Things We Hide from the Light
A steamy, emotional Adult contemporary romance built around grumpy/sunshine, small town, ptsd. 560 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
Best for readers who want…
Steamy. Emotional. Intense.
Mood Match
Skip this book if…
- You prefer completely clean, fade-to-black romance
- You haven't read the earlier books in the Knockemout series
- You want a quick, short read
Content notes
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How spicy is Things We Hide from the Light?
Spicy (4/5) — explicit content is a significant part of the story.
Do I need to read Things We Hide from the Light in order?
Things We Hide from the Light is book 2 in the Knockemout series. Reading in order is recommended.
Who would enjoy Things We Hide from the Light?
Readers who love steamy and emotional stories with grumpy/sunshine and small town. Best suited for Adult readers and up.
What kind of read is Things We Hide from the Light?
A steamy, emotional Adult contemporary romance built around grumpy/sunshine, small town, ptsd. 560 pages with moderate to high-heat romance and a satisfying conclusion.
What are the content warnings for Things We Hide from the Light?
Content notes include: sexual content, ptsd, violence. Sort By Cravings always flags these so you can make informed choices.
Every Sort By Cravings guide is written after a full read-through — not scraped from publisher blurbs or Amazon summaries. We map tropes directly from the text, cross-reference BookTok and Goodreads reader reactions across 500+ community posts, and calibrate heat ratings against reader consensus before publishing. Mood tags, spice numbers, and “skip if” notes reflect actual reading experience. Read our editorial standards.