Every trope we publish for Contemporary — Enemies to Lovers Romance, ranked by reader-demand mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-08-24. 15,313 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. 3,589 trope-and-lane readouts are published today.
| # | Trope | Mentions | Share of lane | Direction | Tagged titles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Enemies to Lovers | 1,308 | 8.54% | Holding steady | 383 |
| 2 | Forced Proximity | 782 | 5.11% | Holding steady | 758 |
| 3 | Slow Burn | 756 | 4.94% | Holding steady | 296 |
| 4 | Found Family | 561 | 3.66% | Rising | 345 |
| 5 | Banter | 303 | 1.98% | Holding steady | 6,178 |
| 6 | Dark Romance (as trope) | 280 | 1.83% | Holding steady | 170 |
| 7 | Second Chance | 275 | 1.80% | Rising | 309 |
| 8 | Marriage of Convenience | 169 | 1.10% | Cooling | 179 |
| 9 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 137 | 0.89% | Holding steady | 56 |
| 10 | Paranormal Romance | 132 | 0.86% | Not called | 109 |
| 11 | Reverse Harem / Why Choose | 132 | 0.86% | Cooling | 88 |
| 12 | Character Growth | 130 | 0.85% | Rising | 9 |
| 13 | Plot Twists | 124 | 0.81% | Holding steady | 38 |
| 14 | Opposites Attract | 117 | 0.76% | Cooling | 122 |
| 15 | Grumpy Sunshine | 113 | 0.74% | Cooling | 227 |
| 16 | Sports Romance | 109 | 0.71% | Rising | 91 |
| 17 | Fated Mates | 105 | 0.69% | Cooling | 215 |
| 18 | Protective Hero | 98 | 0.64% | Rising | 187 |
| 19 | Ensemble Cast | 96 | 0.63% | Rising | — |
| 20 | Mafia Romance | 93 | 0.61% | Holding steady | 59 |
| 21 | Romantic Suspense | 91 | 0.59% | Cooling | 17 |
| 22 | Redemption Arc | 90 | 0.59% | Holding steady | 47 |
| 23 | Forbidden Romance | 83 | 0.54% | Holding steady | 338 |
| 24 | Possessive Hero | 81 | 0.53% | Rising | 98 |
| 25 | Strong FMC | 75 | 0.49% | Cooling | 71 |
| 26 | Single Parent | 73 | 0.48% | Cooling | 154 |
| 27 | Morally Grey MMC | 68 | 0.44% | Rising | 266 |
| 28 | Protective MMC | 68 | 0.44% | Cooling | 298 |
| 29 | Grumpy MMC | 67 | 0.44% | Not called | 181 |
| 30 | Obsessive Love | 65 | 0.42% | Not called | 22 |
| 31 | Bully Romance | 64 | 0.42% | Cooling | 21 |
| 32 | Revenge | 63 | 0.41% | Cooling | 1,378 |
| 33 | Romance | 63 | 0.41% | Not called | 1 |
| 34 | Age Gap | 60 | 0.39% | Not called | — |
| 35 | Series Continuation | 59 | 0.39% | Rising | 3 |
| 36 | Page Turner | 58 | 0.38% | Not called | 2 |
| 37 | Trauma Recovery | 57 | 0.37% | Not called | 17 |
| 38 | Hard Magic System | 56 | 0.37% | Not called | 11 |
| 39 | Emotional Depth | 55 | 0.36% | Not called | 29 |
| 40 | Hurt/Comfort | 54 | 0.35% | Cooling | 218 |
| 41 | Secret Baby | 53 | 0.35% | Not called | 48 |
| 42 | Spicy Romance | 52 | 0.34% | Not called | — |
| 43 | Series Arc | 48 | 0.31% | Not called | — |
| 44 | Obsessive MMC | 46 | 0.30% | Cooling | 151 |
| 45 | Small Town | 45 | 0.29% | Not called | 199 |
| 46 | Angst | 45 | 0.29% | Cooling | 3,262 |
| 47 | High Stakes | 43 | 0.28% | Not called | 26 |
| 48 | Coming Of Age | 42 | 0.27% | Not called | 4 |
| 49 | Friends to Lovers | 40 | 0.26% | Not called | 84 |
| 50 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 39 | 0.25% | Not called | 92 |
| 51 | Character Driven | 39 | 0.25% | Not called | — |
| 52 | Boss / Employee | 38 | 0.25% | Not called | 160 |
| 53 | Bodyguard Romance | 37 | 0.24% | Cooling | 15 |
| 54 | Yearning | 36 | 0.24% | Not called | 7,175 |
| 55 | Miscommunication | 36 | 0.24% | Not called | 7,215 |
| 56 | Amnesia | 36 | 0.24% | Cooling | 987 |
| 57 | Romantasy | 35 | 0.23% | Not called | 1 |
| 58 | Morally Grey Characters | 35 | 0.23% | Not called | 4 |
| 59 | Cliffhanger Ending | 35 | 0.23% | Not called | 8 |
| 60 | He Falls First | 34 | 0.22% | Cooling | 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.