Grescoe, Paul (1996) The Merchants of Venus: Inside Harlequin and the Empire of Romance Vancouver: Raincoast Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon Publishing Janet Dailey Barbara Cartland Charlotte Lamb Leigh Michaels Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb film/movies Heather Graham Judith McNaught Anne Mather Violet Winspear
Laframboise, Donna (1996) The Princess at the Window: A New Gender Morality Toronto: Penguin Topic rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse BDSM pornography feminism race/ethnicity Johanna Lindsey Catherine Hart Susan Johnson Kathleen Morgan Heather Graham Katharine Kincaid
Service, Alexandra (1998) Popular Vikings: Constructions of Viking Identity in Twentieth Century Britain PhD, University of York Topic historical romance Heather Graham Johanna Lindsey Catherine Coulter Betina Krahn rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse history war/armed forces
Calhoun-French, Diane M. (1999) "Time-Travel and Related Phenomena in Contemporary Popular Romance Fiction " Romantic Conventions 100-112 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance gender historical romance Constance O'Day Flannery Jo Ann Simon Heather Graham religion/spirituality sex/sexuality Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Gómez Calderón, María José (2007) Romancing the Dark Ages: The Viking Hero in Sentimental Narrative Boletín Millares Carlo 26:287-297 Topic historical romance history Johanna Lindsey Sandra Hill paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Heather Graham Jackie Rose metafiction family gender war/armed forces