100+ Places to Market Your Romance/Erotica Book
Ah, romance – the genre that dominates bookshelves and is widely read by everyone, whether they admit it or not. The framework is simple: there is a woman, and then there is a man, and they meet, and sparks fly. There are a lot of variations on it: historical, contemporary, thriller/suspense romance, and so many others. There is, simply, a romance novel for everyone. It’s a genre that can appeal to just about everyone, because of the pure pleasure of reading a good love story.
Below are links where you can market your romance novel, as well as resources to check out if you’re a romance/erotica novel writer!
This is a work in progress. Links are being continually added!
Blogs and Websites
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books
- Aestas Book Blog
- All About Romance
- Smitten’s Book Blog*
- Smexy Books
- The Book Vixen
- True Story Book Blog
- Not Another Romance Blog
- Awesome Romance Novels
- The Romance Reviews*
- Romance Junkies
- Love Romance Passion
- Romance Novel TV
- Romance Novel News
- Dear Author
- The Romance Book Club
- Shameless Book Club
- Romance Book Haven
- The Book Bellas
- Teach Me Tonight
- Romance Book Scene
- Unwrapping Romance
- Romance Divas
- Romance Novels for Feminists
- Heroes and Heartbreakers
- Sinful Thoughts Book Blog
- The Romance Studio
- Schmexy Girl Book Blog
- Flirty and Feisty Romance Novel
- Romance Reader at Heart
- Inspy Romance
- Badass Romance
- Wicked Women Book Blog
Historical Romance
- Historical Romance Books
- Historical Romance Writers
- The Jewels of Historical Romance
- Historical and Regency Romance UK
- Regency Romance Writers
- Romantic Historical Reviews
- Risky Regencies
Contemporary Romance
Specific:
*Primarily a review site
Facebook Groups
- Women Who Love Romance Novels!
- Romance Novels & Romantic Fiction Readers
- Romance Novels Publicity & Book Club
- Romance Novels Fan Club
- Romance Novel Junkies
- Romance Novel Excerpts
- Romance Novels
- Romance Novel Readers No Longer Anonymous
- Body Diverse Heroines In Romance Novels
- We Love Beta Heroes in Romance Novels
Communities and Forums
General:
- Erotica Goodreads (18+ only)
- Let’s Talk Love Stories! Goodreads
- Low Angst Love Goodreads
- Kindle Smut Goodreads
- Happily Ever After Cafe
- Gotta Have Romance With A Kick Goodreads (18+ only)
- Romance Lovers for the Challenge Impaired Goodreads
- Read Romance, Write Romance
- I Love Alpha Male Books Club Goodreads
- Romance Readers Reading Challenges Goodreads
- Romance Forum Refugees Goodreads
- Clean Romances Goodreads
- Fans of Interracial Romance Goodreads
- Erotic Readers & Authors Goodreads
- Romance Audiobooks Goodreads
- Books, Wine, and Girl Talk Goodreads
- Romance Book Addicts Goodreads
- Romance, Historical or Otherwise Goodreads
- Serial Love Goodreads
- Bodice Ripper Readers Anonymous Goodreads
- Romance ‘Safety Gang’ Goodreads
- Wholesome Romance: Harlequin Heartwarming Goodreads
- Weekly Romance Goodreads
- Harlequin Books Goodreads
- True Love 101 Goodreads
- Romance and Erotic Books Forum on OnlineBookClub
- On Writing Romance, Harlequin Forum
- Let’s Talk Romance Novels Forum
- All About Romance Forums Index
- Romance Books on Delphi Forums
- Romance Novel Forum on BellaOnline
- Romance Forum on Amazon
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Author-specific:
Meet-ups, Events, and Conferences
Meet-ups
- Romance Lovers Book Club Meetups (Durham, NC)
- East Bay Romance Novel Book Club Meetup
- Boston Trashy Romance Readers
- Baltimore Bawdy Book Club
- Wednesday Morning Book Club
- Novel Ideas of Fayetteville
- Durham’s 100 Colours of Romance Write/Read/Review Book Club
Podcasts
- Harlequin Podcasts
- Blushes Podcast
- Smart Bitches, Trashy Books Podcast Archive
- Romance Novel Talk Radio
Prizes and Giveaways
Top Books
- The Sheik by E.M. Hull
- Flowers from the Storm by Laura Kinsale
- Vision in White by Nora Roberts
- A Knight In Shining Armor by Jude Deveraux
- Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase
- Sarah’s Child by Linda Howard
- Where We Belong by Emily Giffin
- Gabriel’s Woman by Robin Schone
- Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
- Outlander by Diana Gabaldon
- A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks
- Dreaming of You by Lisa Kleypas
Top Authors
- Nora Roberts
- Laura Kinsale
- Jude Deveraux
- E.M. Hull
- Judith McNaught
- Georgette Heyer
- Julia Quinn
- Cecelia Ahern
- Jennifer Crusie
- Loretta Chase
- Diana Gabaldon
Do you know of other places where people can market their romance novels? Let us know in the comments!