💔 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.

The Crimson Crown

by Heather Walter

Her failed ascension summons dark power. She infiltrates the kingdom that burns witches to undo it.

3.83

3k+

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🔮 Sapphic Witches ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Shadow Magic 👑 Court Intrigue

The Crimson Crown

Her failed ascension summons dark power. She infiltrates the kingdom that burns witches to undo it.

by Heather Walter 2024

3.83

3k+ ratings

🍎 Snow White Retelling 🔮 Sapphic Witches ❤️‍🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🌑 Shadow Magic 👑 Court Intrigue

Brutal Collateral

by Deborah Garland • 2025

A mafia heiress in Navy SEAL training must marry the Irish mobster she once abandoned.

3.97

3k+

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Military Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

Brutal Collateral

A mafia heiress in Navy SEAL training must marry the Irish mobster she once abandoned.

by Deborah Garland 2025

3.97

3k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Arranged Marriage 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎖️ Military Heroine ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers

The Summer Place

by Jennifer Weiner • 2022

A rushed Cape Cod wedding exposes family secrets, strains a marriage, and rekindles an old love.

3.56

76k+

🖤 Family Secrets 🏖️ Beach House 👰 Summer Wedding 🦠 Pandemic Fiction 🔄 Midlife Crossroads

The Summer Place

A rushed Cape Cod wedding exposes family secrets, strains a marriage, and rekindles an old love.

by Jennifer Weiner 2022

3.56

76k+ ratings

🖤 Family Secrets 🏖️ Beach House 👰 Summer Wedding 🦠 Pandemic Fiction 🔄 Midlife Crossroads

Sweet Addiction

by Maya Banks • 2012

Her first love wants her back. Her current master just gave him two weeks to try.

3.91

14k+

🏠 Polyamorous Triad 👥 MFM MéNage 🤝 Sharing A Partner ⛓️ Submissive Heroine 🖤 BDSM Power Exchange

Sweet Addiction

Her first love wants her back. Her current master just gave him two weeks to try.

by Maya Banks 2012

3.91

14k+ ratings

🏠 Polyamorous Triad 👥 MFM MéNage 🤝 Sharing A Partner ⛓️ Submissive Heroine 🖤 BDSM Power Exchange

What Was Meant to Be

by Q.B. Tyler • 2022

Her godfather returns to stop her wedding, and the secret they buried could destroy her family.

3.88

21k+

🔥 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨 Dad's Best Friend 💔 Angsty Romance

What Was Meant to Be

Her godfather returns to stop her wedding, and the secret they buried could destroy her family.

by Q.B. Tyler 2022

3.88

21k+ ratings

🔥 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 👨 Dad's Best Friend 💔 Angsty Romance

For the Record

by Emma Lord • 2025

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

3.60

5k+

🎵 Music Industry Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

For the Record

Her secret comeback, his second chance at fatherhood, one duet neither of them can refuse.

by Emma Lord 2025

3.60

5k+ ratings

🎵 Music Industry Romance 👨‍👦 Single Dad 🎭 Secret Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family

Spells for Forgetting

by Adrienne Young • 2022

After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.

3.85

73k+

🖤 Small Town Gothic 🍂 Folk Magic 🌙 Friends To Lovers 🔑 Generational Secrets 🌊 Gothic Seaside

Spells for Forgetting

After fourteen years, August Salt returns to the island where a girl's drowning whispers his name.

by Adrienne Young 2022

3.85

73k+ ratings

🖤 Small Town Gothic 🍂 Folk Magic 🌙 Friends To Lovers 🔑 Generational Secrets 🌊 Gothic Seaside

The Memory Collectors

by Dete Meserve • 2025

Four strangers journey into their own pasts to heal, and find the same tragedy waiting.

3.91

10k+

🕰️ Emotional Time Travel 💔 Linked By Tragedy 😢 Grieving Mother 🤝 Found Family 🛡️ Abuse Survivor

The Memory Collectors

Four strangers journey into their own pasts to heal, and find the same tragedy waiting.

by Dete Meserve 2025

3.91

10k+ ratings

🕰️ Emotional Time Travel 💔 Linked By Tragedy 😢 Grieving Mother 🤝 Found Family 🛡️ Abuse Survivor

Dream On

by Jennifer Hartmann • 2025

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

4.07

11k+

💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance 🌧️ Wounded Hero

Dream On

After a car crash with a child star, a struggling dreamer must play his lover on stage.

by Jennifer Hartmann 2025

4.07

11k+ ratings

💥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn 💔 Angsty Romance 🌧️ Wounded Hero

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan

by Beth Merlin • 2024

A magical phone booth reconnects an actress with her college ex after her fiancé's Christmas arrest.

3.85

15k+

🎄 Holiday Romance 🎭 Actor Heroine 💫 Magical Realism Romance 🎬 Theater World 🗽 Christmas In NYC

The Last Phone Booth in Manhattan

A magical phone booth reconnects an actress with her college ex after her fiancé's Christmas arrest.

by Beth Merlin 2024

3.85

15k+ ratings

🎄 Holiday Romance 🎭 Actor Heroine 💫 Magical Realism Romance 🎬 Theater World 🗽 Christmas In NYC

Eleanor & Grey

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2019

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

4.32

40k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏠 Found Family

Eleanor & Grey

His new nanny is his first love. His grief won't let her reach him.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2019

4.32

40k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 👨‍👧‍👧 Single Dad Nanny 🧸 Childhood Sweethearts 🕊️ Grief And Healing 🏠 Found Family

Bittersweet Memories

by Catharina Maura • 2022

She doesn't know her new boss is the love she forgot. He knows everything.

4.19

38k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Amnesia Trope 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty Romance

Bittersweet Memories

She doesn't know her new boss is the love she forgot. He knows everything.

by Catharina Maura 2022

4.19

38k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Amnesia Trope 🛡️ Protective Hero 🏠 Found Family 😩 Angsty Romance

Carnival Hill

by Caroline Peckham • 2021

To protect her four shattered men, Rogue must give herself to the monster who destroyed them all.

4.38

15k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 😢 Self-Sacrificing Heroine

Carnival Hill

To protect her four shattered men, Rogue must give herself to the monster who destroyed them all.

by Caroline Peckham 2021

4.38

15k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🔫 Mafia Romance 👥 Reverse Harem 🏠 Found Family 😢 Self-Sacrificing Heroine

Just Friends

by Haley Pham • 2026

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

3.51

52k+

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter 🌸 Vietnamese American

Just Friends

Her aunt's final summer pulls her back to the beach town and her estranged childhood sweetheart.

by Haley Pham 2026

3.51

52k+ ratings

👫 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🏖️ Small Beach Town ❤️‍🩹 Grief And Healing 💌 Lost Letter 🌸 Vietnamese American

Holly

by Adalyn Grace • 2025

Restless theater ghosts haunt a family of immortals gathering for their first Christmas together.

3.95

14k+

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Cozy Paranormal 💀 Personified Death 👻 Ghost Romance 🖤 Gothic Romantasy

Holly

Restless theater ghosts haunt a family of immortals gathering for their first Christmas together.

by Adalyn Grace 2025

3.95

14k+ ratings

🫂 Found Family 🔮 Cozy Paranormal 💀 Personified Death 👻 Ghost Romance 🖤 Gothic Romantasy

With This Man

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2018

After she left him, her possessive husband spirals into a deadly bender only she can stop.

4.4

16k+

🖤 Possessive Hero 😭 High Angst 🔥 Addictive Love ⛓️ Power Play Romance 🏛️ Secret Sex Club

With This Man

After she left him, her possessive husband spirals into a deadly bender only she can stop.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2018

4.4

16k+ ratings

🖤 Possessive Hero 😭 High Angst 🔥 Addictive Love ⛓️ Power Play Romance 🏛️ Secret Sex Club

Maestro

by Auden Dar • 2022

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

4.36

8k+

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets 🎭 Performing Arts School

Maestro

Two teenage classical musicians fall in love; family secrets and ambition tear them apart for years.

by Auden Dar 2022

4.36

8k+ ratings

🤝 Friends To Lovers 🎵 Musical Romance 💔 Angsty Romance 🔎 Family Secrets 🎭 Performing Arts School

Wild Card

by Karina Halle • 2017

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

3.78

7k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Wild Card

Her mother's illness sends Rachel home to the cowboy who broke her heart eight years ago.

by Karina Halle 2017

3.78

7k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🐴 Childhood Sweethearts 🐎 Ranch Life 🏚️ Forced Proximity 👨‍👩‍👦 Found Family

Straight on till Morning

by T.S. Kinley • 2022

Her dying sister's only hope lies in the faerie realm Gwen fled, and the lovers she abandoned.

3.99

7k+

🧚 Dark Peter Pan Retelling 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Found Family 💔 Sibling Sacrifice 🚪 Portal Fantasy

Straight on till Morning

Her dying sister's only hope lies in the faerie realm Gwen fled, and the lovers she abandoned.

by T.S. Kinley 2022

3.99

7k+ ratings

🧚 Dark Peter Pan Retelling 💕 Why Choose Romance 🫂 Found Family 💔 Sibling Sacrifice 🚪 Portal Fantasy

If You Stayed

by Brittainy C. Cherry • 2025

Her cruel husband's new architect is her first love, and he doesn't remember her at all.

4.20

10k+

🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts 💭 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

If You Stayed

Her cruel husband's new architect is her first love, and he doesn't remember her at all.

by Brittainy C. Cherry 2025

4.20

10k+ ratings

🛡️ Domestic Abuse Survival 🌸 Childhood Sweethearts 💭 Amnesia Romance 🏠 Found Family 💕 Friends To Lovers

Greta & Valdin

by Rebecca K. Reilly • 2021

Two Auckland siblings, two impossible loves, and one messy family trying to hold it together.

3.90

32k+

🏡 Multicultural Family Saga 👫 Dual Sibling Pov 🫂 Chosen Family 🤷 Quarter-Life Crisis 🌈 Queer Self-Discovery

Greta & Valdin

Two Auckland siblings, two impossible loves, and one messy family trying to hold it together.

by Rebecca K. Reilly 2021

3.90

32k+ ratings

🏡 Multicultural Family Saga 👫 Dual Sibling Pov 🫂 Chosen Family 🤷 Quarter-Life Crisis 🌈 Queer Self-Discovery

The Hidden Beach

by Karen Swan • 2020

A nanny falls for a stranger. He's her employer's husband, awake from a seven-year coma.

4.00

6k+

🔺 Love Triangle 🔐 Family Secrets 👶 Nanny Heroine 🏝️ Remote Island Setting 🇸🇪 Nordic Setting

The Hidden Beach

A nanny falls for a stranger. He's her employer's husband, awake from a seven-year coma.

by Karen Swan 2020

4.00

6k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 🔐 Family Secrets 👶 Nanny Heroine 🏝️ Remote Island Setting 🇸🇪 Nordic Setting

The South Wind

by Alexandria Warwick • 2025

A princess cursed to die at twenty-five bargains with the immortal wind god who abandoned her.

3.56

3k+

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 👑 Cursed Princess 🩹 Generational Trauma 🖤 Facing Inner Darkness 💫 Bittersweet Romance

The South Wind

A princess cursed to die at twenty-five bargains with the immortal wind god who abandoned her.

by Alexandria Warwick 2025

3.56

3k+ ratings

🏜️ Desert Fantasy 👑 Cursed Princess 🩹 Generational Trauma 🖤 Facing Inner Darkness 💫 Bittersweet Romance

The Best Thing

by Mariana Zapata • 2019

The rugby star who broke her heart returns, never knowing he left a daughter behind.

3.94

40k+

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🏉 Athlete Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

The Best Thing

The rugby star who broke her heart returns, never knowing he left a daughter behind.

by Mariana Zapata 2019

3.94

40k+ ratings

🐌 Slow Burn Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🏉 Athlete Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Hello Heartbreaker

by Kelsie Hoss • 2023

Her dream: buy the local salon. Her first client: the ex who broke her heart.

4.10

5k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🏫 High School Sweethearts 🤝 Forced Proximity 🤠 Cowboy Romance

Hello Heartbreaker

Her dream: buy the local salon. Her first client: the ex who broke her heart.

by Kelsie Hoss 2023

4.10

5k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 💖 Plus Size Heroine 🏫 High School Sweethearts 🤝 Forced Proximity 🤠 Cowboy Romance

Charring Bones

by Brandy Hynes • 2025

A mafia heiress kills her family and hides with the enforcer she loved and thought dead.

4.44

1k+

🕴️ Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Charring Bones

A mafia heiress kills her family and hides with the enforcer she loved and thought dead.

by Brandy Hynes 2025

4.44

1k+ ratings

🕴️ Mafia Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🫂 Found Family 🏠 Forced Proximity 🔪 Touch Her And Die

Humor Me

by Cat Shook • 2024

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

3.59

2k+

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship

Humor Me

A late-night PA juggles an office crush, her grief, and a family friend's charming son.

by Cat Shook 2024

3.59

2k+ ratings

🎭 Workplace Comedy 💼 Office Crush 💔 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Female Friendship

The Last Best Kiss

by Claire LaZebnik • 2014

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

3.78

4k+

🎩 Austen Retelling ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine 👥 High School Ensemble

The Last Best Kiss

She blew her shot with the nerdy boy. Senior year, he returns transformed and utterly indifferent.

by Claire LaZebnik 2014

3.78

4k+ ratings

🎩 Austen Retelling ✨ Nerd Glow Up 🤫 Secret Relationship 💔 Pining Heroine 👥 High School Ensemble

The Jury

by Fern Michaels • 2011

A diplomat's battered wife seeks a covert network of women who deliver justice the courts cannot.

4.28

10k+

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Found Family 🚨 Domestic Abuse 🎭 Morally Gray 🕵️ Covert Operations

The Jury

A diplomat's battered wife seeks a covert network of women who deliver justice the courts cannot.

by Fern Michaels 2011

4.28

10k+ ratings

⚖️ Vigilante Justice 👥 Found Family 🚨 Domestic Abuse 🎭 Morally Gray 🕵️ Covert Operations

All of Us Murderers

by K.J. Charles • 2025

Trapped in a Dartmoor mansion: his ex-lover, a bride contest, and no way out.

3.70

10k+

🏚️ Country House Murder 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🔪 Servant Revenge 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

All of Us Murderers

Trapped in a Dartmoor mansion: his ex-lover, a bride contest, and no way out.

by K.J. Charles 2025

3.70

10k+ ratings

🏚️ Country House Murder 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Historical 🕯️ Gothic Mystery 🔪 Servant Revenge 🌫️ Atmospheric Dread

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