Secretly Yours

By: Stephanie Rose

Narrated by: Connor Crais, Stella Hunter

Could you really call someone the “one who got away” if she was never yours to begin with?

In high school, Sabrina and I were “extra friends,” a nicer way of saying friends who’d hook up with each other in between relationships with no strings attached.

Too bad I ruined our arrangement by catching real feelings—feelings that terrified me enough to cut off a good friend because I was too scared I’d slip and admit I loved her.

Years later we’re reunited at our twentieth high school reunion, both fresh from brutal divorces. Determined to keep the reignited connection, we fall into an easy friendship, this time without the “extra.” Surely, at almost forty I can keep my feelings to myself. Right?

Spoiler alert: I can’t.

Especially when I volunteer to be her date at her niece’s wedding to keep her family off her back and up the ante by offering to be her fake boyfriend too.

Touching comes too easy, along with heated kisses that were supposed to only be for show. Playing pretend turns into the best night of my life, and the worst one at the same time.

Because, just like in the past, I don’t know how to be just her friend when I’ve always been secretly hers.

Secretly Yours is a 27,000 word standalone novella. It's a companion to the novel Second Times the Charm but can be enjoyed on its own.

©2025 Stephanie Rose (P)2025 Stephanie Rose

Awesome novella

I loved this audio! Short, sweet and sexy! Stephanie is always a one click author for me!

Second Chance Magic

Caden-Man oh Man what can I say about this adorable, kind, thoughtful, big hearted hero. He is the cinnamonist smart golden retriever you'll meet.
Oh the pining. I love pinning when you can feel the almost spill it without the excessive angst. This book is it. Sabrina has become more careful as she grows up. With her story in-between their before and after, it's no wonder. Heroine you can relate to her reticence. As do you with Caden's. Readers get to see them grow into friends before acknowledging the spark. This is a fun-filled story full of swoons and sighs you'll gobble right up.

Connor Crais and Stella Hunter deliver a fantastic performance as Sabrina and Caden figure out that Childhood Friends with Benefits is really where their heart belonged all along.

Great Second Chance story!

If you love heartfelt contemporary romance with depth, warmth, and characters who stay with you long after the last page, Secretly Yours is an absolute must‑read. I adored every second of it.
The narrators are absolutely superb, bringing the story to live in the most amazing way.

Short and sweet

Second chance romance
He falls first (hard)
Only one bed
Fake date
Dual POV - 1st person

Duet narration - Connor Crais & Stella Hunter

*Fantastic narration. These two are perfect together. I always love Connor’s narration and Stella is a perfect FMC narrator next to his voice.

A love story 20 years in the making. A high school reunion reconnecting them. Former friends with benefits now friends to lovers.

A lovely short and sweet novella. There is spice just not til the end.
I enjoyed this book very much. The characters were likable and I found the story sweet. How they found each other reconnecting years later.

Short and Sweet~2nd chance~(not) Fake Dating

Loved this short & sweet listen with 2 of my fav tropes by 2 of my favorite actors/narrators -- Stella Hunter and Connor Crais. They were great & their voices are truly a pleasure to listen to. Wouldn't have minded a longer story -- the time went by too fast!