St. Cloud Playground

by Dejah R. Willow

It’s already hard starting a new school right at the beginning of senior year, but Reyna’s twin sister, Remi, isn’t making it much easier. Remi is popular and the epitome of an “it girl”, doing whatever it takes to make sure Reyna fits in with her crowd, too. But, that’s not Reyna’s type of thing. She’s creative and a bookworm, not really focused on the shallow conversations that fill the hallways.
When a boy the complete opposite of her begins to gravitate close, Reyna can’t deny the growing connection—especially when the two find a hang out spot away from everything where they can just talk without interruption. The only problem is, Remi has been secretly in love with the same boy for years and has a plan to finally make her move.
Reyna is caught in between a crossfire of emotions. Should she follow her heart to the boy she’s falling for? Or walk away to make her sister happy?

338 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 30, 2026

Reviews

[MayBeReadingg ✨ · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book was pure SWEETNESS overload and I ate up every single page 🥹🖤

G and Reyna??? Yeah…they’re THAT couple. The nervous energy, the awkward little moments, the clumsy humor when they’re around each other?? I was giggling & kicking my feet. Their connection felt so soft and genuine, like watching two people slowly realize oh…this is something real.

And don’t even get me started on the friend group, Milo & Jasai plotting to get them to kiss had me CRYING 😂 like please mind your business…but also don’t because I needed that kiss too!!

I loved getting to see characters from the previous books pop back in. There’s just something about revisiting familiar faces that makes a series feel like home. The entire Secret Hideout series honestly feels like one big warm hug.

Now listen…Remi had me side-eyeing her HARD. I get she’s the “it girl” and all, but I really wish she showed more care for Reyna and what she was going through with the move and adjusting. Thankfully, Reyna had Macy because that girl was a REAL friend when it mattered.

There were so many adorable moments between G and Reyna that I genuinely cannot pick a favorite! They were just consistently soft, cute, and everything I love in a wholesome romance.

And now that the series is complete??? Don’t ask me to pick a favorite couple because I REFUSE 😭 each one has my heart for different reasons.

If you haven’t picked up the Secret Hideout series yet…what are you doing?? Go fix that immediately!

[Ida Bookworm · Rating 5 out of 5]

Reyna and Giovanni

Another great edition to the secret hideout series! The 3 epilogues AFTER the story ended were excellent I was so happy to read about what happened next with all three couples. ❤️
Reyna is Remi’s twin sister who just moved back to town as the twins begin their senior year. Remi has a crush on Giovanni who has a crush on Reyna who Eventually likes Giovanni back. Once G & Reyna cross the friendship line they hide their relationship from Remi until one day she finds out and gets extremely pissed at Reyna. Remi also has a large personality that sometimes doesn’t leave space for Reyna to speak. There were several times Reyna tried to talk to Remi and Remi interrupts.
The vibes were very cozy between G & Reyna the entire time , an artist and a basketball player. You could really feel the way they cared about each other and very senior in high school vibes.

[Sasha Gonzalez · Rating 5 out of 5]

the best !

Giovanni and Reyna are the cutest ! This is the perfect ending to the secret hideout series! The author, Dashia Renee, writes these so well you feel every emotion the main characters do , and the dual povs are the icing on the cake ! Go read !! 👏🏽