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Popova, Milena (2018) Rewriting the Romance: Emotion Work and Consent in Arranged Marriage Fanfiction Journal of Popular Romance Studies 7: Topic fanfiction sex/sexuality marriage emotions
Pérez-Gil, María del Mar (2018) Exoticism, Ethnocentrism, and Englishness in Popular Romance Fiction: Constructing the European Other Journal of Popular Culture 51.4:940-955 DOI: 10.1111/jpcu.12710 Topic Spain national identity UK race/ethnicity islands Harlequin Mills & Boon
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Neal, Lynn S. (2013) "Evangelical Love Stories: The Triumphs and Temptations of Romantic Fiction " Evangelical Christians and Popular Culture: Pop Goes the Gospel. Volume 2: Literature, Music, Popular Art, and Merchandise 1–20 Topic Christian romance Publishing religion/spirituality readers authors sex/sexuality