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Best second chance romance books

If you love a good second chance romance, this is the list for you! Here are the best second chance romance books listed in alphabetical order. If you reckon there’s too many (or too few) books here for your liking, head over to my romance book database instead so you can search for your next book using your ideal trope combinations.

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1
A Love Letter to Whiskey Kandi Steiner
384 pages Standalone Self-published
Second chance Friends to lovers Slow burn
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2
Crossroads Devney Perry
352 pages Book 1 of Haven River Ranch Self-published
Second chance Friends to lovers Cowboy Small town
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3
Every Summer After Carley Fortune
320 pages Standalone Published by Berkley
Second chance Friends to lovers Summer
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4
Final Offer Lauren Asher
592 pages Book 3 of the Dreamland Billionaires Series Self-published
Second chance Forced proximity Friends to lovers Billionaire
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5
In the Likely Event Rebecca Yarros
432 pages Standalone Published by Montlake
Second chance Military
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6
Insatiable Leigh Rivers
520 pages Book 1 of Insatiable Series Self-published
Enemies to lovers Second chance Dark
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King of Greed Ana Huang
352 pages Book 3 of the Kings of Sin Series Self-published
Second chance Billionaire Dark
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8
Lotus Jennifer Hartmann
500 pages Standalone Self-published
Second chance Friends to lovers Slow burn Dark
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9
Nightfall Penelope Douglas
416 pages Book 4 of Devil’s Night Series Published by Berkley
Enemies to lovers Second chance Dark
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10
Nothing Like the Movies Lynn Painter
448 pages Book 2 of the Better Than the Movies Series Published by Simon & Schuster Books for Young Readers
Second chance College
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PS: I Hate You Lauren Connolly
320 pages Standalone Self-published
Enemies to lovers Second chance Forced proximity
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12
Seven Days in June Tia Williams
336 pages Standalone Published by Grand Central Publishing
Second chance Summer
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13
Something Wilder Christina Lauren
384 pages Standalone Published by Gallery Books
Second chance Adventure
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14
The Emperor RuNyx
420 pages Standalone Self-published
Second chance Friends to lovers Forbidden romance Mafia
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15
The Ex Vows Jessica Joyce
384 pages Standalone Published by Berkley
Second chance Forced proximity Friends to lovers
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16
The Road Trip Beth O'Leary
400 pages Standalone Published by Quercus
Second chance Road trip
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17
The Way I Am Now Amber Smith
384 pages Book 2 of The Way I Used to Be Published by Margaret K. McElderry
Second chance Emotional Mental health
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18
Wild and Wrangled Lyla Sage
352 pages Book 4 of Rebel Blue Ranch Published by Dial
Second chance Friends to lovers Cowboy Small town
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19
Wild Card Elsie Silver
464 pages Book 4 of the Rose Hill Series Self-published
Second chance Forced proximity Forbidden romance Slow burn
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20
You Deserve Each Other Sarah Hogle
368 pages Standalone Published by Berkley
Enemies to lovers Second chance
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