Where are romance novels headed given the current state of women's issues?
Romance is a genre about women, by women and pored over by women - 84 percent of readers are female, according to Romance Writers of America.
It's a $1 billion industry, and 35 percent of romance book buyers have been reading them for 20 years or more, according to RWA.
So after a year when persisting and resisting were the norm - what does this world of fiction look like? Have romance novels evolved given the current social/political climate? The answer to that is yes, but not in a "big boom" kind of way, said Joanne Grant, editorial director of the Harlequin Series.
"I think this is something that will continue to shape romance
