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Contemporary romance is a subgenre of romance novels, generally set contemporaneously with the time of its writing.〔 (【引用サイトリンク】 publisher = Romance Writers of America )〕 The largest of the romance novel subgenres, contemporary romance novels are set in the time when they were written, and usually reflect the mores of their time. Heroines in the contemporary romances written prior to 1970 usually quit working when they married or had children, while those novels written after 1970 usually have, and keep, a career.〔Ramsdell (1999), p. 43.〕 As contemporary romance novels have grown to contain more complex plotting and more realistic characters, the line between this subgenre and the genre of women's fiction has blurred.〔 Most contemporary romance novels contain elements that date the books, and the majority of them eventually become irrelevant to more modern readers and go out of print.〔Ramsdell (1999), p. 44.〕 In a 2014 survey of romance readers, contemporary romance made up 41% of print and 44% of ebook sales compared to other romance subgenres. Contemporary romance novels have twice been chosen by Kelly Ripa to be featured in her Reading with Ripa book club. ==Subgenres== Contemporary romance novels may, in turn, be categorized into several subgenres, sometimes mixing with other main subgenres of romance novels. Subgenres include: * General contemporary romance * Contemporary Romantic Suspense * Baby Love * Medical romance * Cowboy contemporary romance * Glamour & Jet Set * Humorous contemporary romance * International Lovers * Love in the Workplace * Vacation Love * Lesbian romance * Amnesia, that is memory loss, often including some former relationship 〔(wereallydig.com - Contemporary Categories )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「contemporary romance」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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