The Secret's Out

5 huge heart melting stars for the next installment in the Hawks MC - Caroline Springs Charter that features Josie Alexander / Caden "Pick" Adams / Eli "Billy the Kid" Walker. This book is truly a beautiful coming together of three individuals that have all had their fair share of abuse/pain/heartache/neglect it contains both M/F ~ M/M ~ M/M/F scenes that are some of the most scorching hot scenes this author has ever written so consider yourself warned of the menage/triad relationship portion and enjoy the journey she takes you on.

Josie Alexander has been away in Melbourne at university for the last two years missing her family desperately. Josie decided she will conquer her demons and succeed on her own so she refuses to tuck her tail between her legs and run back home to the only family she has ever had in Ballarat. She has a great friend and roommate in Simone and the elusive home owner Parker who is rarely there. Everything was going well until she accepted a date with a guy named Cameron who realized rather quickly that Josie was different from other girls and instead of respecting her boundaries he thought he could push them by tormenting her. Days of torment turned into weeks then months and Josie is starting to shut down until Simone makes a call that changes everything.

Billy is a true ladies man and has fun flirting and seducing anything in a skirt he also considers himself heterosexual and in no way attracted to men, but one drunken night a few years ago changed everything between him and Pick. Billy and Pick are both in love with the same woman but instead of her choosing between them she decided to move away to attend university. Billy refuses to even be friends with Pick after the fall out two years ago finding it easier to avoid the temptation of him all together then be faced with thoughts of their night together. Now they are sent on a mission by Talon...together...to help Josie. Billy has no idea how this will play out but it has been two long years in the making.

Pick messed up once before with the Hawks when he sold Zara out, therefore he knows there is no way in this life or the next he would do anything to jeopardize the family he has found in the MC. After the horrific childhood his mother put him through where he was both physically and sexually assaulted Pick has accepted his bisexual side but it still makes him feel so dirty to want the things he does especially when he has those thoughts about Billy. Now standing in front of Talon hearing him say he wants him and Billy to go to Melbourne and stay with Josie to handle her problems is like a dream come true. Billy and Pick can finally claim their girl as long as Josie is agreeable and live the life he has only dreamed about.

Wow this edition to the Hawks MC was by far my favorite. I think the crew of the MC and town of Caroline Springs is going to be epic! I both laughed and sobbed while reading this book and certain parts had me overheating it was so damn steamy. We got to meet new characters that certainly have a story to tell and caught up on old ones too. Then of course the way the author sets up the storyline for the next book in the series is just enough to leave you wanting it right now... Hello Saxon ;)

Yes this story is completely different then the rest.

Spoilers

There was not as much joking around as in other books. I feel that was the big difference. For me there pasts were presented before so that was not an issue. The big gut rencher for me was the death of Josie's dad. The whole scene through the funeral was heart breaking. The sex scenes were awesome. Totally looking forward to Nary and Saxon, however their story is not next. The anticipation is a killer.

Seriously, this book picks up where the last book in Hawks MC left off. However, this time, things are totally different.

Different town, college, trying to live her life, and yet everything is still the same for Josie. Things are a roller coaster ride from start to finish. Just when she thinks everything is going to settle down, it all has just started. Is she going to be able to stop worrying about what others think and admit to what she wants and needs?? Is she going to be able to admit the truth?

Will the guys be able to admit that they both need her?? That they both love her?? That they can't live without her?

Book 1 in the Hawks MC, Caroline Springs Chapter series.
Also linked to the Hawks MC series, which needs to be read first.
This book kept my attention from start to finish. I loved it. What this MC won't do for each other. Family is everything and proves to be the glue that keeps them strong.
Emotions run high in this book, so be prepared with the tissues.
OMG, the epilogue broke my heart. The chapter before it led me in one direction and made my heart break.

This is one of my favorite all time favorite series and books. I loved it so much. I think that Josie, Eli and Caden make an absolutely beautiful family. My favorite type of menage and really the only type I truly enjoy reading about are the ones in which everyone is in love with each other. I think it makes for such beautiful and hot romance. This was an amazing story albeit heartbreaking at times so be prepared with some tissues. I cannot recommend this book and whole series enough. If you love MC Romance then make sure you add Josie, Eli and Caden's story to your collection today.

I really enjoyed this book. I loved that both Pick and Billy took their time with Josie. They allowed her to grow in her own right before they both decided it was time to let their feelings for her be known.
And I loved that Pick and Billy share feelings for each other, too.
A bit a heat, a bit of suspense, and a bit of laughter. Great seeing the rest of the Hawks, as well.

STEAMY 5 STAR MC READ!!
***WARNING....contains HOT M/M and M/F/M scenes!!***
This is the first Lila Rose book I've read. I'm at a slight disadvantage not having read the pervious series to this book. However, reading this has given me the urge to go and read her original Hawks MC Series! This great storyline will have you falling in love with the characters and cheering them to a happily ever after. Can't wait to read more works by this author!
"Misery was my name and I didn't know how to change it." Josie found love and support in the Alexandra family. Part of that family extended into The Hawks MC. Growing up with two of the (now) club members, she developed feelings for both. Unable to choose between them, she ended up hurting them both by choosing neither. She thought it best to move on and try her best at living on her own terms. When trouble finds its way to her door, her family is there to ease her burden.
Caden (Pick) and Eli (Billy) each have their own troubled past. It's been two years since Josie left them both behind. Both are now fully involved in the Hawks. When the club is informed that Josie is being harassed, these two men are sent to take care of business and keep her safe! Even though it's been some time, the feelings the three of them share have never changed. Now that there are all together, those feelings only grow deeper. Will the boys be able to keep her save with their hearts in tack? Can the three of them come to an understanding? Find out in Lila Rose's MC spin off series!!
Missy - reviewer for Mommy's Naughty Playground

Where to begin this review. I have been eagerly anticipating this book for like EVER! And then once I finally had it on my Kindle, I couldn't bring myself to read it.. stupid right?

However, as soon as I read that opening paragraph, I was hooked. I knew from the get go, that even though this was a Hawks MC book, it was gonna be running with a different feel, and jeez did it do that.

Billy the Kid & Pick - oh dear lord, my heart was broken for them but they never once let their pasts dictate their futures.. and Josie - my poor sweet broken Josie, when you laughed I laughed, when you cried, I cried. I felt connected with you on some messed up level.

Lila's writing, drags you in to the story so you are feeling every emotion that is coursing through the pages, 2 parts in particular had me bawling my eyes out, snotty yucky ugly crying.. and yet I would go through that again,just to be able to read The Secret's Out for the first time again.

I can quite easily say, that this book was one of my top 10 reads of the year so far, hands down - and I fully recommend getting yourself involved with the Hawks MC Club series.

Review of The Secret’s Out by Lila Rose
Rating 4.5 Stars
I’ve been waiting for Josie’s story and hoping for her to find some happiness. The storyline was one where I found my heart hurt for Josie as she has had to be strong for so long from her time before the Hawks MC and after feeling like she needed to make it on her own, when in reality she had a family always there for her she just needed to reach out.
The trio of Josie and Pick and Eli. This was one you could see needed to happen long before it does. My only question on this story was why didn’t we see more interaction with Parker and make the boys earn it more and show Josie she was beautiful and loving and how she was a minx in disguise. But anyhow it worked out even though I would love to see a spin off with this Parker gentleman he intriques me.
Then Lila Rose does what she does so well and hit us all with a curveball that had me literally bawling my eyes out. Great story, Look forward to more.
*Reviewer for Hellmouth’s Bookblog & Reviews*
* I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

Such a naughty trio! Josie is a very introverted, non-confrontational person. She has lived through something very traumatic. Caden and Eli are her “home”. She has tried to make it on her own, but when trouble comes knocking, she finds she needs her men with her. This is not a relationship that you read about that often within an MC series. I love the whole “group” dynamic. Josie has two men who both “complete” her but in different ways. Caden and Eli both love this woman. They both provide for her emotional needs. What they don’t realize, is that she does the same for them. She may be “damaged” by some peoples standards, but these men never see that when they look at her. I love that what happened in her past makes them protective of her, but never has them limiting her or holding her back. The three of them have some scorching hot scenes in this book. WOW!! I love her roommate and would love to see her end up with someone from the club and be able to stay close to Josie.
Reviewed for FMR Book Grind

Josie want happy on her own. She missed her family. With her past, she wasn't comfortable with men. When Cameron took an interest in her, he went from nice to a total jerk. Her roommate, Simone, spoke with her mom and she sends Billy and Pick to her. She loves these two with all her heart and suddenly her world is complete. They both love her and will alway protect her with everything they have. They both want her but they aren't sure how she will react. Love, however, knows no bounds. These three have a very complex emotional love. They do have some trials and grief but as long as they are together, nothing will stop the force of their love.

I have been waiting for Pick, Josie & Billy's book for what feels like forever but the wait was worth it!!! This book was absolutely amazing and I loved every minute spent reading it!! My heart broke for Josie, and not just in this book but in the books that came before this in the Hawks MC series. I loved reading about how she was finally growing and starting to live. Pick & Billy definitely helped with that. Pick & Billy are so gentle and understanding with Josie, but they also push her to live and come out of her shell. The three of them just work together and I loved seeing Billy come out of his shell towards Pick. I love how open Pick is with everything & everyone. This book brought out all of the feels for me & Lila Rose couldn't have done a better job!! I loved this book & can't wait to see what she comes out with next!!

This was one of my favorite stories from Lila Rose. I've read all her books and this one takes the cake. There are so many emotions that are felt while reading this story. This was a great story about healing, love, redemption, and happiness. Josie has been hurt in the past, Pick was a traitor to his club, and Billy has had a hard life. These three need each other in order to obtain thier HEA. I loved seeing Josie heal and get her shot at happiness. I loved Pick becoming a man instead of the hated traitor I remember from Holding Out. Billy has never experienced love before from anyone and Josie and Pick provide it unconditionally. This was a excellent new spinoff series of the Hawkes MC and it's one epic emotional read. Thank you Lila Rose for one emotional beautiful love story.

First book read by Lila Rose. LOVED IT!!!! will not be my last. OMG!!! Never thought I would like a m/m/f. book. was I surprised. lol. Pick "Caden " and Billy the kid" Eli" are perfect hot men. Josie is a rape victim who has had a hard time with letting it go. The 2 men have loved her for 4 years, When some guys give her a hard time at uni. her brother in law sends the 2 men to deal with it. In the process of that Josie ends up falling in love too. Her rom mate and best friend Simone is a trip. Funny as hell. This was a really emotional rollercoaster. You will laugh and cry and curse and scream. Totally unexpected reading. Glad I found it. Now I HAVE to read the ones before this. lol How can I not.

STEAMY 5 STAR MC READ!!
***WARNING....contains HOT M/M and M/F/M scenes!!***
This is the first Lila Rose book I've read. I'm at a slight disadvantage not having read the pervious series to this book. However, reading this has given me the urge to go and read her original Hawks MC Series! This great storyline will have you falling in love with the characters and cheering them to a happily ever after. Can't wait to read more works by this author!
"Misery was my name and I didn't know how to change it." Josie found love and support in the Alexandra family. Part of that family extended into The Hawks MC. Growing up with two of the (now) club members, she developed feelings for both. Unable to choose between them, she ended up hurting them both by choosing neither. She thought it best to move on and try her best at living on her own terms. When trouble finds its way to her door, her family is there to ease her burden.
Caden (Pick) and Eli (Billy) each have their own troubled past. It's been two years since Josie left them both behind. Both are now fully involved in the Hawks. When the club is informed that Josie is being harassed, these two men are sent to take care of business and keep her safe! Even though it's been some time, the feelings the three of them share have never changed. Now that there are all together, those feelings only grow deeper. Will the boys be able to keep her save with their hearts in tack? Can the three of them come to an understanding? Find out in Lila Rose's MC spin off series!!
Missy - reviewer for Mommy's Naughty Playground

Where to begin this review. I have been eagerly anticipating this book for like EVER! And then once I finally had it on my Kindle, I couldn't bring myself to read it.. stupid right?

However, as soon as I read that opening paragraph, I was hooked. I knew from the get go, that even though this was a Hawks MC book, it was gonna be running with a different feel, and jeez did it do that.

Billy the Kid & Pick - oh dear lord, my heart was broken for them but they never once let their pasts dictate their futures.. and Josie - my poor sweet broken Josie, when you laughed I laughed, when you cried, I cried. I felt connected with you on some messed up level.

Lila's writing, drags you in to the story so you are feeling every emotion that is coursing through the pages, 2 parts in particular had me bawling my eyes out, snotty yucky ugly crying.. and yet I would go through that again,just to be able to read The Secret's Out for the first time again.

I can quite easily say, that this book was one of my top 10 reads of the year so far, hands down - and I fully recommend getting yourself involved with the Hawks MC Club series.

Review of The Secret’s Out by Lila Rose
Rating 4.5 Stars
I’ve been waiting for Josie’s story and hoping for her to find some happiness. The storyline was one where I found my heart hurt for Josie as she has had to be strong for so long from her time before the Hawks MC and after feeling like she needed to make it on her own, when in reality she had a family always there for her she just needed to reach out.
The trio of Josie and Pick and Eli. This was one you could see needed to happen long before it does. My only question on this story was why didn’t we see more interaction with Parker and make the boys earn it more and show Josie she was beautiful and loving and how she was a minx in disguise. But anyhow it worked out even though I would love to see a spin off with this Parker gentleman he intriques me.
Then Lila Rose does what she does so well and hit us all with a curveball that had me literally bawling my eyes out. Great story, Look forward to more.
*Reviewer for Hellmouth’s Bookblog & Reviews*
* I was given an ARC in exchange for an honest review.*

Such a naughty trio! Josie is a very introverted, non-confrontational person. She has lived through something very traumatic. Caden and Eli are her “home”. She has tried to make it on her own, but when trouble comes knocking, she finds she needs her men with her. This is not a relationship that you read about that often within an MC series. I love the whole “group” dynamic. Josie has two men who both “complete” her but in different ways. Caden and Eli both love this woman. They both provide for her emotional needs. What they don’t realize, is that she does the same for them. She may be “damaged” by some peoples standards, but these men never see that when they look at her. I love that what happened in her past makes them protective of her, but never has them limiting her or holding her back. The three of them have some scorching hot scenes in this book. WOW!! I love her roommate and would love to see her end up with someone from the club and be able to stay close to Josie.
Reviewed for FMR Book Grind

Josie want happy on her own. She missed her family. With her past, she wasn't comfortable with men. When Cameron took an interest in her, he went from nice to a total jerk. Her roommate, Simone, spoke with her mom and she sends Billy and Pick to her. She loves these two with all her heart and suddenly her world is complete. They both love her and will alway protect her with everything they have. They both want her but they aren't sure how she will react. Love, however, knows no bounds. These three have a very complex emotional love. They do have some trials and grief but as long as they are together, nothing will stop the force of their love.

I have been waiting for Pick, Josie & Billy's book for what feels like forever but the wait was worth it!!! This book was absolutely amazing and I loved every minute spent reading it!! My heart broke for Josie, and not just in this book but in the books that came before this in the Hawks MC series. I loved reading about how she was finally growing and starting to live. Pick & Billy definitely helped with that. Pick & Billy are so gentle and understanding with Josie, but they also push her to live and come out of her shell. The three of them just work together and I loved seeing Billy come out of his shell towards Pick. I love how open Pick is with everything & everyone. This book brought out all of the feels for me & Lila Rose couldn't have done a better job!! I loved this book & can't wait to see what she comes out with next!!

This was one of my favorite stories from Lila Rose. I've read all her books and this one takes the cake. There are so many emotions that are felt while reading this story. This was a great story about healing, love, redemption, and happiness. Josie has been hurt in the past, Pick was a traitor to his club, and Billy has had a hard life. These three need each other in order to obtain thier HEA. I loved seeing Josie heal and get her shot at happiness. I loved Pick becoming a man instead of the hated traitor I remember from Holding Out. Billy has never experienced love before from anyone and Josie and Pick provide it unconditionally. This was a excellent new spinoff series of the Hawkes MC and it's one epic emotional read. Thank you Lila Rose for one emotional beautiful love story.

First book read by Lila Rose. LOVED IT!!!! will not be my last. OMG!!! Never thought I would like a m/m/f. book. was I surprised. lol. Pick "Caden " and Billy the kid" Eli" are perfect hot men. Josie is a rape victim who has had a hard time with letting it go. The 2 men have loved her for 4 years, When some guys give her a hard time at uni. her brother in law sends the 2 men to deal with it. In the process of that Josie ends up falling in love too. Her rom mate and best friend Simone is a trip. Funny as hell. This was a really emotional rollercoaster. You will laugh and cry and curse and scream. Totally unexpected reading. Glad I found it. Now I HAVE to read the ones before this. lol How can I not.

I’m not sure what Universe these people live in but in our universe it isn’t just standard everyday fare to be so accepting of two men and one woman in a relationship. If it were every woman would have more than 1, or at least I would LOL. I was pleasantly surprised that I liked this as much as I did, even the M/M love scenes were done tastefully. It was a little hard to catch up on a lot of the characters because, even though this was a stand-alone story, there were a lot of characters from the series where these characters first appeared. They did, however peak my interest enough to seek out the first couple books in that series. Time will tell if I will continue to enjoy this particular series but I like what I have read so far.

Wow! Ms. Rose nearly had me cursing her! Warning DO NOT READ THE ENDING before reading the whole story! I sometimes sneak a look at the ending of a story but this time I didn't and wow was I surprised! Awesome young adult menage with some M/M scenes beautifully written!

O M G!!!!! Absolutely LOVED this story. I laughed, CRIED & boy was it steaming hot!!! I could not put this book down....I did not want it to end. The character development is wonderful....I can't wait for more. I really enjoyed the surprise twist in this story took...didn't see that coming....Love that! I am totally addicted...I CANNOT wait for more!!!