We're taking a second run at second chance romance this week, and while we intended to recommend a million books, we ended up talking about all the ways this trope really works and really doesn't work for us! We're talking about rekindling love, unrequited love, resurrecting old wounds, the unforgivable stuff and of course, pining. It's a long one, and yes, Jen is talking about present tense.

If you love this one, you can listen to our first Second Chance Romance episode with Priscilla Oliveras here.

It's that time of year again--Sarah's next book, These Summer Storms is out in July and she is going on tour! What's more, there is a real deal Fated Mates LIVE planned for July 8th in St. Louis, MO! Get tickets to any of these events (Jen will be at a bunch of them, and other pod friends will be popping up along the way) at sarahmaclean.net/tour! If you can't make the tour, you can preorder These Summer Storms signed with a special romance dust jacket from The Ripped Bodice.

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The Books

• Love’s Encore by Rachel Ryan
• Queen Move by Kennedy Ryan
• Ravishing the Heiress by Sherry Thomas
• Day of the Duchess by Sarah MacLean
• Daring and the Duke by Sarah MacLean
• Before I Let Go by Kennedy Ryan
• If I Told You, I’d Have to Kiss You by Mae Marvel
• Left of Forever by Tarah DeWitt
• Designing his Duchess by Gabrielle Carr
• A Lot Like Adios by Alexis Daria
• Broken by the Horde King by Zoey Draven
• It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time by Kylie Scott
• Make Me Hate You by Kandi Steiner
• Dreams of Dark Warrior by Kresley Cole

Notes

• Everyone watches women’s sports. You can watch basketball, women’s soccera, and the new softball league. Get out there, go do stuff in your town! 
• We had a second chance romance episode back in season 3 with Priscilla Oliveras.

Sponsors

• 1001 Dark Nights, publishers of Dark Clouds and Bright Skies: A Grumpy Sunshine Collection, with novellas by Joanna Wylde, Kristen Proby, Larissa Ione and Laura Kaye, available in ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
• Ava Miles, author of The Hockey Experiment, available in print, ebook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
• Meghan Quinn, author of Till Summer Do Us Part, available in print, ebook, or audiobook, or with your monthly subscription to Kindle Unlimited.
• Avon Books, publishers of Holly Michelle's Last Night Was Fun, available in print, ebook or audio from Amazon, Apple Books, Barnes & Noble, Kobo, or wherever you get your books.

The Rest

• For even more info about this episode, and to explore everything Fated Mates has to offer, visit: https://fatedmates.net/episodes/6/9/0738-a-second-chance-on-second-chance-romance
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