Henderson, Lesley Kirkpatrick, D. L. (1990) Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers (2nd edition) Chicago: St. James Press Topic historical romance Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Effie Adelaide Rowlands, also known as Madame Albanesi Lucilla Andrews Elizabeth Ashton Ruby M. Ayres Faith Baldwin Florence Barclay Betty Beaty Lilian Warren as Kathryn Blair/Rosalind Brett/Celine Conway Barbara Taylor Bradford Sandra Brown Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Barbara Cartland Catherine Cookson Marie Corelli Janet Dailey Iris Danbury Barbara Delinsky Ethel M. Dell Viña Delmar Jude Deveraux Joyce Dingwell/Kate Starr Maud Diver Jane Donnelly Daphne du Maurier Dorothy Eden Eleanor Farnes Jeffrey Farnol Charles Garvice Roberta Gellis Elinor Glyn Maysie Greig Anne Hampson Georgette Heyer Robert Hitchens Grace Livingston Hill Margery Hilton Jane Aiken Hodge Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Linda Howard Susan Howatch Elizabeth Hoy E. M. Hull Elizabeth Hunter Iris Johansen Susan Johnson Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Charlotte Lamb Roumelia Lane Laura Jean Libbey Roberta Leigh/Rachel Lindsay Johanna Lindsey Elizabeth Lowell Jean S. MacLeod/Catherine Airlie Anne Mather Patricia Matthews Anne Maybury Colleen McCullough Judith McNaught Barbara Michaels a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters a.k.a. Barbara Mertz Fern Michaels Margaret Mitchell Netta Muskett Betty Neels Kathleen Thompson Norris Kate Norway/Olive Norton Baroness Orczy Diana Palmer Margaret Pargeter Mary Renault Mary Roberts Rinehart Francine Rivers Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Denise Robins Rosemary Rogers Margaret Rome Berta Ruck Rafael Sabatini Kathleen Gilles Seidel Alexandra Sellers Anya Seton Valerie Sherwood Bertrice Small LaVyrle Spencer Danielle Steel Mary Stewart Rebecca Stratton Essie Summers Annie S. Swan Kay Thorpe Patricia Veryan Lucy Walker Margaret Way Anne Weale Jean Webster Phyllis A. Whitney Kathleen Winsor Violet Winspear Kathleen Woodiwiss Mary Lutyens/Esther Wyndham
Henderson, Lesley Kirkpatrick, D. L. (1990) Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers (2nd edition) Chicago: St. James Press Topic historical romance Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Effie Adelaide Rowlands, also known as Madame Albanesi Lucilla Andrews Elizabeth Ashton Ruby M. Ayres Faith Baldwin Florence Barclay Betty Beaty Lilian Warren as Kathryn Blair/Rosalind Brett/Celine Conway Barbara Taylor Bradford Sandra Brown Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Barbara Cartland Catherine Cookson Marie Corelli Janet Dailey Iris Danbury Barbara Delinsky Ethel M. Dell Viña Delmar Jude Deveraux Joyce Dingwell/Kate Starr Maud Diver Jane Donnelly Daphne du Maurier Dorothy Eden Eleanor Farnes Jeffrey Farnol Charles Garvice Roberta Gellis Elinor Glyn Maysie Greig Anne Hampson Georgette Heyer Robert Hitchens Grace Livingston Hill Margery Hilton Jane Aiken Hodge Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Linda Howard Susan Howatch Elizabeth Hoy E. M. Hull Elizabeth Hunter Iris Johansen Susan Johnson Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Charlotte Lamb Roumelia Lane Laura Jean Libbey Roberta Leigh/Rachel Lindsay Johanna Lindsey Elizabeth Lowell Jean S. MacLeod/Catherine Airlie Anne Mather Patricia Matthews Anne Maybury Colleen McCullough Judith McNaught Barbara Michaels a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters a.k.a. Barbara Mertz Fern Michaels Margaret Mitchell Netta Muskett Betty Neels Kathleen Thompson Norris Kate Norway/Olive Norton Baroness Orczy Diana Palmer Margaret Pargeter Mary Renault Mary Roberts Rinehart Francine Rivers Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Denise Robins Rosemary Rogers Margaret Rome Berta Ruck Rafael Sabatini Kathleen Gilles Seidel Alexandra Sellers Anya Seton Valerie Sherwood Bertrice Small LaVyrle Spencer Danielle Steel Mary Stewart Rebecca Stratton Essie Summers Annie S. Swan Kay Thorpe Patricia Veryan Lucy Walker Margaret Way Anne Weale Jean Webster Phyllis A. Whitney Kathleen Winsor Violet Winspear Kathleen Woodiwiss Mary Lutyens/Esther Wyndham
Vasudevan, Aruna Henderson, Lesley (1994) Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers (3rd edition) London: St. James Press Topic Effie Adelaide Rowlands, also known as Madame Albanesi Lucilla Andrews Ruby M. Ayres Faith Baldwin Mary Balogh Florence Barclay Sandra Brown Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Shirlee Busbee Barbara Cartland Fay Chandos/Jan Tempest Marie Corelli Penny Jordan/Caroline Courtney Janet Dailey Emma Darcy Barbara Delinsky Ethel M. Dell Jude Deveraux Robyn Donald Jeffrey Farnol Charles Garvice Roberta Gellis Elinor Glyn Maysie Greig Radclyffe Hall Anne Hampson Georgette Heyer Jane Aiken Hodge Linda Howard Elizabeth Hoy Iris Johansen Susan Johnson M. M. Kaye Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Charlotte Lamb Roberta Leigh/Rachel Lindsay Johanna Lindsey Elizabeth Lowell Jean S. MacLeod/Catherine Airlie Anne Mather Patricia Matthews Lindsay McKenna Judith McNaught Barbara Michaels a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters a.k.a. Barbara Mertz Fern Michaels Linda Lael Miller Margaret Mitchell Carole Mortimer Netta Muskett Susan Napier Betty Neels Kathleen Thompson Norris Kate Norway/Olive Norton Baroness Orczy Diana Palmer Margaret Pargeter Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Mary Renault Emilie Richards Mary Roberts Rinehart Francine Rivers Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Denise Robins Rosemary Rogers Berta Ruck Kathleen Gilles Seidel Bertrice Small LaVyrle Spencer Mary Stewart Rebecca Stratton Essie Summers Annie S. Swan Kay Thorpe Sylvia Thorpe Karen van der Zee Patricia Veryan Lucy Walker Sheila Walsh Margaret Way Anne Weale Jean Webster Doreen Hornsblow as Sally Wentworth Phyllis A. Whitney Violet Winspear Sara Wood Kathleen Woodiwiss Mary Lutyens/Esther Wyndham
Vasudevan, Aruna Henderson, Lesley (1994) Twentieth-Century Romance and Historical Writers (3rd edition) London: St. James Press Topic Effie Adelaide Rowlands, also known as Madame Albanesi Lucilla Andrews Ruby M. Ayres Faith Baldwin Mary Balogh Florence Barclay Sandra Brown Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Shirlee Busbee Barbara Cartland Fay Chandos/Jan Tempest Marie Corelli Penny Jordan/Caroline Courtney Janet Dailey Emma Darcy Barbara Delinsky Ethel M. Dell Jude Deveraux Robyn Donald Jeffrey Farnol Charles Garvice Roberta Gellis Elinor Glyn Maysie Greig Radclyffe Hall Anne Hampson Georgette Heyer Jane Aiken Hodge Linda Howard Elizabeth Hoy Iris Johansen Susan Johnson M. M. Kaye Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Charlotte Lamb Roberta Leigh/Rachel Lindsay Johanna Lindsey Elizabeth Lowell Jean S. MacLeod/Catherine Airlie Anne Mather Patricia Matthews Lindsay McKenna Judith McNaught Barbara Michaels a.k.a. Elizabeth Peters a.k.a. Barbara Mertz Fern Michaels Linda Lael Miller Margaret Mitchell Carole Mortimer Netta Muskett Susan Napier Betty Neels Kathleen Thompson Norris Kate Norway/Olive Norton Baroness Orczy Diana Palmer Margaret Pargeter Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Mary Renault Emilie Richards Mary Roberts Rinehart Francine Rivers Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Denise Robins Rosemary Rogers Berta Ruck Kathleen Gilles Seidel Bertrice Small LaVyrle Spencer Mary Stewart Rebecca Stratton Essie Summers Annie S. Swan Kay Thorpe Sylvia Thorpe Karen van der Zee Patricia Veryan Lucy Walker Sheila Walsh Margaret Way Anne Weale Jean Webster Doreen Hornsblow as Sally Wentworth Phyllis A. Whitney Violet Winspear Sara Wood Kathleen Woodiwiss Mary Lutyens/Esther Wyndham
Radner, Hilary (1995) Shopping Around: Feminine Culture and the Pursuit of Pleasure New York and London: Routledge Topic gender feminism readers sex/sexuality Barbara Delinsky metafiction Roumelia Lane psychology pornography BDSM Kathleen Woodiwiss historical romance race/ethnicity LaVyrle Spencer settings
Künne, Regina (2015) Eternally Yours - Challenge and Response: Contemporary US American Romance Novels by Jayne Ann Krentz and Barbara Delinsky Zürich: Lit Verlag Topic Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Barbara Delinsky United States of America religion/spirituality
Cheyne, Ria (2019) Disability, Literature, Genre: Representation and Affect in Contemporary Fiction Liverpool: Liverpool University Press Topic disability emotions Julia Quinn family Barbara McMahon Christina Dodd Barbara Delinsky Mary Balogh