I've never read "bodice rippers," or novels labeled "romance," although a lot of the contemporary fiction I read has strong relationship themes as part of the story. But, I am getting a picture of a certain genre that Shooting Star means, of which I know nothing about. I would tell you guys if I read them, but the only person I've known that did, was my ex-MIL.
I am a voracious reader, but I stick to historical fiction, contemporary fiction, and I also belong to a virtual Women's Adventure Book club, which is mostly books about cycling and hiking adventures. I don't read the selection every month, but most of them are easy reads, I read in between my other books. Never been a fan of sic-fi, fantasy, or mysteries, and it was hard for me to teach those genres when I taught middle school English. But, I did, and found that the YA versions of these genres were a bit easier for me to like.
Never got into any series and I am probably the only person on Earth who has not read one Harry Potter book.