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The last post of the A to Z Challenge!
was a very fun theme to do.
Z is for Zaddy 😆 For lack of a better option.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/z-is-for-zaddy-romance-tropes-in.html?m=1

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The Challenge is almost over!
Y is for Years of Waiting. Some romances take a long time to blossom.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/y-is-for-years-of-waiting-romance.html

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X is for Kisses!

Who doesn't love a good kissing scene? Folklore has them too :) And I am not talking Sleeping Beauty.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/x-is-for-kisses-romance-tropes-in.html

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T is for the Two-person love triangle

When someone thinks they are dating two different people, and then the turn out to be the same person.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/t-is-for-two-person-love-triangle.html

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P is for the Post-Fight Patch-Up

You know this one ;) Big strong action hero hisses and fusses when Romantic Interest patches up their wounds.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/p-is-for-post-fight-patch-up-romance.html

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M is for Makeovers!

Yes, Cinderella is the obvious choice, but I wanted to go beyond that with these tales.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/m-is-for-makeovers-romance-tropes-in.html

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H is for Hidden Identity

I would venture this one is about as popular in folklore as it is in romance fiction 😄

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/h-is-for-hidden-identity-romance-tropes.html?m=1

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G is for Gentle Giants

Apparently, this is also a romance genre, named after the type of people who feature as romantic interests...

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/g-is-for-gentle-giants-romance-tropes.html

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For F, here is another big classic:
Friends to Lovers!

And yes, it does exist in folklore too 😊
Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/f-is-for-friends-to-lovers-romance.html?m=1

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E is for... Enemies to Lovers!

Everyone seems to like this one, it kept popping up when I researched themes... 😄

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/e-is-for-enemies-to-lovers-romance.html?m=1

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D is for Dreamers - and characters watching their romantic interest sleep
(Hopefully in a non-creepy way)

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/d-is-for-dreamers-romance-tropes-in.html

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Today's post:
"Chic and Awe"

It's the name of the trope (according to TV Tropes) where someone expects a stranger to look unattractive, and then they show up and turn out to be hot.

And then they fall in love, obviously.

Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/04/c-is-for-chic-and-awe-romance-tropes-in.html

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It's April 1st!
That means, the A to Z Blogging Challenge is off to a start.

My theme this year is "Romance Tropes in Folklore". I am taking popular tropes, and finding their equivalents in traditional stories.

A is for Arranged Marriage romances.
Read here:
https://multicoloreddiary.blogspot.com/2024/03/a-is-for-arranged-marriage-romance.html

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