Chappel, Deborah K. (1991) American romances: narratives of culture and identity PhD, Duke University Topic Jude Deveraux LaVyrle Spencer Janet Dailey Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Kathleen Winsor Margaret Mitchell E. D. E. N. Southworth
Chappel, Deborah K. (1997) LaVyrle Spencer and the Anti-Essentialist Argument Para.doxa: Studies in World Literary Genres 3.1-2:107-120 Topic LaVyrle Spencer feminism food, drink sex/sexuality LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors