Second Chance Sapphics
Sapphic stories with second chance trope.
About half had either a potential for previous love or a strong attraction which didn't work into a thing back then.
The other half were full on raging love which broke and then they get together again.
created by TomeFoolery
last updated August, 2026
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I was looking for exactly this, thanks for the list!! Any favorites among these? I’ve only read a few :)
I'm so glad this is useful for you!
I haven't read most of these either, but both in terms of quality of the second chance as well as the overall book, it would be hard to top
- Poppy Jenkins by Clare Ashton
I reviewed it.
As a story on its own plus the second chance angst
- Consecrated Ground by Virginia Black Is an incredible urban fantasy.
Other ones I liked, especially in terms of the second chance angst and reconciliation
- Flavor of the Month by Georgia Beers
- Go Around by EJ Noyes
- The Plus One by Natasha West
- Make The Season Bright by Ashley Herring Blake
- Drawing The Line by KD Williamson
I've read that these are amazing
- Midnight Rain by Haley Cass
- The Art of Us by KC Luck
HBU?
Thanks for the recs! The only one you mentioned that I’ve read is Make the Season Bright which I did enjoy although I do see people’s point about both of the characters acting really immature. The surprise (to me) mild kink made it much better. One that’s not on here that is sort of second chance is her first book Delilah Green Doesn’t Care, which is probably my favorite of hers. And oh actually her book Dream On, Ramona Riley is second chance and I did like that one as well - this one has even more kink to the point that it’s a part of the plot and that’s not so common in my experience with sapphic books (at least ones that aren’t erotica and make it to audio) so I prize those highly :).
I also liked Kiss Her Once For Me and remember liking Meeting Millie enough to enjoy reading it as well :).
I can't say Delilah Greene is second chance. They never had a mutual attraction growing up. Ramona Riley, sure. Thanks for that.
Regarding Make The Season Bright's immaturity criticism, I'm not impressed.
- I've seen plenty of 30, 40, 50 year olds handle things in a far worse way.
- After the unexpected rendezvous, they were acting immaturely, but they were constantly processing the events as well and in a few days responded in a sensible way, which isn't unusual for anyone when it comes to complex emotional stuff.
- One was blind with anger, the other laden with guilt. No maturity possible. Took them a few days to reflect back on the events before they could let those go enough to talk.
- They were 22 and worldly unwise when they tried to marry, and people revert to their old selves when they encounter the same context. It's super common that people are sensible and mature until they revisit their parents and siblings when the maturity goes out the window, and then it takes them several days at least before they recompose themselves.
I liked Kiss Her Once For Me a lot, but it's not my favorite for a second chance, maybe better for the fake dating, not yet anyway. Will reassess after a reread.
Ya totally. Regarding Delilah, I don’t have a strong opinion but I guess it’s interesting to think if second chance has to mean both characters, or if one of them having a previous or lifetime crush and then having a (second?) chance with that person counts. Anyway thanks again for the recs!
Hmmm. Delilah had liked Claire but I didn't think it was a crush. But anyway, you are welcome!
Outside this list, do you have any favorites for sapphic romances, especially second chance ones?
Hmm I feel like most of my faves are the ones I posted under your question about favorite partners in the sapphic across genres quest :). I don’t know that I’ve read any/many others with this trope beyond what we’ve discussed here!
Weirdly I’m only seeing Poppy Jenkins in German at my libraries and on libro.fm even tho I think it was written in English 🤔
Yeah, I emailed the author and the German audiobook has been released but the English one is next year latest
Oh good to know!
