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My second chance romcom

A Holiday Worth Fighting For is my romcom novella featuring an MMA fighter and a cafe owner

🖤second chance

🖤small town

🖤found family

🖤single mom (sort of)

🖤Canada based

#HelloLemon8 #Lemon8Diary #booklemon8 #bookrecommendation #bookobsessed

2025/4/6 Edited to

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lesser known romcoms with goal romances

If you've already seen these, comment your thoughts below! I love to talk movies. Just a few romantic comedies to obsess over 🥰: 🩷When in Rome (free with Hulu) 🩷Happiness for Beginners (free with Netflix) 🩷Only You (free with Hulu Premium) 🩷Players (free with Netflix) 🩷Not Another Ha

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underrated romcoms

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My favorite romcoms

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2000’s romcoms set in NYC! 🗽🌟🌃🍎

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Single Mom RomCom Series recommendation✨

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