Reese Ryan Books by Trope List

Sometimes we’re just in the mood for a particular trope. So in addition to listing my books by series in the main menu, you’ll find a list of tropes below. My books often have more than one trope. So you’ll find several books listed in multiple categories.

Note: I primarily write Black Romance (meaning that all love interests are Black). Also, the majority of my characters are aged 30+ (what I call Grown Folks Romance). I don’t consider Black Romance or Grown Folks Romance a trope and both apply to most of my books. So I did not create categories for either.

Friends to Lovers

• More Than Friends
• Spin the Block
• The Soulmate Project
• Date for Hire
• Waking Up Married
• His Until Midnight
• Making the First Move
• “His Holiday Gift” in Never Christmas Without You

Enemies to Lovers

• Engaging the Enemy
• Savannah’s Secrets
• The Rival Bid
• Return to Hummingbird Way 
• Playing with Seduction
• Just a Little Married

Second Chance Romance

• More Than Friends
• Never the Right Time
• Spin the Block
• Date for Hire
• Playing with Temptation
• Secret Heir Seduction
• Second Chance on Cypress Lane
• A Reunion of Rivals
• Snowbound Second Chance 

Best Friend’s Sibling

• Candidly Yours
• Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules

Fake Relationship

• Spin the Block
• Engaging the Enemy
• Just a Little Married
• A Valentine for Christmas

Workplace Romance

• Seduced in San Diego
• A Reunion of Rivals
• One Summer of Love
• Playing with Seduction
• Second Chance on Cypress Lane
• Snowbound Second Chance 
• Date for Hire
• Working with Her Crush

Forced Proximity

• Something About You
• A Cowboy Kind of Thing
• Snowbound Second Chance 
• Return to Hummingbird Way 

Marriage of Convenience

• Just a Little Married
• Waking Up Married

Surprise Pregnancy / Secret Baby

• A Valentine for Christmas
• When It Comes to You
• “His Holiday Gift” in Never Christmas Without You
• Savannah’s Secrets
• The Billionaire’s Legacy

Fling-to-a-Thing

• Playing with Desire
• Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules
• Candidly Yours
• A Valentine for Christmas
• A Cowboy Kind of Thing

Opposites Attract

• More Than Friends
• The Bad Boy Experiment
• A Cowboy Kind of Thing
• Working with Her Crush

Childhood / Teenage Crush

• When It Comes to You
• Date for Hire
• “His Holiday Gift” in Never Christmas Without You
• Seduced by Second Chances
• Working with Her Crush
• The Billionaire’s Legacy
• The Bad Boy Experiment
• Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules

Age Gap

• The Billionaire’s Legacy
• Candidly Yours
• A Valentine for Christmas
• Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules

Unrequited Love

• When It Comes to You
• Date for Hire
• Playing with Seduction
• “His Holiday Gift” in Never Christmas Without You
• Working with Her Crush
• Seduced by Second Chances

Single Mom

• Playing with Desire
• Playing with Temptation
• “His Holiday Gift” in Never Christmas Without You
• The Bad Boy Experiment
• One Summer of Love

Forbidden / Off Limits Romance

• Love Me Not
• Playing by the Rules
• Off Limits Lovers
• Playing with Seduction
• Seduced in San Diego
• Something About You
• One Summer of Love
• Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules

Former Friends to Enemies to Lovers

• Engaging the Enemy
• The Rival Bid
• Just a Little Married
• Making the First Move

Neurodiversity / Mental Health Rep / Disability Rep

• More Than Friends
• Never the Right Time
• Candidly Yours
• The Bad Boy Experiment
• Return to Hummingbird Way
• Snowbound Second Chance

Sports Romance

• Playing with Temptation (football)
• Playing with Seduction (beach volleyball)

Let’s Make a Deal

• Engaging the Enemy
• Just a Little Married

Interracial Romance

• Playing with Desire
• Off Limits Lovers
• Waking Up Married
• Breaking the Bad Boy’s Rules