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Secret Husband by Kate Meader Series: Chicago Players #4
Published by Kate Meader LLC on July 14, 2026
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Years ago, I broke her heart, but fate has given me a second chance. I am here to claim my wife—and I will fight like hell to make her mine.
Lauren
I might be late to the game of life, but things are finally starting to go my way. I’ve just started my own sports talent agency, stepped on the first rung of the property ladder, and landed myself a normal boyfriend who’s about to propose. (I found the ring!)
Unfortunately, I have a slight problem—as in a husband who is surplus to requirements. Somehow, I got married without even realizing it to the guy who once broke my heart , and now he’s back in my life, making demands and turning my world upside down. Except I’m no longer that starry-eyed girl in love with the Russian hockey star. These days I’m a ball-busting tigress for my clients, and the last thing I need is Alexei Nazarov ruining everything for which I’ve worked so hard.
But when he makes me an offer I can’t refuse, I wonder if I’ve struck a bargain with the devil who knows my heart better than anyone …
Alexei
Years ago, I met a hockey playing spitfire and fell ass over skates for her. But my life was in disarray, and I had to let her go. When a chance comes to reconnect with her, I grab it with both hands.
There are obstacles. A boyfriend (unworthy), her disdain for me (admittedly, hot), and the fact I hurt her deeply (my biggest regret). It won’t be easy, but nothing worth doing ever is. Known for fighting dirty on the ice, I am not opposed to fighting dirty off it to get what I want.
And I want Lauren Yates …
Star-crossed lovers reunited with a big twist! The next book in Meader’s Chicago Players hockey series is sure to please her readers as an accidental marriage of former best friends leads to the reconnection of a lifetime and so much heart and angst. Both characters have strong backstories that lend drama to the plot as they try to fight the feelings that never died and finagle their way past a surprise marriage and all that life has in store for them. Great plot, well developed characters and just enough drama to keep us reading. I loved every minute of their story and recommend this book as well as the entire series to hockey romance fans.
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