Unpopular Romance Novel Tropes

No one suspected they had a secret potato

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Enemies to Cadavers

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They told everyone they hated each other. No one believed them. So they proved it.

Love Hexadecagon

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So, George is in love with Brian who’s in love with April, who’s in love with James, who’s in love with Mariam and Wills, both of whom might or might not be in love with George, but also Liz, who ships Brian and Wills, but only in her fanfiction. That’s her headcanon…hexadecagon…whatever.

Secret Hobo

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She believed he was spending his weekends on his yacht in the Aegean. Nope.

Fifteenth Chance Romance

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Hope springs infernal…

Accidental Menopause

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Oops

Naked Mole Rat

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He thought she’d sent him a dick pic. But no, she’d sent him some Science.

Two people. One room. Seven beds.

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“I’ll take the ones on the left,” she said.

Forbidden nostril

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You know you want to

Half Your Age Plus a Thousand

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He was sucker for an older woman. Or man. Or non-binary person. At this age, does it really matter?

Tax Evasion

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He had a rubber thumb and he knew how to use it.

Secret Potato

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I found it!

Lint

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Because it’s not just for belly buttons