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Trope Spotlight: Workplace Romance

Workplace romance is an exciting and trending trope that carries lots of potential for steamy scenarios and sexy relationships, as […]

Posted on: September 13, 2024
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Trope Spotlight: Marriage of Convenience

Marriage of convenience might be, among all the popular romance tropes, the most traditional of all. This trope was popularized […]

Posted on: July 29, 2024
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Trope Spotlight: Fake Dating

The fake dating/fake relationship plot device has been around at least as long as William Shakespeare and continues to be […]

Posted on: June 17, 2024
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Trope Spotlight: Forced Proximity

The much-loved forced proximity trope is all about giving two people the chance to fall in love, despite all of […]

Posted on: September 27, 2023
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Trope Spotlight: Enemies to Lovers

Romeo and Juliet. Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven (from one of my favorite romances, The […]

Posted on: August 30, 2023
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Tropes Spotlight: Opposites Attract

“Tropes”, one of those factors that category romance editors are always searching when reading a manuscript. But, what is a […]

Posted on: September 26, 2022
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What Authors Find Fun About These Classic Tropes

We asked Harlequin authors to tell us about the romance tropes in their latest releases and what they love about writing romance stories with them.

Posted on: November 28, 2023
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HEA Writing Week 2023 | Hooks & Tropes

Today for HEA Writing Week, we’re talking about story hooks and tropes. Romance novels use classic tropes to drive the […]

Posted on: November 1, 2023
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Hooks vs Tropes: What’s the Difference?

“Hooks” and “tropes” are two words that category romance readers and editors throw around quite often. But what are they, […]

Posted on: November 11, 2021
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Spotlight on: Harlequin Presents

Learn all about writing for Harlequin Presents in this special video brought to you by Senior Editor Flo Nicoll! Have […]

Posted on: September 20, 2021