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
Conversion to Judaism is referred to by the Hebrew word "ger" (, plural "gerim") and a female convert is a "giyoret". In all branches of Judaism, a ger or giyoret is considered a full Jew, the literal meaning of "stranger," "resident," or "foreigner" refers to the convert's origin, not present status. In Karaite Judaism the term "ger" only refers to a non-Jew who has yet to fully convert to Judaism, and once converted to Karaitism, is no longer called "ger". In the Talmud, "ger" is used in two senses: "ger tzedek" refers to a "righteous convert", a proselyte to Judaism, and "ger toshav",