Swoon-Worthy Romance Reads Filled with Secrets & Second Chances
If you love romance with heart, this list delivers. These books explore second chances, guarded emotions, and love that appears when it’s least expected.
Annabella: A Season With The Earl (The Kingsley Regency Series Book 1)
by Ann Cynthia
Release Date: December 12, 2025
Determined to clear her brother’s name and protect her sisters, Miss Annabella Kingsley enters London’s Season under uneasy sponsorship. With whispers of treason, a city on edge beneath Napoleonic threat, and her infuriating nemesis Lord Berkshire shadowing her every move, one misstep could ruin them all. Can Annabella uncover the truth and keep her heart?
Buy on AmazonThe Prototype Wife
by Nathan Parks
Release Date: December 22, 2025
A brilliant, ruthless architect rescued her family’s crumbling estate in Brazil—and married her in the same breath. Seven years later, Gabriela is living in England inside a flawless glass-and-stone cage, stripped of color, culture, and choice. Her Brazilian roots have been muted. Her voice curated. Her life was redesigned to suit her husband’s vision of perfection.
Buy on AmazonRunaway Bride’s Bodyguard
by Ella Brinkley
Release Date: December 28, 2025
I ditched my wedding and became America’s favorite scandal. Now I’m fake-married to my grumpy, hot bodyguard, who’s also my brother’s best friend. To save my reputation and hide me from my ex, my PR team sends us to a tropical “honeymoon.” Between forced smiles and kisses that are way too convincing, the lie starts to feel real. What do I do now?
Buy on AmazonMended (Bellmare High Book 2)
by Mary Wyne
Release Date: December 21, 2025
Hope Hanson has fictional characters where most people have friends. A loner at school, she thinks love is as fictional as the stories she reads. Real-life love shattered her parents’ marriage with punches and screams, resulting in her Dad leaving them. Three months later, her new fractured reality is turned upside down when her Dad returns and Hope becomes his new target.
Buy on AmazonThe Mascot Who Stole Christmas (Sticks and Vows)
by Ginny Sterling
Release Date: December 23, 2025
Marcus Shaw wanted his chance on the ice, and yet a single lie could pull him from it permanently. Only to have the mascot of the Wolverines’ hockey team come to his rescue.
Buy on AmazonIn Your Dreams (When in Rome Book 4)
by Sarah Adams
Release Date: December 30, 2025
Madison Walker left Rome, Kentucky, determined to make it in the culinary world. But after years of chasing success in New York, all she has to show for it is her shattered confidence and a desperate need for a fresh start. Coming home isn’t part of the plan—until an unexpected job offer lands in her lap: the head chef position at a new farm-to-table restaurant in her hometown. The only catch? It comes from James Huxley, owner of Huxley Farm, her brother’s best friend.
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