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February 14: All About Romance Tropes/Types — top ten favorite hate-to-love romances (from books or movies or tv), top ten favorite (or least favorite) insta-love romances, favorite slow-burn romances, favorite star-crossed lovers, etc. etc. Can go so many ways with this one).
Here’s my Top Ten Favorite Slow-Burn Romance Relationships. Some of these are slower than others, but none of them are insta-love.
1. Kate & Curran; Ilona Andrews. They try to kill each other a couple times, but that’s just how they roll.
2. Hope & Karl; Kelley Armstrong. No one understands a half chaos-demon better than a werewolf thief.
3. Mercy & Adam; Patricia Briggs. Mercy spends a long time teasing and running from Adam, but they end up perfect together.
4. Suze & Jesse; Meg Cabot. So, he’s dead. Every couple has problems.
5. Alexia & Conall; Gail Carriger. A supernatural creature and their natural enemy doesn’t seem like a good idea–but it turns out they’re perfect for each other.
6. Betsy & Eric; Mary Janice Davidson. At first he comes off as pretty controlling, but she comes into her own, and they balance as a couple.
7. Leila & Vlad; Jeanine Frost. Vlad is crazy, but he reins it in for Leila.
8. Harper & Tolliver; Charlaine Harris. This relationship is a slow-burn, but you can definitely see it coming.
9. Grace & Sam; Maggie Stiefvater. Grace watches a wolf, who’s watching her back…
10. Karou & Akiva; Laini Taylor. Being on the opposite sides of a war is an issue for romance, but they make it work.
caitlinsternwrites 
Aww, I liked Daughter of Smoke and Bone too 🙂 Haven’t read any of the other ones. I swear I’m happily in a romance rut. I pretty much just read the same romance books every time I need a pick-me-up.
Oh, so romantic – hah! Our TTT
Nothing wrong with that. I’m fond of rereads, myself. 🙂
Oh my goodness yes! Mercy and Adam and Grace and Sam are the best couples ever! Loved this list. 🙂
Glad to hear it!
These are some amazing picks for this week. Suze and Jesse were probably my first OTP when I started reading way back when, and oh I love Karou and Akiva so much as well! The Daughter of Smoke and Bone books are an all-time favourite series of mine. 😀
Nothing like old favorites and new ones. 🙂