Kelly, Patricia P. (1991) Transitional Novels for Readers of Teen Romances ALAN Review 19.1:19-21 Topic YA/teenage romance
Kaye, Marilyn Janice (1983) The nature of didacticism as related to romance and sexuality in young adult novels 1965-1978 PhD, University of Chicago Topic YA/teenage romance
Hubert, Karen M. (1976) Teaching and Writing Popular Fiction: Horror, Adventure, Mystery and Romance in the American Classroom New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Topic teaching romance
Hofstadter, Beatrice K. (1960) Popular Culture and the Romantic Heroine The American Scholar 30.1:98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 (10 pages) Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Susan Warner Augusta Jane Evans E. P. Roe Winston Churchill E. M. Hull
Griswold, Wendy (1989) Formulaic Fiction: The Author as Agent of Elective Affinity Comparative Social Research 11:75-130 Topic Nigeria sociology
Gautier-Villon, Claire-Elizabeth (1994) The Appeal of the Mass-Market Romance M.A., University of Alberta Topic readers Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Harlequin Mills & Boon historical romance feminism romance scholarship