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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
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What Authors Find Fun About These Classic Tropes

We asked Harlequin authors to tell us about the romance tropes in their latest releases and what they love about writing romance stories with them.

Posted on: November 28, 2023
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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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Hooks vs Tropes: What’s the Difference?

“Hooks” and “tropes” are two words that category romance readers and editors throw around quite often. But what are they, […]

Posted on: November 11, 2021
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Q&A with Harlequin Desire Author LaQuette

Last month, we met author LaQuette and her editor, Charles Griemsman, as they reflected on how they first met. This […]

Posted on: October 18, 2021
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#WritingChallenge: Snowed In!

Happy January! The month that introduces you to fun terms like polar vortex, thundersnow, bombogenesis and  bomb cyclone. So how […]

Posted on: January 12, 2018
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#WritingChallenge: The Forced Proximity Romance

by Deirdre Earlier in the month we featured Top Tips for Writing a Forced Proximity Romance. As Harlequin Intrigue Editorial […]

Posted on: March 31, 2017
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#WritingChallenge! Update the Marriage of Convenience

by Deirdre When I asked a group of Harlequin editors for romance tropes they’d love to see refreshed, one favourite […]

Posted on: January 20, 2017