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''Your one-stop shopping list for [[Romance Novel]] plots and complications!'' |
''Your one-stop shopping list for [[Romance Novel]] plots and complications!'' |
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** [[Love Letter Lunacy]] |
** [[Love Letter Lunacy]] |
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* The Angry Outburst |
* The Angry Outburst |
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** [[The Masochism Tango]] which leads to an [[Aw Look They Really Do Love Each Other]]. |
** [[The Masochism Tango]] which leads to an [[Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other]]. |
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* Pressure From Above |
* Pressure From Above |
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** [[Arranged Marriage]] ("You will marry Princess Lucky, so you better get used to the idea!") |
** [[Arranged Marriage]] ("You will marry Princess Lucky, so you better get used to the idea!") |
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** [[Parent Ex Machina]] |
** [[Parent Ex Machina]] |
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** [[Parental Marriage Veto]] |
** [[Parental Marriage Veto]] |
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* [[Star-Crossed Lovers]] ("Never was a tale of such woe...") |
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** [[Love Hurts]] |
** [[Love Hurts]] |
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* Ungentlemanly/Unladylike Behavior |
* Ungentlemanly/Unladylike Behavior |
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** [[Beautiful All Along]] |
** [[Beautiful All Along]] |
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* Dont Let Him/Her Get Away! |
* Dont Let Him/Her Get Away! |
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** [[Race For Your Love]] |
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* Disapproving Authority Figure |
* Disapproving Authority Figure |
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** [[Parent Ex Machina]] |
** [[Parent Ex Machina]] |
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* The Old One Who Knows But Aint Sayin (another [[Messenger]], possibly a [[Secret Keeper]]) |
* The Old One Who Knows But Aint Sayin (another [[Messenger]], possibly a [[Secret Keeper]]) |
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* Girl/Boy Next Door |
* Girl/Boy Next Door |
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** [[She |
** [[She's All Grown Up]] |
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* Mistakenly Overheard Conversation |
* Mistakenly Overheard Conversation |
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** [[Three Is Company]], romance novel style |
** [[Three Is Company]], romance novel style |
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** [[Betty and Veronica]] |
** [[Betty and Veronica]] |
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** [[Muggle and Magical Love Triangle]] |
** [[Muggle and Magical Love Triangle]] |
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** [[Rich Suitor Poor Suitor]] |
** [[Rich Suitor, Poor Suitor]] |
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* His/Her "True Nature" |
* His/Her "True Nature" |
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* Self-Conscious About Best Feature |
* Self-Conscious About Best Feature |
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* One Who Intercedes (a [[Secret Keeper]] who is more active, like the Nurse in [[Romeo and Juliet]]) |
* One Who Intercedes (a [[Secret Keeper]] who is more active, like the Nurse in [[Romeo and Juliet]]) |
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* [[Mindlink Mates]] |
* [[Mindlink Mates]] |
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* [[December–December Romance]] (or alternatively [[Grow Old with Me]]) |
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* [[My Secret Pregnancy]] (category romances signal this trope with the phrase [http://www.rtbookreviews.com/content/theme-secret-babies "secret baby"] in the [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/search/?searchfor=book&keywords=secret+baby title]) |
* [[My Secret Pregnancy]] (category romances signal this trope with the phrase [https://web.archive.org/web/20131026113621/http://www.rtbookreviews.com/content/theme-secret-babies "secret baby"] in the [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/search/?searchfor=book&keywords=secret+baby title]) |
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* [[No Loves Intersect]] |
* [[No Loves Intersect]] |
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[[Category:Narrative Tropes]] |
[[Category:Narrative Tropes]] |
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[[Category:Plots]] |
[[Category:Plots]] |
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[[Category:Romance Novel Plots]] |
[[Category:Romance Novel Plots]] |
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Latest revision as of 00:50, 26 October 2021
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Your one-stop shopping list for Romance Novel plots and complications!
Although some existing tropes like Magnificent Bastard may fit here as well.
- The Bet (a weird version of Meet Cute)
- Long Lost Love ("Billy? Is that you?")
- "New Old Flame" connected to a "Meet Cute"
- Handsome/Lovely Adversary ("She's gorgeous, I hate her")
- The Billet-Doux
- The Angry Outburst
- The Masochism Tango which leads to an Aw, Look -- They Really Do Love Each Other.
- Pressure From Above
- Arranged Marriage ("You will marry Princess Lucky, so you better get used to the idea!")
- Parent Ex Machina
- Parental Marriage Veto
- Star-Crossed Lovers ("Never was a tale of such woe...")
- Ungentlemanly/Unladylike Behavior
- Case of Nerves
- The Big Decision
- Disaster!
- The Chase (oddly enough, a version of The Chase)
- On a Pedestal
- Dont Let Him/Her Get Away!
- Disapproving Authority Figure
- Two of a Kind
- Sub Rosa
- The One
- Furious Attraction
- The Unknown Child
- Neutral Party with Words of Wisdom (a type of Messenger)
- The Old One Who Knows But Aint Sayin (another Messenger, possibly a Secret Keeper)
- Girl/Boy Next Door
- Mistakenly Overheard Conversation
- Three Is Company, romance novel style
- Mistaken for Cheating
- Sweet Nothings (Pillow Talk)
- Right Under Your Nose (Stop chasing the Duke; the stableboy has a nobler soul)
- Mysterious Past (Why did he leave London?)
- A Backstory version of Forbidden Fruit
- Forget It and Run!
- Opposites Attract
- The Perfect Gift (a romantic Golden Snitch?)
- The Imperfect Gift
- The Ugly Duckling
- The "Near Mrs."
- New Old Flame demonstrating A Man Is Not a Virgin (May I introduce you to my... good friend?)
- Like Brother and Sister
- Love Triangle
- His/Her "True Nature"
- Self-Conscious About Best Feature
- One Who Intercedes (a Secret Keeper who is more active, like the Nurse in Romeo and Juliet)
- Mindlink Mates
- December–December Romance (or alternatively Grow Old with Me)
- My Secret Pregnancy (category romances signal this trope with the phrase "secret baby" in the title)
- No Loves Intersect
See also Romance Arc.