Romance novel can be much less successful in a European market. Although Italy is the strongest foreign market for the chick lit sold by single-title imprint Red Dress Ink, in that country romance readers do not care to read books about cowboys, as this type of occupation was not common in their culture. The paranormal romance genre is not popular in countries such as Poland and Russia, although historical romance tends to be very successful. Inspirational romance does not sell well in Europe, where romances that feature babies are very popular. German readers enjoy reading more erotic romance novels, and some German
Young Adult Romance Literature be utterly impossible, yet finds herself attracted to him, conflict and tension arise, and the hero ends up saving her in the end. The romance genre continued its popularity, and soon enough books were being adapted into movies (such as "Pride and Prejudice" and "Gone with the Wind"). It wasn’t until the 1950s that subgenres in Romance literature started to grow. Harlequin, a Canadian publishing company owned by Richard Bonnycastle, decided to start distributing books in the U.S., and he started to publish romance books by Mills and Boon. Soon enough, these formulaic romance novels were selling so well that