There are certain extremely popular themes that you’ll see over and over in romance–in category romances (Silhouettes/Harlequins), popular themes are: secret babies, amnesia victims, and cowboys.

Some other themes that you may see (not limited to category releases) are: bad boys (this theme is so popular, that Kensington Brava has released a whole series of “Bad Boys” books), marriages of convenience (of course, this generally is more believable in historicals), beauty and the beast relationships, and, the timeless classic–presumed dead heroes/heroines.

I found an interesting listing of popular romance themes on the Romantic Times website. It seems they polled about 200 readers and came up with the fav themes. My favorite: the dangerous hero.

What’s your favorite?

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