There is nothing more irresistible than a morally gray man who swears he’s not the hero—until he is. The kind who avoids responsibility, fights the pull, and then, at the worst possible moment, is the one who makes the sacrifice anyway. If you read or write romance, you already know: the reluctant hero romance trope hits different. And there’s a reason readers keep coming back for it.

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