Allan, Jonathan A. (2020) Men, Masculinities, and Popular Romance Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge Topic gender sex/sexuality m/m romance pornography LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors virginity Marie Sexton health/medical
Mussell, Kay (1984) Fantasy and Reconciliation: Contemporary Formulas of Women’s Romance Fiction Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press Topic Mary Stewart Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Phyllis A. Whitney Roberta Gellis Anya Seton Georgette Heyer Barbara Cartland feminism romantic suspense historical romance gender sex/sexuality marriage Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) erotic romance readers romance scholarship Harlequin Mills & Boon gothic romance Jane Austen history settings social/economic class UK United States of America fairytales/folktales family Charlotte Brontë psychology
Mussell, Kay (1997) Where's Love Gone? Transformations in Romance Fiction and Scholarship Para.doxa: Studies in World Literary Genres 3.1-2:3-14 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance race/ethnicity romance scholarship readers authors family LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors
Uszkurat, Carol Ann (1993) "Mid Twentieth Century Lesbian Romance: Reception and Redress " Outwrite: Lesbianism and Popular Culture 26-47 Topic lesbian romance Publishing Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) history feminism psychology gender sex/sexuality LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors