Watson, Courtney (2022) "I Thought You’d Never Ask: Consent in Contemporary Romance " New Frontiers in Popular Romance: Essays on the Genre in the 21st Century 62-75 Topic sex/sexuality K. J. Charles feminism romance scholarship
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Allan, Jonathan A. (2022) "Healing Toxic Masculinity in Sweatpants Season by Danielle Allen " New Frontiers in Popular Romance: Essays on the Genre in the 21st Century 17-30 Topic Danielle Allen gender feminism
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