A Double Deception

Her faith had always been strong enough to see herthrough tragedy—until Kate Wheeler's world turneddeadly. Her husband had been murdered, and thediscovery of his double life sent her on the run…into the protective custody of Sheriff Brody McClain.Brody vowed to help Kate uncover the truth about herhusband's death. As Kate and Brody tried to outwit herenemies on a cross-country chase, the couple foundthemselves drawn to each other by more than merecircumstance. But the unmasking of thecriminal mastermind might just be the thingthat destroys Kate's trust—and faith—forever.

ONE BETRAYAL SHOULD HAVE BEEN ENOUGH Enchantingly lovely Laura Dalwood was little more than a girl when she was given in marriage to a man whose glittering wealth concealed a dark secret revealed to her only on her wedding night. Now her husband’s death had freed her from that odious union—and Laura vowed never to make so grievous an error again. But how could she reject the handsome and brilliant Mark Cheney, Earl of Dartmouth, when his proposal was one that no young woman of sense or sensibility could rightly decline? And what could she do when, as his bride, he carried her over the threshold to allow her to discover just how much she could love a man—and then, to her distress, just how much she could fear him…

Double Deception is a mystery suspense about a young artist named Antonio who feels that he never finds true love. That is until he meets Simone Jackson, a wealthy middle age women who hears about his paintings from a friend. She falls for his paintings and the two create a business relationship. The relationship turns from business to pleasure as the two generate a physical chemistry that seemingly blinds Antonio. What Antonio does not know is that Simone Jackson has other motives; to take over her the art gallery gaining all the assets and killing Antonio. When Antonio's friends find this out, they desperately intervene to stop him but their attempts to help become at times deadly. This twisted suspense tail ends deadly leaving the characters and the readers mystified, dumbfounded and shocked.

Excerpt from A Double Deception Characters Archibald Shillingsworth. Marcus Dill. Lucilla, Archibald's wife. Penelope Shadrach, his aunt. Mrs. Bunn, the housekeeper. Time in playing, about forty-five minutes. Costumes Archibald. - Light summer suit; straw hat when he goes out. Dill. - Riding costume; top boots, etc. Lucilla. - Pretty, light summer morning dress. Hat for first exit. Penelope. - Handsome traveling dress; quick change to attire of an old maid. (The performer may use her own judgment in making up for this part. She should, however, appear domineering and strong-minded, rather than too ridiculous.) Another quick change to first dress, or some other becoming costume. Mrs. Bunn. - Plain dress, white apron. Properties Letters and papers. Satchel, bundles, etc. Letter for Lucilla. Bell on table. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.