). And this was Maggie's response: Yes, I feel that Caress most closely resembles the Pocket Novels, and I hope with our new branding, writers will embrace the lack of boundaries. Liaison -- not