💔 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.

A Photo Finish

by Elsie Silver • 2021

Her anonymous online lover is her boss's brother. An injury forces her into his home.

4.02

147k+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Wounded Hero 💻 Anonymous Lovers

A Photo Finish

Her anonymous online lover is her boss's brother. An injury forces her into his home.

by Elsie Silver 2021

4.02

147k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Wounded Hero 💻 Anonymous Lovers

Every Breath

by Nicholas Sparks • 2018

A safari guide and a nurse: one week of love, one impossible choice, decades of silence.

4.07

122k+

🕯️ Terminal Illness Love Story 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 💌 Epistolary Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🏖️ Beach Town Romance

Every Breath

A safari guide and a nurse: one week of love, one impossible choice, decades of silence.

by Nicholas Sparks 2018

4.07

122k+ ratings

🕯️ Terminal Illness Love Story 💫 Star-Crossed Lovers 💌 Epistolary Romance 💔 Bittersweet Ending 🏖️ Beach Town Romance

Nomad

by S.M. West • 2022

A drifter returns for a hidden locket, dragging his ex into his uncle's deadly diamond hunt.

4.13

166

💎 Hidden Treasure 🔐 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Damaged Hero 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

Nomad

A drifter returns for a hidden locket, dragging his ex into his uncle's deadly diamond hunt.

by S.M. West 2022

4.13

166 ratings

💎 Hidden Treasure 🔐 Family Secrets 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Damaged Hero 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

The Christmas Wish

by Lindsey Kelk • 2022

Stuck reliving Christmas Day, a London lawyer must stop fixing her family and start saving herself.

3.83

15k+

🔄 Time Loop Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Messy Family Dynamics 🎄 Cozy Holiday Vibes 👯 Sister Rivalry 🇬🇧 British Christmas

The Christmas Wish

Stuck reliving Christmas Day, a London lawyer must stop fixing her family and start saving herself.

by Lindsey Kelk 2022

3.83

15k+ ratings

🔄 Time Loop Romance 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Messy Family Dynamics 🎄 Cozy Holiday Vibes 👯 Sister Rivalry 🇬🇧 British Christmas

At Last

by Marisa Silver • 2025

Two rival matriarchs, bound by a wedding and a secret, orbit each other for decades.

3.52

841

🧬 Multigenerational Women 📖 Quiet Literary Novel 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds ✉️ Hidden Letters 🍂 Wistful Tone

At Last

Two rival matriarchs, bound by a wedding and a secret, orbit each other for decades.

by Marisa Silver 2025

3.52

841 ratings

🧬 Multigenerational Women 📖 Quiet Literary Novel 👩‍👧 Mother-Daughter Bonds ✉️ Hidden Letters 🍂 Wistful Tone

Banana Splitsville

by Catherine Clark • 2000

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

3.36

798

☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s 🏄 Beach Read

Banana Splitsville

A summer of freedom on a Maine island goes sideways when the ex she never got over returns.

by Catherine Clark 2000

3.36

798 ratings

☀️ Summer Romance 💔 Love Triangle 🏖️ Small Town Seaside 📼 Early 2000s 🏄 Beach Read

I Think They Love You

by Julian Winters • 2025

A people-pleasing event planner fake-dates the ex who broke him to prove he's CEO material.

3.80

3k+

🎭 Fake Dating 😂 Romantic Comedy 🖤 Black Romance 🏢 Family Business 🛏️ Forced Proximity

I Think They Love You

A people-pleasing event planner fake-dates the ex who broke him to prove he's CEO material.

by Julian Winters 2025

3.80

3k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Dating 😂 Romantic Comedy 🖤 Black Romance 🏢 Family Business 🛏️ Forced Proximity

Flip Trick

by Amo Jones • 2018

A wild anonymous hookup. A family dinner. The stranger in her bed is now her stepbrother-to-be.

3.80

7k+

🖤 Step-Sibling Romance 🥊 MMA Fighter 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 😭 High Angst

Flip Trick

A wild anonymous hookup. A family dinner. The stranger in her bed is now her stepbrother-to-be.

by Amo Jones 2018

3.80

7k+ ratings

🖤 Step-Sibling Romance 🥊 MMA Fighter 💔 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family 😭 High Angst

The Sinner and the Gunslinger

by Lana Pecherczyk • 2023

A sisterhood assassin and her childhood love, now a gunslinger, must reunite to stop the apocalypse.

4.25

587

🔥 Demon Hunting 🗡️ Secret Society ⚔️ Apocalyptic Stakes 💘 Forbidden Love 📜 Religious Mythology

The Sinner and the Gunslinger

A sisterhood assassin and her childhood love, now a gunslinger, must reunite to stop the apocalypse.

by Lana Pecherczyk 2023

4.25

587 ratings

🔥 Demon Hunting 🗡️ Secret Society ⚔️ Apocalyptic Stakes 💘 Forbidden Love 📜 Religious Mythology

Between Wrath and Mercy

by Jess Wisecup • 2022

Her daughter is taken, forcing her to trust the prince she blames for her twin's death.

4.05

4k+

💪 Mature Heroine ✨ Fated Mates 👑 Royal Intrigue 🌟 Divine Magic ⚔️ Kingdoms At War

Between Wrath and Mercy

Her daughter is taken, forcing her to trust the prince she blames for her twin's death.

by Jess Wisecup 2022

4.05

4k+ ratings

💪 Mature Heroine ✨ Fated Mates 👑 Royal Intrigue 🌟 Divine Magic ⚔️ Kingdoms At War

16 Forever

by Lance Rubin • 2026

Each year he turns sixteen and forgets her. She remembers everything and is done hoping.

3.57

382

🔄 Time Loop 💔 Forgotten Love 🔐 Family Secrets 🌅 Bittersweet 😔 Brotherly Guilt

16 Forever

Each year he turns sixteen and forgets her. She remembers everything and is done hoping.

by Lance Rubin 2026

3.57

382 ratings

🔄 Time Loop 💔 Forgotten Love 🔐 Family Secrets 🌅 Bittersweet 😔 Brotherly Guilt

Black Contract

by Charlotte Byrd • 2018

A disgraced billionaire sails his ex-fiancée to the Caribbean with a single condition: surrender.

4.19

2k+

💎 Billionaire Romance 📝 Contract Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 😢 High Angst 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

Black Contract

A disgraced billionaire sails his ex-fiancée to the Caribbean with a single condition: surrender.

by Charlotte Byrd 2018

4.19

2k+ ratings

💎 Billionaire Romance 📝 Contract Relationship 🩹 Trauma Healing 😢 High Angst 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

When the Stars Fall

by Emery Rose • 2020

A boy promised her forever. War returned a stranger who could not bear her love.

4.11

11k+

🎖️ Military Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💢 Wounded Warrior 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 High Angst

When the Stars Fall

A boy promised her forever. War returned a stranger who could not bear her love.

by Emery Rose 2020

4.11

11k+ ratings

🎖️ Military Romance 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💢 Wounded Warrior 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🖤 High Angst

Walking on Her Grave

by Melinda Leigh • 2014

A social worker and her estranged cop husband track a missing boy as their town burns.

4.31

14k+

🌲 Small Town Mystery 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏚️ Gritty Small Town 🌧️ Pacific Northwest 👥 Dual Pov

Walking on Her Grave

A social worker and her estranged cop husband track a missing boy as their town burns.

by Melinda Leigh 2014

4.31

14k+ ratings

🌲 Small Town Mystery 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏚️ Gritty Small Town 🌧️ Pacific Northwest 👥 Dual Pov

Alternate Endings

by Ali Rosen • 2024

A single mom's new boss is her high school ex, and an Irish castle traps them together.

3.81

7k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🏰 Castle Setting 👯‍♀️ Strong Female Friendships

Alternate Endings

A single mom's new boss is her high school ex, and an Irish castle traps them together.

by Ali Rosen 2024

3.81

7k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🇮🇪 Irish Setting 👩‍👦 Single Mother 🏰 Castle Setting 👯‍♀️ Strong Female Friendships

Rival

by Penelope Douglas • 2014

Reunited under one roof, step-siblings and former lovers wage a vicious war of attraction and spite.

3.98

64k+

💔 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😭 Angsty New Adult 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Chosen Family

Rival

Reunited under one roof, step-siblings and former lovers wage a vicious war of attraction and spite.

by Penelope Douglas 2014

3.98

64k+ ratings

💔 Stepbrother Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😭 Angsty New Adult 🚫 Forbidden Love 🏠 Chosen Family

The Auction

by L. Knight • 2023

To save her brother, she auctions her virginity. The winning bidder: the man who destroyed her.

3.83

7k+

🖤 Dark Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Possessive Hero 😤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma And Healing

The Auction

To save her brother, she auctions her virginity. The winning bidder: the man who destroyed her.

by L. Knight 2023

3.83

7k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Billionaire Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Possessive Hero 😤 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Trauma And Healing

Broken

by Andi Jaxon • 2023

His first love fled after his brother's death. Now they're trapped together on a private island.

3.72

3k+

🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🗣️ Praise Kink 💔 Hurt Comfort

Broken

His first love fled after his brother's death. Now they're trapped together on a private island.

by Andi Jaxon 2023

3.72

3k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🧸 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🗣️ Praise Kink 💔 Hurt Comfort

The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake

by Rachel Linden • 2025

A grieving cooking-show host flees to Italy, where her family's magical cookbook stays blank.

4.02

4k+

🪄 Magical Realism Lite 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Generations ✨ Whimsical Warmth 🌿 Italian Countryside

The Secret of Orange Blossom Cake

A grieving cooking-show host flees to Italy, where her family's magical cookbook stays blank.

by Rachel Linden 2025

4.02

4k+ ratings

🪄 Magical Realism Lite 🏠 Found Family 👩‍👩‍👧 Three Generations ✨ Whimsical Warmth 🌿 Italian Countryside

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+

🏠 Forced Proximity 🧁 Baking Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🧧 Chinese American 💔 Toxic Parent

If We Were Perfect

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

by Ana Huang 2020

3.86

30k+ ratings

🏠 Forced Proximity 🧁 Baking Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🧧 Chinese American 💔 Toxic Parent

Aflame

by Penelope Douglas • 2015

His ex chose safety. Now he's back, a tortured racer, and their track reunion reignites wildfire.

4.17

40k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏁 Motorsport Romance 💔 Tortured Hero 🫂 Found Family 🌪️ Angst-Heavy

Aflame

His ex chose safety. Now he's back, a tortured racer, and their track reunion reignites wildfire.

by Penelope Douglas 2015

4.17

40k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏁 Motorsport Romance 💔 Tortured Hero 🫂 Found Family 🌪️ Angst-Heavy

Anarchy Missing

by J.A. Huss • 2017

A DA's heist suspect is her ex, a genius consumed by the sentient city.

4.20

918

🖤 Tortured Hero 👫 Found Family 🤖 Sentient AI 🌆 Cyber Noir 🧠 Mind Control

Anarchy Missing

A DA's heist suspect is her ex, a genius consumed by the sentient city.

by J.A. Huss 2017

4.20

918 ratings

🖤 Tortured Hero 👫 Found Family 🤖 Sentient AI 🌆 Cyber Noir 🧠 Mind Control

Don't Take the Girl

by L.A. Ferro • 2025

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

3.98

2k+

🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets 🛡️ Protective Hero

Don't Take the Girl

Vanished after saving her life. Six years later, the boy next door comes home with a new name.

by L.A. Ferro 2025

3.98

2k+ ratings

🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏡 Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🔑 Family Secrets 🛡️ Protective Hero

Queen in Lingerie

by Penelope Sky • 2018

Banished for loving him, a muse becomes a star, forcing her possessive designer to grovel.

4.39

5k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 👗 Fashion World 🛡️ Emotionally Guarded Hero 👪 Protective Crime Family

Queen in Lingerie

Banished for loving him, a muse becomes a star, forcing her possessive designer to grovel.

by Penelope Sky 2018

4.39

5k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 🙇 Groveling Hero 👗 Fashion World 🛡️ Emotionally Guarded Hero 👪 Protective Crime Family

Hopelessly Bromantic

by Lauren Blakely • 2022

A writer and an actor share a London flat, set rules against romance, and fail spectacularly.

4.14

4k+

👬 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🥺 Mutual Pining 🎭 Actor Hero

Hopelessly Bromantic

A writer and an actor share a London flat, set rules against romance, and fail spectacularly.

by Lauren Blakely 2022

4.14

4k+ ratings

👬 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter 🥺 Mutual Pining 🎭 Actor Hero

Gone to Her Grave

by Melinda Leigh • 2014

A social worker chases a killer drug alongside the detective husband she walked away from.

4.21

12k+

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💔 Estranged Marriage 💉 Drug Epidemic 🏠 Domestic Suspense ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

Gone to Her Grave

A social worker chases a killer drug alongside the detective husband she walked away from.

by Melinda Leigh 2014

4.21

12k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Mystery 💔 Estranged Marriage 💉 Drug Epidemic 🏠 Domestic Suspense ⚖️ Wrongful Accusation

Out of the Loop

by Katie Siegel • 2026

Two years inside Monday. On Tuesday, Amie's neighbor is dead and she knows everyone's secrets.

3.27

1k+

🕰️ Time Loop Mystery 📚 Bookstore Setting 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Reluctant Detective ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

Out of the Loop

Two years inside Monday. On Tuesday, Amie's neighbor is dead and she knows everyone's secrets.

by Katie Siegel 2026

3.27

1k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Loop Mystery 📚 Bookstore Setting 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Reluctant Detective ☕ Cozy Mystery Energy

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

5k+

🙇 Groveling Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👤 Ex-Wife Drama 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Best of Me

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

by Maya Alden 2024

3.75

5k+ ratings

🙇 Groveling Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👤 Ex-Wife Drama 🏠 Chosen Family 💔 Angsty Romance

Dial A for Aunties

by Jesse Q. Sutanto • 2021

A wedding photographer kills her blind date. Her meddling aunties know where to hide a body.

3.68

121k+

💕 Romantic Comedy 🕵️ Crime Comedy 👩‍👩‍👧 Meddling Relatives 🏠 Family Obligation 👵 Multigenerational Women

Dial A for Aunties

A wedding photographer kills her blind date. Her meddling aunties know where to hide a body.

by Jesse Q. Sutanto 2021

3.68

121k+ ratings

💕 Romantic Comedy 🕵️ Crime Comedy 👩‍👩‍👧 Meddling Relatives 🏠 Family Obligation 👵 Multigenerational Women

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+

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort 🏘️ Small Town

Every Promise Broken

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

by Ashley James 2024

4.23

2k+ ratings

🤠 Cowboy Romance 🎭 Fake Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Hurt/Comfort 🏘️ Small Town

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