Hinnant, Charles H. (2003) "Desire and the Marketplace: A Reading of Kathleen Woodiwiss's The Flame and the Flower " Doubled Plots: Romance and History 147-164 Topic Kathleen Woodiwiss capitalism/business rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse fashion/clothing
Burley, Stephanie (2003) "What's a Nice Girl like You Doing in a Book like This?: Homoerotic Reading and Popular Romance " Doubled Plots: Romance and History 127-146 Topic sex/sexuality readers Karen Robards Kristin Hannah virginity BDSM LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors
Blake, Susan L. (2003) "What "Race" is the Sheik?: Rereading a Desert Romance " Doubled Plots: Romance and History 67-85 Topic E. M. Hull rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse race/ethnicity history marriage gender sheikh romance
Strehle, Susan Carden, Mary Paniccia (2003) Doubled Plots: Romance and History Jackson: University Press of Mississippi
Bettinotti, Julia (1998) Re-imagining the Gold Rush; Prospectors, Log Cabins and Mail-Order Brides in Contemporary Western Romances Northern Review 19:170-180 Topic settings historical romance Canada United States of America Ana Seymour Kristin Hannah history