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We're Not Doing This Again: A BWWM Second Chance Romance Novella
A pediatric speech pathologist. Her tech founder ex who finally grew up.
One apartment fire. One spare bedroom. Zero chance this stays platonic.
Three years ago, Natalie walked out on Cole Whitfield — the man who stopped showing up. Not all at once. Slowly, in the ways that hurt worse. She built a career, a routine, and the kind of independence that doesn't leave room for second chances. They co-parent their two-year-old daughter. They're civil. She has this handled.
Then a fire takes out her apartment and Cole's house is fifteen minutes away — and their daughter already has a bedroom there. Temporary. Practical. Absolutely not a problem. Except he makes her coffee before she's awake. He learned to cook. He rearranged his entire life to stay in her orbit. And he looks at her like she's the answer to something he's been carrying for three years.
Natalie isn't falling for Cole Whitfield again. She's just sleeping under his roof. In his hoodie. With his apology note in her pocket.
If you love second chance romance where the hero has to earn every inch of forgiveness, one-click now.
Second Chance Romance Baby Daddy Forced Proximity Co-Parenting Grovel Romance BWWM Single Mom Slow Burn to Scorching Found Family
📖 Standalone Dual first person POV HEA guaranteed
🔥 Heat Spicy/Scorching
💔 Angsty + Emotional with humor
📝 On-page steam, past emotional neglect, toddler parent life
One apartment fire. One spare bedroom. Zero chance this stays platonic.
Three years ago, Natalie walked out on Cole Whitfield — the man who stopped showing up. Not all at once. Slowly, in the ways that hurt worse. She built a career, a routine, and the kind of independence that doesn't leave room for second chances. They co-parent their two-year-old daughter. They're civil. She has this handled.
Then a fire takes out her apartment and Cole's house is fifteen minutes away — and their daughter already has a bedroom there. Temporary. Practical. Absolutely not a problem. Except he makes her coffee before she's awake. He learned to cook. He rearranged his entire life to stay in her orbit. And he looks at her like she's the answer to something he's been carrying for three years.
Natalie isn't falling for Cole Whitfield again. She's just sleeping under his roof. In his hoodie. With his apology note in her pocket.
If you love second chance romance where the hero has to earn every inch of forgiveness, one-click now.
Second Chance Romance Baby Daddy Forced Proximity Co-Parenting Grovel Romance BWWM Single Mom Slow Burn to Scorching Found Family
📖 Standalone Dual first person POV HEA guaranteed
🔥 Heat Spicy/Scorching
💔 Angsty + Emotional with humor
📝 On-page steam, past emotional neglect, toddler parent life
103 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 7, 2026
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April 7, 2026
It’s a no for me
This is the second book I’ve read from this author and it’s definitely the last one I’ll read.
In both books, it was the same formula: former jerks that say they’re not jerks anymore and put up zero fight for the women they “love” while masking the cowardice as nobility and growth.
Natalie and Cole barely have scenes together, and the scenes they do have are wasted by nothing getting accomplished, just unnecessary repetitive nonsense that causes the story to drag on. Their chemistry is lukewarm and even the brief confrontation they have is mid and has no substance or bite whatsoever.
The secondary characters (Simone and Judith) do all the heavy lifting convincing Natalie that Cole loves her instead of Cole himself and the ending is abrupt and unsatisfactory.
This is the second book I’ve read from this author and it’s definitely the last one I’ll read.
In both books, it was the same formula: former jerks that say they’re not jerks anymore and put up zero fight for the women they “love” while masking the cowardice as nobility and growth.
Natalie and Cole barely have scenes together, and the scenes they do have are wasted by nothing getting accomplished, just unnecessary repetitive nonsense that causes the story to drag on. Their chemistry is lukewarm and even the brief confrontation they have is mid and has no substance or bite whatsoever.
The secondary characters (Simone and Judith) do all the heavy lifting convincing Natalie that Cole loves her instead of Cole himself and the ending is abrupt and unsatisfactory.
May 28, 2026
Going in my special pile of books that I read again
Can a book make you feel warm & happy, that sounds kind of weird but that’s what happened when I read this story. This was a great story, something’s are worth giving a person a second chance. I gave my ex, 5 or 6 chances, and it kept getting worse and worse, I think the divorce was the worse. I’m mean verbal abuse, do you forgive someone that does that, not just to you but to the oldest daughter as well. When I’m not around he tries to fight her, this is her dad she never was a problem but all of a sudden you can’t stand her. Eight yrs later you want her to call you and act like nothing never happened, that doesn’t even make sense.
But Natalie saw that Cole change and he was a better man than before. I can see myself reading this again.
Can a book make you feel warm & happy, that sounds kind of weird but that’s what happened when I read this story. This was a great story, something’s are worth giving a person a second chance. I gave my ex, 5 or 6 chances, and it kept getting worse and worse, I think the divorce was the worse. I’m mean verbal abuse, do you forgive someone that does that, not just to you but to the oldest daughter as well. When I’m not around he tries to fight her, this is her dad she never was a problem but all of a sudden you can’t stand her. Eight yrs later you want her to call you and act like nothing never happened, that doesn’t even make sense.
But Natalie saw that Cole change and he was a better man than before. I can see myself reading this again.
April 30, 2026
Another chance
I enjoyed this story because they were allowed to be real. The hurt, the intentional mistakes, and the ownership. Clearly stating what the breaking point was. Two people taking the time to realize the love didn't die.
I enjoyed this story because they were allowed to be real. The hurt, the intentional mistakes, and the ownership. Clearly stating what the breaking point was. Two people taking the time to realize the love didn't die.
March 15, 2026
It had me
Started out good. The ups and downs were very sad. He had a lot to make up for. The ending was a let down. It was memorable, but I wanted more clarification and closure.
Started out good. The ups and downs were very sad. He had a lot to make up for. The ending was a let down. It was memorable, but I wanted more clarification and closure.
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