Books by Trope: Second Chance Romance
It’s time to bring back a series I’ve missed: books by trope! I am a reader that rarely gets sick of a trope and often times, I’ll pick up a book based on the trope alone! So I love to put together lists of books by trope so they’re easy to find if you’re like me! To kick off the return of this series, we’re going with a tried and true trope I love: second chance romances!
Now, why do I love second chance? I don’t think I’d ever want to get back with any of my exes, but there’s something really special about getting to see characters grow into themselves. Sometimes the reason they don’t end up together the first time is because they need to mature, sometimes it’s because they need to learn how to communicate, and sometimes it’s because they were too afraid to take a chance.
Every Summer After by Carley Fortune
One of my favorite books of all time and one that screams summer!
Seven Days in June by Tia Williams
This book is so achingly romantic,. If you haven’t read it, you MUST.
Happy Place by Emily Henry
Hot take but this is my favorite Emily Henry. I felt so seen.
Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
This is about a divorced couple healing from child loss. It’s equally heartbreaking as it is swoony and romantic. I
Done and Dusted by Lyla Sage
Brother’s best friend! Enemies to lovers! Second chance! A shmorgesboard of romantic goodness.
The Bromance Book Club by Lyssa Kay Adams
This was one of my gateways into the genre in 2019! It’s about a baseball player whose wife wants to leave him but he’s determined to win her back, with the help of her pro-athlete buddies and romance novels.
Forget Me Not by Julie Soto
Second chance plus grumpy sunshine!
Coach by Devney Perry
Second chance and football romance? Such an easy, fun read.
This Summer Will Be Different by Carley Fortune
This book will have you swooning and hoping that you find a hot oyster shucker on vacation who you then fall in love with in secret for five years.
Say You Still Love Me by KA Tucker
A second chance romance that begins at summer camp when they’re teens.
The Infinity Between Us by N.S. Perkins
A beach house in Maine and years of history.
Fumbled by Alexa Martin
A hero inspired by Travis Kelce!
Do I Know You by Emily Wibberly and Austin Siegemund-Brokka
One of my FAVORITE second chance romances of all time. A married couple is struggling and agree to pretend they don’t know each other while on vacation in order to reignite their spark.
Count Your Lucky Stars by Alexandria Bellefleur
A queer, second chance Jane Austen retelling!