“You need to be like a Swiss bank,” he’d taught me. The trick, I found out, was learning how to get people to confide in you, and I learned quickly that being trustworthy was the key. “Secrets,” he’d told me once, “are like a good investment-you don’t always get a return in the short term, but if you let them marinate, they’ll always give you back more than you put in.” I learned almost everything from Graham Morgan. Now it’s my job to protect her in any way I can. I stole her away from all of that, and she came willingly, even though it might cost her everything-it might cost both of us everything.

I stole her away from that place, from those people, from him-the man who doesn’t deserve her. The events of SECRET KEEPER take place one year after the events of STUCK UP SUIT.Īlthough you can read this book entirely as a standalone, I encourage you to read STUCK UP SUIT, as well as all of the other books in the original Cocky Hero Series by Vi and Penelope. It's published as part of the Cocky Hero Club world, a series of original works, written by various authors, and inspired by Keeland and Ward's New York Times bestselling series. SECRET KEEPER is a standalone story inspired by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward’s STUCK UP SUIT. Any resemblance to actual persons, things, living or dead, locales, or events is entirely coincidental. All names, characters, locations, and incidents are products of the authors’ imaginations. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law. Copyright © 2020 by Christopher Harlan and Cocky Hero Club, Inc.Īll rights reserved.

Secret Keeper by Christopher Harlan