• Secret in Houston

  • Lone Star Brothers, Book 3
  • By: Susi Hawke
  • Narrated by: John Solo
  • Length: 5 hrs and 31 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (63 ratings)

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Secret in Houston

By: Susi Hawke
Narrated by: John Solo
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Secrets always come out in the end.

When you’re having a fling with your brother’s best friend...

Houston is a hot, snarky omega who will do anything for those he loves. He’s only done one sneaky thing in his life, and that was going to come out as soon as his secret boyfriend, Cody, got home from his latest tour of duty. Once they announced their relationship to his family, especially his brother who was a former squadmate and good buddy of Cody’s, things would be fabulous. What could possibly go wrong?

...but then the alpha soldier goes MIA after a chopper crash while on mission.

Cody was held captive by insurgents after his helicopter went down. When he finally gets home a year later, he’s battling a severe case of PTSD along with partial amnesia. He has no memory of being involved with his buddy’s sexy little brother with the cute-as-a-bug baby.

Two men who started with the best intentions until life pulled them apart.

How can Houston tell anyone, let alone Cody, that he’s the father of his baby when the anxious soldier doesn’t seem to remember having so much as dated him? Heck, Cody still thinks of him as the teen kid who came to see his brother graduate from basic training.

Skip ahead a few years, and Cody is enthralled by Baxley, Houston’s sweet three-and-a-half-year-old son. He’s kicking himself for not having asked the guy out when he had a chance. What would he have to offer him now?

A simple lab test for a desperately ill child is all it takes for secrets to emerge and Cody’s world to tilt on its axis. Cody and Houston have decisions to make. It will take faith, hope, the support of family, and maybe even a lifesaving gift to make things work out.

This m/m audiobook contains Mpreg and intended for 18-plus listeners. Trigger warning: This audiobook contains scenes of a sick child and an adult living with PTSD. Grab your Kleenex because this novel has triple the feels you’re used to from Susi Hawke and definitely includes an HEA and all the laughs, naughty, knotty times, and family fun you’d expect!

©2018 Susi Hawke (P)2018 Susi Hawke

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Excellent

I love this series and thoroughly enjoy listening to it. I look forward to all the other titles from this author and will go exploring what else is available from the narrator as well.

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Love it

Great book I’m glad everything and everyone is alright just so cute! Cool teehee l

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Fancy :)

My favorite of all 4 books. I love Cody and Houston. great book and Baxley bust stole your heart

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Another great one

I really enjoyed Houston and Cody’s story! I really felt for these characters and the troubles they faced. Great narration by John Solo.

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More Than It Looks

So much more than you think it is. Start with the first book, because this series will tug your heart strings a little harder than you expect.

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AWESOME!👍👍👍

Awesome. SH excellent job. I've listened to each book, and highly recommend this complete series!👍

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Houston!!!

This is my favorite book in this series. I have read all four. I LOVED Houston's character. B*** Please. lol. His and Cody's story was so cute. I love that Susi touched on PTSD in this story. How soldiers can come back and although I had never heard of an extreme case like Cody's, I loved that Dallas and his two boys set up a center to help people that go through that mental illness. As a person that has never been in the armed forces but do suffer from PTSD from other trauma in my life, it was touching to see the patience Houston had with Cody. He didn't try to force his memory on him and oh man. This story was just sooo cute.

I have already finished Lost in Austin as well so I have read the complete series and this was just an awesome series. I will recommend it to any and all who will listen. I have already read other books by Susi Hawke but this has been by far my favorite series of hers.

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Great addition to the series

This is a fun series with a lot of heart. Mixed in with steamy sex and fantastic humor, there are stories that tug at my heartstrings. This one includes a hero with PTSD, as well as a character with a scary health issue. And of course Houston, the omega diva with a heart of gold. Houston and Cody are terrific together, and I really love the scenes they share with adorable little Baxley. The story is painful to hear at times, but there is still snark and humor in almost every conversation Houston has with anyone else. I love him! And Cody is the exact alpha needed, supportive and strong, never trying to tame or change Houston in any way.
I love that all the brothers and their partners play a big role in each book. Kyle, Gideon, and especially Lukas are great friends to Houston; and their interactions are wonderful - and often very funny. This is a family, and they love and annoy each other as family does. They also offer nonstop support and encouragement.
Though I still find some of the accents a bit too much at times, I really do enjoy the narrator's portrayal of most of the characters. I loved hearing Houston sing a bit of the birthday song and wished for more!
This is a really great addition to the series, and I can't wait to hear Austin's story next.

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all my favorite tropes

From the blurb, this book checked off a lot of my favorite tropes. I love characters who have amnesia, brother's friend, second chances, and secret babies. The book definitely lived up to the promise of the blurb. I know that secret babies is usually a trope in m/f romance, and that's why I appreciate the mpreg genre. It's not for everyone but if you like two men who are both secure in who they are and love each other, and want to see them create a biological family then you just have to suspend reality and enjoy the ride. This omegaverse does have alpha and omega males, but there also females. There isn't a lot explained about why men can carry children in this world and I would have liked a little more world building but it is still an enjoyable story.

Houston is one of four brothers all named after the cities they were born or conceived in. I think that is a fun little fact, and two of his brothers have found love in the books before this one, and I'm sure the last one will in a future book. The brothers all play big parts in their siblings stories, so it does make me want to read or listen to the rest of the series. Houston's secret relationship with his older brother's friend, Cody, ends when Cody disappears and later returns with no memory of the relationship. Houston, who has a young child, has a secret that's obvious from the blurb. He doesn't know how to tell Cody about their past and Cody's PTSD and time passing only makes it harder.

The majority of the story takes place a few years later, and though secrets kept are revealed, I felt like the main characters show a unexpected level of maturity. There isn't a lot of drama but understanding. It was refreshing especially because Houston has the tendency to be dramatic at times. But the two men focus on what's important and work together in a bad situation. I don't really want to go into details in case I give a spoiler, but I definitely think this story is well worth reading and I enjoyed it a lot.

John Solo who narrated the book did a great job of narrating the two characters and using his voice to play up their individual characteristics. I definitely recommend listening to his narrations. He brought this book to life.

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Houston and Cody

I liked this book. I love angsty books, and this one has a good bit of it. I knew we’d get our hea, but there were some bumps in the road. I liked the story line, it was interesting and had me nervous for the family. Although it’s a series, I had no issues following alone and it can definitely be read as a standalone. The characters were well developed and I really could feel the chemistry between Houston and Cody. John Solo did an excellent job with his narration, characters were well represented with his different voices. Each were easily distinguished from the others, and as always he is very nice to listen to. A definite recommend from me.

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