The Hidden

The Secret Tales: Book 4

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English Romance, British Fiction, Suspense Romance, Adventure, Friends To Lovers, Regency, Historical, and Novels

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Sep 23, 2026

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The Hidden

The Secret Tales: Book 4

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Some secrets refuse to stay buried… they wait with claws and teeth.

In the quiet wilds of Devon, Lady Amalie Northbrooke has carved out a life on her own terms—breeding her cherished basset hounds and protecting Mere Manor, the estate left to her by tragedy. Though unseasoned in society, she is no stranger to independence… until danger finds her.

When her long-absent brother, Lord Westlake, returns after eleven years, his homecoming should mend what time has stolen. Instead, his arrival unsettles her. Familiar places feel altered. Trusted routines begin to unravel. And loyalties she once took for granted begin to fracture.

A violent encounter draws Amalie into the orbit of Dr. Richard Cartwell, Lord Haven—steady, perceptive, and impossible to ignore. In his company, she catches her first glimpse of a world beyond the one she has always known—and of a connection as unexpected as it is undeniable.

Then Mere Manor's fragile peace is shattered by an unexplained death, and Amalie can no longer dismiss the quiet dread creeping through her home.

With only Dr. Cartwell as an unlikely ally, she is drawn into a web of secrets where every answer leads to greater danger, every shadow hides another threat, and someone is watching her far too closely.

Because the truth is not merely hidden.

It waits with claws and teeth.

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Genres

English Romance, British Fiction, Suspense Romance, Adventure, Friends To Lovers, Regency, Historical, and Novels

Trigger Warnings

None

Type of Ending

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Series

The Secret Tales — Book 4

Series Read Order

Reading prior books is not required

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Publication Date

Sep 23, 2026

Page Length

426 pages

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Author

Vicki, writing as Sanna Brand, grew up in professional theater and planned to become an actress. Instead, she slung hamburgers, managed a scuba shop, and became a college professor. She is a mom to two wonderful humans and a furry pack. Her passions for scuba diving, fly fishing, knitting, and horses pop up in her novels, as do chocolate, bourbon, and lobster. Currently, she's playing with her pups, Penny and Bash, and her kitty, Sammy, while working on THE DECEPTION, the second book in The Secret Tales.