Ficke, Sarah H. (2021) "The historical romance " The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction 118-140 DOI:10.4324/9781315613468-5 Topic historical romance Georgette Heyer Barbara Cartland Kathleen Woodiwiss settings race/ethnicity Valerie Belgrave Kate Breslin fascism/right-wing authoritarianism history African American romance Beverly Jenkins LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors