McKnight-Trontz, Jennifer (2002) The Look of Love: The Art of the Romance Novel New York: Princeton Architectural Press Topic paratext
McKay, Jade Parsons, Elizabeth (2009) Out of Wedlock: The Consummation and Consumption of Marriage in Contemporary Romance Fiction Genders 50: Topic marriage Harlequin Mills & Boon sex/sexuality virginity wealth/prosperity work feminism family
McCracken, Scott (1998) Pulp: Reading Popular Fiction Manchester: Manchester University Press Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Harlequin Mills & Boon Penny Jordan/Caroline Courtney feminism psychology Elizabeth Power gender Emma Richmond Catherine Cookson metaphor/symbolism settings
McCay, Mary A. (2001) Love's Labors Won: Romance Fiction and the Politics of Love New Orleans Review 27.1:171-183 Topic Laura Kinsale Mary Jo Putney Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle
McCafferty, Kate (1994) Palimpsest of Desire: The Re-Emergence of the American Captivity Narrative as Pulp Romance Journal of Popular Culture 27.4:43-56 DOI: 10.1111/j.0022-3840.1994.2704_43.x Topic historical romance United States of America trash/literary and or intellectual quality Native American romance race/ethnicity family rural romance wealth/prosperity gender