Off Limits

Secrets Kept, Book 1

By: Riley Hart

Narrated by: Tim Paige

Length: 6 hrs and 51 mins

Publisher's summary

It started out as a little fun. When there was a man in my building on a hookup app, why not message him?

Only we didn’t meet. We just texted - one night after the other, after the other.

GoodWithHisHands was the perfect escape from my life, where pressure was always on my shoulders: my father’s expectations, the worry about my sister, Maddy, getting sick again, and her ex-husband, Ryder Lynwood, suddenly back and volunteering at the same hospital as me.

It would have been smart to keep my distance from the man who came out as gay, tearing our close families apart and breaking Maddy’s heart. Except Ryder intrigues me. I like talking to him, the same way I enjoy chatting with GoodWithHisHands.

They weren’t supposed to be the same person.

I wasn’t supposed to fall for him. To want him. To need him. Maddy didn’t deserve to get hurt again, and I didn’t need another reason to feel like an outsider in my own family. Ryder was off-limits. I knew that. Still, I couldn’t make myself stay away.

Off Limits is a sister's ex-husband romance with banter, feels, and two men who are perfect for each other, even if they shouldn't be. There's no cheating.

©2021 Riley Hart (P)2022 Riley Hart

Loved it!!!

Great story!! Love the whole concept and enjoyed this so much. Great narration by Tim Paige, love his voice.
so glad there is a second book to look forward to.
outstanding writing Riley Hart.
well worth the credit and your time to listen.

pretty good

I would recommend this book. there was moderate believable tension. the characters are more than simple, but not quite complex. easy listening. good listening for a weekend getaway

Still worth a listen

I think the storyline was pretty good. I love that she is diving into different lifestyle options for relationships given they were both verse-tops. That is actually very common in relationships. I think that that had Michael Dean or Iggy Toma been the performer though, I may have liked it more. Just a personal preference, but it felt almost cheesy. I think it is still worth listening to it though. Probably won’t listen to the other book in this series though.

Another Hart home run!

This book certainly lives up to it's name! The love to get passed their issues is felt to your core. Riley's writing is amazing as always,. but Tim really brought a lot to Hutch and Rider's story.

loved.

loved the story & most of all the narrator. the narrator of what made me listen to most books with him along with a few other narrator like Liam dicosimo, Kenneth obi, Tim Hamilton, Joel Leslie, nick j Russo, & like 4 other but I can't remember their full names.
anyways the story was well worth it for the money or credit. I would highly suggest read the other books by this author & by the narrator. these authors make the books so much better.

Slight spoiler?

Honestly, at first I didn't think I'd give 5 stars because of the entitled victim syndrome sister, but overall I enjoyed this book more than I thought. I will definitely read/ listen to more of this author's work.

The narrator did an amazing job, thank you!

And Another One!

Another great book by Riley Hart. I should have known I was going to love it.
Tim Paige did an amazing job bring the main characters to life.
I'm hoping to see some of these characters in the next book.
Over all I really enjoyed this book. From the forbidden aspect to the plot, and the narration this book was very good. I can see myself listening to this a few times a year.

Couldn’t get enough!

The love between Hutch and Ryder took me right along with them. So happy the families came around . Love this series and the forbidden love always want more!

Childhood playmates

Heart warming story chronicling life’s cycle after self discover and renewal. Enjoyed it immensely. Kudos!

Addicting forbidden MM romance & enjoyable audio!!

I love taboo/forbidden romance, so as soon as I read that this book was a sister’s ex-husband romance, I was immediately intrigued! It turned out be an incredible story that I could not put down! It has a perfect amount of tension, heartwarming moments, fantastic build up and also depth! I just loved how the whole plot unfolded as it had me hooked into Ryder & Hutch!! Plus, throw these two alpha males into the bedroom and it creates for some incredibly steamy moments as well!

Audio: This is a dual POV book but with just 1 narrator speaking for both characters. Usually I prefer 2 narrators BUT Tim Paige totally made this audio so enjoyable!! He performed both Ryder & Hutch so well that at times I completely forgot there was only 1 narrator! He made me fall in love with both of these characters and delivered such an enjoyable audio!

The story begins with a glimpse into the past as Ryder was married to Hutch’s sister, Mads for 5 years and both families were close. However, after 5 years married, they end up getting divorced after Ryder figured out his sexuality. It creates all the tension between their families and Ryder leaves town for a while. Flash forward to the present and Hutch begins talking with a new guy on a hook up type app who just moved into his building. He’s a mechanic named GoodWithHIsHands and Hutch is a doctor with the app name TheDoctorIsIn. They begin texting and their banter and chemistry is so perfect! It creates a bond that builds up so well…until they finally meet. What happens when they figure out who they’ve been texting this whole time?