Every trope we publish for Contemporary — Enemies to Lovers Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 15,980 trope mentions counted in the lane in that window. Pick one for the full readout.
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| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enemies to Lovers | 1,378 | 8.62% | Share change under 15% | 383 |
| 2 | Forced Proximity | 814 | 5.09% | Share change under 15% | 758 |
| 3 | Slow Burn | 792 | 4.96% | Share up | 296 |
| 4 | Found Family | 593 | 3.71% | Share up | 345 |
| 5 | Banter | 312 | 1.95% | Share change under 15% | 7,977 |
| 6 | Second Chance | 285 | 1.78% | Share up | 309 |
| 7 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 284 | 1.78% | Share change under 15% | 170 |
| 8 | Marriage of Convenience | 169 | 1.06% | Share down | 179 |
| 9 | Paranormal Romance | 144 | 0.90% | Share up | 109 |
| 10 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 141 | 0.88% | Share change under 15% | 56 |
| 11 | Character Growth | 136 | 0.85% | Share change under 15% | 9 |
| 12 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 132 | 0.83% | Share down | 88 |
| 13 | Plot Twists | 130 | 0.81% | Share change under 15% | 38 |
| 14 | Opposites Attract | 118 | 0.74% | Share down | 122 |
| 15 | Sports Romance | 114 | 0.71% | Share up | 91 |
| 16 | Fated Mates | 109 | 0.68% | Share down | 215 |
| 17 | Grumpy Sunshine | 102 | 0.64% | Share down | 227 |
| 18 | Ensemble Cast | 102 | 0.64% | Share up | — |
| 19 | Protective Hero | 101 | 0.63% | Share up | 187 |
| 20 | Redemption Arc | 99 | 0.62% | Share change under 15% | 47 |
| 21 | Mafia Romance | 94 | 0.59% | Share change under 15% | 59 |
| 22 | Forbidden Romance | 93 | 0.58% | Share change under 15% | 338 |
| 23 | Romantic Suspense | 93 | 0.58% | Share down | 17 |
| 24 | Grumpy MMC | 82 | 0.51% | Not called | 181 |
| 25 | Strong FMC | 81 | 0.51% | Share down | 71 |
| 26 | Possessive Hero | 80 | 0.50% | Share change under 15% | 98 |
| 27 | Single Parent | 73 | 0.46% | Share down | 154 |
| 28 | Morally Grey MMC | 71 | 0.44% | Share up | 266 |
| 29 | Protective MMC | 69 | 0.43% | Share down | 298 |
| 30 | Romance | 67 | 0.42% | Not called | 1 |
| 31 | Obsessive Love | 65 | 0.41% | Not called | 22 |
| 32 | Bully Romance | 65 | 0.41% | Share down | 21 |
| 33 | Age Gap | 63 | 0.39% | Not called | — |
| 34 | Trauma Recovery | 63 | 0.39% | Share up | 17 |
| 35 | Revenge | 62 | 0.39% | Share down | 2,111 |
| 36 | Series Continuation | 61 | 0.38% | Not called | 3 |
| 37 | Page Turner | 59 | 0.37% | Not called | 2 |
| 38 | Emotional Depth | 59 | 0.37% | Not called | 29 |
| 39 | Hard Magic System | 59 | 0.37% | Share up | 11 |
| 40 | Spicy Romance | 57 | 0.36% | Not called | — |
| 41 | Hurt/Comfort | 56 | 0.35% | Share change under 15% | 218 |
| 42 | Secret Baby | 53 | 0.33% | Not called | 48 |
| 43 | Small Town | 53 | 0.33% | Not called | 199 |
| 44 | Angst | 49 | 0.31% | Share down | 4,836 |
| 45 | Series Arc | 49 | 0.31% | Share up | — |
| 46 | Coming Of Age | 44 | 0.28% | Not called | 4 |
| 47 | High Stakes | 44 | 0.28% | Not called | 26 |
| 48 | Character Driven | 43 | 0.27% | Not called | — |
| 49 | Obsessive MMC | 43 | 0.27% | Share down | 151 |
| 50 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 43 | 0.27% | Not called | 92 |
| 51 | Friends to Lovers | 39 | 0.24% | Share change under 15% | 84 |
| 52 | Boss / Employee | 38 | 0.24% | Not called | 160 |
| 53 | Miscommunication | 38 | 0.24% | Not called | 12,058 |
| 54 | Bodyguard Romance | 37 | 0.23% | Share down | 15 |
| 55 | Amnesia | 36 | 0.23% | Share down | 1,646 |
| 56 | Yearning | 35 | 0.22% | Not called | 12,181 |
| 57 | Cliffhanger Ending | 35 | 0.22% | Not called | 8 |
| 58 | Morally Grey Characters | 35 | 0.22% | Not called | 4 |
| 59 | Sexual Tension | 35 | 0.22% | Share down | 10 |
| 60 | He Falls First | 35 | 0.22% | Share down | 52 |
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.