Calhoun-French, Diane M. (1999) "Time-Travel and Related Phenomena in Contemporary Popular Romance Fiction " Romantic Conventions 100-112 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance gender historical romance Constance O'Day Flannery Jo Ann Simon Heather Graham religion/spirituality sex/sexuality Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Kaler, Anne K. (1999) "Conventions of Captivity in Romance Novels " Romantic Conventions 86-99 Topic sheikh romance religion/spirituality settings E. M. Hull sex/sexuality rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Breslin, Carol Ann (1999) "Medieval Magic and Witchcraft in the Popular Romance Novel " Romantic Conventions 75-85 Topic religion/spirituality historical romance history Jude Deveraux Elizabeth Lowell Arnette Lamb
Botts, Amber (1999) "Cavewoman Impulses: The Jungian Shadow Archetype in Popular Romantic Fiction " Romantic Conventions 62-74 Topic gender feminism psychology sex/sexuality emotions readers
Crusie Smith, Jennifer (1999) "This Is Not Your Mother's Cinderella: The Romance Novel as Feminist Fairy Tale " Romantic Conventions 51-61 Topic feminism fairytales/folktales JoAnn Ross family sex/sexuality gender rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse