Full Editorial Care
Every author receives professional developmental, line, and copy editing, as well as creative planning. Your book is guaranteed individual attention from professionals with editing and publishing experience.
Open for Submissions
Looking for romance novels
Gold House Publishing is looking for captivating commercial romance novels in most subgenres. No literary agent or previous writing experience is required. Publishing with Gold House means collaborating with a driven team that provides professional editing for every book and a supportive creative environment for writers.
Ideal word count70,000–100,000words
Romance at Gold House
What we’re looking for in Romance
Romance Subgenres We’re Looking For
Romance Subgenres We’re Not Looking For
- Science Fiction Romance
- Religious Romance
- Literary Fiction Romance
- Young Adult Romance
Please review our Genres page for more information about genres we do and do not publish.
Romance tropes and content we’d love to see
- Enemies-to-Lovers
- Friends-to-Lovers
- Second Chances
- The One Who Got Away
- Forbidden Love
- Forced Proximity
- One Bed
- Grumpy x Sunshine
- Opposites Attract
- Fated Mates
- Love Spell
- Soul Bond
- Slow Burn
- Instant Attraction
- Love Triangle
- Sworn Off Love
- Chance Encounter
- Matchmaking
- Marriage of Convenience
- The Rake
- She/He Falls First, She/He Falls Harder
- Touch Him/Her and Die
- Morally Gray Love Interest
- Celebrity Meets Ordinary
- Right Person, Wrong Time
- Secret Relationship
- Hidden Identity
- Clean Romance
- Spicy Romance
- Happily Ever After
- Happily for Now
Professional editing from a former Big-Five editor with romance experience
Rebecca JamiesonCo-founder & Editorial Lead · Former HarperCollins editorThe Editorial Advantage
Editorial expertise for Romance authors
Gold House Publishing’s co-founder is a professional book editor with over a decade of experience working with writers, including editing bestselling and debut romance books at HarperCollins and as a freelance book editor. All romance authors at Gold House will work with our co-founder and receive professional developmental, line, and copy editing, as well as creative planning, to help elevate their story, define their book’s hook, identify the strongest commercial positioning, and aim for bestseller potential.
- Developmental Editing
- Line Editing
- Copy Editing
- Creative Planning
The Gold House Publishing Package
Custom Packaging & Cover Design
Each book shines with eye-catching professional packaging and outstanding cover design that is genre accurate. The cover look, copy, title, and formatting will all be expertly executed to help your book stand out, while effortlessly communicating the right genre and tone for readers.
Global Reach
Gold House publishes all titles worldwide in eBook and print-on-demand formats on Amazon and all other major digital retailers. We want to reach all your readers in all territories.
No Fees & Better Royalties
Authors never pay us any submission or publishing fees. Gold House offers higher royalty rates than most traditional publishers and competitive royalty rates with other independent publishers.
Have a romance novel ready to submit?
We would love to read it. Submissions are open to all. We welcome both debut and experienced authors with a complete manuscript. No literary agent is required. You will hear from us quickly. We aim to reply to all submissions within two to four weeks.