💔 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.

Tough Guy

by Rachel Reid

A hockey enforcer who hates violence falls for the goth musician he almost kissed years ago.

3.61

92k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Hurt Comfort Romance 🎵 Music Scene Romance

Tough Guy

A hockey enforcer who hates violence falls for the goth musician he almost kissed years ago.

by Rachel Reid 2020

3.61

92k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🧠 Mental Health Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🩹 Hurt Comfort Romance 🎵 Music Scene Romance

Dreamland

by Nicholas Sparks • 2022

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

3.95

105k+

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

Dreamland

A farmer-musician and aspiring singer fall in love on vacation, until family duty pulls him home.

by Nicholas Sparks 2022

3.95

105k+ ratings

🎵 Musician Romance 🏖️ Vacation Romance ⚖️ Duty Vs Love 🧠 Mental Health 📖 Dual Narrative

The Guncle Abroad

by Steven Rowley • 2024

Gay Uncle Patrick faces his brother's Italian wedding and the ex he never got over.

3.89

59k+

🫂 Found Family 🕯️ Grief And Healing ✈️ European Travel 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet

The Guncle Abroad

Gay Uncle Patrick faces his brother's Italian wedding and the ex he never got over.

by Steven Rowley 2024

3.89

59k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🕯️ Grief And Healing ✈️ European Travel 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Blended Family 🥲 Bittersweet

Something Wilder

by Christina Lauren • 2022

Her ex joins her fake treasure tour, and the canyon's clues suddenly point to real gold.

3.65

148k+

🗺️ Adventure Romance 🏜️ Forced Proximity 🧭 Wilderness Survival 🖤 Healing Old Wounds 😂 Rom Com Energy

Something Wilder

Her ex joins her fake treasure tour, and the canyon's clues suddenly point to real gold.

by Christina Lauren 2022

3.65

148k+ ratings

🗺️ Adventure Romance 🏜️ Forced Proximity 🧭 Wilderness Survival 🖤 Healing Old Wounds 😂 Rom Com Energy

Cruel Winter with You

by Ali Hazelwood • 2024

A blizzard traps a doctor with her best friend's brother, the man whose lifelong love she rejected.

3.68

214k+

👫 Best Friend's Brother 🌱 Childhood Friends 📞 Missed Connection 💘 He Falls First ❄️ Snowed In

Cruel Winter with You

A blizzard traps a doctor with her best friend's brother, the man whose lifelong love she rejected.

by Ali Hazelwood 2024

3.68

214k+ ratings

👫 Best Friend's Brother 🌱 Childhood Friends 📞 Missed Connection 💘 He Falls First ❄️ Snowed In

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

by Meghan Quinn • 2024

Her grumpy neighbor enters the holiday contest to beat her. Their fake romance turns real.

3.69

201k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Christmas ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💕 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

How My Neighbor Stole Christmas

Her grumpy neighbor enters the holiday contest to beat her. Their fake romance turns real.

by Meghan Quinn 2024

3.69

201k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🏘️ Small-Town Christmas ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💕 Fake Dating ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine

Played

by Sadie Kincaid • 2025

A dying grandfather pulls a PI home to New York, where his ex-lover is now his client.

4.19

8k+

🖤 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌧️ Angsty Romance 🗽 Contemporary New York

Played

A dying grandfather pulls a PI home to New York, where his ex-lover is now his client.

by Sadie Kincaid 2025

4.19

8k+ ratings

🖤 Hurt/Comfort 🏠 Found Family 💔 Trauma Healing 🌧️ Angsty Romance 🗽 Contemporary New York

The Gingerbread Bakery

by Laurie Gilmore • 2025

At a Christmas wedding, a baker and her old rival can't hide the love they buried.

3.91

121k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🎄 Holiday Romance ☕ Cozy Christmas

The Gingerbread Bakery

At a Christmas wedding, a baker and her old rival can't hide the love they buried.

by Laurie Gilmore 2025

3.91

121k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 👥 Forced Proximity 🎄 Holiday Romance ☕ Cozy Christmas

Seven Days in June

by Tia Williams • 2021

A romance novelist faces her first love, now a reclusive literary star, at a Brooklyn panel.

3.98

223k+

✍️ Writers In Love 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💞 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline 💊 Chronic Pain Rep

Seven Days in June

A romance novelist faces her first love, now a reclusive literary star, at a Brooklyn panel.

by Tia Williams 2021

3.98

223k+ ratings

✍️ Writers In Love 👩‍👧 Single Mother 💞 Childhood Sweethearts ⏳ Dual Timeline 💊 Chronic Pain Rep

Saint

by Sierra Simone

A monk's ex arrives at the abbey to announce his wedding, and buried desire finally surfaces.

3.89

38k+

🙏 Monk Hero 🚫 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 🧠 Mental Health Journey ⛪ Monastery Setting

Saint

A monk's ex arrives at the abbey to announce his wedding, and buried desire finally surfaces.

by Sierra Simone 2021

3.89

38k+ ratings

🙏 Monk Hero 🚫 Forbidden Love 🤫 Secret Relationship 🧠 Mental Health Journey ⛪ Monastery Setting

Rekindling the Flame

by Madison Myers • 2024

A lawyer returns to her dying mother, and the mechanic she left. No strings, no risk.

4.04

2k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 💋 No Strings Attached 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏙️ City Vs Small Town

Rekindling the Flame

A lawyer returns to her dying mother, and the mechanic she left. No strings, no risk.

by Madison Myers 2024

4.04

2k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 💋 No Strings Attached 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏙️ City Vs Small Town

Forget Me Not

by Julie Soto • 2023

The man she left is now the florist for the wedding that could make her career.

3.94

79k+

💒 Wedding Planner 👔 Forced Proximity 💔 Fear Of Commitment ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

Forget Me Not

The man she left is now the florist for the wedding that could make her career.

by Julie Soto 2023

3.94

79k+ ratings

💒 Wedding Planner 👔 Forced Proximity 💔 Fear Of Commitment ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🔥 Slow Burn

The Accidental Dating Experiment

by Lauren Blakely • 2024

A therapist's plan to role-play her dates backfires when every fake kiss feels dangerously real.

3.52

23k+

👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Practice Dating 🏡 Small Town Romance 😏 Witty Banter

The Accidental Dating Experiment

A therapist's plan to role-play her dates backfires when every fake kiss feels dangerously real.

by Lauren Blakely 2024

3.52

23k+ ratings

👫 Brother's Best Friend 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 Practice Dating 🏡 Small Town Romance 😏 Witty Banter

Sorry, Bro

by Taleen Voskuni • 2023

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

3.64

6k+

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family

Sorry, Bro

Her mother lines up Armenian bachelors. She falls for the witchy woman running the cooking class.

by Taleen Voskuni 2023

3.64

6k+ ratings

🏳️‍🌈 Bisexual Awakening 🇦🇲 Armenian Diaspora 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey 👨‍👩‍👧 Meddling Family

In the Likely Event

by Rebecca Yarros

A decade of near-misses between a crash survivor and her soldier ignites in a falling Kabul.

4.21

272k+

🪖 Military Romance 💔 Emotionally Unavailable Hero 💰 Class Differences ⏳ Pining Across Years 🩹 Trauma Bond

In the Likely Event

A decade of near-misses between a crash survivor and her soldier ignites in a falling Kabul.

by Rebecca Yarros 2023

4.21

272k+ ratings

🪖 Military Romance 💔 Emotionally Unavailable Hero 💰 Class Differences ⏳ Pining Across Years 🩹 Trauma Bond

Protect

by Paisley Hope • 2025

A divorced nurse returns home to the firefighter who broke her heart, her brother's best friend.

4.15

15k+

👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 First Love 🏡 Small Town

Protect

A divorced nurse returns home to the firefighter who broke her heart, her brother's best friend.

by Paisley Hope 2025

4.15

15k+ ratings

👫 Brother's Best Friend 👩‍👧 Single Parent 🏠 Forced Proximity 💕 First Love 🏡 Small Town

Truly Madly Deeply

by L.J. Shen • 2024

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

3.93

73k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Truly Madly Deeply

One night with her best friend's brother sent her running. Five years on, he's her boss.

by L.J. Shen 2024

3.93

73k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🏘️ Small Town Romance 👫 Best Friend's Brother 👨‍🍳 Chef Romance 🩹 Trauma Healing

Ruckus

by L.J. Shen • 2017

She fell for her sister's boyfriend. Now he's her landlord, and he wants a second chance.

4.14

73k+

👫 Sister's Boyfriend 😈 Alphahole Hero 💊 Chronic Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Ruckus

She fell for her sister's boyfriend. Now he's her landlord, and he wants a second chance.

by L.J. Shen 2017

4.14

73k+ ratings

👫 Sister's Boyfriend 😈 Alphahole Hero 💊 Chronic Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Icon and Inferno

by Marie Lu • 2024

Winter, pop star, and Sydney, spy, must foil an assassination. Their trusted ally is the killer.

3.89

4k+

🕵️ Spy Romance 🎤 Celebrity Romance 🎯 Assassination Plot 🕶️ Double Agent 💔 Love Vs Duty

Icon and Inferno

Winter, pop star, and Sydney, spy, must foil an assassination. Their trusted ally is the killer.

by Marie Lu 2024

3.89

4k+ ratings

🕵️ Spy Romance 🎤 Celebrity Romance 🎯 Assassination Plot 🕶️ Double Agent 💔 Love Vs Duty

Love, Utley

by S.J. Tilly • 2024

A lost letter silenced their college romance. Fifteen years later, he buys her company.

4.10

21k+

🏈 Sports Romance 💼 Secret Office Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero ✉️ Lost Letter 💔 Emotional Angst

Love, Utley

A lost letter silenced their college romance. Fifteen years later, he buys her company.

by S.J. Tilly 2024

4.10

21k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 💼 Secret Office Romance 🛡️ Protective Hero ✉️ Lost Letter 💔 Emotional Angst

Slow Dance

by Rainbow Rowell • 2024

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

3.66

74k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero 💗 Tender Romance

Slow Dance

A wedding reunites best friends who never confessed: a divorced mother and a naval officer.

by Rainbow Rowell 2024

3.66

74k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👩‍👧 Single Mother Protagonist ⚓ Naval Officer Hero 💗 Tender Romance

Long Shot

by Kennedy Ryan

A point guard meets his dream woman at a dive bar. She is his rival's girlfriend.

4.16

81k+

🏀 Basketball Romance 🖤 Domestic Abuse Survivor 🛡️ Protective Hero 🧸 Single Mother 😢 Angsty Romance

Long Shot

A point guard meets his dream woman at a dive bar. She is his rival's girlfriend.

by Kennedy Ryan 2018

4.16

81k+ ratings

🏀 Basketball Romance 🖤 Domestic Abuse Survivor 🛡️ Protective Hero 🧸 Single Mother 😢 Angsty Romance

Let It Snow

by John Green • 2008

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

3.66

160k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 💞 Strangers To Lovers

Let It Snow

A Christmas Eve snowstorm diverts a train, fills a Waffle House, and sparks three romances.

by John Green 2008

3.66

160k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🔗 Interconnected Stories ❄️ Snowed In Together 💕 Friends To Lovers 💞 Strangers To Lovers

Voyager

by Diana Gabaldon • 1993

Twenty years after leaving him for dead, a doctor steps through time to reclaim her Highlander.

4.39

333k+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🏔️ Scottish Highlands ⛵ High Seas Adventure ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion 🌴 Colonial Caribbean

Voyager

Twenty years after leaving him for dead, a doctor steps through time to reclaim her Highlander.

by Diana Gabaldon 1993

4.39

333k+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 🏔️ Scottish Highlands ⛵ High Seas Adventure ⚔️ Jacobite Rebellion 🌴 Colonial Caribbean

Reign

by Katharine McGee

America's royal wedding is weeks away. The bride's pregnancy is a lie, and someone knows.

3.89

31k+

🏰 Modern Monarchy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 📈 Social Climbing ⚔️ Palace Intrigue

Reign

America's royal wedding is weeks away. The bride's pregnancy is a lie, and someone knows.

by Katharine McGee 2023

3.89

31k+ ratings

🏰 Modern Monarchy 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Hidden Identity 📈 Social Climbing ⚔️ Palace Intrigue

The World's Best Boyfriend

by Durjoy Datta • 2015

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

3.22

4k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance 🇮🇳 Indian Romance

The World's Best Boyfriend

Two outcasts, separated by a childhood betrayal, reunite in college where their war burns like love.

by Durjoy Datta 2015

3.22

4k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 💔 Love Triangle 🎓 College Romance 😭 Angsty Romance 🇮🇳 Indian Romance

Rewrite Our Story

by Kat Singleton • 2023

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

3.93

25k+

🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief ⏳ Dual Timeline

Rewrite Our Story

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

by Kat Singleton 2023

3.93

25k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief ⏳ Dual Timeline

Ghosted

by J.M. Darhower • 2017

Her famous ex is back, sober, wanting to meet their daughter. She's heard promises before.

3.99

52k+

🌟 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Parent 💕 First Love 💔 Addiction And Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance

Ghosted

Her famous ex is back, sober, wanting to meet their daughter. She's heard promises before.

by J.M. Darhower 2017

3.99

52k+ ratings

🌟 Celebrity Romance 👧 Single Parent 💕 First Love 💔 Addiction And Recovery 😢 Angsty Romance

The Promise of Tomorrow

by Mary Ellen Taylor • 2024

She returned to Virginia for a divorce. A mysterious stone and an old flame changed everything.

4.29

18k+

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Grief And Healing ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Estranged Spouses 👯‍♀️ Sisterhood

The Promise of Tomorrow

She returned to Virginia for a divorce. A mysterious stone and an old flame changed everything.

by Mary Ellen Taylor 2024

4.29

18k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Secrets 🖤 Grief And Healing ⏳ Dual Timelines 💔 Estranged Spouses 👯‍♀️ Sisterhood

Swear on This Life

by Renee Carlino • 2016

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

4.13

61k+

👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏡 Small Town

Swear on This Life

Her life story is a bestseller, written by the boy she left on a dirt road.

by Renee Carlino 2016

4.13

61k+ ratings

👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 📖 Book Within A Book ✍️ Writer Protagonist 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏡 Small Town

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