Burley, Stephanie (2000) Shadows and Silhouettes: The Racial Politics of Category Romance Para.doxa: Studies in World Literary Genres 5.13-14:324-343 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon race/ethnicity B. J. James Scotland gender United States of America
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