A Secret for a Secret

Attention all sports romance lovers, this is the series for you! If you love a heroine who’s a bit of a chaotic jumble and a hero with an alpha outside and a soft, squishy, big-hearted inside, you'll fall helmet over hockey skates for Queenie Masterson and Ryan “King" Kingston. These two had a brief encounter, and it's quite the shock when King reports in to start pre-season training and learns that the girl from his very out of character one night stand is his general manager's assistant and daughter. Queenie is one of my favorite types of heroines. Her internal dialogue, influenced by some pivotal people in her life, has made her believe that she's a worthless human being and will never amount to anything. So it’s no wonder she leaves a lot of things unfinished and runs when things get hard. Why bother trying to succeed when she feels set up to fail? Then King sweeps into her life and, other than her father, he's the only person who sees down to the heart of her and realizes what an amazing person she is and how much she has to offer. And this guy, he encourages her, cherishes her, sticks with her through everything, and helps her see herself through his eyes. *swoon* Isn’t that the kind of guy we all wish for? I love this book so hard, and everything about it! From King's outrageous family and the bickering and bantering between teammates, to an anti-hero you'll love to hate, it's all amazing. (And I can’t help wondering if Mr. Anti-hero will get his own book, because that redemption would be epic!) With perfect comedic timing and a nice dose of steam, it's the heart of this book, and the way it will manipulate and play yours, that makes this book such a phenomenal, memorable read. If you've read this author, you're already one clicking this one and, if you haven’t, you’re going to want to fix that. You need King and Queenie in your life! Fun and flirty, sexy and sweet, and hilarious and heartfelt, you absolutely don’t want to pass this one up!

I loved this story. It was actually the original one I wanted to read but, of course, couldn’t just start in the middle of the series. Boy am I glad I did! This series was heart warming bit AF stëamy scenes that 🤯 my mind as Helena Hunting stories do every time. I wasn’t too sure about Kingston having his own book. Those Boy Scouts don’t traditionally do it for me. I should have known better! Helena wove such a tale that I loved his personality as we REALLY got to know him here. He was straight laced, yes but also protective, patient and caring. He didn’t let anger control him this giving him a healthy emotional age. Then there is Queenie. The exact opposite of King and I felt so bad for her throughout. She was emotionally abused by more than one person and looking for love in all the wrong places until she stumbled on this hot drunk guy at the bar. The sparks flew immediately and never let up. Their chemistry was SMOKIN hot 🥵 and grew into so much more than a physical thing. They truly balanced each other out and I loved that about them. I read and listened of course. Stella Bloom and Jason Clarke are 2 of my favorites so listening to them was no hardship. They have perfect cadence and inflection. Also giving this amazing book an extra boost to the next level when listening. I was never bored. All in all I loved this story. Only needed a bit more wrapping up with the ex and the mom. Other than that? A perfect 10 in my book. I will always one click Helena Hinting books as I know they will be amazing per the proof of all the books I’ve read prior! 🥰

I couldn't wait for King's book because he was such an interestingly weird character, so straight laced and proper which is NOT at all what you expect from a hockey player!!!! I think this was the best book out of the 3, which is saying a lot!!!! Loved it! We met Ryan Kingston in Rook's story. He's the goalie for the Seattle NHL team, extremely straight laced, doesn't drink alcohol but milk, and had a steady girlfriend for several years. Never had a 1 night stand and was always a gentleman. All that kinda changes when his family drops a bomb of a secret on him and he meets Queenie in a bar. Queenie was such a wonderful lead female character!!! I want to be her friend and hang out! She doesn't have the best self esteem, due to a absentee mother and poor choices in men. She does have a wonderful father, but she feels like she's a burden to him. Mostly due to her selfish mother telling her she is! Really didn't like her!! She's keeping secrets of her own, which one big one comes back to bite her in the ass! These 2 together were amazing!!! Opposites in a lot of ways, but similar in so many others. Queenie brough King to life and he brought calm to her storm. Perfect!! It was great to visit with Rook, Bishop, Lainey, Stevie, and Violet. It was also a bonus to get to know Alex and Violet's kids! They were such a wonderful addition to the story! Of course, there were the characters that you love to hate - Corey Slater and Sissy!! Lord, they were just horrible humans! And King's family was interesting, to say the least. I loved this book! It was fun, made me laugh, had me swooning, had some very HOT scenes, and just the right amount of angst. I do think it was the best of the series, and that's saying a lot since the first 2 were awesome!!

This book keep me awake all night, it was such atq beautiful story, don't hesitate to read You Will fall in love too

En general los tres libros de la serie me han gustado, pero este ha sido el que más me ha gustado, una historia muy romántica. Supongo que el cuarto libro tratará de Jack y Hanna, estoy deseando leerlo!

It’s been so long since I’ve read a cinnamon scroll :) This was a nice story, steam was long and most faded out. The OW drama was quickly rectified and the extended family was fun.

King is the calm one, Queenie is the chaotic one. But they are perfect for each other. King is so balanced and poised, it's actually beautiful how he handles all problems...I actually felt very happy to read this book. Not just because how King is calm, but also how Queenie finally knows what to do and faces her insecurities.

"I feel like I’ve finally found my person. The one who won’t try to tame my chaos but will let me live in it and help me balance my impulsiveness with stability. He’s yin and I’m yang. He’s sugar and I’m salt." This is an all-round good story. It has a little of everything I look for in a romance novel. It stirs your emotions and has you rooting for the couple from the start. There’s some angst, a dash of ‘what did I just read’, enough Awe! to make you swoon, a soupcon of hilarity and plenty to make you fan yourself. There is ex drama, family drama, & a forbidden relationship. Ryan Kingston ‘King’ is the archetypal good boy. Respectful, considerate, teetotal, polite. He’s never met a rule that shouldn’t be followed. Queenie, on the other hand, is impulsive, sassy, chaotic, confused, worrier. She the hot mess. Lacks self-confidence Both are passionate. Though only one of them is following their passion. After a secret is exposed King uncharacteristically decides to head to a bar to drown his problems, though not very successfully until Queenie lends a hand. Leading to a one-night stand which is totally out of character for King. She’s gone in the morning, for a disappointed King life goes on unchanged, until the first practice of the season. King discovers that not only is Queenie his GMs new assistant, she’s also his only daughter. Queenie would quite like to hide from the situation; King, true to his nature takes the first opportunity to confront the situation head on. They are the perfect foil to each other. King brings stability to Queenie, Queenie mayhem/chaos to King. “She’s my raging rapids, and I’m her calm lake at dawn. We’re good. Perfect” Secrets of any size can cause problems, hence why we hide them. There are secrets aplenty, some inconsequential, others that are life changing in their enormity A shy little flower in the story will melt your heart. ARC from the author in return for an honest review. I have also purchased this book.