Every trope we publish for Clean & Wholesome Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 18,868 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
Changing the genre and pressing Check demand reloads the trope list for that lane. 3,851 trope-and-lane readouts, last counted 2026-09-16.
| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Found Family | 1,243 | 6.59% | Share change under 15% | 345 |
| 2 | Slow Burn | 880 | 4.66% | Share change under 15% | 296 |
| 3 | Second Chance | 864 | 4.58% | Share change under 15% | 309 |
| 4 | Forced Proximity | 581 | 3.08% | Share change under 15% | 758 |
| 5 | Small Town | 332 | 1.76% | Share change under 15% | 199 |
| 6 | Redemption Arc | 246 | 1.30% | Share up | 47 |
| 7 | Friends to Lovers | 211 | 1.12% | Share down | 84 |
| 8 | Ensemble Cast | 196 | 1.04% | Share up | — |
| 9 | Sweet Romance | 184 | 0.98% | Share up | 8 |
| 10 | Enemies to Lovers | 178 | 0.94% | Share up | 383 |
| 11 | Faith Based Romance | 175 | 0.93% | Share change under 15% | 5 |
| 12 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 173 | 0.92% | Share up | 56 |
| 13 | Opposites Attract | 172 | 0.91% | Share change under 15% | 122 |
| 14 | Banter | 171 | 0.91% | Share change under 15% | 7,977 |
| 15 | Character Growth | 160 | 0.85% | Share up | 9 |
| 16 | Clean Romance | 145 | 0.77% | Share change under 15% | 15 |
| 17 | Historical Fiction | 142 | 0.75% | Share up | — |
| 18 | Romantic Suspense | 142 | 0.75% | Share down | 17 |
| 19 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 118 | 0.63% | Share down | 92 |
| 20 | Grumpy Sunshine | 110 | 0.58% | Share down | 227 |
| 21 | Historical Romance | 109 | 0.58% | Share up | 19 |
| 22 | Marriage of Convenience | 109 | 0.58% | Share down | 179 |
| 23 | Emotional Depth | 100 | 0.53% | Share up | 29 |
| 24 | Self Discovery | 100 | 0.53% | Share change under 15% | 12 |
| 25 | Sports Romance | 100 | 0.53% | Share up | 91 |
| 26 | Romance | 98 | 0.52% | Share up | 1 |
| 27 | Series Continuation | 96 | 0.51% | Share change under 15% | 3 |
| 28 | Protective Hero | 95 | 0.50% | Share down | 187 |
| 29 | Protective MMC | 94 | 0.50% | Share down | 298 |
| 30 | Character Driven | 93 | 0.49% | Share up | — |
| 31 | Hurt/Comfort | 89 | 0.47% | Share down | 218 |
| 32 | Faith Journey | 84 | 0.45% | Share up | 2 |
| 33 | Boss / Employee | 82 | 0.43% | Share change under 15% | 160 |
| 34 | Coming Of Age | 82 | 0.43% | Not called | 4 |
| 35 | Grumpy MMC | 80 | 0.42% | Not called | 181 |
| 36 | Single Parent | 78 | 0.41% | Share down | 154 |
| 37 | Faith Based | 78 | 0.41% | Share change under 15% | 3 |
| 38 | Meet Cute | 69 | 0.37% | Share up | 18 |
| 39 | Healing Journey | 69 | 0.37% | Share down | 14 |
| 40 | Secret/Hidden Identity | 67 | 0.36% | Share up | 127 |
| 41 | Single Parent Romance | 66 | 0.35% | Share change under 15% | 1 |
| 42 | Mail-Order Bride | 63 | 0.33% | Share down | 12 |
| 43 | Forbidden Romance | 62 | 0.33% | Share down | 338 |
| 44 | Plot Twists | 61 | 0.32% | Share up | 38 |
| 45 | Family Drama | 61 | 0.32% | Share up | 17 |
| 46 | Page Turner | 60 | 0.32% | Not called | 2 |
| 47 | Character Driven Narrative | 60 | 0.32% | Share up | — |
| 48 | Trauma Recovery | 59 | 0.31% | Share down | 17 |
| 49 | Contemporary Romance | 58 | 0.31% | Share change under 15% | — |
| 50 | He Falls First | 56 | 0.30% | Share down | 52 |
| 51 | Dual Timeline | 53 | 0.28% | Share down | 9 |
| 52 | Series Romance | 52 | 0.28% | Share down | 3 |
| 53 | Feel Good | 49 | 0.26% | Share change under 15% | — |
| 54 | Series Arc | 49 | 0.26% | Not called | — |
| 55 | Family Saga | 49 | 0.26% | Share up | 7 |
| 56 | Childhood Friends to Lovers | 47 | 0.25% | Share change under 15% | 34 |
| 57 | Fated Mates | 43 | 0.23% | Share down | 215 |
| 58 | Dual POV | 42 | 0.22% | Share up | 19 |
| 59 | Family Secrets | 42 | 0.22% | Share change under 15% | 19 |
| 60 | Miscommunication | 40 | 0.21% | Share change under 15% | 12,058 |
Direction is the change in each trope’s share of the lane between the last 12 weeks and the 12 before — never a raw weekly move. “Not called” means the two bands hold fewer than 30 mentions between them and we will not pretend otherwise. Tagged titles are counted across our whole registry, not just this lane.