If you want a steamy secret baby billionaire romance, start with The Mercer Tech Billionaires by Anita Shaw. Book 1, Secret Baby For The Damaged Billionaire Boss, begins with one reckless night in Miami and a stranger who disappears, and three years later that stranger is her new boss. Book 2, Trapped with the Billionaire Grump, gives her best friend an enemies to lovers story with the company's grumpy COO. Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
This is the corner of my bookshelf readers ask me about most. Secret babies. Bosses who are far too rich and far too used to getting their way. Women who have been holding everything together on their own for way too long. Here's where to start, what order to read in, and two standalones to grab when you finish the series.
Why secret baby billionaire romance is so hard to put down
The trope is simple. Two people share one night, she ends up pregnant, and he doesn't know. Add a billionaire and an office, and the man who missed everything is now the man who signs her paychecks.
The fantasy underneath is bigger than the setup. Readers come back to this trope because they want to feel chosen. A powerful, guarded man finds out what he missed, and instead of running, he wants all of it. Her, the child, the whole messy package. And because he has money, a security team and a penthouse, he can actually protect what's his.
In Book 1, the small moments do the heavy lifting. Aspen has to sit across a boardroom table from the man she spent one night with and act like a professional. Her son is three and obsessed with dinosaurs. Jaxon is a CEO who runs his whole life on control. You can see the collision coming, and that's half the fun.
The Mercer Tech Billionaires reading order
Read these two in order. Each couple gets their own love story, and Book 2 picks up with people you meet in Book 1.
- Secret Baby For The Damaged Billionaire Boss (Book 1, Aspen and Jaxon)
- Trapped with the Billionaire Grump (Book 2, Chloe and Logan)
You can see both books together on The Mercer Tech Billionaires series page. Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
Book 1: Secret Baby For The Damaged Billionaire Boss
Aspen Hayes has always been the responsible one. She worked her way through grad school, earned her master's, and gave herself exactly one wild night to celebrate. A rooftop bar in Miami. A man with ice-blue eyes. No names, no regrets. In the morning, he was gone.
Three years later, she walks into Mercer Tech for a job, and the CEO is Jaxon Mercer. The man from that night now signs her paychecks. He's controlled, closed off, and damaged in ways money can't fix. Once he learns about her son, he wants to be a daddy, and he wants everything. That means moving in with him and "co-parenting" in his penthouse while the tension between them gets harder to ignore.
It's an opposites attract, one-night stand, secret baby romance with a damaged hero and open-door love scenes.
Book 2: Trapped with the Billionaire Grump
Chloe Bennett is Aspen's best friend, a PR genius from Queens who built her own firm. Logan Barrett is Mercer Tech's COO. Brilliant. Arrogant. Always two steps ahead, especially when it comes to driving her up the wall.
He's the grumpy billionaire client she swore she'd never fall for. Then she sleeps with her nemesis in a roadside motel, and someone starts tearing her company apart. The evidence behind it carries his signature.
This one is enemies to lovers with forced proximity, a grumpy hero, and a heroine who gives as good as she gets.
More billionaire boss secret baby romance to read next
Finished the series and still want a boss and a baby he didn't plan on? These two standalones fit right in.
My Alpha Billionaire Boss
Melanie is a Las Vegas lounge singer chasing a record deal. Jimmy Novak is the grumpiest billionaire in music, and he owns the label. One night locked in his private studio breaks every rule they have. She ends up pregnant, and that's not even the craziest part. My Alpha Billionaire Boss is a shorter, faster read, so it's a good pick for one long evening.
Second Chance Boss's Secret Baby
Ava was her billionaire boss's assistant when she found out she was pregnant, so she skipped town. Nine years later, Alex is back in her life, even better than she remembers, and he still doesn't know about their son. If you love a single mom who built a whole life on her own and a second chance she never saw coming, grab Second Chance Boss's Secret Baby.
Who will love this series
- Secret baby romance where the hero finds out late
- A one-night stand that refuses to stay one night
- A billionaire boss and the woman who works for him
- A damaged, guarded hero who turns fiercely protective
- Grumpy hero, sharp-tongued heroine
- Enemies to lovers at work (Book 2)
- A best friend who gets her own book
- Steamy, open-door love scenes in both Mercer Tech books
What readers are saying
"It kept me hooked and flipping pages as fast as my eyes would let me."
"I thought book one in this series was incredible but wow this one completely blew that one out of the water."
Frequently asked questions
What is a secret baby romance?
A secret baby romance is a love story where the heroine has a child, or is expecting one, and the father doesn't know. The tension comes from the secret and from what he does once he finds out. It often pairs with second chance romance, because the couple usually shares a history.
What order should I read The Mercer Tech Billionaires in?
Start with Secret Baby For The Damaged Billionaire Boss, then read Trapped with the Billionaire Grump. Each book has its own couple, but Book 2 builds on people and events from Book 1, so in order is best.
Are these billionaire romance books steamy?
Yes. Secret Baby For The Damaged Billionaire Boss has two open-door love scenes, the first about a third of the way in, and Trapped with the Billionaire Grump has the most, starting early. Second Chance Boss's Secret Baby has one open-door scene near the start, while My Alpha Billionaire Boss keeps its one love scene short and behind the bedroom door.
Are these secret baby romance books on Kindle Unlimited?
Yes. All four books in this post are in Kindle Unlimited, so members can start any of them today. Read FREE with Kindle Unlimited.
Keep reading
If the secret is your favorite part and you like it with a small-town address, my guide to small-town secret baby romance books is next.
Ready to meet Jaxon? Start with Secret Baby For The Damaged Billionaire Boss, or visit The Mercer Tech Billionaires series page for both books.
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Anita Shaw writes steamy contemporary romance and romantic suspense with grumpy, protective heroes and the smart, stubborn women who refuse to back down.
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