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A young white woman lies on a bed made up with beige sheets. Her eyes are closed and there is a red hot water bottle on her abdomen, which a white man sitting next to her is holding with care as he looks down at her.

A young white woman lies on a bed made up with beige sheets. Her eyes are closed and there is a red hot water bottle on her abdomen, which a white man sitting next to her is holding with care as he looks down at her.

How to Incorporate the Period Care Romance Microtrope into Your Romance Next Novel

Not all that long ago, menstruation was absent from romance novels featuring woman main characters. And no, these women were not living...

Dec 9, 2024

A pair of Black fem hands grasps the clasp of a black bra.

A pair of Black fem hands grasps the clasp of a black bra.

4 Sexy Romance Microtropes and How to Use Them to Heat Up Your Next Novel

The more I research microtropes, the more I realize just how specific romance readers are when looking for new reads. I knew this to some...

Nov 11, 2024

A Brown man wearing a striped shirt kisses the forehead of a Brown woman with long brown hair. In the background are dunes.

A Brown man wearing a striped shirt kisses the forehead of a Brown woman with long brown hair. In the background are dunes.

5 Contemporary Romance Microtropes and How to Use Them in Your Next Romance Novel

I recently wrote a post about microtropes, a plot device that affects a romance novel at the scene level, rather than at the chapter or...

Oct 21, 2024

A blue sign with a white arrow piercing a heart. In the background are city buildings.

A blue sign with a white arrow piercing a heart. In the background are city buildings.

What Is a Microtrope, and How Can It Help Your Romance Novel?

Tropes. The romance genre, and indeed most fiction genres, can't exist without them. And that's because tropes are plot devices that can...

Oct 17, 2024

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