I can totally relate to loading up with free books. I'm getting a tiny bit more picky, but pick up almost all the free B&N classics. Have read 2. But someday......
Can you still get those Tor books? Not much of science fiction reader, but loved the two stories I downloaded for free.
As for romantic fiction, just look at it as another type of science fiction, along with almost all mysteries and thrillers.
I'm a total omnivore and laugh that people who read genre fiction of any type dis romances. Meh, none of the other genres are any more real, and all genres have both well written and poorly written selections.