Threads Deception Part Two by Schuller (2 results)

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Threads of Deception | Part Two: A Heart Exposed | S. G. Schuller | Taschenbuch | Englisch | 2025 | Noble Publishers | EAN 9798295455384 | Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, 36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr[at]libri[dot]de | Anbieter: preigu Print on Demand.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. nach der Bestellung gedruckt Neuware - Printed after ordering - Genoa City, 1949-where every secret has a price, and the truth can be the deadliest temptation.The prosecution has rested, but the trial is far from over. Detective Sergeant Harry O'Houlihan has risked everything-his career, his heart, his very sanity-falling for Viviana Quintiliani, the woman at the center of a web of murder and deception. Now, as the defense rises, led by the brilliant and calculating barrister Nathaniel Brownstone, the battle for her fate-and for Harry's own-begins.Viviana, celebrated socialite, philanthropist, mother, and sister, has lived a life of elegance and charm, untouched by the law. Yet beneath the surface, rumors of tragedy and whispered secrets linger. Some say she is cursed, unlucky in love; others suggest her allure is far more dangerous, a velvet-tipped trap that leaves men ensnared and broken. Each witness, each revelation in court threatens to unravel the carefully constructed world she presents to society, exposing threads of manipulation that few dare confront.Brownstone moves with quiet precision, spinning a defense as intricate as any web, turning suspicion into uncertainty, weaving innuendo into argument, and daring Smythe to catch the elusive truth. Every carefully chosen word, every subtle glance, serves not just to protect Viviana-but to challenge the courtroom, and perhaps to ensnare those too close to her charm.Harry senses the peril behind her elegance. He sees the patterns, the lies, the subtle manipulations-but still he wonders: has he understood too late Each revelation draws him closer to the edge. Will he survive the intoxicating danger of her world, or become yet another victim in the string of seven men whose lives ended too soon He cannot shake the image whispered in the shadows of the city: a black widow, poised and patient, spinning a web so fine it is nearly invisible-yet deadly to anyone caught in its strands.District Attorney Alexander Smythe radiates confidence, certain that the evidence will secure a guilty verdict-but with Brownstone spinning his defense, certainty is a fragile thing. Desire and danger intertwine, and every heartbeat in the courtroom is a gamble between love, obsession, and survival.Threads of Deception: Book Two: The Heart Exposed is a dark, seductive, suspense-laden noir of obsession, betrayal, and the intoxicating power of secrets-where love may be the most dangerous trap of all.