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
The Romance of the Forest her novels, most particularly ideas of the supernatural, terror, romance, and history. "The Romance of the Forest" was praised by the poet Coleridge, who wrote "the attention is uninterruptedly fixed, until the veil is designedly withdrawn" . The first volume was published anonymously in its first edition. Although "The Critical Review" saw it as her finest work, it is not generally regarded in the same league as "The Italian" and "The Mysteries of Udolpho"; however, the "Romance of the Forest" was hugely popular in its day and remains in print after over two hundred years. It is the subject of