Weaver-Zercher, Valerie (2012) Tracing the Backstory of Amish Romance Novels Mennonite Quarterly Review 86.4:409-435 Topic Christian romance rural romance Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) religion/spirituality paratext Helen Reimensnyder Martin Beverly Lewis Cora Gottschalk Welty race/ethnicity Ruth Lininger Dobson Joseph W. Yoder Clara Bernice Miller Janette Oke Publishing
Weaver-Zercher, Valerie (2013) Thrill of the Chaste: the Allure of Amish Romance Novels Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press Topic Christian romance United States of America religion/spirituality paratext Publishing Beverly Lewis Wanda Brunstetter Cindy Woodsmall sex/sexuality virginity readers gender Helen Reimensnyder Martin Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Clara Bernice Miller Cora Gottschalk Welty rural romance Ruth Lininger Dobson Joseph W. Yoder Janette Oke settings happy ending marriage family Linda Byler race/ethnicity