The Deception

By A.J. Rivers

What is the cost of love, truth, and justice?
The ultimate sacrifice.

Jenna Collins has nearly given up on dating altogether.
Bearing a scar from a childhood accident.
She hasn't had much luck with men who can't see past her appearance.
In a last-ditch effort, she makes one final attempt.
And gets stood up.
But the stranger who takes the empty seat beside her changes everything.
The two never expected that their lives would soon intertwine.
What seemed like an act of kindness would set them both down a dangerous path.

Starting with a mysterious death.
The murder of Virgil, the man who stood Jenna up.
When the fallout costs Jenna her job, the same stranger comes looking for her.
Ben Reeves has a store to run, a dead employee to mourn, and more questions than answers. He needs someone he can trust.
And somehow, that person is her.

As Jenna and Ben dig into Virgil's past, the danger around them grows.
And so does something neither of them was looking for.

Meanwhile, Avery Hart joins Detective Lou Garrett in the fight against the growing problem in Juniper Springs.
With five people dead from overdoses.
They work together to discover the new dealer in town.
And the answer is something no one expects.

The mysteries of Juniper Springs collide.
And Jenna, Ben, and Avery will face a shocking evil, one that will forever change them.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0HKDSQX3X
• ISBN13: 9798171732523
• Release Date: September 2026
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 258 Pages
• Weight: 0.77 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.0" x 9.0"