González García, María Teresa (1998) Corín Tellado, medio siglo de novela de amor (1946-1996) Oviedo: Pentalfa Ediciones Topic Corín Tellado
González Lejárraga, Antonio (2011) La novela rosa Madrid: Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas Topic Spain Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
González Mínguez, M. Teresa (2010) Who is more fragile? A study of heroes and heroines in the twentieth century romantic fiction of Mills and Boon Cuadernos Kóre 1.2:179-192 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
González Pérez, Teresa (2019) La educación de las mujeres en Iberoamérica: análisis histórico Valencia: Tirant Humanidades
González-Allende, Iker (2005) La novela rosa de ambientación vasca e ideología franquista durante la Guerra Civil española Revista Internacional de Estudios Vascos 50.1:79-103 Topic Spain national identity war/armed forces gender history work religion/spirituality marriage romance and, or as, activism fascism/right-wing authoritarianism
González-Cruz, María-Isabel (2015) Love in Paradise: Visions of the Canaries in a Corpus of Popular Romance Fiction Novels Oceánide 7: Topic settings Spain Harlequin Mills & Boon genre definitions languages linguistics
González-Cruz, María-Isabel (2021) "On the Discoursive Construction of the Spanish Hero in Intercultural Romances " International Handbook of Love: Transcultural and Transdisciplinary Perspectives 749-767 DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-45996-3_40 Topic Spain Harlequin Mills & Boon national identity race/ethnicity love
González-Cruz, María Isabel (2020) "Othering and Language: Bilingual Romances in the Canary Islands " Love, Language, Place, and Identity in Popular Culture: Romancing the Other 53-67 DOI:10.5040/9781666997798.ch-4 Topic Spain linguistics languages
González-Cruz, María Isabel (2022) Discursos e Identidades en la Ficción Romántica: Visiones Anglófonas de Madeira y Canarias / Discourses and Identities in Romance Fiction: Anglophone Visions from Madeira and the Canaries Wilmington, Delaware/Malaga: Vernon Press Topic teaching romance
González-Cruz, María Isabel (2022) Hispanicisms in Romance Fiction: An Annotated Glossary : The Edwin Mellen Press Topic linguistics Spain Harlequin Mills & Boon
González-Cruz, María Isabel (2022) "Interdisciplinarity in Romance Fiction " Discursos e Identidades en la Ficción Romántica: Visiones Anglófonas de Madeira y Canarias / Discourses and Identities in Romance Fiction: Anglophone Visions from Madeira and the Canaries 345-366 Topic romance scholarship romance and, or as, activism
González-Cruz, María Isabel (2022) "Introducción " Discursos e Identidades en la Ficción Romántica: Visiones Anglófonas de Madeira y Canarias / Discourses and Identities in Romance Fiction: Anglophone Visions from Madeira and the Canaries 13-35 Topic genre definitions teaching romance
González-Cruz, María Isabel (2022) "Introduction " Discursos e Identidades en la Ficción Romántica: Visiones Anglófonas de Madeira y Canarias / Discourses and Identities in Romance Fiction: Anglophone Visions from Madeira and the Canaries 219-232 Topic genre definitions teaching romance
González-Cruz, María Isabel (2022) "La interdisciplinariedad en la ficción romántica " Discursos e Identidades en la Ficción Romántica: Visiones Anglófonas de Madeira y Canarias / Discourses and Identities in Romance Fiction: Anglophone Visions from Madeira and the Canaries 161-184 Topic romance scholarship romance and, or as, activism
Goodwin, Sarah Webster (1997) Romance and Change: Teaching the Romance to Undergraduates Para.doxa: Studies in World Literary Genres 3.1-2:233-241 Topic teaching romance feminism love gender marriage
Gopalakrishnan, Manasi (2024) Nostalgia for the Empire: British nationalism in the spatial representation of colonial India in contemporary romantic novels NEGOTIATIONS: An International Journal of Literary and Cultural Studies 6.1:100-108 Topic India historical romance settings Valerie Fitzgerald Meredith Bond M. M. Kaye Laila al Omari Nicole Vosseler
Gordis, Lisa M. (2016) ""Jesus loves your girl more than you do": Marriage as Triangle in Evangelical Romance and Puritan Narratives " Romance Fiction and American Culture: Love as the Practice of Freedom? 323-346 Topic Christian romance religion/spirituality marriage Francine Rivers gender
Goris, An (2009) "Romance the World Over " Global Cultures 59-72 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon Publishing translation paratext
Goris, An (2011) From Romance to Roberts and Back Again: genre, authorship and the construction of textual identity in contemporary popular romance novels PhD, University of Leuven Topic Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb authors trash/literary and or intellectual quality genre definitions paratext Harlequin Mills & Boon romantic suspense rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Goris, An (2011) Matricide in Romance Scholarship? Response to Pamela Regis’ Keynote Address at the Second Annual Conference of the International Association for the Study of Popular Romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 2.1: Topic readers romance scholarship
Goris, An (2012) "Loving by the Book: Voice and Romance Authorship " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 73-83 Topic authors trash/literary and or intellectual quality
Goris, An (2012) Mind, Body, Love: Nora Roberts and the Evolution of Popular Romance Studies Journal of Popular Romance Studies 3.1: Topic romance scholarship Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb sex/sexuality emotions philosophy love readers
Goris, An (2013) Happily Ever After ... And After: Serialization and the Popular Romance Novel Americana: The Journal of American Popular Culture (1900-present) 12.1: Topic genre definitions Publishing community readers happy ending Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb J. R. Ward work family love
Goris, An (2015) Hidden Codes of Love: The Materiality of the Category Romance Novel Belphégor 13.1: DOI: 10.4000/belphegor.616 Topic paratext Harlequin Mills & Boon
Gorry, April Marie (1999) Leaving Home for Romance: Tourist Women's Adventures Abroad PhD, University of California, Santa Barbara Topic evolutionary psychology
Goşa, Codruţa (2012) "Sex and the Genre: The Role of Sex in Popular Romance " Romance: The History of a Genre 14-28 Topic Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Sandra Brown Judith McNaught sex/sexuality
Goşa, Codruţa (2014) "From Fantastic Twilight to Fifty Shades Fanfiction: Not Another Cinderella Story... " Reading the Fantastic Imagination: The Avatars of a Literary Genre 57-76 Topic Fifty Shades Twilight fairytales/folktales fanfiction
Gottschall, Jonathan Wilson, David Sloan (2005) The Literary Animal: Evolution and the Nature of Narrative Evanston, Illinois: Northwestern University Press
Gow, Alicia Giselle Jeanneta Dita, Friska (2026) Piper Bellinger as a Round Character in Tessa Bailey’s It Happened One Summer BLESS: Bilingualism, Language, and Education Studies 6.1:25-31 DOI: 10.66003/bless.v6i1.10607 Topic psychology Tessa Bailey
Goyal, Yogita (2024) The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Graf, Andreas (2000) Hedwig Courths-Mahler München: Deutscher Taschenbuch Verlag Topic Hedwig Courths-Mahler
Graham, Robert J. (1989) Media Literacy and Cultural Politics Adult Education Quarterly 39.3:152-160 DOI: 10.1177/0001848189039003003 Topic readers teaching romance
Graner, Marcel (1986) "La série rose " Richesses du roman populaire: actes du colloque international de Pont-à-Mousson, octobre 1983 211‐222 Topic sociology
Grant, Ania (2025) Evolution, Feminism, and Romantic Fiction: From Mr. Darcy to Mr. Big London: Routledge Topic evolutionary psychology Jane Austen chick lit feminism readers love
Graves, Joanne (2014) Beyond Valentine's Day: The romance novel in the evolving world of publishing : Topic New Zealand libraries/librarians
Graybill, Beth (2010) Chasing the Bonnet: The Premise and Popularity of Writing Amish Women The Journal of Mennonite Writing (CMW) 2.4: Topic Christian romance rural romance
Greco, Barbara Pache Carballo, Laura (2014) Variaciones de lo metarreal en la España de los siglos XX y XXI Madrid: Biblioteca Nueva
Green, Steff (2024) "More schlongs, more cats " Otherhood: Essays on being childless, childfree and child-adjacent Topic family Steffanie Holmes, pen name of Steff Green happy ending
Green, Marie (2006) Fantasy, fiction, and feminism: a study of feminists reading romance Master of Arts, University of Saskatchewan Topic feminism readers trash/literary and or intellectual quality authors metafiction Meagan McKinney Charlotte Vale-Allen race/ethnicity Suzanne Brockmann Karen Harper Faye Kellerman gender disability Sandra Brown ageism Karen Robards social/economic class Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Jasmine Cresswell
Greenfeld-Benovitz, Miriam (2014) "The Interactive Romance Community: The Case of "Covers Gone Wild" " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 195-205 Topic community readers paratext
Greening, Alo (2024) History, Huh: A Post-Modern Study of the Consumption of Queer Romance Master of Arts in Women and Gender Studies, Saint Mary’s University, Halifax, Nova Scotia Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Casey McQuiston Aiden Thomas Ashley Herring Blake Olivia Waite Alexis Hall
Greenwood, Alice (1983) Language Stereotypes in Mass Market Romances CUNYForum: Papers in Linguistics 9:157-173 Topic linguistics
Greer, Germaine (1970) The Female Eunuch London: MacGibbon & Kee Topic fashion/clothing romances in magazines and newspapers Georgette Heyer Barbara Cartland Lucy Walker sex/sexuality
Gregor, Theresa Lynn (2010) From Captors to Captives: American Indian Responses to Popular American Narrative Forms PhD, University of Southern California Topic Native American romance Cassie Edwards Janet Wellington
Gregson, Joanna Lois, Jennifer (2021) "Social science reads romance " The Routledge Research Companion to Popular Romance Fiction 335-351 DOI:10.4324/9781315613468-15 Topic sociology psychology readers authors
Grescoe, Paul (1996) The Merchants of Venus: Inside Harlequin and the Empire of Romance Vancouver: Raincoast Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon Publishing Janet Dailey Barbara Cartland Charlotte Lamb Leigh Michaels Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb film/movies Heather Graham/Shannon Drake/Heather Graham Pozzessere Judith McNaught Anne Mather Violet Winspear
Griffin, Susan E. (1997) "Resistance and Reinvention in Sandra Cisneros' Woman Hollering Creek " Ethnicity and the American Short Story 85-96 Topic Corín Tellado readers rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Griffin, Linda (1999) An Analysis of Meaning Creation through the Integration of Sociology and Literature: A Critical Ethnography of a Romance Reading Group Doctor of Education, University of Houston and Rice University Topic readers sociology
Griffiths, David (2023) Hearing Ghosts: Writing a Low Fantasy YA Gothic Fiction for young adult males PhD in Creative Writing, Manchester Metropolitan University Topic YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Twilight gender
Griffiths, Clare V. J. Nott, James J. Whyte, William (2011) Classes, Cultures, & Politics: Essays on British History for Ross McKibbin Oxford: Oxford University Press
Grim, William E. Harper, Michael B. (1992) Yearbook of Interdisciplinary Studies in the Fine Arts, Volume 3 Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press
Grinnell, Natalie (2022) The Challenge to Dominance Theory in Patricia Briggs's and Carrie Vaughn's Paranormal Romance Novels Femspec 22.2:40-65 Topic Patricia Briggs Carrie Vaughn paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance gender rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse feminism
Griswold, Wendy Bastian, Misty (1987) Continuities and Reconstructions in Cross-cultural Literary Transmission: The Case of the Nigerian Romance Novel Poetics 16.3-4:327-351 DOI: 10.1016/0304-422X(87)90010-6 Topic Nigeria genre definitions sex/sexuality gender Bisi Abejo
Griswold, Wendy (1989) Formulaic Fiction: The Author as Agent of Elective Affinity Comparative Social Research 11:75-130 Topic Nigeria sociology
Grobbelaar, Madalena Reid Boyd, Elizabeth Dudek, Debra (2023) Contemporary Love Studies in the Arts and Humanities: What's Love Got To Do With It? Cham, Switzerland: Springer
Grossmann, Francis Gymnich, Marion Siepmann, Dirk (2020) "Alcohol and Tobacco Consumption in English and French Novels Since the 1950s: A Corpus-Stylistic Analysis " Phraseology and Style in Subgenres of the Novel: A Synthesis of Corpus and Literary Perspectives 115-150 DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-23744-8_5 Topic food, drink linguistics history gender emotions social/economic class
Grover, Mary (2023) Steel City Readers: Reading for Pleasure in Sheffield, 1925-1955 Liverpool: Liverpool University Press Topic readers social/economic class history UK libraries/librarians Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Sophie Cole Harlequin Mills & Boon
Gruner, Elisabeth Rose (2019) Constructing the Adolescent Reader in Contemporary Young Adult Fiction London: Palgrave Macmillan Topic YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance
Guajardo, Ashley ML (2024) The BookTok to Player Pipeline: TikTok and the Baldur’s Gate 3 Fandom Abstract Proceedings of DiGRA 2024 Conference Playgrounds: Topic computer/video/digital games paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Guhr, Svenja (2026) Between Whispers and Screams: Loudness Standard Deviation as a Proxy for Explicit Content Detection in US Romance Novels Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Natural Language Processing for the Digital Humanities :368–380 DOI: 10.18653/v1/2026.nlp4dh-1.33 Topic linguistics sex/sexuality romantic suspense Harlequin Mills & Boon Carla Cassidy Anne Stuart Diana Palmer
Guiley, Rosemary (1983) Love Lines: The Romance Reader's Guide to Printed Pleasures New York: Facts on File Topic Publishing rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse sex/sexuality Roberta Gellis Bertrice Small Jude Deveraux paratext
Guillén-Nieto, Victoria Stein, Dieter (2022) Language as Evidence: Doing Forensic Linguistics Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan
Guise, René Neuschäfer, Hans-Jörg (1986) Richesses du roman populaire: actes du colloque international de Pont-à-Mousson, octobre 1983 Nancy: Centre de recherches sur le roman populaire de l’Université de Nancy II and the "Romanistisches Institut" de l’Université de Sarrebruck
Guise, René (1990) "Enquête sur les collections de petits romans sentimentaux " Le roman sentimental: actes du colloque des 14-15-16 mars 1989 à la Faculté des lettres de Limoges, volume 1 69-79
Guttman, Anna Hockx, Michel Paizis, George (2006) The Global Literary Field Newcastle: Cambridge University Press
Güvendi Yalçın, Elif (2018) The Transformation of Romance Novels Based on the Theories of Sociologist Anthony Giddens PhD, Istanbul Aydin University Institute of Social Sciences Topic sociology gender love marriage Kathleen Woodiwiss Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse historical romance
Gymnich, Marion Dyka, Susanne (2020) "Falling in love with vs. sich verlieben in: a corpus-based analysis of English and German romance novels " Phraséologie et stylistique de la langue littéraire/Phraseology and Stylistics of Literary Language; Approches interdisciplinaires/Interdisciplinary Approaches 177-198 DOI:10.3726/b17628 Topic linguistics love
Habermann, Ina Krug, Christian (2020) And Thereby Hangs a Tale: A Critical Anatomy of (Popular) Tales Erlangen: FAU University Press
Hackett, Lisa J. Coghlan, Jo (2021) The History Bubble: Negotiating Authenticity in Historical Romance Novels M/C Journal 24.1: DOI: 10.5204/mcj.2752 Topic historical romance
Haddad, Emily A. (2007) "Bound to Love: Captivity in Harlequin Sheikh Novels " Empowerment versus Oppression: Twenty-First Century Views of Popular Romance Novels 42-64 Topic sheikh romance Harlequin Mills & Boon Susan Mallery Alexandra Sellers marriage race/ethnicity war/armed forces Jane Porter Susan Stephens Kristi Gold Laura Wright
Haddon, Jenny Pearson, Diane (2010) Fabulous at Fifty: Recollections of the Romantic Novelists' Association 1960-2010 : The Romantic Novelists' Association Topic authors Lucilla Andrews Mary Burchell, pen name of Ida Cook Barbara Cartland Netta Muskett Denise Robins Mary Stewart Alex Stuart Sylvia Thorpe Joanna Trollope Sheila Walsh Anne Weale
Haefner, Margaret J. (2009) Challenging the -isms: Gender and Race in Brockmann's Troubleshooters, Inc. Romance Novels Journal of Media Sociology 1.3/4:182-201 Topic Suzanne Brockmann gender race/ethnicity war/armed forces
Hagemann, Susanne (1996) "Gendering Places: Georgette Heyer's Cultural Topography " Scotland to Slovenia: European Identities and Transcultural Communication. Proceedings of the Fourth International Scottish Studies Symposium 187-199 Topic Georgette Heyer settings gender fashion/clothing
Haglund, Tuva (2024) Enkelsängar, äkta fiendskap och oplanerade graviditeter: Bruket av troper bland Booktoks romanceläsare. Passage - Tidsskrift for Litteratur Og Kritik 39(91):99–116 Topic readers
Hague, Euan Stenhouse, David (2007) "A Very Interesting Place: Representing Scotland in American Romance Novels " The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Literature 354-361 Topic Scotland Karen Marie Moning paratext Sue-Ellen Welfonder linguistics readers historical romance Diana Gabaldon paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Hague, Euan (2014) "Mass Market Romance Fiction and the Representation of Scotland in the United States " The Modern Scottish Diaspora: Contemporary Debates and Perspectives 171-190 Topic Scotland United States of America settings Terri Brisbin Blythe Gifford Susan Fraser King Margaret Mallory historical romance Diana Gabaldon paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance linguistics history readers
Hains, Maryellen (1989) Beauty and the Beast: 20th Century Romance? Merveilles & contes 3.1:75–83 Topic fairytales/folktales Robin McKinley paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Iris Johansen Debbie Macomber emotions capitalism/business
Hall, Stuart Hobson, Dorothy Lowe, Andrew Willis, Paul (1980) Culture, Media, Language: Working Papers in Cultural Studies, 1972-79 London: Unwin Hyman
Hall, Glinda Fountain (2008) A genre of our own: the cultural work of women's popular romance fiction PhD, Arkansas State University Topic gender sex/sexuality Emma Holly Kathleen Woodiwiss Rosemary Rogers historical romance settings Emily Toth Patricia Rice Candice Proctor Patricia Potter Beverly Jenkins United States of America authors national identity race/ethnicity history African American romance trash/literary and or intellectual quality
Hall, Glinda Fountain (2008) Inverting the Southern Belle: Romance Writers Redefine Gender Myths Journal of Popular Culture 41.1:37-55 DOI: 10.1111/j.1540-5931.2008.00491.x Topic historical romance United States of America gender race/ethnicity Emily Toth Candice Proctor Patricia Rice marriage sex/sexuality war/armed forces
Hall, Glinda F. (2009) The Creators of Women’s Popular Romance Fiction: The Authors Who Gave Women a Genre of Their Own Lewiston: Edwin Mellen Press Topic gender sex/sexuality Emma Holly Kathleen Woodiwiss Rosemary Rogers historical romance Emily Toth Patricia Rice Candice Proctor Patricia Potter Beverly Jenkins United States of America authors
Hall, Cailey (2025) "Redefining the Archive in Queer Historical Romance Novels " Unsettling Sexuality: Queer Horizons in the Long Eighteenth Century 95-108 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors history historical romance Olivia Waite Alyssa Cole happy ending
Hallam, Julia Moody, Nickianne (2000) Consuming for Pleasure: Selected Essays on Popular Fiction Liverpool: Liverpool John Moores University and the Association for Research in Popular Fictions
Hallam, Julia (2000) Nursing the Image: Media, Culture and Professional Identity London and New York: Routledge Topic medical romance work gender health/medical race/ethnicity social/economic class
Hallett, Hilary A. (2022) Inventing the It Girl: How Elinor Glyn Created the Modern Romance and Conquered Early Hollywood : Liveright Publishing Corporation Topic Elinor Glyn Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) film/movies
Hallock, Jennifer (2018) History Ever After: Fabricated Historical Chronotopes in Romance Genre Fiction 2018 IASPR conference : Topic historical romance history Publishing race/ethnicity Jennifer Hallock UK settings social/economic class Jane Austen Georgette Heyer Alyssa Cole readers United States of America
Hamilton, Cristen (2013) Vindicating the Historical Romance Plaza: Dialogues in Language and Literature 3.2:140-156 Topic historical romance Sabrina Jeffries work Jude Deveraux Christina Dodd marriage Lisa Kleypas gender Elizabeth Boyle happy ending Laura Lee Guhrke Cathy Maxwell
Hamlyn, Eleanor (2014) Reading the Genre Codes in Giorgio Scerbanenco's Hybridised Romanzi Rosa PhD, University of Auckland Topic Giorgio Scerbanenco romantic suspense
Hammill, Faye (2003) "The Republic of Love and Popular Romance " Carol Shields, Narrative Hunger, and the Possibilities of Fiction 61-83 Topic love Jane Austen metafiction work
Handley-Cousins, Sarah (2026) "Love Is a Battlefield: Civil War Memory in Modern Romance Novels " They Are Dead and Yet They Live: Civil War Memories in a Polarized America 152-169 Topic war/armed forces United States of America history Michelle Shocklee Christian romance African American romance historical romance Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Kathleen Woodiwiss Patricia Gallagher Heather Graham/Shannon Drake/Heather Graham Pozzessere paratext Tamera Alexander Beverly Jenkins Alyssa Cole
Hanson, Donna Maree (2022) Romance fiction as a bridge to understanding changing gender roles in society PhD in Creative Writing, University of Canberra Topic readers authors feminism gender science fiction/futuristic romance rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse Rachel Lee/Sue Civil-Brown Rosemary Carter Darynda Jones Penny Jordan/Caroline Courtney Daphne Clair Nora Roberts/J. D. Robb Robyn Donald Marjorie Lewty Pamela Kent Elizabeth Graham Donna Maree Hanson
Hapgood, Lynne (2005) Margins of Desire: The Suburbs in Fiction and Culture, 1880-1925 Manchester: Manchester University Press Topic Publishing readers emotions social/economic class romances in magazines and newspapers war/armed forces Sophie Cole Alice Askew Louise Gerard Mary Hamilton gender settings race/ethnicity Africa India
Harders, Robin (2012) "Borderlands of Desire: Captivity, Romance, and the Revolutionary Power of Love " New Approaches to Popular Romance Fiction: Critical Essays 133-152 Topic United States of America race/ethnicity history Samuel Richardson Jane Austen E. M. Hull sheikh romance Violet Winspear Michelle Reid Louise Allen Elizabeth Vaughn
Harfouch, Marcelle (1993) Recherche sur les romans Harlequin : considération théorique et création pratique Mémoire (M.A.), Université du Québec à Montréal Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Harlan, Kimber Leigh (2005) Romancing the reader: constructing a discursive and social female identity through romance novels Master of Arts, Tarleton State University Topic gender readers
Harman, Sarah Jones, Bethan (2013) Fifty shades of ghey: Snark fandom and the figure of the anti-fan Sexualities 16.8:951–968 DOI: 10.1177/1363460713508887 Topic Fifty Shades readers trash/literary and or intellectual quality BDSM
Harris, Racheal (2018) "Really Romantic? Pirates in Romantic Fiction " Pirates in History and Popular Culture 109–119 Topic pirates and outlaws sex/sexuality historical romance rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse virginity
Harris, Patricia Marie (1985) The rhetorical vision of courtship in Harlequin Romances: a fantasy theme analysis MA thesis, California State University, Sacramento Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Harris, Marlene (2013) A new breed of romance: romance authors who find themselves publishing via both traditional contracts and the new world of the self-published are living a hybrid life Library Journal 138.17:49-52 Topic Publishing authors libraries/librarians Sophie Barnes Bella Andre Courtney Milan Mary Jo Putney Jane Porter Candis Terry
Harris, Alana Jones, Timothy Willem (2015) Love and Romance in Britain, 1918-1970 Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Harrison, Rachel (1980) Women and Romantic Fiction: Subordination and Resistance M.Litt, University of Birmingham Topic readers
Harrison, Brady (2009) All Our Stories Are Here: Critical Perspectives on Montana Literature Lincoln and London: University of Nebraska Press
Harrod, Mary Leonard, Suzanne Negra, Diane (2022) Imagining "We" in the Age of "I": Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary Culture : Routledge
Harrow, Sharon R. Saxton, Kirsten T. (2020) Adapting the Eighteenth Century: A Handbook of Pedagogies and Practices Woodbridge, Suffolk: Boydell & Brewer
Hartmann, Britta Ulrike (2014) Island fictions: Castaways and imperialism PhD, University of Tasmania Topic settings islands Violet Winspear Margery Hilton Ginna Gray Julie Tetel Andresen Penelope Neri Donna Simpson Darlene Marshall Jill Shalvis Kandy Shepherd Tracey Garvis Graves
Haruna, Alkasim Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima (2019) Towards an Understanding of the Efferent Reading Stance of Hausa Popular Romance Novels European Academic Research 6.12:6829-6839 Topic Nigeria Africa readers
Haruna, Alkasim Abd Aziz, Noor Hashima (2019) Understanding How Novels Shape Identities of Female Readers: A Transactional Reader-Response Approach Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies 7.2:32-37 Topic readers Nigeria
Harvey, Keith Shalom, Celia (1997) Language and Desire: Encoding Sex, Romance, and Intimacy London: Routledge
Harzewski, Stephanie (2005) The new novel of manners: Chick lit and postfeminist sexual politics PhD, University of Pennsylvania Topic chick lit
Hashim, Ruzy Suliza Hamdan, Shahizah Ismail (2010) Facets of Women in Malay Romance Fiction Kunapipi 32.1:67-79 Topic Malaysia chick lit gender Islam Publishing paratext marriage
Hashim, Ruzy Suliza Idrus, Mohd Muzhafar (2024) "Unblessed Be Thy Milk: Filial Obedience, Repentance, and Forgiveness in Malay Popular Fiction " The Asian Family in Literature and Film: Challenges and Contestations-South Asia, Southeast Asia and Asian Diaspora, Volume II 139-160 DOI:10.1007/978-981-97-2227-3_7 Topic Malaysia family Fauziah Ashari Rissa Ahdiya Sophilea Islam
Hassencahl, Fran (1980) Persecutors, Victims and Rescuers in Harlequin Romances Paper presented at the combined Annual Meeting of the Midwest Popular Culture Association and the Midwest American Culture Association (Kalamazoo, MI, October 23-25, 1980). : Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon gender psychology work fashion/clothing sex/sexuality family
Hastir, Justine (2024) New Romance et Réalités entrelacées. Genre, communauté de lecture, textes Master’s thesis, Université de Liège Topic Publishing genre definitions readers Morgane Moncomble C.S. Quill YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance
Haynes, Roslynn (2010) Marie Bjelke Petersen’s Romances: Fulfilling the Contract, Subverting the Spirit Southerly 70.2:41-63 Topic Marie Bjelke Petersen Australia rural romance settings LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Christian romance cross-dressing gender religion/spirituality
Haynsworth, Leslie (2008) Janet Evanovich Teaching American Literature: A Journal of Theory and Practice 2.2/3:1-8 Topic Janet Evanovich rom-com romance romantic suspense
Hayton, Christopher J. Hayton, Sheila (2012) "The Girls in White: Nurse Images in Early Cold War Era Romance and War Comics " Comic Books and the Cold War, 1946-1962: Essays on Graphic Treatment of Communism, the Code and Social Concerns 129-145 Topic comics/manga medical romance work gender war/armed forces
Hazen, Helen (1983) Endless Rapture: Rape, Romance, and the Female Imagination New York: Charles Scribner's Sons Topic rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse feminism Lolah Burford
He, Yansha (2026) "(Dis)Pleasures of Domineering Love: A Comparative Study of Chinese Bazong and English Alpha Billionaire Romance Novels and Cross-Cultural Reader Reception " Translating Chinese Internet Literature: Global Dissemination and Adaptation 159-178 Topic China Fifty Shades
Hedrick, Tace (2015) Chica Lit: Popular Latina Fiction and Americanization in the Twenty-First Century Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh Press Topic race/ethnicity United States of America
Hedrick, Donald Reynolds, Bryan (2000) Shakespeare without Class: Misappropriations of Cultural Capital New York: Palgrave
Heffernan, Joan-Mary (1992) Women's romantic fiction: a study of three New Zealand Mills and Boon authors MA thesis, University of Auckland Topic Daphne Clair Robyn Donald Susan Napier
Hefner, Brooks E. (2021) Black Pulp: Genre Fiction in the Shadow of Jim Crow Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press Topic romances in magazines and newspapers African American romance race/ethnicity gender Gertrude Schalk
Heinecken, Dawn (1999) "Changing Ideologies in Romance Fiction " Romantic Conventions 149-172 Topic feminism historical romance Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle Laura Kinsale Kathleen Woodiwiss gender sex/sexuality
Heiss, Karin (2015) 14 Weeks of Love and Labour: Teaching Regency and Desert Romance to Undergraduate Students Journal of Popular Romance Studies 5.1: Topic teaching romance historical romance sheikh romance Georgette Heyer E. M. Hull Marguerite Kaye race/ethnicity film/movies Publishing
Heiss, Karin (2020) "Snow White of the (Un)Dead Reading the Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter Series as Tales of Female Desire " And Thereby Hangs a Tale: A Critical Anatomy of (Popular) Tales 141-159 DOI:10.25593/978-3-96147-343-4 Topic Laurell K. Hamilton fairytales/folktales paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance sex/sexuality
Helgason, Jon Kärrholm, Sara Steiner, Ann (2014) Hype: Bestsellers and Literary Cultures Lund, Sweden: Nordic Academic Press
Helgorsky, Françoise (1985) Harlequin ou la quête du grand amour Communication et langages 63:83-98 DOI: 10.3406/colan.1985.1666 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon France readers love
Helgorsky, Françoise (1987) Harlequin : l'unité dans la diversité et vice-versa Pratiques: linguistique, littérature, didactique 54:5-19 DOI: 10.3406/prati.1987.1434 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon paratext settings work
Hellekson, Karen Busse, Kristina (2006) Fan Fiction and Fan Communities in the Age of the Internet: New Essays Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company
Heller, Tamar (1997) Having It All: Consumption and Ideological Tension in an Innovative Romance Novel Genre: Forms of Discourse and Culture 30.3:243-264
Hemmungs Wirtén, Eva (1998) "They Seek It Here, They Seek It There, They Seek It Everywhere": Looking for the "Global" Book Canadian Journal of Communication 23.2: Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon translation Sweden Sandra Canfield Doreen Hornsblow as Sally Wentworth Janice Kaiser sex/sexuality national identity
Hemmungs Wirtén, Eva (1998) Global Infatuation: Explorations in Transnational Publishing and Texts: The case of Harlequin Enterprises and Sweden PhD, Uppsala University Topic Sweden translation Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hemmungs Wirtén, Eva (2000) Harlequin romances in Swedish: a case study in globalized publishing Logos 11.4:203-207 DOI: 10.2959/logo.2000.11.4.203 Topic translation Sweden Harlequin Mills & Boon Publishing
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, Courtney R. (2007) Ladies and Loners: A Comparative Gender Study of the Romance and Popular Western Master of Arts, University of Texas at Arlington Topic gender Johanna Lindsey Joan Johnston LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors settings race/ethnicity trash/literary and or intellectual quality paratext historical romance
Henderson, Aneeka Ayanna (2020) Veil and Vow: Marriage Matters in Contemporary African American Culture : University of North Carolina Press Topic African American romance Sandra Kitt race/ethnicity marriage
Henderson, Aneeka Ayanna (2024) "Popular Romance and Literary Undergrounds " The Cambridge Companion to Contemporary African American Literature 164-178 DOI:10.1017/9781009159708.013 Topic African American romance Publishing race/ethnicity
Henderson, Alex (2023) Genre-savvy Protagonists in Queer YA Rom-coms Journal of Popular Romance Studies 12: DOI: 10.70138/DEEX8262 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors rom-com romance YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance metafiction Emery Lee Alice Oseman
Hendricks, Margo (2022) Against Odds: Beverly Jenkins’ Indigo and Black Historical Romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 11: DOI: 10.70138/DZPL7751 Topic Beverly Jenkins historical romance race/ethnicity social/economic class United States of America African American romance history
Hendricks, Margo (2022) "How a Black Author Found Her Romance History " Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever After 95-120 Topic Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) teaching romance race/ethnicity African American romance readers Beverly Jenkins Alyssa Cole paratext historical romance Publishing
Hendricks, Margo Moody-Freeman, Julie E. (2022) Introduction to the Special Issue on Black Romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 11: DOI: 10.70138/UEEC8118 Topic romance scholarship Sandra Kitt Brenda Jackson Beverly Jenkins Vivian Stephens (also wrote as Angela Vivian with co-author Angela Dew) Alyssa Cole Rebekah Weatherspoon Gwyneth Bolton/Gwendolyn Pough Rochelle Alers Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace
Hendricks, Margo Moody-Freeman, Julie E. (2022) Journal of Popular Romance Studies: Special Issue: Black Romance : International Association for the Study of Popular Romance Topic African American romance Sandra Kitt Brenda Jackson Beverly Jenkins Vivian Stephens (also wrote as Angela Vivian with co-author Angela Dew) Alyssa Cole Rebekah Weatherspoon Gwyneth Bolton/Gwendolyn Pough Rochelle Alers Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace
Hendricks, Margo (2022) Race and Romance: Coloring the Past : Arizona State University Topic race/ethnicity Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Heliodorus Beverly Jenkins Margo Hendricks/Elysabeth Grace trash/literary and or intellectual quality genre definitions
Herb, Annika (2021) (Para)normalizing Rape Culture: Possession as Rape in Young Adult Paranormal Romance Girlhood Studies 14.1:68–84 DOI: 10.3167/ghs.2021.140107 Topic rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Herendeen, Ann (2012) The Upper-Class Bisexual Top as Romantic Hero: (Pre)dominant in the Social Structure and in the Bedroom Journal of Popular Romance Studies 3.1: Topic Ann Herendeen LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors wealth/prosperity social/economic class BDSM Jane Austen historical romance history sex/sexuality gender Georgette Heyer
Herendeen, Ann (2016) "Having it Both Ways; or, Writing from the Third Perspective: The Revolutionary M/M/F Ménage Romance Novel " Romance Fiction and American Culture: Love as the Practice of Freedom? 405-419 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Ann Herendeen marriage metafiction Georgette Heyer
Herman, David (2016) Creatural Fictions: Human-Animal Relationships in Twentieth- and Twenty-First-Century Literature Houndmills, Basingstoke: Palgrave Macmillan
Hermes, Joke (1992) Sexuality in Lesbian Romance Fiction Feminist Review 42.1:49-66 DOI: 10.1057/fr.1992.48 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Sarah Aldridge Katherine V. Forrest Valerie Taylor Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse Michelle Martin readers lesbian romance
Hermes, Joke (1992) Vergnügen oder Aufklärung? Sexualität in lesbischen Liebesromanen? Das Argument - Zeitschrift für Philosophie und Sozialwissenschaften 193:389-402 Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Valerie Taylor Katherine V. Forrest Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Hernández, María Beatriz Brito, Manuel Monterrey, Tomás (2018) Broadening Horizons: A Peak Panorama of English Studies in Spain Santa Cruz de Tenerife: Universidad de la Laguna
Hernandez, Janeth (2024) Exploring Consent: An Analysis of Consent in Dark Romance and Contemporary Romance Books Master of Arts in Writing: Book Publishing., Portland State University Topic dark romance sex/sexuality erotic romance
Hernandez, Carmen E. (2022) Romance and Revolution Master of Arts, Texas State University Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Samuel Richardson wealth/prosperity Jane Austen Fifty Shades social/economic class Sylvain Reynard Erika Wilde Carly Phillips rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse virginity Eliza Haywood
Hernández Aguilar, Nadia Erzsebet (2015) Amor en la oscuridad: las lectoras y heroínas de la novela rosa Tesis de Licenciatura, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México Topic readers
Hernández Guerrero, María José (2016) Prosumidoras de traducciones: Aproximación al fenómeno de la traducción fan de novela romántica Revista Española de Lingüística Aplicada 29.1:88-114 DOI: 10.1075/resla.29.1.04her Topic readers translation
Hernandez-Knight, Bianca (2021) Race and Racism in Austen Spaces: Jane Austen and Regency Romance's Racist Legacy ABO: Interactive Journal for Women in the Arts, 1640-1830 11.2: DOI: 10.5038/2157-7129.11.2.1291 Topic Jane Austen Georgette Heyer historical romance race/ethnicity trash/literary and or intellectual quality
Herrera, Carolina M. (2022) Examining the relation between media engagement and developmental outcomes in adolescents and emerging adults: an exploration of engagement with and impact of young adult literature media among youth PhD thesis, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey Topic readers psychology YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance Twilight
Heryanto, Ariel (2011) "Upgraded Piety and Pleasure: The New Middle Class and Islam in Indonesian Popular Culture " Islam and Popular Culture in Indonesia and Malaysia 60-82 Topic Indonesia Islam Habiburrahman El-Shirazy
Hess, Jonathan M. (2010) Middlebrow Literature and the Making of German-Jewish Identity Stanford, California: Stanford University Press Topic Judaism Germany Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) romances in magazines and newspapers Ludwig Philippson Salomon Formstecher religion/spirituality Rahel Meyer family Marcus Lehmann George Eliot
Hess, Beth B. Ferree, Myra Marx (1987) Analyzing Gender: A Handbook of Social Science Research Newbury Park, California: Sage Publications
Heying, Sarah M. (2023) "Sealed With a Kiss on Your Artery": An Archive of Southern Lesbian Desire PhD, University of Mississippi Topic LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Ann Allen Shockley libraries/librarians race/ethnicity lesbian romance
Heynderickx, Jasmine (2024) “It really got to me [...] The movies where the main characters freaked out about being virgins at the age of sixteen”: Narrative Subversion as a Queer Strategy in Loveless Master of Arts, Ghent University Topic Alice Oseman LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors love sex/sexuality metafiction YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance
Hiergeist, Teresa Schäfer, Stefanie (2024) Ladies in Arms: Women, Guns, and Feminisms in Contemporary Popular Culture Bielefeld: transcript Topic feminism
Higashi, Sumiko (2017) Adapting Middlebrow Taste to Sell Stars, Romance, and Consumption Feminist Media Histories 3.4:126-161 DOI: 10.1525/fmh.2017.3.4.126 Topic romances in magazines and newspapers
Hijazo-Gascón, Alberto (2009) "Cross-Cultural Differences in Conceptualization and their Application in L2 Instruction " Pragmatics Applied to Language Teaching and Learning 42-59 Topic linguistics Corín Tellado metaphor/symbolism
Hildebrandt, Addie (2026) The Ripped Bodice, Brooklyn World Literature Today 100.3:80 DOI: 10.1353/wlt.2026.a988959 Topic Publishing
Hilton, Linda Ann Wheeler (2000) Half Heaven, Half Heartache: Discovering the Transformative Potential in Women's Popular Fiction Bachelor's degree, Arizona State University West Topic feminism
Hines, Christian M. (2025) Main Character Energy: Black Girls Getting the Love They Deserve in Elise Bryant’s Young Adult Novels Journal of Popular Romance Studies 14: DOI: 10.70138/ZOKN8594 Topic Elise Bryant YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance African American romance race/ethnicity metafiction family feminism
Hinks, John Armstrong, Catherine (2008) Book Trade Connections from the Seventeenth to the Twentieth Centuries New Castle, Delaware and London: Oak Knoll Press and British Library
Hinnant, Charles H. (2003) "Desire and the Marketplace: A Reading of Kathleen Woodiwiss's The Flame and the Flower " Doubled Plots: Romance and History 147-164 Topic Kathleen Woodiwiss capitalism/business rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse fashion/clothing
Hipsky, Martin (2011) Modernism and the Women’s Popular Romance in Britain, 1885–1925 Athens, Ohio: Ohio University Press Topic Marie Corelli Ethel M. Dell E. M. Hull Mary Ward/Mrs. Humphry Ward Baroness Orczy Florence Barclay Elinor Glyn Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined)
Hirdman, Anja (2013) "'Det ska bli en ära att få tillfredsställa dig!' Ideal manlighet i Harlequinromanen " Kvinnorna gör mannen: maskulinitetskonstruktioner i kvinnors text och bild 1500-2000 27-51 Topic gender Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hirdman, Anja (2016) Speaking through the flesh: Affective encounters, gazes and desire in Harlequin romances MedieKultur: Journal of media and communication research 32.61:42-57 DOI: 10.7146/mediekultur.v32i61.22382 Topic emotions gender sex/sexuality Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hirsbrunner, A. R. (2000) Doomed to become heroines? Identification, women and fiction PhD, The University of Wales College of Cardiff Topic psychology feminism readers
Hirschman, Elizabeth C. Holbrook, Morris B. (1981) SV - Symbolic Consumer Behavior New York: Association for Consumer Research
Hirst, Holly (2020) "Georgette Heyer " The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic 373-389 DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-33136-8_23 Topic Georgette Heyer gothic romance Daphne du Maurier Charlotte Brontë romantic suspense
Hirst, Holly (2020) "The Gothic Romance " The Palgrave Handbook of Contemporary Gothic 357-372 DOI:10.1007/978-3-030-33136-8_22 Topic gothic romance Victoria Holt/Jean Plaidy/Eleanor Burford Hibbert Phyllis A. Whitney rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse gender readers Daphne du Maurier romance scholarship social/economic class Catherine Cookson Christine Marion Fraser Georgette Heyer
Hirst, Holly (2021) "Georgette Heyer and redefining the Gothic romance " Georgette Heyer, History, and Historical Fiction 105-118 DOI:10.2307/j.ctv15d818n.12 Topic gothic romance Georgette Heyer romance scholarship genre definitions
Hnatiuk, Daryna (2025) Translation project: Translating humour and witty elements in the romantic comedy novel Bananapants by Penny Reid MA, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University Topic translation Penny Reid
Hobson, Amanda (2015) "Brothers under Covers: Race and the Paranormal Romance Novel " Race in the Vampire Narrative 23–43 DOI:10.1163/9789463002929_004 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance race/ethnicity Kerrelyn Sparks J. R. Ward
Hodgson, Kathleen (2006) The representation of the female hero in the romantic fiction of Mills & Boon MPhil, University of Reading Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hodson, Jane (2024) "The Significance of Stance in Fictional Representations of Non-Standard Language and Prescriptivism " New Horizons in Prescriptivism Research 103-119 DOI:10.21832/9781800416154-007 Topic linguistics Georgette Heyer social/economic class
Hofstadter, Beatrice K. (1960) Popular Culture and the Romantic Heroine The American Scholar 30.1:98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116 (10 pages) Topic Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Susan Warner Augusta Jane Evans E. P. Roe Winston Churchill E. M. Hull
Hogan, Patrick Colm Irish, Bradley J. Hogan, Lalita Pandit (2022) The Routledge Companion to Literature and Emotion London: Routledge
Hohne, Karen Wussow, Helen (1994) A Dialogue of Voices: Feminist Literary Theory and Bakhtin Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press
Holden, Stacy E. Tabol, Charity (2015) In Sickness and In Health: Representations of PTSD in Post-9/11 Romance Novels albeit 2.1: Topic war/armed forces health/medical Harlequin Mills & Boon United States of America romance and, or as, activism Susan Mallery Karen Templeton Janice Kay Johnson disability psychology
Holden, Stacy E. (2015) Love in the Desert: Images of Arab-American Reconciliation in Contemporary Sheikh Romance Novels Journal of Popular Romance Studies 5.1: Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon sheikh romance United States of America authors Islam Susan Mallery Sandra Marton fashion/clothing Maisey Yates settings Lynne Raye Harris Violet Winspear Jane Porter
Holland, Kiersten (2024) A Foray into Love: Feminism in the Romance Novel Honors thesis, Murray State University Topic feminism Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Emily Henry
Holley, Robert P. (2015) Self-Publishing and Collection Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Libraries West Lafayette, Indiana: Purdue University Press
Hollows, Joanne (2000) Feminism, Femininity and Popular Culture Manchester: Manchester University Press Topic romance scholarship
Holman, Rebecca H. Solomon, Michael R. (1991) NA - Advances in Consumer Research Volume 18 Provo, Utah: Association for Consumer Research
Holmes, Diana (2006) Romance and Readership in Twentieth-Century France: Love Stories Oxford: Oxford University Press Topic history France religion/spirituality Christian romance Delly Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) genre definitions gender readers Georges Ohnet Maryan, pen name of Marie Cadiou Marcelle Tinayre Colette Max du Veuzit Magali, pen name of Jeanne Philbert Harlequin Mills & Boon sex/sexuality lesbian romance Marine Rambach and Anne Rousseau LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors
Holmes, Diana (2010) The Comfortable Reader: Romantic Bestsellers and Critical Disdain French Cultural Studies 21.4:287-296 DOI: 10.1177/0957155810378576 Topic France trash/literary and or intellectual quality Marc Levy Anna Gavalda readers community national identity
Holmes, Diana (2022) "Plaisirs d'amour: Love and popular fiction in contemporary France " Imagining "We" in the Age of "I": Romance and Social Bonding in Contemporary Culture 175-190 DOI:10.4324/9781003039365-11 Topic France love Harlequin Mills & Boon Guillaume Musso romantic suspense feminism Emily Blaine Nathalie Charlier
Hoorenman, Johanna (2020) "Public Conflicts and Private Treaties in Kathleen Eagle’s Fire and Rain " Love, Language, Place, and Identity in Popular Culture: Romancing the Other 97-111 DOI:10.5040/9781666997798.ch-7 Topic Kathleen Eagle Native American romance race/ethnicity United States of America history
Hoorenman, Johanna (2022) "Remembering love: Parsons-Yazzie's historical romance novel and the (re)writing of Navajo history " The Routledge Companion to Romantic Love DOI:10.4324/9781003022343-21 Topic Evangeline Parsons Yazzie Native American romance race/ethnicity settings United States of America
Hopkins, Lisa (2018) After Austen: Reinventions, Rewritings, Revisitings Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave Macmillan
Hopkins, Lisa (2018) "Georgette Heyer: What Austen Left Out " After Austen: Reinventions, Rewritings, Revisitings 61-79 DOI:10.1007/978-3-319-95894-1_4 Topic Georgette Heyer Jane Austen history war/armed forces historical romance
Hopkins, Lisa (2018) "Waltzing with Wellington, Biting with Byron: Heroes in Austen Tribute Texts " Jane Austen and Masculinity 173-189 Topic Jane Austen Georgette Heyer gender historical romance
Hopkins, Lisa (2021) "All’s Well That Ends Well: Shakespearean echoes in Heyer’s Regency novels " Georgette Heyer, History, and Historical Fiction 147-161 DOI:10.2307/j.ctv15d818n.14 Topic Shakespeare Georgette Heyer
Horáčková, Martina (2025) Exploring Romantasy Tropes: Analysis of Ali Hazelwood’s Bride Bachelor’s thesis, Silesian University in Opava Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Ali Hazelwood
Horan, Molly (2026) “Thanks For Listening: A Novel” And “Asexuality in Young Adult Literature: How Ace/Aro YA Challenges Amatonormativity and Expands Possibilities” PhD, Bath Spa University Topic YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors love Alice Oseman Laura Nowlin Molly Horan
Horgheim, Celina (2023) From Rape to Romance: Sexual Consent Negotiation in Romantic Retellings of the Myth of Persephone MA Degree Secondary Teacher Programme, University of Oslo Topic myth sex/sexuality rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse gender Rachel Alexander Ophelia Silk feminism
Horpestad, Amalie Fogtmann (2025) Beyond Romance: Generic Innovation in Lucinda Riley’s The Seven Sisters Series Masters thesis, The University of Bergen Topic Lucinda Riley genre definitions family
Horst, Lauren (2024) "Exemplum J. R. Ward, Dark Lover (2005) " The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume 8: American Fiction since 1940 484–489 DOI:10.1093/oso/9780192844729.003.0042 Topic J. R. Ward paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance
Horst, Lauren (2024) "The Romance Novel " The Oxford History of the Novel in English: Volume 8: American Fiction since 1940 468–483 DOI:10.1093/oso/9780192844729.003.0041 Topic romance scholarship genre definitions
Hotz-Davies, Ingrid Kirchhofer, Anton Leppänen, Sirpa (2009) Internet Fictions Newcastle upon Tyne: Cambridge Scholars Publishing
Houel, Annik (1990) "L’amant Harlequin " Le roman sentimental: actes du colloque des 14-15-16 mars 1989 à la Faculté des lettres de Limoges, volume 1 277-283 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon
Houel, Annik (1992) "Les chemins de la passion " Actes du colloque "Les mauvais genres" organisé au Centre culturel canadien de Paris les 23, 24 et 25 novembre 1989 137-145 Topic sex/sexuality psychology
Houel, Annik (1997) Le roman d’amour et sa lectrice: une si longue passion: l’exemple Harlequin Paris: L’Harmattan Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon readers love marriage history family France feminism sex/sexuality happy ending fashion/clothing gender family
Howlett, Peter Morgan, Mary S. (2011) How Well Do Facts Travel? The Dissemination of Reliable Knowledge Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
Hua, Shaoqi Xiao, Chengli (2023) What shapes a parasocial relationship in RVGs? The effects of avatar images, avatar identification, and romantic jealousy among potential, casual, and core players Computers in Human Behavior 139: DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2022.107504 Topic computer/video/digital games
Huang, Yu-ting Weaver-Hightower, Rebecca (2019) Archiving Settler Colonialism: Culture, Space and Race Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge
Hubbard, Rita Cooper (1981) Relationship Styles In Popular Romance Fiction: A Fantasy Theme Analysis Of Harlequin Romances, 1950-1979 PhD, Temple University Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon gender feminism
Hubbard, Rita C. (1983) "The Changing-Unchanging Heroines and Heroes of Harlequin Romances, 1950-1979 " The Hero in Transition 171-179 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon gender authors Elizabeth Hoy Roumelia Lane Elizabeth Hunter
Hubbard, Rita C. (1985) Relationship Styles in Popular Romance Novels, 1950-1983 Communication Quarterly 33.2:113-125 DOI: 10.1080/01463378509369587 Topic Lilian Warren as Kathryn Blair/Rosalind Brett/Celine Conway gender Roumelia Lane Elizabeth Hunter Elaine Raco Chase Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hubbard, Rita C. (1992) "Magic and Transformation: Relationships in Popular Romance Novels, 1950 to the 1980s " Popular Culture: An Introductory Text 476-488 Topic Lilian Warren as Kathryn Blair/Rosalind Brett/Celine Conway gender Roumelia Lane Elizabeth Hunter Elaine Raco Chase Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hubert, Karen M. (1976) Teaching and Writing Popular Fiction: Horror, Adventure, Mystery and Romance in the American Classroom New York: Teachers & Writers Collaborative Topic teaching romance
Hughes, Helen Muriel (1988) Changes in Historical Romance, 1890s to the 1980s: The Development of the Genre from Stanley Weyman to Georgette Heyer and her Successors PhD, University of Bradford Topic historical romance Georgette Heyer
Hughes, Helen (1993) The Historical Romance London and New York: Routledge Topic historical romance history Georgette Heyer Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Stanley Weyman Rafael Sabatini Jeffrey Farnol Barbara Cartland social/economic class UK national identity gender A. E. W. Mason Baroness Orczy readers Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) Mira Stables Rowena Tenet
Hughes, Bill (2013) ‘Two kinds of romance': Generic Hybridity and Epistemological Uncertainty in Contemporary Paranormal Romance : Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance Alyxandra Harvey Julie Kagawa science/technology
Hughes, Bill (2014) Demon Lovers: Embracing the Monster in Paranormal Romance :1-23 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance trash/literary and or intellectual quality YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance gothic romance Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) sex/sexuality Alyxandra Harvey science/technology gender Maggie Stiefvater animals Julie Kagawa rural romance settings death Daniel Waters
Hughes, Bill (2020) "“Two kinds of romance”: generic hybridity and epistemological uncertainty in contemporary paranormal romance " Matizes do gótico: três séculos de Horace Walpole 35-69 Topic YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Julie Kagawa Alyxandra Harvey science/technology
Hughes, Bill (2021) "Genre Mutation in Young Adult Gothic: The Dialectics of Dystopia and Romance in Holly Black's The Coldest Girl in Coldtown " Young Adult Gothic Fiction: Monstrous Selves/Monstrous Others 37-60 DOI:10.2307/jj.14491645.7 Topic YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance gothic romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance capitalism/business Holly Black
Hughes, Bill (2025) Generic Hybridity and the Critique of Instrumentalism in the Enchanted Landscapes of Dark Fairy Romance Gramarye 27: Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Julie Kagawa
Huguley, Piper (2022) Her Bodyguard: Sandra Kitt’s The Color of Love as a foundational text for BWWM romance Journal of Popular Romance Studies 11: DOI: 10.70138/HNVC8362 Topic Sandra Kitt race/ethnicity African American romance police officers/police forces
Huguley, Piper (2022) "In Search of the Black Historical Hottie: The Sad Situation of the Black Hero in Historical Romance " Black Love Matters: Real Talk on Romance, Being Seen, and Happily Ever After 159-170 Topic historical romance race/ethnicity gender Piper Huguley happy ending wealth/prosperity
Hunter, Kathryn M. (2026) Desert Dreams: Valentino, Lawrence, and Sheik Fantasy in 1920s Australia Journal of the Royal Australian Historical Society 112:56-76 Topic sheikh romance E. M. Hull Australia history war/armed forces film/movies
Hunter, Christyna M. (2021) Cataloging Category Romance Fiction and Librarian and Patron Views on Romance Fiction in Public Libraries Current Studies in Librarianship 33.2:37-50 Topic libraries/librarians Harlequin Mills & Boon
Huntwork, Mary M. (1990) Why Girls Flock to Sweet Valley High School Library Journal 36.3:137-140 Topic YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance readers
Huq, Maimuna (1999) "From Piety to Romance: Islam-Oriented Texts in Bangladesh " New Media in the Muslim World: The Emerging Public Sphere 133-161 Topic Islam religion/spirituality Bangladesh
Hurley, Frances K. (1999) In the Words of Girls: The Reading of Adolescent Romance Fiction Doctor of Education, Harvard University Topic YA/young adult/teenage/new adult/NA romance readers gender
Hurst, Rochelle (2009) The Barrister’s Bedmate: Harlequin Mills & Boon and the Bridget Jones Debate Australian Feminist Studies 24.62:453-468 DOI: 10.1080/08164640903291878 Topic chick lit feminism Helen Fielding Harlequin Mills & Boon
Hutter, Verena (2023) " Fire, Savannah, and Passion: The New Africa Novel and the Construction of White Femininity " Gender and German Colonialism: Intimacies, Accountabilities, Intersections DOI:10.4324/9781003378990-12 Topic Africa Germany history historical romance race/ethnicity Patricia Mennen Leah Bach gender
Hutton-Jarvis, C. A. (1998) The educational potential of romantic fiction PhD, University of Leeds Topic readers teaching romance
Hyejin, O (2020) 원본 없는 판타지 : 페미니스트 시각으로 읽는 한국 현대문화사 Seoul: Humanitas Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon readers Korea
Hyland, Rachel (2018) Heyer Society: Essays on the Literary Genius of Georgette Heyer : Overlord Publishing Topic Georgette Heyer
Ibarrola-Armendariz, Aitor Ortiz de Urbina Arruabarrena, Jon (2016) On the move: Glancing Backwards To Build a Future in English Studies Bilbao: Universidad de Deusto
Ibrahim, Musa (2025) "Trans-Indian Ocean Cultural Flows: The Influence of Hindi Cinema on Hausa Popular Fictions " Currents of Metamorphosis across the Indian Ocean 65-86 Topic Nigeria film/movies
Iché, Virginie Sorlin, Sandrine (2022) The Rhetoric of Literary Communication: From Classical English Novels to Contemporary Digital Fiction New York: Routledge
Iesué, Renata (1990) Romance and Reality: Popular Writing by Nigerian Women Commonwealth Essays and Studies 13.1:28-37 Topic Nigeria
Illouz, Eva (2014) Hard-Core Romance: Fifty Shades of Grey, Best-Sellers, and Society Chicago: University of Chicago Press Topic Fifty Shades BDSM
Imperitura, Lorenzo (2024) The Forgotten Queer Utopia: Queer utopianism, Queer identities, and Queer communities in Irene Clyde’s Beatrice the Sixteenth Master’s thesis, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Universitetet i Tromsø Topic Irene Clyde LGBTQ+ characters, readers and/or authors Older and/or precursor texts (may not be "romance" as now defined) science fiction/futuristic romance paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance gender
Inge, M. Thomas Hall, Dennis (2002) The Greenwood Guide to American Popular Culture: Volume Four (Pulps and Dime Novels through Young Adult Fiction) Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press
Ingram, Toni (2026) Romantasy and the quest for cliteracy Sex Education ONLINE FIRST:ONLINE FIRST DOI: 10.1080/14681811.2026.2689427 Topic sex/sexuality paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance Rebecca Yarros Sarah J. Maas A.K. Mulford