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Second Chance Romance
Two people who didn't work the first time, thrown back together. The question is whether the past should stay buried. Or shouldn't.
Refreshed just now · 12 books
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Just Friends
Haley Pham · Romance
This heartwarming and swoon-worthy second chance romance about childhood friends reconnecting as adults is the highly anticipated debut novel from…
second chance romance · friends to lovers · romantic comedy
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The Correspondent
Virginia Evans · Literary Fiction
Discover the word-of-mouth hit hailed by Ann Patchett as “A cause for celebration”—an intimate novel about the transformative power of the written…
slow burn · second chance romance · workplace romance
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Jane Eyre
Charlotte Brontë · Literary Fiction
The novel is set somewhere in the north of England.
gothic atmosphere · slow burn · workplace romance · forbidden romance · second chance romance
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It Ends with Us
Colleen Hoover · Romance
Lily hasn’t always had it easy, but that’s never stopped her from working hard for the life she wants.
trauma recovery · forbidden romance · second chance romance
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Rebecca
Daphne du Maurier · Horror
With these words, the reader is ushered into an isolated gray stone mansion on the windswept Cornish coast, as the second Mrs.
gothic atmosphere · psychological thriller · haunted setting · second chance romance · trauma recovery
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Yours Truly
Abby Jimenez · Romance
A novel of terrible first impressions, hilarious second chances and the joy in finding the perfect match from 'a true talent' (EMILY HENRY).
romantic comedy · second chance romance · opposites attract
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This Book Made Me Think of You
Libby Page · Literary Fiction
A woman receives an unexpected gift from the man she loved and lost—a year of books, one for every month—launching a reading-inspired journey to…
second chance romance · coming of age · trauma recovery
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It's Different This Time
Joss Richard · Romance
In this sweeping, second-chance romance, a twist of fate forces two former roommates back into their beloved New York City brownstone where they must…
second chance romance · slow burn · friends to lovers · forced proximity
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If He Had Been with Me
Laura Nowlin · Romance
*A BookTok Viral Sensation* An achingly authentic and raw portrait of love, regret, and the life-altering impact of the relationships we hold…
second chance romance · coming of age · trauma recovery · slow burn
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Promise Me Sunshine
Cara Bastone · Romance
How do you find yourself after you lose the one you loved the most?
slow burn · grumpy sunshine · trauma recovery · second chance romance
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The Invisible Life of Addie LaRue
V. E. Schwab · Fantasy
France, 1714: in a moment of desperation, a young woman makes a Faustian bargain to live forever and is cursed to be forgotten by everyone she meets.
slow burn · forbidden romance · second chance romance · magical realism · time travel · dark romance
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Agnes Aubert's Mystical Cat Shelter
Heather Fawcett · Fantasy
**A woman who runs a cat rescue in 1920s Montreal turns to a grouchy but charming wizard to help save the shelter in this heartwarming cozy fantasy…
second chance romance · found family · magical realism
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