The More the Merrier!
The romance genre has one of the most active, vibrant, involved, sociable, and energetic readerships of any part of the publishing industry. Throughout America and beyond, bookstores and libraries host flourishing local book clubs especially for romance enthusiasts. This page will spotlight romance reading groups:
- 1) To help interested readers find a romance book club near them.
- 2) To help book clubs reach out to new members.
- 3) To help dispel stereotypes about the romance genre by showing some of the “real people” who read romance today—smart, hardworking women with full, busy lives.
If you have a romance/women’s fiction book club and are welcoming new members, please email me to be included in my Romance Book Club Directory, to be featured at the bottom of this page. Please include where/when you meet so that interested readers can attend, and anything else they need to know. Thank you for your participation!
Bookclub Directory
Join a Romance Bookclub near you! If you can't find a bookclub near you on this list, email bookclub expert and author publicist, Pat Rouse for a tip sheet on how to start your own romance bookclub!
Romance Bookclub Leaders - if you don't see your location on here and would like to be included so new members can find you, email me with your group's contact info. All groups are welcome, whether you meet in a bookstore, library, or private home.
| California | Georgia | Massachusetts | New Hampshire | Pennsylvania |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calimesa | Conyers | Chestnut Hill | Concord | Pittsburgh |
| Corona | Watkinsville | Lowell | New Jersey | Tennessee |
| Costa Mesa | Hawaii | Marlborough | Clifton | Knoxville |
| Covina | Honolulu (2) | Sharon | East Brunswick | Maryville |
| Cypress | Idaho | Michigan | Marlton | Memphis |
| Folsom | Coeur d’Alene | Clawson | New York | Texas |
| Hemet | Illinois | Livonia | Newburgh | Arlington |
| Los Gatos | Alsip | Warren | Patchogue | Bonham |
| Milpitas | Elgin | Westland | Syosset | Denton |
| Moreno Valley | Forsyth | Taylor | Syracuse | Houston (3) |
| Newark | Palos Heights | Minnesota | North Carolina | Humble |
| Pomona | Pekin | minneapolis | Asheboro | Hurst |
| Roseville | Peoria | New Brighton | Forest City | Plano (2) |
| Sacremento | Rockford | Osseo | Rocky Mount | Rockwall |
| San Diego (3) | Indiana | Prior Lake | Ohio | Terrell |
| Colorado | Fishers | Richfield | Beavercreek | Utah |
| Aurora | Kokomo | Woodbury | Centerville | Salt Lake City |
| Colorado Springs | Iowa | Missouri | Columbus | Virginia |
| Fort Collins | Cedar Rapids | Cape Girardeau | Norton | Chesapeake |
| Conneticut | Kansas | Columbia | Port Clinton | Harrisonburg |
| Fairfield | Fairway | Florissant | Solon | Washington |
| Meriden | Merriam | Independence | Swanton | Tacoma |
| Delaware | Kentucky | Jefferson City | Troy | West Virginia |
| Wilmington | Lexington | O'Fallon | West Chester | Huntington |
| Florida | Vine Grove | St. Louis (2) | Oklahoma | Wisconsin |
| Deland | Louisiana | Springfield | Broken Arrow | Greendale |
| Orange City | Houma | Montana | Oregon | Kenosha |
| Orlando | Maryland | Kalispell | Beaverton | Madison |
| Rockledge | Berlin | Nevada | Lincoln City | WI Rapids |
| Titusville | Las Vegas | Springfield |
Discussion Questions for the Knight Miscellany Series Suggested by the Author
(Also suitable for any individual Knight book)
- Which member of the Knight family do you identify with the most and why?
- Were there any historical details in this story that you learned about for the first time? What aspect of the historical setting did you enjoy the most? What do you think would be the most difficult versus the best aspects of living in the Regency time period?
- Family dynamics play a big role in the Knight series. Did any aspect of the family relationships particularly stand out for you? What roles do you see the different members of the Knight family playing out, such as the “chief,” the “star,” the “mascot,” the “scapegoat,” etc? How do you think their mother’s scandalous life as the “Hawkscliffe Harlot” effected each one of them emotionally?
- How does public opinion (i.e. Society or “the ton”) effect the characters’ lives and/or decisions? How must the protagonists conform to external standards of behavior in order to avoid “scandal”? How do ideas about class and “rank” impact their decisions? In what ways do the characters defy their society’s mores? If you were a heroine in a Knight book, how would you handle the situations these women face?
- What are the emotional dynamics between the hero and heroine? What were the big turning points in their developing relationship? What forced them to be together? What major setback nearly derailed their happily-ever-after?
- What inner struggle did the hero and heroine each have to overcome in order to make their relationship work? What lesson did each one have to learn? How did each one have to change?
- What symbols or motifs did you notice recurring in any of the books, or over the course of the series as a whole?
