Romance
Booklist’s Top 10 Romance Fiction of 2009
1. Always Look Twice by Geralyn Dawson
2. The Bridegroom by Linda Lael Miller
3. Dogs and Goddesses by Jennifer Crusie, Anne Stuart, and Lani Diane Rich
4. Hot Flash by Kathy Carmichael
5. Laced with Magic by Barbara Bretton
6. The Magic Knot by Helen Scott Taylor
7. Practice Makes Perfect by Julie James
8. So Enchanting by Connie Brockway
9. Straight from the Hip by Susan Mallery
10. When the Duke Returns by Eloisa James
Click below for the 2009 Rita Award Winners
2009 RITA Award Winners
1. Short definition of the Romance genre
"A romance is a love story in which the central focus is on the development and satisfactory resolution of the love relationship between the two main characters, written in such a way as to
provide the reader with some degree of vicarious emotional participation in the courtship process."
Kris Ramsdell, Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre
2. Overview of the Romance Genre
3. Provo Library Romance Booklists
Romance Genre Study Booklet Adobe Acrobat Reader (.pdf)
Romance Genre Study Booklet Microsoft Word (.doc)
Romance Staff Picks List.pdf
Romance Booklist.pdf
4. Romance Websites
Romantic Times BOOKreviews
The Romance Reader
All About Romance
Genreflecting: Romance
Romance Reviews Today
Heart of the West
Gothic Journal
ParaNormal Romance
Readersadvice.com (Romance)
Escape to Romance
Good Ton
Romance Writers of America
Wax Romantic
Romancenovel.tv
5. Romance Award Winners 2009
Booklist top 10 Romance Fiction of 2009
Romantic Writers of American Golden Heart Awards 2009
Best contemporary Series Romance: Second Chance for a Family by Kim Law
Best Contemporary Series Romance: Suspense/Adventure: Romance or Retribution by Jamie Michele
Best Paranormal Romance: First Grave on the Right by Darynda Jones
Best Inspirational Romance: Kitty's Fire by Kelly Ann Riley
Best Young Adult Romance: Stage Fright by Shoshana Dawn Brown
Best Historical Romance: Butterfly Swords by Jeannie Lin
Best Regency Historical Romance: An Inconvenient Marriage by Sara Ramsey
Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: Death, Taxes, and a French Manicure by Anne Marie Becker
Best Romantic Suspense: Only Fear by Anne Marie Becker
Best Contemporary Single Title Romance: Easy Money by Vivi Andrews
Romance Writers of American RITA Awards 2009
Best First Book: Oh.My.Gods. by Tera Lynn Childs
Best Inspirational Romance: Finding Stefanie by Susan May Warren
Best Young Adult Romance: Hell Week by Rosemary Clement-Moore
Best Historical Romance: The Edge of Impropriety by Pam Rosenthal
Best Paranormal Romance: Seducing Mr. Darcy by Gwyn Cready
Best Romantic Suspense: Take No Prisoners by Cindy Gerard
Best Regency Historical Romance: My Lord and Spymaster by Joanna Bourne
Best Novel with Strong Romantic Elements: Tribute by Nora Roberts
Best Contemporary Single Title Romance: Not Another Bad Date by Rachel Gibson
Best Romantic Novella: "The Fall of Rogue Gerard" by Stephanie Laurens in It Happened One Night
2008 Romantic Times Reviewer's Choice Award Nominees
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6. Romance Reference Books
Romance Fiction: A Guide to the Genre: Kristin Ramsdell: Libraries Unlimited: 1999
What Romance Do I Read Next? A Readers Guide to Recent Romance Fiction: Kristin Ramsdell: Gale Research: 1997
Romantic Hearts: A Personal Reference for Romance Readers: Peggy J. Jaegly: Scarecrow Press: 1997
Genreflecting: A Guide to Reading Interests in Genre Fiction 5th ed.: Herald, Diana Tixier.
Teen Genreflecting: Herald, Diana Tixier
7. Magazines
Romantic Times BOOKreviews
8. Romance Author Spotlights
Karen Hawkins
Nora Roberts
Diana Gabaldon
9. Romance Contests
None right now - but I'll be seeking them out for all you budding writers!
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