Trope Tuesday: Second Chance Romance featuring the Marriage in Trouble/Divorced & Reunited Sub-trope
- Abena Karikari
- Jul 21
- 2 min read
This Trope Tuesday I’m featuring my absolute favourite sub-trope within the Second-Chance Romance trope - Marriage in Trouble/Crisis or Divorced & Reunited sub-trope.
Here, the main characters in the story are usually married and facing difficulties or may have even divorced and through the story find their way back together again. Read on for a brief review of three books I recommend featuring this sub-trope.
Lowcountry Lost features the second-chance romance between Avalee & Rowan , two childhood besties (more like partners in crime 😂) who fell in love, married and broke apart after some tough times. Brought together for a project they’re forced to face the past and consider if a future is still possible for them. [Akenkan Rainbow Code - Orange 🟠: Significant themes of abuse, addiction, trauma, and recovery.]
First Love, Second Draft by Becca Kinzer follows Gracie & Noah, once upon a time childhood friends who fell in love and got married. Now divorced and both struggling in their respective careers as a romcom writer and baseball player, they’re brought back together by meddling family and slowly rediscover what once made them perfect for each other. [Akenkan Rainbow Code - Blue 🔵: Second-chance romance with humor and light emotional depth.]
Restored Hearts by Karen Oke is part of the inspiring Prophetic Love series. This one centers on the love story between Noelle & Elias , a married couple whose relationship is rocked by issues from the past. As they find a way to put the broken pieces back together they find that Christ is the only solid foundation for a lasting union. [Akenkan Rainbow Code - Blue 🔵: Gentle inspirational romance with very mild emotional themes.]
The Bible verses that fit this trope best are:
Genesis 2:24 KJV - “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh.”
Matthew 19:6 KJV “Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.”