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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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Cover of Falling Back to You by Morgan Taylor Giesbrecht

Falling Back to You

Morgan Taylor Giesbrecht

#3 in The Reluctant Romantics

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Cover of Letting Go by Angela Day

Letting Go

#1 in Jackson's Bridge

Women's FictionModern DaySecond ChanceSingle ParentNew ZealandSmall TownMountainsCaliforniaRomanceColorado

Cover of The One You're With by Lauren K. Denton

The One You're With

Lauren K. Denton

Women's FictionModern DaySecond ChanceRomanceChristianAlabama

Cover of New Beginning by Angela Day

New Beginning

In Jackson's Bridge

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Cover of Mistletoe Face Off by Kate O'Keeffe

Mistletoe Face Off

Second ChanceSingle ParentModern DayFake DatingChristmasRomanceHockeySportsIllinois

Cover of Julia Monroe Begins Again (Beignets for Two) by Rebekah Millet

Julia Monroe Begins Again (Beignets for Two)

#1 in Beignets for Two

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Cover of Emerald City Hearts by Laura Lynn Smith

Emerald City Hearts

Laura Lynn Smith

#1 in Cliffside City Romance

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Cover of The Staycation by Fee Randall

The Staycation

#8 in It Happened Up North

Second ChanceModern DayRoad TripRomanceCanada

Cover of The Dating Charade by Melissa Ferguson

The Dating Charade

Melissa Ferguson

Second ChanceSingle ParentModern DayTennesseeRomance

Cover of Penalties and Proposals by Anne Kemp

Penalties and Proposals

#7 in Love on Thin Ice

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Cover of Pucks and Pranks by Tiffany Noelle Chacon

Pucks and Pranks

Tiffany Noelle Chacon

#1 in Sports in the Sunshine State

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Cover of Home Run Heart by Hailey Gardiner

Home Run Heart

Hailey Gardiner

#2 in Kitt's Harbor

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Cover of No One But You, Oreva by Enewerome

No One But You, Oreva

#1 in Soul Sisters

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Cover of The Christmas Catch by Toni Shiloh

The Christmas Catch

Second ChanceModern DayChristmasRomanceChristianFootballGeorgiaSports

Cover of Bookshop by the Sea by Denise Hunter

Bookshop by the Sea

Women's FictionModern DaySecond ChanceSmall TownNorth CarolinaRomanceChristianBeach

Cover of Signed, Sealed, (Not) Yours by Kimberly Hanson

Signed, Sealed, (Not) Yours

Kimberly Hanson

#3 in Holiday Rivals

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Cover of One Very Awkward Thanksgiving by Cassandra Joelle

One Very Awkward Thanksgiving

Cassandra Joelle

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Cover of Love Redesigned by Jenny Proctor

Love Redesigned

#1 in Some Kind of Love

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Cover of That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe by Julie Christianson

That Time We Kissed Under the Mistletoe

Julie Christianson

#4 in Abieville Love Stories

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Cover of The Twelve Holidates by Emma St. Clair

The Twelve Holidates

In Love Clichés

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Cover of Dear Henry, Love Edith by Becca Kinzer

Dear Henry, Love Edith

Second ChanceModern DayRomanceChristian

Cover of One More Song by Annah Conwell

One More Song

#2 in Sweet Peach

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Cover of Love on the Ropes by Mary Rudder

Love on the Ropes

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Cover of We'll Always Have Summer by Jenny Han

We'll Always Have Summer

#3 in The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Cover of It's Not Summer Without You by Jenny Han

It's Not Summer Without You

#2 in The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Cover of The Holiduel by Hailey Gardiner

The Holiduel

Hailey Gardiner

In Falling for Franklin

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Cover of The Parent Playbook by Elsie Woods

The Parent Playbook

#5 in Love on Thin Ice

Second ChanceSingle ParentModern DayWashingtonSmall TownRomanceHockeySports

Cover of Redd, Whit & Blue by Ellie Hall

Redd, Whit & Blue

#2 in Nebraska Knights

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Cover of Main Characters by Bobby Palmer

Main Characters

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Cover of Mr Billionaire Boss Grump by Francesca Spencer

Mr Billionaire Boss Grump

Francesca Spencer

#3 in Mr Grumps

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Cover of Feels Like Home by Courtney Walsh

Feels Like Home

#1 in Copper Ridge Romance

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Cover of The House on Firefly Beach by Jenny Hale

The House on Firefly Beach

#2 in Firefly Beach

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Cover of Spur of the Moment by Juliana Smith

Spur of the Moment

#1 in Willow Creek

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Cover of Kate Landry Has a Plan (Beignets for Two) by Rebekah Millet

Kate Landry Has a Plan (Beignets for Two)

#2 in Beignets for Two

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Cover of Merritt and Her Childhood Crush by Jenny Proctor

Merritt and Her Childhood Crush

#2 in Oakley Island

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Cover of Long Way Gone by Charles Martin

Long Way Gone

Second ChanceTennesseeRomanceChristianFiction

Cover of A Love Once Lost by Jennie Goutet

A Love Once Lost

#1 in The Bridwells' Grand Tour

Historical FictionForbiddenSecond ChanceRomanceEurope1770s

Cover of All in for Christmas by Ginny Baird

All in for Christmas

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Cover of The Wedding Dress Christmas by Rachel Hauck

The Wedding Dress Christmas

In The Wedding Collection

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Cover of Get Lost with You by Sophie Sullivan

Get Lost with You

Sophie Sullivan

#2 in Rock Bottom Love

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Cover of Falling for Keeps by Kasey Stockton

Falling for Keeps

#4 in Falling for Autumn

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Cover of Love's Direction by IyanuOluwa Olorode

Love's Direction

IyanuOluwa Olorode

#1 in The Way Home

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Cover of Sense and Suitability by Pepper Basham

Sense and Suitability

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Cover of Only a Game by Taylor Epperson

Only a Game

Taylor Epperson

#1 in Starlight Springs

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Cover of Love at Teamsgiving by Ellie Hall

Love at Teamsgiving

#6 in Nebraska Knights

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Cover of Autumn on My Mind by Gracie Ruth Mitchell

Autumn on My Mind

Gracie Ruth Mitchell

#2 in Falling for Autumn

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Cover of A Sugarcoated Second Chance by Francesca Spencer

A Sugarcoated Second Chance

Francesca Spencer

#6 in Valentine's Midlife Meet Cute

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Cover of The Bridge by Karen Kingsbury

The Bridge

Karen Kingsbury

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Cover of A Heart Creek Second Chance by Lynn Gale

A Heart Creek Second Chance

#2 in Return to Heart Creek

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Cover of Before and After by C.P. Cabaniss

Before and After

#1 in The Vals

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Cover of The Enemy by Sarah Adams

The Enemy

#2 in It Happened in Charleston

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Cover of The Road Back to Love by Tina Cyr

The Road Back to Love

#1 in It Happened Up North

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Cover of Misgivings by Anne Gibson

Misgivings

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Cover of Returning to Romance by Jennifer Shirk

Returning to Romance

#2 in Sunny Banks

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Cover of Stay this Christmas by Genny Carrick

Stay this Christmas

#3 in Magnolia Ridge

Second ChanceModern DaySmall TownChristmasRomance

Cover of Memories of Summer by River Ford

Memories of Summer

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

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

Prescription for a Frozen Heart

Jo-Anne Duffett

Second ChanceSouth AfricaModern DayRomance

Cover of Brown Roses by Tope Omotosho

Brown Roses

#1 in Flower Series

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Cover of One Little Chance by Rebecca Jo Jackson

One Little Chance

Rebecca Jo Jackson

In Sweet River Series

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Cover of Little Miss Goody Two-Shoes by Shelbey Kendall

Little Miss Goody Two-Shoes

Shelbey Kendall

#1 in Little Miss

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Cover of Falling Like Leaves by Misty Wilson

Falling Like Leaves

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Cover of Finding Family at Griffin Ranch by Celia Dodge

Finding Family at Griffin Ranch

#1 in Griffin Ranch

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Cover of Same Time Next Summer by Annabel Monaghan

Same Time Next Summer

Annabel Monaghan

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Cover of Brighter than Before by Courtney Walsh

Brighter than Before

Women's FictionModern DaySecond ChanceRomanceIllinois

Cover of A Proposal Reconsidered by Melanie Dickerson

Mar 16, 2027

A Proposal Reconsidered

Melanie Dickerson

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Cover of Rock and a Hard Place by Juliana Smith

Rock and a Hard Place

#3 in Wells Family

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Cover of Raine, Raine, Run Away by India Tungate

Raine, Raine, Run Away

#1 in The Covewood Series

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Cover of Merry Kismet by Anneka R. Walker

Merry Kismet

Anneka R. Walker

#2 in Gift-Wrapped Romance

Second ChanceModern DayChristmasRomance

Cover of Missed Messages & Mixtapes by Amber West

Missed Messages & Mixtapes

#2 in The Moore Bros

Childhood FriendsRomanceSecond ChanceModern DayMassachusetts

Cover of She Brought Me to You by Cheyenne Pajardo

She Brought Me to You

Cheyenne Pajardo

#1 in No Love Lost

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Cover of You Met Me There by Abigail Nadine

You Met Me There

#2 in Hearts of Maple Lake

Second ChancePennsylvaniaModern DaySmall TownMountainsRomance

Cover of Rose Colored Glasses by Estrella Betker

Rose Colored Glasses

Estrella Betker

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Cover of The Summer I Turned Pretty by Jenny Han

The Summer I Turned Pretty

#1 in The Summer I Turned Pretty

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Cover of But He's My One Regret by Annah Conwell

But He's My One Regret

#2 in But He's a Carter Brother

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Cover of The Sands of Sea Blue Beach by Rachel Hauck

The Sands of Sea Blue Beach

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Cover of The Rebound Play by Kate O'Keeffe

The Rebound Play

#2 in Love on Thin Ice

Second ChanceModern DayWashingtonSmall TownRomanceHockeySports

Cover of The One Who Holds Me by Joan Embola

The One Who Holds Me

#4 in Sovereign Love

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Cover of Dropping the Ball by Melanie Jacobson

Dropping the Ball

Melanie Jacobson

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Cover of First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer

First Love, Second Draft

Second ChanceModern DayRomanceChristianSportsBaseball

Cover of Behind Enemy Bylines by Kathleen Fuller

Behind Enemy Bylines

Kathleen Fuller

Second ChanceSmall TownRomanceArkansas2000sChristian

Cover of Falling for Autumn Again by Jen Atkinson

Falling for Autumn Again

#2 in Cinnamon Rolls and Pumpkin Spice

Second ChanceModern DayChristmasWyomingFallRomance

Cover of The Words We Lost (A Fog Harbor Romance) by Nicole Deese

The Words We Lost (A Fog Harbor Romance)

#1 in A Fog Harbor Romance

Second ChanceModern DayWashingtonCaliforniaRomanceChristian

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

The Cowboy's Chocolate Covered Christmas

#10 in Christmas Kisses & Cookie Crumbs

Second ChanceModern DayChristmasRomanceCowboy

Cover of Flurries & First Love by Lindsay Rochester

Flurries & First Love

Lindsay Rochester

#3 in Laurel Falls

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Cover of Starting Over by Angela Day

Starting Over

#2 in Jackson's Bridge

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Cover of Pistachio Craze for the Holidays by Kimberly Krey

Pistachio Craze for the Holidays

#7 in Christmas Kisses & Cookie Crumbs

Second ChanceModern DayChristmasRomanceCelebrity

Cover of Almost By Design by Jenny Erlingsson

Almost By Design

Jenny Erlingsson

Second ChanceModern DayFake DatingSmall TownRomanceChristianAlabamaMedical

Cover of Second Chance Christmas Cracker Crush by Jessie Gussman

Second Chance Christmas Cracker Crush

#9 in Christmas Kisses & Cookie Crumbs

Second ChanceModern DayChristmasRomance

Cover of Love's Beacon by IyanuOluwa Olorode

Love's Beacon

IyanuOluwa Olorode

#2 in The Way Home

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Cover of Resisting the Fall by Jess Heileman

Resisting the Fall

#3 in Falling for Autumn

Second ChanceModern DaySmall TownRomanceFallVermont

Cover of Pumpkin Everything by Beth Labonte

Pumpkin Everything

#1 in Autumnboro Sweet Romance

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Cover of The Buy-In by Emma St. Clair

The Buy-In

#1 in Love Stories in Sheet Cake

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Cover of Beauty and the Bad Boy by Sarah Sutton

Beauty and the Bad Boy

#1 in Beauties and Boys

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Cover of Together Is Where We Belong by Harper Faith

Together Is Where We Belong

#2 in Courtright Ranch

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Cover of The Second Story Bookshop by Denise Hunter

The Second Story Bookshop

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Cover of Merry Ex-mas by Courtney Walsh

Merry Ex-mas

Enemies to LoversChristmasForced ProximitySmall TownSecond ChanceModern DayRomanceIllinois

Cover of Seven Recipes for Second Chances by Tabitha Bouldin

Feb 2, 2027

Seven Recipes for Second Chances

Tabitha Bouldin

Magical RealismModern DaySecond ChanceTime TravelSmall TownRomanceChristianCowboy

Cover of Suncatcher Island by Irene Hannon

Apr 6, 2027

Suncatcher Island

#13 in Hope Harbor

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Cover of How to Kiss Your Best Friend by Jenny Proctor

How to Kiss Your Best Friend

#1 in How to Kiss a Hawthorne

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Cover of Just Friends by Haley Pham

Just Friends

Friends to LoversCaliforniaSecond ChanceModern DayRomanceBeach

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