Eight Second Chance Romances Worth Reading

We've all heard them. Those stories about the ones who got away. Or sometimes, it's the ones who never got their chance, until now. Here are eight second chance romances to add to your library this year.

1. Guitar Face, by Sasha Marshall

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My story is not one for the faint of hearts. It's beautifully gritty, and heartbreakingly tragic. I was born into the world of rock-n-roll, a mere girl who only wanted to have her very own guitar face. Somewhere in between all the amps, cords, and guitars I found my place. I was born to make music and bring the masses to their knees... until, I wasn't anymore. Until the thought of doing all of this without him made me sick to my stomach.

I thought I could escape rock-n-roll, but I can't. My brother is a rock star and all the friends we have are connected to this business one way or another. I have a feeling I'll get sucked back in, but I'm scared I won't survive it. Perhaps I have a better chance at surviving rock-n-roll than I do Jagger Carlyle. Jag is my brother's best friend, and fellow vocalist and guitarist for their band Broken Access. I've loved him since I was a girl, but this industry and my own fear of rejection kept me from acting on it all these years. When the sparks start to ignite and the world attempts to keep us apart, I wonder if love is enough...

2. Under The Cypress Tree, by Ashleigh Zavarelli

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When Archer blew out of town six years ago, he took Annabeth Richard's heart with him. With a head full of hope and promises, she waited for his return. But when he didn't, Annabeth was left to pick up the pieces without him.

Archer Beaufait signed up for the Army fresh on the heels of Graduation. He wanted to make something of himself, but he never expected to be going to war. He'd made his fair share of mistakes, but after six long years, he realized it was time to come home. The only problem was, the life he'd left behind and the people he hurt weren't real eager to see him return. Especially not Annabeth Richards...

3. Silver Lake, By Kathryn Knight

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Rain Anderson can't decide which is more unsettling--encountering the ghost of her missing friend, or reuniting with the man whose love she foolishly rejected. But one thing is certain: the past has come back to haunt her, quite literally.

Five years ago, Rain's tight-knit group of high school friends unraveled when one vanished during their senior year. Now, a parent's deathbed request has reunited the friends at Silver Lake, including Jason Lansing, the man Rain discarded. Rain and Jason discover the powerful attraction between them has survived, but though Jason is willing to forgive, he can't let himself forget. The possibility of falling for Rain again is too risky...

4. Out of the Box Awakening, By Jennifer Theriot

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Swept from her perfect paper-doll life in Houston, Olivia finds herself in Chicago, alone, betrayed, and far from home. Soon everything she thought she knew about herself and her life will be challenged. She has only courage, love, and her passion for music to carry her through the maelstrom—or draw her further in.

Ash is the man who has everything—everything except healing from the losses of a lifetime. His only peace lies in the sweet flow of music pouring from his guitar.

What happens when the married woman and the sexy handsome widower are thrown together by fate?

5. Pretending With The Playboy, By Tracey Livesay

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Commitment makes you weak. It's playboy Carter Richardson's motto. The only exception to the rule is his aunt, and when Carter learns she's terminally ill, he rushes to her bedside. Filled with fear and guilt—and desperate to ease his aunt's mind—Carter does the only thing a guy could do...he panics and blurts out that he's engaged to his aunt's enticing protegée.

Lauren Olsen has already had her heart crushed once by Carter. Against her better judgment, she agrees to keep up appearances—until Carter makes their “engagement” public in order to protect the family business. Now Lauren's torn between obeying her conscience, and obeying her desire. Because while she could never trust the womanizing Carter she once knew, she seems to be falling for the man beneath the playboy...

6. Her Perfect Game, by Shannyn Schroeder

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Spring break is supposed to be a week of fun in the sun for three childhood friends about to graduate from college. But one of them is ready to get her game on somewhere else…

Charlie Castle is an expert archer and a fierce warrior--in her favorite video game, anyway. But college life was a program she couldn't quite master. To land a cybertech job without a degree, she's entering a "hackfest" over spring break--where she also hopes to meet the sweet gamer who's been flirting with her online. Instead, she runs into the hot guy who walked away years ago, and can't fight the desire that comes rushing back...

7. Just Between Us, By Hayley Oakes

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An attraction that can’t be denied ….

Ten years spent trying to forget.

Now

Kyle returns to his home town following years away to discover Sophie, the girl he could never have, nursing a broken heart after being dumped by her fiancé.

8. Truths and Dares, By Amity Hope

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Somewhere in between playing in the sandbox and starting high school, Harper Monroe fell in love with her best friend. Seth Ryerson was the boy who lived next door. He was the boy who dared to give her her first kiss. He was the boy she cried over when her mother decided to uproot her from her hometown. He’s also the boy with a secret.

When Seth finds out that Harper is coming back to town halfway through their senior year, he hates that he can’t be happy about it. Because Harper is the one person who knows the truth. And as far as Seth is concerned, the truth really doesn’t set you free.