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The Trope Finder

Stack the tropes you want, strike the ones you refuse, cap the heat, avoid what you avoid. Every filter here is backed by a connection the desk drew by hand — the finder never offers what the library cannot honour.

In a hurry? The Matchmaker asks three questions and hands you five books →

Must have (all of these)

The AI Awakening 3 The Fae Court 3 Holiday Romance 3 Touch Her and Die 3 Enemies to Lovers 3 The Hidden Identity 3 The Morally Grey Hero 3 She Falls First 3 The Grovel 3 Chronic Illness & Disability 3 Marriage of Convenience 3 Forbidden Romance 3 Mafia Romance 3 The Romantic Comedy 3 Strangers to Lovers 3 Vampire Romance 3 Fake Dating 3 Immortal & Mortal 3 Right Person, Wrong Time 3 Tragic Romance 3 Achillean Romance 3 Historical Romance 3 Time Travel 3 Dark Romance 3 Grumpy / Sunshine 3 The Third-Act Breakup 3 The Cinnamon Roll Hero 3 The Meet-Cute 3 Romantasy 3 Summer Romance 3 The Wedding Date 3 Instalove 3 Rivals to Lovers 3 Sports Romance 3 The Unreliable Instrument 3 Queer Romance 3 Time Travel Romance 3 Neurodivergent Leads 3 The Competence Story 3 Boss & Employee 3 Foreknowledge 3 Marriage in Trouble 3 Roommates to Lovers 3 First Contact 3 The Love Triangle 3 The Revenge Romance 2 Academic Rivals 2 Only One Bed 2 The Single Parent 2 Cosy Romance 2 The Generation Ship 2 The Found-Family Crew 2 Sapphic Romance 2 Terraforming 2 Witch Romance 2 The Arranged Marriage 2 The Soul Bond 2 The Epistolary Romance 2 The Post-Apocalypse 2 Slow Burn 2 Shifter Romance 2 Friends to Lovers 2 Second Chance 2 The Bargain 2 Workplace Romance 2 The Bodyguard 2 Forced Proximity 2 The Magic Academy 2 Best Friend's Sibling 2 Fated Mates 2 Age Gap 2 Epistolary SF 2 Hive Minds 2 The Small-Town Return 2 The Dragon Bond 2 He Falls First 2 Simulation Theory 2 The Time Loop 2 Cli-Fi 2 Friends with Benefits 2 The Mind Upload 2 The Secret Relationship 2 The Big Dumb Object 2 Stalker Romance 2 Uplift 2 Snowed In 1 The Time Loop 1 The Blackmail Romance 1 Neighbours to Lovers 1 The Surprise Pregnancy 1 Why Choose 1 The Road Trip 1

Refuse, cap, and avoid

Must not have

The AI Awakening The Fae Court Holiday Romance Touch Her and Die Enemies to Lovers The Hidden Identity The Morally Grey Hero She Falls First The Grovel Chronic Illness & Disability Marriage of Convenience Forbidden Romance Mafia Romance The Romantic Comedy Strangers to Lovers Vampire Romance Fake Dating Immortal & Mortal Right Person, Wrong Time Tragic Romance Achillean Romance Historical Romance Time Travel Dark Romance Grumpy / Sunshine The Third-Act Breakup The Cinnamon Roll Hero The Meet-Cute Romantasy Summer Romance The Wedding Date Instalove Rivals to Lovers Sports Romance The Unreliable Instrument Queer Romance Time Travel Romance Neurodivergent Leads The Competence Story Boss & Employee Foreknowledge Marriage in Trouble Roommates to Lovers First Contact The Love Triangle The Revenge Romance Academic Rivals Only One Bed The Single Parent Cosy Romance The Generation Ship The Found-Family Crew Sapphic Romance Terraforming Witch Romance The Arranged Marriage The Soul Bond The Epistolary Romance The Post-Apocalypse Slow Burn Shifter Romance Friends to Lovers Second Chance The Bargain Workplace Romance The Bodyguard Forced Proximity The Magic Academy Best Friend's Sibling Fated Mates Age Gap Epistolary SF Hive Minds The Small-Town Return The Dragon Bond He Falls First Simulation Theory The Time Loop Cli-Fi Friends with Benefits The Mind Upload The Secret Relationship The Big Dumb Object Stalker Romance Uplift Snowed In The Time Loop The Blackmail Romance Neighbours to Lovers The Surprise Pregnancy Why Choose The Road Trip

Heat ceiling

Avoid (content notes on record)

On-page violence Sexual assault (on page or referenced) Domestic abuse Stalking or captivity Death and grief Self-harm or suicidal ideation Addiction and substance abuse Infidelity Pregnancy loss or infertility Harm to a child Harm to an animal Serious illness or medical trauma

Avoidance filters on the notes the desk has recorded so far — an absence of a note is not a guarantee of an absence.

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