Romance rulesWhile the romance genre has seen its share of derision, there's no arguing it has passionate fans. The romance novel genre is a billion-dollar industry in the U.S., and there's a big shift happening, as writers empower the female characters in their stories. 3:59According to the Toronto Public Library, romance is its single most popular fiction genre; romance novels represent 15 to 20 per cent of its total e-book downloads. Without the romance genre, they say the library's e-book collection wouldn't be viable, and they couldn't offer the more expensive literary and non-fiction e-book titles. "At the end of a romance novel, the women win.

Source: CBC News May 12, 2018 08:00 UTC