Title: Hide and Sneak
Series: Happy Haven
Author: S.M. Shade
Release Date: July 31, 2025
This is the year that all my hard work and saving is going to pay off. My goals are clear, to quit my job at the daycare center, start a business, and move out of Happy Haven Trailer Park, It isn't a bad place, and I love most of my crazy neighbors, but it was always meant to be a stepping stone.
I'm a woman with a plan. A plan that doesn't include living with my brother and his best friend, Sutton, but here we are. They need a place to stay for a few months, and I can't say no.
No good deed goes unpunished.
Sutton Yates is not one of my favorite people, and he wastes no time throwing my peaceful life into chaos. It's just my luck that his road construction job has him working the same hours that I do. I'm stuck with him every evening.
He's infuriating. He thinks he's hilarious and nothing entertains him more than getting under my skin.
In high school he was the troublemaker we all had a crush on, but at twenty-six years old, I know better than to be taken in by a few muscles and tattoos. He's insufferable, and I've matured.
So it would be great if I could stop ending up in his bed.
So I've had the worst book slump for months now. I have had multiple books that I end up DNF'ing (or at least NRN'ing) bc I just haven't been able to read anything in sooo long. Between summer break (& daughter being home from school) & just stress of everything I haven't been able to get into a book or more than a handful of chapters in forever. So when S.M. Shade's new book went live, I jumped at the chance to read it!
I love SM Shade's books. Her romcoms already make me feel giddy & swoon over the characters and lol. And this was no different.
Hide and Sneak is the last book in the Happy Havens series & about Lila - one of the residents. When her brother is evicted she lets him move into her trailer at Happy Haven with her. The day he shows up to move in, his best friend Sutton is in tow as well. Lila gives in, now having two roommates instead of one, one of which she isn't exactly fond of. Sutton was a bad influence on her brother when they were teens, and they weren't exactly friends. But things heat up between them when they start a FWB situation & sneaking around behind Lila's brothers back, surely nothing could go wrong?
This book was definitely a cute fun read. It was light and filled with humor and steam. I love the Happy Haven crew and was sad to see it coming to an end. I love seeing the shenanigans that the characters got up to & did enjoy this book, and can't wait to see what is next from SM Shade.
4 ⭐ out of 5⭐
3🌶️ out of 5🌶️.
Tropes:
• rom-com
• brothers best friend
• hate to love
• childless by choice
About the Author:
S.M. Shade writes spicy romantic comedies and steamy contemporary romances with relatable characters. Whether it's a good laugh or a good cry, she likes to grab you by your emotions and make you feel. An unashamed Croc enthusiast and poetry nerd, she can usually be found listening to Indie Rock and watching birds.
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