11.   The book is the fourth in a series of linked sagas that could be classified as historical romance with adventure and a touch of science fiction thrown in.

12.   The author of six well-regarded historical romances remembers meeting Krentz at a writing conference, then later calling her for advice on her fledgling career.

13.   The country is keen on historical romance, impatient with historical fact, weak on the realities that uniquely characterize the African-American past.

14.   The film does work as a historical romance.

15.   Whatever became of the historical romance?

16.   The martial arts and historical romance set in ancient China has generated a lot of Oscar buzz since making its way around the film festival circuit.

17.   The Mandarin-language historical romance is about a legendary sword that leads two kung-fu masters to do battle with a dangerous assassin and her young protegee.