Schell, Heather Clayburn, Justina Duong, Amy Farooqui, Javaria Ficke, Sarah Hammonds, Krista Hebert, Shelby Jacobs, Jenni Kamblé, Jayashree Lucken, Melissa Ford Manganelli, Kim McStotts, Jennie Newns, Lucinda Noone, Kristin Ramos-García, María T. Ridge, Kelsey Schifman, Cassie Schroyer, Precie Smith, Jennifer Smith, Josefine Tillman, Kacy Dowd Walden, Sarah Wen, Huike Wilson, Casey Alane (2026) Defining the Trope in Romance Fiction Journal of Popular Romance Studies ONLINE FIRST:ONLINE FIRST DOI: 10.70138/ECMF6376 Topic genre definitions