Darla G. Denton | Author Platform Coach

Join The Club: Facebook Groups for Romance Readers

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Darla G. Denton Author Platform Coach

February 24, 2016

Have you ever wished you could find a group of people who loved the kind of romance books you do? Someone to talk with and share your favorite romance reads or learn about new ones?

For some, there are book clubs where you are obligated to read a specific book each month, sit in a room together and listen to people discuss what they got from said book. But if you’re the type of person who doesn’t enjoy required reading or socializing in public then this is not an option for you.

Fear not, there is an alternative; Facebook Groups.

If you are on Facebook, finding a romance community that fits your reading tastes is as easy as using the search feature and clicking “join” on the group page. The hard part is knowing how to word your search so that Facebook brings up relevant group pages.

Guess what, I’ve done the work for you. (You’re Welcome)

Below are 53 Facebook Groups that are dedicated to Romance readers.

I tried to find a group for as many romance genres as possible. Still, this is not all of the romance groups on Facebook. Browse through the list to see if there is one just right for you and then take some time to do a search on your own to see if there are more that tickle your fancy.

For my romance writer’s out there Facebook groups can be an invaluable tool. NOT to showcase or promote your book but to get in touch with your reader base. To really listen and learn what they want out of a romance book. The groups are also a great place to ask readers questions like I did in “What Do Romance Readers Really Want? “.

Now, without further ado, here are just a few Romance Reader Facebook Groups offered on Facebook.

Adult/Erotic Fiction Publicity and Book Club with 8,266 members
African American Romance Book Club with 466 members
All That Romance with 2,127 members
Audio Books – Erotic & Romance with 941 members
BBW Love: Big, Beautiful and Proud Romance with 128 members
BBW Sweet Romance with 1,717 members
BDSM and Romance Books with 2,282 members
Book Bench for Romance Lovers with 1,961 members
Christian Romance with 57 members
Coastal Romance with 484 members
Curvy Girl Romance with 5,338 members
Dark Erotica/Romance Discussion with 697 members
Erotic-Romance Book Group with 2,769 members
Erotic Readers and Authors with 8,315 members
Fans of All Male Romance Books with 4,355 members
Fans of F/F Romance with 293 members
Gay Romance Literature Lovers with 1,056 members
Historical Romance Addicts with 3,006 members
Horror and Gothic Romance Literature with 112 members
Interracial Multicultural Romance Fanclub with 922 members
Interracial Romance Readers with 1,700 members
M/M Romance with 8,630 members
Medieval Romance Novels with 442 members
MilBrat Romance with 278 members
Military and Suspense Romance Reads with 512 members
New Adult Romance Books with 1,830 members
Old School Romance Book Club with 3,205 members
Outrageous Heroes of Romance with 468 members
Paranormal Romance & Urban Fantasy Fanclub with 3,948 members
Paranormal Romance Lovers with 832 members
Pen and Kink with 4,546 members
Pure Sexual Romance with 3,160 members
Romance Novel Junkies with 11,470 members
Romance Novels & Romantic Fiction Readers and Writers with 3,244 members
Romance Novels Fan Club with 1,520 members
Romance Novels ROCK with 4,357 members
Romance Readers with 13,094 members
Romance Readers and Writers with 1,227 members
Romance Readers Retreat with 963 members
Romance & Suspense with 111 members
Romance & Thrillers Group with 13,239 members
RomCon Contemporary Romance with 290 members
Scottish Historical Romance with 1,628 members
Sports Romance Readers with 24 members
Sweet/Clean Romance Group with 330 members
Sweet Hot Curves: For Romance Readers with 316 members
The Kinkery Book Club with 1,600 members
The SciFi Romance Group with 575 members
The Smut BookClub with 376 members
Time Travel Romance and Fiction with 789 members
Western Romance Cafe` with 1,266 members
Women Who Love Romance Novels with 5,106 members
Zombie Romance with 208 members

*The member counts are subject to change at any time due to new members arriving and old ones leaving.

Stay Tuned

Friday @ 9am “Join The Club: Facebook Groups for Plus Size & Body Confidence”

Monday @ 9am “The How and Why of Book Playlists”

What do you think of Facebook Reader Groups?
Do you belong to any? If so was it mentioned on this list?
What kind of Facebook Reader Group would you like to see?

6 responses to “Join The Club: Facebook Groups for Romance Readers”

theowllady

March 6, 2016

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Sharon Noble

August 29, 2016

Hi Darla, I’m a newbie writer of contemporary erotic romance novels with three books published, and, at my publisher’s suggestion, I have a Facebook account, but it’s all personal friends. I don’t know how to attract people to my books. My reviews have been superlative, and I’m on Goodreads, Amazon, and a couple of other sites whose names I can’t remember. I have a full-time job, so I can’t devote a lot of time to flogging my books. I’ve had great replies from a few strangers who’ve read my books, but I don’t know how to reach readers. My publisher suggested a Facebook fan page, but so what? After I have the page, who knows about it? How do I gather people to look at it? As you can see, I’m totally ignorant. I’m an English teacher and a rabid romance reader and an actor, but I know zip about marketing. I’ve spoken at writers’ conventions, but that’s attended by writers, not readers, book conventions, libraries, etc., but my audience is always would-be writers, not readers. I don’t have a blog because who would read it if I have no fans? Can you give me some pointers? One fellow I asked said, “Write more books.” I did that. Another said “Join Romance Writers of America.” I did that. Another said “Tweet.” To whom? If you don’t feel inclined or don’t have time to explain how it works, I certainly understand, but I simply don’t understand how to get readers to my Amazon page or my Goodreads page, etc. How does this work?

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1. Darla G. Denton, Writer
  
  September 24, 2016
  
  Hi Sharon. I completely understand your dilemma. I felt the same way. Did you ever see that baseball movie with Kevin Costner called Field of Dreams? If you did, you’ll know the meaning behind this, “If you build it, they will come.” If you write a book someone will read it, if you create a website someone will visit it, and if you have an author page on any social media someone will join it. You’ve already built up more then half of your Author Platform. Now all that seems to be missing is social media and marketing in general. Make a social media page on every site. It doesn’t have to be used everday. Just as long as it has the key info about your books, where to buy them, and your website. Keywords are the key to strangers finding you. In everything you post make sure you use the right keywords so that when someone is searching for something you’ve written about you pop up in their search field. Also look for reader groups that read the type of books you write, join them, then promote when the time is right. I hope this helps 🙂
  
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Olivia Arquette

March 18, 2017

Thanks for this compilation Darla, it was very helpful!

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1. Darla G. Denton, Writer
  
  March 18, 2017
  
  You’re welcome. If you decide to join some of the groups come back and let us know what you think of them. 🙂
  
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writerjr1044

February 18, 2018

Hello:
My romance novel, Secret Desires by JL Regen, a spicy and tender tale, just came out in paperback. It’s a caring read based on a true story. Hope you will turn the pages. Available on Amazon.com.

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