附註:Includes bibliographical references (page 181) and index.
Introduction / J.A. Krentz -- Setting the stage : facts and figures / C. Linz -- Beneath the surface : the hidden codes of romance / L. Barlow and J.A. Krentz -- The androgynous reader : point of view in the romance / L. Kinsale -- The androgynous reader : another view of point of view / L. Barlow -- The romance and the empowerment of women / S.E. Phillips -- Sweet subversions / D. Clair -- Mad, bad, and dangerous to know : the hero as challenge / D.O. Malek -- Mean, moody, and magnificent : the hero in romance literature / R. Donald -- Legends of seductive elegance / A. Stuart -- Love conquers all : the warrior hero and the affirmation of love / E. Lowell -- Welcome to the dark side / M.J. Putney -- Trying to tame the romance : critics and correctness / J.A. Krentz -- Loved I not honor more : the virginal heroine in romance / D.W. Malek -- Making a choice : virginity in the romance / B. Young -- By honor bound : the heroine as hero / P. Williamson -- Women do / J. Arnold -- Moments of power / S. Cameron -- The risk of seduction and the seduction of risk / S. Brown -- Happily ever after : the ending as beginning / S.S. Guntrum -- Let me tell you about my readers / D. Palmer -- Judge me by the joy I bring / K.G. Seidel.
