Wendell, Sarah (2012) ""You call me a bitch like that's a bad thing": Romance Criticism and Redefining the Word "Bitch" " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 178-194 Topic readers gender feminism fashion/clothing authors
Therrien, Kathleen (2012) "Straight to the Edges: Gay and Lesbian Characters and Cultural Conflict in Popular Romance Fiction " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 164-177 Topic LGBT+ characters, readers and/or authors Diana Gabaldon Julie Garwood rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Susan Wiggs Emma Holly social/economic class gender BDSM
Kamble, Jayashree (2012) "Patriotism, Passion, and PTSD: The Critique of War in Popular Romance Fiction " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 153-163 Topic war/armed forces United States of America national identity disability Linda Howard marriage Gaelen Foley Suzanne Brockmann Sherrilyn Kenyon
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
Kaplan, Deborah (2012) ""Why would any woman want to read such stories?": The Distinctions Between Genre Romances and Slash Fictions " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 121-132 Topic fanfiction genre definitions LGBT+ characters, readers and/or authors Suzanne Brockmann gender
Veldman-Genz, Carole (2012) "The More the Merrier? Transformations of the Love Triangle Across the Romance " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 108-120 Topic love Lisa Kleypas Christina Dodd Linda Howard Catherine George Isabelle Holland Jude Deveraux Amanda Scott Catherine Coulter Maggie Osborne/Margaret St. George Karen Ranney Sandra Brown Nicole Jordan LaVyrle Spencer Penelope Williamson Susan Elizabeth Phillips feminism erotic romance Emma Holly Rachel Bo marriage Mardi Ballou Ellora's Cave Samantha Kane LGBT+ characters, readers and/or authors
Spillman, K. Elizabeth (2012) "The "Managing Female" in the Novels of Georgette Heyer " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 84-98 Topic Georgette Heyer gender metafiction marriage
Goris, An (2012) "Loving by the Book: Voice and Romance Authorship " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 73-83 Topic authors trash/literary and or intellectual quality
Frantz, Sarah S. G. (2012) ""How we love is our soul": Joey W. Hill's BDSM Romance Holding the Cards " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 47-59 Topic Joey W. Hill BDSM erotic romance Ellora's Cave genre definitions metafiction
Selinger, Eric Murphy (2012) "How to Read a Romance Novel (and Fall in Love with Popular Romance) " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 33-46 Topic close reading trash/literary and or intellectual quality Laura Kinsale marriage Milton disability religion/spirituality love