Best Second Chance Books | Summaries & Audio

Second Chance Book Summaries

If We Were Perfect

by Ana Huang • 2020

A flood forces a perfectionist MBA into the home of the baker ex she left behind.

3.86

30k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧁 Baking Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🧧 Chinese American

If We Were Perfect

A flood forces a perfectionist MBA into the home of the baker ex she left behind.

by Ana Huang 2020 332 pages

3.86

30k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧁 Baking Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🧧 Chinese American

Stay

by Briana Michaels • 2024

His college ex walks into his life as a client, wearing a ring that says stay away.

4.04

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance 💔 Exes To Lovers 🎓 College Sweethearts ⛓️ Bdsm Romance 💧 Emotional Angst

Stay

His college ex walks into his life as a client, wearing a ring that says stay away.

by Briana Michaels 2024 261 pages

4.04

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance 💔 Exes To Lovers 🎓 College Sweethearts ⛓️ Bdsm Romance 💧 Emotional Angst

Shattering Her Illusion

by Mackenzie Madden • 2026

Curvy Charlie trusts her boyfriend, but his silence when his friends mock her shatters her world.

3.81

1k+

🔁 Second Chance Love ☣️ Toxic Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 💪 Plus-Size Heroine 🐍 Toxic Friend Group

Shattering Her Illusion

Curvy Charlie trusts her boyfriend, but his silence when his friends mock her shatters her world.

by Mackenzie Madden 2026 282 pages

3.81

1k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Love ☣️ Toxic Family 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Chosen Family 💪 Plus-Size Heroine 🐍 Toxic Friend Group

Losing Traction

by Amo Jones • 2016

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

4.25

1k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Losing Traction

Two scorching weeks with a rockstar. Two years of silence. Now she's trapped on his tour.

by Amo Jones 2016 413 pages

4.25

1k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 🎸 Rockstar Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🚐 Forced Proximity 🖤 Possessive Hero

Not a Friend

by Taylor Hannah • 2025

A vineyard wedding throws her together with the musician she never got over, boyfriend in tow.

3.99

500+

✨ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Situationship 🎸 Musician Hero ⏳ Dual Timeline

Not a Friend

A vineyard wedding throws her together with the musician she never got over, boyfriend in tow.

by Taylor Hannah 2025 435 pages

3.99

500+ ratings

✨ Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 💭 Situationship 🎸 Musician Hero ⏳ Dual Timeline

Best of Me

by Maya Alden • 2024

An architect loves a man whose devotion to his daughter and ex-wife leaves her always second.

3.75

4k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👤 Ex-Wife Drama 🏠 Chosen Family

Best of Me

An architect loves a man whose devotion to his daughter and ex-wife leaves her always second.

by Maya Alden 2024 358 pages

3.75

4k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👤 Ex-Wife Drama 🏠 Chosen Family

Every Promise Broken

by Ashley James • 2024

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

4.23

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Every Promise Broken

Two ex-husbands fake their marriage. The lie forces them to feel everything they buried.

by Ashley James 2024 314 pages

4.23

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort

Chasing Sparks

by M.L. Broome • 2025

A scarred tattoo artist falls for the bookstore owner next door. Then his ex returns pregnant.

3.84

1k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 📚 Bookstore Romance 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 🎭 Romantic Suspense

Chasing Sparks

A scarred tattoo artist falls for the bookstore owner next door. Then his ex returns pregnant.

by M.L. Broome 2025 476 pages

3.84

1k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Gossip 📚 Bookstore Romance 🖋️ Tattooed Hero 🎭 Romantic Suspense

Undeniably Enemies

by J. Saman • 2025

A masked mistake haunts a doctor when his best friend's sister becomes his new med student.

4.12

6k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Anonymous Encounters 🩺 Medical Romance

Undeniably Enemies

A masked mistake haunts a doctor when his best friend's sister becomes his new med student.

by J. Saman 2025 396 pages

4.12

6k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🚪 Forced Proximity 🎭 Anonymous Encounters 🩺 Medical Romance

If This Is Love

by Jewel E. Ann • 2023

A purchased daughter and the ranch hand bound to her tyrant father cannot afford to fall.

4.02

7k+

⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔒 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🤠 Texas Ranch 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

If This Is Love

A purchased daughter and the ranch hand bound to her tyrant father cannot afford to fall.

by Jewel E. Ann 2023 446 pages

4.02

7k+ ratings

⏳ Age Gap Romance 🔒 Forbidden Love 🔥 Slow Burn 🤠 Texas Ranch 🖤 Dark Family Secrets

Every Silent Lie

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2025

Every December she hides in hotel bars. This year, a stranger named Dec finds her.

4.58

2k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grieving Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Every Silent Lie

Every December she hides in hotel bars. This year, a stranger named Dec finds her.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2025 512 pages

4.58

2k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family 💔 Grieving Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn

Remember You This Way

by C.R. Jane • 2019

Three rock-star exes. One dangerous husband. A tour where love and menace share the spotlight.

4.03

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Why Choose 👫 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👁️ Stalking

Remember You This Way

Three rock-star exes. One dangerous husband. A tour where love and menace share the spotlight.

by C.R. Jane 2019 212 pages

4.03

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ❤️‍🔥 Why Choose 👫 Friends To Lovers 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👁️ Stalking

Rise

by Cassandra Robbins • 2021

She joins her childhood friend's rock tour, chasing a love buried under fame and chaos.

4.10

3k+

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🎨 Muse And Artist 🔥 Possessive Hero

Rise

She joins her childhood friend's rock tour, chasing a love buried under fame and chaos.

by Cassandra Robbins 2021 320 pages

4.10

3k+ ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🎨 Muse And Artist 🔥 Possessive Hero

Sweetest Venom

by Mia Asher • 2016

A billionaire bought her body. A photographer sees her soul. One woman has forgotten how to feel.

4.04

5k+

🏦 Billionaire Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🔺 Angsty Love Triangle 🔧 Working Class Hero 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Sweetest Venom

A billionaire bought her body. A photographer sees her soul. One woman has forgotten how to feel.

by Mia Asher 2016 222 pages

4.04

5k+ ratings

🏦 Billionaire Romance 💔 Second Chance Love 🔺 Angsty Love Triangle 🔧 Working Class Hero 🔒 Emotionally Guarded

Diver's Heart

by K.A. Knight • 2021

Trapped underground with her four exes, a diver faces monsters and a love that won't stay buried.

3.79

13k+

👥 Polyamorous Romance 🌊 Survival Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Diver's Heart

Trapped underground with her four exes, a diver faces monsters and a love that won't stay buried.

by K.A. Knight 2021 400 pages

3.79

13k+ ratings

👥 Polyamorous Romance 🌊 Survival Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Things We Burn

by Anne Malcom • 2024

A burnt-out chef spends one night with a daredevil. She gets pregnant; he gets prison.

3.80

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Dark Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Second Chance Love

Things We Burn

A burnt-out chef spends one night with a daredevil. She gets pregnant; he gets prison.

by Anne Malcom 2024 478 pages

3.80

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 Dark Romance 👩‍🍳 Chef Heroine 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy 💔 Second Chance Love

She Likes Piña Coladas

by Brittanee Nicole • 2021

Six years of searching end when her travel ad brings back the one-night stranger.

3.87

1k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 🔍 Missed Connections ✈️ Travel Romance 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

She Likes Piña Coladas

Six years of searching end when her travel ad brings back the one-night stranger.

by Brittanee Nicole 2021 304 pages

3.87

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Hero Romance 🔍 Missed Connections ✈️ Travel Romance 💬 Banter Heavy Romance

After Felix

by Lily Morton • 2020

A sharp Londoner and a journalist try no strings, until a wedding secret destroys them.

4.31

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💬 Witty Banter 🛡️ Guarded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

After Felix

A sharp Londoner and a journalist try no strings, until a wedding secret destroys them.

by Lily Morton 2020 266 pages

4.31

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Friends With Benefits 💬 Witty Banter 🛡️ Guarded Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity

Crash Landing

by Annie McQuaid • 2025

Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.

3.45

3k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏝️ Deserted Island 🔥 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Crash Landing

Her plane crashes on a deserted island. The pilot is the man who broke her heart.

by Annie McQuaid 2025 304 pages

3.45

3k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏝️ Deserted Island 🔥 Forced Proximity 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Someday Never Came

by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette • 2024

Midnight text pulls her back to a beach town and a soldier fighting a war within.

4.03

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Tragic Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero ✉️ Love Letters

Someday Never Came

Midnight text pulls her back to a beach town and a soldier fighting a war within.

by Autumn Lawrence-Barnette 2024 263 pages

4.03

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🪖 Military Romance 💔 Tragic Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero ✉️ Love Letters

If the Sun Never Sets

by Ana Huang • 2020

Five years after their breakup, her new design client is the one man she can't forgive.

3.74

55k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💌 Groveling Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance 👥 Found Family

If the Sun Never Sets

Five years after their breakup, her new design client is the one man she can't forgive.

by Ana Huang 2020 304 pages

3.74

55k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💌 Groveling Hero 🌧️ Angsty Romance 👥 Found Family

Returning Home

by Kelly Elliott • 2022

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

4.16

1k+

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

Returning Home

High school sweethearts return to their seaside hometown. An anonymous column tracks every reunion.

by Kelly Elliott 2022 265 pages

4.16

1k+ ratings

🔁 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance ⚓ Navy Hero 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🌊 Coastal Town

Ruined Castles

by Amo Jones • 2021

Pregnant with his twins, she flees her crime-lord lover. He will hunt her across the world.

4.41

5k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Toxic Relationship 🔄 Second Chance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Possessive Hero

Ruined Castles

Pregnant with his twins, she flees her crime-lord lover. He will hunt her across the world.

by Amo Jones 2021

4.41

5k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Toxic Relationship 🔄 Second Chance 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Possessive Hero

My Best Bet

by S.C. Kate • 2024

A hockey player's daughter joins a skating class taught by the woman he loved and lost.

4.01

2k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🫂 Found Family

My Best Bet

A hockey player's daughter joins a skating class taught by the woman he loved and lost.

by S.C. Kate 2024 299 pages

4.01

2k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 👨‍👧 Single Father 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🫂 Found Family

A Little Complicated

by Kelsie Rae • 2023

A hockey player dates her ex's twin brother while the ex next door hides a life-altering secret.

4.32

14k+

👬 Brothers Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Love 🩺 Hidden Illness 😢 Angsty Romance 🏒 College Hockey

A Little Complicated

A hockey player dates her ex's twin brother while the ex next door hides a life-altering secret.

by Kelsie Rae 2023 482 pages

4.32

14k+ ratings

👬 Brothers Love Triangle 💔 Second Chance Love 🩺 Hidden Illness 😢 Angsty Romance 🏒 College Hockey

Fender

by Crystal Daniels • 2021

A biker learns his ER nurse is the woman who fled, and her daughter is his.

4.17

2k+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💪 Single Mother 🫂 Found Family

Fender

A biker learns his ER nurse is the woman who fled, and her daughter is his.

by Crystal Daniels 2021 232 pages

4.17

2k+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 👶 Secret Baby 💪 Single Mother 🫂 Found Family

Just The Way You Are

by Aimee Brown • 2019

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

4.22

389

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Just The Way You Are

Her sister's widower returns with a girlfriend, forcing her to admit she's loved him for years.

by Aimee Brown 2019

4.22

389 ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 💞 Second Chance Romance 🥀 Grief And Loss 🔥 Slow Burn 👥 Dual Pov

Whiskey Nights and Neon Dreams

by Ashley James • 2023

At his girlfriend's funeral, a rebel can't hide his forbidden feelings for her uncle.

4.14

500+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏘️ Small Town Escape 🩹 Trauma Healing

Whiskey Nights and Neon Dreams

At his girlfriend's funeral, a rebel can't hide his forbidden feelings for her uncle.

by Ashley James 2023 377 pages

4.14

500+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🏘️ Small Town Escape 🩹 Trauma Healing

Forever Never

by Lucy Score • 2021

A hunted artist on frozen Mackinac Island hides across from the cop who always loved her.

3.96

99k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👫 Ex's Brother ⛓️ Light BDSM

Forever Never

A hunted artist on frozen Mackinac Island hides across from the cop who always loved her.

by Lucy Score 2021 588 pages

3.96

99k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 👫 Ex's Brother ⛓️ Light BDSM

Match Penalty

by Kenna King • 2025

A hockey heiress sleeps with her father's rival goalie and wakes to his mugshot.

3.86

8k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Angsty Romance

Match Penalty

A hockey heiress sleeps with her father's rival goalie and wakes to his mugshot.

by Kenna King 2025 314 pages

3.86

8k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Angsty Romance

Fool Me Once

by Hannah Gray • 2025

Fleeing her abuser, she must move in with the hockey star who shattered her heart.

4.05

3k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero 🤍 Abuse Survivor

Fool Me Once

Fleeing her abuser, she must move in with the hockey star who shattered her heart.

by Hannah Gray 2025 296 pages

4.05

3k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🛡️ Protective Hero 🤍 Abuse Survivor

When You Got a Good Thing

by Kait Nolan • 2017

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

4.21

3k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

When You Got a Good Thing

A funeral brings her home to face the ex-boyfriend she left ten years ago without a word.

by Kait Nolan 2017

4.21

3k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🫂 Found Family 👯‍♀️ Sister Bonds 🩹 Emotional Healing

Someone I Used to Know

by Paige Toon • 2021

A widow comes home to find the foster brother who broke her heart wants her back.

4.16

10k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Foster Family ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Widow Finds Love 🔺 Love Triangle

Someone I Used to Know

A widow comes home to find the foster brother who broke her heart wants her back.

by Paige Toon 2021 384 pages

4.16

10k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Foster Family ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Widow Finds Love 🔺 Love Triangle

Justice

by K.C. Lynn • 2018

A damaged soldier's rejection sends her fleeing with a daughter he meets six years too late.

4.23

5k+

🍼 Secret Baby 💞 Second Chance 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

Justice

A damaged soldier's rejection sends her fleeing with a daughter he meets six years too late.

by K.C. Lynn 2018 292 pages

4.23

5k+ ratings

🍼 Secret Baby 💞 Second Chance 🫂 Found Family 🏡 Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

His Darling Freckles

by Alecsa Kayser

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

3.83

395

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

His Darling Freckles

A missed birthday call broke their childhood friendship. Now they live on the same street.

by Alecsa Kayser

3.83

395 ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ➡️ Friends To Lovers 🌱 Childhood Sweethearts 💘 He Falls First 🐌 Slow Burn

Never Letting Go

by Erin Trejo • 2017

Her brother's murder forces a nurse back to the outlaw biker and a club war.

3.93

500+

🏍️ Motorcycle Club 🖤 Second Chance Romance 😞 Tortured Hero ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Pregnancy Loss

Never Letting Go

Her brother's murder forces a nurse back to the outlaw biker and a club war.

by Erin Trejo 2017 197 pages

3.93

500+ ratings

🏍️ Motorcycle Club 🖤 Second Chance Romance 😞 Tortured Hero ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Recovery 💔 Pregnancy Loss

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

by Jennifer Peel • 2019

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

4.15

1k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

My Not So Wicked Ex-Fiancé

Her ex-fiancé moves to her small town, unaware her parents faked the photos that made her run.

by Jennifer Peel 2019 250 pages

4.15

1k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🌻 Small Town Romance 💰 Class Differences 🏚️ Meddling Parents 👯 Girl Squad

Heartbreak You

by T.L. Smith • 2020

She flees the mafia heir who broke her, but his obsession follows across continents.

3.89

1k+

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Love 🔥 Possessive Hero 🔒 Captive Romance

Heartbreak You

She flees the mafia heir who broke her, but his obsession follows across continents.

by T.L. Smith 2020 314 pages

3.89

1k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💔 Second Chance Love 🔥 Possessive Hero 🔒 Captive Romance

Show Down

by Tawna Fenske • 2021

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

4.04

438

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Show Down

A botched proposal ended them. Now he's building cabins on her reality show compound.

by Tawna Fenske 2021 270 pages

4.04

438 ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💼 Workplace Romance 💬 Witty Banter 📺 Reality Tv Setting

Fool Me Once

by Ashley Winstead • 2022

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

3.49

13k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

Fool Me Once

Her dream campaign hinges on the ex-boyfriend she sabotaged years ago and never got over.

by Ashley Winstead 2022 368 pages

3.49

13k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Female Friendship 💼 Workplace Romance

I Dreamt That You Loved Me

by Emery Rose • 2025

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

4.24

3k+

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

I Dreamt That You Loved Me

She finds a notebook full of aching confessions, then meets its author: her best friend's boyfriend.

by Emery Rose 2025

4.24

3k+ ratings

🕰️ Second Chance Romance 💔 Forbidden Love 🎸 Rock Star Romance ✨ Fated Connection ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

A Gift of Time

by Beth Flynn • 2016

After her husband's murder, Ginny learns her former captor is alive, and he wants her back.

4.50

6k+

🗝️ Captive Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery

A Gift of Time

After her husband's murder, Ginny learns her former captor is alive, and he wants her back.

by Beth Flynn 2016 446 pages

4.50

6k+ ratings

🗝️ Captive Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love ❤️‍🩹 Redemption Arc 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🩹 Trauma Recovery

Like I Promised

by Charlie Novak • 2022

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

4.00

1k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

Like I Promised

His ex-boyfriend is now the contractor renovating the cliffside cottage he inherited.

by Charlie Novak 2022 268 pages

4.00

1k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 💕 Childhood Sweethearts

Rock Bottom Girl

by Lucy Score • 2019

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

4.25

73k+

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

Rock Bottom Girl

Broke and jobless, Marley returns to her town, coaches soccer, and fake-dates her high school crush.

by Lucy Score 2019 532 pages

4.25

73k+ ratings

🌾 Small Town Romance ⚽ Sports Romance 🎭 Fake Dating 🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Return

An Italian Wedding Adventure

by Leonie Mack • 2025

A merger strands a wedding planner on an Italian peak with the mountaineer who broke her heart.

3.68

1k+

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💒 Destination Wedding ⛰️ Adventure Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

An Italian Wedding Adventure

A merger strands a wedding planner on an Italian peak with the mountaineer who broke her heart.

by Leonie Mack 2025 338 pages

3.68

1k+ ratings

💕 Second Chance Romance 🤝 Forced Proximity 💒 Destination Wedding ⛰️ Adventure Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn

Broken in the Dark

by Ashley Elizabeth • 2025

Freed from a monster, she weds her first love for safety, but danger wears a familiar face.

4.05

500+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Trauma Healing 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Found Family

Broken in the Dark

Freed from a monster, she weds her first love for safety, but danger wears a familiar face.

by Ashley Elizabeth 2025 376 pages

4.05

500+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Trauma Healing 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Found Family

Reign of a Billionaire

by Eva Winners • 2024

She's the love he buried. He just bought her at auction. She remembers nothing.

4.25

2k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔗 Trauma Bonded 🔪 Vengeance Driven

Reign of a Billionaire

She's the love he buried. He just bought her at auction. She remembers nothing.

by Eva Winners 2024 436 pages

4.25

2k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 💔 Second Chance Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔗 Trauma Bonded 🔪 Vengeance Driven

Thrown for a Loop

by Sarina Bowen • 2025

Disgraced and desperate, a figure skater takes a coaching job with her ex-lover's hockey team.

3.82

7k+

💔 Second Chance Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ⛸️ Figure Skating 🖤 Wounded Hero 🤝 Forced Proximity

Thrown for a Loop

Disgraced and desperate, a figure skater takes a coaching job with her ex-lover's hockey team.

by Sarina Bowen 2025 384 pages

3.82

7k+ ratings

💔 Second Chance Romance 💼 Workplace Romance ⛸️ Figure Skating 🖤 Wounded Hero 🤝 Forced Proximity

The Story of Us

by Tara Sivec • 2017

A captive Marine returns home to his first love and the secrets that kept her silent.

4.08

3k+

🎖️ Military Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 💔 Trauma Recovery ✉️ Unsent Letters 🩹 Self Sacrifice

The Story of Us

A captive Marine returns home to his first love and the secrets that kept her silent.

by Tara Sivec 2017 336 pages

4.08

3k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Romance 🔄 Second Chance Love 💔 Trauma Recovery ✉️ Unsent Letters 🩹 Self Sacrifice

Damaged Goods

by Talia Hibbert • 2018

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, she hides in a seaside town and finds her teenage sweetheart.

3.95

3k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🤰 Pregnant Heroine 🥹 Gentle Hero

Damaged Goods

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, she hides in a seaside town and finds her teenage sweetheart.

by Talia Hibbert 2018 181 pages

3.95

3k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🤰 Pregnant Heroine 🥹 Gentle Hero

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