Romance
Rochelle Alers
Rochelle Alers' books are contemporary fast-paced love stories, sometimes with an element of suspense. Plots usually focus on the female characters who live by their faith.
   
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Robyn Carr
Carr writes heartwarming, sensual, and often
issues-based contemporary romance with a focus on community.
 
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Sonali Dev
Sonali Dev writes contemporary multicultural romances starring spirited young women and handsome, dashing young men torn between Indian cultural tradition and modern Western culture. 
 
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Brenda Jackson 
Jackson writes passionate, steamy romance novels featuring African-American characters.  Her characters are so popular with readers that many of her books continue with at least one sequel.  
 
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Beverly Jenkins 
Jenkins writes vividly descriptive contemporary romances and historical romances featuring tough-minded heroines and charismatic heroes.
  
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Lisa Kleypas
Common themes include growth, transformation, and redemption. Kleypas' slightly flawed heroes are common-born, self-made professional men and aristocrats. Heroines are clever and outspoken, and both sexes use wit and sarcasm.

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Debbie Macomber
Heartwarming, contemporary stories of ordinary women’s lives in domestic settings.   
   
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Susan Mallery 
This prolific writer produces light romance stories with contemporary settings that are heartfelt, emotional, and sometimes humorous.
  
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Fern Michaels 
Readers of Michaels’ novels tend to form an emotional connection with her characters.   She often writes about betrayal and how the character overcomes it with the support of friends and family.  
 
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Linda Lael Miller 
 
Miller evokes far-away times and cultures in her fast-paced Romance novels. She places honorable men and courageous women in dangerous situations and then leaves them to struggle for survival.
 
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Priscilla Oliveras 
Oliveras shares her Latin culture with her readers in these contemporary romance novels.  Her stories are heartwarming and engaging, and her characters are authentic.
 
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Alisha Rai 
Rai writes culturally diverse contemporary romance, usually featuring strong female characters.  Her writing is engaging, and her stories are steamy and filled with lots of drama.
 
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Nora Roberts
Genre-crossing romantic stories featuring passionate, resourceful heroines and strong, empathetic heroes. Each story emphasizes relationships with family and friends while providing details of careers or adventures.
 
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Jill Shalvis
Light contemporary romances with just a hint of action and adventure. Her heroes are the action type: firefighters, pilots, professional athletes, etc. Her heroines are feisty but vulnerable women trying to make it to the next day without their world falling apart.
 
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Danielle Steel 
Known for her heartwarming, romantic tales of strong protagonists, usually female, who confront difficult problems in their lives and marriages and emerge stronger. Universal tragedies drive Steel's stories and the characters that fill them.
 
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RaeAnne Thayne 
Thayne's protagonists are relatable and attractive, with full lives, scarred hearts, and complex relationships. The author crafts brightly toned and often humorous stories about how these characters overcome their difficulties to build new lives together.
 
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