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Feature image with the title: Trope Spotlight. Friends to Lovers. There are two hands holding a flower.
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Trope Spotlight: Friends to Lovers

By Natalia Castano They say that the best love stories are often born from friendships. Friends to lovers is a […]

Posted on: April 9, 2025
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Trope Spotlight: Workplace Romance

By Natalia Castano Workplace romance is an exciting and trending trope that carries lots of potential for steamy scenarios and […]

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

By Editor Natalia Castano Marriage of convenience might be, among all the popular romance tropes, the most traditional of all. […]

Posted on: July 29, 2024
A two tone purple graphic which reads on the left side Trope Spotlight: Fake Dating. On the right, a photo of two people shaking hands
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Trope Spotlight: Fake Dating

By Deirdre McCluskey The fake dating/fake relationship plot device has been around at least as long as William Shakespeare and […]

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

By Editor Jenny Macey The much-loved forced proximity trope is all about giving two people the chance to fall in […]

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

By Editor Emma Cole Romeo and Juliet. Mr. and Mrs. Smith. Tracy Lord and C.K. Dexter Haven (from one of […]

Posted on: August 30, 2023
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Trope Spotlight: Rejected Fated Mates

By Editor Caroline Timmings If you’re a longtime romance reader like me then you’re always on the lookout for something […]

Posted on: June 27, 2022
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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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Series Spotlight on Harlequin Romance: What Harlequin Romance is (and isn’t!)

What do you think when you hear Harlequin Romance? For many, they often think about the diverse range of romance […]

Posted on: March 27, 2025
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December Author Spotlight

Writing a book can be a roller-coaster! There are ups and downs, even for those authors who have written multiple […]

Posted on: November 19, 2024