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Two women, one relationship, and a very good reason nobody can know.
55 verified books · 11 new to LRR · 44 LRR reviewed · 26 L1–L3 · 21 explicit · 27 with a confirmed HEA or HFN
Some romances are forbidden. Others are private. A secret-relationship romance lives between the two: the couple is together, or falling for each other, and cannot let the people who matter find out. The secrecy changes the relationship itself.
This guide is for readers who want secrecy that lasts more than a chapter. The reason might be fame, a job, a team, politics, family, faith or simply the cost of being seen. We label the reason for the secrecy, and we show heat and ending separately so you can pick the hidden love story you actually want.
Quick answer
A secret relationship romance is one where the couple deliberately hides their relationship from someone whose knowledge matters: family, fans, a boss, a team, the press. It is not the same as forbidden love, which is about a rule against the relationship; a book can have one, both or neither.
| Label | What it means on LRR |
|---|---|
| Secret relationship | The relationship is deliberately hidden from a person, group, workplace or public that matters to the story. |
| Forbidden love | A rule, taboo or authority prohibits the relationship. It may be public or secret. We store it separately. |
| Closeted relationship | The secrecy is tied to coming out or being out. |
| Private relationship | The couple keeps things low-key, but hiding it does not drive the plot. Not included here. |
Secret vs Forbidden: What Is the Difference?
Secret is about concealment: the couple hides the relationship from someone. Forbidden is about prohibition: a rule, law, family, faith or employer says it should not happen. A book can have either or both. A boss and employee who date openly against company policy are forbidden but not secret; two women hiding from a homophobic family are secret, and forbidden too. This page is for books where the hiding itself drives the story.
| Secret relationship | Forbidden love | |
|---|---|---|
| The core problem | Someone must not find out | Someone says it is not allowed |
| Can it be public? | No, by definition | Yes |
| Typical source | Closet, fame, work, team, family | Rules, law, rank, faith, family feud |
| Both at once? | Often: a forbidden relationship is frequently kept secret, and LRR labels both separately | |
Start Here: 8 Books to Read First
A mix of LRR-reviewed favourites and new finds, chosen for fit and variety rather than popularity.
First row: why the book fits, its ending and its heat. Second row: extra labels, and whether the book is new to LRR.
Every card names its source: our review, or the publisher description.
Heat and endings appear only when confirmed.
Truth and Measure
Roslyn Sinclair
Jules Moretti & Vivian Carlisle — a twenty-five-year-old assistant and her editor-in-chief, roughly seventeen years apart
Why start here: Workplace, Royal or political, Closeted. LRR reviewed.
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The Princess Match
Clare Lydon
Princess Victoria, heir to the throne, & Ashleigh, England’s women’s football captain
Why start here: Celebrity or public life, Sports, Royal or political. LRR reviewed.
Lacey Lassiter Is Not a Lesbian
Mabel Ballard
Lacey Lassiter (pop star) & Corey Emmons (TV actress)
Why start here: Celebrity or public life, Royal or political, Closeted. LRR reviewed.
Last Night at the Telegraph Club
Malinda Lo
Lily Hu & Kathleen “Kath” Miller — classmates who find the same advertisement, friends to lovers
Why start here: Family or faith pressure, Closeted, Historical. LRR reviewed.
Those Who Wait
Haley Cass
Sutton & Charlotte — grad student and closeted deputy mayor, friends-to-lovers
Why start here: Royal or political, Closeted. LRR reviewed.
Atmosphere
Taylor Jenkins Reid
Joan Goodwin & Vanessa Ford — astronomer and mission specialist, hidden inside 1980s NASA
Why start here: Workplace, Family or faith pressure, Closeted. LRR reviewed.
Hotshot
Clare Lydon
Sloane Patterson (US football star) & Ella Carmichael (club performance and lifestyle coach)
Why start here: Celebrity or public life, Workplace, Sports. LRR reviewed.
Perks of Office
Liz Rain
Emma Ives (electorate office manager) & Bridget O’Keefe (MP and minister)
Why start here: Workplace, Sports, Closeted. LRR reviewed.
Celebrity and Public Life
9 secret romances with actors, singers, athletes and public figures who cannot be seen together.
About That Kiss
Harper Bliss
Ida Burton & Faye Fleming — closeted Hollywood veteran and award-winning star, both around fifty, co-stars to lovers
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Celebrity romance, actresses, later-in-life coming out, queer awakening, co-stars to lovers, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Readers describe an unusually long happy ending and praise the epilogue, so the HEA is not in doub.
Breaking Character
Lee Winter
Elizabeth Thornton & Summer Hayes — reputedly icy British A-lister and her sunny American co-star
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: closet” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: This resolves completely, with an epilogue and an unambiguous HEA..
Exclusive
Melissa Brayden
Skyler Ruiz (reporter, 30) & Carolyn “Carrie” McNamara (TV anchor)
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Age gap, celebrity crush, workplace, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending 3.4/5 :: ✓ HEA ✓ Rushed for one ✓ Lost some readers ✓ Standalone.
Half-Court Heat
Eliza Lentzski
Lex Bennet & Eva Montgomery, pro basketball players and former rivals
Evidence: LRR review
“Lex Bennet and Eva Montgomery went from college rivals to teammates to secret girlfriends; now the season is over and they finally have a shot at something real.” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Love Me Like You Shouldn’t
Harper Bliss
Dr. Nicola “Nic” Forbes & Avery Hall — widowed therapist and rising actress, therapist and client
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Therapist and client, forbidden love, age gap, celebrity and civilian, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: It sits in Bliss's Blissverse… it needs no prior reading and ends with an HEA..
Workplace and Professional Secrecy
11 books where a job, a boss or a rule makes the relationship risky.
A Shot at Love
Georgie Luttrell
Frankie Stevens & Jules Clarke — assistant coach and the captain’s twin sister
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Friends to lovers, slow burn, coach and player's sister, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending ★★★★☆ 3.7/5 :: ✓ Happy ending ✓ No third-act breakup.
Loser of the Year
Carrie Byrd
Mattie Belman (theatre teacher, divorced, Jewish lesbian) & Jillian Reed (soccer coach, former pro player, closeted)
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Enemies to lovers, opposites attract, workplace rivals, ice queen, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Series: Standalone novel with a happy ending; Ending :: Happy ending, Heart-warming end.
The Headmistress
Milena McKay
Samantha Threadneedle & Magdalene Nox — a maths teacher and the new headmistress she slept with the night before
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: queen, one-night stand with the new boss, age gap, workplace romance, forbidden love, dark academia, forced proximity, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: It is a genre romance with a full HEA and an epilogue that goes further than most.
Last Chance
Claire Highton-Stevenson
Nora Brady, a midfielder in her late twenties, & Gabby Dean, 47, the club’s owner
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Age gap, boss/employee, athlete comeback, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts).
Play You For It
Samantha Saldivar
Jordan D’Amato, a D1 men’s basketball head coach, & Caroline Beck, a sports reporter
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Forbidden romance, workplace secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts).
Sports and Team Secrecy
19 books where a team, a coach or a league is the reason for the secret.
Bank Shot
Josie Mae
GJ Mitchell, a college basketball captain, & Leah Moretti, a cheerleader and her teammate’s twin
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Teammate's sister, forbidden romance, no strings attached, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending: HEA ✓ Epilogue ✓ Series continues.
Between the Lines
Emily Hayes
Lou Calder & Camille Laurent-Dubois — captain and superstar signing
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Captain and new signing, teammates, forbidden, secret” Source → Heat: LRR review: Not rated on romance.io — billed as high-heat; readers agree it gets physical fast; fast, steamy. Ending: LRR review: Phoenix Ridge Hockey #1 — happily ever after; Ending ★★★★☆ 3.5/5 :: ✓ Happy ever after ✓ All comes.
Love Pucked
Emily Silver
Delaney Charles (head coach) & Lydia Bishop (star player, her ex)
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Second chance, exes to lovers, coach/player, forbidden romance, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Toronto Rosebuds #1 — HEA, no third-act breakup; Ending ✓ HEA.
Roller Girl
Vanessa North
Tina Durham & Joe Delario — divorced trans ex-wakeboarder and butch plumber-coach, player/coach secret relationship
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Roller derby, coach and player, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes. After a temporary breakup over the secrecy, Tina and Joe end together and go public … One r.
Playing for Keeps
Jennifer Dugan
June (pitcher) & Ivy (student umpire)
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Forbidden love, rivals to lovers, athlete / official, secret” Source → Ending: LRR review: Ending :: ✓ Endgame couple ✓ Rarely discussed ✓ Standalone ✓ Doubts about longevity.
Closeted Love
18 books where the secrecy is tied to coming out. We only use this label when the source makes that connection.
Annie on My Mind
Nancy Garden
Liza Winthrop & Annie Kenyon — private-school class president and public-school dreamer, friends-to-lovers
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Friends-to-lovers, first love, queer awakening, class difference, forbidden love, outing, coming of age, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Ending 4.1/5 :: ✓ Happy-for-now rather than full HEA; reconciling and planning to see each other a.
Carol (The Price of Salt)
Patricia Highsmith
Therese Belivet & Carol Aird — a nineteen-year-old shopgirl and a woman in her thirties mid-divorce
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Age difference, class difference, queer awakening, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Hopeful rather than resolved… the final scene is a reunion across a restaurant rather than a set.
Forget Me Not
Alyson Derrick
Stevie & Nora — secret girlfriends of two years, second chance after one forgets
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Amnesia, second chance, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: It is a standalone with a complete arc and a happily-ever-after.
The Long Way Home
Rachel Spangler
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: closet” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Raine and Beth reach a warm, hopeful happily-ever-after that feels earned rather than easy..
Odd Girl Out
Ann Bannon
Laura Landon & Beth Cullison — shy freshman and confident older sorority sister, a secret first love
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: First love, forbidden love, queer awakening, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review (corrects earlier derived value): Not a romantic one. Beth chooses Charlie, and Laura is left alone.
Family, Faith and Community Pressure
18 books where family, religion or a small town makes being seen dangerous or costly.
A Little Sin
Rawnie Sabor
Violet Kane & Reyna Alvarez — corporate perfectionist and Pride fiend, arrangement-to-lovers
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Femdom D/s, praise kink, lesbian awakening later in life, cabin in the woods, hurt/comfort, caretaking, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Delilah Green Doesn’t Care
Ashley Herring Blake
Delilah Green & Claire Sutherland — a prickly New York photographer and the hometown bookseller raising a teenager
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Grumpy sunshine, hometown return, forced proximity, friends with benefits, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: It is a genre romance with a full HEA for Delilah and Claire, arriving after a third-act breakup..
Feast While You Can
Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta
Angelina Sicco & Jagvi — small-town femme and her brother’s butch ex
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Forbidden romance, brother's ex, butch/femme, small-town claustrophobia, possession horror, touch as the only cure, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: existing LRR data.
Even Though I Knew the End
C.L. Polk
Helen Brandt & Edith — an established couple of several years, hiding in plain sight in 1941 Chicago
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: eal with the devil, ticking clock, occult noir, found family, sibling reconciliation, forbidden love in period setting, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review (corrects earlier derived value): romance.io tags it "nontraditional HEA", and Publishers Weekly ca.
Far From You
Tess Sharpe
Sophie Winters & Mina — lifelong best friends whose secret relationship is revealed in flashback
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Murdered best friend, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: the relationship cannot have a happy ending because Mina's death is the premise..
Royal and Political Secrecy
13 books with princesses, politicians and first daughters. See also Royal Sapphic Romance.
Above All, Honor
Radclyffe
Cameron Roberts & Blair Powell — Secret Service commander and the president’s daughter, forbidden bodyguard romance
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Bodyguard romance, forbidden love, forced proximity, duty versus desire, stoic protector, rebellious first daughter, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Cam and Blair reach a declaration by the end. Their relationship continues across nine more books,.
Girls of Paper and Fire
Natasha Ngan
Lei & Wren — two Paper Girls bound to the same king, forbidden love
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Forbidden love, royal concubine captivity, palace intrigue, rebellion, caste system, found family among captives, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Yes. Book one ends on a major cliffhanger and does not resolve the central conflict..
The Senator’s Wife
Jen Lyon
Alex Grey, a pro soccer player, & Catharine Cleveland, a businesswoman married to a US senator
Evidence: LRR review
“Alex Grey, a pro soccer player, & Catharine Cleveland, a businesswoman married to a US senator” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Opinions differ. One reader calls it a cliffhanger of sorts … Either way, the story continues in.
Her Royal Bodyguard
Margaux Fox
love with the client.Princess Alexandra is due to marry a Prince. So, when Erin starts to secretly develop feelings for the charismatic Princess she knows it can only ever end in tears.Erin finds hers
Evidence: Publisher description
“…love with the client.Princess Alexandra is due to marry a Prince. So, when Erin starts to secretly develop feelings for the charismatic Princess she knows it can only ever end in tears.Erin finds hers…” Source → Heat: romance.io reader steam rating 4.0/5 (15 ratings).
Historical Hidden Love
4 historical books where society itself makes the secret necessary.
The Brides
Charlotte Cross
Mafalda Lowell & Lucy North — schoolmates and secret lovers in 1884, a doomed romance
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Dracula retelling, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: No. It is a gothic tragedy … not every woman survives. Several readers object specifically to ho.
Secret Relationships With a Happy Ending
27 books have a confirmed HEA or HFN. Show only confirmed happy endings.
A Marine Awakening
Jax Meyer
Cameron Warren (introverted Marine, autistic) & Sharon Rodriguez (outgoing Marine)
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: First love, secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: The author describes it as a new adult romance with a happy ending..
Take the Shot
Jamey Moody
Ariana Villa, 29, a New York point guard, & Nicole Neal, 42, a WNBA commentator
Evidence: LRR review
“Tropes: Age gap, forbidden (conflict of interest), secret” Source → Heat: existing LRR data (P4/P6/page tags/review facts). Ending: LRR review: Does Take the Shot have a happy ending? Yes. Readers confirm an HEA..
How LRR Verifies These Books
A book qualifies when its central romance is sapphic and the relationship is deliberately hidden from someone who matters, for a meaningful part of the book. For books we have reviewed, the evidence is our review; for books new to LRR, it is the publisher description. Book-database tags were only used to find candidates: 44 LRR books were checked, and books where the secrecy was a single scene, or where the relationship was merely forbidden, were left out.
Heat uses the LRR scale (L1 no on-page sex to L5 very explicit). For books new to LRR, heat comes from the romance.io reader steam rating when at least ten readers have rated it, and is marked “not rated” otherwise. Endings appear only when a source confirms them.
Complete Collection
All 55 verified books, each listed once. Tap a filter to narrow the table.
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| Book | Why it fits | Heat | Ending | LRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atmosphere Taylor Jenkins Reid | Workplace, Family or faith pressure, Closeted | L2 · Closed door | HEA | Review |
| Hotshot Clare Lydon | Celebrity or public life, Workplace, Sports, Family or faith pressure | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Lacey Lassiter Is Not a Lesbian Mabel Ballard | Celebrity or public life, Royal or political, Closeted | Heat disputed (L2 or L3) | Ending unverified | Review |
| Last Night at the Telegraph Club Malinda Lo | Family or faith pressure, Closeted, Historical | L2 · Closed door | Bittersweet | Review |
| Perks of Office Liz Rain | Workplace, Sports, Closeted, Age gap | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Princess Match Clare Lydon | Celebrity or public life, Sports, Royal or political, Closeted | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Those Who Wait Haley Cass | Royal or political, Closeted | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Truth and Measure Roslyn Sinclair | Workplace, Royal or political, Closeted, Age gap, YA | L4 · Explicit | Cliffhanger | Review |
| A Little Sin Rawnie Sabor | Royal or political, Family or faith pressure | L5 · Very explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| A Marine Awakening Jax Meyer | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review | |
| A Shot at Love Georgie Luttrell | Workplace, Sports, Family or faith pressure | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| About That Kiss Harper Bliss | Celebrity or public life, Closeted | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Above All, Honor Radclyffe | Royal or political | L3 · Open door | Series continues | Review |
| All the Worlds Between Us Morgan Lee Miller | Sports, Closeted | Heat not rated | Series continues | Review |
| Annie on My Mind Nancy Garden | Royal or political, Closeted | L2 · Closed door | HFN | Review |
| Bank Shot Josie Mae | Sports | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Between the Lines Emily Hayes | Sports, Closeted | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Breaking Character Lee Winter | Celebrity or public life, Workplace, Royal or political, Closeted, Age gap | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Carol (The Price of Salt) Patricia Highsmith | Closeted, YA | L1 · No on-page sex | HFN | Review |
| Contract Bound Elle Mae | L5 · Very explicit | Cliffhanger/series continues | Review | |
| Delilah Green Doesn’t Care Ashley Herring Blake | Family or faith pressure, YA | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Even Though I Knew the End C.L. Polk | Family or faith pressure, Historical | L2 · Closed door | Bittersweet | Review |
| Exclusive Melissa Brayden | Celebrity or public life, Workplace, Age gap | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| Far From You Tess Sharpe | Family or faith pressure | L2 · Closed door | Tragic | Review |
| Feast While You Can Mikaella Clements & Onjuli Datta | Family or faith pressure | L4 · Explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Forget Me Not Alyson Derrick | Family or faith pressure, Closeted | L2 · Closed door | HEA | Review |
| Girls of Paper and Fire Natasha Ngan | Royal or political, Family or faith pressure, YA | L2 · Closed door | Cliffhanger | Review |
| Half-Court Heat Eliza Lentzski | Celebrity or public life, Sports | L4 · Explicit | HEA/HFN | Review |
| Last Chance Claire Highton-Stevenson | Workplace, Sports, Family or faith pressure, Age gap | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Loser of the Year Carrie Byrd | Workplace, Sports, Royal or political, Closeted | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Love Me Like You Shouldn’t Harper Bliss | Celebrity or public life, Age gap | L5 · Very explicit | HEA | Review |
| Love Pucked Emily Silver | Sports | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Odd Girl Out Ann Bannon | Sports, Closeted, Historical | L1 · No on-page sex | Bittersweet | Review |
| Our Secret Summer Harper Bliss | Family or faith pressure, Age gap | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | Review |
| Play You For It Samantha Saldivar | Workplace, Sports | L3 · Open door | Ending unverified | Review |
| Playing for Keeps Jennifer Dugan | Sports, YA | Heat not rated | HFN | Review |
| Queerleaders Olivia A. Cole & Ashley Woodfolk | Sports, Family or faith pressure, YA | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | Review |
| Roller Girl Vanessa North | Sports, Family or faith pressure | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| Take the Shot Jamey Moody | Age gap | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Brides Charlotte Cross | Historical | Heat disputed (L1 or L2) | Tragic | Review |
| The Headmistress Milena McKay | Workplace, Royal or political, Age gap | L4 · Explicit | HEA | Review |
| The Long Way Home Rachel Spangler | Family or faith pressure, Closeted | L3 · Open door | HEA | Review |
| The Miseducation of Cameron Post emily m. danforth | Family or faith pressure, Closeted | L3 · Open door | Unconventional ending | Review |
| The Senator’s Wife Jen Lyon | Sports, Royal or political, Age gap | L2 · Closed door | Series continues | Review |
| Broken Not Shattered Rita Potter | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Constitution Check Katherine McIntyre · Dungeons and Dating #4 | Sports | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Contract for Love Margaux Fox · Infinite Tenderness #1 | Celebrity or public life | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Flip the Script Lyla Lee | L1 · No on-page sex | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Her Royal Bodyguard Margaux Fox | Royal or political | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| Home for the Holidays Erin Zak | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| The Christmas Ball Lily Seabrooke | Family or faith pressure | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
| The Nightingale and the Rose Jolie Dvorak | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| The Whole Truth Haley Cass | L4 · Explicit | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| When I Picture You Sasha Laurens | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR | |
| Who I Was with Her Nita Tyndall | Sports, YA | Heat not rated | Ending unverified | New on LRR |
Checked and Not Included
Checked and not included
- Books where the relationship is forbidden but openly known (we track forbidden love separately).
- Books where secrecy lasts a single scene or misunderstanding.
- Books where the hidden relationship is not the central romance.
Frequently Asked Questions
What counts as a secret relationship?
A relationship the couple deliberately hides from someone whose knowledge matters to the story: family, a team, an employer, fans or the press.
Is a secret relationship the same as forbidden love?
No. Forbidden love is about a rule against the relationship; secret relationship is about hiding it. A book can have one, both or neither, and LRR stores them separately.
Can a secret relationship romance have a happy ending?
Yes. 27 books here have a confirmed HEA or HFN. Secrecy does not predict the ending, so we verify it separately.
Does every secret relationship involve coming out?
No. Fame, work, sport, politics, family safety and plain privacy can all drive the secret. We only label a book “closeted” when the source says so.
How many books are on this page?
55 verified books: 44 already on LRR and 11 new to LRR.
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