Nurse Nyla Franklin has been the best friend of Leo Sayre, her sisters' ex-husband, for years. She goes to check on him after he has gum surgery, only to find out that he is having an extreme reaction to the pain med. He also tells her a secret he has kept for years. This secret affects everyone in the family, and Nyla cannot keep a secret!!
This is a Charmingly Heartrending story about families, biological and chosen, that will warm your heart and keep you reading until the very end!

I don't read a lot of romance, but this one piqued my interest. What was the secret Leo told Nyla? I thought it was something very different than what it turned out to be--for the better! Overall, this was a good story with well-developed characters but I did have some issues with a woman being comfortable with her ex-husband being with her sister, but that could just be me. I also found the fact that Nyla can't keep a secret to be kind of juvenile--everyone can keep a secret if they need to, and as a nurse, she clearly was able to do so.

A fun, quick read that I enjoyed. Many thanks to netgalley for providing me with an ARC that I voluntarily read.

Secrets will either tare you apart of set you free. For Nyla she can't keep a secret to save her life but when she accidentally learns a huge secret she tries with all her might to keep it from her family. Unfortunately one secret becomes another and before long Nyla is about to burst with secrets.

Leo has always cared about Nyla but not in the way his head and other parts are starting to care for her now. They can't fall for one another, it would be too complicated but the heart wants what he heart wants so why fight it.

There are lots of secrets in this book and some more of an issue than others. I wish Nyla hadn't appeared to be such a ditz as far of keeping her mouth closed. I loved Leo and thought he was more of a stand up guy than the majority of men would be. The side characters played their parts accordingly and the story flowed well. It is a different type of love story and not the normal family dynamic but good non the less.

I love Fenske’s sweet, funny, quirky characters she usually her fun storylines, but this plot skeeved me out. Especially when I got to a line about how if Nyla and Leo had a baby, would it be Seth’s sister or his cousin (and in my head I’m like EW, BOTH). It’s hard to feel the romance when all you can think about is the weirdness of the family dynamics and honestly I’ve been trying to write more but I can’t figure it this to say it so just ew. Honestly the writing is great and the romance should be sweet so if you’re not as squeamish as I am, go for it.

Entertaining and fun Romance with funny situations and characters
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Nyla can't keep secrets, not even hers, that's why when her ex-brother-in-law confesses his biggest secret, the relationship between them and each member of their family begins to change.
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Leo has been keeping the secret that changed his world for four years but the effects of the anesthesia made him tell everything to his ex-sister-in-law, the person who is always by his and his son side all times more than his exwife. Willing to keep the secret, he begins to spend more time with Nyla and things between them begin to change.
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It was a strange reading for me because despite the fact that the plot is entertaining and the characters are a bit out of the ordinary, I couldn't ignore the fact that they were related even if only politically, and that they were always in contact, Leo participates in every family reunion and dinner with his ex-wife and fathers in law, and that cost me even though I know that sometimes it happens in life. For me strong united family it is the one that one chooses every day, whether of blood or not, so a romance between a sister and her brother in law it was a harde toppic to go
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The characters are funny, and they overreact in various situations with constant meddling and manipulation. Though , I was amused by the characters of Nyla and Leo and how their romance story flow
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Thanks to Tawna Fenske and Entagled Publishing LLC for give me this great book in exchange for my honest opinion

This was a quick read that jumped right into the plot. The love connection seemed rushed and vacillated between yes we want to and no we shouldn’t.

A big thank you to NetGalley and Entangled Publishing LLC/Amara for the ARC. I am voluntarily reviewing this book. I liked this book. It was engaging, and humorous. It is a romance, but shows that life is not neat but in fact can be very messy. I enjoyed Nyla-her not being able to keep a secret, and her relationship with Leo. He was funny on meds! 4 stars

I have read several of Tawna’s books and loved them. They were hilarious and witty and such easy and quick reads. That is why it pains me to say I did not love this story. Tawna’s writing is superb but Nyla got on my nerves like there was no tomorrow. The keeping secrets just went on and on and damn how many secrets can one family have. Leo was an okay hero. Not great. While I love quirky characters, which Tawna is great at writing, this story was a little too much for me. Now, you might very well love it so give it a try.

I received a complimentary copy of The Best Kept Secret in Exchange for an honest review. Overall, I enjoyed the plot and the characters. The family dynamic definitely made for an interesting read with the chemistry brewing between Nyla and her ex brother-in-law Leo. I was hoping for a deeper dive into this plot, but the focus shifted to Nyla's nephew, Seth and his paternity. I started to lose interest once the focus changed from Nyla and Leo to Seth. Overall, decent read, but not my favorite.

A flaming five-star read. This is number three in the Where there is smoke series, but they could be read as stand-alone, if you had to as they do focus on the main couple, you do have recurring characters, but it's easy to keep up. I really enjoyed this one, but I know not everyone will be due to the relationship between Nyla and Mandi, but honestly it's life, it happens. Leo was so cute when he was coming out off his pain meds especially, but he is also cute all the way through. Nyla was sweet as sugar pie, her secret-keeping abilities just made me smile so much, she also warmed my heart with her ability to keep everyone strong. There is so much that I could say in this one, but I don’t want to spoil anything, as one wrong word and the secret is out!!

3.5 stars

This is a romance between Nyla and her sister's ex husband after he reveals a secret whilst high on pain meds. After the secret is out they become closer and their feelings for each other grows.

The couple are sweet and adorable and the characters are likeable. I enjoy the writers style and how she builds her characters.

My main issue was that there was alot of family drama which pushed the main romance a little in to the background.

I like the author and would like to read more from her.

MY REVIEW:

I feel like the description is a bit misleading with Nyla and Leo's relationship. The blurb states that they are best friends but Leo is Nyla's ex-brother-in-law. Which makes this a bit awkward. Especially since Nyla is really close with her sister.

But other than that this book was very captivating, once I started reading it I couldn’t put it down. And I just kept wanting more. But after reading some the relationship didn’t really work for me. I didn’t love that Nyla was with her sisters ex husband, just seem like there was too much conflict.

I liked Nyla at first but then not so much afterwards. At first it was endearing how she couldn’t keep a secret but after a while that got really old. Like you’re a grown woman and a nurse at that. Nurses have to protect patients privacy, that means no spilling of the beans.

And her constant bashing of herself for keeping secrets. Like over and over again. I get it at first but not every time we came back to this character she needed to be bashing herself. Or acting weird when people talk to her.

And the same thing with Leo at first I was into the character but less so as the book went on. He need to always do the right thing while admirable, kind of got old when he put everyone over himself and his first marriage. Putting everyone ahead of your self doesn’t really make for good relationships.

Although this book was captivating and I wanted to keep reading it, after a while I was ready to get it finished. This just wasn’t it for me.

WOULD I RECOMMEND:

If you can get into the relationship between the characters and the family then go for it.

It just wasn’t my cup of tea. I couldn’t get into the characters and that didn’t really help me enjoy.

I had to try really hard to finish the book.

Nyla and Leo were a cute couple. For such a dramatic story with all the subplots, it was a very easy read.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

I requested to read and review this book for free from Entangled Publishing. This book is great. It takes what someone might think a traditional family would be and puts a spin on it. This book has romance, mystery, drama. Can secrets be a good thing or a bad thing? Is protecting someone from a secret ok? You will meet two family that are intertwined more then what they realize. Readers will meet Nyla, Leo, Mandi, Seth and their families. This is for a mature reader but can be read anywhere!

Secrets can be a good thing. Or they can damage relationships and tear situations apart. The Franklin family has many secrets that come to light during this book. Only, some are, in fact, not so secret. The two funniest scenes are when Leo is loopy from pain meds and when Nyla is drunk and spills the beans. Add in some awkward family situations and hot intimate scenes, and this book is a winner.

The Best Kept Secret by author Tawna Fenske is a story with many twists and interesting characters. Nyla, Mandi and Leo were all stand-out characters and it was difficult to pick a favourite. The Best Kept Secret is a good story with many entertaining moments that never disapointed; a story that held more than a few twists and awkwared moments from beginning to the story's conclusion. The story pulls at the heartstrings and uncovers more than a few skeletons impacting each of the characters, providing many avenues of amusement and emotive effects.
Review copy received from Entangled Publishing via Netgalley

This book was a lot. It had a lot going on. Lots of tropes, lots of drama, lots of secrets. It was a lot.

I liked Nyla and Seth individually and together, and if there weren’t so many weird family dynamics in this story, I probably would have really loved it (I adored the others in this series). The family dynamics felt over the top and that definitely took me out of the romance.

Content warnings: parental death, infidelity, unplanned pregnancy

Thanks to Entangled Publishing and NetGalley for the early copy. All opinions are my own.

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Tawna Fenske has done it again! One of my favorite things about this particular author is that she creates characters who have made mistakes, aren’t perfect, but are still so darn likable. The family drama feels real, without getting too depressing or dragged out for too long. Recommend for anyone looking for a nice slice of life romance with a great hero and just enough drama to feel like it really could happen because life is never perfect.

I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.
(Thanks for letting me read it!)

love this author and her fun characters. fun little surprises along the way. easy, fun read. great story.

Nyla touched her fingers to her lips like she was still trying to wrap her head around it all. "You kissed me."
"Yes."
She stared at him. "I kissed you back." Her voice was somewhere in the ballpark between bewilderment and scandal, with maybe a little what the **** mixed in.

Nyla just kissed her sister's ex husband, Leo. How in the world has this happenened? Her and Leo have always been close, but things have definitely shifted. Leo shares a deep secret with Nyla, and Nyla is not good at keeping secrets.

Little did she know that the biggest secret to keep would be her new feelings for Leo!

I adore Tawna Fenske's writing!