Books like Second Best (Wildfire) by Helen Cavanagh

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

A 2012 crime thriller that explores a marriage in turmoil as one wife disappears, leaving her husband to confront suspicion and secrets.

A suspenseful look inside the seemingly perfect marriage of Jack and Grace, where love, secrecy, and abuse mask a household of hidden violence.

Mollie, a determined high‑schooler, juggles love, friendship and a coveted scholarship while navigating the arrival of new boy Matt and the lingering presence of her ex‑boyfriend Jamie.

Sisters Jenny and Pam navigate rivalry and love when the new boy Mark arrives, forcing Jenny to confront her insecurities and dreams of an impossible romance.

When her younger sister advances a grade and becomes instantly popular, Sammi must overcome jealousy to protect her sibling from a hostile school clique.

A tense, teenage tale of family secrets and survival in Tennessee’s forests, where a sister’s disappearance forces her brother to confront hidden abuse, kidnapping, and the scars of a broken home.

Shelly's the only one who thinks she's plain... Shelly Barr thinks she's boring and plain, and always feels second best. But Ryan Gallagher thinks she's someone special and wants to go steady with her! She's excited and happy - until her sister fixes her up with Nick, a sophisticated college boy. Shelly tries to keep the date a secret, but Ryan finds out and angrily breaks up with her. And Shelly's not even sure she likes Nick. Their first date was a disaster! Shelly's so worried. All she wants is Ryan - but can a second best girl wind up in first place? [text from book jacket]

"I never got a chance to tell Sam I love him!" These are young Jennie Carmichael's dying thoughts. A tragic accident is ending her life -- and she's never told her boss, private eye Sam Magee, how much she loves him. She was too timid -- why would attractive Sam care for his shy, wheelchair-bound assistant? As Jennie's lifelight fades, an incredible sadness fills her. Then a miracle happens. Jennie awakens to find that she has been given a second chance. She's elated -- until she discovers she's returned to life in the body of Maxine Lisbon -- Sam's detested ex-wife. As Jennie struggles to adjust to a body that can walk, dance and make love -- things she only dreamed of from the confines of her wheelchair -- she realizes she is in deadly danger. For Maxine Lisbon was murdered, and now her killer is stalking Jennie. And worse, the man who can help the most-- private eye Sam Magee -- is the one who least wants to....

After a terrorist attack on a London market, teenage friends Charlie and Nat find their loyalties and courage tested as secrets surface and danger looms.

Caasi Crane, CEO of a West Coast hotel chain, discovers she not only needs but loves her former general manager, Blake Sherrill, while Angie struggles to reconcile a past betrayal involving Simon and a long‑stolen sum of money.

Sisters and twins Brooke, a New York prosecutor, and Melanie, a supermodel, navigate careers, love, and betrayal in Manhattan while an obsessed killer threatens their lives.

Marilyn Douglas Thatcher's happy life as a minister's wife is turned upside down when her husband leaves her for another woman. Marilyn begins to piece together a new life that doesn't include a husband or God. When she meets her charming new neighbor, Joshua Langham, her heart begins to awaken. But when she learns that Joshua is a pastor, she decides to cut off all contact with him. She will not risk her heart again. Joshua is also trying to make a new life of his own, one free from his sinful past. But when a former acquaintance begins to send him mysterious letters, Joshua realizes that his secret--and his life--are in danger. "Second Chances "is a tender story of redemption, forgiveness, and the healing power of God's love.