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Our Romantic Heritage: The Ancestry of Romance
Researching the genre's family tree, Sherri Skanes explores ten historic works of literature that paved the way for modern day romance n
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Reader of the Month
Meet Reader of the Month, Emma Moyle, who talks about her love of historical romance, Gone with the Wind and her latest book reviews.
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Happily-Ever-After = Marriage?
In romance novels, we kind of expect the Happily-Ever -After, but does a proposal still stand in modern day society?I asked readers from Fac
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Classic Love Stories. Are They Still Part Of The Romance Genre?
If a classic love story is now considered "literature", does that mean it's not part of the romance genre any more? Avril Tre