Henderson Libraries Novel News
Contemporary Romances
| Maeve Binchy | Irish author. Known for stories with hard working decent characters dealing with difficult situations. |
| Barbara Taylor Bradford | Her A Woman of Substance in the late 70's kicked off the Harte family saga and was made into a tv miniseries. She is similar to Danielle Steel with glamorous upper class characters |
| Sandra Brown | Although her recent publications are suspense, she has written numerous other contemporary romance novels |
| Jane Dailey | Contemporary western romances set in Montana. Known for her series involving the Caulder family |
| Barbara Delinsky | Family dramas |
| Jennifer Crusie | Humorous sassy characters, modern values, steamy sex |
| Eileen Goudge | Involves younger characters (women in their 20's and 30's) and tends to lean more toward's woman dealing with issues with their family and friends than a romance with just one couple |
| Jan Karon | More on the residents of Mitford, a small community town, than on romance but still has some romantic elements |
| Jayne Ann Krentz | Primarily writes romantic suspense with fast paced, tightly written plots and satisfying conclusions. Very popular author. Also writes historical romance under the name Amanda Quick and paranormal romances under Jayne Castle |
| Debbie Macomber | Sweet community centered stories in contemporary settings |
| Fern Michaels | Strong characters, young and professional women |
| Susan Elizabeth Phillips | Humorous strong heroines. One of her more known series involve the "Chicago Stars" football team |
| Nora Roberts | Incredibly prolific author with numerous series. Also writes romantic suspense under the name J.D. Robb |
| Sidney Sheldon | Glitz, glamour and intrigue and major family dramas |
| Nicholas Sparks | Love lost and found in small town settings |
| Danielle Steel | Prolific author, most of her novels are glitz and glamour with tons of wealthy characters |
| Susan Wiggs | More women’s fiction than romance, involve characters in complex situations |
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