Jane Rule

Betz, Phyllis M.

(2009) Lesbian Romance Novels: A History and Critical Analysis Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Co

Topic

lesbian romance

Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)

Katherine V. Forrest

social/economic class

Radclyffe/Len Barot

Karin Kallmaker

Jennifer Fulton

LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors

(2007) Romance Writing Cambridge: Polity Press

Topic

LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors

Margaret Mitchell

Daphne du Maurier

Jeanette Winterson

Spraggs, Gillian

(1992) "Hell and the Mirror: A Reading of Desert of the Heart " New Lesbian Criticism: Literary and Cultural Readings 115-131

Topic

religion/spirituality

LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors

Valverde, Mariana

(1985) Sex, Power and Pleasure Toronto: The Women's Press

Topic

wealth/prosperity

lesbian romance

LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors