Dirty Secret

ByMira Lyn Kelly

Release Date: 2019-10-19
Genre: Contemporary Romance

Score: 4.5

4.5

From 1,610 Ratings

Description

I've had my share of puck bunnies, but this one was different. Allie. The girl with the sexy, shy smile and the sweetest, wettest mouth I ever tasted. She blew my mind and then slid out of my bed without giving me her number. I knew I should forget the woman who ghosted me, yet for months, I searched the crowds, the streets...everywhere looking for her face. Then, I got traded. This new team hates me. Something about my chronic case of resting prick face and that fight with the captain when the season started. My left hook, his jaw. Yeah, we go back and not in a good way. Coach says no more “confrontational BS” or I won't play. That's a hit my NHL career can’t take. So the plan is simple. Keep my head down and my fists checked. There's just one problem. I found Allie. She's the captain’s little sister and even though my career depends on keeping the peace between myself and my teammates... I can’t stay away from the one woman I can't have. As it turns out, neither can she.

Reviews

One night stand with brother’s nemesis turns into an electric, clandestine affair
5
By vea116
Vaughn Vassar, hockey star traded to a team that his high school hockey nemesis played on. Natalie (Allie) Baxter is the little sister of said nemesis, and while Vaughn didn’t know who she was, Allie knew him as he was her HS crush.

I loved this story, while there was a lot of angst with the sneaking around, there was one part I wanted or needed to rush though. I enjoyed the chemistry between Allie and Vaughn, it was clearly electric and I’m surprised they didn’t get caught soon per than they did.

But I also feel like Allie could have put her big girl panties on sooner and just to
Awww
5
By FGil22
It was a funny/ cute story, I totally ship Vaughn and Allie
Dirty Secret
5
By LCANana
I love hockey.. so I love hockey books, and this is good!! On to the next one!!
I freaking loved this story!
5
By Rosy V.
I freaking loved this story! I cannot get enough of them Slayers ... they’re literally SLAYING ME!
Excellent read
5
By gessep
Heart warming
Dirty Secrets
5
By jane2053
Great read
Great read!
5
By Donut426
Read it straight through, couldn’t put it down. Good story with well developed characters and chemistry.
Thank you
5
By Rennie1973
A page turner, couldn’t stop reading. Best read.
Loved it!
5
By Omahanut
Quick, fun read!
Immediate reread! ...and it made me late for work!
5
By Lse587
This book pulled me in from the start. I loved the story and the characters. When I read books, I often highlight passages that I like ... with this one, I was highlighting all the time!

What makes a good book for me are the characters and the writing.... and this book has both.

The main characters, Vaughn and Natalie, both have family issues hanging over them. Vaughn's father made him the hockey star that he is today, but it's come at a price. Everyone has been seen as competition, and he hasn't gotten close to anyone or really had friends because of that. Old habits die hard and Vaughn starts out on the wrong foot with the Slayers ... and Natalie's brother because of it.

Natalie is the girl next door ... who happens to have a NHL superstar brother that captured her parent's attention when she was a kid and caused her to move several times in school. Because she's decided that the sportsman WAG life is not for her, the most ironclad rule she has is not to date hockey players.

.... but apparently it's ok to go on a date (vs date-date) one! Ms. Kelly has woven a story with threads of familiar friends as supporting characters, challenges to long held beliefs and swoon worthy steamy romance that sizzles, all amid threats of career ending extra curricular activities. Vaughn and Natalie try to stay away from each other but quickly discover they can't ... and really don't want to! Greg is overly protective of his sister ... and in a hate - hate relationship with Vaughn.

The writing, infused with drama, steam, and good old fashioned romance, kept me engaged .. and made me late for work as I couldn't put it down with 20% left to go! The story moves along with each chapter going back and forth between Natalie and Vaughn's perspective, which was the best part of all. Vaughn is all in on Team Natalie and reading from his perspective is utterly sigh-worthy.

If you're looking for your next superstar read, download this now. You'll be super happy you did!