I read a quick little romance novel just to see how these are written these days.  As Faulkner advises (more or less), read them all, the good and the bad, then start writing!  This 275 page novella, Crave, was wriiten by Monica Murphy. I  saw it on GoodReads.  It has a great cover, and it reads quickly and keeps one's interest.  Here it is at Amazon:
   http://www.amazon.com/Crave-Billionaire-Bachelors-Club-Novel/dp/0062289357/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1376339758&sr=1-1&keywords=crave
One thing I got from it is the feeling that more men should read one of these occasionally. It would help men better understand their wives and girlfriends.  I note that today it is still only $1.99 on Kindle.