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* [[Kathleen E. Woodwiss]] - ''[[The Flame and the Flower]]'' - 1972 - First modern romance
* [[Anne Hampson]] - ''[[ Gates of Steel]]'' - 1973 - Harlequin Presents #1
* [[Gordon Merrick]] - ''[[ Forth into Light]]'' - 1974 - Early gay romance series
* [[Patricia Nell Warren]] - ''[[The Front Runner]]'' - 1974 - First gay romance to receive breakout mainstream success
* [[Ann Allen Shockley]] - ''[[ Loving Her]]'' - 1974 - First biracial lesbian romance
* [[Judy Blume]] - ''[[ Forever]]'' - 1975 - Seminal young adult romance
* [[Jane Wilby]] - ''[[ Eleanor and the Marquis]]'' - 1977 - Harlequin Masquerade #1
* [[Janette Oke]] - ''[[ Love Comes Softly]]'' - 1979 - First modern inspirational romance
* [[Abra Taylor]] - ''[[ End of Innocence]]'' - 1980 - Harlequin Superromance #1
* [[Rosalind Welles]] - ''[[ Entwined Destinies]]'' - 1980 - First own voices category romance; edited by Vivian Stephens
* [[Vincent Virga]] - ''[[ Gaywyck]]'' - 1980 - Early gay historical romance
* [[Amii Lorin (Joan Hohl)]] - ''[[The Tawny Gold Man]]'' - 1980 - Candlelight Ecstasy #1
* [[Susanna Collins]] - ''[[ Flamenco Nights]]'' - 1981 - Berkley/Jove Second Chance at Love #1
* [[Marisade Zavala]] - ''[[ Golden Fire, Silver Ice]]'' - 1981 - First own voices Latinx romance; edited by Vivian Stephens
* [[Dorothy Francis]] - ''[[ New Boy in Town]]'' - 1981 - Silhouette First Love #1
* [[Nancy Garden]] - ''[[ Annie on My Mind]]'' - 1982 - Early young adult lesbian romance
* [[Stephanie James]] - ''[[ Corporate Affair]]'' - 1982 - Silhouette Desire #1
* [[Tracy West]] - ''[[ Lesson in Love]]'' - 1982 - First own voices Silhouette young adult romance
* [[Ann Shockley]] - ''[[ Say Jesus and Come to Me]]'' - 1982 - First black lesbian romance
* [[Lia Sanders]] - ''[[The Tender Mending]]'' - 1982 - Own voices romance by Angela Jackson & Sandra Jackson-Opoku; edited by Vivian Stephens
* [[Kristin James (Candace Camp)]] - ''[[ Dreams of Evening]]'' - 1983 - Silhouette Intimate Moments #1
* [[Sandra Brown]] - ''[[ Heaven's Price]]'' - 1983 - Loveswept #1
* [[Sandra Brown]] - ''[[. Tomorrow's Promise]]'' - 1983 - Harlequin American #1
* [[Elda Minger]] - ''[[ Untamed Heart]]'' - 1983 - First contemporary romance with a condom on page
* [[Rebecca Flanders]] - ''[[The Key]]'' - 1984 - Harlequin Intrigue #1
* [[Sandra Kitt]] - ''[[ Rites of Spring]]'' - 1984 - First book by a black author to be published by Harlequin; edited by Vivian Stephens
* [[LaVyrle Spencer]] - ''[[ Spring Fancy]]'' - 1984 - Harlequin Temptation #1
* [[Sandra Kitt]] - ''[[ Adam and Eva]]'' - 1985 - First own voices Harlequin romance; edited by Vivian Stephens
* [[Inga Dunbar]] - ''[[ Rose Royale]]'' - 1986 - Harlequin Historical #1
* [[Jayne Ann Krentz]] - ''[[ Sweet Starfire]]'' - 1986 - Early space romance
* [[Rita Clay Estrada]] - ''[[The Ivory Key]]'' - 1987 - First paranormal romance
* [[Rochelle Alers]] - ''[[ Careless Whispers]]'' - 1988 - Referenced in LaQuette's speech
* [[Kristin James (Candace Camp)]] - ''[[ Satan's Angel]]'' - 1988 - Harlequin Historical (Line 2) #1
* [[Eva Rutland]] - ''[[ Matched Pair]]'' - 1989 - Harlequin Regency #1
* [[Donna Hill]] - ''[[ Rooms of the Heart]]'' - 1990 - Referenced in LaQuette's speech
* [[Francine Rivers]] - ''[[ Redeeming Love]]'' - 1991 - Seminal inspirational text
* [[Lorna Michaels]] - ''[[ Season of Light]]'' - 1992 - First own voices Jewish contemporary romance
* [[Joyce McGill]] - ''[[ Unforgivable]]'' - 1992 - First own voices Silhouette Intimate Moments
* [[Lisa Kleypas]] - ''[[ Dreaming of You]]'' - 1993 - Popularization of the non-aristocratic hero in historical romance
* [[Heather Graham Pozzessere]] - ''[[The Last Cavalier]]'' - 1993 - Silhouette Shadows #1
* [[Leslie Feinberg]] - ''[[ Stone Butch Blues]]'' - 1993 - First genderqueer mainstream fiction with romantic elements
* [[Francis Ray]] - ''[[ Forever Yours]]'' - 1994 - Arabesque #2
* [[E. Lynn Harris]] - ''[[ Invisible Life]]'' - 1994 - Seminal own voices black gay romance
* [[Beverly Jenkins]] - ''[[ Night Song]]'' - 1994 - First black own voices historical romance
* [[Sandra Kitt]] - ''[[ Serenade]]'' - 1994 - Arabesque #1
* [[Sandra Kitt]] - ''[[The Color of Love]]'' - 1995 - Referenced in LaQuette's speech
* [[Alina Adams]] - ''[[The Fictitious Marquis]]'' - 1995 - First own voices Jewish historical romance
* [[Zane]] - ''[[ Addicted]]'' - 1998 - The first black erotic romance to receive mainstream success
* [[Gwynne Forster]] - ''[[ Beyond Desire]]'' - 1999 - Referenced in LaQuette's speech
* [[Gloria Alvarez]] - ''[[ Desert Kiss/Besos en el Desierto]]'' - 1999 - Encanto First Class; published by Kensington, these titles were published in both English and Spanish in the same book
* [[Elaine Alberro]] - ''[[ Forever True/Solo Tuya]]'' - 1999 - Encanto First Class; published by Kensington, these titles were published in both English and Spanish in the same book
* [[Caridad Scordato]] - ''[[ Now and Always/Para Siempre]]'' - 1999 - Encanto First Class; published by Kensington, these titles were published in both English and Spanish in the same book
* [[Hebby Roman]] - ''[[ Summer Dreams/Suenos de Verano]]'' - 1999 - Encanto First Class; published by Kensington, these titles were published in both English and Spanish in the same book
* [[L. A. Banks]] - ''[[The Forsaken]]'' - 2000 - Early own voices black paranormal romance
* [[Sharon Ewell Foster]] - ''[[ Passing by Samaria]]'' - 2000 - First black own voices inspirational; double RITA finalist
* [[Julie Leto]] - ''[[ Exposed]]'' - 2001 - Harlequin Blaze #2
* [[Vicki Lewis Thompson]] - ''[[ Notorious]]'' - 2001 - Harlequin Blaze #1
* [[Radclyffe]] - ''[[ Safe Harbor]]'' - 2001 - Lesbian romance
* [[Lisa Kleypas]] - ''[[ Suddenly You]]'' - 2001 - Early historical fat representation
* [[Tanuja Desai Hidier]] - ''[[ Born Confused]]'' - 2002 - First South Asian young adult romance
* [[Tess Gerritsen]] - ''[[The Surgeon]]'' - 2002 - Chinese American author and RITA winner
* [[Mary B. Morrison]] - ''[[ Never Again Once More]]'' - 2003 - Referenced in LaQuette's speech
* [[Jennifer Crusie]] - ''[[ Bet Me]]'' - 2004 - Early contemporary fat representation
* [[Eve Vaughn]] - ''[[A Night to Remember]]'' - 2004 - Referenced in LaQuette's speech
* [[Jade Lee]] - ''[[ Desperate Tigress]]'' - 2005 - Early own voices historical romance
* [[Brenda Jackson]] - ''[[ Solid Soul]]'' - 2006 - Harlequin Kimani #1
* [[Lindsay McKenna]] - ''[[ Unforgiven]]'' - 2006 - Harlequin Nocturne #1
* [[Koko Brown]] - ''[[ Charmed]]'' - 2008 - Referenced in LaQuette's speech
* [[Brenda Jackson]] - ''[[ Irresistible Forces]]'' - 2008 - First black romance to hit the New York Times list
* [[Jeannie Lin]] - ''[[ Buttefly Swords]]'' - 2010 - Early own voices Asian historical romance
* [[Damon Suede]] - ''[[ Hot Head]]'' - 2011 - First own voices M/M romance to be named to Goodreads Best of the Year list
* [[Benjamin Alire Saenz]] - ''[[ Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe]]'' - 2012 - Seminal own voices Latinx queer romance
* [[Barbara Freethy]] - ''[[ On a Night Like This]]'' - 2013 - Amazon's Bestselling Author of All Time
* [[E.E. Ottoman]] - ''[[ Your Happy End]]'' - 2013 - First own voices transgender romance
* [[Tiffany Reisz]] - ''[[The Saint]]'' - 2015 - First own voices queer author to win a RITA Award
* [[Weina Dai Randel]] - ''[[The Moon in the Palace]]'' - 2017 - First own voices Chinese RITA Award winner
* [[Piper J. Drake]] - ''[[ Total Bravery]]'' - 2018 - First own voices Thai (Southeast Asian) romance
* [[M. Malone]] - ''[[ Bad Blood]]'' - 2019 - First black author to win a RITA Award. Shares milestone with Kennedy Ryan
* [[Kennedy Ryan]] - ''[[ Long Shot]]'' - 2019 - First black author to win a RITA Award. Shares milestone with M. Malone
* [[Nisha Sharma]] - ''[[ My So-Called Bollywood Life]]'' - 2019 - First South Asian author to win a RITA Award

Romance Trailblazers - Revision history

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