Kinard, Amanda Marette (1999) Forbidden Pleasures: The Romance and Its Readers PhD, Vanderbilt University Topic sex/sexuality social/economic class virginity readers capitalism/business wealth/prosperity
Kemppinen, Anne-Mari Katriina (1988) Translating for popular literature with special reference to Harlequin books and their Finnish translations , University of Joensuu Topic translation Harlequin Mills & Boon Finland
Kebadze, Nino (2009) Romance and Exemplarity in Post-War Spanish Women's Narratives Woodbridge, Suffolk: Tamesis Topic Luisa-María Linares Concha Linares-Becerra Carmen de Icaza María Mercedes Ortoll gender fascism/right-wing authoritarianism Spain
Kebadze, Nino (2007) Fictions of Surrender: Romance and Exemplarity in Post-War Spanish Women's Narratives PhD, University of Kentucky Topic Luisa-María Linares Concha Linares-Becerra Carmen de Icaza Spain fascism/right-wing authoritarianism gender
Kamble, Jayashree (2008) Uncovering and Recovering the Popular Romance Novel PhD, University of Minnesota Topic capitalism/business war/armed forces sex/sexuality paratext readers India historical romance trash/literary and or intellectual quality happy ending Stephanie Laurens
Joyal, Amanda (2012) From Victorian literature to the romance novel: Disability and the courtship plot MA thesis, University of Wyoming Topic disability Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Charlotte Brontë Dinah Craik gender Teresa Medeiros Brenda Novak Catherine Anderson Erin McCarthy