Authors
21 x RITA Award Winner and industry revolutionizing author of contemporary romances
Who is Nora Roberts?
A classic novel from the 19th century with an enemies to lovers theme
What is Pride and Prejudice?
82%
What is the percentage of romance readers who are female?
Chaste to steamy
What is romance novel heat level?
A story that takes place later than 1950
What is a contemporary romance?
Known as the Queen of Regencies
Who is Julia Quinn?
Considered by many to be the first romance novel
What is Pamela or Virtue Rewarded?
Emotional involvement and growth of characters
What are two appeal factors in romance books?
Alpha, knight, cowboy, sensitive guy
What are romance hero character types?
Became popular in the late 1990s and early 2000
What is paranormal romance?
RWA Lifetime Achievement Award winner and author of romances featuring African-American characters
Who is Beverly Jenkins?
Title of the first "bodice ripper" written by Kathleen Woodiwiss and published in 1972
What is The Flame and the Flower?
Central love story between two main characters and a happily ever after ending
What are two elements that must be present for a novel to be a romance?
Two types of romance reading promotion in libraries
What is passive promotion and active promotion?
A story where strong, often explicit, sexual interaction is an inherent part of the love story
What is erotic romance?
Author of paranormal erotic romance series Doomsday Brethren
Who is Shayla Black?
Considered by many to be the first romance novel
What is Pamela or Virtue Rewarded?
$1.08 billion annually
What is the amount spent annually on romance books?
Four common romance novel tropes
What are (marriage of convenience, false identity, amnesia, fake relationship, friends to lovers, class differences, mail order bride, etc.)?
The most popular sub-genre in both print and e-book form.
What is romantic suspense?
Critically acclaimed author of Eleanor and Park
Who is Rainbow Rowell?
Novel written by E. M. Hull with a hero who would be the prototype for domineering alpha male heroes in the future
What is The Sheik?
The top three sources used by readers to acquire romance novels
What are stores, online retail sites, and libraries?
Four elements of the romance genre that can be discussed in a readers' advisory session
What are sub-genre, character type, tropes, and heat level?
Regency, Victorian, Medieval, and post-Civil War America
What are the most popular historical romance eras?