The Best-Kept Secrets

The Huntresses, Book 3

De: Sarah M. Eden

Narrado por: Luone Ingram

With her ever-ready smile, Eve O’Doyle faces life’s challenges with boundless optimism. However, even she finds it difficult to see the silver lining in her parents’ news: disaster has struck, leaving their genteel family in dire financial straits. But all is not lost. In the name of economizing, Eve will skip the London Season—even if it means dooming herself to spinsterhood. Determined that her sister, Nia, should enjoy their Christmas gathering with the Huntresses and the Pack, Eve will keep the truth quiet and soak in her last fleeting moments of lighthearted revelry with her friends. But from the moment she departs from her family’s Dublin estate, nothing goes as planned.

Exhausted by his relentless role as family peacemaker, Duke Seymour anticipates the brief respite of a festive holiday with friends. Escorting two of the Huntresses to the party is no hardship—the O’Doyle sisters are always a delight. But when an unforeseen winter storm waylays the group at a country inn, Duke and Eve form a surprising attachment that runs far deeper than friendship. And though they are eager to explore these new feelings, upon their arrival at the party, the couple is immediately met with unexpected opposition—they soon realize that no matter their feelings, the weight of responsibility they both feel toward their families may crush their dream of a happy ending for themselves.

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Another great one!

Such a lovely story filled with great friends, not so great family and all the feelings that come with them. Duke has so much to deal with as his insecure parents and needy grandmother use up all his patience and embarrass him at every turn. Eve has her own problems with money and secrets. I loved how their lives came together and they found help with their dreams and future. I'm looking forward to seeing how their lives progress in the series.

Duke and Eve

I love listening to these audio books from the multiple interconnected series of books that include, The Gents, The Huntresses, The Jonquil Brothers, and The Lancaster Family. And although you can jump into this story without having read any others, there are so many characters that have been introduced over the years, that I found that it becomes much more entertaining to enjoy all of the books as they build upon each other.

Duke Seymour's parents and grandmother were absolutely horrendous, which made his connections and friendships with the women who were the Huntresses and the men who were the Pack that much more important to him. I always love the found family vibes that are in these stories. I also loved the addition and inclusion of some of the members of the Gents' generation in the party.

I could deeply feel the hurt that Eve was subjected to at times in this novel. It was hard to see her heart break as she dealt with so much, yet it ended up making the happiness for these two characters even sweeter when things finally worked out.

(4.5 stars)

oooo I love it !

For this book I would read snapdragon since the main characters of that story are mentioned in this one. as always love prevails!

Strong Friendships Prevail

I love this series, and this one stood out to me in particular because of Eve. Her personality, wit, determination, and sacrifice shined through. She is a heroine you want to root for. As with all Sarah Eden books, everything ties up rather too nicely at the end, but I don't mind that. And honestly, I need a Mater in my life.

A lovely romantic story

Very well done by the narrator. I love Sarah M Eden’s book’s. This was another book in the Huntresses and it was so fun to see them all again.

One of my favorite part of any Sarah M Eden Book

One of my favorite part of Sarah M Books are the hope and the turning of the tide that she weaves into really relatable circumstances. I love how she portrays healthy relationships. This book is no exception! I love Eve. I love her humor and how she does her best to make due. I love how she has a backbone and isn't afraid to defend those she loves who've been hurt. My favorite scene is of Eve giving a well deserved dressing down to Duke's family. Her courage and character shone the most in that moment. And I resonated with that quite deeply. As I would have done the same!

Loved it!!

I usually like some smut and all that but honestly, Sarah M Eden’s books are absolutely phenomenal. The world and characters she’s created are amazing! There’s so many moments in every book where I laugh out loud and those moments still make me chuckle now. She’s one of the few authors that I’ve purchased many of her books as physical copies, digital, and audio. All of her characters are unique and yet so relatable. I love how the characters all interact and you can read everything as a stand alone but the history and Easter eggs are there.

Duke’s grandmother was so triggering for me because she reminded me so much of my own mother. His mother and father too to a degree with how bitter they are and how it shaped their lives and limited their ability to be present for Duke as his parents.

I loved the growth that Duke went through as he started to learn he can prioritize himself. Eve is his perfect match and while I died from some second hand embarrassment a few times she stood strong and defended someone who deserved it but not from her. The more I think on it I think she’s one of my favorite characters and that’s saying something because I love all of them.

My only complaint with the performance was the Irish accents. I know they’re supposed to be subtle but they just seemed off but I was able to still enjoy the book.

My final piece is that I hope we get Nia’s story and I’m hoping she ends up with Duke’s cousin. (Sorry listened to the book and don’t know exactly how to spell his first name.)

Ok read

I absolutely love Sarah and Eden in her books. This one I had a bit of a hard time with though. If you have been raised by narcissistic or controlling manipulative parents, this might be a bit triggering for you. The conflict just took up way too much of the book for me and I felt like I missed out on the time together with the friends.