1038:, began distributing in North America in 1957 the category romances published by Mills & Boon. Mary Bonneycastle, wife of Harlequin founder Richard Bonneycastle, and her daughter, Judy Burgess, exercised editorial control over which Mills & Boon novels Harlequin reprinted. They had a "decency code", and rejected more sexually explicit material that Mills and Boon submitted for reprinting. Realizing that the genre was popular, Richard Bonneycastle finally decided to read a romance novel. He chose one of the more explicit novels and enjoyed it. On his orders, the company conducted a market test with the novel he had read and discovered that it outsold a similar, tamer novel. Overall, the novels were short and formulaic, featuring heroines who were sweet, compassionate, pure and innocent. The few heroines who worked did so in traditional female jobs, including as
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3438:. Bakin chose to adopt the Genius and Beauty Romance in order to explore new ideas for his own writing. However, while composing his writings he was constantly making painstaking efforts to insure that his final writings would be as marketable as possible. After reading many Genius and Beauty Romances, he absorbed many elements of the original writing style. In spite of this, he was often unable to produce his own original works using this style of writing as a base. Bakin had written a widely acclaimed adaptation of "Fuzoku Kingyou Den." We can conclude that this novel's success was to some extent a direct result of the literary excellence of the original Chinese version.
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1646:. Mass-market historical romance novels are rarely published in hardcover, with fewer than 15 receiving that status each year, less than one-fifth of the number of contemporary romance novels published in that format. Because historical romances are primarily published in mass-market format, their fortunes are tied to a certain extent to the mass-market trends. Booksellers and large merchandisers now sell fewer mass market paperbacks, preferring trade paperbacks or hardcovers, which prevents historical romances from being sold in some price clubs and other mass merchandise outlets.
2125:, as this type of occupation was not common in their culture. The paranormal romance genre is not popular in countries such as Poland and Russia, although historical romance tends to be very successful. Inspirational romance does not sell well in Europe, where romances that feature babies are very popular. German readers enjoy reading more erotic romance novels, and some German translations of English romance novels expand or insert love scenes into otherwise tame stories. The alternate scenario also occurs, as other German translators censor the love scenes.
806:. Because Heyer's romances are set more than 100 years earlier, she includes carefully researched historical detail to help her readers understand the period. Unlike other popular love-romance novels of the time, Heyer's novels used the setting as a major plot device. Her characters often exhibit twentieth-century sensibilities, and more conventional characters in the novels point out the heroine's eccentricities, such as wanting to marry for love. Heyer was a prolific author, and wrote one to two historical romance novels per year until her death in 1974.
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in more male-dominated jobs, such as offshore oil rigs and the space program. The age range of heroines also began to expand, so that books began to feature women who had already reached 30 and even 40. Heroes also changed, with some authors veering towards a more sensitive man. Despite the broadening of some aspects of the plot, other taboos remained, and publishers discouraged authors from writing about controversial subjects such as terrorism, warfare, and masculine sports. Romance novels began to contain more humor beginning in the 1990s, as
1573:, is often what people mean when they refer to a romance novel. Contemporary romance novelsâthe largest subgenreâare set in the time when they are written, and usually reflect the mores of that time. Heroines in contemporary romances prior to 1970 usually quit working when they marry or have childrenâwhile heroines after 1970 usually have, and keep, a career. As contemporary romance novels have grown to contain more complex plotting and more realistic characters, the line between this subgenre and the genre of women's fiction has blurred.
1993:. Erotic romance novels are characterized by strong sexual content, but can contain elements of any of the other romance subgenres. Erotic romance novels tend to use more frank language, avoiding many of the euphemisms used in books with milder content. These novels also usually include more sex scenes, often focusing more on the sex act rather than being a more traditional love scene, and may include more unusual positions or acts. Despite a greater emphasis on the sex scenes, however, erotic romance is distinguishable from traditional
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caused a proportionate decrease in the quality of the novels that were being released. By 1984, the market was saturated with category lines and readers had begun to complain of redundancy in plots. The following year, the "dampening effect of the high level of redundancy associated with series romances was evident in the decreased number of titles being read per month." Harlequin's return rate, which had been less than 25% in 1978, when it was the primary provider of category romance, swelled to 60%.
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films ... caizi (æć) and jiaren (äœłäșș), which, far from conveying the full connotations of the original words, have been translated as "scholar" and "beauty." Broadly speaking, the terms can be applied to any hero and heroine in classical
Chinese representations of love and courtship. In a narrow sense, however, caizi-jiaren refers exclusively to a model of romantic stories in popular drama and fiction that flourished in late imperial China ⊠.
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of 600 regular romance readers the same year "found that they mirror the general population in age, education, and marital and socioeconomic status." Over half of the women had at least some college education, and 40% were employed full-time. 60% of the women surveyed read at least one romance every two days. The women admitted to reading romances as an antidote to stress, for mental escape, and to learn about history and new careers.
1057:. In an attempt to duplicate Mills & Boon's success in North America, Harlequin improved their distribution and marketing system. By choosing to sell their books "where the women are," they allowed many mass-market merchandisers and even supermarkets to sell the books, all of which were exactly 192 pages. Harlequin then began a reader service, selling directly to readers who agreed to purchase a certain number of books each month.
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periods, levels of sensuality, or types of conflict. Publishers of category romances usually issue guidelines for each line, specifying the elements necessary for a novel to be included in each line. Depending on the current market and perceived reader preferences, publishers frequently begin new lines or end existing ones. Most recently, erotic and
Christian lines have been introduced while traditional
502:, and disability. The combination of time frame, location, and plot elements does, however, help a novel to fit into one of several romance subgenres. Despite the numerous possibilities this framework allows, many people in the mainstream press claim that "all seem to read alike." Stereotypes of the romance genre abound. For instance, some believe that all romance novels are similar to those of
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time-travel romance must have the characters react logically to their experience and should investigate some of the differences, both physical and mental, between the world the character normally inhabits and the one where they landed. Some writers end their novels with the protagonists trapped in different time periods and unable to be togetherâto the displeasure of many readers of the genre.
1252:, "became a natural bestseller." Several authors found success writing single-title romances set in contemporary times, and publishing houses began to encourage the growth in the genre. Because the novels were set in modern times, they could include more of the elements that modern women could relate to, and soon began to touch on themes such as single parenthood, adoption, and abuse.
451:, define the genre more simply, stating only that a romance must make the "romantic relationship between the hero and the heroine ... the core of the book." In general, romance novels reward characters who are good people and penalize those who are evil, and a couple who fights for and believes in their relationship will likely be rewarded with unconditional love. Bestselling author
1173:. Dailey's novels provided the romance genre's "first look at heroines, heroes and courtships that take place in America, with American sensibilities, assumptions, history, and most of all, settings." Harlequin was unsure how the market would react to this new type of romance, and was unwilling to fully embrace it. In the late 1970s, a Harlequin editor rejected a manuscript by
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Romance Writers of America study. The study reported that 9.5% of romance readers identified themselves as male, and that romance readers were more likely to be married or living with a partner. According to the RWA 84% of romance buyers were women and 16% were men. Of the entire American population, 24.6% read at least one romance novel in 2008.
1821:, describing a fantasy story using many of the elements and conventions of the romance genre. Romantic fantasy has been published by both fantasy and romance lines, with some publishers distinguishing between "fantasy romance" being more like a contemporary fantasy novel with romantic elements, and "romantic fantasy" with more emphasis on the romance elements of the story.
1267:, published in 2006, features a hero with facial scarring and nerve damage who overcomes fears of rejection due to his physical appearance to enter a romantic relationship and family unit by the end of the novel. This was a substantial shift from past narratives where disabled characters were "de-eroticized" and not given storylines that included sex or romantic love.
2036:, an electronic publisher that focuses on erotic romance, became the first electronic publisher recognized by the Romance Writers of America as a legitimate publisher. Ellora's Cave went out of business at the end of 2016. Several other smaller presses largely focused on erotic romance have also closed up shop, including Samhain Publishing (closed 2017) and
1205:, becoming the first line to waive the requirement that heroines be virgins. By the end of 1983 sales for the Candlelight Ecstasy line totaled $ 30 million. Silhoeutte also launched similar lines, Desire (sexually explicit) and Special Edition (sexually explicit and longer stories, up to 250 pages), each of which had a 90â100% sellout rate each month.
1685:, who wrote ten romantic suspense novels between 1955 and 1967. Stewart was one of the first to seamlessly combine the two genres, maintaining a full mystery while focusing on the courtship between two people. In her novels, the process of solving the mystery "helps to illuminate" the hero's personality, helping the heroine to fall in love with him.
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directly affect the relationship and move the story forward." Romantic suspense novels tend to have more "clean" language, without the "emotional, intimate" descriptions often used in more traditional romances. Because the mystery is a crucial aspect of the plot, these novels are more plot-driven instead of character-driven.
440:, the main plot of a mass-market romance novel must revolve about the two people as they develop romantic love for each other and work to build a relationship. Both the conflict and the climax of the novel should be directly related to that core theme of developing a romantic relationship, although the novel can also contain
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481:). While the majority of romance novels meet the stricter criteria, there are also many books widely considered to be romance novels that deviate from these rules. The Romance Writers of America's definition of romance novels includes only the focus on a developing romantic relationship and an optimistic ending.
1997:. Pornography concentrates on the sex acts, but erotic novels include well-developed characters and a plot that could exist without the sex acts. In a vast majority of erotic romance novels, the sexual act progresses the plot or furthers the character development in some way and are critical to the story.
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Britain or North America. In France, where over 12 million romance novels are sold each year, all are translations, as are almost all Harlequin novels in Italy. Some publishing companies
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The romance fiction market "has been impervious to the overall economic recession, with faithful readers spending up to $ 40 a month" on romance novels in 1982. That year, paperback romances totaled $ 300 million in sales, and the total audience was estimated at 20 million readers. A survey
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publishers. Writers often have more leeway as to what types of erotic acts can be included when working with an electronic publisher than they would have when working with a print publisher. The market for erotic romances has been growing rapidly, leading some publishers to create new lines for these
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Time-travel romances are a version of the classic "fish out of water" story. In most, the heroine is from the present day and travels into the past to meet the hero. In a smaller subset of these novels, the hero, who lives in the past, travels forward into his future to meet the heroine. A successful
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These books (time travel, fantasy, science fiction, and futuristic) blend romance with fantasy or science fiction, and they often overlap the paranormal subgenre. While exploring their alternate worlds, they also offer a fully developed romance. The sensuality level in these novels varies from chaste
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Like all romances, romantic suspense novels must place the development of a relationship between the protagonists at the heart of the story. The relationship "must impact each decision they make and increase the tension of the suspense as it propel the story. In turn, the events of suspense must also
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Despite recent rehabilitation and merging of the genre with other genres, there is sometimes a negative stigma with the romance novel. Some dedicated readers are embarrassed to admit to buying or even reading the books. The romance genre has sometimes generated criticism. Some critics point to a lack
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held that, if poets and novelists across continents have not stopped producing romance novels since millennia, it is because no other topic is more relevant and so the theme never gets old. According to
Schopenhauer, romance/love is more important than other topics because it affects the species (not
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A 1982 survey of romance readers confirmed that the new styles of writing were attracting new readers to the genre. 35% of the readers surveyed had begun reading romances after 1977. An additional 31% of those surveyed had been readers for between 6 and 10 years, meaning they had become interested in
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launched the first line of Latino romance novels â ENCANTO. The ENCANTO novels were originally released in two ways â a bilingual
Spanish/English version and a Spanish-only version. Two novels were published every month until late 2001, when the line went into hiatus. Despite the demise of the line,
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themes with the development of a romantic relationship. In 2004, 167 novels were published in the inspirational romance subgenre. These novels typically do not include gratuitous violence or swearing, and the central courtship is chaste. Sex, if it is present at all, occurs after marriage and is not
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Category romances are short, usually no more than 200 pages, or about 55,000 words. The books are published in clearly delineated lines, with a certain number of books published in each line every month. In many cases, the books are numbered sequentially within the line. These novels have widespread
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Since the 1980s, many plot lines that were once thought to be taboo by the romance publishing industry have become much more accepted into the mainstream of romance fiction. For example, in the 20th century it was rare to find a book with a hero who was in the military or professional sports. In the
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became the first futuristic romance, combining elements of traditional romance novels and science fiction. The relationships had also modernized: by the 1990s, it was rare to see a book that featured a man raping his future wife. In the mid-to-late 1980s, contemporary romances began to feature women
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The number of category romance lines increased at a rapid pace, and by 1985 there were 16 separate lines producing a total of 80 novels per month. The sudden increase in category romance lines meant an equally sudden increase in demand for writers of the new style of romance novel. This tight market
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Women will pick up a romance novel knowing what to expect, and this foreknowledge of the reader is very important. When the hero and heroine meet and fall in love, maybe they don't know they're in love but the reader does. Then a conflict will draw them apart, but you know in the end they'll be back
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Chinese literature, nor is her attachment to a handsome scholar. Her concentration in beauty-scholar romances of the early to mid-Qing, however, is a clear identifying feature of these novels. Able to do as well or better than the man, such a woman
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American life with the existence of supernatural or magically empowered beings, human or otherwise. Sometimes the larger culture is aware of the magical in its midst; sometimes it is not. Some paranormal romances focus less on the specifics
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American book publishing history." The company sought to take advantage of the untapped talent of the American writers. They published several lines of category romance, and encouraged their writers to create stronger heroines and less dominant heroes. Authors
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In this new style of historical romance, heroines were independent and strong-willed and were often paired with heroes who evolved into caring and compassionate men who truly admired the women they loved. This was in contrast to the contemporary romances published during this time, which were often
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for women. While some romance novels do contain more erotic acts, in other romance novels the characters do no more than kiss chastely. The romance genre runs the spectrum between these two extremes. Because women buy 90% of all romance novels, most romance novels are told from a woman's viewpoint,
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in 1892. The subgenre started growing in the early 1980s along with other romance subgenres. Black love historical romance novels center the love and happiness of its main characters, and usually includes black history and black people standing in solidarity. Political and social commentary is the
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Because the definition of a romance novel does not limit the types of plot devices, time frames, or locations that can be included, the genre has grown to encompass a wide variety of material and spawned multiple subgenres. Subgenres of romance are often closely related to other literature genres,
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Debates about whether these novels fall inside or outside the contemporary romance genre, and the extent to which they transcend the genre to be multi-genre, has received mainstream media attention in part due to
Gabaldon's frequent and prominent assertions that her Outlander series is not Romance
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In the earliest Harlequin romance novels, heroines were typically nurses and secretaries, but as time has passed and women have entered the workforce in larger numbers, romance heroines have spanned the career spectrum. Modern romance novels now feature more balanced relationships between men and
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The success of these novels prompted a new style of writing romance, concentrating primarily on historical fiction tracking the monogamous relationship between a helpless heroine and the hero who rescued her, even if he had been the one to place her in danger. The covers of these novels tended to
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had a happy ending, when after Mr. B attempts unsuccessfully to seduce and rape Pamela multiple times, he eventually rewards her virtue by sincerely proposing an equitable marriage to her. The book was one of the first bestsellers, with five editions printed in the first eleven months of release.
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Strong sales of popular romance novels make this the largest segment of the global book market. The genre boomed in the 1980s, with the addition of many different categories of romance and an increased number of single-title romances, but popular authors started pushing the boundaries of both the
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Chinese novels were central to Goethe's developing the idea of world literature. By the last decade of Goethe's career, three such romances had been translated into European languages. All evidence indicates that he had read them intensely in search of material and inspiration for his own poetic
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are romance novels where young adult life is centered. The subgenre is believed to have been started in 1942, with varying degrees of popularity throughout time. The romance between two characters is the central focus of the book, however other aspects of young adult/teen life are also explored,
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These novels often blend elements of other subgenresâincluding suspense, mystery, or chick litâwith their fantastic themes. A few paranormal romances are set solely in the past and are structured much like any historical romance novel. Others are set in the future, sometimes on different worlds.
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To write a successful novel of this length, the "author must pare the story down to its essentials. Subplots and minor characters are eliminated or relegated to the backstory." Nonetheless, category romance lines each have a distinct identity, which may involve similar settings, characters, time
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Single-titles novels are romance novels not published as part of a publisher's category. They are longer than category romances, typically between 350 and 400 pages, or 100,000-110,000 words. Publishers may release the novels over a shorter period of time for sales and publicity reasons, but on
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As of 1982 at least 25% of all paperbacks were romance novels; by 1991, they comprised 46% of all mass market paperbacks sold in the US. This expansion was due in part to voracious readers, with over half of Harlequin's customers purchasing 30 novels per month. By this time, the romance novel
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relationships. The first line of multicultural romance novels, Arabesque, was launched by Kensington Books in 1994. BET Books purchased the line in 1998, and the number of new authors that they publish has continued to expand each year. BET has also developed some of the Arabesque novels into
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and were marketed in religious bookstores. The Silhouette Inspirations line was closed after Harlequin acquired Silhouette in 1984 because it was not profitable. However, other Christian publishers continued to produce romance novels, including historical and contemporary, and Harlequin later
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Over the years, many publishers have included futuristic, fantasy, and science-fiction romances in their contemporary series lines (for example, Harlequin Temptation, Harlequin Superromance, Silhouette Special Edition). Today these romances are published by most major publishers, including
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Scholars of romance novel history have observed that characters with disabilities have been largely underrepresented in mainstream media, including romance novels. By the early 2000s, though, more books in the romance genre featured heroes and heroines with physical and mental impairments.
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Most contemporary romance novels contain elements that date the books. The majority of them eventually become irrelevant to more modern readers and go out of print. Those that survive the test of time, such as Jane Austen's work, are often reclassified as historical romances.
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Harlequin had also failed to adapt quickly to the signs that readers appreciated novels with more explicit sex scenes, and in 1980, several publishers entered the category romance market to fill that gap. That year, Dell launched their Candlelight Ecstasy line with
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element with either the hero or the heroine traveling into the past or the future. Between 2002 and 2004, the number of paranormal romances published in the United States doubled to 170 per year. A popular title in the genre can sell over 500,000 copies.
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explicitly detailed. Many novels in this genre also focus on the hero or heroine's faith, turning the love story into "a triangle: the man and the woman and also their relationship with God." Themes such as forgiveness, honesty, and fidelity are common.
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of suspense, as it may seem obvious that the hero and heroine will eventually resolve their issues, and wonder whether it is beneficial "for women to be whiling away so many hours reading impossibly glamorized love stories." According to fiction author
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distributionâoften worldwideâand a single U.S. print run, remaining on a bookseller's shelves until they are sold out or until the next month's titles are released and take their place. Writers for the largest publisher of category romance,
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2057:. Some of the dominant themes of chick lit are a single woman's journey through career, high-powered work environment, personal life, relationships, motherhood, and parenting. Some subcategories of this genre are baby lit and mummy lit.
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norm, with a large majority of books expressing explicitly abolitionist and activist views. In contemporary black love, themes of activism are not as dominant, however normally are still included. Popular authors include
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only the individual), in the sense that romance and partner choice is generally a prerequisite to have offspring and continue maintaining the human species in future generations of humankind.
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is science fiction mixed with alternate history which takes place during the Victorian era. It mixes historical elements with technology (for example, the television series
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in Germany refuse to allow their romance authors to use their own names, fearing that readers will not buy a romance novel that does not have an American pseudonym.
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the genre after 1972, when Woodiwiss' revolutionary novel was published. This means that two-thirds of those surveyed joined the genre after it had begun to change.
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average authors write 1.5 novels per year and have one each year published. Single-title novels remain on the booksellers' shelves at the discretion of the store.
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into the bedroom." Aside from its content, the book was revolutionary in that it was one of the first single-title romance novels to be published as an original
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that do not specifically relate to the main characters' romantic love. Furthermore, a romance novel must have an "emotionally satisfying and optimistic ending."
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perspective. The profile of the romance genre has also been raised by the financial and critical success of the adaptations of two successful series of novels:
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attributes this to the fact that "emotions translate easily." In the United Kingdom, over 20% of all fiction books sold each year are romance novels.
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who kidnapped the heroine and won her admiration through his forceful actions. The novel was one of the first modern works to introduce the
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counters that in the modern romance novel "a woman is rewarded with unconditional love if she remains true to herself," while novelist
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became the first romance author to transition from writing original mass market paperbacks to being published in hardcover. Her novel,
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labelled as "Number 1 in the XXX Series", but they are not considered series romances because they are not part of a particular line.
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2317:. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 1â16.
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had reported that the "Avon originals" had sold a combined
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5844:(2nd ed.). Australia: Allen & Unwin. p. 8.
3558:"The Romance Writers of America convention is just super"
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Text in Transit: A guide to genre in Popular Literature
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Text in Transit: A guide to genre in Popular Literature
4197:"Sports And Romance Novels: A Match Made In ... Hockey"
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This blend of the romance and mystery was perfected by
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An early American example of a mass-market romance was
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4629:"Branding and the use of "Smart Romance" | Penny Reid"
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Headlee, Celeste; Saxena, Kalyani (December 8, 2023).
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Fantasy romance, also known as romantic fantasy, is a
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rippers". Cover arts of this style are referred to as
6007:"Women's Fiction for Europe: 'No cowboys, no babies'"
5783:"Samhain Publishing, Ltd â It's all about the storyâŠ"
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Romantic Affinities: Portraits From an Age, 1780â1830
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5417:. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Archived from
4909:"Eloisa James: Regencies with a Shakespearean Twist"
4721:"Romance Categories: The Different Kinds of Romance"
4360:"Academic conference to explore Outlander's success"
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5929:Linden, Dana Wechsler; Rees, Matt (June 6, 1922).
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5323:. The Romance Writers of Australia. Archived from
3737:. In Kaler, Anne; Johnson-Kurek, Rosemary (eds.).
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2032:The market for erotic romances has grown rapidly.
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6423:Gender Issues in India: Challenges and Strategies
6033:"Romance Writers are Passionate About Their Work"
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5722:"An End to Euphemisms: Is Erotica Right for You?"
5248:. Heart of Denver Romance Writers. Archived from
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4001:"Susan Wiggs - And Now (as usual), Something New"
1095:and two more sexually graphic novels by newcomer
447:Others, including Leslie Gelbman, a president of
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6365:The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
5189:"Love stories with suspense, humor top charts"
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6137:Bantick, Christopher (February 13, 2004).
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5692:"Getting to Know the Erotic Romance Field"
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2969:. All About Romance Novels. Archived from
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1989:Erotic romance is a blend of romance and
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2909:"Laurie's News and Views - Issue No. 30"
2565:"The romance novel sales boom continues"
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2154:to the best novels in romantic fiction.
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5626:Adlerstein, David (September 8, 2000).
5346:Luscombe, Belinda (February 19, 2006).
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4813:"Writing Guidelines: Silhouette Desire"
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4301:Hall, Melissa Mia (February 23, 2004).
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3844:Barrett, Mary Ellin (January 9, 1983).
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3741:. Bowling Green Press. pp. 51â61.
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7135:Types of fiction with multiple endings
6294:A Natural History of the Romance Novel
6242:
6184:Romantic Novelist's Association Awards
6166:Romance Writers of America RITA Awards
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2347:A Natural History of the Romance Novel
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1061:Beginnings of American romance fiction
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6425:. Ed. Som, S. Kolkata: Rupali, 2017 (
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6270:Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre
6198:
5580:Bell, Carole V. (February 29, 2020).
5557:Bell, Carole V. (February 21, 2020).
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5415:"A Few Thoughts on the Fantasy Genre"
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5062:"The Year in Books 2003: Mass Market"
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4410:Robinson, Joanna (January 27, 2021).
4130:"The Changing Face of Romance Novels"
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1026:In the 1930s, the British publishers
6390:Nishikawa, Kinohi. "Romance Novel."
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5902:McDowell, Edwin (January 10, 1982).
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5413:William C. Robinson (October 2004).
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4723:. Romance Ever After. Archived from
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4437:Vineyard, Jennifer (June 18, 2016).
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3087:"Of supple breasts and manly chests"
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2817:"9 Love Stories with Tragic Endings"
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2537:McDonald, Sally (October 19, 2020).
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6092:. All About Romance. Archived from
5769:"End of Ellora's Cave â UNSUITABLE"
5694:. Writing-World.Com. Archived from
5467:Duffy, Martha (November 13, 1995).
5444:. Writing-world.Com. Archived from
5243:
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5070:. November 17, 2003. Archived from
4249:Kakutani, Michiko (April 6, 1988).
4226:. All About Romance. Archived from
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3266:from the original on June 6, 2023.
3061:"The Online World of Female Desire"
3023:Faircloth, Kelly (April 28, 2005).
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2934:Bellafante, Gina (August 8, 1994).
2446:
2349:. University of Pennsylvania Press.
2029:are discouraged by all publishers.
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1069:publication of Kathleen Woodiwiss'
306:, 16% of men read romance novels.
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6139:"A Quiver Through the Bookshelves"
6035:. Voice of America. Archived from
6031:Larsen, Kristin (August 9, 2005).
5440:Marble, Anne M. (September 2002).
4551:Boccella, Maggie (July 13, 2022).
4541:
4489:Tripler, Jessica (June 22, 2016).
4463:Lattanzio, Ryan (April 19, 2022).
4118:
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3597:Darrach, Brad (January 17, 1977).
3291:Body, Subject & Power in China
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1802:
1598:Historical romance, also known as
985:, as well as the popular works of
364:merchandisers to carry the books.
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7538:Third-person omniscient narrative
6437:
5867:"The Liberation of Pulp Romances"
5559:"Black Romance Novels Matter Too"
4335:Leopold, Todd (August 11, 2000).
4222:Witmer, Karyn (August 28, 2006).
4128:Alter, Alexandra (July 7, 2018).
3523:Athitakis, Mark (July 25, 2001).
3338:
3161:Doody, Margaret (June 21, 2018).
2876:White, Pamela (August 15, 2002).
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6302:University of Pennsylvania Press
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6059:"Labour of love a boon for Mary"
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5187:Day, Michele (August 13, 2002).
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4815:. eHarlequin.com. Archived from
4788:. eHarlequin.com. Archived from
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3944:. Romantic Times. Archived from
3801:Regis (2003), pp. 158, 183, 184.
3451:"Mills & Boon - Our History"
2563:King, Rachel (August 21, 2021).
2447:Fry, Stephen (October 1, 2021).
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1079:" romance novels to follow "the
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6243:Pianka, Phyllis Taylor (1998),
6065:. June 14, 2007. Archived from
5805:"Publisher Loose Id is Closing"
5193:The Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio)
5123:Dyer, Lucinda (June 13, 2005).
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2163:Romantic Novelists' Association
1854:1980 U.S. presidential election
771:(1921), which established star
331:. Heyer's first romance novel,
63:or discuss these issues on the
6926:Conflict between good and evil
6088:Fritsche, Vivien (July 1999).
5865:Thurston, Carol (April 1983).
5652:Nguyen, Lan (September 2005).
5632:South Florida Business Journal
5442:"Writing Time Travel Romances"
4968:"Romance Literature Subgenres"
4384:Forbes, Ellie (May 12, 2023).
4057:The Journal of Popular Culture
3354:Humboldt-UniversitÀt zu Berlin
3254:Wallace, John R. (June 2019).
3135:"Listopia > M M Book Lists"
3117:"Listopia > F F Book Lists"
2967:"At the Back Fence Issue #197"
2965:Gold, Laurie (March 1, 2005).
2907:Gold, Laurie (July 30, 1997).
2697:. July 2, 2001. Archived from
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2314:Collected Ancient Greek Novels
1381:, by paid television network,
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6192:
5931:"I'm Hungry But Not For Food"
5531:"Love Inspired Facebook page"
4286:Schopenhauer, Arthur (2013).
3025:"Who Wrote the Book of Love?"
2727:Gray, Paul (March 20, 2000).
2157:Another notable award is the
412:
6333:University of Illinois Press
6277:: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
6223:How to Write a Romance Novel
5720:Cooper-Posey, Tracy (2004).
5469:"The Almighty To The Rescue"
3942:"Review of Smoke in Mirrors"
3151:Regis (2003), pp. 63, 64, 66
3059:Ogas, Ogi (April 30, 2011).
2361:"Home - Corporate Harlequin"
2043:
1959:made-for-television movies.
1462:
1022:Rise of the category romance
1015:The Dream of the Red Chamber
824:(translated into English as
632:ancient Greek romance novels
393:, followed in the 1980s, by
7:
5500:"Christian Romance Novels?"
5270:Regis (2003), pp. 143, 144.
4224:"Of Books and Baby Boomers"
3825:Regis (2003), pp. 156, 159.
3774:Thurston (1987), pp. 46-47.
3295:University of Chicago Press
2194:
1322:Love in the Time of Cholera
615:Marc Gabriel Charles Gleyre
111:the claims made and adding
10:
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6419:Bodice-ripper and Feminism
6298:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6267:Ramsdell, Kristin (1999).
5842:The Art of Romance Writing
5218:"The Subgenres of Romance"
5125:"Romance: In Its Own Time"
5033:Romance Writers of America
4972:Romance Writers of America
4935:Romance Writers of America
4882:Romance Writers of America
4852:Romance Writers of America
4303:"Wickedly Savage Passions"
3846:"Pure as the Driven Slush"
3636:. Boston University. WBUR.
3213:Regis (2003), pp. 125-126.
3204:Regis (2003), pp. 115â117.
2629:"Expanding Romance Market"
2311:Reardon, Bryan P. (1989).
2279:Romance Writers of America
2227:List of romantic novelists
2152:Romance Writers of America
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826:A Destiny in Two Paintings
673:Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
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316:Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
304:Romance Writers of America
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6221:Palmquist, Susan (2012),
6171:January 13, 2010, at the
5904:"The Paperback Evolution"
5785:. Smhn.com. March 1, 2017
5628:"Multicultural Book Room"
4577:Walker |, Anne Browning.
3783:Regis (2003), pp. 155â156
3388:10.1163/9789004485914_006
2135:
1602:, is a broad category of
1250:A Knight in Shining Armor
690:Richardson began writing
354:Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
337:(1921), was set in 1751.
319:(1740) and the novels of
239:, a pioneer of the genre
6933:Self-fulfilling prophecy
6374:Houghton Mifflin Company
6319:Thurston, Carol (1987).
5216:Marble, Anne M. (2001).
4759:"About Romantic Fiction"
4337:"Writing from the heart"
3940:Gelsomino, Tara (2002).
3327:Dream of the Red Chamber
2247:
1349:Susan Elizabeth Phillips
1072:The Flame and the Flower
374:The Flame and the Flower
360:to readers and allowing
33:Not to be confused with
7560:Stream of consciousness
7023:Suspension of disbelief
6199:Grant, Vanessa (2007),
5029:"Readership Statistics"
5011:Ramsdell (1999), p. 44.
4999:Ramsdell (1999), p. 43.
4579:"7 Smart Romance Books"
4358:University of Glasgow.
3692:"Rewriting the Romance"
3655:. Penguin Random House.
3478:Thurston (1987), p. 42.
3281:McMahon, Keith (1994).
3065:The Wall Street Journal
3029:The Harvard Independent
2821:Encyclopedia Britannica
2788:"Submission Guidelines"
2767:Romance Writer's Report
2657:"Definition of Romance"
1748:Science fiction romance
1385:and streaming service,
1161:Category romance adapts
617:depicting a scene from
35:Romance (prose fiction)
7101:Denouement/Catastrophe
7082:Rising action/Epitasis
6421:: A New Perspective".
6321:The Romance Revolution
6292:Regis, Pamela (2003).
6063:Cambridge Evening News
5840:Parv, Valerie (2004).
5654:"The Color of Romance"
5348:"Well, Hello, Suckers"
5035:. 2008. Archived from
4937:. 2007. Archived from
4854:. 2008. Archived from
4031:"Reading True Romance"
3880:Thurston, pp. 127-128.
2729:"Passion on the Pages"
2386:Lutz, Deborah (2006).
2345:Regis, Pamela (2007).
2187:Shorter Romantic Novel
2100:
1521:Inspirational romance
1430:
1317:Gabriel GarcĂa MĂĄrquez
829:
706:The Romance novelist,
643:Leucippe and Clitophon
627:
531:same-sex relationships
431:
240:
158:may be written from a
7925:William Collins, Sons
7447:Utopian and dystopian
6370:Boston, Massachusetts
6251:Writer's Digest Books
6246:How to Write Romances
6039:on September 16, 2008
5821:. Changelingpress.com
5520:Thurston, pp 190â192.
5498:Layne, Sandy (2001).
5319:Arthur, Keri (2007).
5279:Regis (2003), p. 146.
5252:on September 29, 2007
4848:"Industry Statistics"
4819:on September 30, 2007
4792:on September 27, 2007
4748:Regis (2003), p. 160.
4687:"Romancing the Store"
4604:"Smart Romance Books"
4007:on September 28, 2007
3889:Regis (2003), p. 157.
3862:on September 27, 2007
3792:Regis (2003), p. 159.
3499:Regis (2003), p. 156.
3325:edition of the novel
3222:Regis (2003), p. 127.
2995:(February 12, 2005).
2946:on September 30, 2007
2936:"Affairs to Remember"
2769:. PAN. Archived from
2232:Gerald Rusgrove Mills
2140:Further information:
2086:
2083:International markets
2054:Bridget Jones's Diary
1985:Erotic romance novels
1964:Kensington Publishing
1946:Multicultural romance
1858:born-again Christians
1840:Inspirational romance
1763:Dorchester Publishing
1497:Contemporary romance
1450:Single-title romances
1428:
1093:The Wolf and the Dove
1036:Harlequin Enterprises
817:
763:was published in the
681:, published in 1740.
637:Chareas and Callirhoe
612:
416:
377:(1972), published by
369:Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
232:Sense and Sensibility
228:
164:neutral point of view
7915:Ladies' Home Journal
7001:Narrative techniques
6781:Story within a story
6593:Supporting character
6350:Toth, Emily (1998).
6225:, Winchester, U.K.:
5975:on December 22, 2013
5698:on February 11, 2007
5607:on November 13, 2007
5290:"Paranormal Romance"
5135:on November 13, 2007
5094:Christiansen, Rupert
5074:on November 13, 2007
4941:on December 23, 2007
4837:Toth (1998), p. 519.
4811:Jeglinski, Melissa.
4697:on November 13, 2007
4583:PublishersWeekly.com
4313:on November 13, 2007
4203:. September 13, 2019
4104:10.3828/jlcds.2013.3
3974:Entertainment Weekly
3834:Regis (2003), p. 184
3755:on February 2, 2009.
3739:Romantic Conventions
3690:(February 3, 2003).
3609:on November 13, 2007
3525:"A Romance Glossary"
3508:Thurston, pp. 46-47.
3487:Regis (2003), p. 185
3231:Regis (2003), p 125.
3195:Regis (2003), p. 85.
2973:on February 12, 2007
2915:on February 11, 2007
2888:on September 4, 2007
2851:Entertainment Weekly
2701:on February 12, 2008
2661:Cambridge Dictionary
2285:on November 26, 2013
2242:Shakespearean comedy
2169:Contemporary Romance
1925:Frances E. W. Harper
1736:than do traditional
1723:Still others have a
1565:Contemporary romance
1559:Contemporary romance
1183:Simon & Schuster
1034:A Canadian company,
993:playwrights such as
970:Yingying's Biography
589:The Song of Achilles
7920:G. P. Putnam's Sons
7706:Political narrative
7548:Unreliable narrator
7405:Speculative fiction
7113:Nonlinear narrative
7061:Three-act structure
6921:Deal with the Devil
5807:. December 2, 2017.
5724:. Writing-world.Com
5479:on January 14, 2005
5220:. Writing-World.Com
5158:"Romantic Suspense"
4878:"Author Statistics"
4719:Hamilton, Melissa.
3981:on October 13, 2007
3969:"Rules of the Game"
3647:Lessard, Victoria.
3599:"Rosemary's Babies"
3584:Thurston, pp 47-48.
3457:on October 13, 2007
3285:. In Zito, Angela;
3186:Regis (2003), p 75.
3167:The British Library
2878:"Romancing Society"
2739:on January 13, 2005
2691:"What's in a Name?"
2275:"The Romance Genre"
2190:Debut Romance Novel
1870:Young adult romance
1865:Young Adult romance
1831:Time-travel romance
1825:Time-travel romance
1630:historical novelist
1553:paranormal romances
1505:Paranormal romance
1489:Historical romance
1469:
1329:Arthur Schopenhauer
1294:Asperger's syndrome
1134:Wall Street Journal
818:Pages of the novel
721:Pride and Prejudice
424:Joan Schulhafer of
160:fan's point of view
7684:Narrative paradigm
7679:Narrative identity
7609:Dominant narrative
7555:Multiple narrators
6839:Fictional location
6682:Dramatic structure
6354:; Gwendolyn Mink;
6116:"What do we read?"
6011:The New York Times
5908:The New York Times
5597:"Toujours l'Amour"
5502:. Write to Inspire
4907:Ward, Jean Marie.
4520:The New York Times
4273:The New York Times
4255:The New York Times
4134:The New York Times
4069:10.1111/jpcu.12491
3948:on October 4, 2007
3813:The New York Times
3002:The New York Times
2487:The New York Times
2172:Historical Romance
2095:The New York Times
1915:Black Love romance
1783:The Wild Wild West
1695:Paranormal romance
1689:Paranormal romance
1594:Historical romance
1588:Historical romance
1513:Romantic suspense
1467:
1446:lines have ended.
1431:
1311:Critical reception
1203:The Tawny Gold Man
1191:The New York Times
939:Erdu mei quanzhuan
849:Ping Shan Leng Yan
830:
661:The Ethiopian Tale
628:
564:Colleen McCullough
323:. Austen inspired
296:paranormal fiction
292:historical romance
241:
96:possibly contains
7970:
7969:
7746:
7745:
7689:Narrative therapy
7123:television series
7068:Freytag's Pyramid
6911:Moral development
6814:Alternate history
6524:False protagonist
6433:). pp. 6â13.
6431:978-93-81669-69-3
6358:; Barbara Smith;
6236:978-1-78099-467-3
6214:978-1-55180-739-3
6096:on April 13, 2007
5748:Avon (publishers)
5601:Publishers Weekly
5327:on April 22, 2007
5129:Publishers Weekly
5067:Publishers Weekly
4888:on March 17, 2016
4784:Eykelhof, Paula.
4727:on August 4, 2007
4691:Publishers Weekly
4685:(July 31, 2006).
4681:Eykelhof, Paula;
4608:www.goodreads.com
4307:Publishers Weekly
4164:"Veteran Affairs"
3344:
2794:on April 30, 2007
2695:Publishers Weekly
2426:www.penguin.co.uk
2399:978-0-8142-1034-5
2181:Romantic Thriller
1790:and Gail Dayton.
1742:alternate reality
1657:Romantic suspense
1536:
1535:
1481:Category romance
1338:Melissa Pritchard
1289:The Kiss Quotient
1117:40 million copies
1109:Publishers Weekly
1101:Sweet Savage Love
976:The Tale of Li Wa
967:fictions such as
773:Rudolph Valentino
744:Elizabethan drama
679:Samuel Richardson
669:sentimental novel
655:The Ephesian Tale
649:Daphnis and Chloe
624:Daphnis and Chloe
539:Wuthering Heights
496:domestic violence
436:According to the
391:Catherine Cookson
329:detective fiction
312:sentimental novel
269:Samuel Richardson
221:
220:
213:
203:
202:
195:
141:
140:
133:
98:original research
78:
8005:
7957:P.E.A.R.L. Award
7773:
7766:
7759:
7750:
7749:
7669:Literary science
7212:Narrative poetry
7108:Linear narrative
7018:Stylistic device
7013:Show, don't tell
6976:Figure of speech
6766:Shaggy dog story
6509:Characterization
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5949:on July 12, 2007
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5883:on July 12, 2007
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5874:Psychology Today
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3731:Crusie, Jennifer
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3708:on July 12, 2007
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3097:on April 3, 2007
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2997:"A Fine Romance"
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1952:African-American
1889:LGBTQIA+ romance
1884:LGBTQIA+ romance
1809:Romantic fantasy
1734:alternate worlds
1666:, bodyguard, or
1651:Kensington Books
1600:historical novel
1470:
1466:
1429:Harlequin novels
1421:Category romance
1415:Jayne Ann Krentz
1276:Christine Feehan
1228:Jayne Ann Krentz
1118:
1114:
1113:8 million copies
1028:Mills & Boon
982:Huo Xiaoyu zhuan
734:Charlotte Brontë
478:Romeo and Juliet
429:
358:direct marketing
346:Mills & Boon
277:Charlotte Brontë
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7614:Fiction writing
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6671:Deus ex machina
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6598:Title character
6583:Stock character
6529:Focal character
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6399:Further reading
6384:
6352:Wilma Mankiller
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