💔 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.

Nova

by Rebecca Yarros • 2017

His ex is trapped on a ship with him. The cliffs hurt less than her silence.

3.97

23k+

🚢 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 🙇 Groveling Hero 💔 Angsty Romance 🌏 Global Adventure

Nova

His ex is trapped on a ship with him. The cliffs hurt less than her silence.

by Rebecca Yarros 2017

3.97

23k+ ratings

🚢 Forced Proximity 🫂 Found Family 🙇 Groveling Hero 💔 Angsty Romance 🌏 Global Adventure

Identical

by Aleksandra Negrońska • 2023

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

4.38

20k+

🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Identical

Rosie returns to England, where her ex is now with the woman who destroyed their relationship.

by Aleksandra Negrońska 2023

4.38

20k+ ratings

🎓 College Romance 💔 Love Triangle 👥 Friend Group Drama 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance

Breaking Love

by B.B. Reid • 2015

A billionaire heir's lost love returns, blackmailed into killing his best friend.

4.08

8k+

💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Alpha Hero 🌪️ Gritty Romance 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy

Breaking Love

A billionaire heir's lost love returns, blackmailed into killing his best friend.

by B.B. Reid 2015

4.08

8k+ ratings

💰 Billionaire Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🖤 Alpha Hero 🌪️ Gritty Romance 🤰 Surprise Pregnancy

Fandom

by Eden Finley • 2021

To save his career, a boy bander must reunite with the bandmate he kissed and lost.

4.14

7k+

🎸 Music Industry 🏡 Forced Proximity 😔 Mutual Pining 🫂 Found Family 💧 Angsty

Fandom

To save his career, a boy bander must reunite with the bandmate he kissed and lost.

by Eden Finley 2021

4.14

7k+ ratings

🎸 Music Industry 🏡 Forced Proximity 😔 Mutual Pining 🫂 Found Family 💧 Angsty

Deja Vu

by Fern Michaels • 2010

With thirty days to capture their oldest enemy, a sisterhood of vigilantes comes out of retirement.

4.33

5k+

🔫 Vigilante Justice ❤️ Found Family 🔍 Team Of Specialists 🔥 Domestic Suspense 🏛️ Washington DC

Deja Vu

With thirty days to capture their oldest enemy, a sisterhood of vigilantes comes out of retirement.

by Fern Michaels 2010

4.33

5k+ ratings

🔫 Vigilante Justice ❤️ Found Family 🔍 Team Of Specialists 🔥 Domestic Suspense 🏛️ Washington DC

The Girl He Used to Know

by Tracey Garvis Graves • 2019

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

3.93

53k+

💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌧️ Bittersweet

The Girl He Used to Know

A quiet librarian's old wounds reopen when she encounters the college ex she never forgot.

by Tracey Garvis Graves 2019

3.93

53k+ ratings

💙 Neurodivergent Romance 🧠 Autism Representation 🎓 College Sweethearts 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌧️ Bittersweet

Haunted

by Kelley Armstrong • 2005

A dead half-demon witch hunts a body-hopping monster for the Fates to save her daughter.

4.08

28k+

👻 Ghostly Investigation 📜 Afterlife Bureaucracy 😈 Demonic Possession 👼 Angels And Demons 🛡️ Overprotective Mother

Haunted

A dead half-demon witch hunts a body-hopping monster for the Fates to save her daughter.

by Kelley Armstrong 2005

4.08

28k+ ratings

👻 Ghostly Investigation 📜 Afterlife Bureaucracy 😈 Demonic Possession 👼 Angels And Demons 🛡️ Overprotective Mother

Darker

by E.L. James • 2017

To reclaim the woman who walked out, a billionaire must surrender the control that defines him.

4.09

68k+

🖤 Bdsm And Healing 📖 Male Pov Retelling 🔒 Possessive Hero 💰 Billionaire Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

Darker

To reclaim the woman who walked out, a billionaire must surrender the control that defines him.

by E.L. James 2017

4.09

68k+ ratings

🖤 Bdsm And Healing 📖 Male Pov Retelling 🔒 Possessive Hero 💰 Billionaire Romance 😢 Angsty Romance

Focused

by Karla Sorensen • 2020

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

4.00

24k+

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Close Knit Sisters

Focused

A team staffer's promotion demands she film the one football star she's never gotten over.

by Karla Sorensen 2020

4.00

24k+ ratings

💼 Workplace Romance 🏈 Football Romance 😤 Grumpy Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Close Knit Sisters

The Witch Queen of Halloween

by Kresley Cole • 2024

On Halloween, a cursed witch and her demon ex are trapped where her nightmares come to life.

4.17

4k+

🖤 Fated Mates 💥 Forced Proximity 😈 Demon Hero ✨ Curse Breaking 🎬 Horror Movie Homage

The Witch Queen of Halloween

On Halloween, a cursed witch and her demon ex are trapped where her nightmares come to life.

by Kresley Cole 2024

4.17

4k+ ratings

🖤 Fated Mates 💥 Forced Proximity 😈 Demon Hero ✨ Curse Breaking 🎬 Horror Movie Homage

Who's Your Daddy?

by Lauren Rowe • 2023

A single mother's one-night stand implodes when she discovers he is her married ex-lover's son.

4.05

3k+

🧑‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🌙 One Night Stand

Who's Your Daddy?

A single mother's one-night stand implodes when she discovers he is her married ex-lover's son.

by Lauren Rowe 2023

4.05

3k+ ratings

🧑‍👧 Single Parent Romance 💍 Fake Engagement 🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 🌙 One Night Stand

The Blooms That Broke Us

by Ashley Dill • 2024

A will forces her to remarry her ex-husband for a lake house. She's hiding their son.

4.23

2k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 👶 Hidden Child 🏡 Small Town Community 🌿 Grief And Healing

The Blooms That Broke Us

A will forces her to remarry her ex-husband for a lake house. She's hiding their son.

by Ashley Dill 2024

4.23

2k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🛡️ Abuse Survivor 👶 Hidden Child 🏡 Small Town Community 🌿 Grief And Healing

Be Here Now

by Julia Goda • 2015

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

3.77

251

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Found Family

Be Here Now

Her rock star ex returns claiming he never cheated, but her secret could destroy them both.

by Julia Goda 2015

3.77

251 ratings

🎸 Rock Star Romance 🏘️ Small Town Romance 😢 Angsty Romance 🔥 Steamy Romance 👨‍👩‍👦‍👦 Found Family

The Last Guy on Earth

by Sarina Bowen • 2025

Traded to his ex-lover's team, a veteran goalie can't outskate the past.

4.21

11k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Angsty Romance

The Last Guy on Earth

Traded to his ex-lover's team, a veteran goalie can't outskate the past.

by Sarina Bowen 2025

4.21

11k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🤫 Secret Relationship 🏠 Forced Proximity ⏳ Dual Timeline 💔 Angsty Romance

Always You and Me

by Dani Atkins • 2025

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

4.30

32k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In

Always You and Me

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

by Dani Atkins 2025

4.30

32k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity ❄️ Snowed In

Final Justice

by Fern Michaels • 2008

When Vegas jails a psychic for her winning streak, a vigilante crew comes to collect.

4.32

6k+

🎰 Casino Intrigue 🔫 Vigilante Justice 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🎪 Campy Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

Final Justice

When Vegas jails a psychic for her winning streak, a vigilante crew comes to collect.

by Fern Michaels 2008

4.32

6k+ ratings

🎰 Casino Intrigue 🔫 Vigilante Justice 🔮 Psychic Abilities 🎪 Campy Suspense 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family

The Book Club Hotel

by Sarah Morgan • 2023

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

3.93

41k+

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

The Book Club Hotel

Three friends book a Vermont inn for Christmas. The owner is a half-sister one never knew.

by Sarah Morgan 2023

3.93

41k+ ratings

😊 Feel-Good Fiction 🎄 Christmas Romance 🏠 Found Family 👭 Sisterhood 🔄 Midlife Reinvention

The Other Side of Now

by Paige Harbison • 2025

A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.

4.17

21k+

🪞 Parallel Lives 🍀 Small Town Ireland 💔 Lost Friendship 🥲 Bittersweet ⚰️ Grief And Guilt

The Other Side of Now

A hollow Hollywood star wakes in an Irish town, inside the life she never lived.

by Paige Harbison 2025

4.17

21k+ ratings

🪞 Parallel Lives 🍀 Small Town Ireland 💔 Lost Friendship 🥲 Bittersweet ⚰️ Grief And Guilt

Roommate

by Sarina Bowen • 2021

A broke baker moves in with a closeted farmer, reigniting a secret high school stare.

4.04

16k+

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey ☕ Bakery And Coffee Shop

Roommate

A broke baker moves in with a closeted farmer, reigniting a secret high school stare.

by Sarina Bowen 2021

4.04

16k+ ratings

🏘️ Small Town Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 🛏️ Roommates To Lovers 🌈 Coming Out Journey ☕ Bakery And Coffee Shop

Nine Tailed

by Jayci Lee • 2024

A gumiho and her lost love track a killer, but the prophecy binding them demands her death.

3.82

5k+

🏮 Korean Mythology 🦊 Gumiho Protagonist 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🤝 Found Family

Nine Tailed

A gumiho and her lost love track a killer, but the prophecy binding them demands her death.

by Jayci Lee 2024

3.82

5k+ ratings

🏮 Korean Mythology 🦊 Gumiho Protagonist 💫 Fated Mates 🔮 Prophecy-Driven Quest 🤝 Found Family

Big Nick Energy

by Kristen Bailey • 2025

A children's author is torn between her ex and a Christmas tree farmer, both named Nick.

3.67

4k+

🫶 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😂 Witty Banter

Big Nick Energy

A children's author is torn between her ex and a Christmas tree farmer, both named Nick.

by Kristen Bailey 2025

3.67

4k+ ratings

🫶 Love Triangle 🔥 Slow Burn 📚 Bookish Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 😂 Witty Banter

Little Pieces of Light

by Emma Scott • 2025

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

4.12

2k+

💞 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 💢 Angsty Romance

Little Pieces of Light

They reunite at prep school, but lost promises and class divides threaten their second chance.

by Emma Scott 2025

4.12

2k+ ratings

💞 Friends To Lovers 🧲 Opposites Attract 🔒 Forbidden Love 😭 Tearjerker 💢 Angsty Romance

Ashes

by Dylan Page • 2021

Her mother dead, she finds her gang-run school ruled by three dangerous men who loved her.

3.96

4k+

🖤 Reverse Harem 🌑 Dark Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Trauma Bonding 😢 Angsty

Ashes

Her mother dead, she finds her gang-run school ruled by three dangerous men who loved her.

by Dylan Page 2021

3.96

4k+ ratings

🖤 Reverse Harem 🌑 Dark Romance 🤝 Found Family 💔 Trauma Bonding 😢 Angsty

The Forbidden Wolf King

by Leia Stone • 2023

A she-wolf enters deadly trials for the wolf king's crown, though he broke her heart years ago.

4.08

12k+

🐺 Werewolf Romance 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🖤 Found Family 👯 Found Sister

The Forbidden Wolf King

A she-wolf enters deadly trials for the wolf king's crown, though he broke her heart years ago.

by Leia Stone 2023

4.08

12k+ ratings

🐺 Werewolf Romance 💫 Fated Mates ⚔️ Deadly Competition 🖤 Found Family 👯 Found Sister

The Summer We Ran

by Audrey Ingram • 2025

Running for governor, she faces the man who broke her heart. Their secret is surfacing.

3.61

18k+

⏳ Dual Timelines ⚖️ Class Divide 🍂 Bittersweet 📼 1990s Nostalgia 🍼 Teen Pregnancy

The Summer We Ran

Running for governor, she faces the man who broke her heart. Their secret is surfacing.

by Audrey Ingram 2025

3.61

18k+ ratings

⏳ Dual Timelines ⚖️ Class Divide 🍂 Bittersweet 📼 1990s Nostalgia 🍼 Teen Pregnancy

Second Down Scrooge

by Lisa Suzanne • 2024

Co-parenting with her NFL ex was the plan. Falling for him again over Christmas wasn't.

4.07

2k+

🏈 Sports Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting 🙏 Groveling Hero

Second Down Scrooge

Co-parenting with her NFL ex was the plan. Falling for him again over Christmas wasn't.

by Lisa Suzanne 2024

4.07

2k+ ratings

🏈 Sports Romance 🎄 Holiday Romance 👶 Single Parent 👨‍👩‍👧 Co-Parenting 🙏 Groveling Hero

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

by Sue Lynn Tan • 2024

When ten suns burn the sky, a woman drinks the elixir and rises to the moon.

4.03

11k+

🏮 Chinese Mythology 📜 Myth Retelling 💫 Immortal Mortal Love 🔥 Redemption Arc ✨ Lyrical Prose

Tales of the Celestial Kingdom

When ten suns burn the sky, a woman drinks the elixir and rises to the moon.

by Sue Lynn Tan 2024

4.03

11k+ ratings

🏮 Chinese Mythology 📜 Myth Retelling 💫 Immortal Mortal Love 🔥 Redemption Arc ✨ Lyrical Prose

Leo's Chance

by Mia Sheridan • 2013

A broken man returns to his first love from foster care, hiding behind a fake name.

4.15

16k+

🎓 New Adult Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Healing 👤 Male Pov Romance

Leo's Chance

A broken man returns to his first love from foster care, hiding behind a fake name.

by Mia Sheridan 2013

4.15

16k+ ratings

🎓 New Adult Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Foster Care Survivors 🩹 Trauma Healing 👤 Male Pov Romance

The Law of Moses

by Amy Harmon • 2014

A vet's daughter pursues a haunted outcast whose paintings of missing girls stir a killer.

4.34

39k+

🏡 Small Town Romance 👻 Visions Of The Dead 💔 Tortured Hero 🎨 Art As Healing 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Law of Moses

A vet's daughter pursues a haunted outcast whose paintings of missing girls stir a killer.

by Amy Harmon 2014

4.34

39k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance 👻 Visions Of The Dead 💔 Tortured Hero 🎨 Art As Healing 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

Between Never and Forever

by Brit Benson • 2023

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

4.21

10k+

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance 💭 Dual Timelines

Between Never and Forever

Their first kiss was goodbye. She became a rockstar. He became a father. The spark never died.

by Brit Benson 2023

4.21

10k+ ratings

🎸 Rockstar Romance 👫 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 😢 Angsty Romance 💭 Dual Timelines

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