Every romance reader has things they like/dislike gravitate toward/shy away from. So, if you’re looking for a book of mine to start with, or which book to read next, here are some categorizations that might help you make your decision.
Sex
Light (one scene, fully described but not overly graphic)
Medium (multiple scenes, fully described)
Cursing/Swearing
All of them. I’m sorry.
Occupations
Aviation
Flight Risk (heroine)
Flight Delay (hero)
Farmers
All I Have (hero & heroine)
Law Enforcement
Flight Risk (hero)
Falling for the New Guy (hero and heroine)
One offs
All’s Fair in Love & Politics-politician heroine, journalist hero
Too Close to Resist: artist heroine, businessman hero
Too Friendly to Date: contractor hero, electrician heroine
All I Am: organic dog treat maker hero, administrative assistant/pie baking heroine
Themes/Tropes
Reunited Lovers
Enemies to Lovers
All’s Fair in Love and Politics
Friends to Lovers
Fling
Damaged Hero
Bad Girl/Good Guy
Bad Boy/Good Girl
Virgins, ahoy!
All I Have (heroine)
All I Am (hero)
Single Dads
Setting
Iowa
All’s Fair in Love and Politics
Missouri
Wealth-o-meter
Well-to-do
All’s Fair in Love and Politics (heroine)
Flight Delay (heroine)
Middle of the Road
All’s Fair in Love and Politics (hero)
Flight Risk (hero)
Flight Delay (hero)
Too Close to Resist (hero)
All I Have (heroine)
Too Friendly to Date (hero/heroine)
Bit of a Struggle
Flight Risk (heroine)
Too Close to Resist (heroine)
All I Have (hero)
All I Am (heroine/hero)
Randoms:
Like a socially awkward heroines? All I Have
Like a dash of suspense/danger? Too Close to Resist, Falling for the New Guy
Like sibling banter? All’s Fair in Love & Politics, Too Close to Resist, All I Have
Like rough and tumble heroines? Flight Risk, Too Friendly to Date, Falling for the New Guy
Like heroines in atypical jobs? Flight Risk, All I Have, All’s Fair in Love and Politics, Too Friendly to Date, Falling for the New Guy
Like physically wounded/hampered characters? Too Friendly to Date, All I Am
Nicole Helm 