More Than A Guilty Pleasure: All the TROPES

Here are almost 500 tropes currently used by the Book + Main Romance Reading app to help readers find their particular brand of romance crack:

90-Minute Reads

 Accidental Marriage

 Addiction

 Adventure

 African

 African American

 Alien Abduction

 Aliens

 Alpha Male

 Alternate Universe

 American

 Amish

 Amnesia

 Angel

 Angsty

 Animal Lover

 Animal Rescue

 Anthology

 Aristocrat

 Army

 Artist

 Artist-Muse

 Asexual

 Asian

 Assassin

 Australian

 Autumn

 Baby

 Badasses

 Baseball, College

 Baseball, High School

 Baseball, Professional

 Based on a True Story

 Basketball, College

 Basketball, High School

 Basketball, Professional

 BBW

 BDSM

 Beach

 Beach Read

 Bearded Men

 Best Friend’s Sister

 Bigfoot

 Billionaires

 Blind

 Blue Collar

 Body positive

 Bondage

 Bosses/CEOs

 Bounty Hunter

 Boxing

 Breeding

 British

 Brother’s Best Friend

 Brothers

 California

 Canadian

 Cancer

 Captive

 Casino

 Castle

 Cat Lover

 Catholic

 Celebrity

 Celtic

 Cheating

 Christian

 Christmas

 Clean

 Climbing

 Coach

 College/University

 Comedy

 Coming-of-Age

 Contemporary

 Contract

 Cops

 Country Boy

 Country Star

 Cowboys/Ranchers

 Cozy

 Crime

 Curvy Girl

 Cyborg

 Dad’s Best Friend

 Daddy Dom

 Dancers

 Dark

 Dark Sci-Fi

 Deaf

 Demon

 Detective

 Devil

 Dino Porn

 Diverse Characters

 Divorce

 Doctor

 Dog Lover

 Dragon

 Dragon Shifter

 Druid

 Duet

 Duke

 Dying

 Dystopian

 Elf

 Emotional

 Enemies-to-Lovers

 Erotic Romance

 Erotica

 Escorts

 Espionage

 European

 F/F

 Fae

 Faerie

 Fairy

 Fake Relationships

 Family Series

 Famous Actors/Actresses

 Fan Fiction

 Fantasy

 Fated Mate

 Fighters

 Firemen

 First Kiss

 First Person

 Foodie

 Football, College

 Football, High School

 Football, Professional

 Forbidden

 Foreigner

 Friends-to-Lovers

 Gambling

 Gargoyle

 Geek

 Genetically Engineered

 Ghost

 Gladiator

 Glamour

 Goblin

 Golf

 Greek

 Greek—Sororities/Fraternities

 Halloween

 Highlander

 Hindu

 Hipsters

 Historical

 Historical Romance

 Hockey, College

 Hockey, High School

 Hockey, Professional

 Holiday

 Hollywood

 Hospital

 Hostage

 Hot Accent

 Humor

 Indian

 Inspirational

 Instalove

 International

 Interracial

 Islamic

 Jewish

 Kidnapping

 Killer

 Kindle Unlimited

 Kindle World

 King

 Lacrosse

 Ladies

 Law Enforcement

 Lawyer

 LGBTQ

 Lords

 Love Triangles

 M/M

 Mafia

 Mafia, Irish

 Mafia, Italian

 Magic

 Mail Order Bride

 Marginalized Groups

 Marriage of Convenience

 Martial Arts

 Masturbating

 Mates

 MC

 Medical

 Medieval

 Meet Cute

 Ménage

 Mentally Challenged

 Mermaid

 MFM

 Midwest

 Military

 Military Men

 Millennial

 Millionaire

 MMA

 MMF

 MMMF

 Models

 Motorcycle Men

 Movie Star

 Multi-Generation

 Multiracial

 Music

 Mystery

 Mystical

 Mythology

 Nascar

 Native American

 Navy

 Nerd

 New Adult

 New England

 New Take, Classic Trope

 New Year

 New York City/Manhattan

 Nobility

 Novella

 Nurse

 Occult

 Office

 Older Man

 Older Woman

 Olympics

 Oops Baby

 Outdoors-y/Nature

 Pacific Northwest

 Paranormal

 Phoenix

 Physically Challenged

 Physician

 Pierced

 Pirate

 Pixie

 Plus Size

 Poker

 Police

 Politicians/Political

 Porn Star

 Powers

 Pregnancy

 Prince

 Prison Planet

 Prostitute

 Psychic

 Psychological

 Queen

 Quest

 Quick & Dirty

 Regency

 Religious

 Reverse Harem

 Rich

 Road Trip

 Rock Stars

 Rom-com

 Romantic Suspense

 Roommates-to-Lovers

 Royalty

 Rugby

 Sci-Fi

 Scottish

 Second Chance

 Secret Babies/Pregnancy

 Series

 Shaman

 Shifter

 Shifters

 Short Stories

 Silver Fox

 Single Dad

 Single Mom

 Single Parent

 Slow Burn

 Small Town

 Snowed In

 Soccer, College

 Soccer, High School

 Soccer, Professional

 Soldier

 South American

 Southern

 Space Marine

 Space Opera

 Space Pirate

 Special Agent

 Spells

 Spies

 Spirit

 Sports, College

 Sports, High School

 Sports, Professional

 Spring

 Standalone

 Starting Over

 Steampunk

 Step-parent

 Step-sibling

 Stormchaser

 Stranded

 Stripper

 Strong Woman

 Student/Teacher

 Summer

 Surfing

 Surgeon

 Suspense

 SWAT

 Sweet

 Taboo

 Tarot

 Tattoo Artist

 Tattoos

 Telepathy

 Texas

 Thanksgiving

 Third Person

 Thriller

 Time Travel

 Travel

 Troll

 Ugly Cry

 Urban Fantasy

 Vacation

 Valentine

 Vampire

 Vampires

 Victorian

 Viking

 Virgin—Female

 Virgin—Male

 Voyeurism

 War

 Warlock

 Warrior

 Wealthy

 Wedding

 Werewolves

 Western

 Widows/Widowers

 Winter

 Witch

 Wizard

 Women’s Fiction

 Workplace

 Young Adult

 Zombie

READ MORE:

https://www.mindyklasky.com/index.php/for-writers/romance-tropes/

http://www.romancerehab.com/blog/romance-tropes-we-cant-get-enough-of

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