Story Dynamics & Tropes

Second Chance Romance

Former lovers torn apart by brutal misunderstandings or terrible timing are given a second opportunity to reconnect. It is heavily laden with unresolved yearning and the desperate, aching realization that they never truly stopped loving each other.

Books with this trope

74 books
The secret of the India orchid

The secret of the India orchid

Nancy Campbell Allen

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Honorable Rancher

Honorable Rancher

Barbara White Daille

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Bad Girl Reputation

Bad Girl Reputation

Elle Kennedy

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Keep This Promise

Keep This Promise

Willow Winters, Jewel E. Ann, Samantha Young

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All or nothing at all

All or nothing at all

Jennifer Probst

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Love's stormy gale

Love's stormy gale

Lynette Sowell

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After the rain

After the rain

Renée Carlino

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NYC Angels

NYC Angels

Lynne Marshall

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Christmas in July

Christmas in July

Debbie Mason

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Recipe for romance

Recipe for romance

Olivia Miles

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Sequins and spurs

Sequins and spurs

Cheryl St. John

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Loving Dallas

Loving Dallas

Caisey Quinn

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Breaking Nova

Breaking Nova

Jessica Sorensen

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Still Life with Bread Crumbs

Still Life with Bread Crumbs

Anna Quindlen

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The first move

The first move

Jennifer Lohmann

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Make me yours

Make me yours

Sophia Shaw

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Mission: memory recall

Mission: memory recall

Vaughan, Virginia (Christian fiction writer)

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Wedding bells in Christmas

Wedding bells in Christmas

Debbie Mason

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McKellan's Run

McKellan's Run

Nicole Hurley-Moore

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Angels at the table

Angels at the table

Debbie Macomber

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Alaskan homecoming

Alaskan homecoming

Teri Wilson

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Heart Strings

Heart Strings

Ivy Fairbanks

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The Seduction of Elliot McBride

The Seduction of Elliot McBride

Jennifer Ashley

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It happened in Scotland

It happened in Scotland

Patience Griffin

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How to Be Both

How to Be Both

Ali Smith, Ali Smith

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Goodnight from London

Goodnight from London

Jennifer Robson

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Joyful

Joyful

Shelley Shepard Gray

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Waiting on You

Waiting on You

Kristan Higgins

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Love after dark

Love after dark

Marie Force

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The lake season

The lake season

Hannah McKinnon

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After Care

After Care

L.B. Dunbar

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Little Wishes

Little Wishes

Michelle Adams

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The Road Home (The Broken Road #3)

The Road Home (The Broken Road #3)

Richard Paul Evans

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The Forgotten Road (The Broken Road #2)

The Forgotten Road (The Broken Road #2)

Richard Paul Evans

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The Broken Road

The Broken Road

Richard Paul Evans

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You've Reached Sam

You've Reached Sam

Dustin Thao

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The Enchanted Greenhouse

The Enchanted Greenhouse

Sarah Beth Durst

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Grace After Henry

Grace After Henry

Eithne Shortall

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The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker

Elin Hilderbrand

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Sweet Tea B&B

Sweet Tea B&B

Rachel Hanna

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Now and Then

Now and Then

Lisa Henry

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Promise me you

Promise me you

Marina Adair

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Whiteout

Whiteout

Dhonielle Clayton, Tiffany D. Jackson, Nic Stone

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The Girl He Used to Know

The Girl He Used to Know

Tracey Garvis Graves

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the Right swipe

the Right swipe

Alisha Rai

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Picking Daisies on Sundays

Picking Daisies on Sundays

Liana Cincotti

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Even in Our Dreams

Even in Our Dreams

Willow Winters

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You Are My Hope

You Are My Hope

Willow Winters

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Don't Let Go

Don't Let Go

Willow Winters

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Tequila Rose

Tequila Rose

Willow Winters

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Kisses and Wishes

Kisses and Wishes

Willow Winters

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You Are My Reason

You Are My Reason

Willow Winters

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Where Winter Finds You

Where Winter Finds You

J. R. Ward

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Dreamweaver Trail

Dreamweaver Trail

Emily March

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Be My Texas Valentine

Be My Texas Valentine

Jodi Thomas

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A town called Valentine

A town called Valentine

Emma Cane

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Ethan

Ethan

Dale Mayer

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Christmas on 4th Street

Christmas on 4th Street

Susan Mallery

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Protective duty

Protective duty

Jessica R. Patch

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Lethal lawman

Lethal lawman

Carla Cassidy

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Random acts

Random acts

Alison Stone

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Something Cheeky

Something Cheeky

Thien-Kim Lam

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Snowed

Snowed

RJ Scott, VL Locey

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Above the Law (Lone Star Law)

Above the Law (Lone Star Law)

Carsen Taite

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Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

Emma R. Alban

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Mistress on Her Knees

Mistress on Her Knees

Anastasia Vitsky

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Soul of the Pack

Soul of the Pack

Jenny Frame

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Heart of the Pack

Heart of the Pack

Jenny Frame

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The Island Between Us

The Island Between Us

Wendy Hudson

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The Road to Madison

The Road to Madison

Elle Spencer

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Can't Resist Her

Can't Resist Her

Kianna Alexander, Mooreghan Martin

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Finn Rhodes Forever

Finn Rhodes Forever

Stephanie Archer

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Final Offer

Final Offer

Lauren Asher

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Love Redesigned

Love Redesigned

Lauren Asher

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