1.   I was reading some trashy romance novel.

2.   Her romance novels are nowise different from those of scores of other writers.

3.   Drippy romance novels that are apparently intended for the terminally lovesick.

4.   Although the book is presented as a thriller, its psychological concerns often are those of the romance novel.

5.   And to the dismay of those who love the decadent covers of romance novels, some of the glitter literally will be gone.

6.   As their books have climbed the best-seller charts, mainstream publishing houses have reacted quickly with new imprints specializing in black romance novels and literature.

7.   As they say in the romance novels, she sees her destiny in his eyes.

8.   At first glance, they resemble cliched set pieces of antebellum romance novels, replete with hoop skirts, dripping moss, pickaninnies and mammies.

9.   Because gay history focuses so much on proving the homosexuality of the famous, some scholarship can read like a romance novel.

10.   Before launching her mystery series, Berenson wrote romance novels and did free-lance articles for The New York Times and other publications.