Best Single Parent Romance Books

Kids, chaos, and the courage to let someone new in. Single-parent romance books add beautiful complexity to love stories -- because falling for someone means falling for their whole world. Browse our collection of romances where family expands in the best way.

Raising a kid alone is hard enough without catching feelings. But when someone wins over both the parent and the child, the family that forms is everything.

It Starts with Us

Colleen Hoover

Second Chance Healing Found Family

Things We Never Got Over

Lucy Score

Grumpy Sunshine Single Parent Forced Proximity

The Goal

Elle Kennedy

Hockey Opposites Attract Grumpy Sunshine

Final Offer

Lauren Asher

Second Chance Billionaire Forced Proximity

The Right Move

Liz Tomforde

Football Roommates Single Parent

The Governess Game

Tessa Dare

Forced Proximity Reformed Bad Boy Single Parent

Kulti

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Age Gap Grumpy Sunshine

Reminders of Him

Colleen Hoover

Second Chance Single Parent Redemption Arc

It Happened One Summer

Tessa Bailey

Grumpy Sunshine Opposites Attract Forced Proximity

Wild Love

Elsie Silver

Small Town Single Parent Grumpy Sunshine

Flawless

Elsie Silver

Bodyguard Protector Cowboy Forced Proximity

Heartless

Elsie Silver

Age Gap Single Parent Cowboy

Hopeless

Elsie Silver

Cowboy Age Gap Forbidden Love

Wait for It

Mariana Zapata

Slow Burn Single Parent Neighbors to Lovers

Summer Romance

Annabel Monaghan

Vacation Romance Age Gap Single Parent

The Firefighter's Christmas Promise

Tanya Agler

Firefighter Love Triangle Athlete

Dinner at The Beach House Hotel

Judith Keim

Beach / Coastal Love Triangle Accidental Pregnancy

The Boy Next Door

Kate McMurray

Baseball Second Chance Childhood Sweethearts

Unforgettable Romance

Stefania Gil

Big City Enemies to Lovers Boss Employee

Echoes of the Past

Stefania Gil

Big City Neighbors to Lovers Single Parent

His Revenge

Roxy Sinclaire

Revenge Accidental Pregnancy Reformed Bad Boy

Their New-Found Family

Rebecca Winters

Found Family Fated Mates Single Parent

Defending My Heart

Lorana Hoopes

Football Second Chance Athlete

Declan: A Reverse Age-Gap, Single-Parent Romance

Laramie Briscoe

Single Parent Friends to Lovers Kidnapping Captive

The Single Parent Collection

KL Donn

Single Parent Second Chance Royalty

New Beginnings

Devika Fernando

Single Parent Second Chance Neighbors to Lovers

My Husband's Secret

Jenna van Berke

Single Parent Billionaire Military

A Match for the Single Dad

Gina Wilkins

Single Parent MC / Biker

An Irresistible Chance

Kim Loraine

Single Parent Forbidden Love Royalty

Falling for the Single Dad

Jean Oram

Single Parent Billionaire Royalty

Hired by the Single Dad

Whitley Cox

Single Parent Forbidden Love Strangers to Lovers

Saving the Single Dad

Cheryl Harper

Single Parent Friends to Lovers Love Triangle

The Single Dad's Proposal

Karin Baine

Single Parent Accidental Pregnancy Detective

Learned Behaviors

Jayce Ellis

Single Parent Love Triangle Boss CEO

Before Forever: A FREE Small Town Single Dad Romance

Harper Sky

Single Parent Athlete Royalty

The Single Dad's Second Chance

Brenda Harlen

Single Parent Friends to Lovers Second Chance

Hot Daddy Package

Angel Devlin, Tracy Lorraine

Single Parent Enemies to Lovers Rivals to Lovers

Discover Time For Love (Forward in Time, Book Two)

Louise Clark

Time Travel Fated Mates Rescue

A Royal Elopement

Emma Lea

Royalty Royalty Commoner Bodyguard Protector

Her Protection

Roxy Sinclaire

Mafia Bodyguard Protector Accidental Pregnancy

Tempting Curves: An Older Man, Younger Woman Age Gap Romance

Mia Brody

Age Gap Athlete Single Parent

Frequently Asked Questions

What is single parent romance?

Raising a kid alone is hard enough without catching feelings. But when someone wins over both the parent and the child, the family that forms is everything. Single Parent romance is one of the most searched-for tropes in the genre, loved for its unique emotional arc and satisfying payoffs.

Who are the best single parent romance authors?

Abby Jimenez, Tessa Bailey, and Sarina Bowen write beautiful single-parent romances. Kids, chaos, and the courage to love again make these stories deeply heartfelt.

What's the difference between single parent and second chance romance?

Single-parent romance adds a child to the equation -- the hero or heroine must balance parenting with new love, and the love interest must earn a place in the family. Second-chance romance revisits past love. They overlap when a couple reconnects and one now has kids, but each stands alone as a distinct trope.