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 LGBTQ+ 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 LGBTQ+ 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
Teo, Hsu-Ming (2012) ""Bertrice teaches you about history, and you don't even mind!": History and Revisionist Historiography in Bertrice Small's The Kadin " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 21-32 Topic history historical romance Bertrice Small gender feminism readers
Selinger, Eric Murphy Frantz, Sarah S. G. (2012) "Introduction: New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 1-19 Topic Loretta Chase romance scholarship
Bly, Mary (2012) "On Popular Romance, J. R. Ward, and the Limits of Genre Study " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 60-72 Topic J. R. Ward fashion/clothing gender United States of America war/armed forces sex/sexuality LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Suzanne Brockmann