Gruner, Elisabeth Rose (2019) Constructing the Adolescent Reader in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction London: Palgrave Macmillan Topic YA/teenage romance
Guajardo, Ashley ML (2024) The BookTok to Player Pipeline: TikTok and the Baldur’s Gate 3 Fandom Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2024 Conference Playgrounds: Topic computer/video/digital games paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Guiley, Rosemary (1983) Love Lines: The Romance Reader's Guide to Printed Pleasures New York: Facts on File Topic Publishing rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse sex/sexuality Roberta Gellis Bertrice Small Jude Deveraux paratext
Guillén-Nieto, Victoria Stein, Dieter (2022) Language as Evidence: Doing Forensic Linguistics Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan
Guise, René Neuschäfer, Hans-Jörg (1986) Richesses du roman populaire: actes du colloque international de Pont-à-Mousson, octobre 1983 Nancy: Centre de recherches sur le roman populaire de l’Université de Nancy II and the "Romanistisches Institut" de l’Université de Sarrebruck
Guise, René (1990) "Enquête sur les collections de petits romans sentimentaux " Le roman sentimental: actes du colloque des 14-15-16 mars 1989 à la Faculté des lettres de Limoges, volume 1 69-79
Guttman, Anna Hockx, Michel Paizis, George (2006) The Global Literary Field Newcastle: Cambridge University Press
Güvendi Yalçın, Elif (2018) The Transformation of Romance Novels Based on the Theories of Sociologist Anthony Giddens PhD, Istanbul Aydin University Institute of Social Sciences Topic sociology gender love marriage Kathleen Woodiwiss Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse historical romance
Gymnich, Marion Dyka, Susanne (2020) "Falling in love with vs. sich verlieben in: a corpus-based analysis of English and German romance novels " Phraséologie et stylistique de la langue littéraire/Phraseology and Stylistics of Literary Language; Approches interdisciplinaires/Interdisciplinary Approaches 177-198 DOI:10.3726/b17628 Topic linguistics love
Habermann, Ina Krug, Christian (2020) And Thereby Hangs a Tale: A Critical Anatomy of (Popular) Tales Erlangen: FAU University Press
Hackett, Lisa J. Coghlan, Jo (2021) The History Bubble: Negotiating Authenticity in Historical Romance Novels M/C Journal 24.1: DOI: 10.5204/mcj.2752 Topic historical romance
Haddad, Emily A. (2007) "Bound to Love: Captivity in Harlequin Sheikh Novels " Empowerment versus Oppression: Twenty-First Century Views of Popular Romance Novels 42-64 Topic sheikh romance Harlequin Mills & Boon Susan Mallery Alexandra Sellers marriage race/ethnicity war/armed forces Jane Porter Susan Stephens Kristi Gold Laura Wright
Haddon, Jenny Pearson, Diane (2010) Fabulous at Fifty: Recollections of the Romantic Novelists' Association 1960-2010 : The Romantic Novelists' Association Topic authors Lucilla Andrews Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Barbara Cartland Netta Muskett Denise Robins Mary Stewart Alex Stuart Sylvia Thorpe Joanna Trollope Sheila Walsh Anne Weale
Haefner, Margaret J. (2009) Challenging the -isms: Gender and Race in Brockmann's Troubleshooters, Inc. Romance Novels Journal of Media Sociology 1.3/4:182-201 Topic Suzanne Brockmann gender race/ethnicity war/armed forces
Hagemann, Susanne (1996) "Gendering Places: Georgette Heyer's Cultural Topography " Scotland to Slovenia: European Identities and Transcultural Communication. Proceedings of the Fourth International Scottish Studies Symposium 187-199 Topic Georgette Heyer settings gender fashion/clothing
Haglund, Tuva (2024) Enkelsängar, äkta fiendskap och oplanerade graviditeter: Bruket av troper bland Booktoks romanceläsare. Passage - Tidsskrift for Litteratur Og Kritik 39(91):99–116 Topic readers
Hague, Euan Stenhouse, David (2007) "A Very Interesting Place: Representing Scotland in American Romance Novels " The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature 354-361 Topic Scotland Karen Marie Moning paratext Sue-Ellen Welfonder linguistics readers historical romance Diana Gabaldon paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Hague, Euan (2014) "Mass Market Romance Fiction and the Representation of Scotland in the United States " The Modern Scottish Diaspora: Contemporary Debates and Perspectives 171-190 Topic Scotland United States of America settings Terri Brisbin Blythe Gifford Susan Fraser King Margaret Mallory historical romance Diana Gabaldon paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance linguistics history readers
Hains, Maryellen (1989) Beauty and the Beast: 20th Century Romance? Merveilles & contes 3.1:75–83 Topic fairytales/folktales Robin McKinley paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Iris Johansen Debbie Macomber emotions capitalism/business
Hall, Stuart Hobson, Dorothy Lowe, Andrew Willis, Paul (1980) Culture, Media, Language: Working Papers in Cultural Studies, 1972-79 London: Unwin Hyman
Hall, Glinda Fountain (2008) A genre of our own: the cultural work of women's popular romance fiction PhD, Arkansas State University Topic gender sex/sexuality Emma Holly Kathleen Woodiwiss Rosemary Rogers historical romance settings Emily Toth Patricia Rice Candice Proctor Patricia Potter Beverly Jenkins United States of America authors national identity race/ethnicity history African American romance trash/literary and or intellectual quality
Hall, Glinda Fountain (2008) Inverting the Southern Belle: Romance Writers Redefine Gender Myths Journal of Popular Culture 41.1:37-55 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5931.2008.00491.x Topic historical romance United States of America gender race/ethnicity Emily Toth Candice Proctor Patricia Rice marriage sex/sexuality war/armed forces
Hall, Glinda F. (2009) The Creators of Women’s Popular Romance Fiction: The Authors Who Gave Women a Genre of Their Own Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press Topic gender sex/sexuality Emma Holly Kathleen Woodiwiss Rosemary Rogers historical romance Emily Toth Patricia Rice Candice Proctor Patricia Potter Beverly Jenkins United States of America authors
Hallam, Julia Moody, Nickianne (2000) Consuming for Pleasure: Selected Essays on Popular Fiction Liverpool: Liverpool John Moores University and the Association for Research in Popular Fictions
Hallam, Julia (2000) Nursing the Image: Media, Culture and Professional Identity London and New York: Routledge Topic medical romance work gender health/medical race/ethnicity social/economic class
Hallett, Hilary A. (2022) Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood : Liveright Publishing Corporation Topic Elinor Glyn Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) film/movies
Hallock, Jennifer (2018) History Ever After: Fabricated Historical Chronotopes in Romance Genre Fiction 2018 IASPR conference : Topic historical romance history Publishing race/ethnicity Jennifer Hallock UK settings social/economic class Jane Austen Georgette Heyer Alyssa Cole readers United States of America
Hamilton, Cristen (2013) Vindicating the Historical Romance Plaza: Dialogues in Language and Literature 3.2:140-156 Topic historical romance Sabrina Jeffries work Jude Deveraux Christina Dodd marriage Lisa Kleypas gender Elizabeth Boyle happy ending Laura Lee Guhrke Cathy Maxwell
Hamlyn, Eleanor (2014) Reading the Genre Codes in Giorgio Scerbanenco's Hybridised Romanzi Rosa PhD, University of Auckland Topic Giorgio Scerbanenco romantic suspense
Hammill, Faye (2003) "The Republic of Love and Popular Romance " Carol Shields, Narrative Hunger, and the Possibilities of Fiction 61-83 Topic love Jane Austen metafiction work
Hanson, Donna Maree (2022) Romance fiction as a bridge to understanding changing gender roles in society PhD in Creative Writing, University of Canberra Topic readers authors feminism gender science fiction/futuristic romance rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse Rachel Lee/Sue Civil-Brown Rosemary Carter Darynda Jones Penny Jordan/Caroline Courtney Daphne Clair Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Robyn Donald Marjorie Lewty Pamela Kent Elizabeth Graham Donna Maree Hanson
Hapgood, Lynne (2005) Margins of Desire: The Suburbs in Fiction and Culture, 1880-1925 Manchester: Manchester University Press Topic Publishing readers emotions social/economic class romances in magazines and newspapers war/armed forces Sophie Cole Alice Askew Louise Gerard Mary Hamilton gender settings race/ethnicity Africa India
Harders, Robin (2012) "Borderlands of Desire: Captivity, Romance, and the Revolutionary Power of Love " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 133-152 Topic United States of America race/ethnicity history Samuel Richardson Jane Austen E. M. Hull sheikh romance Violet Winspear Michelle Reid Louise Allen Elizabeth Vaughn
Harfouch, Marcelle (1993) Recherche sur les romans Harlequin : considération théorique et création pratique Mémoire (M.A.), Université du Québec à Montréal Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Harlan, Kimber Leigh (2005) Romancing the reader: constructing a discursive and social female identity through romance novels Master of Arts, Tarleton State University Topic gender readers
Harman, Sarah Jones, Bethan (2013) Fifty shades of ghey: Snark fandom and the figure of the anti-fan Sexualities 16.8:951–968 DOI: 10.1177/1363460713508887 Topic Fifty Shades readers trash/literary and or intellectual quality BDSM
Harris, Racheal (2018) "Really Romantic? Pirates in Romantic Fiction " Pirates in History and Popular Culture 109–119 Topic pirates and outlaws sex/sexuality historical romance rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse virginity
Harris, Patricia Marie (1985) The rhetorical vision of courtship in Harlequin Romances: a fantasy theme analysis MA thesis, California State University, Sacramento Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Harris, Marlene (2013) A new breed of romance: romance authors who find themselves publishing via both traditional contracts and the new world of the self-published are living a hybrid life Library Journal 138.17:49-52 Topic Publishing authors libraries/librarians Sophie Barnes Bella Andre Courtney Milan Mary Jo Putney Jane Porter Candis Terry
Harris, Alana Jones, Timothy Willem (2015) Love and Romance in Britain, 1918-1970 Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Harrison, Rachel (1980) Women and Romantic Fiction: Subordination and Resistance M.Litt, University of Birmingham Topic readers
Harrison, Brady (2009) All Our Stories Are Here: Critical Perspectives on Montana Literature Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press
Harrod, Mary Leonard, Suzanne Negra, Diane (2022) Imagining "We" in the Age of "I": Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary Culture : Routledge
Harrow, Sharon R. Saxton, Kirsten T. (2020) Adapting the Eighteenth Century: A Handbook of Pedagogies and Practices Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer
Hartmann, Britta Ulrike (2014) Island fictions: Castaways and imperialism PhD, University of Tasmania Topic settings islands Violet Winspear Margery Hilton Ginna Gray Julie Tetel Andresen Penelope Neri Donna Simpson Darlene Marshall Jill Shalvis Kandy Shepherd Tracey Garvis Graves
Haruna, Alkasim Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima (2019) Towards an Understanding of the Efferent Reading Stance of Hausa Popular Romance Novels European Academic Research 6.12:6829-6839 Topic Nigeria Africa readers
Haruna, Alkasim Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima (2019) Understanding How Novels Shape Identities of Female Readers: A Transactional Reader-Response Approach Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies 7.2:32-37 Topic readers Nigeria
Harvey, Keith Shalom, Celia (1997) Language and Desire: Encoding Sex, Romance, and Intimacy London: Routledge
Harzewski, Stephanie (2005) The new novel of manners: Chick lit and postfeminist sexual politics PhD, University of Pennsylvania Topic chick lit
Hashim, Ruzy Suliza Hamdan, Shahizah Ismail (2010) Facets of Women in Malay Romance Fiction Kunapipi 32.1:67-79 Topic Malaysia chick lit gender Islam Publishing paratext marriage
Hashim, Ruzy Suliza Idrus, Mohd Muzhafar (2024) "Unblessed Be Thy Milk: Filial Obedience, Repentance, and Forgiveness in Malay Popular Fiction " The Asian Family in Literature and Film: Challenges and Contestations-South Asia, Southeast Asia and Asian Diaspora, Volume II 139-160 DOI:10.1007/978-981-97-2227-3_7 Topic Malaysia family Fauziah Ashari Rissa Ahdiya Sophilea Islam
Hassencahl, Fran (1980) Persecutors, Victims and Rescuers in Harlequin Romances Paper presented at the combined Annual Meeting of the Midwest Popular Culture Association and the Midwest American Culture Association (Kalamazoo, MI, October 23-25, 1980). : Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon gender psychology work fashion/clothing sex/sexuality family
Haynes, Roslynn (2010) Marie Bjelke Petersen’s Romances: Fulfilling the Contract, Subverting the Spirit Southerly 70.2:41-63 Topic Marie Bjelke Petersen Australia rural romance settings LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Christian romance cross-dressing gender religion/spirituality
Haynsworth, Leslie (2008) Janet Evanovich Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice 2.2/3:1-8 Topic Janet Evanovich rom-com romance romantic suspense
Hayton, Christopher J. Hayton, Sheila (2012) "The Girls in White: Nurse Images in Early Cold War Era Romance and War Comics " Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962: Essays on Graphic Treatment of Communism, the Code and Social Concerns 129-145 Topic comics/manga medical romance work gender war/armed forces
Hazen, Helen (1983) Endless Rapture: Rape, Romance, and the Female Imagination New York: Charles Scribner's Sons Topic rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse feminism Lolah Burford
Hedrick, Tace (2015) Chica Lit: Popular Latina Fiction and Americanization in the Twenty-First Century Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press Topic race/ethnicity United States of America
Hedrick, Donald Reynolds, Bryan (2000) Shakespeare without Class: Misappropriations of Cultural Capital New York: Palgrave
Heffernan, Joan-Mary (1992) Women's romantic fiction: a study of three New Zealand Mills and Boon authors MA thesis, University of Auckland Topic Daphne Clair Robyn Donald Susan Napier
Hefner, Brooks E. (2021) Black Pulp: Genre Fiction in the Shadow of Jim Crow Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press Topic romances in magazines and newspapers African American romance race/ethnicity gender Gertrude Schalk
Heinecken, Dawn (1999) "Changing Ideologies in Romance Fiction " Romantic Conventions 149-172 Topic feminism historical romance Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Laura Kinsale Kathleen Woodiwiss gender sex/sexuality
Heiss, Karin (2015) 14 Weeks of Love and Labour: Teaching Regency and Desert Romance to Undergraduate Students Journal of Popular Romance Studies 5.1: Topic teaching romance historical romance sheikh romance Georgette Heyer E. M. Hull Marguerite Kaye race/ethnicity film/movies Publishing
Heiss, Karin (2020) "Snow White of the (Un)Dead Reading the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series as Tales of Female Desire " And Thereby Hangs a Tale: A Critical Anatomy of (Popular) Tales 141-159 DOI:10.25593/978-3-96147-343-4 Topic Laurell K. Hamilton fairytales/folktales paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance sex/sexuality
Helgason, Jon Kärrholm, Sara Steiner, Ann (2014) Hype: Bestsellers and Literary Cultures Lund, Sweden: Nordic Academic Press
Helgorsky, Françoise (1985) Harlequin ou la quête du grand amour Communication et langages 63:83-98 DOI: 10.3406/colan.1985.1666 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon France readers love
Helgorsky, Françoise (1987) Harlequin : l'unité dans la diversité et vice-versa Pratiques: linguistique, littérature, didactique 54:5-19 DOI: 10.3406/prati.1987.1434 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon paratext settings work
Hellekson, Karen Busse, Kristina (2006) Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company
Heller, Tamar (1997) Having It All: Consumption and Ideological Tension in an Innovative Romance Novel Genre: Forms of Discourse and Culture 30.3:243-264
Hemmungs Wirtén, Eva (1998) "They Seek It Here, They Seek It There, They Seek It Everywhere": Looking for the "Global" Book Canadian Journal of Communication 23.2: Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon translation Sweden Sandra Canfield Doreen Hornsblow as Sally Wentworth Janice Kaiser sex/sexuality national identity
Hemmungs Wirtén, Eva (1998) Global Infatuation: Explorations in Transnational Publishing and Texts: The case of Harlequin Enterprises and Sweden PhD, Uppsala University Topic Sweden translation Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hemmungs Wirtén, Eva (2000) Harlequin romances in Swedish: a case study in globalized publishing Logos 11.4:203-207 DOI: 10.2959/logo.2000.11.4.203 Topic translation Sweden Harlequin Mills & Boon Publishing
Henderson, Lesley Kirkpatrick, D. L. (1990) Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers (2nd edition) Chicago: St. James Press Topic historical romance Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Effie Adelaide Rowlands, also known as Madame Albanesi Lucilla Andrews Elizabeth Ashton Ruby M. Ayres Faith Baldwin Florence Barclay Betty Beaty Lilian Warren as Kathryn Blair/Rosalind Brett/Celine Conway Barbara Taylor Bradford Sandra Brown Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Barbara Cartland Catherine Cookson Marie Corelli Janet Dailey Iris Danbury Barbara Delinsky Ethel M. Dell Viña Delmar Jude Deveraux Joyce Dingwell/Kate Starr Maud Diver Jane Donnelly Daphne du Maurier Dorothy Eden Eleanor Farnes Jeffrey Farnol Charles Garvice Roberta Gellis Elinor Glyn Maysie Greig Anne Hampson Georgette Heyer Robert Hitchens Grace Livingston Hill Margery Hilton Jane Aiken Hodge Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Linda Howard Susan Howatch Elizabeth Hoy E. M. Hull Elizabeth Hunter Iris Johansen Susan Johnson Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Charlotte Lamb Roumelia Lane Laura Jean Libbey Roberta Leigh/Rachel Lindsay Johanna Lindsey Elizabeth Lowell Jean S. MacLeod/Catherine Airlie Anne Mather Patricia Matthews Anne Maybury Colleen McCullough Judith McNaught Barbara Michaels a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters a.k.a. Barbara Mertz Fern Michaels Margaret Mitchell Netta Muskett Betty Neels Kathleen Thompson Norris Kate Norway/Olive Norton Baroness Orczy Diana Palmer Margaret Pargeter Mary Renault Mary Roberts Rinehart Francine Rivers Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Denise Robins Rosemary Rogers Margaret Rome Berta Ruck Rafael Sabatini Kathleen Gilles Seidel Alexandra Sellers Anya Seton Valerie Sherwood Bertrice Small LaVyrle Spencer Danielle Steel Mary Stewart Rebecca Stratton Essie Summers Annie S. Swan Kay Thorpe Patricia Veryan Lucy Walker Margaret Way Anne Weale Jean Webster Phyllis A. Whitney Kathleen Winsor Violet Winspear Kathleen Woodiwiss Mary Lutyens/Esther Wyndham
Henderson, Courtney R. (2007) Ladies and Loners: A Comparative Gender Study of the Romance and Popular Western Master of Arts, University of Texas at Arlington Topic gender Johanna Lindsey Joan Johnston LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors settings race/ethnicity trash/literary and or intellectual quality paratext historical romance
Henderson, Aneeka Ayanna (2020) Veil and Vow: Marriage Matters in Contemporary African American Culture : University of North Carolina Press Topic African American romance Sandra Kitt race/ethnicity marriage
Henderson, Aneeka Ayanna (2024) "Popular Romance and Literary Undergrounds " The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature 164-178 DOI:10.1017/9781009159708.013 Topic African American romance Publishing race/ethnicity
Henderson, Alex (2023) Genre-savvy Protagonists in Queer YA Rom-coms Journal of Popular Romance Studies 12: DOI: 10.70138/DEEX8262 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors rom-com romance YA/teenage romance metafiction Emery Lee Alice Oseman
Hendricks, Margo (2022) Against Odds: Beverly Jenkins’ Indigo and Black Historical Romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 11: DOI: 10.70138/DZPL7751 Topic Beverly Jenkins historical romance race/ethnicity social/economic class United States of America African American romance history
Hendricks, Margo (2022) "How a Black Author Found Her Romance History " Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever After 95-120 Topic Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) teaching romance race/ethnicity African American romance readers Beverly Jenkins Alyssa Cole paratext historical romance Publishing
Hendricks, Margo Moody-Freeman, Julie E. (2022) Introduction to the Special Issue on Black Romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 11: DOI: 10.70138/UEEC8118 Topic romance scholarship Sandra Kitt Brenda Jackson Beverly Jenkins Vivian Stephens (also wrote as Angela Vivian with co-author Angela Dew) Alyssa Cole Rebekah Weatherspoon Gwyneth Bolton/Gwendolyn Pough Rochelle Alers Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace
Hendricks, Margo Moody-Freeman, Julie E. (2022) Journal of Popular Romance Studies: Special Issue: Black Romance : International Association for the Study of Popular Romance Topic African American romance Sandra Kitt Brenda Jackson Beverly Jenkins Vivian Stephens (also wrote as Angela Vivian with co-author Angela Dew) Alyssa Cole Rebekah Weatherspoon Gwyneth Bolton/Gwendolyn Pough Rochelle Alers Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace
Hendricks, Margo (2022) Race and Romance: Coloring the Past : Arizona State University Topic race/ethnicity Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Heliodorus Beverly Jenkins Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace trash/literary and or intellectual quality genre definitions
Herb, Annika (2021) (Para)normalizing Rape Culture: Possession as Rape in Young Adult Paranormal Romance Girlhood Studies 14.1:68–84 DOI: 10.3167/ghs.2021.140107 Topic rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse YA/teenage romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Herendeen, Ann (2012) The Upper-Class Bisexual Top as Romantic Hero: (Pre)dominant in the Social Structure and in the Bedroom Journal of Popular Romance Studies 3.1: Topic Ann Herendeen LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors wealth/prosperity social/economic class BDSM Jane Austen historical romance history sex/sexuality gender Georgette Heyer
Herendeen, Ann (2016) "Having it Both Ways; or, Writing from the Third Perspective: The Revolutionary M/M/F Ménage Romance Novel " Romance Fiction and American Culture: Love as the Practice of Freedom? 405-419 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Ann Herendeen marriage metafiction Georgette Heyer
Herman, David (2016) Creatural Fictions: Human-Animal Relationships in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Literature Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Hermes, Joke (1992) Sexuality in Lesbian Romance Fiction Feminist Review 42.1:49-66 DOI: 10.1057/fr.1992.48 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Sarah Aldridge Katherine V. Forrest Valerie Taylor Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse Michelle Martin readers
Hermes, Joke (1992) Vergnügen oder Aufklärung? Sexualität in lesbischen Liebesromanen? Das Argument - Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften 193:389-402 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Valerie Taylor Katherine V. Forrest Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Hernández, María Beatriz Brito, Manuel Monterrey, Tomás (2018) Broadening Horizons: A Peak Panorama of English Studies in Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Universidad de la Laguna
Hernandez, Janeth (2024) Exploring Consent: An Analysis of Consent in Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance Books Master of Arts in Writing: Book Publishing., Portland State University Topic dark romance sex/sexuality erotic romance
Hernandez, Carmen E. (2022) Romance and Revolution Master of Arts, Texas State University Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Samuel Richardson wealth/prosperity Jane Austen Fifty Shades social/economic class Sylvain Reynard Erika Wilde Carly Phillips rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse virginity Eliza Haywood
Hernández Guerrero, María José (2016) Prosumidoras de traducciones: Aproximación al fenómeno de la traducción fan de novela romántica Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada 29.1:88-114 DOI: 10.1075/resla.29.1.04her Topic readers translation
Hernandez-Knight, Bianca (2021) Race and Racism in Austen Spaces: Jane Austen and Regency Romance's Racist Legacy ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830 11.2: DOI: 10.5038/2157-7129.11.2.1291 Topic Jane Austen Georgette Heyer historical romance race/ethnicity trash/literary and or intellectual quality
Herrera, Carolina M. (2022) Examining the relation between media engagement and developmental outcomes in adolescents and emerging adults: an exploration of engagement with and impact of young adult literature media among youth PhD thesis, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Topic readers psychology YA/teenage romance Twilight
Heryanto, Ariel (2011) "Upgraded Piety and Pleasure: The New Middle Class and Islam in Indonesian Popular Culture " Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia 60-82 Topic Indonesia Islam Habiburrahman El-Shirazy
Hess, Jonathan M. (2010) Middlebrow Literature and the Making of German-Jewish Identity Stanford, California: Stanford University Press Topic Judaism Germany Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) romances in magazines and newspapers Ludwig Philippson Salomon Formstecher religion/spirituality Rahel Meyer family Marcus Lehmann George Eliot
Hess, Beth B. Ferree, Myra Marx (1987) Analyzing Gender: A Handbook of Social Science Research Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications
Heying, Sarah M. (2023) "Sealed With a Kiss on Your Artery": An Archive of Southern Lesbian Desire PhD, University of Mississippi Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Ann Allen Shockley libraries/librarians race/ethnicity
Heynderickx, Jasmine (2024) “It really got to me [...] The movies where the main characters freaked out about being virgins at the age of sixteen”: Narrative Subversion as a Queer Strategy in Loveless Master of Arts, Ghent University Topic Alice Oseman LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors love sex/sexuality metafiction YA/teenage romance
Hiergeist, Teresa Schäfer, Stefanie (2024) Ladies in Arms: Women, Guns, and Feminisms in Contemporary Popular Culture Bielefeld: transcript Topic feminism
Higashi, Sumiko (2017) Adapting Middlebrow Taste to Sell Stars, Romance, and Consumption Feminist Media Histories 3.4:126-161 DOI: 10.1525/fmh.2017.3.4.126 Topic romances in magazines and newspapers
Hijazo-Gascón, Alberto (2009) "Cross-Cultural Differences in Conceptualization and their Application in L2 Instruction " Pragmatics Applied to Language Teaching and Learning 42-59 Topic linguistics Corín Tellado metaphor/symbolism
Hilton, Linda Ann Wheeler (2000) Half Heaven, Half Heartache: Discovering the Transformative Potential in Women's Popular Fiction Bachelor's degree, Arizona State University West Topic feminism
Hinks, John Armstrong, Catherine (2008) Book Trade Connections from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and British Library
Hinnant, Charles H. (2003) "Desire and the Marketplace: A Reading of Kathleen Woodiwiss's The Flame and the Flower " Doubled Plots: Romance and History 147-164 Topic Kathleen Woodiwiss capitalism/business rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse fashion/clothing
Hipsky, Martin (2011) Modernism and the Women’s Popular Romance in Britain, 1885–1925 Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press Topic Marie Corelli Ethel M. Dell E. M. Hull Mary Ward/Mrs. Humphry Ward Baroness Orczy Florence Barclay Elinor Glyn Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Hirdman, Anja (2013) "'Det ska bli en ära att få tillfredsställa dig!' Ideal manlighet i Harlequinromanen " Kvinnorna gör mannen: maskulinitetskonstruktioner i kvinnors text och bild 1500-2000 27-51 Topic gender Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hirdman, Anja (2016) Speaking through the flesh: Affective encounters, gazes and desire in Harlequin romances MedieKultur: Journal of media and communication research 32.61:42-57 DOI: 10.7146/mediekultur.v32i61.22382 Topic emotions gender sex/sexuality Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hirsbrunner, A. R. (2000) Doomed to become heroines? Identification, women and fiction PhD, The University of Wales College of Cardiff Topic psychology feminism
Hirschman, Elizabeth C. Holbrook, Morris B. (1981) SV - Symbolic Consumer Behavior New York: Association for Consumer Research
Hirst, Holly (2020) "Georgette Heyer " The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic 373-389 DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-33136-8_23 Topic Georgette Heyer gothic romance Daphne du Maurier Charlotte Brontë romantic suspense
Hirst, Holly (2020) "The Gothic Romance " The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic 357-372 DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-33136-8_22 Topic gothic romance Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Phyllis A. Whitney rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse gender readers Daphne du Maurier romance scholarship social/economic class Catherine Cookson Christine Marion Fraser Georgette Heyer
Hirst, Holly (2021) "Georgette Heyer and redefining the Gothic romance " Georgette Heyer, History, and Historical Fiction 105-118 DOI:10.2307/j.ctv15d818n.12 Topic gothic romance Georgette Heyer romance scholarship genre definitions
Hobson, Amanda (2015) "Brothers under Covers: Race and the Paranormal Romance Novel " Race in the Vampire Narrative 23–43 DOI:10.1163/9789463002929_004 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance race/ethnicity Kerrelyn Sparks J. R. Ward
Hodgson, Kathleen (2006) The representation of the female hero in the romantic fiction of Mills & Boon MPhil, University of Reading Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hodson, Jane (2024) "The Significance of Stance in Fictional Representations of Non-Standard Language and Prescriptivism " New Horizons in Prescriptivism Research 103-119 DOI:10.21832/9781800416154-007 Topic linguistics Georgette Heyer social/economic class
Hofstadter, Beatrice K. (1960) Popular Culture and the Romantic Heroine The American Scholar 30.1:98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 (10 pages) Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Susan Warner Augusta Jane Evans E. P. Roe Winston Churchill E. M. Hull
Hogan, Patrick Colm Irish, Bradley J. Hogan, Lalita Pandit (2022) The Routledge Companion to Literature and Emotion London: Routledge
Hohne, Karen Wussow, Helen (1994) A Dialogue of Voices: Feminist Literary Theory and Bakhtin Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press
Holden, Stacy E. Tabol, Charity (2015) In Sickness and In Health: Representations of PTSD in Post-9/11 Romance Novels albeit 2.1: Topic war/armed forces health/medical Harlequin Mills & Boon United States of America romance and, or as, activism Susan Mallery Karen Templeton Janice Kay Johnson disability psychology
Holden, Stacy E. (2015) Love in the Desert: Images of Arab-American Reconciliation in Contemporary Sheikh Romance Novels Journal of Popular Romance Studies 5.1: Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon sheikh romance United States of America authors Islam Susan Mallery Sandra Marton fashion/clothing Maisey Yates settings Lynne Raye Harris Violet Winspear Jane Porter
Holley, Robert P. (2015) Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press
Hollows, Joanne (2000) Feminism, Femininity and Popular Culture Manchester: Manchester University Press Topic romance scholarship
Holman, Rebecca H. Solomon, Michael R. (1991) NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 18 Provo, Utah: Association for Consumer Research
Holmes, Diana (2006) Romance and Readership in Twentieth-Century France: Love Stories Oxford: Oxford University Press Topic history France religion/spirituality Christian romance Delly Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) genre definitions gender readers Georges Ohnet Maryan, pen name of Marie Cadiou Marcelle Tinayre Colette Max du Veuzit Magali, pen name of Jeanne Philbert Harlequin Mills & Boon sex/sexuality lesbian romance Marine Rambach and Anne Rousseau LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors
Holmes, Diana (2010) The Comfortable Reader: Romantic Bestsellers and Critical Disdain French Cultural Studies 21.4:287-296 DOI: 10.1177/0957155810378576 Topic France trash/literary and or intellectual quality Marc Levy Anna Gavalda readers community national identity
Holmes, Diana (2022) "Plaisirs d'amour: Love and popular fiction in contemporary France " Imagining "We" in the Age of "I": Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary Culture 175-190 DOI:10.4324/9781003039365-11 Topic France love Harlequin Mills & Boon Guillaume Musso romantic suspense feminism Emily Blaine Nathalie Charlier
Hoorenman, Johanna (2020) "Public Conflicts and Private Treaties in Kathleen Eagle’s Fire and Rain " Love, Language, Place, and Identity in Popular Culture: Romancing the Other 97-111 Topic Kathleen Eagle Native American romance race/ethnicity United States of America history
Hoorenman, Johanna (2022) "Remembering love: Parsons-Yazzie's historical romance novel and the (re)writing of Navajo history " The Routledge Companion to Romantic Love DOI:10.4324/9781003022343-21 Topic Evangeline Parsons Yazzie Native American romance race/ethnicity settings United States of America
Hopkins, Lisa (2018) After Austen: Reinventions, Rewritings, Revisitings Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan
Hopkins, Lisa (2018) "Georgette Heyer: What Austen Left Out " After Austen: Reinventions, Rewritings, Revisitings 61-79 DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-95894-1_4 Topic Georgette Heyer Jane Austen history war/armed forces historical romance
Hopkins, Lisa (2018) "Waltzing with Wellington, Biting with Byron: Heroes in Austen Tribute Texts " Jane Austen and Masculinity 173-189 Topic Jane Austen Georgette Heyer gender historical romance
Hopkins, Lisa (2021) "All’s Well That Ends Well: Shakespearean echoes in Heyer’s Regency novels " Georgette Heyer, History, and Historical Fiction 147-161 DOI:10.2307/j.ctv15d818n.14 Topic Shakespeare Georgette Heyer
Horgheim, Celina (2023) From Rape to Romance: Sexual Consent Negotiation in Romantic Retellings of the Myth of Persephone MA Degree Secondary Teacher Programme, University of Oslo Topic myth sex/sexuality rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse gender Rachel Alexander Ophelia Silk feminism
Horst, Lauren (2024) "Exemplum J. R. Ward, Dark Lover (2005) " The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume 8: American Fiction since 1940 484–489 DOI:10.1093/oso/9780192844729.003.0042 Topic J. R. Ward paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Horst, Lauren (2024) "The Romance Novel " The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume 8: American Fiction since 1940 468–483 DOI:10.1093/oso/9780192844729.003.0041 Topic romance scholarship genre definitions
Hotz-Davies, Ingrid Kirchhofer, Anton Leppänen, Sirpa (2009) Internet Fictions Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Houel, Annik (1990) "L’amant Harlequin " Le roman sentimental: actes du colloque des 14-15-16 mars 1989 à la Faculté des lettres de Limoges, volume 1 277-283 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Houel, Annik (1992) "Les chemins de la passion " Actes du colloque "Les mauvais genres" organisé au Centre culturel canadien de Paris les 23, 24 et 25 novembre 1989 137-145 Topic sex/sexuality psychology
Houel, Annik (1997) Le roman d’amour et sa lectrice: une si longue passion: l’exemple Harlequin Paris: L’Harmattan Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon readers love marriage history family France feminism sex/sexuality happy ending fashion/clothing gender family
Howlett, Peter Morgan, Mary S. (2011) How Well Do Facts Travel? The Dissemination of Reliable Knowledge Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Hua, Shaoqi Xiao, Chengli (2023) What shapes a parasocial relationship in RVGs? The effects of avatar images, avatar identification, and romantic jealousy among potential, casual, and core players Computers in Human Behavior 139: DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107504 Topic computer/video/digital games
Huang, Yu-ting Weaver-Hightower, Rebecca (2019) Archiving Settler Colonialism: Culture, Space and Race Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge
Hubbard, Rita Cooper (1981) Relationship Styles In Popular Romance Fiction: A Fantasy Theme Analysis Of Harlequin Romances, 1950-1979 PhD, Temple University Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon gender feminism
Hubbard, Rita C. (1983) "The Changing-Unchanging Heroines and Heroes of Harlequin Romances, 1950-1979 " The Hero in Transition 171-179 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon gender authors Elizabeth Hoy Roumelia Lane Elizabeth Hunter
Hubbard, Rita C. (1985) Relationship Styles in Popular Romance Novels, 1950-1983 Communication Quarterly 33.2:113-125 DOI: 10.1080/01463378509369587 Topic Lilian Warren as Kathryn Blair/Rosalind Brett/Celine Conway gender Roumelia Lane Elizabeth Hunter Elaine Raco Chase Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hubbard, Rita C. (1992) "Magic and Transformation: Relationships in Popular Romance Novels, 1950 to the 1980s " Popular Culture: An Introductory Text 476-488 Topic Lilian Warren as Kathryn Blair/Rosalind Brett/Celine Conway gender Roumelia Lane Elizabeth Hunter Elaine Raco Chase Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hubert, Karen M. (1976) Teaching and Writing Popular Fiction: Horror, Adventure, Mystery and Romance in the American Classroom New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Topic teaching romance
Hughes, Helen Muriel (1988) Changes in Historical Romance, 1890s to the 1980s: The Development of the Genre from Stanley Weyman to Georgette Heyer and her Successors PhD, University of Bradford Topic historical romance Georgette Heyer
Hughes, Helen (1993) The Historical Romance London and New York: Routledge Topic historical romance history Georgette Heyer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Stanley Weyman Rafael Sabatini Jeffrey Farnol Barbara Cartland social/economic class UK national identity gender A. E. W. Mason Baroness Orczy readers Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Mira Stables Rowena Tenet
Hughes, Bill (2013) ‘Two kinds of romance': Generic Hybridity and Epistemological Uncertainty in Contemporary Paranormal Romance : Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance YA/teenage romance Alyxandra Harvey Julie Kagawa science/technology
Hughes, Bill (2014) Demon Lovers: Embracing the Monster in Paranormal Romance :1-23 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance trash/literary and or intellectual quality YA/teenage romance gothic romance Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) sex/sexuality Alyxandra Harvey science/technology gender Maggie Stiefvater animals Julie Kagawa rural romance settings death Daniel Waters
Hughes, Bill (2021) "Genre Mutation in Young Adult Gothic: The Dialectics of Dystopia and Romance in Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Coldtown " Young Adult Gothic Fiction: Monstrous Selves/Monstrous Others Topic YA/teenage romance gothic romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance capitalism/business Holly Black
Hughes, Bill (2025) Generic hybridity and the critique of instrumentalism in the enchanted landscapes of dark fairy romance Gramarye FORTHCOMING: Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Huguley, Piper (2022) Her Bodyguard: Sandra Kitt’s The Color of Love as a foundational text for BWWM romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 11: DOI: 10.70138/HNVC8362 Topic Sandra Kitt race/ethnicity African American romance police officers/police forces
Huguley, Piper (2022) "In Search of the Black Historical Hottie: The Sad Situation of the Black Hero in Historical Romance " Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever After 159-170 Topic historical romance race/ethnicity gender Piper Huguley happy ending wealth/prosperity
Hunter, Christyna M. (2021) Cataloging Category Romance Fiction and Librarian and Patron Views on Romance Fiction in Public Libraries Current Studies in Librarianship 33.2:37-50 Topic libraries/librarians Harlequin Mills & Boon
Huntwork, Mary M. (1990) Why Girls Flock to Sweet Valley High School Library Journal 36.3:137-140 Topic YA/teenage romance readers
Huq, Maimuna (1999) "From Piety to Romance: Islam-Oriented Texts in Bangladesh " New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere 133-161 Topic Islam religion/spirituality Bangladesh
Hurley, Frances K. (1999) In the Words of Girls: The Reading of Adolescent Romance Fiction Doctor of Education, Harvard University Topic YA/teenage romance readers gender
Hurst, Rochelle (2009) The Barrister’s Bedmate: Harlequin Mills & Boon and the Bridget Jones Debate Australian Feminist Studies 24.62:453-468 DOI: 10.1080/08164640903291878 Topic chick lit feminism Helen Fielding Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hutter, Verena (2023) " Fire, Savannah, and Passion: The New Africa Novel and the Construction of White Femininity " Gender and German Colonialism: Intimacies, Accountabilities, Intersections DOI:10.4324/9781003378990-12 Topic Africa Germany history historical romance race/ethnicity Patricia Mennen Leah Bach gender
Hutton-Jarvis, C. A. (1998) The educational potential of romantic fiction PhD, University of Leeds Topic readers teaching romance
Hyejin, O (2020) 원본 없는 판타지 : 페미니스트 시각으로 읽는 한국 현대문화사 Seoul: Humanitas Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon readers Korea
Ibarrola-Armendariz, Aitor Ortiz de Urbina Arruabarrena, Jon (2016) On the move: Glancing Backwards To Build a Future in English Studies Bilbao: Universidad de Deusto
Ibrahim, Musa (2025) "Trans-Indian Ocean Cultural Flows: The Influence of Hindi Cinema on Hausa Popular Fictions " Currents of Metamorphosis across the Indian Ocean 65-86 Topic Nigeria film/movies
Iché, Virginie Sorlin, Sandrine (2022) The Rhetoric of Literary Communication: From Classical English Novels to Contemporary Digital Fiction New York: Routledge
Iesué, Renata (1990) Romance and Reality: Popular Writing by Nigerian Women Commonwealth Essays and Studies 13.1:28-37 Topic Nigeria
Illouz, Eva (2014) Hard-Core Romance: Fifty Shades of Grey, Best-Sellers, and Society Chicago: University of Chicago Press Topic Fifty Shades BDSM
Imperitura, Lorenzo (2024) The Forgotten Queer Utopia Master’s thesis, The Arctic University of Norway Topic Irene Clyde LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) science fiction/futuristic romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance gender
Inge, M. Thomas Hall, Dennis (2002) The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture: Volume Four (Pulps and Dime Novels through Young Adult Fiction) Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
Ingram, Angela Patai, Daphne (1993) Rediscovering Forgotten Radicals: British Women Writers 1889-1939 Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press
Innocenti, Daniela C. (2012) L'amore tradotto. Harlequin vs Harmony e l’evoluzione di un romanzo rosa intraduzione: da Plain Jane MacAllister a Il tempo ritrovato Tesi di laurea specialistica, Università di Pisa Topic translation Harlequin Mills & Boon Italy Joan Elliott Pickart
Intan, Tania (2020) Formula Romance Dalam Perfect Romance Karya Indah Hanaco: Kajian Sastra Feminis Alayasastra 16.2:301-316 DOI: 10.36567/aly.v16i2.634 Topic Indah Hanaco genre definitions feminism family Indonesia
Interracial Books for Children Bulletin, (1981) Romance Series for Young Readers: A Report to Educators and Parents in Concert with the National Education Association New York: The Council on Interracial Books for Children Topic YA/teenage romance trash/literary and or intellectual quality gender race/ethnicity feminism social/economic class disability work readers LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors libraries/librarians United States of America Harlequin Mills & Boon Publishing family fashion/clothing teaching romance
Iqbal, Kundan (2014) The impact of romance novels on women's sexual and reproductive health Journal of Family Planning & Reproductive Health Care 40:300–302 DOI: 10.1136/jfprhc-2014-100995 Topic readers sex/sexuality health/medical
Irons, Glenwood (1992) Gender, Language, and Myth: Essays on Popular Narrative Toronto: University of Toronto Press
Irvine, Janice M. (1994) Sexual Cultures and the Construction of Adolescent Identities Philadelphia: Temple University Press
Irwanto, Debora Djundjung, Jenny M. (2013) Angel’s Redemption in Francine Rivers’ Redeeming Love Kata Kita 1.1:32-38 DOI: 10.9744/katakita.1.1.32-38 Topic Francine Rivers Christian romance
Ivanski, Chantelle (2019) Judging a Book by Its Author's Gender Master of Arts, York University Topic trash/literary and or intellectual quality gender
Ivanski, Chantelle Humphries, Stacey van Dalen-Oskam, Karina Mar, Raymond A. (2022) Do We Judge Fiction by the Author’s Gender? Journal of Media Psychology 34.5:299–312 DOI: 10.1027/1864-1105/a000319 Topic trash/literary and or intellectual quality gender
Ivanski, Chantelle Maslej, Marta M. Mar, Raymond A. (2022) "Empirical Approaches to Studying Emotion in Literature: The Case of Gender " The Routledge Companion to Literature and Emotion DOI:10.4324/9780367809843-8 Topic science/technology emotions gender readers authors romance scholarship
Iwai, Gaku (2015) Wartime Ideology in 'The Thimble': A Comparative Study of Popular Wartime Romance and the Anti-romance of D. H. Lawrence Études Lawrenciennes 46: DOI: 10.4000/lawrence.236 Topic war/armed forces Berta Ruck gender UK national identity
Iwicka, Renata (2021) Manifestations of Male Image in the World's Cultures Kraków: Jagiellonian University Press
Izharuddin, Alicia (2020) "Sweet Surrender: The Ethno-Religious Spaces of Malay Romance " Paper & Text: The Trials and Trade of Malaysian Literature 33–50 Topic Malaysia religion/spirituality
Izharuddin, Alicia (2021) Counterpublics of care: making space for mediated intimacy and romantic self-making in Malaysia Gender, Place & Culture : DOI: 10.1080/0966369X.2021.1994928 Topic readers Malaysia gender emotions marriage Islam love
Izharuddin, Alicia (2021) Reading the Digital Muslim Romance CyberOrient 15.1:146-171 Topic Muslim romance Malaysia readers religion/spirituality Islam gender
Izharuddin, Alicia (2021) “Redha tu Ikhlas”: The Social–Textual Significance of Islamic Virtue in Malay Forced Marriage Narratives Religions 12.5 (310): DOI: 10.3390/rel12050310 Topic marriage Malaysia Islam Fauziah Ashari readers religion/spirituality Muslim romance rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse gender
Jackson, Stevi (1995) "Women and Heterosexual Love: Complicity, Resistance and Change " Romance Revisited 49-62 Topic love feminism emotions psychology readers
Jackson, Nicole M. (2022) "Finding Queer Black Women in Romance. Finding Bits and Pieces of Me. " Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever After 65-77 Topic Nicole M. Jackson/Katrina Jackson/Brandy Bush LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors African American romance Rebekah Weatherspoon Alyssa Cole Ann Allen Shockley
Jackson, Nicole M. (2022) Freedom’s Epilogue: Love as Freedom in Alyssa Cole’s Historical Novellas Journal of Popular Romance Studies 11: DOI: 10.70138/ZYOB2141 Topic Alyssa Cole historical romance history race/ethnicity African American romance United States of America emotions love family community marriage LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors happy ending
Jackson, Elaine (2005) Riding the tosh horse: women writers of popular romance between the wars PhD, University of Birmingham Topic E. M. Hull Berta Ruck Marguerite Jervis/Oliver Sandys
Jackson, Elaine (2008) "Sievier’s Monthly (1909): Pseudonyms and Readership in Early Twentieth Century Popular Fiction " Book Trade Connections from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries 245-262 Topic Marguerite Jervis/Oliver Sandys Publishing Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Jackson, Cia (2017) "Harlequin Romance: The Power of Parody and Subversion " The Ascendance of Harley Quinn: Essays on DC's Enigmatic Villain 16-29 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Jacquot, Clémence Goossens, Vannina Novakova, Iva (2020) "Étude contrastive des motifs spécifiques aux romans sentimentaux et aux romans Harlequin " Phraséologie et stylistique de la langue littéraire/Phraseology and Stylistics of Literary Language; Approches interdisciplinaires/Interdisciplinary Approaches 71-90 DOI:10.3726/b17628 Topic linguistics Harlequin Mills & Boon
Jagodzinski, Mallory (2010) Of Bustles and Breeches: Cross-dressing Romance Novel Heroines and the Performance of Gender Ideology Master of Arts, Bowling Green State University Topic cross-dressing gender Celeste Bradley Eloisa James Pam Rosenthal fashion/clothing sex/sexuality
Jagodzinski, Mallory (2015) Love is (Color) Blind: Historical Romance Fiction and Interracial Relationships in the Twenty-First Century PhD, Bowling Green State University Topic Theresa Romain Meredith Duran Courtney Milan race/ethnicity historical romance gender disability United States of America history rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
James, Edward Mendlesohn, Farah (2012) The Cambridge Companion to Fantasy Literature Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Jan, Jariah Mohd Ujum, Diana Abu (2022) "Negotiating Conflicts amongst Muslim Female Characters in Malay Romance Novels: A Narratological Perspective " Muslim Women’s Writing from across South and Southeast Asia DOI:10.4324/9781003248064-22 Topic Malaysia Muslim romance gender
Jandl, Ingeborg Knaller, Susanne Schönfellner, Sabine Tockner, Gudrun (2017) Writing Emotions: Theoretical Concepts and Selected Case Studies in Literature Bielefeld: transcript
Jansen, Annie (2020) Rethinking romance: An argument for adding the genre to the popular shelf The Journal of Academic Librarianship 46.2: DOI: 10.1016/j.acalib.2019.102100 Topic libraries/librarians Helen Hoang Jasmine Guillory Sonali Dev race/ethnicity Uzma Jalaluddin
Janzen, Moira J. (1994) Georgette Heyer's Regency romances: serious literature or popular fiction? MA thesis, University of Auckland Topic Georgette Heyer trash/literary and or intellectual quality
Jarc, Klara (2019) Ljubezenski roman v Sloveniji: knjižnična izposoja, bralci in produkcija , Univerza v Ljubljani Topic libraries/librarians Slovenia Publishing readers
Jarmakani, Amira (2010) “The Sheik Who Loved Me”: Romancing the War on Terror Signs: Journal of Women in Culture and Society 35.4:993-1017 DOI: 10.1086/651044 Topic sheikh romance United States of America war/armed forces feminism capitalism/business race/ethnicity Islam gender metaphor/symbolism
Jarmakani, Amira (2011) Desiring the Big Bad Blade: Racing the Sheikh in Desert Romances American Quarterly 63.4:895-928 DOI: 10.1353/aq.2011.0061 Topic sheikh romance race/ethnicity sex/sexuality paratext fashion/clothing United States of America readers Islam Spain religion/spirituality
Jarmakani, Amira (2015) An Imperialist Love Story: Desert Romances and the War on Terror New York: New York University Press Topic sheikh romance war/armed forces United States of America race/ethnicity Islam E. M. Hull gender marriage rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Jarmakani, Amira (2020) On Eligible Princes: The medieval modernity of sheikh romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 9: DOI: 10.70138/IGAZ7195 Topic sheikh romance
Jarmakani, Amira (2021) "Desert Is Just Another Word for Freedom " Arab American Women: Representation and Refusal 386–408 DOI:10.2307/j.ctv16x2bqm.21 Topic sheikh romance
Jarmakani, Amira (2021) "Explorations of the "desert passion industry" " The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction 252-266 DOI:10.4324/9781315613468-11 Topic sheikh romance E. M. Hull settings race/ethnicity Linda Conrad rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse gender war/armed forces
Jarvis, Christine A. (2003) Desirable Reading: The Relationship between Women Students' Lives and their Reading Practices Adult Education Quarterly 53.4:261-276 DOI: 10.1177/0741713603254029 Topic readers teaching romance gender Islam sex/sexuality UK
Jarvis, Christine (1995) Romancing the Curriculum: Empowerment through Popular Culture Convergence 28.3:71-77 Topic teaching romance readers
Jarvis, Christine (1999) Love Changes Everything: The Transformative Potential of Popular Romantic Fiction Studies in the Education of Adults 31.2:109-123 DOI: 10.1080/02660830.1999.11661406 Topic teaching romance readers feminism Harlequin Mills & Boon gender sex/sexuality marriage rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse social/economic class wealth/prosperity race/ethnicity Charlotte Brontë China UK
Jarvis, Christine (2000) "Hungry Heroines: The Exploration of a "Generative Theme" in Romantic Fiction " Consuming for Pleasure: Selected Essays on Popular Fiction 171-???
Jarvis, Christine (2006) Using Fiction for Transformation New Directions for Adult and Continuing Education 109:69-77 DOI: 10.1002/ace.209 Topic teaching romance feminism gender readers
Jenkins, Beverly (2022) "A Short History of African American Romance " Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever After 1-15 Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Frances Watkins Harper romances in magazines and newspapers African American romance Publishing Beverly Jenkins
Jennings, Kathleen (2021) "Heyer … in space! The influence of Georgette Heyer on science fiction " Georgette Heyer, History, and Historical Fiction 119-143 DOI:10.2307/j.ctv15d818n.13 Topic Georgette Heyer war/armed forces Patricia Wrede Tessa Dare
Jensen, Margaret Ann (1980) Women and Romantic Fiction: A Case Study of Harlequin Enterprises, Romances, and Readers PhD, McMaster University Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon readers capitalism/business social/economic class work
Jensen, Margaret Ann (1984) Love's $weet Return: The Harlequin Story Toronto: The Women's Educational Press Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon metafiction readers Publishing virginity sex/sexuality paratext work authors gender happy ending settings race/ethnicity social/economic class rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse food, drink fashion/clothing love marriage feminism
Joannou, Maroula (2012) Women's Writing, Englishness and National and Cultural Identity: The Mobile Woman and the Migrant Voice, 1938-1962 Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan Topic UK war/armed forces Daphne du Maurier Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Kathleen Winsor Georgette Heyer cross-dressing fashion/clothing
Jocks, Yvonne Annette (1988) Adventure and Virtue: Alternating Emphasis in the Popular Romance Tradition Master of Arts, University of Texas at Arlington Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Johnson, Valerie B. (2018) "What a Canon Wants: Robin Hood, Romance Novels, and Carrie Lofty’s What a Scoundrel Wants " Robin Hood and the Outlaw/ed Literary Canon 184-204 Topic Carrie Lofty Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) historical romance pirates and outlaws
Johnson, Naomi Ruth (2007) Consuming Desires: A Feminist Analysis of Bestselling Teen Romance Novels PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Topic YA/teenage romance capitalism/business fashion/clothing gender sex/sexuality Publishing
Johnson, Naomi R. (2010) Consuming Desires: Consumption, Romance, and Sexuality in Best-Selling Teen Romance Novels Women's Studies in Communication 33.1:54-73 DOI: 10.1080/07491401003669984 Topic YA/teenage romance Publishing capitalism/business fashion/clothing gender sex/sexuality
Johnson, Jacqueline Elizabeth (2024) Labors of Love: Black Women, Cultural Production, and the Romance Genre PhD, University of Southern California Topic Rebekah Weatherspoon Nicole M. Jackson/Katrina Jackson/Brandy Bush African American romance race/ethnicity capitalism/business wealth/prosperity work
Johnson, Jacqueline E. (2024) Lusting out loud: racialized aurality, podcast intimacy, and the uses of thirst Communication, Culture and Critique ONLINE FIRST:ONLINE FIRST DOI: 10.1093/ccc/tcae001 Topic race/ethnicity happy ending sex/sexuality
Johnson, Heather (2017) Yorkshire English in Georgette Heyer's The Unknown Ajax Schwa: Language and Linguistics 14:57-70 Topic languages Georgette Heyer historical romance linguistics
Johnson, Emily D. (2020) Exploring His/Her Library: Reading and Books in Russian Romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 9: DOI: 10.70138/EVAV6668 Topic Russia metafiction authors Harlequin Mills & Boon Galina Kulikova Natal’ia Mironova Publishing socialism and/or communism trash/literary and or intellectual quality race/ethnicity rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Johnson, Brian (2022) "Weird Bedfellows: H. P. Lovecraft, m/m Romance, and the New Queer Families of Jordan L. Hawk's Whyborne & Griffin Series " Lovecraft in the 21st Century: Dead, But Still Dreaming DOI:10.4324/9780367713065-20 Topic Jordan L. Hawk m/m romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors
Johnson-Kurek, Rosemary E. (1999) ""I Am Not a Bimbo": Persona, Promotion, and the Fabulous Fabio " Romantic Conventions 35-50 Topic Fabio Lanzoni, also known as Fabio paratext
Johnson-Kurek, Rosemary E. (1999) "Leading Us into Temptation: The Language of Sex and the Power of Love " Romantic Conventions 113-148 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon feminism sex/sexuality erotic romance linguistics gender virginity rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse Abra Taylor Candace Schuler Lori Foster Jennifer Crusie
Johnson-Woods, Toni (2004) Pulp: A Collector's Book of Australian Pulp Fiction Covers Canberra: National Library of Australia Topic paratext
Johnson-Woods, Toni (2010) 'Adventures of a Squatter': A Colonial Male Romance Southerly 70.2:130-141 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors romances in magazines and newspapers Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) m/m romance Australia
Johnson-Woods, Toni Sarwal, Amit (2012) Sold by the Millions: Australia's Bestsellers Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Jones, Ann Rosalind (1986) "Mills & Boon meets feminism " The Progress of Romance: The Politics of Popular Fiction 195-218 Topic feminism Harlequin Mills & Boon work social/economic class gender sex/sexuality
Jones, Amanda (2019) Madness, Monks and Mutiny: Neo-Victorianism in the Work of Victoria Holt Neo-Victorian Studies 12.1:1-27 DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3470919 Topic Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert gothic romance romantic suspense feminism Charlotte Brontë gender marriage family Wilkie Collins health/medical Mary Elizabeth Braddon India
Jossart, Deborah A. (2004) Transforming the fairytale: a diachronic study of utopias of popular romance MA thesis, University of North Dakota Topic fairytales/folktales
Joyal, Amanda (2012) From Victorian literature to the romance novel: Disability and the courtship plot MA thesis, University of Wyoming Topic disability Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Charlotte Brontë Dinah Craik gender Teresa Medeiros Brenda Novak Catherine Anderson Erin McCarthy
Juhasz, Suzanne (1988) Texts to Grow On: Reading Women’s Romance Fiction Tulsa Studies in Women’s Literature 7.2:239-259 DOI: 10.2307/463681 Topic genre definitions psychology readers gender love
Juhasz, Suzanne (1994) Reading from the Heart: Women, Literature, and the Search for True Love New York: Viking Topic readers psychology Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Jane Austen Emily Brontë Charlotte Brontë Louisa May Alcott Gloria Naylor Isabel Miller Valerie Taylor lesbian romance
Juhasz, Suzanne (1998) Lesbian Romance Fiction and the Plotting of Desire: Narrative Theory, Lesbian Identity, and Reading Practice Tulsa Studies In Women's Literature 17.1:65-82 DOI: 10.2307/464325 Topic lesbian romance LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Sarah Aldridge readers gender psychology work love sex/sexuality family
Jumelais, Yann (1990) "De Delly à Dailey : les obstacles dans le roman sentimental " Le roman sentimental: actes du colloque des 14-15-16 mars 1989 à la Faculté des lettres de Limoges, volume 1 225-238 Topic Delly Janet Dailey genre definitions
Jurilla, Patricia May Bantug (2006) Tagalog bestsellers and the history of the book in the Philippines PhD thesis, School of Oriental and African Studies Topic Philippines Publishing Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Jurilla, Patricia May Bantug (2008) Tagalog Bestsellers of the Twentieth Century: A History of the Book in the Philippines Quezon City: Ateneo de Manila University Press Topic Philippines
Jussawalla, Feroza Omran, Doaa (2022) Muslim Women’s Writing from across South and Southeast Asia New York: Routledge
K., Nikohl Lennard, John (2011) A Reader's Companion to A Civil Campaign by Lois McMaster Bujold, Compiled and Presented to Her by Members of the Official LMB Mailing-List to Celebrate the Silver Anniversary of Shards of Honor 1986–2011 Hassadar: Dendarii Free Mercenary Press Topic Lois McMaster Bujold Georgette Heyer science fiction/futuristic romance
Kahn, Laurie (2015) Love Between the Covers : Blueberry Hill Productions Topic authors Jennifer Crusie Eloisa James Beverly Jenkins Radclyffe/Len Barot
Kaler, Anne K. (1999) "Conventions of Captivity in Romance Novels " Romantic Conventions 86-99 Topic sheikh romance religion/spirituality settings E. M. Hull sex/sexuality rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Kaler, Anne K. (1999) "Hero, Heroine, or HERA: A New Name for an Old Problem " Romantic Conventions 187-192 Topic linguistics