To explain a little about what this post will be about, I’m taking the intro I did for the last one: In every romance book you read there are tropes or archetypes. You can also see them in shows, movies, plays, etc. Romantic tropes are everywhere, and they are fabulous. I adore them. I adore some of them and I always tend to find my favorite ones in romance books so I can enjoy them more. I decided to do a sort of Trope Tuesday piece where I will be talking about many tropes and recommend you all some of my favorites that fit.
What is a trope? Urban Dictionary explains it best I think: “Despite the erroneous definitions already published here, trope on the interwebs really refers to an often overused plot device. It can also be described as another variation on the same theme. TV shows, movies, comics, games, anime’, & books are full of tropes & many rabid fan-sites now name & track said tropes with a self-explanatory title for each one.” We can name a few: accidental pregnancy, best friends to lovers, sibling’s best friend, marriage of convenience, and so many more for sure. Your favorite couples? They probably got a trope too! It’s always so nice to realize or find out your favorite romance trope and keep searching for books with the same theme.
Another well-known trope in Romancelandia is surprise baby. Many will say they hate it, many will say it’s their favorite. As with any other trope I have already mentioned in these weekly posts, they have both fans and not so fans and that’s okay. I understand not all tropes are for everyone, like I also have tropes I dislike and I know many enjoy them!
So with surprise baby, I really enjoy it and I really don’t know why. Is it because there is a baby in the plot? The tension? The second chance romance? The relationship that develops after finding out? There can be many factors, but in all, the surprise baby trope definitely makes for a great romance. I don’t really read or know a lot of them, so if you have more books with this trope, please send them my way. I so want to find more and support them. I pretty much know that Harlequin has like a full imprint for them, right? I don’t know about babies on the covers just yet tho, do tell me if you love or hate babies on covers!
I have for you a really great list with some fabulous characters and some fun and cute babies as well. And if you have never read a romance novel with a surprise baby, I really hope you give these or any you find interesting a chance! But if it’s not your thing, it’s totally okay as well.