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​There is as fancy-schmancy definition of “trope,” but when a romance author asks you what your favourite trope is, what she is asking is “What story line do you like best?”

And just as readers have favourites, so do authors. And that’s what we’re talking about this week on the blog hop:

Do you have any favorite (or least favorite) tropes?

The beauty of romance is we all know the ending. No matter what trials and tribulations are thrown in our characters’ way, we know they will end up together. And those trials and tribulations also often have a familiar feel. That’s what a trope is…a well-used situation or setting. Here are some examples and which books of mine use them (along with links to excerpts from each book, so you can get a taste of them):

Workplace Romance (Reserved for You, Richly Deserved, When Time Falls Still)
Second Chance (Allegro Court, Turn the Next Page)
Opposites Attract (No Life But This, Strictly by the Book, Too Good for Words)

Almost all my books could also fall under the trope of “Friends to Lovers.” I’ve never been a fan of insta-love (insta-attraction, sure, but not love) so the characters in most of my books become friends before their relationship advances.

Workplace Romance has a special niche in my heart, probably because my husband and I met at work. Second Chances make me happy because I like to see a couple torn apart by circumstances reunited. And Opposites Attract as so much fun – pairing two people that seem completely wrong for each other and watching how they become completely right.

Do you have a favourite trope…or three? I love to hear from you! Then visit Leslie Hachtel to find out her favourites!

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Read an excerpt from RICHLY DESERVED here.

As well as a workplace romance, it features a grumpy artist, a managing business owner, and a lot of steamy heat!

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Two women. Years apart. Linked by common experience and a cottage that has survived since the Civil War. When Rebecca reaches out from the past, Evelyn finds it life changing.

And in their own times, each must discover strength and fight to find and keep true love.

A NEST Award winner in Paranormal!

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