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Last update 22 October 2009.
My Amazon.com store, which compiles romances by my favorite authors.
Here is my Research Wish List
I've been a romance and erotica reader for about ten years now, especially historical romance, and thought I'd share some of the best of what I've read.
I love reading academic studies of the romance genre. One of the most accessible is Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance
A Natural History of the Romance Novel
These are on my current wishlist: Good-Bye Heathcliff: Changing Heroes, Heroines, Roles, and Values in Women's Category Romances (Contributions in Women's Studies)
The Woman's Historical Novel: British Women Writers, 1900-2000
Empowerment versus Oppression: Twenty First Century Views of Popular Romance Novels
One of my main influences in the genre is romance writer Laura Kinsale, who has some of the most cracktastic--and emotionally compelling--books I've ever read.
Carla Kelly fostered my love of the so-called "beta hero," sometimes known as the "nice guy."
She has new books in 2009! The Surgeon's Lady (Harlequin Historical Series)
Marrying The Captain (Harlequin Historical Series)
Beau Crusoe (Harlequin Historical Series)
This one is waiting for me on the To Be Read pile: Here's to the Ladies: Stories of the Frontier Army
Another of my influences is Judith Ivory/Judy Cuevas. My favorites of her novels are Dance
Mary Balogh has written many genre-bending Regency-set historicals, such as A Precious Jewel
Jo Beverley is another consistent favorite author: A Most Unsuitable Man
Pam Rosenthal writes complex and sexy historicals:
Almost A Gentleman (Brava Historical Romance)
Connie Brockway is just plain fun. I love her sense of humor.
Loretta Chase is an expert at witty banter.
Miss Wonderful (Carsington Family Series)
Lord Perfect (Carsington Family Series)
This classic Chase novel mingles humor and deft twists on tropes of historical romance: Lord of Scoundrels
Meredith Duran is a recent discovery:
This is Duran's first novel, which I liked a lot: The Duke of Shadows
Sherry Thomas is a great prose stylist:
Elizabeth Hoyt's novels are getting better and better:
To Taste Temptation (The Legend of the Four Soldiers)
To Seduce A Sinner (The Legend of the Four Soldiers)
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