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New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction
Despite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American publishing industry, even as it welcomes new subgenres like queer and BDSM romance. Digital publishing originated in erotic romance, and savvy online communities have exploded myths about the genre's readership. Romance scholarship now reflects this diversity, transformed by interdisciplinary scrutiny, new critical approaches, and an unprecedented international dialogue between authors, scholars, and fans. These eighteen essays investigate individual romance novels, authors, and websites, rethink the genre's history, and explore its interplay of convention and originality. By offering new twists in enduring debates, this collection inspires further inquiry into the emerging field of popular romance studies.
Never Let Go
Confusion, fury, and disbelief filled Rucker McClure's soul when he saw his wife across the airport waiting room. A year ago, Dinah had vanished without a trace, but he'd never stopped looking for her, never given up hope - until now, when it seemed all his worst fears were true: she'd betrayed her country and abandoned the husband she'd sworn to love until death. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Tiger Lady
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The Better Man
And may the best man win…. Darcy Blair an authority on fantasy weddings? The last time Josh Cartwright had seen Darcy, she'd been a beautiful bride, he'd been a handsome best man…and the groom hadn't shown up! Still, Josh would have used any excuse to see her again. Darcy was still burning from her own disastrous "wedding," but she didn't want Josh's sympathy. He was every bit as bad—and every bit as good—as her ex-fiancé. He was too rich, too sexy, too charming. But, once burned twice shy. If she hadn't needed the work, she would have told Josh to take his wedding and his fantasy elsewhere.
Publishing Romance
Romance novels have attracted considerable attention since their mass market debut in 1939, yet seldom has the industry itself been analyzed. Founded in 1949, Harlequin quickly gained market domination with their contemporary romances. Other publishers countered with historical romances, leading to the rise of "bodice-ripper" romances in the 1970s. The liberation of the romance novel's content during the 1980s brought a vitality to the market that was dubbed a revolution, but the real romance revolution began in the 1990s with developments in the mainstream publishing industry and continues today. This book traces the history and evolution of the romance industry, covering successful (and not so successful) trends and describing changes in romance publishing that paved the way for the many popular subgenres flooding the market in the 21st century.
Fire and Ice
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Playing Hard to Get
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Preston Harper, M.D.
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Once Upon a Time - the Glass Shoe
The complex planning of her romantic cousins and the efforts of a mysterious stranger bring wary, wealthy Amanda Wilderman together with the very eligible and passionate Ryder Foxx.
