# Sweet Savage Flame: Old School Romance > Sweet Savage Flame explores vintage and old\-school romance novels from the 1970s through the 1990s, featuring romance cover art, authors, publishers, stepbacks, tropes, collectors’ history, and retro romance culture\. Generated by Yoast SEO v27.9, this is an llms.txt file, meant for consumption by LLMs. ## Pages - [Johanna Lindsey](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/historical-romance-writers/johanna-lindsey/) - [Romance Author Pseudonyms](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/romance-author-pseudonyms/) - [Laurie McBain: Pioneer of Historical Romance in the 70s](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/historical-romance-writers/laurie-mcbain/) - [Old School Romance From Avon to Zebra](https://sweetsavageflame.com/home/): Sweet Savage Flame is a blog/ website dedicated to old\-school and vintage romance\. You know, those trashy, campy sex romps your mother, grandmother, or older uncle read\. Perhaps you might have read one or two yourself\! - [Search Romances by Tropes](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/romance-novels-by-trope/) - [Rebecca Brandewyne](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/multi-genre-romance-authors/rebecca-brandewyne/) - [Cassie Edwards](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/historical-romance-writers/cassie-edwards/) - [Pocket Books](https://sweetsavageflame.com/publishers-2/pocket-books/): Pocket Books still remains a force to be reckoned with in an ever more decreasing paperback marketplace\. - [Max Ginsburg](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/max-ginsburg/) - [Pino Daeni](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/pino-daeni/) - [Fawcett Books](https://sweetsavageflame.com/publishers-2/fawcett-books/) - [Bantam Books](https://sweetsavageflame.com/publishers-2/bantam/) - [Kathleen E\. Woodiwiss](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/historical-romance-writers/kathleen-e-woodiwiss/) - [Dorchester](https://sweetsavageflame.com/publishers-2/dorchester-publishing/) - [Victor Gadino](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/victor-gadino/) - [Zebra](https://sweetsavageflame.com/publishers-2/zebra/) - [Pinnacle Books](https://sweetsavageflame.com/publishers-2/pinnacle-books/) - [Male Cover Models](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/male-cover-models/): Check out our male models page with links to articles, pictures, and covers featuring gorgeous men who posed for romance covers\! - [About](https://sweetsavageflame.com/about-sweet-savage-flame/): Who are we? Sweet Savage Flame is a site dedicated to old\-school and vintage romance\. - [Harlequin Historicals](https://sweetsavageflame.com/publishers-2/harlequin-historicals/): Like all Harlequins, the Historical line has its roots in the Mills \& Boon company\. Harlequin Historical stories can take place at any time in history\. - [Robert Sabin](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/robert-sabin/) - [Past Romance Covers of the Week](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/best-romance-covers-of-the-week/): Each week at Sweet Savage Flame, we pick selections of the best romance book covers for you to enjoy\. All of them: the beautiful, the outrageous, or the quirky\! Here are the past editions of our Covers of the Week posts\. - [Penny Jordan](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/multi-genre-romance-authors/penelope-jones-halsall-aka-penny-jordan/) - [H\. Tom Hall](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/h-tom-hall/) - [Harry Bennett](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/harry-bennett/) - [Book Covers](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/): Romance clinch covers from the 1970s to 1990s were works of art\. Sweet Savage Flame has got it covered when it comes to romance covers\! We have pages on ARTISTS, MODELS, COVER LINKS, and more\. - [Latest Posts](https://sweetsavageflame.com/latest-posts/): latest posts and reviews - [Diane Sivavec](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/diane-sivavec/) - [Romance Cover Artists](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/) - [Elaine Gignilliat](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/elaine-gignilliat/) - [Ed Tadiello](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/ed-tadiello/) - [Robert McGinnis](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/robert-mcginnis/) - [Gregg Gulbronson](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-clinch-covers/artist-romance-covers/gregg-gulbronson/) - [Janelle Taylor](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/multi-genre-romance-authors/janelle-taylor/) - [Miranda Lee](https://sweetsavageflame.com/authors-2/contemporary-category-romance-authors/miranda-lee/) ## Posts - [Historical Romance Review: The Silver Devil by Teresa Denys](https://sweetsavageflame.com/historical-romance-review-the-silver-devil-by-teresa-denys/): The Silver Devil by Teresa Denys is a legendary and expensive out\-of\-print collector's bodice\-ripper romance novel with a cruel alpha hero\. Find out how to read The Silver Devil for free online in the review\. 4\.5 Stars - [Harlequin Presents: Popular with Romance Readers for 50 Years](https://sweetsavageflame.com/harlequin-presents/): Harlequin Presents is the best\-selling category romance line and has been for decades, celebrating its 50th anniversary this year\. - [Romance Cover Model: Fabio Lanzoni](https://sweetsavageflame.com/romance-cover-model-fabio-lanzoni/): Sweet Savage Flame is proud to say: we love romance model Fabio Lanzoni\! Hail to the King of romance covers\! - [Movies Based on Romance Novels, Part I: Barbara Cartland](https://sweetsavageflame.com/movies-based-on-romance-novels-part-i-barbara-cartland/): Considering the many romance novels published in the 20th century, it's surprising how few of them were adapted for film or television\. One exception is Barbara Cartland\. - [In Memoriam: Author Julie Garwood](https://sweetsavageflame.com/in-memoriam-author-julie-garwood/): Beloved romance novelist Julie Garwood passed away at the age of 78\. Our hearts are heavy with sadness as all will deeply miss her\. ## MailPoet Page - [MailPoet Page](https://sweetsavageflame.com/?mailpoet_page=subscriptions) - [MailPoet Page](https://sweetsavageflame.com/?mailpoet_page=captcha) ## Categories - [Book Review](https://sweetsavageflame.com/category/book-review/) - [Historical Romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/category/romance/historical-romance/) - [Historical Romance Review](https://sweetsavageflame.com/category/book-review/historical-romance-review/) - [Discussion](https://sweetsavageflame.com/category/discussion/) - [Contemporary Romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/category/romance/contemporary-romance/) ## Tags - [book blog](https://sweetsavageflame.com/tag/book-blog/) - [retro romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/tag/retro-romance/) - [review](https://sweetsavageflame.com/tag/review/) - [old school romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/tag/old-school-romance/) - [romance blog](https://sweetsavageflame.com/tag/romance-blog/) ## Media Tags - [Covers and Cover Artwork](https://sweetsavageflame.com/media_tag/covers/) - [book cover](https://sweetsavageflame.com/media_tag/book-cover/) - [Elaine Gignilliat](https://sweetsavageflame.com/media_tag/elaine-gignilliat/) - [ANITA MILLS](https://sweetsavageflame.com/media_tag/anita-mills/) - [MEDIEVAL](https://sweetsavageflame.com/media_tag/medieval/) ## Authors - [Johanna Lindsey](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/authors/johanna-lindsey/) - [Charlotte Lamb](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/authors/charlotte-lamb/) - [Rosanne Bittner](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/authors/rosanne-bittner/) - [Deana James](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/authors/deana-james/) - [Taylor, Janelle](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/authors/janelle-taylor/) ## Illustrators - [TBD](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/illustrators/tbd/) - [Unknown](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/illustrators/unknown/) - [Pino](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/illustrators/pino/) - [Elaine Duillo](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/illustrators/elaine-duillo/) - [Walter Popp](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/illustrators/walter-popp/) ## Series - [Zebra Historical Romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/series/zebra-historical-romance/) - [Harlequin Presents](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/series/harlequin-presents/) - [Zebra Lovegram](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/series/zebra-lovegram/) - [Harlequin Temptation](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/series/harlequin-temptation/) - [Zebra Heartfire](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/series/zebra-heartfire/) ## Publishers - [Kensington](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/publishers/kensington/) - [Harlequin](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/publishers/harlequin/) - [Mills \& Boon](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/publishers/mills-boon/) - [Avon](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/publishers/avon/) - [Silhouette](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/publishers/silhouette/) ## Genres - [Historical Romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/genres/historical-romance/) - [Contemporary Romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/genres/contemporary-romance/) - [Category Romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/genres/category-romance/) - [Bodice Ripper](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/genres/bodice-ripper/) - [Western Romance](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/genres/western-romance/) ## Formats - [Paperback](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/formats/paperback/) - [eBook](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/formats/ebook/) - [Paperback, eBook](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/formats/paperback-ebook/) - [eBook, Paperback](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/formats/ebook-paperback/) - [Hardcover](https://sweetsavageflame.com/reviews/formats/hardcover/) ## Optional - [Sitemap index](https://sweetsavageflame.com/sitemap_index.xml)