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Trope · Relationship

He Falls First

The male love interest realizes and admits feelings before the heroine. Antidote to chase tropes.

48 books on the shelf

The Brawl
The Brawl
Devney Perry
Lord Langdon's Kiss
Lord Langdon's Kiss
Elena Greene
A Long Time Coming
A Long Time Coming
Meghan Quinn
When He Was Wicked
When He Was Wicked
Julia Quinn
Grumpy Darling
Grumpy Darling
Alexandra Moody
Love is Blind
Love is Blind
S. Cassar
A Summer to Remember
A Summer to Remember
Mary Balogh
A Man In A Million
A Man In A Million
J. R. Ward
Making Sure of Sarah
Making Sure of Sarah
Betty Neels
Just Friends To...Just Married
Just Friends To...Just Married
Renee Roszel
A Season for Love
A Season for Love
Blair Bancroft
Rose
Rose
Vanessa Vale
Married for real
Married for real
Lindsay Armstrong
The Unwanted Wedding
The Unwanted Wedding
Barbara Cartland
The heart of Devin MacKade
The heart of Devin MacKade
Nora Roberts
Something Reckless
Something Reckless
Jess Michaels
Hidden Away
Hidden Away
Maya Banks
The Accessible Aunt
The Accessible Aunt
Vanessa Gray
Timeless
Timeless
Devney Perry
To Wed a Wicked Earl
To Wed a Wicked Earl
Olivia Parker
Daphne
Daphne
Sarah Carlisle
Off with the Old Love
Off with the Old Love
Betty Neels
The Dreadful Duke
The Dreadful Duke
Barbara Hazard
A Willing Surrender
A Willing Surrender
Robyn Donald
Forbidden magic
Forbidden magic
Cheyenne McCray
Million Kisses in Your Lifetime
Million Kisses in Your Lifetime
Monica Murphy
Hand Me the Reins
Hand Me the Reins
Vanessa Vale
Warrior's Song
Warrior's Song
Catherine Coulter
His Unexpected Bride
His Unexpected Bride
Jo Ann Ferguson
Seduce Me at Sunrise
Seduce Me at Sunrise
Lisa Kleypas
Dearest Eulalia / Heidelberg Wedding
Dearest Eulalia / Heidelberg Wedding
Betty Neels
The prime objective
The prime objective
Ginna Gray
Double Standards
Double Standards
Judith McNaught
Father and Child
Father and Child
Rebecca York
Safe Harbor
Safe Harbor
Christine Feehan
His Amish Teacher
His Amish Teacher
Patricia Davids
His Scandal
His Scandal
Gayle Callen
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days
How to Lose a Duke in Ten Days
Laura Lee Guhrke
Under a Vampire Moon
Under a Vampire Moon
Lynsay Sands
Wake the Sleeping Tiger
Wake the Sleeping Tiger
Margaret Way
The Blue-Eyed Witch
The Blue-Eyed Witch
Barbara Cartland
The Deal
The Deal
Elle Kennedy
The Notorious Rake
The Notorious Rake
Mary Balogh
Meant-To-Be Marriage
Meant-To-Be Marriage
Rebecca Winters
An Inconvenient Engagement
An Inconvenient Engagement
Joy Reed
If Not for My Baby
If Not for My Baby
Kate Golden
A Love for Lydia
A Love for Lydia
Jeanne Savery
The Beauty and the Spy
The Beauty and the Spy
Gayle Callen
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Related · Relationship

Adjacent tropes.

Age Gap (older hero)Age Gap (older heroine)Arranged MarriageBest Friend's SiblingBickeringBrother's Best FriendChildhood Friends to LoversCoworkers to LoversEnemies to Friends to LoversEnemies to LoversFake DatingFake Engagement