💔 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.

Hello, Darkness

by Sandra Brown • 2001

When a midnight radio host's caller threatens murder, the detective assigned is her former lover.

4.06

21k+

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💻 Online Predation 🌧️ Grieving Heroine

Hello, Darkness

When a midnight radio host's caller threatens murder, the detective assigned is her former lover.

by Sandra Brown 2001

4.06

21k+ ratings

👮 Police Procedural 🔪 Serial Killer Hunt 🧠 Psychological Suspense 💻 Online Predation 🌧️ Grieving Heroine

Nowhere but Here

by Renee Carlino • 2014

A journalist in Napa to interview a reclusive winemaker falls for the vineyard's charming handyman.

3.91

10k+

🎭 Secret Identity 🚪 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🍇 Vineyard Setting

Nowhere but Here

A journalist in Napa to interview a reclusive winemaker falls for the vineyard's charming handyman.

by Renee Carlino 2014

3.91

10k+ ratings

🎭 Secret Identity 🚪 Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family ❤️‍🩹 Emotional Healing 🍇 Vineyard Setting

Dragons in Fire

by Krista Street • 2020

Half-angel Daria must master her lethal powers while her werewolf ex is engaged to a rival.

4.22

4k+

🐺 Alpha Werewolf ⚖️ Pack Politics 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Steamy Romance 🌓 Dark And Light Magic

Dragons in Fire

Half-angel Daria must master her lethal powers while her werewolf ex is engaged to a rival.

by Krista Street 2020

4.22

4k+ ratings

🐺 Alpha Werewolf ⚖️ Pack Politics 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Steamy Romance 🌓 Dark And Light Magic

Mr. Broody

by Piper Rayne • 2024

Returning to Chicago, Jade plans to avoid her hockey-star ex. His son is in her classroom.

3.95

16k+

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Forced Proximity 👦 Child As Matchmaker 🏒 Hockey World

Mr. Broody

Returning to Chicago, Jade plans to avoid her hockey-star ex. His son is in her classroom.

by Piper Rayne 2024

3.95

16k+ ratings

👨‍👦 Single Dad Romance 💕 Childhood Sweethearts 🏠 Forced Proximity 👦 Child As Matchmaker 🏒 Hockey World

Broken Crown

by M.J. Crouch • 2024

She inherited a mafia empire. It came with three protectors and a war.

4.22

687

👑 Mafia Romance 🖤 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 💔 Stepbrother Romance 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

Broken Crown

She inherited a mafia empire. It came with three protectors and a war.

by M.J. Crouch 2024

4.22

687 ratings

👑 Mafia Romance 🖤 Reverse Harem ⚔️ Morally Grey Heroine 💔 Stepbrother Romance 💕 Childhood Friends To Lovers

The Body Painter

by Pepper Winters • 2019

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

3.86

3k+

🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars 💧 Emotionally Raw

The Body Painter

She answers an ad for a human canvas, only to discover the artist is her vanished first love.

by Pepper Winters 2019

3.86

3k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 💀 Tortured Hero 🤫 Dark Secrets 💔 Hidden Scars 💧 Emotionally Raw

Promise Me

by Sara Cate • 2026

A reclusive artist must host his estranged best friend's wedding, still in love with the groom.

4.18

8k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🥀 Mutual Pining ⛓️ Kink Awakening ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏰 Scottish Manor

Promise Me

A reclusive artist must host his estranged best friend's wedding, still in love with the groom.

by Sara Cate 2026

4.18

8k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🥀 Mutual Pining ⛓️ Kink Awakening ⏳ Dual Timeline 🏰 Scottish Manor

I’ll Always Be With You

by Monica Murphy • 2023

A guarded ballerina's Paris fling becomes her prep school rival when she transfers into his domain.

3.81

18k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏫 Dark Prep School 🔥 Forced Proximity 🩰 Ballet Romance 😈 Social Sabotage

I’ll Always Be With You

A guarded ballerina's Paris fling becomes her prep school rival when she transfers into his domain.

by Monica Murphy 2023

3.81

18k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏫 Dark Prep School 🔥 Forced Proximity 🩰 Ballet Romance 😈 Social Sabotage

The Broken Vows

by Catharina Maura • 2023

A hotel heiress marries her family's rival. The only rule: don't fall in love.

4.04

40k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏫 Childhood Rivals 💍 Arranged Marriage 💰 Billionaire Romance 💔 High Angst

The Broken Vows

A hotel heiress marries her family's rival. The only rule: don't fall in love.

by Catharina Maura 2023

4.04

40k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏫 Childhood Rivals 💍 Arranged Marriage 💰 Billionaire Romance 💔 High Angst

Colton Gentry's Third Act

by Jeff Zentner • 2024

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

4.12

7k+

🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing 🍂 Bittersweet

Colton Gentry's Third Act

One drunken rant ends his career. A Kentucky kitchen and an old love offer redemption.

by Jeff Zentner 2024

4.12

7k+ ratings

🌾 Small Town Southern 🎸 Musician Protagonist 🍳 Kitchen Redemption 🖤 Grief And Healing 🍂 Bittersweet

Upside Down

by Fern Michaels • 2014

Men launch a secret justice operation. The women they love are closing in.

4.04

2k+

🦸 Vigilante Justice 💔 Marriage In Trouble 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Comedic Thriller 🏛️ Washington D.C.

Upside Down

Men launch a secret justice operation. The women they love are closing in.

by Fern Michaels 2014

4.04

2k+ ratings

🦸 Vigilante Justice 💔 Marriage In Trouble 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Comedic Thriller 🏛️ Washington D.C.

New Hope, Old Grudges

by Anne Malcom • 2023

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

3.81

2k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff 😢 Angsty Romance

New Hope, Old Grudges

A disgraced LA entrepreneur returns home to find her former bully wearing the sheriff's badge.

by Anne Malcom 2023

3.81

2k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎄 Holiday Romance 👮 Small Town Sheriff 😢 Angsty Romance

Claiming the Beast

by Holly Roberds • 2024

A guilt-ridden huntress must recapture escaped gods while chained to the broken immortal she loves.

4.34

1k+

💔 Broken Hero ⚡ God X Mortal ⛓ Forced Proximity 👩‍👦 Single Mom Romance ⚔️ Sentient Weapon

Claiming the Beast

A guilt-ridden huntress must recapture escaped gods while chained to the broken immortal she loves.

by Holly Roberds 2024

4.34

1k+ ratings

💔 Broken Hero ⚡ God X Mortal ⛓ Forced Proximity 👩‍👦 Single Mom Romance ⚔️ Sentient Weapon

All The Pretty People

by Barbara Freethy • 2022

An island wedding becomes a nightmare when the bride vanishes, mirroring a decade-old cold case.

4.02

6k+

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case Reopened 👧 Missing Sister 🏝️ Isolated Island

All The Pretty People

An island wedding becomes a nightmare when the bride vanishes, mirroring a decade-old cold case.

by Barbara Freethy 2022

4.02

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Modern Gothic 🔒 Locked Room Mystery 🕵️ Cold Case Reopened 👧 Missing Sister 🏝️ Isolated Island

Into the Blue

by Emma Brodie • 2026

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

4.02

98k+

🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness ☕ Bittersweet

Into the Blue

An aspiring writer and an acting heir ignite in summer acting, threatened by a genetic secret.

by Emma Brodie 2026

4.02

98k+ ratings

🎭 Actor Writer Romance 🏡 Forced Proximity 💎 Class Difference 💊 Chronic Illness ☕ Bittersweet

The Punk and the Plaything

by B.B. Reid • 2019

A trapped heiress, a fake engagement, and the tattooed ex back to break all her rules.

4.22

4k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Toxic Love 🏫 Prep School Drama 👥 Found Family

The Punk and the Plaything

A trapped heiress, a fake engagement, and the tattooed ex back to break all her rules.

by B.B. Reid 2019

4.22

4k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Toxic Love 🏫 Prep School Drama 👥 Found Family

Till Death

by Jennifer L. Armentrout • 2017

Returning home, a serial killer's sole survivor finds her FBI agent ex and a copycat waiting.

3.89

11k+

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 📋 Copycat Killer 🛡️ Protective Hero 🎭 Hidden Villain

Till Death

Returning home, a serial killer's sole survivor finds her FBI agent ex and a copycat waiting.

by Jennifer L. Armentrout 2017

3.89

11k+ ratings

🔪 Serial Killer Thriller 🏘️ Small Town Suspense 📋 Copycat Killer 🛡️ Protective Hero 🎭 Hidden Villain

The Mozart Conspiracy

by Scott Mariani • 2008

A friend's murder over Mozart's secrets forces an ex-soldier to protect the woman he left behind.

3.95

7k+

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🕯️ Secret Society 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 📜 Historical Mystery 🎻 Classical Music World

The Mozart Conspiracy

A friend's murder over Mozart's secrets forces an ex-soldier to protect the woman he left behind.

by Scott Mariani 2008

3.95

7k+ ratings

🕵️ Conspiracy Thriller 🕯️ Secret Society 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 📜 Historical Mystery 🎻 Classical Music World

Ibnebatuti । इब्नेबतूती

by Divya Prakash Dubey • 2020

A son leaving for America finds his mother's letters and a love cut by caste riots.

4.25

616

📚 Hindi Literature 🧑‍🧒 Mother And Son 🗝️ Family Secrets ✉️ Hidden Letters 🎓 Campus Romance

Ibnebatuti । इब्नेबतूती

A son leaving for America finds his mother's letters and a love cut by caste riots.

by Divya Prakash Dubey 2020

4.25

616 ratings

📚 Hindi Literature 🧑‍🧒 Mother And Son 🗝️ Family Secrets ✉️ Hidden Letters 🎓 Campus Romance

Cherry Baby

by Rainbow Rowell • 2026

Newly divorced, Cherry discovers her life is the plot of her ex-husband's hit comic strip.

3.71

22k+

💗 Plus Size Romance 📦 Divorce Recovery 🎨 Reluctant Muse 🔍 Public Scrutiny 🌀 Messy Relationships

Cherry Baby

Newly divorced, Cherry discovers her life is the plot of her ex-husband's hit comic strip.

by Rainbow Rowell 2026

3.71

22k+ ratings

💗 Plus Size Romance 📦 Divorce Recovery 🎨 Reluctant Muse 🔍 Public Scrutiny 🌀 Messy Relationships

Truly Madly Magically

by Hazel Beck • 2024

A witch cursed with truth hides a pregnancy. Her ex's ghost mother demands she confess.

3.97

4k+

🏘️ Small-Town Witches 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 👥 Found Family 🧙 Coven Politics 🔮 Cursed Heroine

Truly Madly Magically

A witch cursed with truth hides a pregnancy. Her ex's ghost mother demands she confess.

by Hazel Beck 2024

3.97

4k+ ratings

🏘️ Small-Town Witches 🤰 Secret Pregnancy 👥 Found Family 🧙 Coven Politics 🔮 Cursed Heroine

Otherwise Engaged

by Susan Mallery • 2025

A stuntwoman's accident and a secret engagement expose the adoption secret linking their families.

3.49

5k+

🏠 Family Saga 💕 Mother Daughter Bond 📦 Adoption Secret 🤝 Found Family 👯 Sisterly Friendship

Otherwise Engaged

A stuntwoman's accident and a secret engagement expose the adoption secret linking their families.

by Susan Mallery 2025

3.49

5k+ ratings

🏠 Family Saga 💕 Mother Daughter Bond 📦 Adoption Secret 🤝 Found Family 👯 Sisterly Friendship

Sloth

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2019

A reclusive hacker's ex reappears across the street as a syndicate targets her sin-powered family.

4.27

1k+

🖤 Fated Mates 💻 Hacker Heroine 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 🏠 Found Family 💫 Empath Powers

Sloth

A reclusive hacker's ex reappears across the street as a syndicate targets her sin-powered family.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2019

4.27

1k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 💻 Hacker Heroine 🪖 Ex-Military Hero 🏠 Found Family 💫 Empath Powers

A Little Bit like Love

by Brooke Blaine • 2017

A wealthy heir returns to the man he left behind, and a storm traps them together.

4.14

5k+

💛 Friends To Lovers 🌪️ Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏖️ Small Town Romance

A Little Bit like Love

A wealthy heir returns to the man he left behind, and a storm traps them together.

by Brooke Blaine 2017

4.14

5k+ ratings

💛 Friends To Lovers 🌪️ Forced Proximity 🚫 Forbidden Love 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏖️ Small Town Romance

The Stone's Heart

by Jessica Thorne • 2019

An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.

4.10

450

🔮 Science Fantasy 💫 Space Opera Romance 🪨 Sentient Artifact 🧠 Possession Arc 🤝 Found Family

The Stone's Heart

An ancient stone grants miracles. It devours the princess who asked for them.

by Jessica Thorne 2019

4.10

450 ratings

🔮 Science Fantasy 💫 Space Opera Romance 🪨 Sentient Artifact 🧠 Possession Arc 🤝 Found Family

Rhapsody of Pain

by Nicole Fox • 2024

A Bratva boss must protect the woman he betrayed from the monster who raised him.

4.41

7k+

🖤 Bratva Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 💔 Damaged Hero 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Trauma Recovery

Rhapsody of Pain

A Bratva boss must protect the woman he betrayed from the monster who raised him.

by Nicole Fox 2024

4.41

7k+ ratings

🖤 Bratva Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mom 💔 Damaged Hero 🫂 Found Family 🌱 Trauma Recovery

Birthright

by Nora Roberts • 2003

Digging ancient bones, an archaeologist learns she was stolen at birth; a killer works beside her.

4.10

32k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🦴 Archaeology Mystery 👶 Stolen Child 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Closed Circle Mystery

Birthright

Digging ancient bones, an archaeologist learns she was stolen at birth; a killer works beside her.

by Nora Roberts 2003

4.10

32k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🦴 Archaeology Mystery 👶 Stolen Child 🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🔍 Closed Circle Mystery

Right Where We Left Us

by Jen Devon • 2024

At a vineyard wedding, a doctor must face the man her parents paid to leave her.

3.73

1k+

🌧️ Forced Proximity 🤦 Family Meddling 💎 Class Differences 🍷 Big Chaotic Family 🌙 Yearning

Right Where We Left Us

At a vineyard wedding, a doctor must face the man her parents paid to leave her.

by Jen Devon 2024

3.73

1k+ ratings

🌧️ Forced Proximity 🤦 Family Meddling 💎 Class Differences 🍷 Big Chaotic Family 🌙 Yearning

Here Comes My Man

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

A romance writer and his movie star ex pretend to date, but the feelings are dangerously real.

4.31

3k+

🎭 Fake Dating ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎬 Hollywood Romance 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Steamy Romance

Here Comes My Man

A romance writer and his movie star ex pretend to date, but the feelings are dangerously real.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.31

3k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🎬 Hollywood Romance 👥 Dual Pov 🔥 Steamy Romance

I Love You S'more

by Auriane Desombre • 2025

After a public breakup, Ivy co-directs a camp musical with the girl she left behind.

3.32

633

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Summer Camp Setting 🎭 Theater Kids 📱 Social Media Drama 🔥 Forced Proximity

I Love You S'more

After a public breakup, Ivy co-directs a camp musical with the girl she left behind.

by Auriane Desombre 2025

3.32

633 ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🌲 Summer Camp Setting 🎭 Theater Kids 📱 Social Media Drama 🔥 Forced Proximity

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