When I was a young woman, I didn’t feel so lucky in love. I was head-over-heels in love with my first husband, the father of my children. You guessed it. The marriage didn’t last.
Fortunately for me, I was eventually lucky in love. My husband Bill and I have been married twenty-one years.
The years in between were hard: raising two children by myself, dealing with the ex, working a day job. However, I never gave up hope of finding true love.
That’s probably why I like to write second chance romances.
Second chance romance is a romance trope.
Sophie Pembroke in a blog called The Top 12 Most Powerful Tropes in Romance Novels listed it as one of the popular twelve.
• Friends to Lovers
• Forced Proximity
• Fake Relationship
• Enemies to Lovers
• Marriage of Convenience
• Accidental Pregnancy/Secret Baby/Suddenly Parents
• Second Chance Romance
• Best Friend’s Brother/Sister
• Workplace Romance
• Royalty, Sheikhs, Celebrities and Billionaires
• Amnesia/Mistaken Identity
• Runaway Brides, Best Men and Wedding Planners
She defined a trope like this: “Trope: (in a romantic novel) a plot, theme, device or character used so often that it has become a convention within the genre.”
There’s a debate about what constitutes a “second chance.” Is it when the same couple gets back together probably years later? Or could it be a person, who has lost her first partner, finds love again with a new one?
The idea behind my Bluegrass Reunion Series, for the most part, is about the same couple coming together again after a period of time. Sometimes I throw in a “secret baby” or a single mom—and of course, a horse or two. In other books, my heroine will find her lucky in love partner with a new guy, someone she’s just met.
If you like second chance romances, you’re in luck! Today, I have a fun surprise to share with you...
I’ve teamed up with 50+ fantastic authors to give away a huge collection of Second Chance Contemporary Romance novels to 2 lucky winners!
The Grand Prize winner gets a BRAND NEW eReader!
You can win my novel DARBY: Ghost Mountain Ranch, plus books from authors like Shirleen Davies and Piper Rayne.
Enter the giveaway by until March 10 by clicking here bit.ly/SecondChanceRom-Mar21
Good luck and enjoy!
Second chance love is a favorite of mine too. And you've lived the story. I'm sure your Bill creeps into many of your books. You are lucky in love and look at all those terrific books in the giveaway. Great post. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteBill and I briefly worked for the same company. One day the ladies in accounting asked him if he was the inspiration for the love scenes in my book. He blushed and quickly left the office!
DeleteI love second chance romances so much. My book, Running Target, is also in that giveaway!! Hope we do well with the contest!!
ReplyDeleteI like Booksweep contests. I grew my BookBub following because of them.
DeleteSecond chance romance is a favorite. Giveaway looks great.
ReplyDeleteI love second chance romance! My next favorite is enemies to lovers. I loved the post and I'm glad you found your forever man!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing the 12 most powerful tropes.There's just something about a Second Chance Romance that gives us all hope. Can't wait to see you and talk about this in person.
ReplyDeleteSecond chance is probably my favorite trope. I feel like it’s the most hopeful one. Happy for you & Bill!
ReplyDeleteSecond chance is probably my favorite trope. I feel like it’s the most hopeful one. Happy for you & Bill!
ReplyDeleteI think everyone deserves second chances in life, and especially second chances at love.
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