Johnson-Kurek, Rosemary E. (1999) "Leading Us into Temptation: The Language of Sex and the Power of Love " Romantic Conventions 113-148 Topic Harlequin Mills & Boon feminism sex/sexuality erotic romance linguistics gender virginity rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse Abra Taylor Candace Schuler Lori Foster Jennifer Crusie
Teague, Anna Sophia Wester (2015) “If my hubby ever did half the stuff my book boyfriends did… I’d put him six ft in the ground” : narratives of interpersonal and gendered violence as discussed in romance novel review websites Honors thesis, Whitman College Topic readers rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse psychology pornography gender sex/sexuality
Calhoun-French, Diane M. (1999) "Time-Travel and Related Phenomena in Contemporary Popular Romance Fiction " Romantic Conventions 100-112 Topic paranormal/fantasy/time-travel romance gender historical romance Constance O'Day Flannery Jo Ann Simon Heather Graham religion/spirituality sex/sexuality Jayne Ann Krentz/Amanda Quick/Jayne Castle rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Kaler, Anne K. (1999) "Conventions of Captivity in Romance Novels " Romantic Conventions 86-99 Topic sheikh romance religion/spirituality settings E. M. Hull sex/sexuality rape and/or intimate partner violence/abuse
Breslin, Carol Ann (1999) "Medieval Magic and Witchcraft in the Popular Romance Novel " Romantic Conventions 75-85 Topic religion/spirituality historical romance history Jude Deveraux Elizabeth Lowell Arnette Lamb
Botts, Amber (1999) "Cavewoman Impulses: The Jungian Shadow Archetype in Popular Romantic Fiction " Romantic Conventions 62-74 Topic gender feminism psychology sex/sexuality emotions readers