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Clean Second Chance Romance Books

Second chance romance is for readers who think most people only get one real shot at this. And the lucky ones get two.

The hard part of writing second chance is finding a reason the couple broke up that's big enough to be believable, but small enough that they can come back from it. The best books get that math right. The version told in two timelines is my favorite. You read the present knowing they're apart, then the past shows you how happy they were, and you put the pieces together as you go.

Everything here is no spice, closed door if at all. What you'll find here: the high school sweethearts who never really got over each other, the divorced couple who learn how to make each other laugh again, and the first love who walks back into a hometown the other swore they'd left for good. Read these when you want to believe people can come back from things.

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The House on Firefly Beach

Jenny Hale

#2 in Firefly Beach

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Bookshop by the Sea

Denise Hunter

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The Sands of Sea Blue Beach

Rachel Hauck

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Stay this Christmas

Genny Carrick

#3 in Magnolia Ridge

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Spur of the Moment

Juliana Smith

#1 in Willow Creek

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Sep 28

Stay with Me

Erin Chesnut

#3 in Cypress Valley Sweethearts

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The One Who Holds Me

Joan Embola

#4 in Sovereign Love

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Aug 25

Falling Back to You

Morgan Taylor Giesbrecht

#3 in The Reluctant Romantics

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Mr Billionaire Boss Grump

Francesca Spencer

#3 in Mr Grumps

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A Heart Creek Second Chance

Lynn Gale

#2 in Return to Heart Creek

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Pistachio Craze for the Holidays

Kimberly Krey

#7 in Christmas Kisses & Cookie Crumbs

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Returning to Romance

Jennifer Shirk

#2 in Sunny Banks

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Dear Henry, Love Edith

Becca Kinzer

Cover of Prescription for a Frozen Heart by Jo-Anne Duffett

Prescription for a Frozen Heart

Jo-Anne Duffett

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Mistletoe Face Off

Kate O'Keeffe

Cover of Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

Same Time Next Summer

Annabel Monaghan

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Rose Colored Glasses

Estrella Betker

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Love on the Ropes

Mary Rudder

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Missed Messages & Mixtapes

Amber West

#2 in The Moore Bros

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Redd, Whit & Blue

Ellie Hall

#2 in Nebraska Knights

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Get Lost with You

Sophie Sullivan

#2 in Rock Bottom Love

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The Twelve Holidates

Emma St. Clair

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Pumpkin Everything

Beth Labonte

#1 in Autumnboro Sweet Romance

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Before and After

C.P. Cabaniss

#1 in The Vals

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Long Way Gone

Charles Martin

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Flurries & First Love

Lindsay Rochester

#3 in Laurel Falls

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Love's Beacon

IyanuOluwa Olorode

#2 in The Way Home

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The Wedding Dress Christmas

Rachel Hauck

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Rock and a Hard Place

Juliana Smith

#3 in Wells Family

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The Summer I Turned Pretty

Jenny Han

#1 in The Summer I Turned Pretty

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A Sugarcoated Second Chance

Francesca Spencer

#6 in Valentine's Midlife Meet Cute

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Merry Kismet

Anneka R. Walker

#2 in Gift-Wrapped Romance

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A Love Once Lost

Jennie Goutet

#1 in The Bridwells' Grand Tour

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The Words We Lost (A Fog Harbor Romance)

Nicole Deese

#1 in A Fog Harbor Romance

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The Bridge

Karen Kingsbury

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The One You're With

Lauren K. Denton

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Penalties and Proposals

Anne Kemp

#7 in Love on Thin Ice

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The Road Back to Love

Tina Cyr

#1 in It Happened Up North

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Kate Landry Has a Plan (Beignets for Two)

Rebekah Millet

#2 in Beignets for Two

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Beauty and the Bad Boy

Sarah Sutton

#1 in Beauties and Boys

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The Enemy

Sarah Adams

#2 in It Happened in Charleston

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Behind Enemy Bylines

Kathleen Fuller

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Almost By Design

Jenny Erlingsson

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She Brought Me to You

Cheyenne Pajardo

#1 in No Love Lost

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That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe

Julie Christianson

#4 in Abieville Love Stories

Cover of We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

We'll Always Have Summer

Jenny Han

#3 in The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Julia Monroe Begins Again (Beignets for Two)

Rebekah Millet

#1 in Beignets for Two

Cover of Love's Direction by IyanuOluwa Olorode

Love's Direction

IyanuOluwa Olorode

#1 in The Way Home

Cover of Memories of Summer by River Ford

Memories of Summer

River Ford

#3 in Seasons of Sugar Creek (The Fletcher Family)

Cover of The Staycation by Fee Randall
Aug 11

The Staycation

Fee Randall

#8 in It Happened Up North

Cover of How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor

How to Kiss Your Best Friend

Jenny Proctor

#1 in How to Kiss a Hawthorne

Cover of You Met Me There by Abigail Nadine
Sep 30

You Met Me There

Abigail Nadine

#2 in Hearts of Maple Lake

Cover of Sense and Suitability by Pepper Basham

Sense and Suitability

Pepper Basham

Cover of Second Chance Christmas Cracker Crush by Jessie Gussman

Second Chance Christmas Cracker Crush

Jessie Gussman

#9 in Christmas Kisses & Cookie Crumbs

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The Buy-In

Emma St. Clair

#1 in Love Stories in Sheet Cake

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Love at Teamsgiving

Ellie Hall

#6 in Nebraska Knights

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Love Redesigned

Jenny Proctor

#1 in Some Kind of Love

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The Parent Playbook

Elsie Woods

#5 in Love on Thin Ice

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It's Not Summer Without You

Jenny Han

#2 in The Summer I Turned Pretty

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The Rebound Play

Kate O'Keeffe

#2 in Love on Thin Ice

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Just Friends

Haley Pham

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Falling Like Leaves

Misty Wilson

Cover of One More Song by Annah Conwell

One More Song

Annah Conwell

#2 in Sweet Peach

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Raine, Raine, Run Away

India Tungate

#1 in The Covewood Series

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The Holiduel

Hailey Gardiner

Cover of First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer

First Love, Second Draft

Becca Kinzer

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Home Run Heart

Hailey Gardiner

#2 in Kitt's Harbor

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Brown Roses

Tope Omotosho

#1 in Flower Series

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But He's My One Regret

Annah Conwell

#2 in But He's a Carter Brother

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Dropping the Ball

Melanie Jacobson

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No One But You, Oreva

Enewerome

#1 in Soul Sisters

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The Second Story Bookshop

Denise Hunter

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The Christmas Catch

Toni Shiloh

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Only a Game

Taylor Epperson

#1 in Starlight Springs

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All in for Christmas

Ginny Baird

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Merry Ex-mas

Courtney Walsh

Cover of Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Jenny Proctor

Merritt and Her Childhood Crush

Jenny Proctor

#1 in Oakley Island

Cover of The Dating Charade by Melissa Ferguson

The Dating Charade

Melissa Ferguson

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Brighter than Before

Courtney Walsh

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One Little Chance

Rebecca Jo Jackson

#3 in Sweet River Series

Cover of The Cowboy's Chocolate Covered Christmas by Danae Little

The Cowboy's Chocolate Covered Christmas

Danae Little

#10 in Christmas Kisses & Cookie Crumbs

Cover of Misgivings by Anne Gibson

Misgivings

Anne Gibson

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Emerald City Hearts

Laura Lynn Smith

#1 in Cliffside City Romance

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