💔 Second Chance Romance

Former lovers, missed connections, and the ones who got away — reunited by fate or circumstance and forced to confront what went wrong the first time. The emotional stakes are sky-high because the history is already written.

Our Fault

by Mercedes Ron

She broke his heart. A wedding traps her beside him, and neither is over it.

3.90

65k+

🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🔥 Possessive Hero 😢 High Angst 🏡 Forced Proximity 💼 Ceo Romance

Our Fault

She broke his heart. A wedding traps her beside him, and neither is over it.

by Mercedes Ron 2018

3.90

65k+ ratings

🤰 Secret Pregnancy 🔥 Possessive Hero 😢 High Angst 🏡 Forced Proximity 💼 Ceo Romance

King of Greed

by Ana Huang • 2023

His ambition cost him his wife. He follows her to Brazil for a second chance.

3.93

317k+

💔 Marriage In Crisis 💰 Billionaire Hero 🙇‍♂️ Groveling Hero 💼 Workaholic Husband 🤨 Jealous Hero

King of Greed

His ambition cost him his wife. He follows her to Brazil for a second chance.

by Ana Huang 2023

3.93

317k+ ratings

💔 Marriage In Crisis 💰 Billionaire Hero 🙇‍♂️ Groveling Hero 💼 Workaholic Husband 🤨 Jealous Hero

Nightfall

by Penelope Douglas • 2020

She wakes in an isolated prison for wayward heirs, and her ex is her only hope.

4.27

141k+

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Captive Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Power Struggle 🏰 Isolated Mansion

Nightfall

She wakes in an isolated prison for wayward heirs, and her ex is her only hope.

by Penelope Douglas 2020

4.27

141k+ ratings

❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Captive Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ⚔️ Power Struggle 🏰 Isolated Mansion

November 9

by Colleen Hoover • 2015

Once a year, a scarred actress meets a writer. This November 9, his manuscript reveals everything.

4.10

1.3M+

⏳ Slow-Burn Romance 🩹 Scarred Heroine 😔 Guilty Hero 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

November 9

Once a year, a scarred actress meets a writer. This November 9, his manuscript reveals everything.

by Colleen Hoover 2015

4.10

1.3M+ ratings

⏳ Slow-Burn Romance 🩹 Scarred Heroine 😔 Guilty Hero 💌 Love Letters 😢 Tearjerker

Half Girlfriend

by Chetan Bhagat • 2014

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

3.13

54k+

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier 🎬 Bollywood Drama

Half Girlfriend

Rejected by a guarded Delhi girl, a Bihari boy searches the globe to win her back.

by Chetan Bhagat 2014

3.13

54k+ ratings

🎓 Campus Romance 💞 Opposites Attract 🌏 Cross-Cultural Romance 🗣️ Language Barrier 🎬 Bollywood Drama

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings • 2024

Still in love with her cheating ex, Magnolia Parks discovers his affair was with her best friend.

4.3

78k+

💔 Best Friend Betrayal 💋 Infidelity 🥂 High Society 😭 Angsty Drama 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Magnolia Parks

Still in love with her cheating ex, Magnolia Parks discovers his affair was with her best friend.

by Jessa Hastings 2024

4.3

78k+ ratings

💔 Best Friend Betrayal 💋 Infidelity 🥂 High Society 😭 Angsty Drama 🥀 Bittersweet Romance

Maybe in Another Life

by Taylor Jenkins Reid • 2015

One night out in Los Angeles, one choice, and her life splits in two.

3.79

397k+

🚪 Sliding Doors 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 👩‍👧 Single Mother Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family 👯 Female Friendship

Maybe in Another Life

One night out in Los Angeles, one choice, and her life splits in two.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2015

3.79

397k+ ratings

🚪 Sliding Doors 🤰 Unexpected Pregnancy 👩‍👧 Single Mother Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Chosen Family 👯 Female Friendship

Insatiable

by Leigh Rivers

Their daughter died. Two years later, a Tinder date puts her back in a hitman's car.

4.22

146k+

🔫 Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Obsessed Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 High Angst

Insatiable

Their daughter died. Two years later, a Tinder date puts her back in a hitman's car.

by Leigh Rivers 2023

4.22

146k+ ratings

🔫 Mafia Romance 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🖤 Obsessed Hero 🔥 Possessive Hero 💔 High Angst

Picking Daisies on Sundays

by Liana Cincotti

Fake-dating her ex-best friend for a wedding, Dani hides eight years of secret love.

4.02

79k+

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 New Adult Angst

Picking Daisies on Sundays

Fake-dating her ex-best friend for a wedding, Dani hides eight years of secret love.

by Liana Cincotti 2023

4.02

79k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 💕 Friends To Lovers 💔 Mutual Pining 🔥 Slow Burn 🖤 New Adult Angst

A Thousand Boy Kisses

by Tillie Cole • 2016

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

4.03

468k+

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🏡 Small Town Romance

A Thousand Boy Kisses

Childhood soulmates reunite after years apart, only to learn her days are numbered.

by Tillie Cole 2016

4.03

468k+ ratings

🍃 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Terminal Illness 💕 Friends To Lovers 😢 Bittersweet Ending 🏡 Small Town Romance

The Do-Over

by Lynn Painter • 2022

Stuck in a Valentine's Day loop, Emilie discovers her escape: the lab partner she keeps sideswiping.

3.91

200k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance ❤️ Valentine's Day 🔬 Forced Proximity ☯️ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Do-Over

Stuck in a Valentine's Day loop, Emilie discovers her escape: the lab partner she keeps sideswiping.

by Lynn Painter 2022

3.91

200k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance ❤️ Valentine's Day 🔬 Forced Proximity ☯️ Opposites Attract 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Love and Other Words

by Christina Lauren • 2018

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

4.21

831k+

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance 💔 Angsty Romance

Love and Other Words

Her first love is back after eleven years. Her engagement was never built to survive him.

by Christina Lauren 2018

4.21

831k+ ratings

📖 Dual Timeline Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 💕 First Love 📚 Bookish Romance 💔 Angsty Romance

Meet Me at the Lake

by Carley Fortune • 2023

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

3.68

376k+

💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing 🛶 Lakeside Summer

Meet Me at the Lake

A perfect day, a broken promise, ten years of silence. Now he's at her mother's resort.

by Carley Fortune 2023

3.68

376k+ ratings

💌 Missed Connection ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏡 Family Legacy 🌊 Grief And Healing 🛶 Lakeside Summer

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

by Taylor Jenkins Reid

Reclusive screen legend Evelyn Hugo tells a journalist the love story she hid behind seven husbands.

4.39

4.2M+

🎬 Old Hollywood 💋 Sapphic Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🏠 Found Family 💜 Bisexual Protagonist

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo

Reclusive screen legend Evelyn Hugo tells a journalist the love story she hid behind seven husbands.

by Taylor Jenkins Reid 2017

4.39

4.2M+ ratings

🎬 Old Hollywood 💋 Sapphic Romance 💍 Fake Marriage 🏠 Found Family 💜 Bisexual Protagonist

Rewind It Back

by Liz Tomforde

When a hockey star hires a designer, the firm sends the only woman he ever loved.

4.44

311k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Forced Proximity 💫 Mutual Pining 🔐 Family Secrets

Rewind It Back

When a hockey star hires a designer, the firm sends the only woman he ever loved.

by Liz Tomforde 2025

4.44

311k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Forced Proximity 💫 Mutual Pining 🔐 Family Secrets

My Return to the Walter Boys

by Ali Novak

Grieving Jackie returns to the Walters and the boy she left behind, craving a second chance.

3.73

23k+

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🔺 Love Triangle 🌾 Small Town Romance 🌱 Coming Of Age

My Return to the Walter Boys

Grieving Jackie returns to the Walters and the boy she left behind, craving a second chance.

by Ali Novak 2025

3.73

23k+ ratings

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🔺 Love Triangle 🌾 Small Town Romance 🌱 Coming Of Age

The Raven Scholar

by Antonia Hodgson

Her rival murdered, a scholar becomes both suspect and reluctant contender for an empire's throne.

4.38

61k+

🔍 Fantasy Murder Mystery 🖤 Dark Academia 👑 Political Intrigue ⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🎭 Impostor Ruler

The Raven Scholar

Her rival murdered, a scholar becomes both suspect and reluctant contender for an empire's throne.

by Antonia Hodgson 2025

4.38

61k+ ratings

🔍 Fantasy Murder Mystery 🖤 Dark Academia 👑 Political Intrigue ⚔️ Deadly Tournament 🎭 Impostor Ruler

Nothing Like the Movies

by Lynn Painter

Wes broke Liz's heart. Now on the same campus, he's chasing a second chance.

3.98

249k+

⚾ College Sports Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💕 Rom-Com Energy 🗣️ Witty Banter 💔 Emotional Angst

Nothing Like the Movies

Wes broke Liz's heart. Now on the same campus, he's chasing a second chance.

by Lynn Painter 2024

3.98

249k+ ratings

⚾ College Sports Romance 👥 Forced Proximity 💕 Rom-Com Energy 🗣️ Witty Banter 💔 Emotional Angst

Caught Up

by Navessa Allen

Ten years after he destroyed her, a mafia enforcer walks into his favorite camgirl's church.

3.79

260k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Obsessed Hero 🙇 Groveling Hero 🏠 Found Family ⛪ Catholic Guilt

Caught Up

Ten years after he destroyed her, a mafia enforcer walks into his favorite camgirl's church.

by Navessa Allen 2025

3.79

260k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🔥 Obsessed Hero 🙇 Groveling Hero 🏠 Found Family ⛪ Catholic Guilt

Avalon Tower

by C.N. Crawford

At a spy academy, a bookseller must partner with the demi-Fey who once broke her heart.

3.93

45k+

🏰 Arthurian Fantasy 🕵️ Spy Academy 🚫 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Powers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

Avalon Tower

At a spy academy, a bookseller must partner with the demi-Fey who once broke her heart.

by C.N. Crawford 2024

3.93

45k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Fantasy 🕵️ Spy Academy 🚫 Forbidden Love ✨ Hidden Powers 🗡️ Touch Her And Die

The Sins of Silas

by Kylie Snow

She faked her death. He defected to her rebellion. His wife rides at his side.

4.53

7k+

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌱 Trauma Recovery ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

The Sins of Silas

She faked her death. He defected to her rebellion. His wife rides at his side.

by Kylie Snow 2024

4.53

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romantasy 💫 Fated Mates 🎭 Hidden Identity 🌱 Trauma Recovery ⚔️ Morally Grey Hero

Magnolia Parks

by Jessa Hastings

A wedding draws Magnolia back into BJ's orbit, where their toxic push-pull love cannot stay buried.

4.22

114k+

💘 Childhood Sweethearts 🎢 Angsty Push-Pull 😖 Shared Trauma 🕊️ Pregnancy Loss 💫 Fated Love

Magnolia Parks

A wedding draws Magnolia back into BJ's orbit, where their toxic push-pull love cannot stay buried.

by Jessa Hastings 2022

4.22

114k+ ratings

💘 Childhood Sweethearts 🎢 Angsty Push-Pull 😖 Shared Trauma 🕊️ Pregnancy Loss 💫 Fated Love

The Unmaking of June Farrow

by Adrienne Young

June Farrow steps through a door into 1951, into a marriage, and into a murder charge.

4.11

198k+

🧬 Inherited Magic ⏳ Time Travel Romance 🔍 Small Town Mystery 🌫️ Southern Gothic 🏔️ Appalachian Setting

The Unmaking of June Farrow

June Farrow steps through a door into 1951, into a marriage, and into a murder charge.

by Adrienne Young 2023

4.11

198k+ ratings

🧬 Inherited Magic ⏳ Time Travel Romance 🔍 Small Town Mystery 🌫️ Southern Gothic 🏔️ Appalachian Setting

Exodus

by Kate Stewart

Banished by the king her lovers obeyed, she falls for the enemy who sent her away.

4.37

239k+

🖤 Dark Contemporary ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🔒 Secret Society

Exodus

Banished by the king her lovers obeyed, she falls for the enemy who sent her away.

by Kate Stewart 2020

4.37

239k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Contemporary ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚫 Forbidden Romance 😈 Morally Gray Hero 🔒 Secret Society

The Bright Years

by Sarah Damoff

A painter drowns his father's violence in drink. His daughter discovers what survives the wreckage.

4.23

169k+

🏠 Multigenerational Saga 💔 Addiction And Recovery 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👤 Estranged Father 🕊️ Motherless Daughter

The Bright Years

A painter drowns his father's violence in drink. His daughter discovers what survives the wreckage.

by Sarah Damoff 2025

4.23

169k+ ratings

🏠 Multigenerational Saga 💔 Addiction And Recovery 👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 👤 Estranged Father 🕊️ Motherless Daughter

Rebel Witch

by Kristen Ciccarelli

His mission: kill the witch he once loved. Her engagement: to a prince. Their curse: unbreakable.

4.18

294k+

🔥 Witch Hunter Society 👑 Palace Intrigue 💔 Cursed Love 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

Rebel Witch

His mission: kill the witch he once loved. Her engagement: to a prince. Their curse: unbreakable.

by Kristen Ciccarelli 2025

4.18

294k+ ratings

🔥 Witch Hunter Society 👑 Palace Intrigue 💔 Cursed Love 🕊️ Heroic Sacrifice ⚔️ Reluctant Allies

The Stopover

by T.L. Swan

She spent one unforgettable night with a stranger. A year later, he's her billionaire boss.

3.99

221k+

💰 Billionaire Boss Romance ✈️ One-Night-Stand To Lovers 🙇 Groveling Hero 💼 Workplace Romance 😰 Angsty Romance

The Stopover

She spent one unforgettable night with a stranger. A year later, he's her billionaire boss.

by T.L. Swan 2019

3.99

221k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Boss Romance ✈️ One-Night-Stand To Lovers 🙇 Groveling Hero 💼 Workplace Romance 😰 Angsty Romance

It Starts with Us

by Colleen Hoover

After divorce, Lily falls for her first love again. But her abusive ex still shares custody.

3.84

2.1M+

👩‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🏠 Found Family 💜 Domestic Abuse Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

It Starts with Us

After divorce, Lily falls for her first love again. But her abusive ex still shares custody.

by Colleen Hoover 2022

3.84

2.1M+ ratings

👩‍👧 Single Mother Romance 🏠 Found Family 💜 Domestic Abuse Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero

Another Life

by Kristin Hannah

A childless woman bonds with a pregnant teen, until the birth threatens to break them.

4.18

113k+

🫂 Found Family 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 🏘️ Small Town 💔 Infertility 🫶 Heartwarming

Another Life

A childless woman bonds with a pregnant teen, until the birth threatens to break them.

by Kristin Hannah 2004

4.18

113k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🤰 Teen Pregnancy 🏘️ Small Town 💔 Infertility 🫶 Heartwarming

Less

by Andrew Sean Greer

A minor novelist accepts every dubious invitation on his desk to escape his ex-lover's wedding.

3.62

226k+

🤣 Comic Literary Fiction 🎂 Midlife Crisis ✈️ Travel Farce 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Love Story 🖤 Bittersweet

Less

A minor novelist accepts every dubious invitation on his desk to escape his ex-lover's wedding.

by Andrew Sean Greer 2017

3.62

226k+ ratings

🤣 Comic Literary Fiction 🎂 Midlife Crisis ✈️ Travel Farce 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Love Story 🖤 Bittersweet

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