COAST TO COAST ROMANCE!
Unlike the rest of my blog posts where I do a review on a book or audiobook, I just wanted to share this awesome podcast with you.
Authors Ann Jensen & Skylar West host this podcast where they discuss everything romance with some interviews thrown in. If you haven't listened to them you are missing out on a wonderful podcast.
I love this podcast! Both Ann & Skylar are well-spoken and so knowledgeable in their craft weaving fantasies for us to read. I highly recommend this podcast and hope you will check it out!
This week's subject is Setup Tropes.
Below are the show notes and the link to listen to the podcast.
In this show we cover tropes that have to do with where a love story starts. How they meet or come together.
Circle Of Friends:
This trope features three or more protagonists all searching for love
Coming Of Age:
The first discovery of love as teenager can be a powerful theme to explore in a romance novel or story.
Coming Out:
A gay hero, heroine, or transgender lead character decides to come out about their true sexuality or identity – their coming out is a catalyst for a new love interest
Country Inn:
A career-driven city girl inherits or buys a charming little inn, bed-and-breakfast, or guest house in the calm, bucolic splendour of the countryside.
Cursed:
In a fantasy or folklore-inspired romance, the heroine may have fallen under a curse, spell, or wicked charm that only the hero can break or reverse.
Ghost:
The heroine falls in love with a ghost, or both romantic protagonists are paranormal entities.
A Divorce Never Went Through:
The lead characters discover that their marriage was never annulled, or a divorce decree was never issued because of a bureaucratic mistake or some other misunderstanding
Grieving Lover:
The heroine falls in love with a man who has lost a spouse or lover in the recent past. (a secondary trope to First Love)
The Guardian Or Ward:
An older male is bound by the obligation of a legal will or promise to oversee the care of a young charge.
Makeover:
The heroine is transformed from drab to fab to catch the hero’s attention. Alternatively, the hero has to transform his looks, body, and attitude to prove his worth to the heroine.
Rags To Riches:
A struggling, or down-on-her-luck heroine comes into money and/or fame through a surprising windfall.
Riches To Rags:
A wealthy heroine or heiress loses her money and status overnight.
Return From the Dead: A man she believes is dead returns to upset the heroine’s life in a major way.
Secret Billionaire:
The hero hides his identity and/or his wealth from the heroine, usually to test if she loves him for his true nature or his enormous wealth.
Small Town:
Heart-warming stories set in small towns.
Trauma:
A main character who has been traumatized in the past, finds healing through a romantic relationship.
Unexpected Inheritance:
The heroine comes into a windfall from a distant relative.
Unexpected Parenthood:
After a sibling dies or becomes ill, the heroine is now the sole guardian of one or more children.
Unexpected Pregnancy:
After learning of an unplanned pregnancy, the heroine must deal with the unexpected news and decide if she will tell the hero or not.
Contact Information:
Ann Jensen
AnnJensenWrites@gmail.com
Skylar West
Check out all of their podcast episodes!
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