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
Johnson-Kurek, Rosemary E. (1999) ""I Am Not a Bimbo": Persona, Promotion, and the Fabulous Fabio " Romantic Conventions 35-50 Topic Fabio Lanzoni, also known as Fabio paratext
Zidle, Abby (1999) "From Bodice-Ripper to Baby-Sitter: The New Hero in Mass-Market Romance " Romantic Conventions 23-34 Topic gender emotions psychology readers sex/sexuality wealth/prosperity
Marks, Pamela (1999) "The Good Provider in Romance Novels " Romantic Conventions 10-22 Topic marriage wealth/prosperity emotions history United States of America Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Susan Warner disability sex/sexuality work