Amazon’s wholesome best sellers:

1. Enemies to Lovers: Characters who start off disliking each other but eventually fall in love.
2. Friends to Lovers: Friends who realize their feelings for each other go beyond friendship.
3. Forbidden Romance: Love that faces obstacles due to societal norms, family opposition, or other barriers.
4. Insta-Love: Characters who fall in love almost immediately upon meeting.
5. Slow Burn: A romance that develops gradually over time.
6. Age-Gap Romance: A relationship between characters with a significant age difference.
7. Love Triangle: A situation where one character is torn between two potential love interests.
8. Fake Dating/Relationship: Characters pretend to be in a relationship for various reasons but end up falling in love.
9. Single Parent: A romance involving a single parent finding love.
10. Opposites Attract: Characters with contrasting personalities or lifestyles who fall in love.
11. Forced Proximity: Characters are forced to spend time together due to circumstances, leading to romance.
12. Brother’s Best Friend: A romance between a character and their sibling’s best friend.
13. Roommate Romance: Characters who live together and develop a romantic relationship.
14. Marriage of Convenience: Characters enter into a marriage for practical reasons but end up falling in love.
15. Grumpy-Sunshine: One character is grumpy or serious, while the other is cheerful and optimistic.
16. Bad Boy Romance: A romance involving a rebellious or “bad boy” character.
17. Billionaire Romance: A romance involving a wealthy and powerful character.
18. Celebrity Romance: A romance involving a famous character.
19. Office Romance: A romance that develops in a workplace setting.
20. Mafia Romance: A romance involving characters connected to organized crime.
21. Pen Pal Romance: Characters who fall in love through written correspondence.
22. Plus Size Romance: A romance featuring a plus-size character.
23. Fairy Tale Retelling: A romance that reimagines classic fairy tales.
24. Amnesia Romance: A romance where one character has lost their memory.
25. Royal Romance: A romance involving royalty.
26. Interracial Romance: A romance between characters of different racial backgrounds.
27. Paranormal Romance: A romance involving supernatural elements.
28. Cowboy Romance: A romance set in a rural or Western setting.

These tropes are popular because they create engaging and relatable storylines that readers love. Do any of these tropes inspire you for your next story?