1049:, 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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1657:. 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.
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817:. 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
1584:, 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.
2004:. 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.
1068:. 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
513:, 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.
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1263:, "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.
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1184:. 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.
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1278:, 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.
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1696:, 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.
451:, 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
798:(1740). Although women were gaining more independence in life, publishers believed that readers would only accept premarital sex in the context of rape. In this novel and those that followed, the rape was depicted as more of a fantasy; the heroine is rarely if ever shown experiencing terror, stress, or trauma as a result.
492:). 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.
2008:. 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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Although romance novels are translated into over 90 languages, most authors of women's fiction are from Great
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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A romance novel can be set in any time period and in any location. In recent years, romance novels have even expanded into the galaxy. There are no specific restrictions on what can or cannot be included in a romance novel. Even controversial subjects are addressed in romance novels, including topics
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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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called "perhaps the most bitter war in
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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Despite their name, single-title novels are not always stand alone novels. Some authors prefer to write several interconnected books, ranging in number from trilogies to long-running series, so that they can revisit characters or worlds. Such sets of books often have similar titles, and may be
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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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often dresses as a man in order to move about more freely than custom ordinarily allows; she goes out to get what she wants rather than waiting for things to come to her in her inner chambers. One of her mottos is, 'Though in body I am a woman, in ambition I suprass men' (BGZ, chap. 1,6).
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were also expected to address contemporary issues where appropriate. Silhouette soon saw their market share expand, and in 1984, Harlequin acquired them. Despite the acquisition, Silhouette continued to retain editorial control and to publish various lines under their own imprint.
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as a book of letter templates. Richardson accepted the request, but only if the letters had a moral purpose. As Richardson was writing the series of letters turned into a story. Writing in a new form, the novel, Richardson attempted to both instruct and entertain. Richardson wrote
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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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began releasing hardback romance novels. The books were sold through weekly two-penny libraries and were known as "the books in brown" for their brown binding. In the 1950s, the company began offering the books for sale through newsagents across the United Kingdom.
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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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2068:. 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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Erotic romances' lengths run from short stories to single-title novels. Some of these are published as part of a category, such as Harlequin Blaze, while others are published as part of an anthology and are only
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featured an overweight, middle-aged hero who had to make drastic changes to his lifestyle to win the heroine, while a 1987 Dailey novel involved an ugly hero and a heroine who was searching for her birth mother.
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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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Category romance lines were slower to react to some of the changes that had swept the historical romance subgenre. Despite the fact that the former Mills & Boon lines were now owned by a
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Over half of the romantic fiction published in the United States in 2004 (1,468 out of 2,285 books) were contemporary romance novels. Contemporary romance novels have twice been chosen by
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are known, but most of them have only survived in an incomplete, fragmentary form. Only five ancient Greek romance novels have survived to the present day in a state of near-completion:
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The 21st century brought additional changes to the genre that included diversifying main characters and plots to incorporate identities that had not previously been represented.
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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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Romance novelists attribute the stigma to the fact that romance is, according to some, a genre "written almost exclusively by women for women." Romance novelist
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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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themes and navigating relationships. While most romance ends with "happily ever after," "happily for now" is generally accepted due to the age of characters.
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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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labels is more nuanced. In 2022, it was announced that the best-selling "cult" Winston Brother series by self-published "smart-romance" author,
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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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types of books. Some subjects are still considered taboo, even with erotic romance. Themes such as pedophilia,
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Schalk, Sami (2016). "Happily Ever After for Whom? Blackness and Disability in Romance Narratives".
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rejoined the market with the 1998 launch of its Steeple Hill and Love Inspired lines.
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2494:"'You Can't Hide It': Georgette Heyer and the Perils of Posthumous Revision"
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length. Even single-title erotic romances may be as short as a
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together, and preferably married or planning to be by page 192.
5257:"My Heroine is in Love With the Killer! Romantic Suspense 101"
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is now considered offensive to many in the romance industry.
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Cheyne, Ria (2013). "Disability Studies Reads the Romance".
2858:"9 tragic love stories to read after seeing 'Me Before You'"
2433:"Before Bridgerton: how Georgette Heyer re-invented Regency"
1566:
use elements popular in science fiction and fantasy novels.
2607:
The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction
2328:. Berkeley: University of California Press. pp. 1â16.
1122:
had reported that the "Avon originals" had sold a combined
2527:"Show remembers Catherine Cookson two decades after death"
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later adapted the archetype for the Victorian audience in
624:
A nineteenth-century painting by the Swiss-French painter
6403:
The Greenwood Encyclopedia of African American Literature
5855:(2nd ed.). Australia: Allen & Unwin. p. 8.
3569:"The Romance Writers of America convention is just super"
4014:. All About Romance Novels. May 25, 2003. Archived from
5305:
Text in Transit: A guide to genre in Popular Literature
5173:
Text in Transit: A guide to genre in Popular Literature
4208:"Sports And Romance Novels: A Match Made In ... Hockey"
3485:
3483:
2460:"Stephen Fry on the enduring appeal of Georgette Heyer"
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This blend of the romance and mystery was perfected by
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378:
An early American example of a mass-market romance was
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5111:(reprint ed.), London: Pimlico, pp. 192â96,
4640:"Branding and the use of "Smart Romance" | Penny Reid"
3639:
Headlee, Celeste; Saxena, Kalyani (December 8, 2023).
1824:
Fantasy romance, also known as romantic fantasy, is a
1138:
rippers". Cover arts of this style are referred to as
6018:"Women's Fiction for Europe: 'No cowboys, no babies'"
5794:"Samhain Publishing, Ltd â It's all about the storyâŠ"
5109:
Romantic Affinities: Portraits From an Age, 1780â1830
4103:
Journal of Literary & Cultural Disability Studies
3506:
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5428:. University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Archived from
4920:"Eloisa James: Regencies with a Shakespearean Twist"
4732:"Romance Categories: The Different Kinds of Romance"
4371:"Academic conference to explore Outlander's success"
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Many of the publishers of erotic romance are either
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Romance novels encompass various subgenres, such as
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3822:Walters, Ray (October 12, 1980). "Paperback Talk".
1595:to be featured in her Reading with Ripa book club.
266:novel that primary focuses on the relationship and
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5940:Linden, Dana Wechsler; Rees, Matt (June 6, 1922).
5334:. The Romance Writers of Australia. Archived from
3748:. In Kaler, Anne; Johnson-Kurek, Rosemary (eds.).
3252:
2043:The market for erotic romances has grown rapidly.
971:. They feature themes influenced by the romantic
6434:Gender Issues in India: Challenges and Strategies
6044:"Romance Writers are Passionate About Their Work"
5733:"An End to Euphemisms: Is Erotica Right for You?"
5259:. Heart of Denver Romance Writers. Archived from
5163:
5161:
4012:"Susan Wiggs - And Now (as usual), Something New"
1106:and two more sexually graphic novels by newcomer
458:Others, including Leslie Gelbman, a president of
6218:(3rd ed.), Bellingham: Self-Counsel Press,
5696:
5694:
5692:
5690:
4797:"Writing Guidelines: Harlequin Everlasting Love"
4772:. Romance Novelists' Association. Archived from
1479:Subgenre popularity in the United States (2006)
5726:
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3174:"An introduction to Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded"
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1639:(2009), a multi-award-winning novel by English
1330:received critical praise for his romance novel
427:
6376:The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History
5200:"Love stories with suspense, humor top charts"
5018:
5016:
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6101:"Impressions from a Romance Reader Overseas"
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4502:"On Outlander, Romance, and Diana Gabaldon"
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3363:Institute for Asian and African Studies at
188:of quality, and to make it neutral in tone.
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6148:Bantick, Christopher (February 13, 2004).
5703:"Getting to Know the Erotic Romance Field"
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3464:. Harlequin Mills and Boon. Archived from
2980:. All About Romance Novels. Archived from
2922:. All About Romance Novels. Archived from
2634:
2632:
2630:
2176:. The award is separated into categories:
794:, a theme explored in Samuel Richardson's
524:, and are the most popular form of modern
6416:Luther, Jessica Luther (March 18, 2013).
6016:Povoledo, Elisabetta (October 18, 2004).
5411:
4942:"Romance Literature Statistics: Overview"
3736:
3734:
3660:"A Brief History of the Clinch | Hazlitt"
2403:. Columbus: Ohio State University Press.
2280:
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2000:Erotic romance is a blend of romance and
1580:Contemporary romance, which is set after
1428:, have achieved success in both formats.
222:Learn how and when to remove this message
204:Learn how and when to remove this message
142:Learn how and when to remove this message
27:Genre novel on the theme of romantic love
5129:
5127:
4299:The Metaphysics Of The Love Of The Sexes
3332:From the quote "èłè„äœłäșșæćçæžïŒćććéšć
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2920:"Laurie's News and Views - Issue No. 30"
2576:"The romance novel sales boom continues"
2165:to the best novels in romantic fiction.
2153:Romance Writers of America § Awards
1477:
1435:
1303:, for example, focuses on the heroine's
824:
5637:Adlerstein, David (September 8, 2000).
5357:Luscombe, Belinda (February 19, 2006).
4824:"Writing Guidelines: Silhouette Desire"
4312:Hall, Melissa Mia (February 23, 2004).
4035:
4033:
3855:Barrett, Mary Ellin (January 9, 1983).
3752:. Bowling Green Press. pp. 51â61.
3393:. Brill. January 2003. pp. 29â37.
2801:. Dorchester Publishing. Archived from
2733:
2731:
2729:
2727:
2264:
2170:Romantic Novel of the Year Award (RoNA)
1098:, rather than being first published in
7879:
7146:Types of fiction with multiple endings
6305:A Natural History of the Romance Novel
6195:Romantic Novelist's Association Awards
6177:Romance Writers of America RITA Awards
5580:from the original on January 31, 2023.
4173:Luscombe, Belinda (December 5, 2011).
2358:A Natural History of the Romance Novel
2161:, which are presented annually by the
1072:Beginnings of American romance fiction
6436:. Ed. Som, S. Kolkata: Rupali, 2017 (
6281:Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre
5591:Bell, Carole V. (February 29, 2020).
5568:Bell, Carole V. (February 21, 2020).
5426:"A Few Thoughts on the Fantasy Genre"
5399:
5387:
5073:"The Year in Books 2003: Mass Market"
4557:
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4421:Robinson, Joanna (January 27, 2021).
4141:"The Changing Face of Romance Novels"
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3567:Zaitchik, Alexander (July 22, 2003).
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2492:Alter, Alexandra (October 30, 2023).
1787:There is overlap in these subgenres.
1086:, which was the first of the modern "
1037:In the 1930s, the British publishers
7:
6401:Nishikawa, Kinohi. "Romance Novel."
5913:McDowell, Edwin (January 10, 1982).
5424:William C. Robinson (October 2004).
4734:. Romance Ever After. Archived from
4448:Vineyard, Jennifer (June 18, 2016).
4040:Park, Michael Y. (August 28, 2002).
3098:"Of supple breasts and manly chests"
2828:"9 Love Stories with Tragic Endings"
2548:McDonald, Sally (October 19, 2020).
2392:
2390:
2388:
1914:, genderqueer, and ace-spectrum (or
1646:. However, the focus here is on the
6103:. All About Romance. Archived from
5780:"End of Ellora's Cave â UNSUITABLE"
5705:. Writing-World.Com. Archived from
5478:Duffy, Martha (November 13, 1995).
5455:. Writing-world.Com. Archived from
5081:. November 17, 2003. Archived from
4260:Kakutani, Michiko (April 6, 1988).
4237:. All About Romance. Archived from
3277:from the original on June 6, 2023.
3072:"The Online World of Female Desire"
3034:Faircloth, Kelly (April 28, 2005).
2945:Bellafante, Gina (August 8, 1994).
2360:. University of Pennsylvania Press.
2040:are discouraged by all publishers.
1080:publication of Kathleen Woodiwiss'
317:, 16% of men read romance novels.
6150:"A Quiver Through the Bookshelves"
6046:. Voice of America. Archived from
6042:Larsen, Kristin (August 9, 2005).
5451:Marble, Anne M. (September 2002).
4562:Boccella, Maggie (July 13, 2022).
4500:Tripler, Jessica (June 22, 2016).
4474:Lattanzio, Ryan (April 19, 2022).
3608:Darrach, Brad (January 17, 1977).
3302:Body, Subject & Power in China
1609:Historical romance, also known as
996:, as well as the popular works of
375:merchandisers to carry the books.
25:
7549:Third-person omniscient narrative
5878:"The Liberation of Pulp Romances"
5570:"Black Romance Novels Matter Too"
4346:Leopold, Todd (August 11, 2000).
4233:Witmer, Karyn (August 28, 2006).
4139:Alter, Alexandra (July 7, 2018).
3534:Athitakis, Mark (July 25, 2001).
3172:Doody, Margaret (June 21, 2018).
2887:White, Pamela (August 15, 2002).
66:This article has multiple issues.
6313:University of Pennsylvania Press
6070:"Labour of love a boon for Mary"
5701:Marble, Anne M. (January 2005).
5198:Day, Michele (August 13, 2002).
4826:. eHarlequin.com. Archived from
4799:. eHarlequin.com. Archived from
3955:. Romantic Times. Archived from
3812:Regis (2003), pp. 158, 183, 184.
3462:"Mills & Boon - Our History"
2574:King, Rachel (August 21, 2021).
2458:Fry, Stephen (October 1, 2021).
2212:
1780:, and NAL. The e-Book publisher
1090:" romance novels to follow "the
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6254:Pianka, Phyllis Taylor (1998),
6076:. June 14, 2007. Archived from
5816:"Publisher Loose Id is Closing"
5204:The Enquirer (Cincinnati, Ohio)
5134:Dyer, Lucinda (June 13, 2005).
3978:Bird, Sarah (August 16, 1991).
3096:Hank, Melissa (March 5, 2007).
2174:Romantic Novelists' Association
1865:1980 U.S. presidential election
782:(1921), which established star
342:. Heyer's first romance novel,
74:or discuss these issues on the
6937:Conflict between good and evil
6099:Fritsche, Vivien (July 1999).
5876:Thurston, Carol (April 1983).
5663:Nguyen, Lan (September 2005).
5643:South Florida Business Journal
5453:"Writing Time Travel Romances"
4979:"Romance Literature Subgenres"
4395:Forbes, Ellie (May 12, 2023).
4068:The Journal of Popular Culture
3365:Humboldt-UniversitÀt zu Berlin
3265:Wallace, John R. (June 2019).
3146:"Listopia > M M Book Lists"
3128:"Listopia > F F Book Lists"
2978:"At the Back Fence Issue #197"
2976:Gold, Laurie (March 1, 2005).
2918:Gold, Laurie (July 30, 1997).
2708:. July 2, 2001. Archived from
2325:Collected Ancient Greek Novels
1392:, by paid television network,
1:
5942:"I'm Hungry But Not For Food"
5542:"Love Inspired Facebook page"
4297:Schopenhauer, Arthur (2013).
3036:"Who Wrote the Book of Love?"
2738:Gray, Paul (March 20, 2000).
2168:Another notable award is the
6344:University of Illinois Press
6288:: Libraries Unlimited, Inc.
6234:How to Write a Romance Novel
5731:Cooper-Posey, Tracy (2004).
5480:"The Almighty To The Rescue"
3953:"Review of Smoke in Mirrors"
3162:Regis (2003), pp. 63, 64, 66
3070:Ogas, Ogi (April 30, 2011).
2372:"Home - Corporate Harlequin"
1970:made-for-television movies.
1033:Rise of the category romance
1026:The Dream of the Red Chamber
835:(translated into English as
643:ancient Greek romance novels
404:, followed in the 1980s, by
5511:"Christian Romance Novels?"
5281:Regis (2003), pp. 143, 144.
4235:"Of Books and Baby Boomers"
3836:Regis (2003), pp. 156, 159.
3785:Thurston (1987), pp. 46-47.
3306:University of Chicago Press
1333:Love in the Time of Cholera
626:Marc Gabriel Charles Gleyre
122:the claims made and adding
8025:
6430:Bodice-ripper and Feminism
6309:Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
6278:Ramsdell, Kristin (1999).
5853:The Art of Romance Writing
5229:"The Subgenres of Romance"
5136:"Romance: In Its Own Time"
5044:Romance Writers of America
4983:Romance Writers of America
4946:Romance Writers of America
4893:Romance Writers of America
4863:Romance Writers of America
4314:"Wickedly Savage Passions"
3857:"Pure as the Driven Slush"
3647:. Boston University. WBUR.
3224:Regis (2003), pp. 125-126.
3215:Regis (2003), pp. 115â117.
2640:"Expanding Romance Market"
2322:Reardon, Bryan P. (1989).
2290:Romance Writers of America
2238:List of romantic novelists
2163:Romance Writers of America
2150:
1993:
1839:
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1703:
1602:
1573:
1447:Harlequin/Mills & Boon
837:A Destiny in Two Paintings
684:Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
449:Romance Writers of America
327:Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
315:Romance Writers of America
43:
29:
7576:Stream of unconsciousness
7107:Falling action/Catastasis
6232:Palmquist, Susan (2012),
6182:January 13, 2010, at the
5915:"The Paperback Evolution"
5796:. Smhn.com. March 1, 2017
5639:"Multicultural Book Room"
4588:Walker |, Anne Browning.
3794:Regis (2003), pp. 155â156
3399:10.1163/9789004485914_006
1613:, is a broad category of
1261:A Knight in Shining Armor
701:Richardson began writing
365:Harlequin Enterprises Ltd
348:(1921), was set in 1751.
330:(1740) and the novels of
250:, a pioneer of the genre
6944:Self-fulfilling prophecy
6385:Houghton Mifflin Company
6330:Thurston, Carol (1987).
5227:Marble, Anne M. (2001).
4770:"About Romantic Fiction"
4348:"Writing from the heart"
3951:Gelsomino, Tara (2002).
3338:Dream of the Red Chamber
1360:Susan Elizabeth Phillips
1083:The Flame and the Flower
385:The Flame and the Flower
371:to readers and allowing
44:Not to be confused with
7571:Stream of consciousness
7034:Suspension of disbelief
6210:Grant, Vanessa (2007),
5040:"Readership Statistics"
5022:Ramsdell (1999), p. 44.
5010:Ramsdell (1999), p. 43.
4590:"7 Smart Romance Books"
4369:University of Glasgow.
3703:"Rewriting the Romance"
3666:. Penguin Random House.
3489:Thurston (1987), p. 42.
3292:McMahon, Keith (1994).
3076:The Wall Street Journal
3040:The Harvard Independent
2832:Encyclopedia Britannica
2799:"Submission Guidelines"
2778:Romance Writer's Report
2668:"Definition of Romance"
1759:Science fiction romance
1396:and streaming service,
1172:Category romance adapts
628:depicting a scene from
46:Romance (prose fiction)
7112:Denouement/Catastrophe
7093:Rising action/Epitasis
6432:: A New Perspective".
6332:The Romance Revolution
6303:Regis, Pamela (2003).
6074:Cambridge Evening News
5851:Parv, Valerie (2004).
5665:"The Color of Romance"
5359:"Well, Hello, Suckers"
5046:. 2008. Archived from
4948:. 2007. Archived from
4865:. 2008. Archived from
4042:"Reading True Romance"
3891:Thurston, pp. 127-128.
2740:"Passion on the Pages"
2397:Lutz, Deborah (2006).
2356:Regis, Pamela (2007).
2198:Shorter Romantic Novel
2111:
1532:Inspirational romance
1441:
1328:Gabriel GarcĂa MĂĄrquez
840:
717:The Romance novelist,
654:Leucippe and Clitophon
638:
542:same-sex relationships
442:
251:
169:may be written from a
7936:William Collins, Sons
7458:Utopian and dystopian
6381:Boston, Massachusetts
6262:Writer's Digest Books
6257:How to Write Romances
6050:on September 16, 2008
5832:. Changelingpress.com
5531:Thurston, pp 190â192.
5509:Layne, Sandy (2001).
5330:Arthur, Keri (2007).
5290:Regis (2003), p. 146.
5263:on September 29, 2007
4859:"Industry Statistics"
4830:on September 30, 2007
4803:on September 27, 2007
4759:Regis (2003), p. 160.
4698:"Romancing the Store"
4615:"Smart Romance Books"
4018:on September 28, 2007
3900:Regis (2003), p. 157.
3873:on September 27, 2007
3803:Regis (2003), p. 159.
3510:Regis (2003), p. 156.
3336:edition of the novel
3233:Regis (2003), p. 127.
3006:(February 12, 2005).
2957:on September 30, 2007
2947:"Affairs to Remember"
2780:. PAN. Archived from
2243:Gerald Rusgrove Mills
2151:Further information:
2094:International markets
2065:Bridget Jones's Diary
1996:Erotic romance novels
1975:Kensington Publishing
1957:Multicultural romance
1869:born-again Christians
1851:Inspirational romance
1774:Dorchester Publishing
1508:Contemporary romance
1461:Single-title romances
1439:
1104:The Wolf and the Dove
1047:Harlequin Enterprises
828:
774:was published in the
692:, published in 1740.
648:Chareas and Callirhoe
623:
388:(1972), published by
380:Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
243:Sense and Sensibility
239:
175:neutral point of view
7926:Ladies' Home Journal
7012:Narrative techniques
6792:Story within a story
6604:Supporting character
6361:Toth, Emily (1998).
6236:, Winchester, U.K.:
5986:on December 22, 2013
5709:on February 11, 2007
5618:on November 13, 2007
5301:"Paranormal Romance"
5146:on November 13, 2007
5105:Christiansen, Rupert
5085:on November 13, 2007
4952:on December 23, 2007
4848:Toth (1998), p. 519.
4822:Jeglinski, Melissa.
4708:on November 13, 2007
4594:PublishersWeekly.com
4324:on November 13, 2007
4214:. September 13, 2019
4115:10.3828/jlcds.2013.3
3985:Entertainment Weekly
3845:Regis (2003), p. 184
3766:on February 2, 2009.
3750:Romantic Conventions
3701:(February 3, 2003).
3620:on November 13, 2007
3536:"A Romance Glossary"
3519:Thurston, pp. 46-47.
3498:Regis (2003), p. 185
3242:Regis (2003), p 125.
3206:Regis (2003), p. 85.
2984:on February 12, 2007
2926:on February 11, 2007
2899:on September 4, 2007
2862:Entertainment Weekly
2712:on February 12, 2008
2672:Cambridge Dictionary
2296:on November 26, 2013
2253:Shakespearean comedy
2180:Contemporary Romance
1936:Frances E. W. Harper
1747:than do traditional
1734:Still others have a
1576:Contemporary romance
1570:Contemporary romance
1194:Simon & Schuster
1045:A Canadian company,
1004:playwrights such as
981:Yingying's Biography
600:The Song of Achilles
7931:G. P. Putnam's Sons
7717:Political narrative
7559:Unreliable narrator
7416:Speculative fiction
7124:Nonlinear narrative
7072:Three-act structure
6932:Deal with the Devil
5818:. December 2, 2017.
5735:. Writing-world.Com
5490:on January 14, 2005
5231:. Writing-World.Com
5169:"Romantic Suspense"
4889:"Author Statistics"
4730:Hamilton, Melissa.
3992:on October 13, 2007
3980:"Rules of the Game"
3658:Lessard, Victoria.
3610:"Rosemary's Babies"
3595:Thurston, pp 47-48.
3468:on October 13, 2007
3296:. In Zito, Angela;
3197:Regis (2003), p 75.
3178:The British Library
2889:"Romancing Society"
2750:on January 13, 2005
2702:"What's in a Name?"
2286:"The Romance Genre"
2201:Debut Romance Novel
1881:Young adult romance
1876:Young Adult romance
1842:Time-travel romance
1836:Time-travel romance
1641:historical novelist
1564:paranormal romances
1516:Paranormal romance
1500:Historical romance
1480:
1340:Arthur Schopenhauer
1305:Asperger's syndrome
1145:Wall Street Journal
829:Pages of the novel
732:Pride and Prejudice
435:Joan Schulhafer of
171:fan's point of view
7695:Narrative paradigm
7690:Narrative identity
7620:Dominant narrative
7566:Multiple narrators
6850:Fictional location
6693:Dramatic structure
6365:; Gwendolyn Mink;
6127:"What do we read?"
6022:The New York Times
5919:The New York Times
5608:"Toujours l'Amour"
5513:. Write to Inspire
4918:Ward, Jean Marie.
4531:The New York Times
4284:The New York Times
4266:The New York Times
4145:The New York Times
4080:10.1111/jpcu.12491
3959:on October 4, 2007
3824:The New York Times
3013:The New York Times
2498:The New York Times
2183:Historical Romance
2106:The New York Times
1926:Black Love romance
1794:The Wild Wild West
1706:Paranormal romance
1700:Paranormal romance
1605:Historical romance
1599:Historical romance
1524:Romantic suspense
1478:
1457:lines have ended.
1442:
1322:Critical reception
1214:The Tawny Gold Man
1202:The New York Times
950:Erdu mei quanzhuan
860:Ping Shan Leng Yan
841:
672:The Ethiopian Tale
639:
575:Colleen McCullough
334:. Austen inspired
307:paranormal fiction
303:historical romance
252:
107:possibly contains
7981:
7980:
7757:
7756:
7700:Narrative therapy
7134:television series
7079:Freytag's Pyramid
6922:Moral development
6825:Alternate history
6535:False protagonist
6444:). pp. 6â13.
6442:978-93-81669-69-3
6369:; Barbara Smith;
6247:978-1-78099-467-3
6225:978-1-55180-739-3
6107:on April 13, 2007
5759:Avon (publishers)
5612:Publishers Weekly
5338:on April 22, 2007
5140:Publishers Weekly
5078:Publishers Weekly
4899:on March 17, 2016
4795:Eykelhof, Paula.
4738:on August 4, 2007
4702:Publishers Weekly
4696:(July 31, 2006).
4692:Eykelhof, Paula;
4619:www.goodreads.com
4318:Publishers Weekly
4175:"Veteran Affairs"
3355:
2805:on April 30, 2007
2706:Publishers Weekly
2437:www.penguin.co.uk
2410:978-0-8142-1034-5
2192:Romantic Thriller
1801:and Gail Dayton.
1753:alternate reality
1668:Romantic suspense
1547:
1546:
1492:Category romance
1349:Melissa Pritchard
1300:The Kiss Quotient
1128:40 million copies
1120:Publishers Weekly
1112:Sweet Savage Love
987:The Tale of Li Wa
978:fictions such as
784:Rudolph Valentino
755:Elizabethan drama
690:Samuel Richardson
680:sentimental novel
666:The Ephesian Tale
660:Daphnis and Chloe
635:Daphnis and Chloe
550:Wuthering Heights
507:domestic violence
447:According to the
402:Catherine Cookson
340:detective fiction
323:sentimental novel
280:Samuel Richardson
232:
231:
224:
214:
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152:
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109:original research
89:
16:(Redirected from
8016:
7968:P.E.A.R.L. Award
7784:
7777:
7770:
7761:
7680:Literary science
7223:Narrative poetry
7119:Linear narrative
7029:Stylistic device
7024:Show, don't tell
6987:Figure of speech
6777:Shaggy dog story
6520:Characterization
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5982:. Archived from
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5960:on July 12, 2007
5959:
5953:. Archived from
5946:
5937:
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5926:
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5903:
5901:
5899:
5894:on July 12, 2007
5893:
5887:. Archived from
5885:Psychology Today
5882:
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5675:on April 6, 2007
5671:. Archived from
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5614:. Archived from
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5469:
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5459:on June 26, 2007
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5432:on March 2, 2009
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5376:
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5369:on June 15, 2006
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5142:. Archived from
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5062:
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4989:on July 27, 2010
4985:. Archived from
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4962:
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4959:
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4938:
4932:
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4927:
4922:. Crescent Blues
4915:
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4895:. Archived from
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4869:on July 23, 2010
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4704:. Archived from
4694:Macomber, Debbie
4689:
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4320:. Archived from
4309:
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4288:
4287:
4276:
4270:
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4250:
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4074:(6): 1241â1260.
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3988:. Archived from
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3969:
3968:
3966:
3964:
3948:
3937:
3936:Thurston, p 109.
3934:
3928:
3927:Thurston, p 190.
3925:
3919:
3918:Thurston, p 128.
3916:
3910:
3909:Thurston, p 188.
3907:
3901:
3898:
3892:
3889:
3883:
3882:
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3872:
3866:. Archived from
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3762:. Archived from
3742:Crusie, Jennifer
3738:
3729:
3728:
3726:
3724:
3719:on July 12, 2007
3718:
3712:. Archived from
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3108:on April 3, 2007
3104:. Archived from
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3067:
3056:
3055:
3053:
3051:
3042:. Archived from
3031:
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3024:
3022:
3020:
3008:"A Fine Romance"
3000:
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2964:
2962:
2953:. Archived from
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2895:. Archived from
2884:
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2770:Crusie, Jennifer
2766:
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2759:
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2755:
2746:. Archived from
2735:
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2439:. March 29, 2022
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2292:. Archived from
2282:
2222:
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2109:
1963:African-American
1900:LGBTQIA+ romance
1895:LGBTQIA+ romance
1820:Romantic fantasy
1745:alternate worlds
1677:, bodyguard, or
1662:Kensington Books
1611:historical novel
1481:
1440:Harlequin novels
1432:Category romance
1426:Jayne Ann Krentz
1287:Christine Feehan
1239:Jayne Ann Krentz
1129:
1125:
1124:8 million copies
1039:Mills & Boon
993:Huo Xiaoyu zhuan
745:Charlotte Brontë
489:Romeo and Juliet
440:
369:direct marketing
357:Mills & Boon
288:Charlotte Brontë
227:
220:
209:
202:
198:
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189:
184:to conform to a
173:, rather than a
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7984:
7983:
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7885:Science fiction
7793:
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7685:Literary theory
7625:Fiction writing
7608:
7580:
7515:
7267:
7259:
7150:
7048:
6953:
6888:
6811:
6682:Deus ex machina
6623:
6609:Title character
6594:Stock character
6540:Focal character
6486:
6481:
6451:
6415:
6412:
6410:Further reading
6395:
6363:Wilma Mankiller
6360:
6354:
6329:
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6296:
6277:
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6253:
6248:
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6214:Writing Romance
6209:
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6200:
6193:
6189:
6184:Wayback Machine
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6080:on July 3, 2007
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5311:on May 12, 2008
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3776:Thurston, p 75.
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3684:
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3443:(in Japanese).
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3350:Purdy, Daniel.
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3046:on May 12, 2012
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2784:on May 2, 2006.
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2648:. March 8, 1982
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2554:The Sunday Post
2547:
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2529:. June 22, 2018
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