Books like 'The Worst Kept Secret'
Readers who enjoyed The Worst Kept Secret by Q.B. Tyler also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
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Claim by Janet Nissenson
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final book of the Splendor trilogy – the conclusion, but never the ending, to a love story for the ages All of luxury hotel heir Ian Gregson’s dreams are finally coming true. Soon he will be able to claim the beautiful woman he longed for from afar for more than two years, and she will belong to him for all time... -
![Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz]()
Something Nice by Tiffany Reisz
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt's July, a couple months after Nora returns to Søren at the end of THE SIREN, and while in bed, Søren makes a trade with Nora. He'll do something nice for her and she'll do something nice for him. Of course Nora picks something sexual. But Søren surprises her with his "something nice" request. Read the excerpt below to find out what it is.This story if for mailing list subscribers only... -
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No Chance by Lisa Suzanne
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe screaming fans in the crowd are proof the world loves Brett Pitzer, but I hate him. Those women lusting after him as he bangs on his drums have this fantasy of one night with him. He granted that dream to my sister, except he left her with a baby to raise on her own.She couldn’t tell him about their boy, but with her life on the line the same night he’s back in town, I have no choice... -
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![The Score by Kristen Proby]()
The Score by Kristen Proby
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsI have millions of followers on social media, and it has absolutely nothing to do with my last name. It’s because I’m good at what I do. I work hard, and it has paid off. I’m not a trainer who only talks the talk, either. I walk the walk—or rather, I run the run. It was actually during one of those jogs through the park that I ran into him... -
![Coach Sully by Sloane St. James]()
Coach Sully by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsKendra Ames is a driven young producer in need of a bachelor for her reality show. When she meets Lee Sullivan, the retired captain of Lakes hockey team, they have an instant connection. After listening to Kendra’s pitch, Sully decides he would rather pursue her instead. However, when the show’s network makes him an offer for his dream job with a unique stipulation, he can’t refuse... -
![Off Limits by Chelle Sloan]()
Off Limits by Chelle Sloan
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsProfessional football has an actual rulebook, but it’s the unwritten rules that come with the harshest consequences.The biggest one of all: don’t date your teammate’s sister. And if you do, don’t you dare fall in love with her.I never meant to fall, but when it comes to Brenna Donald, I never stood a chance. She’s everything I’m not--a light-hearted wild child who shines brighter than the sun... -
![Breach of Contract by Laramie Briscoe]()
Breach of Contract by Laramie Briscoe
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOur voices and love will never be silenced...Everett James ThompsonKnown for my charismatic stage presence and being the oldest son of music royalty, I’ve always been able to do exactly what I want.Front my own band? Become one of the powerhouses in the metal genre? Make a name for myself without using that of my parents? I’ve done all of it... -
![Law and Disorder by Golden Angel]()
Law and Disorder by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe's a wild child. He's assigned to be her Watch Dom. It's youth and mischief vs age and experience.Iris is new to the lifestyle and when her inexperience and troublemaking disrupt everyone's pleasure at Marquis, someone has to lay down the law. Unfortunately for Iris, that someone is Master Law... -
![Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera]()
Tropical Ice by Kat Mizera
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGarrett “Hawk” Hawkins may be a bad boy in the rink but he doesn’t know what to do when he’s wrongly accused of on-ice misconduct. Given a five-game suspension by the NHL, he heads down to Mimosa Key to lay on the beach for a few days and get his head on straight—until he runs into a troubled beauty who happens to be the sister of his ex-teammate... -
![Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James]()
Strong and Wild by Sloane St. James
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMickyI’m new to this city, but things are looking up. My bestie’s husband hooked me up with a great apartment above the hockey bar where I currently work, and I’ve got a great side gig bringing in plenty of cash to help fund my dream of opening my own cocktail lounge, Sugar & Ice. Life is sweet. My new neighbor, on the other hand, is not.When he reveals his true self, I hate what I discover...Categorized as:
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![Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate]()
Table 10: Part 2 by Jiffy Kate
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA waitress fielding life’s curveballs.A CEO with a penchant for pie.She’s independent and tenacious.He’s chivalrous and demanding.They’re an unexpected match.Somehow, through a series of events, their lives are thrust together... -
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![Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala]()
Don't Come by Jessica Gadziala
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe Dom I’m not broken, tortured, or scarred, some cliched, overdone and sensationalized misconception about this lifestyle… and the men in it who control their submissives with a strong hand. I’m just a Dom. Just a man who gets off on a woman who entrusts me with her submission... -
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![The Veteran by Olivia T. Turner]()
The Veteran by Olivia T. Turner
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFive years ago, I had the night of my life with Harris Sutton.Out of all the people in the bar, the famous hockey player chose me.He was in town for a game and when he left, he took my virginity with him.And he unknowingly left me with a souvenir.Five years later, my souvenir is my whole world.A five-year-old boy that I never told him about.Lucas.We’re happy and comfortable in our little life... -
![Brutal Secret by Laurelin Paige]()
Brutal Secret by Laurelin Paige
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsIt was supposed to be one night. Now he's obsessed. When my one-night-stand turns into an all-time-fail, I vow not to tell anyone about the much older hottie who walked out on me mid-deed. (On my twenty-first birthday, no less.) Too bad I bump into my almost lover at my mother’s wedding a few months later... -
![The Billionaire's Big Bold Wish by Nichole Rose]()
The Billionaire's Big Bold Wish by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis billionaire just broke every rule in the book.JusticePeople say I'm cold. Autocratic. Merciless.They're half right.There's only one woman in the world who gets my blood heated...my niece's best friend, Milan.She's been taunting me for years, pushing every single one of my buttons just because she can.Now, it's my turn.She thinks she knows me... -
![Spare Tire: A Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz]()
Spare Tire: A Curvy Girl Romance by C.L. Cruz
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSpare Tire is the second story in the Curvy Girl series. It is a short, steamy, standalone story with a curvy heroine, a sexy hero, and an HEA. Emmy I have the perfect life--at least according to my Instagram feed and my two hundred thousand followers. But when my best friend announces she's getting married, I can't help but feel like something is missing. Or someone... -
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Waiting by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom USA TODAY BESTSELLING AUTHOR Xavier Neal comes a brand-new, smoking hot, age-gap romance that you DON'T wanna miss!Waiting.As in wey-ting.As in a verb.As in a synonym for anticipating.As in the very thing I didn't realize I was doing for a man ten years younger than me.. -
![Clusterf*ck by Ash Harlow]()
Clusterf*ck by Ash Harlow
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVirginia (Ginger, Hot Spice) Hough. Starlet curves, golden hair and a crush on me like a wrecking ball. And she's my nanny. She thinks I barely notice her. Yeah, my act is that good. But nobody knows how hard it is to resist the temptation of the one woman I want, but can’t have. I don’t make problems, I fix them. I keep secrets like others keep pets... -
![Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson]()
Forever: a standalone, interracial romance by Tiffany Patterson
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe last we saw from Landon Rogers and Melody James, in Love in Paradise, the couple was newly engaged and looking forward to a lifetime of forever. Unfortunately, forever comes with some bumps in the road. Not everyone is celebrating the couple’s engagement. In fact, one person in particular is dead set on seeing the couple’s happily ever after destroyed... -
![Wicked Player by Stacey Lynn]()
Wicked Player by Stacey Lynn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsGage Bryant has the best hands and the quickest feet of any wide receiver in football. He also has a secret—one he’ll do anything to protect. He’s a member of The Velvet Club. With airtight non disclosure agreements, playing at Velvet gives him the freedom to assert his dominance and control in a way that not only serves him on the football field, but the way he craves in the bedroom... -
![Forever For You by D.E. Haggerty]()
Forever For You by D.E. Haggerty
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am NOT Rowan’s little sister. And I will do everything in my power to prove otherwise. But I swear breaking my ankle, so I could live with him while I recover was not part of the plan. Honestly. I have loved Rowan since I was sixteen and he rushed in like my knight in shining football pads to save me from a bully... -
![Playboy Playmaker by Maren Moore]()
Playboy Playmaker by Maren Moore
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI had the best sex of my life with a man whose name I didn’t even know.No names, no strings, and…. no panties.Long story. Don’t ask.So imagine my surprise when I walk into my dad’s office a week later and see none other than the man who has my panties, but not my name.Turns out, he’s the Avalanche’s hotshot goalie, twelve years older and my father is his coach...Categorized as:
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![Heart Break Her by Eva Simmons]()
Heart Break Her by Eva Simmons
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI know better than to get involved with celebrities. Especially a Rock God like Sebastian Kane. A man who knows how to make the ladies scream, as evidenced by the leak of his recent sex tape.Which leads to my problem... I'm the girl in the video with him.Grief will make you do crazy things. After all, I'm the smart girl, the good girl, not the rebel...Categorized as:
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![Cameron by C.M. Steele]()
Cameron by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings...Categorized as:
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![The Hotshot vs The Reporter by Nicole Dykes]()
The Hotshot vs The Reporter by Nicole Dykes
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsRoyalI’m the hotshot—both on and off the track. I know how to work the crowd and show off. And I’m good at it.I’ve had to become very effective at putting on a show.But my agent is not a fan of my over-the-top antics. So she did something I still can’t believe . . .She called in the press—the media. Specifically, the reporter who hates everything I stand for... -
![Willow's Daddy by Paige Michaels]()
Willow's Daddy by Paige Michaels
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLittleworld is an amazing vacation spot on an island reserved strictly for age play. Visitors can indulge in deeper regression without fear of being judged. In fact, it’s mandatory and addictive. Some guests find themselves unwilling to leave the island…Intent on making sure her friend is safe and happy, Willow consents to moving in with a sponsor on Regression Island... -
![Scoreless Nights by Katie Rae]()
Scoreless Nights by Katie Rae
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I knew I wouldn’t be strong enough to resist her anymore."Our parents wanted us to spend quality time together, but I’m not sure this is what they meant….CruzAs the goalie of the Miami Inferno FC, it was my job to keep everyone scoreless.So how did I end up being the one that couldn’t score?The answer: Lily Harris. My step sister, and apparently my new roommate...Categorized as:
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![Hooked Up: Book 2 by Arianne Richmonde]()
Hooked Up: Book 2 by Arianne Richmonde
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe lied to me. But I couldn't keep away from her. We had a bond that was far stronger than just great sex. Two damaged souls destined to be together . . . If Pearl Robinson was my nemesis, I didn't care. I had to make her mine. * Alexandre was my rock, my addiction, my soul mate. And when we re-united my life was balancing on the brink of perfection . . -
![Falling Hard by Nichole Rose]()
Falling Hard by Nichole Rose
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe's a mystery she can't wait to solve.StellaOnce upon a time, Adrian Kane was a football legend.He now owns a small newspaper and writes romance novels.He never leaves his little slice of paradise.He's a mystery I'm dying to solve.I'm an annoyance he'd rather forget.Until I show up at his place during a fierce storm and fall right into his arms.Now, my job isn't the only thing on the line... -
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Maceo by Kenya Wright
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFILTHY RICH ALPHAS is a series of standalone interracial romance novellas featuring sexy men falling in love with kick ass black heroines. All books explore different tropes, have steamy illustrations, and will have you laughing as you read.________MEET MACEO._______Christine is the lucky owner of SIN, the only male revue club in Miami... -
![Mountain Daddy by S.J. Tilly]()
Mountain Daddy by S.J. Tilly
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsKendraMoving into my dad’s house at age thirty-two because my roommate scammed me out of my rent… not exactly what I’d call winning at life.So on my drive to Colorado, I decide I need one more night of freedom, and the cute motel on the side of the road is the perfect place to stop. Bonus that it has a bar.Extra bonus when I spot him sitting at the end of the bar... -
![Out of Bounds by Lucia Franco]()
Out of Bounds by Lucia Franco
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFor fans of the Off Balance series comes never before seen chapters, deleted scenes, and bonus content from the forbidden romance story that stole your heart!This collection includes:Notebook entries between Kova and AdriannaMy Dearest Malysh: Kova's Valentine's Letter to AdriannaOuttakes: Deleted Scenes from Balance, Execution, Release, Twist and DismountOut of Bounds Bonus: Lucia Interviews... -
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![Heat by C.M. Steele]()
Heat by C.M. Steele
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn a mad dash to get through her hectic sweaty morning and make it to work on time, Violet finds herself struck by...a limo.Dazed but mostly unharmed, she's surprised when the passenger in the limo swoops her up and is shirtless.What kind of limo did she collide with?Pain and agony strike Micah when he sees his little Violet in the middle of the street... -
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Wild Irish: One Wild Finn by R.G. Alexander
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFrom New York Times and USA Today Bestselling Author R.G. Alexander, Book 9 in the Finn Factor Series It all started with a dare. And a wedding. Liquor was involved… William Finn and Bronte Wayne have nothing in common—unless you count their families, which seem more entwined every day. Oh, and that pesky little issue of them being married. Bronte is the responsible sister... -
![Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love]()
Mr. Surprise Daddy by Annabelle Love
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsOne night of fun.Two pink lines.And only one explanation…I’m pregnant with the best man’s baby.I’ve been rehearsing what to say…Hey Mr. Football Super-Star, you’re gonna be a daddy,But we can’t talk about this until next week.I will not steal the thunder from my sister’s wedding.Especially when I’m the one organizing it... -
![Turn Me On by Lauren Blakely]()
Turn Me On by Lauren Blakely
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThe first rule of being an attorney is don’t sleep with your clients. The second rule is–see the first rule.Those guidelines don’t account for a man like Zane Archer though. The major leaguer is all confidence and big D energy as he swaggers into my life one night at a hotel bar, determined to spend the night with “the sexy suit,” as he calls me... -
![Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye]()
Her Savage Mountain Daddy by Madison Faye
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIt’s my job to protect her, my pleasure to possess her. This little brat needs saving. What she’ll get is a firm hand and a thick dose of discipline. What she’ll get is a daddy. There are three simple rules to the job: protect, keep safe, keep professional. The Marines and then life as a street cop trained me for the first two. …She’s going to make me break the third... -
![Bad Idea by Nicole French]()
Bad Idea by Nicole French
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFrom the second she saw him, Layla Barros knew Nico Soltero was all wrong. Wrong age. Wrong education. Wrong job. Wrong everything. She had a hard enough time convincing her parents that New York really is the right place for their nineteen-year-old daughter without telling them she's got a thing for the FedEx guy at her new part-time job... -
![Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow]()
Baby Fever Secrets by Nicole Snow
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsI CAN'T HIDE IT FOREVER. WHEN HE FINDS OUT...OMFG!BEKAHHe was just a hookup.I wasn't supposed to see him again.He wasn't supposed to be my boss. Or dad's new business partner.We weren't supposed to keep doing this, night after sheet-clenching, heart-pounding, lip-biting night.Look, I'm not stupid. Grant Shaw doesn't settle his gorgeous, cocky, billionaire self down with anyone... -
![Rock My Body by Michelle A. Valentine]()
Rock My Body by Michelle A. Valentine
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratings**FINAL FULL-LENGTH NOVEL IN THE New York Times and USA Today Bestselling BLACK FALCON SERIES** Tyke Douglas is tired of being the glue that holds the hottest band in the world together. If the rest of the guys are out doing their own thing, then why shouldn’t he? He’s about to turn things up a notch and bring a whole new level of crazy into Black Falcon’s world... -
![Deviant by Fiona Davenport]()
Deviant by Fiona Davenport
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsGrady “Deviant” Walsh could hack his way into just about any computer system, but he had no clue when it came to love. Not until he met Alice Payne and fell head over heels for the first time in his life.Alice wasn’t familiar with motorcycle clubs, but she couldn’t deny the pull she felt toward the Iron Rogues enforcer. Unfortunately, someone wasn’t happy about the their relationship... -
![The Substitute by Xavier Neal]()
The Substitute by Xavier Neal
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNate Being a substitute teacher is good for me. It's sensible. Logical. Abandoning my plans for a career in the film industry and a life full of fun, albeit slightly reckless, actions was the responsible thing to do. That's who I am now. That's who I've become. Mr. Boring. Mr. Predictable. Mr. Anal Retentive... -
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![Dad's Football Friend by Flora Ferrari, Hazel Holiday]()
Dad's Football Friend by Flora Ferrari, Hazel Holiday
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’s a forty-one-year-old football player. She’s just a twenty-one-year old-college student. Peach and Ryan are the couple that should never have happened. Peach has convinced herself since she fell in love with Ryan at eighteen years old that she doesn’t stand a chance with the older man she loves…her father’s best friend... -
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Anthony by K.L. Fast
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWe met Anthony and Charlee in Chocolate Kisses. This is their long-awaited story. Anthony Gallucci has had one person on his mind for two years. He has searched high and low for the one that got away. Charlee Galvington was just looking for a good time in Italy. Oh, she got one all right, then fled. Fast forward two years... -
![Spurred by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart]()
Spurred by Shaw Hart, Cameron Hart
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsForget Prince Charming. I want my hero in plaid.I’ve always loved Beauty and the Beast.Maybe that’s why I’m so drawn to my new boss, Remington.He has the scars left over from a bad rodeo accident and the same bear with a thorn in his paw attitude.As I clean his home and help him out around the house, my attraction for him only grows... -
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Big Rod by Blake Wilder
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMichael I’ve got a big advantage, thanks to being struck by lightning and left with a permanent big rod. Science and nature have made me a superhero with the women in my small town. But I’m bored, restless, and I’ve got a big secret… Hadley My whole life I’ve been a “dumb blonde,” which has its pros and cons. The upside is success came easy... -
![Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn]()
Bullied, In His Arms by K.L. Donn
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsObsessive and determined. Law Brentwood is more than a high school kid. He’s more than he appears. Determined and on track to achieve his goals, he’s brought to a stop the day he meets Nell Tucker. When every primal instinct in his DNA surfaces and suddenly his world shifts and now he has new goals to attain.Solitary and private... -
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