Traditional Womanly Romance Pathfinder

(Houston Cole Library)

Notes: The classic type of romance novel is the "womanly romance," contemporary in setting and with home and marriage as the goals for a happy life. The formula for these stories might be stated as "Girl meets boy with fortune, girl loses boy with fortune, girl gets boy (and fortune.)" Romance writers are so prolific in their output that some entries below are for author numbers only.

Baldwin, Faith.  EVENING STAR.  New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1966.  (PS3505.U97E9)

Baldwin, Faith.  ONE MORE TIME.  New York: Holt, Rinehart, and Winston, 1972.  (PS3505.U97O54/1972)

Cadell, Elizabeth.  GAME IN DIAMONDS.  New York: Morrow, 1976.  (PR6005.A224G36/1976)

Cadell, Elizabeth.  A LION IN THE WAY.  New York: Morrown, 1982.
(PR6005.A225L5)

Caldwell, Taylor.  Library owns many titles.
(SEE PS3505.A364)

Dwyer-Joyce, Alice.  CRY THE SOFT RAIN.  London: R. Hale, 1972.
(PZ4.D993Cr2)

Eden, Dorothy.  Library owns many titles.
(SEE PR9639.3.E38)

Norris, Kathleen.  YOU CAN'T HAVE EVERYTHING.  Garden City, NY: Doubleday, Doran, 1937.
(PS3527.O5Y6/1937)

Pilcher, Rosamunde.  THE SHELL SEEKERS.  New York: St. Martin's, 1987.  (PR6066.I38S5 1987)

Pilcher, Rosamunde.  UNDER GEMINI. New York: St. Martin's, 1976.  (PR6066.I38U53/1976)

Stevenson, D.E.  Library owns many titles.
(SEE PR6037.T458)

Van Slyke, Helen.  Library owns many titles.
(SEE PS3572.A54)  

Revised 04/01: HDN