Help! We're drowning in the yearning because we're discussing the second chance romance trope... But we have a friend to keep us afloat this time around, because SILVANA REYES aka Sil @THEBOOKVOYAGERS (Frolic, Book Riot) is our special guest for this episode! We talk why we're drawn to the trope, hate f*cks, falling in love all over again, and the aching domesticity in romance.

Books discussed: Only For You by Naima Simone, The Captain's Midwinter Bride by Liana de la Rosa, Hate to Want You by Alisha Rai, and House Rules by Ruby Lang.

Books/series mentioned: Liana de la Rosa's Once Upon a Scandal series, Naima Simone's WAGS series, Naima Simone's Only for Your Touch, Katrina Jackson's Every New Year.

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Theme music: Positiv Trumpet by John Yasut. Cover art by Luis Esteban @drawnesteban.