A Smooth Operator: A Friend's Brother, Secret Affair Love Story (A Modern Vintage Romance)

Name: A Smooth Operator: A Friend's Brother, Secret Affair Love Story (A Modern Vintage Romance)
Price: 0.99 USD
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Rating: 4 (2654 reviews)
Author: Maya Alden

by Maya Alden

Contemporary Fiction Romance

4.0 (2,654)

4.0 stars from 2,654 reviews. Top 73% of Contemporary Fiction books we track.

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Last checked: Jun 2, 2026

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Perfect for you if...

You love second-chance romance with a hero who has to work hard to win back the woman he took for granted.
You enjoy the friend's brother trope and appreciate when the heroine has her own accomplishments (she's a PhD researcher, not waiting around).
You're drawn to '80s-inspired romance with plenty of grovelling and the tension of keeping a relationship hidden from everyone.

Maybe not for you if...

You can't forgive a hero who publicly humiliates the heroine, even if he grovels later.
You need your romance to be uncomplicated and lighthearted, not wrapped up in jealousy and emotional pain.
You prefer stories where the woman walks away and stays gone, rather than giving the man a second chance.

About this book

Remi Drake owns Memphis's most popular nightclubs and enjoys the lifestyle that comes with his status. Echo, a cancer researcher with a PhD, is his sister's friend—someone he knew in high school. When they begin a secret friends-with-benefits arrangement, the situation becomes complicated as jealousy and unresolved feelings develop. When Echo overhears Remi speaking negatively about her to his friends, she ends their relationship. By the time Remi realizes Echo is the person he wants to be with, he has already lost her. A Smooth Operator is a modern vintage romance featuring dual perspectives and 1980s-style romance conventions. The story includes the friend's brother trope, a secret affair, a nightclub-owning protagonist, a STEM-field heroine, relationship conflict, and significant groveling, with no infidelity.

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Currently #7,384 in the Kindle store — a top-10K bestseller. Sales have softened 20% recently.

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Currently 4.0★ from 2,654 reviews

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