🔄 Second Chance

Stories steeped in the hope that it's not too late — for love rekindled, mistakes redeemed, or lives rebuilt. Readers come here for the deeply satisfying arc of people who get to try again.

Our Way

by T.L. Swan

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

4.07

29k+

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

Our Way

A gay doctor's decade-long friendship with a woman cracks open when his body starts wanting more.

by T.L. Swan 2020

4.07

29k+ ratings

👫 Friends To Lovers 🔥 Sexual Awakening 💔 Angsty Romance 🕯️ Slow Burn 🖤 Possessive Hero

You Belong with Me

by Mhairi McFarlane • 2024

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

3.66

10k+

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy 🫂 Sibling Bonds

You Belong with Me

Her actor ex flies in at Christmas, wanting her back. Loving him means surrendering her privacy.

by Mhairi McFarlane 2024

3.66

10k+ ratings

🎬 Celebrity Romance 🧱 Emotional Walls 😂 British Humor 📸 Fame And Privacy 🫂 Sibling Bonds

Knotted

by Pam Godwin • 2018

After a brutal attack, a ranch girl returns to the cowboy who buried the killers.

3.84

16k+

🖤 Dark Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Trauma Recovery 👥 Brother's Best Friend

Knotted

After a brutal attack, a ranch girl returns to the cowboy who buried the killers.

by Pam Godwin 2018

3.84

16k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 🤠 Cowboy Romance 💞 Childhood Sweethearts 💔 Trauma Recovery 👥 Brother's Best Friend

Beneath This Man

by Jodi Ellen Malpas • 2013

She fled the lord of London's darkest club. He drank himself into ruin. Now she's back.

4.25

96k+

🔥 Possessive Hero 🙏 Groveling 🔄 Push And Pull 🎢 Emotional Rollercoaster 🖤 Exclusive Sex Club

Beneath This Man

She fled the lord of London's darkest club. He drank himself into ruin. Now she's back.

by Jodi Ellen Malpas 2013

4.25

96k+ ratings

🔥 Possessive Hero 🙏 Groveling 🔄 Push And Pull 🎢 Emotional Rollercoaster 🖤 Exclusive Sex Club

The Devil Wears Black

by L.J. Shen • 2021

A wedding designer becomes her heartbreaking ex's fake fiancée to comfort his dying father.

4.10

67k+

💍 Fake Engagement 😈 Reformed Playboy 👗 Fashion World 🏖️ Hamptons Weekend 🫂 Grieving Family

The Devil Wears Black

A wedding designer becomes her heartbreaking ex's fake fiancée to comfort his dying father.

by L.J. Shen 2021

4.10

67k+ ratings

💍 Fake Engagement 😈 Reformed Playboy 👗 Fashion World 🏖️ Hamptons Weekend 🫂 Grieving Family

Stalking Ginevra

by Gigi Styx • 2025

Her masked stalker saved her from a sadistic fiancé. His protection demands her total surrender.

4.16

3k+

🔪 Dark Mafia Romance 👁️ Stalker To Lover ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 💔 Obsessive Love 🗝️ Erotic Degradation

Stalking Ginevra

Her masked stalker saved her from a sadistic fiancé. His protection demands her total surrender.

by Gigi Styx 2025

4.16

3k+ ratings

🔪 Dark Mafia Romance 👁️ Stalker To Lover ⛓️ Trauma Bonding 💔 Obsessive Love 🗝️ Erotic Degradation

Heart of the Sun

by Mia Sheridan • 2025

She's a pop star. He's her ex-con first love. A dead grid strands them.

3.53

6k+

🏚️ Dystopian Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎤 Popstar Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👫 Friends To Lovers

Heart of the Sun

She's a pop star. He's her ex-con first love. A dead grid strands them.

by Mia Sheridan 2025

3.53

6k+ ratings

🏚️ Dystopian Romance 🛡️ Bodyguard Romance 🎤 Popstar Romance 🚪 Forced Proximity 👫 Friends To Lovers

Dead Man's Isle

by Caroline Peckham • 2021

Kidnapped by a lost love, she must trust her four betrayers to survive a gang war.

4.41

16k+

🖤 Dark Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🔫 Criminal Underworld

Dead Man's Isle

Kidnapped by a lost love, she must trust her four betrayers to survive a gang war.

by Caroline Peckham 2021

4.41

16k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Romance 💕 Why Choose Romance 👧 Childhood Friends To Lovers 🤝 Found Family 🔫 Criminal Underworld

The Girl I Once Loved

by C.R. Jane • 2023

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

4.15

3k+

🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 😩 Angsty 💔 Tortured Hero

The Girl I Once Loved

Returning home for her sister's wedding, a woman must face the stepbrother who broke her heart.

by C.R. Jane 2023

4.15

3k+ ratings

🖤 Stepsibling Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 🌊 Small Coastal Town 😩 Angsty 💔 Tortured Hero

Unbound

by Peyton Corinne • 2026

He found peace in routine. She learned safety in solitude. Together, they must outskate the past.

4.13

19k+

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Found Family

Unbound

He found peace in routine. She learned safety in solitude. Together, they must outskate the past.

by Peyton Corinne 2026

4.13

19k+ ratings

🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 🏒 Hockey Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🩹 Trauma Healing 🏠 Found Family

A Lie for a Lie

by Helena Hunting • 2019

A hockey captain hides his identity during an Alaskan fling with a shy scientist, then disappears.

3.89

51k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏔️ Alaska Wilderness

A Lie for a Lie

A hockey captain hides his identity during an Alaskan fling with a shy scientist, then disappears.

by Helena Hunting 2019

3.89

51k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 👶 Secret Baby 🏠 Forced Proximity 🩹 Hurt/Comfort 🏔️ Alaska Wilderness

Sinning Like Hell

by Trilina Pucci • 2021

Her family locked her in a psychiatric ward to forget the mafia heir who survived their bullet.

4.44

3k+

👑 Mafia Boss Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma And Healing 😢 Forced Separation

Sinning Like Hell

Her family locked her in a psychiatric ward to forget the mafia heir who survived their bullet.

by Trilina Pucci 2021

4.44

3k+ ratings

👑 Mafia Boss Hero 💔 Star-Crossed Lovers 🔪 Touch Her And Die 🩹 Trauma And Healing 😢 Forced Separation

Intoxication

by Charlene Namdhari • 2020

She spent one passionate night with a stranger. Now she is falling for his son.

4.21

3k+

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🌙 One Night Stand 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 High Angst

Intoxication

She spent one passionate night with a stranger. Now she is falling for his son.

by Charlene Namdhari 2020

4.21

3k+ ratings

🚫 Forbidden Romance ⏳ Age Gap 🌙 One Night Stand 🔺 Love Triangle 💔 High Angst

Lavash at First Sight

by Taleen Voskuni • 2024

At a food industry conference, two queer Armenian women from rival families fall in love in secret.

3.65

2k+

🇦🇲 Armenian American 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Diaspora 🍳 Food Industry Romance ⚔️ Rival Families 💌 Secret Relationship

Lavash at First Sight

At a food industry conference, two queer Armenian women from rival families fall in love in secret.

by Taleen Voskuni 2024

3.65

2k+ ratings

🇦🇲 Armenian American 🏳️‍🌈 Queer Diaspora 🍳 Food Industry Romance ⚔️ Rival Families 💌 Secret Relationship

Hat Trick

by Eden Finley • 2019

A hockey player's one-night stand returns as his friend's younger brother and a famous rock star.

4.19

14k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👬 Brother's Best Friend 😢 Angsty 🏝️ Forced Proximity

Hat Trick

A hockey player's one-night stand returns as his friend's younger brother and a famous rock star.

by Eden Finley 2019

4.19

14k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎸 Rock Star Romance 👬 Brother's Best Friend 😢 Angsty 🏝️ Forced Proximity

Hate Mail

by Donna Marchetti • 2024

A meteorologist must find her childhood pen pal when a new hate letter reignites their rivalry.

3.89

56k+

🖋️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Hate Mail

A meteorologist must find her childhood pen pal when a new hate letter reignites their rivalry.

by Donna Marchetti 2024

3.89

56k+ ratings

🖋️ Epistolary Romance 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🎭 Secret Identity 🕯️ Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Beneath the Stands

by Emily McIntire • 2020

The coach who abandoned his sister is now her boss, and their hatred is catching fire.

3.97

15k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 Sports Romance 💔 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏡 Small Town Roots

Beneath the Stands

The coach who abandoned his sister is now her boss, and their hatred is catching fire.

by Emily McIntire 2020

3.97

15k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏀 Sports Romance 💔 Best Friend's Brother 🔥 Forbidden Romance 🏡 Small Town Roots

Black Thorns

by Rina Kent

Vanished for seven years, she resurfaces as another man's wife, but he never stopped hunting.

3.85

34k+

🖤 Mafia Romance 😈 Cruel Hero 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Blackmailed Heroine 🔥 Possessive Hero

Black Thorns

Vanished for seven years, she resurfaces as another man's wife, but he never stopped hunting.

by Rina Kent 2021

3.85

34k+ ratings

🖤 Mafia Romance 😈 Cruel Hero 💍 Forced Marriage ⛓️ Blackmailed Heroine 🔥 Possessive Hero

A Major Puck Up

by Brittanee Nicole • 2024

A hockey coach sleeps with a stranger who turns out to be his best friend's daughter.

4.08

15k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Daughter 👶 Nanny Romance 🍼 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family

A Major Puck Up

A hockey coach sleeps with a stranger who turns out to be his best friend's daughter.

by Brittanee Nicole 2024

4.08

15k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🚫 Best Friend's Daughter 👶 Nanny Romance 🍼 Single Dad 🏠 Found Family

In the Weeds

by B.K. Borison • 2022

She ghosted him after two nights. Now an influencer gig brings her to his farm.

3.79

71k+

🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌙 One Night Stand 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚪 Forced Proximity

In the Weeds

She ghosted him after two nights. Now an influencer gig brings her to his farm.

by B.K. Borison 2022

3.79

71k+ ratings

🏡 Small Town Romance ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 🌙 One Night Stand 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🚪 Forced Proximity

The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand

by Penelope Ward • 2023

She ghosted after one night. Now he's her landlord, and the baby might be his.

4.15

5k+

🫄 Surprise Pregnancy 🌙 One Night Stand 🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 😢 Angsty

The Rules of Dating My One-Night Stand

She ghosted after one night. Now he's her landlord, and the baby might be his.

by Penelope Ward 2023

4.15

5k+ ratings

🫄 Surprise Pregnancy 🌙 One Night Stand 🫂 Found Family 💔 Love Triangle 😢 Angsty

Snow

by Brittanee Nicole • 2026

Her job depends on dating badly. His bet depends on dating her. Neither expects to fall.

4.23

8k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎭 Dual Deception 🩹 Trauma Healing 💬 Witty Banter 😢 High Angst

Snow

Her job depends on dating badly. His bet depends on dating her. Neither expects to fall.

by Brittanee Nicole 2026

4.23

8k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 🎭 Dual Deception 🩹 Trauma Healing 💬 Witty Banter 😢 High Angst

Bonus Epilogue Tears of Tess

by Pepper Winters • 2016

She left the darkness, but her heart stayed with the monster who loved her scars.

4.18

2k+

⛓️ Power Exchange 💔 High Angst 🏰 Isolated Estate 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Redemption

Bonus Epilogue Tears of Tess

She left the darkness, but her heart stayed with the monster who loved her scars.

by Pepper Winters 2016

4.18

2k+ ratings

⛓️ Power Exchange 💔 High Angst 🏰 Isolated Estate 🩹 Trauma Healing 🔥 Redemption

Promises We Meant to Keep

by Monica Murphy • 2022

Her mother sold her into marriage. Widowed, she returns to her brother's best friend.

3.49

23k+

💕 Brothers Best Friend 💍 Forced Marriage ☠️ Toxic Mother 🌿 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

Promises We Meant to Keep

Her mother sold her into marriage. Widowed, she returns to her brother's best friend.

by Monica Murphy 2022

3.49

23k+ ratings

💕 Brothers Best Friend 💍 Forced Marriage ☠️ Toxic Mother 🌿 Trauma Recovery 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Wildest One

by Marni Mann • 2025

A hockey captain's no-strings weekend returns as his boss's daughter, forbidden to resist.

4.30

6k+

🏒 Hockey Romance 💼 Forbidden Workplace 🚪 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🛡️ Protective Hero

The Wildest One

A hockey captain's no-strings weekend returns as his boss's daughter, forbidden to resist.

by Marni Mann 2025

4.30

6k+ ratings

🏒 Hockey Romance 💼 Forbidden Workplace 🚪 Forced Proximity 💋 One Night Stand 🛡️ Protective Hero

Savage Promises

by Deborah Garland • 2025

She's planning her sister's wedding to the mafia enforcer she kissed at eighteen and never forgot.

3.90

3k+

🍀 Irish Mafia 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😭 High Angst

Savage Promises

She's planning her sister's wedding to the mafia enforcer she kissed at eighteen and never forgot.

by Deborah Garland 2025

3.90

3k+ ratings

🍀 Irish Mafia 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 👥 Brother's Best Friend 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 😭 High Angst

Filthy English

by Ilsa Madden-Mills • 2016

Jilted Remi collides with the British bad boy who broke her heart; a bet reignites their fire.

4.11

13k+

😈 Bad Boy Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Hidden Trauma 🎓 College Romance 🇬🇧 London Setting

Filthy English

Jilted Remi collides with the British bad boy who broke her heart; a bet reignites their fire.

by Ilsa Madden-Mills 2016

4.11

13k+ ratings

😈 Bad Boy Hero 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Hidden Trauma 🎓 College Romance 🇬🇧 London Setting

The Muse

by L.M. Halloran • 2017

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

4.00

2k+

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😩 Angsty Romance

The Muse

A scarred graduate student falls for her professor, who is secretly writing her biography.

by L.M. Halloran 2017

4.00

2k+ ratings

🎓 Student Teacher Romance ⏳ Age Gap Romance 💔 Scarred Heroine 🩹 Trauma Recovery 😩 Angsty Romance

Melt into You

by Roni Loren • 2012

Reunited with Jace, Evan explores passion and limits at a BDSM ranch with his friend Andre.

4.17

4k+

🔺 Polyamorous Triad ⛓️ BDSM Dynamics 💖 Emotional Healing 🖤 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family

Melt into You

Reunited with Jace, Evan explores passion and limits at a BDSM ranch with his friend Andre.

by Roni Loren 2012

4.17

4k+ ratings

🔺 Polyamorous Triad ⛓️ BDSM Dynamics 💖 Emotional Healing 🖤 Forbidden Romance 🫂 Found Family

Bananapants

by Penny Reid • 2024

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

4.01

6k+

💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

Bananapants

Her best friend walked out ten years ago. He walks back in while she's impersonating an heiress.

by Penny Reid 2024

4.01

6k+ ratings

💕 Friends To Lovers 🧠 Neurodivergent Romance 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎭 Hidden Identity

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