Tales of love between plain Janes and their beautiful beaus.

Eloisa James kicks off a new year of Reading Romance with stories of lovers encumbered by the past.

Tips for buying the perfect book for the young reader in your life.

Re-reading a year's worth of favorites.

If their parents weren't at war, would Romeo and Juliet have noticed each another?

When alpha males have to take it down a notch.

A round-up of romances that offer a respite from the ordinary world -- and an important message from our columnist.

Can two people find love when one has been humiliated by the other?

There's no more enticing figure than a loner who won't settle down -- until he does.

Stories of lovers with something to hide.

Misfits who find their hearts' desire.

Love stories that don't involve titled gentry or immortal vampires.

Stubborn lovers prove their own worst enemies in five new romances.

Human imperfections are central to these affecting tales of love.

The most unlikely romantic pairings can produce the most appealing tales of love.

Romance meets reality in a world where the damsels aren't always the ones in real distress.

Stories of love that beats the odds, in a series of romances dedicated to beating a deadly disease.

When the dashing hero is closed off from his own feelings, can love break through?

Eloisa James on four novels that illustrate why weddings in romances need to be more than just happy endings.

Four new romances that twist old plots—from Cinderella to Cyrano, Pygmalion to Jane Eyre—to fit these times.

Eloisa James on great love stories for younger readers.

Eloisa James is surprised—and delighted—by the winning innocence of the heroines of five new romance novels.

This month in Reading Romance, Eloisa James celebrates less-than-perfect lovers.

Is it any surprise that bad behavior makes for the best stories?

Ever inventive, writers of romance alter old forms to map fresh approaches to the heart.

Marriage to a virtual stranger may not work out well in most peoples lives. But it does make for a good story.

From the Old West to imagined new frontiers, lone rangers who fire the imagination

Why a small-town setting can make for a particularly compelling tale of love's trials.

Forget about that smoldering demon lover for a minute -- take another look at the boy next door.

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