1) Barbara Cartland books 2) Certain novels 3) Courts 4) Good date movies 5) Harlequin output 6) Love stories 7) Tries to win over 8) Wines and dines Found on https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/romances
(from the article `Rodrigues Lobo, Francisco`) Rodrigues Lobo received a degree in law at Coimbra and then entered the service of the Duke of Braganza. His first book of poems, Romances (1596), ... Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/r/64