Classic Romance
This 1813 novel by Jane Austen is about the relationship between Elizabeth Bennet and the aloof Mr. Darcy.
What is Pride and Prejudice?
This book by Sarah J. Maas, the first in the series, features a huntress who falls in love with a fae lord.
What is A Court of Thorns and Roses?
This 2012 novel by John Green was adapted into a 2014 film about two teenagers with cancer who form a close bond after meeting at a cancer support group.
What is The Fault in Our Stars?
Who are Violet Sorrengail and Xaden Riorson?
This trope involves two characters who despise each other at first, but slowly develop romantic feelings as they begin to understand one another.
What is Enemies to Lovers?
In this 1847 novel by Charlotte Bronte, a governess named after the book falls in love with the mysterious Mr. Rochester.
What is Jane Eyre?
This book by Marissa Meyer is a futurist retelling of a famous Disney Princess, with a cyborg protagonist.
What is Cinder?
This 2010 historical fiction novel was adapted into a 2011 film that explores the lives of African-American maids working in white households during the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.
What is The Help?
Who are Poppy and Casteel?
This trope revolves around two characters who are separated by circumstances, distance, or conflict, but eventually reunite.
What is Second Chances?
This 1996 romance novel by Nicholas Sparks tells the story of Noah and Allie, which was eventually made into a hit film in 2004.
This 2021 novel by Naomi Novik is set in a world of magic, dragons, and power struggles, where the protagonist finds herself entwined in a magical romance.
What is A Deadly Education?
This 2012 novel was turned into a 2014 film about a woman's mysterious disappearance and the unraveling of her marriage.
What is Gone Girl?
In Red, White & Royal Blue, this couple faces political and royal pressures while trying to keep their relationship a secret.
Who are Alex Claremont-Diaz and Prince Henry?
This trope is when one character must pretend to be in a romantic relationship with the other.
What is Fake Dating?
This 1938 novel by Daphne du Maurier centers around the haunting relationship between the narrator and her husband, Maxim de Winter.
What is Rebecca?
This 2019 novel by Alexandra Christo features a dangerous romance between a sea princess and a pirate; set in a world where pirates and mermaids are at war.
What is To Kill a Kingdom?
This 2009 novel by Nicholas Sparks, was adapted into a film that tells the story of a couple who reconnect after years apart and face challenges in their relationship.
What is The Last Song?
In Poppy War, this couple's bond forms as they face war, destruction, and powerful magic; making their relationship one of survival, loyalty, and ambition.
Who are Rin and Altan?
This trope describes a relationship where the characters take a long time to acknowledge their feelings, with tension and build-up before any romance or confession takes place.
What is Slow Burn?
This 1913 novel by E.M. Forster follows a love story between Lucy Honeychurch and George Emerson.
What is A Room with a View?
In this 2023 novel by Holly Black, the romance between the faerie prince and the rebellious young woman takes center stage amidst the complex politics of the faerie world.
What is The Stolen Heir?
This novel, published in 2008, was adapted into a film about a young girl who watches her family from the afterlife after being murdered by a neighbor.
What is The Lovely Bones?
In The Great Gatsby, this couple's tragic romance is marred by betrayal, secrets, and the illusion of the American Dream.
Who are Jay Gatsby and Daisy Buchanan?
This trope is common in historical romance novels, where a character must marry someone for practical reasons; such as securing their family's future.
What is Marriage of Convenience?