The Second Deception

Shadows of Deception, Book 2

One pregnancy. Two potential fathers. A web of lies that threatens to destroy everything.

Olivia Hart's world is turned upside down when she discovers she's pregnant – and the father could be either her husband Daniel or her obsessive pursuer, billionaire Ethan Sterling. As her high-risk pregnancy forces her to make impossible choices, Olivia finds herself moving into Ethan's mansion, ostensibly for her health.

Ethan's possessiveness intensifies, his manipulations becoming more intricate as he strives to claim both Olivia and the baby as his own. Meanwhile, Daniel struggles to hold onto his marriage and sobriety, fighting against Ethan's machinations and his own insecurities.

Caught between two men and two lives, Olivia must navigate a minefield of emotions, lies, and divided loyalties. As the truth about the baby's paternity looms, she's forced to confront her own desires and the devastating consequences of her choices.

In this gripping sequel, the stakes are higher, the emotions rawer, and the deceptions deeper. Olivia must decide not just who she can trust, but who she truly wants – all while protecting the innocent life growing inside her.

The Second Deception is a heart-pounding tale of love, obsession, and the lengths people will go to possess what they desire. In a world where every choice has life-altering consequences, will Olivia find redemption, or will the web of lies finally ensnare her completely?

Listen now to unravel the second deception today.

©2025 Melissa Marie Sovak (P)2026 A Novel Idea Publishing, LLC

Annoyingly repetitive

I’m hanging in there punishing myself to see what happens but if I have to hear the phrase with his or her “features pinched” I’m going to scream! Just so repetitive in general but yet I’m still listening. Ugh.

Licking lips

I got to say I has to skip a few charters so how it got repeated and annoying ! Olivia is a dum.b Character .

Stupid!

There is no way anyone is this dumb and naive! It’s too frustrating to finish.

The travails of Dumb and Dumber

A delightful comedy of idiot people in the workforce, manipulated like jello by Mr Not as Dumb (but an idiot, too, since he wants desperately to water down his DNA with more dumbness). Enjoyed how the writer comically portrayed utter stupidity that makes one cringe and yet ponder the sad future of the world.

It’s just terrible writing

It’s just a fictional story, but somehow it’s infuriating. A uninteresting “relationship” that could have ended in 2 minutes is somehow dragging on for 2 books. Nothing makes sense, the writers don’t even try to make it believable, and the same low IQ scenario just repeats itself over and over again.