
The Heart Principle
Kiss Quotient #3 (works standalone)by Helen Hoang
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a heavy but healing tone that will resonate with Things We Hide from the Light fans.
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After being shot in the line of duty, charming police chief Nash Morgan is struggling with panic attacks and nightmares that have left him a shadow of his former self. When his enigmatic new neighbor Lina sees through his carefully maintained facade, their unexpected connection ignites an intense physical attraction that could heal them both—if they're brave enough to let each other in. But with Nash hiding his trauma and Lina guarding secrets of her own, their budding romance will test whether love can truly conquer the darkness they're both running from.
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by Helen Hoang
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a heavy but healing tone that will resonate with Things We Hide from the Light fans.
by Helen Hoang
Why you'll love it:
This romance shares a tender and steamy tone that will resonate with Things We Hide from the Light fans.
| Book | Author | Rating | Year | Pages | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Heart Principle | Helen Hoang | 0 | — | — | Closest match |
| Reminders of Him | Colleen Hoover | 0 | 2022 | — | Similar vibes |
| Meet Me at the Lake | Carley Fortune | 0 | — | — | Similar vibes |
| Heart Bones | Colleen Hoover | 0 | — | — | Similar vibes |
| The Christmas Fix | Lucy Score | 4.3 | 2022 | 388 | Same author |
| The Kiss Quotient | Helen Hoang | 0 | 2018 | — | Similar vibes |
| Whispers and Wildfire | Claire Kingsley | 4.6 | 2025 | 438 | Similar vibes |
| Under Your Scars | Ariel N. Anderson | 4.6 | 2023 | 478 | Similar vibes |
| Wildfire | Hannah Grace | 3.8 | 2023 | 387 | Similar vibes |
| King of Greed | Ana Huang | 4.3 | 2023 | 352 | Similar vibes |
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The most similar books to Things We Hide from the Light are The Heart Principle, Reminders of Him, Meet Me at the Lake.
After finishing Things We Hide from the Light, readers most commonly pick up The Heart Principle next. Alternatively, you might enjoy more books by Lucy Score, such as Things We Left Behind.
Authors similar to Lucy Score include Colleen Hoover, Christina Lauren, Emily Henry.
Things We Hide from the Light is a Romance novel by Lucy Score, published in 2023. It features elements of Small Town, Police Procedural, Forced Proximity.
Things We Hide from the Light is 759 pages long.
Things We Hide from the Light has a spice level of 4/5. This book contains explicit romantic content.
Nash Morgan was always known as the good Morgan brother, with a smile and a wink for everyone. But now, this chief of police is recovering from being shot and his Southern charm has been overshadowed by panic attacks and nightmares. He feels like a brooding shell of the man he once was. Nash isn’t about to let anyone in his life know he’s struggling. But his new next-door neighbor, smart and sexy Lina, sees his shadows. As a rule, she’s not a fan of physical contact unless she initiates it, but for some reason Nash’s touch is different. He feels it too. The physical connection between them is incendiary, grounding him and making her wonder if exploring it is worth the risk.