Yesterday we reviewed–and loved–the latest by Ali Hazelwood who is one of the doyens of STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) romance. I think she might be the first author I recall whose work was branded with that title but I’m not sure. STEM romances are also about the long standing and pervasive sexism women scientists, engineers, mathematicians, and those in medicine have faced in their fields and as such often have a lovely sort of depth to the stories they tell.

We have a tag for STEM heroines and it has 81 books attached to it. The oldest reviewed book with that tag is from 1996: Scoundrel by Elizabeth Elliot. (Sadly, it is no longer in print, nor is it available in an ebook.) Its heroine is a master cryptographer! (I really want to read this book!)

I suspect we could add many more titles to the STEM tag. For starters, any book whose heroine is a nurse, a doctor, or midwife should qualify. What other fields qualify? (If you know of any books we haven’t tagged and should, let us know in the comments.)

What’s your favorite romance with a STEM heroine? Do these books call to you? If so, why? My personal favorites is either Sherry Thomas’ Beguiling the Beauty or Meredith Duran’s Written on Your Skin. Suggest others to me, please!