The Special Title Listings

Updated April 26, 2013

Welcome to the the Special Title Listings. These lists are organized differently than by genre, setting, or grade alone. After reading romance for some time, some readers can be drawn to certain themes (Favorite Funnies) or issues (May/December Romance), character types (Beta Heroes) or unusual settings (Special Settings, Road Romance). With this in mind, the Special Title Listings page was created to meet such a reader's need.

AAR also wanted the list to present the best of the best in these categories so if the title has been reviewed by AAR then it had to have a grade of B- or greater. For books not reviewed by AAR, they are researched to see they have been well reviewed (equivalent to a B- grade or greater at AAR) at other venues. All publication dates are eligible for inclusion, but the ones from earlier years should hold up just as well when reading them today. These lists have been invaluable for those readers who know what they are looking for and for those who aren't sure but who have an idea that a book with characters who have been imprisoned might be just the ticket.

We hope you enjoy your journey into our lists. They are perfect to print out for your next bookstore excursion. To learn more about list definitions, as well as their history and design, please click here.

 

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These are the Special Title Listings we offer:

Across the Tracks
January 2013

Addiction Romances
April 2010

Adventure Romances
September 2009

All in the Family
October 2009

Alternate Reality
August 2009

Amazing Animals
August 2009

American Indian
August 2007

Amnesia. . . Or Not?
June 2009

Angels, Demons & Gods
August 2009

Arranged Marriages
November 2012

Beauty is in the Eye. . .
June 2009

Best Enemies
May 2009

Beta Heroes
Sept 2012

Bluestockings & Feminists
January 2010

Cabin & Road Romances
November 2012

Childless
October 2009

Christmas Romances
December 2012

(Not Your Usual) Conflict
May 2013

Cons, Burglars & Pickpockets
January 2010

Courtesans, Mistresses & Prostitutes
October 2009

Courtroom Dramas
April 2010

Cross-Dressing & In Disguise
April 2009

Disabilities in Romance
June 2009

Experienced Heroines & Femmes Fatales
October 2009

Fairy Tale Romances
October 2009

Favorite Funnies
Sept 2012

For the Love of God
June 2009

Friendships
September 2009

Guardian/Ward Romances
November 2009

Held Captive
July 2009

Heroes in Pursuit
November 2009

History 101
April 2010

Imprisoned!
December 2009

Inter-Ethnic Romances
January 2013

The Limelight
October 2009

Luscious Love Stories
December 2012

Marms, Teachers & Governesses
March 2010

Marriages of Convenience
Sept 2012

May-Dec/Dec-May Romances
November 2009

Met as Children
March 2013

Nerds & Absent-Minded Professors
March 2010

Older Couples
September 2009

One Foot on the Floor
February 2010

Opposites Attract
May 2013

Perfect First Spouses
August 2009

Pirates, Sheiks & Vikings
August 2009

Plus-Sized Heroines
March 2010

Point of View
September 2009

Rakes & Rogues
April 2009

Reunited
November 2012

Royalty in Romance
August 2009

Scots & Irish Romances
July 2009

Secondary Romance
July 2009

Shotgun Weddings
November 2012

Special Settings
December 2012

Spies, P.I's & Warriors
February 2010

Sports Romances
May 2009

Suspense & Mystery
April 2009

Time Travel
July 2009

Tormented Heroines
January 2010

Tortured Heroes
November 2012

Troubled Marriages
Sept 2012

Twins
September 2009

Two-Hanky Reads
August 2009

Unrequited Love
November 2009

Unusual Professions
May 2013

Villains
January 2010

Virginal Heroes
December 2009

War
April 2010

Young Adult Fiction
January 2010

 

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