Romance Bookstore Day

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  1. 3. author of cult favorite big blue alien romances
  2. 4. Kathleen _________, credited with writing the first modern romance novel
  3. 6. Casey ______, author of a queer romance soon to be turned into a movie for Amazon
  4. 7. author of queer historical romances like RUIN OF A RAKE
  5. 9. The first out queer author to win a RITA award
  6. 12. Author of the forthcoming book HEARTBREAKER
  7. 15. Name for a common size of paperback romance novels
  8. 17. One of the first Asian authors to write Asian romances
  9. 19. _______ Duillo, one of the first women to break into the male-dominated industry of creating romance novel covers
  10. 20. Award-winning author of LGBTQ romances and owner of Bold Strokes Books, an LGBTQ publishing house
  11. 21. Term for a full-color illustration that comes immediately after the cover in many historical romance novels
  12. 24. An alternative to Goodreads where readers can share reviews, check trigger warnings, and participate in buddy reads
  13. 26. THE LIGHTS ON _______ LANE by Roan Parrish the first M/M romance to appear in one of Harlequin's main lines
  14. 28. One of the pen names of author Jayne Ann Krentz
  15. 29. public university in Ohio with a large collection of pop culture materials including collections of romance novels
  16. 30. Author of beloved queer romance novels like BOYFRIEND MATERIAL and A LADY FOR A DUKE
  17. 34. Best-selling author of beloved books like INDIGO
  18. 35. This 2022 film features Sandra Bullock as a romance novelist and Channing Tatum as her cover model
  19. 38. Newspaper with a prestigious best-selling booklist
  20. 39. Author credited with creating the Regency romance novel
  21. 40. Author of IRRESISTABLE FORCES, the first Black romance to hit XXXX
  22. 41. _________ SILVER ICE, the first traditionally published Latinx romance by a Latinx writer Marisa de Zavala
  23. 42. One of the first Black authors to win a RITA award
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  1. 1. Trailblazing editor at Dell, the founder of RWA, and the namesake of its annual awards
  2. 2. Prolific author of best selling novels like IT ENDS WITH US
  3. 5. UNTAMED HEART by Elda Minger was the first contemporary romance novel to feature this on the page
  4. 8. Author of RITES OF SPRING, the first book by a Black author published by Harlequin and edited by XXXX
  5. 10. Famous publisher of category romance,
  6. 11. Romance novel cover model whose big break was XXXX's cover for Johanna Lindsey's HEARTS AFLAME
  7. 13. Author of early gay romances Vincent __________
  8. 14. _______ Herring Blake, YA author and romance novelist of a new WLW series
  9. 16. Author of beloved series such as Spindle Cove
  10. 18. The first South Asian romance author to win a RITA award
  11. 22. ______ cover, one of the most popular types of cover for a historical romance and features the couple embracing
  12. 23. Romance author responsible for helping popularize the commoner hero in historical romance novels like DREAMING OF YOU
  13. 25. heroines of a beloved trilogy by Talia Hibbert
  14. 27. Author of best selling novels like BOOK LOVERS
  15. 31. Alexandria _____, author of romances like COUNT YOUR LUCKY STARS
  16. 32. Author of some of the earliest contemporary romance novels
  17. 33. The "Michelangelo of dirty talk," according to Entertainment Weekly
  18. 36. The first out trans author to win a RITA award
  19. 37. Rosalind ________, author of the first Black-authored category romance novel with a Black couple