Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre 2nd Edition (Genreflecting Advisory Series)

A comprehensive guide that defines the literature and the outlines the best-selling genre of all time: romance fiction.More than 2000 romances are published annually making it difficult for fans and the librarians who advise them to keep pace with new titles emerging authors and constant evolution of this dynamic genre. Fortunately romance expert and librarian Kristin Ramsdell provides a definitive guide to this fiction genre that serves as an indispensible resource for those interested in it―including fans searching for reading material―as well as for library staff scholars and romance writers themselves.This title updates the last edition of Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre published in 1999.While the emphasis is on newer titles many of the important older classics are retained keeping the focus of the book on the entire genre instead of only those titles published during the last decade. Specific changes include new chapters on linked and continuing romances a new section on Chick Lit in the Contemporary Romance chapter an expansion of coverage on the alternative reality subset. This is THE romance genre guide to have.A core collection list in chronological order An exhaustive bibliographic listing of romance titlesResearch materials and a brief history of the genreIndexes organized by author title and subject