Every trope we publish for Historical — Regency Romance, ranked by demand-signal mentions counted over the 28 weeks to 2026-09-07. 16,393 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 | Slow Burn | 1,002 | 6.11% | Share change under 15% | 296 |
| 2 | Forced Proximity | 739 | 4.51% | Share up | 758 |
| 3 | Marriage of Convenience | 630 | 3.84% | Share down | 179 |
| 4 | Found Family | 621 | 3.79% | Share change under 15% | 345 |
| 5 | Enemies to Lovers | 418 | 2.55% | Share down | 383 |
| 6 | Second Chance | 418 | 2.55% | Share change under 15% | 309 |
| 7 | Banter | 409 | 2.49% | Share change under 15% | 7,977 |
| 8 | Historical Romance | 227 | 1.38% | Share up | 19 |
| 9 | Regency | 215 | 1.31% | Share up | 6,407 |
| 10 | Pride And Prejudice Retelling | 174 | 1.06% | Share change under 15% | 4 |
| 11 | Character Growth | 151 | 0.92% | Share down | 9 |
| 12 | Mystery / Suspense Element | 150 | 0.92% | Share up | 56 |
| 13 | Ensemble Cast | 150 | 0.92% | Share up | — |
| 14 | Redemption Arc | 141 | 0.86% | Share down | 47 |
| 15 | Friends to Lovers | 139 | 0.85% | Share change under 15% | 84 |
| 16 | Pride And Prejudice Variation | 117 | 0.71% | Share down | — |
| 17 | Forbidden Romance | 108 | 0.66% | Share down | 338 |
| 18 | Opposites Attract | 107 | 0.65% | Share down | 122 |
| 19 | Class Difference | 101 | 0.62% | Share change under 15% | 60 |
| 20 | Fake Dating / Fake Relationship | 87 | 0.53% | Share up | 92 |
| 21 | Miscommunication | 85 | 0.52% | Share up | 12,058 |
| 22 | Protective Hero | 83 | 0.51% | Share change under 15% | 187 |
| 23 | Romance | 82 | 0.50% | Share up | 1 |
| 24 | Grumpy MMC | 74 | 0.45% | Not called | 181 |
| 25 | Secret/Hidden Identity | 69 | 0.42% | Share change under 15% | 127 |
| 26 | Sweet Romance | 67 | 0.41% | Share up | 8 |
| 27 | Emotional Depth | 58 | 0.35% | Share up | 29 |
| 28 | Happy Ending | 58 | 0.35% | Share down | 3 |
| 29 | Governess Romance | 56 | 0.34% | Share down | 2 |
| 30 | Character Driven | 55 | 0.34% | Share down | — |
| 31 | Plot Twists | 54 | 0.33% | Share up | 38 |
| 32 | Humor | 53 | 0.32% | Share up | 6 |
| 33 | Series Continuation | 52 | 0.32% | Share up | 3 |
| 34 | Reformed Rake | 51 | 0.31% | Share down | 25 |
| 35 | Yearning | 47 | 0.29% | Share down | 12,181 |
| 36 | Grumpy Sunshine | 46 | 0.28% | Share down | 227 |
| 37 | Mistaken Identity | 44 | 0.27% | Not called | 17 |
| 38 | Childhood Friends to Lovers | 42 | 0.26% | Share down | 34 |
| 39 | Series Arc | 42 | 0.26% | Share up | — |
| 40 | Clean Romance | 40 | 0.24% | Share up | 15 |
| 41 | Revenge | 39 | 0.24% | Share down | 2,111 |
| 42 | Character Driven Narrative | 39 | 0.24% | Not called | — |
| 43 | Brother's Best Friend | 38 | 0.23% | Not called | 65 |
| 44 | Trauma Recovery | 37 | 0.23% | Share change under 15% | 17 |
| 45 | Angst | 36 | 0.22% | Not called | 4,836 |
| 46 | Love Triangle | 36 | 0.22% | Share change under 15% | 55 |
| 47 | Happily Ever After | 34 | 0.21% | Share change under 15% | 30 |
| 48 | Wounded Hero | 33 | 0.20% | Share change under 15% | 18 |
| 49 | Beauty And The Beast | 32 | 0.20% | Share down | 18 |
| 50 | Anthology | 32 | 0.20% | Not called | 182 |
| 51 | Coming Of Age | 31 | 0.19% | Not called | 4 |
| 52 | Strong FMC | 30 | 0.18% | Not called | 71 |
| 53 | Fish Out of Water | 30 | 0.18% | Not called | 66 |
| 54 | Instalove | 30 | 0.18% | Not called | 1,945 |
| 55 | Retelling | 30 | 0.18% | Not called | 3 |
| 56 | Meet Cute | 29 | 0.18% | Not called | 18 |
| 57 | Series Romance | 29 | 0.18% | Not called | 3 |
| 58 | Self Discovery | 28 | 0.17% | Not called | 12 |
| 59 | Spy Romance | 28 | 0.17% | Not called | 1 |
| 60 | Fated Mates | 26 | 0.16% | Not called | 215 |
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.