Romance Tropes

 Romance novels are a popular genre of fiction that often feature a variety of tropes. These tropes are recurring themes, plot devices, or motifs that are commonly used in romance novels to create engaging stories. Here are some of the most popular romance tropes:

1. Enemies to Lovers: This trope is all about two characters who start off as enemies but eventually fall in love. In The Hating Game by Sally Thorne, Lucy and Joshua are co-workers who can’t stand each other. But when they are both up for the same promotion, they start to see each other in a new light.

2. Friends to Lovers: This trope is all about two characters who start off as friends but eventually fall in love. In The Kiss Quotient by Helen Hoang, Stella is a successful econometrician who hires Michael, an escort, to teach her about sex. As they spend more time together, they start to develop feelings for each other.

3. Forbidden Love: This trope is all about two characters who are not supposed to be together but fall in love anyway. In The Notebook by Nicholas Sparks, Noah and Allie come from different social classes and their families disapprove of their relationship. But they can’t help the way they feel about each other.

4. Second Chance at Love: This trope is all about two characters who were once in love but broke up and then get a second chance to be together. In The Last Letter from Your Lover by Jojo Moyes, Jennifer and Anthony fall in love in the 1960s but are separated by circumstances. Decades later, Jennifer is in a loveless marriage and Anthony is still single. When Jennifer finds some old love letters, she decides to track down Anthony and see if they can rekindle their romance.

5. Fake Relationship: This trope is all about two characters who pretend to be in a relationship but end up falling in love for real. In The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren, Olive and Ethan are sworn enemies who are forced to pretend to be newlyweds on a honeymoon. But when everyone else gets food poisoning, they end up having to spend time together and start to develop feelings for each other.

These are just a few of the many tropes found in romance novels. Other popular tropes include “marriage of convenience,” “opposites attract,” and “reunited lovers.”