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Books

Early Classics

Austen, Jane Heyer, Georgette

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Golden Age

Deveraux, Jude Hodge, Jane Aiken Holt, Victoria Penman, Sharon Kay Rogers, Rosemary Stewart, Mary Whitney, Phyllis Woodiwiss, Kathleen

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Historical

Alexander, Victoria Balogh, Mary Barnett, Jill Beverley, Jo Burrowes, Grace Cates, Kimberly Chase, Loretta Gabaldon, Diana Hoyt, Elizabeth Hunter, Jillian Killion, Kimberly Krahn, Bettina Krentz, Jayne Ann Putney, Mary Jo Quick, Amanda Quinn, Julia Wolf, Joan

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Contemporary

Brockmann, Suzanne Daly, Barbara Denison, Janelle Early, Margot Fielding, Liz Foster, Lori Hannay, Barbara Henderson, Dee Leclaire, Day Marton, Sandra McAllister, Anne McMahon, Barbara Michaels, Leigh Palmer, Diana Sellers, Alexandra Thompson, Vicki Lewis

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Women's Fiction

Binchy, Maeve Bond, Stephanie Brown, Sandra Crusie, Jennifer Graham, Heather Hoag, Tami Phillips, Susan Elizabeth Pilcher, Rosamund Roberts, Nora Wiggs, Susan

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Chick Lit

Giffin, Emily Kinsella, Sophie Weiner, Jennifer Wickham, Madeleine

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Paranormal

Cole, Kresley Kenyon, Sherrilyn Love, Dianna Showalter, Gena Sparks, Kerralyn Ward, J.R.

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Romantic Suspense

Brennan, Allison Freethy, Barbara Gerard, Cindy Hoag, Tami Howard, Linda Miller, Linda Lael

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Inspirational

Gist, Deeanne Goodnight, Linda Perry, Marta Rustand, Roxanne

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Romance Publishers

Avalon Avon Bantam/Dell BelleBooks Berkley/Jove Ellora's Cave Genesis Harlequin Howard ImaJinn Kensington Multnomah New American Library Red Sage Simon & Schuster St. Martin’s Tor Tyndale

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Periodicals

Magazine/Website - Literary Scene

The Writer

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Reference

Craft

Brown, Renni and King, Dave. Self-Editing for Fiction Writers Gallagher, Rita and Estrada, Rita Clay. Writing Romances Gotham Writers' Workshop. Writing Fiction King, Stephen. On Writing Lamott, Anne. Bird by Bird Lukeman, Noah. The First Five Pages Lyon, Elizabeth. Manuscript Makeover Michaels, Leigh. Creating Romantic Characters Michaels, Leigh. On Writing Romance Mittelmark, Howard and Newman, Sandra. How Not To Write a Novel Roerden, Chris. Don't Sabotage Your Submission

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Directories

Agent Query Duotrope Jeff Herman's Guide to Book Editors, Publishers, and Literary Agents Literary Marketplace Novel and Short Story Writer's Market Writer's Market Writers' & Artists' Yearbook

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Romance Reference Books

Dixon, Jay. Romantic Fiction of Mills and Boon, 1909-1995 Johnson, Victoria M.. All I Need to Know in Life I Learned from Romance Novels Krentz, Jayne Ann. Dangerous Men & Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance

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Organizations

Association of Authors' Representatives Romance Writers of America

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Other

CataRomance Harlequin Romance Authors Romance Junkies

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General Resources

Link List

Gotham Reading/Resources Lists New York Times Navigator Ref Desk University of Texas Reference Yahoo Reference

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Reference

Bartleby Encyclopedia Britannica First Chapters Google Google Earth Google Maps Lexis/Nexis Library of Congress National Geographic Atlas Poets & Writers Tools for Writers Shaw Guides US Copyright Office Wikipedia

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Words/Usage

American Heritage Dictionary Associated Press Stylebook Chicago Manual of Style Elements of Style Merriam-Webster Dictionary/Thesaurus (online) Oxford English Dictionary (2 volume) Oxford English Dictionary (20 volume) Oxford English Dictionary (online) Roget's II Thesaurus (alphabetized) Roget's International Thesaurus (categorized) University of Calgary Grammar Guide

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