💔 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.

North Country

by K.A. Tucker • 2026

The police chief's ex-con love returns; a missing girl forces her to choose between duty and heart.

4.12

6k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🔓 Ex-Convict Hero 👮 Cop Heroine 🌾 Ranch Life

North Country

The police chief's ex-con love returns; a missing girl forces her to choose between duty and heart.

by K.A. Tucker 2026

4.12

6k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔍 Romantic Suspense 🔓 Ex-Convict Hero 👮 Cop Heroine 🌾 Ranch Life

The Lies That Bind

by Emily Giffin • 2020

A journalist loses her new love on 9/11, then discovers the wife he never mentioned.

3.76

82k+

💔 Love Triangle 🏙️ Post 9/11 🤫 Secrets And Lies 🌱 Starting Over 📟 Early Aughts

The Lies That Bind

A journalist loses her new love on 9/11, then discovers the wife he never mentioned.

by Emily Giffin 2020

3.76

82k+ ratings

💔 Love Triangle 🏙️ Post 9/11 🤫 Secrets And Lies 🌱 Starting Over 📟 Early Aughts

We Are the Brennans

by Tracey Lange • 2021

A DUI lands Sunday Brennan back with her Irish Catholic family, the buried secret waiting.

3.80

84k+

🍀 Irish American Family 🤫 Family Secrets 👥 Sibling Dynamics 🍺 Family Business ✝️ Catholic Guilt

We Are the Brennans

A DUI lands Sunday Brennan back with her Irish Catholic family, the buried secret waiting.

by Tracey Lange 2021

3.80

84k+ ratings

🍀 Irish American Family 🤫 Family Secrets 👥 Sibling Dynamics 🍺 Family Business ✝️ Catholic Guilt

Ryder

by Jess G.R. • 2020

A disgraced MMA fighter meets his match at a small gym: the owner's daughter won't save him.

4.01

502

🥊 Mma Fighter Hero 🔥 Redemption Arc 🫂 Found Family 💔 Broken Hero 🌊 Angsty Romance

Ryder

A disgraced MMA fighter meets his match at a small gym: the owner's daughter won't save him.

by Jess G.R. 2020

4.01

502 ratings

🥊 Mma Fighter Hero 🔥 Redemption Arc 🫂 Found Family 💔 Broken Hero 🌊 Angsty Romance

Hypnotized by Love

by Sariah Wilson • 2024

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

3.61

8k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry 💘 He Falls First

Hypnotized by Love

When a hypnotherapist treats her high school nemesis, old wounds and new desires collide.

by Sariah Wilson 2024

3.61

8k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏠 Forced Proximity 👯 Twin Swap 💬 Banter And Chemistry 💘 He Falls First

Damaged Goods

by Talia Hibbert • 2018

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

3.95

4k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🤰 Pregnant Heroine 🥹 Gentle Hero 💚 Trauma Recovery

Damaged Goods

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

by Talia Hibbert 2018

3.95

4k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 🤰 Pregnant Heroine 🥹 Gentle Hero 💚 Trauma Recovery

Twice in a Blue Moon

by Christina Lauren • 2019

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

3.62

90k+

🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity 😢 Angsty Romance

Twice in a Blue Moon

Her first love sold her secret to the tabloids. Now he wrote the film she is starring in.

by Christina Lauren 2019

3.62

90k+ ratings

🎬 Hollywood Romance ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 First Love Betrayal 🔒 Forced Proximity 😢 Angsty Romance

Dash

by Kayley Loring • 2022

A football star forced into ballet class finds his teacher immune to every move he has.

4.21

2k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🩰 Forced Proximity 😏 Witty Banter 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🏈 NFL Romance

Dash

A football star forced into ballet class finds his teacher immune to every move he has.

by Kayley Loring 2022

4.21

2k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🩰 Forced Proximity 😏 Witty Banter 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn 🏈 NFL Romance

Until the Sparks Fly

by Nate Wilder • 2026

Writing about a boxer brings a journalist home to the coach she loved and ruined.

4.35

711

🥊 Sports Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

Until the Sparks Fly

Writing about a boxer brings a journalist home to the coach she loved and ruined.

by Nate Wilder 2026

4.35

711 ratings

🥊 Sports Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🚗 Forced Proximity 🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Slow Burn

One More Song

by Annah Conwell • 2022

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

4.09

2k+

🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity ⭐ Celebrity Romance

One More Song

A bridesmaid must duet with her country star ex: the best friend's brother who left her.

by Annah Conwell 2022

4.09

2k+ ratings

🎵 Musician Romance 🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 🤝 Forced Proximity ⭐ Celebrity Romance

The Ex Hex

by Erin Sterling • 2021

She cursed her ex. Nine years later, he returns to a town unraveling under her hex.

3.47

293k+

🧹 Witch Romantic Comedy 🏘️ Small Town Witch 🏠 Forced Proximity ✨ Magical Mishaps 🌳 Ancestral Magic

The Ex Hex

She cursed her ex. Nine years later, he returns to a town unraveling under her hex.

by Erin Sterling 2021

3.47

293k+ ratings

🧹 Witch Romantic Comedy 🏘️ Small Town Witch 🏠 Forced Proximity ✨ Magical Mishaps 🌳 Ancestral Magic

Dark Eyed Devil

by Olivia Hayle • 2020

An heiress and the groundskeeper's nephew. One tragic accident. Ten years of silence. He's back.

4.15

4k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 💸 Class Divide ✉️ Lost Letter ⚓ Military Romance

Dark Eyed Devil

An heiress and the groundskeeper's nephew. One tragic accident. Ten years of silence. He's back.

by Olivia Hayle 2020

4.15

4k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🤝 Brother's Best Friend 💸 Class Divide ✉️ Lost Letter ⚓ Military Romance

Have a Great Summer

by Francesca Cocchi • 2026

Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.

3.77

4k+

⏳ Dual Timeline 🏖️ Small Beach Town 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn

Have a Great Summer

Her high school heartbreak is getting married, and she just signed the license as his bride.

by Francesca Cocchi 2026

3.77

4k+ ratings

⏳ Dual Timeline 🏖️ Small Beach Town 💕 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🔥 Emotional Slow Burn

Gunmetal Magic

by Ilona Andrews • 2012

A shapeshifter investigator must solve a murder with the bouda alpha who broke her heart.

4.25

40k+

🐺 Pack Politics 🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 👥 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🔍 Magical Investigation

Gunmetal Magic

A shapeshifter investigator must solve a murder with the bouda alpha who broke her heart.

by Ilona Andrews 2012

4.25

40k+ ratings

🐺 Pack Politics 🏛️ Egyptian Mythology 👥 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🔍 Magical Investigation

Finn

by B.J. Alpha • 2022

His lost love is alive, hiding a daughter, and the enemy is his own blood.

3.85

5k+

👶 Secret Baby 💔 Trauma Recovery 🔫 Crime Family 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Possessive Hero

Finn

His lost love is alive, hiding a daughter, and the enemy is his own blood.

by B.J. Alpha 2022

3.85

5k+ ratings

👶 Secret Baby 💔 Trauma Recovery 🔫 Crime Family 🫂 Found Family 🛡️ Possessive Hero

Pieces of a Life

by Jewel E. Ann • 2022

A pathologist dreams of murdered girls. Her only ally: the detective who broke her heart.

4.29

3k+

💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👫 Friends To Lovers 👻 Paranormal Visions 🔬 Forensic Pathologist 🔪 Serial Killer

Pieces of a Life

A pathologist dreams of murdered girls. Her only ally: the detective who broke her heart.

by Jewel E. Ann 2022

4.29

3k+ ratings

💕 Childhood Sweethearts 👫 Friends To Lovers 👻 Paranormal Visions 🔬 Forensic Pathologist 🔪 Serial Killer

How to Drive a Dragon Crazy

by G.A. Aiken • 2012

Forced to guard the warrior he once spurned, a banished dragon faces his deadliest foe: her.

4.32

11k+

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💪 Fierce Warrior Heroine 🤝 Found Family 😂 Irreverent Humor

How to Drive a Dragon Crazy

Forced to guard the warrior he once spurned, a banished dragon faces his deadliest foe: her.

by G.A. Aiken 2012

4.32

11k+ ratings

🐉 Dragon Shifter Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💪 Fierce Warrior Heroine 🤝 Found Family 😂 Irreverent Humor

Ride the Sky

by Ava Hunter • 2025

A barrel racer flees her cowboy. A devastating ride puts her back under his roof.

4.17

7k+

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

Ride the Sky

A barrel racer flees her cowboy. A devastating ride puts her back under his roof.

by Ava Hunter 2025

4.17

7k+ ratings

🐴 Cowboy Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔪 Suspenseful Romance

Worse Than Strangers

by Kyleigh Leddy • 2026

Lily returns to Nantucket adrift. The stranger in the cottage: her mother's long-lost first love.

3.51

1k+

🏠 Generational Story 📜 Austen Inspired 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 📋 Bucket List Quest ✉️ Posthumous Letters

Worse Than Strangers

Lily returns to Nantucket adrift. The stranger in the cottage: her mother's long-lost first love.

by Kyleigh Leddy 2026

3.51

1k+ ratings

🏠 Generational Story 📜 Austen Inspired 👩‍👧 Mother Daughter Bond 📋 Bucket List Quest ✉️ Posthumous Letters

Rope the Moon

by Ava Hunter • 2024

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, a baker returns to the possessive cowboy Marine she left behind.

4.06

15k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌸 Abuse Survivor 🧁 Bakery Romance

Rope the Moon

Pregnant and fleeing abuse, a baker returns to the possessive cowboy Marine she left behind.

by Ava Hunter 2024

4.06

15k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🌸 Abuse Survivor 🧁 Bakery Romance

The Enforcer

by Avery Keelan • 2022

An athletic trainer lands on her ex's hockey team, where the enforcer still wants her back.

3.79

33k+

🏒 College Hockey 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

The Enforcer

An athletic trainer lands on her ex's hockey team, where the enforcer still wants her back.

by Avery Keelan 2022

3.79

33k+ ratings

🏒 College Hockey 🔥 Forced Proximity 💔 Wounded Hero 🚫 Forbidden Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Deserted

by Jaymin Eve • 2021

A resurrected warrior must ally with the desert god who hates her to save their world.

4.32

12k+

✨ Romantasy 💘 Fated Mates ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 🏛️ Ancient Gods

Deserted

A resurrected warrior must ally with the desert god who hates her to save their world.

by Jaymin Eve 2021

4.32

12k+ ratings

✨ Romantasy 💘 Fated Mates ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏡 Found Family 🏛️ Ancient Gods

Good as Gold

by Sarina Bowen • 2023

They swore never to cross the line. Now she's asking him to father her child.

4.05

5k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family

Good as Gold

They swore never to cross the line. Now she's asking him to father her child.

by Sarina Bowen 2023

4.05

5k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💘 Forbidden Love 🏠 Found Family

My Soul is Yours

by E.L. Todd • 2015

Wrecked by their breakup, she calls him. He comes running but still believes she deserves better.

4.36

1k+

💔 Hurt Comfort 👥 Found Family 💒 Wedding Planning 👨‍👧 Family Conflict 🥀 Mutual Pining

My Soul is Yours

Wrecked by their breakup, she calls him. He comes running but still believes she deserves better.

by E.L. Todd 2015

4.36

1k+ ratings

💔 Hurt Comfort 👥 Found Family 💒 Wedding Planning 👨‍👧 Family Conflict 🥀 Mutual Pining

The House in Amalfi

by Elizabeth Adler • 2005

A widow returns to her father's Amalfi Coast villa. His drowning was no accident.

3.60

2k+

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Amalfi Coast 🏚️ Restoring Old House

The House in Amalfi

A widow returns to her father's Amalfi Coast villa. His drowning was no accident.

by Elizabeth Adler 2005

3.60

2k+ ratings

🖤 Romantic Suspense 🔍 Family Secrets 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌊 Amalfi Coast 🏚️ Restoring Old House

Crossing the Top Line

by Thora Woods • 2023

Trapped by a hurricane with her hockey-player ex and two teammates who want to share her.

3.89

626

🏒 Omegaverse Hockey 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐺 Alpha Omega Dynamics

Crossing the Top Line

Trapped by a hurricane with her hockey-player ex and two teammates who want to share her.

by Thora Woods 2023

3.89

626 ratings

🏒 Omegaverse Hockey 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Found Family 🩹 Hurt Comfort 🐺 Alpha Omega Dynamics

Our Kind of Love

by Kait Nolan • 2021

A country star's accidental engagement announcement forces him home to face his first love.

4.38

1k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎸 Country Music Star

Our Kind of Love

A country star's accidental engagement announcement forces him home to face his first love.

by Kait Nolan 2021

4.38

1k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🎸 Country Music Star

The Best Wild Idea

by Lily Parker • 2025

Her late fiancé's letters push her across Europe with the best friend she cannot forgive.

3.74

116

💔 Enemies To Lovers ✈️ Forced Proximity 💎 Billionaire Romance 🌅 Love After Loss 🗺️ European Adventure

The Best Wild Idea

Her late fiancé's letters push her across Europe with the best friend she cannot forgive.

by Lily Parker 2025

3.74

116 ratings

💔 Enemies To Lovers ✈️ Forced Proximity 💎 Billionaire Romance 🌅 Love After Loss 🗺️ European Adventure

Ruining Her

by Kylie Kent • 2021

Fleeing her violent husband, a woman shelters with the possessive man who once banished her.

4.21

5k+

🖤 Dark Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bond Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 🏃 On The Run 😢 High Angst

Ruining Her

Fleeing her violent husband, a woman shelters with the possessive man who once banished her.

by Kylie Kent 2021

4.21

5k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Possessive Hero 💔 Trauma Bond Romance 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 🏃 On The Run 😢 High Angst

Magick and Lead

by J. G. Gates • 2025

To save her kingdom, a dragon queen must kill the ace pilot she still loves.

4.04

454

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Queen In Exile 🖤 Morally Gray Characters 🥀 Tragic Romance

Magick and Lead

To save her kingdom, a dragon queen must kill the ace pilot she still loves.

by J. G. Gates 2025

4.04

454 ratings

🐉 Dragon Rider Fantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👑 Queen In Exile 🖤 Morally Gray Characters 🥀 Tragic Romance

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