TROPE GUIDE
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PRODIGAL BILLIONAIRE
Single Dad
Grumpy/ Sunshine
Surprise Baby
Secret Undercover Billionaire
Strong Heroine
Damaged Hero
Past Secrets
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PRODIGAL MISTRESS
Second Chance
Age Gap
Reformed Rake
Fated Mates
Groveling hero
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PRODIGAL EX
A Divorce Never Went Through
Second chance at love
Ex Revenge
Surprise Baby
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PRODIGAL BACHELOR
Marriage of Convenience
Partners Fighting Crime
Fear of Commitment
Surprise Baby
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THE MISCONCEPTION OF MIA
Promised to Another
Arranged Marriage
Secret Baby
Unplanned Pregnancy
Love will Mean Death
Secret Relationship
Strong Heroine
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THE DELETED HEIR
Workplace Romance
Forbidden Love
Age Gap Romance
Unplanned Pregnancy
Virgin Heroine
Best Friend’s Sibling
Secret Relationship
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Consigliere
It was a One Time Thing
Identical Twin
Secret Baby
Love Triangle
Workplace Romance
Boss / Employee
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NOT SO WISEGUY
Forced Proximity /Prisoners
Only one bed
Instalove
Forbidden Love
Strong Heroine
Life Threatening Relationship
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A BRUSH WITH OBSESSION
Partners in fighting crime: Help each other find kidnapped loved ones.
Love might mean death: His stalker is jealous and wants to kill her.
Boss/ Employee: Meet cute.
Kidnapped: The heroine is snatched she must wait for hero to come to the rescue or, better yet, must find her own way out of the dangerous situation.
Soul Mates: The two main characters feel they are destined to be together. However, other forces or characters in the story conspire to keep the lovers apart.
KICKASS HEROINE: The female protagonist is a survivor.
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IMMORAL OBSESSION
Second chance romance: She dumped him because unplanned pregnancy by abuser and doesn’t want him to know. He finds out she is being hunted down in the present/ now wants to help her and rekindle their love.
Secret past: She was sexually abused as a child and teenager.
Unplanned pregnancy: As a teen from abuse.
Trauma: Bad guys trying to find her. Hero takes her in and protects her.
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RECKLESS OBSESSION
Boss / Employee
Reformed rake: Hero is a sex addict who formerly hypnotized women.
Trauma: Heroine witnesses the abduction of her little sister. Bad guys trying to find her. Hero takes her in and protects her.
Partners in fighting crime: Help each other find kidnapped little sister