As a committed security agent, Julia Harper has dedicated her professional life to shielding people from the evil forces that lurk in the criminal underbelly. After her husband passes away and she is persuaded by coworkers to try dating apps, she meets Ethan, a handsome stranger who rapidly becomes her solace from loss. However, Ethan is not who he seems to be.
Raised in a society where lying is necessary to survive, Ethan Chase is a con man. Employed to control Julia, he views her as only another target, something to be completed and then forgotten. But when he gets involved in her life and is pulled to her kindness and resilience, the façade he worked so hard to create starts to fall apart.

Julia's world falls apart when she learns Ethan's true identity while looking into a large-scale money laundering operation. However, as she begins to reconstruct her life without him, she learns that Ethan was a part of a far larger criminal network that extends into the murkiest reaches of international terrorism. With their common enemy gaining ground, Julia is forced to collaborate with Ethan, who provides immunity in exchange for his insider knowledge.

They set out on a perilous journey to bring down the criminal organization together. To get out of a web of lies that puts their lives in danger, Julia has to rethink her love for the man who lied to her. Together, they have to find a way to bring down the criminal network.

In this high-stakes romantic thriller  "Entangled by Deceit", love and devotion are put to the test at every step, and morality is muddled in the rush to survive.

Entangled by Deceit

**Julia**
We stood at the edge of the alley, nowhere left to run, the cold night air heavy with tension. The footsteps of Benny’s men echoed closer, their voices low and calculating. Ethan’s hand was steady in mine, his gaze hard as he scanned the street for any possible escape. But the truth was un...

Chapter 1: The Start of Something New

Chapter 2: The Game Begins

Chapter 3: Cracks in the Armor

Chapter 4: A Slip of the Heart

Chapter 5: The Case of a Lifetime

Chapter 6: The Web Tightens

Chapter 7: A Night to Remember

Chapter 8: Shadows and Secrets

Chapter 9: Breaking Point

Chapter 10: The Trap

Chapter 11: Into the Lion's Den

Chapter 12: The Safe House

Chapter 13: Trapped

Chapter 14: Running Out of Time

Chapter 15: The Trap Tightens

Chapter 16: A Game of Survival

Chapter 17: Betrayal in the Shadows

Chapter 18: Under the Crosshairs

Chapter 19: Framed

Chapter 20: Hunted

Chapter 21: Nowhere Left to Run

Chapter 22: Under Siege

Chapter 23: The Final Move

 Chapter 24: The Hidden Room

 Chapter 25: A Desperate Stand

 Chapter 26: The Unseen Enemy

Chapter 27: Into the Lion’s Den

Chapter 28: The Final Chase

Chapter 29: Ghosts in the Ashes

Chapter 30: The Sacrifice

Chapter 31: The Web Tightens

Chapter 32: The High Stakes Game

Chapter 33: The Escape Plan