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
Modleski, Tania (1980) Popular Feminine Narratives: A Study of Romances, Gothics, and Soap Operas PhD, Stanford University Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon gothic romance psychology
De Silva Miguel, Donna (2002) Love conquers all: the rhetoric, culture, and appeal of the contemporary romance novel, and coming to terms with coming out of the closet MA thesis, New Mexico State University
Michel, Anita (1997) Re-reading the (series) romance: toward a typology of recent series romance novels MA thesis, Bowling Green State University