Newton, Marlo Leigh (1991) Romancing the tome: the novels of Georgette Heyer MA thesis, University of Melbourne Topic Georgette Heyer
Neal, Lynn S. (2000) Romancing God: Reading Evangelical Romance Novels PhD, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Topic Christian romance readers authors religion/spirituality United States of America Robin Lee Hatcher Terry Blackstock Peggy Stoks Irene Brand Shari MacDonald Janette Oke family Francine Rivers
Naber, Christine Marie (1995) Rape myths are the theory--romance novels are the practice: The impact of exposure to images of women in popular culture PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Topic rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse paratext psychology
Morrissey, Katherine (2008) Fanning the Flames of Romance: An Exploration of Fan Fiction and the Romance Novel MA thesis, Georgetown University Topic fanfiction
Moody, Stephanie Lee (2013) Affecting Genre: Women's Participation with Popular Romance Fiction PhD, University of Michigan Topic readers teaching romance
Moffitt, Mary Anne Smeltzer (1990) Understanding Middle-Class Adolescent Leisure: A Cultural Studies Approach to Romance Novel Reading PhD, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Topic readers emotions