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* MagicalNanny: Often in the MagicalStepmother form, though in that case the marriage is not for real.
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* MagicalNanny: Often in the MagicalStepmother Magical Stepmother form, though in that case the marriage is not for real.
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* ArabOilSheikh: So popular as the male lead that you can buy 'sheikh' omnibuses. Tends to be common among certain categories of the category novels
* AllMenAreRapists: in older romances, not so common now.
** It can be seen as a mark on western culture as a whole that women are more comfortable reading about consensual sex than they were. Older romances, dating back to TheSeventies tended to use rape as a way to give the heroine (and thus the reader) what they wanted while absolving her of the guilt of choosing it.
* AllMenAreRapists: in older romances, not so common now.
** It can be seen as a mark on western culture as a whole that women are more comfortable reading about consensual sex than they were. Older romances, dating back to TheSeventies tended to use rape as a way to give the heroine (and thus the reader) what they wanted while absolving her of the guilt of choosing it.
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* ArabOilSheikh: So popular as the male lead that you can buy 'sheikh' omnibuses. Tends to be common among certain categories of the category novels
novels.
* AllMenAreRapists:in In older romances, romances; not so common now.
** It can be seen as a mark onwestern Western culture as a whole that women are more comfortable reading about consensual sex than they were. Older romances, dating back to TheSeventies TheSeventies, tended to use rape as a way to give the heroine (and thus the reader) what they wanted while absolving her of the guilt of choosing it.
* AllMenAreRapists:
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* ButNotTooForeign - Despite the sheik novels mentioned above, less "genre" romances often have heroes who are just one exotic (from US perspective) quarter Native American, Japanese, Arab or other but very rarely are full members of Non-European ethnicities in ancestry and upbringing.
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* ButNotTooForeign - ButNotTooForeign: Despite the sheik sheikh novels mentioned above, less "genre" romances often have heroes who are just one exotic (from a US perspective) quarter quarter: Native American, Japanese, Arab or other the like, but very rarely are full members of Non-European non-European ethnicities in ancestry and upbringing.
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* [[DoesNotLikeMen Does Not Like Women]] - The special romance-novel version of HeManWomanHater, in which the male hero only hates women because of the actions of a ''bad'' woman, and will be cured in the end by the ''good'' heroine.
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* [[DoesNotLikeMen Does Not Like Women]] - Women]]: The special romance-novel version of HeManWomanHater, in which the male hero only hates women because of the actions of a ''bad'' woman, and will be cured in the end by the ''good'' heroine.
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** HEA - Happily Ever After
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** PNR - Paranormal Romance
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** TSTL - [[TooDumbToLive Too Stupid ToLiveLive]]
** TSTL - [[TooDumbToLive Too Stupid To
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex - And any past sexual relationships (usually with a conveniently deceased spouse) the heroine has had will be unsatisfying.
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* TheLadyAndTheVamp - In a lot of YA paranormal romances, thanks to the influence of {{Twilight}}.
* TheIngenue:
* TheLadyAndTheVamp - In a lot of YA paranormal romances, thanks to the influence of {{Twilight}}.
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* TheFourLoves - TheFourLoves: Arguably the reason for the existence of the genre.
*TheIngenue:
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*TheLadyAndTheVamp - The Lady And The Vamp: In a lot of YA paranormal romances, thanks to the influence of {{Twilight}}.''Literature/{{Twilight}}''.
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* All of the LoveTropes.
* MagicalNanny: Often in the Magical Stepmother form, though the marriage is not for real then.
* MagicalNativeAmerican (often if historical)
* MagicalNanny: Often in the Magical Stepmother form, though the marriage is not for real then.
* MagicalNativeAmerican (often if historical)
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* LoveTropes: All of the LoveTropes.
them.
* MagicalNanny: Often in theMagical Stepmother MagicalStepmother form, though in that case the marriage is not for real then.
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** Erotic Romance[[hottip:*:Distinguished from plain Erotic books by having an strong emotional focus leading to the HEA]] leans heavily toward IKEAErotica.
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** Erotic Romance[[hottip:*:Distinguished from plain Erotic books by having an strong emotional focus leading to the HEA]] HEA]]: leans heavily toward IKEAErotica.
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* PublicMediumIgnorance: Romance novels are full of PurpleProse, [[CoitusEnsues gratuitous sex]] and are basically thinly veiled porn for women, or "mommy porn". [[RhetoricalQuestionFailure Right?]]
** Despite the fact that MillsAndBoonProse rare in the genre these days and the fact that most sex scenes in a RomanceNovel are an important part of the emotional connection of the hero and heroine, no one seems to know this. Some people still think that romance novels are full of [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization rape]], even though that became rare at the start of TheEighties, 30 years ago!
** Despite the fact that MillsAndBoonProse rare in the genre these days and the fact that most sex scenes in a RomanceNovel are an important part of the emotional connection of the hero and heroine, no one seems to know this. Some people still think that romance novels are full of [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization rape]], even though that became rare at the start of TheEighties, 30 years ago!
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* PublicMediumIgnorance: Romance novels are full of PurpleProse, [[CoitusEnsues gratuitous sex]] and are basically thinly veiled porn for women, or "mommy porn". [[RhetoricalQuestionFailure [[RhetoricalQuestionBlunder Right?]]
** Despite the fact that MillsAndBoonProse is rare in the genre these days and the fact that most sex scenes in a RomanceNovel are an important part of the emotional connection of the hero and heroine, no one seems to know this. Some people still think that romance novels are full of [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization rape]], even though that became rare at the start of TheEighties,30 thirty years ago!
** Despite the fact that MillsAndBoonProse is rare in the genre these days and the fact that most sex scenes in a RomanceNovel are an important part of the emotional connection of the hero and heroine, no one seems to know this. Some people still think that romance novels are full of [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization rape]], even though that became rare at the start of TheEighties,
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* SturgeonsLaw: The absolute volume of romance novels produced including both category and single title today, and considering past efforts means that most readers can go years without reading something they consider belonging to the bottom 90%. This bottom 90% does contribute to [[PopculturalOsmosis society's]] [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch opinion]] on the genre though.
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* SturgeonsLaw: The absolute volume of romance novels produced including both category and single title today, and considering past efforts efforts, means that most readers can go years without reading something they consider belonging to the bottom 90%. This bottom 90% does contribute to [[PopculturalOsmosis society's]] [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch opinion]] on the genre though.genre, however.
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* YourCheatingHeart -- usually if the woman is currently married, her husband may do this if he is the Romantic False Lead.
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* YourCheatingHeart -- usually if YourCheatingHeart: If the woman is currently married, her husband may do this if he is the Romantic False Lead.RomanticFalseLead. Sometimes if the hero has a pre-established significant other, he can do this, too, though it will be made out to be [[GoodAdulteryBadAdultery for a good reason]].
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** TSTL - Too Stupid To Live
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* PublicMediumIgnorance: Romance novels are full of PurpleProse, [[CoitusEnsues gratuitous sex]] and are basically thinly veiled porn for women, or "mommy porn". [[RhetoricalQuestionFailure Right?]]
** Despite the fact that MillsAndBoonProse rare in the genre these days and the fact that most sex scenes in a RomanceNovel are an important part of the emotional connection of the hero and heroine, no one seems to know this. Some people still think that romance novels are full of [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization rape]], even though that became rare at the start of TheEighties, 30 years ago!
** Despite the fact that MillsAndBoonProse rare in the genre these days and the fact that most sex scenes in a RomanceNovel are an important part of the emotional connection of the hero and heroine, no one seems to know this. Some people still think that romance novels are full of [[NotIfTheyEnjoyedItRationalization rape]], even though that became rare at the start of TheEighties, 30 years ago!
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* TooStupidToLive: Far too many of the heroines.
** Most the common in romantic suspense genre as a way to have an otherwise intelligent heroine get captured by the villain so the hero can have a StormTheCastle rescue moment.
** Most the common in romantic suspense genre as a way to have an otherwise intelligent heroine get captured by the villain so the hero can have a StormTheCastle rescue moment.
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* ArabOilSheikh - so popular as the male lead that you can buy 'sheikh' omnibuses.
* AllMenAreRapists - in older romances, not so common now.
* AntiHero - The types vary, but romance novel leads can tend towards bad boys (ready to be reformed) instead of a clean cut, straitlaced fellow.
* ArrangedMarriage -- a common technique in historicals to force the hero and heroine to deal with each other
* AllMenAreRapists - in older romances, not so common now.
* AntiHero - The types vary, but romance novel leads can tend towards bad boys (ready to be reformed) instead of a clean cut, straitlaced fellow.
* ArrangedMarriage -- a common technique in historicals to force the hero and heroine to deal with each other
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* ArabOilSheikh - so ArabOilSheikh: So popular as the male lead that you can buy 'sheikh' omnibuses.
omnibuses. Tends to be common among certain categories of the category novels
*AllMenAreRapists - AllMenAreRapists: in older romances, not so common now.
** It can be seen as a mark on western culture as a whole that women are more comfortable reading about consensual sex than they were. Older romances, dating back to TheSeventies tended to use rape as a way to give the heroine (and thus the reader) what they wanted while absolving her of the guilt of choosing it.
*AntiHero - AntiHero: The types vary, but romance novel leads can tend towards bad boys (ready to be reformed) instead of a clean cut, straitlaced fellow.
*ArrangedMarriage -- a ArrangedMarriage: A common technique in historicals to force the hero and heroine to deal with each otherother.
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** It can be seen as a mark on western culture as a whole that women are more comfortable reading about consensual sex than they were. Older romances, dating back to TheSeventies tended to use rape as a way to give the heroine (and thus the reader) what they wanted while absolving her of the guilt of choosing it.
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* BrokenBird - Women love to see the healing power of love. Most have a side of IntimateHealing as well, but usually after the hero is a bit less screwed up.
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* FanNickname: Many abbreviations for common term among fans, including:
** H/h - Hero/heroine
** HEA - Happily Ever After
** HFN - Happy For Now
** PNR - Paranormal Romance
** H/h - Hero/heroine
** HEA - Happily Ever After
** HFN - Happy For Now
** PNR - Paranormal Romance
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AManIsNotAVirgin: Usually played very straight, but occasionally averted.
*MillsAndBoonProse -- though MillsAndBoonProse: Ironically despite the Mills and Boon category romances being the TropeNamer, most romance novels avert this trope in favor of less frequentlyPurpleProse-like sex scenes.
** Erotic Romance[[hottip:*:Distinguished from plain Erotic books by having an strong emotional focus leading to the HEA]] leans heavily toward IKEAErotica.
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* SturgeonsLaw: The absolute volume of romance novels produced including both category and single title today, and considering past efforts means that most readers can go years without reading something they consider belonging to the bottom 90%. This bottom 90% does contribute to [[PopculturalOsmosis society's]] [[ComplainingAboutShowsYouDontWatch opinion]] on the genre though.
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* AntiHero - The types vary, but romance novel leads can tend towards TallDarkAndBishoujo instead of a clean cut, straitlaced fellow.
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* BrokenBird - Women love to see the healing power of love. Most have a side of [[IntimateHealing that one]] as well, but usually after the hero is a bit less screwed up.
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* GoodPeopleHaveGoodSex - And any past sexual relationships(usually relationships (usually with a conveniently deceased spouse) the heroine has had will be unsatisfying.
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** Heroines are even less likely to be exotic.
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* HappilyEverAfterHappilyEverAfter: Explicitly described by many readers and writers as an essential mark of the genre, distinguishing it from other love stories. Abbreviated HEA.
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* FlirtyStepsiblings: A common way to make the hero and heroine resent each other but be unable to avoid each other.
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* ButNotTooForeign - Despite the sheik novels mentioned above, less "genre" romances often have heroes who are just one exotic (from US perspective) quarter Native American, Japanese, Arab or other but very rarely are full members of Non-European ethnicities in ancestry and upbringing.
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* AllMenAreRapists - in older romances, not so common now.
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* EstrogenBrigadeBait
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* YourCheatingHeart -- usually if the woman is currently married, her husband may do this if he is the Romantic False Lead.
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* ArabOilSheikh - so popular as the male lead that you can buy 'sheikh' omnibuses.omnibuses.
* AntiHero - The types vary, but romance novel leads can tend towards TallDarkAndBishoujo instead of a clean cut, straitlaced fellow.
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* IJustWantToBeLoved TheFourLoves - Arguably the reason for the existence of the genre.
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* IJustWantToBeBeautiful - What everyone wants to be.In order to find love.
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* [[DoesNotLikeMen Does Not Like Women]] - The special romance-novel version of HeManWomanHater, in which the male hero only hates women because of the actions of a ''bad'' woman, and will be cured in the end by the ''good'' heroine.
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