Despite the prejudices of critics, popular romance fiction remains a complex, dynamic genre. It consistently maintains the largest market share in the American

Popular romance fiction constitutes the largest segment of the global book market. Bringing together an international group of scholars, The Routledge Research

Originally published in 1984, Reading the Romance challenges popular (and often demeaning) myths about why romantic fiction, one of publishing's most lucrative

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