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Unbidden Deception

(2022)
(Book 22 in the Hidden Keys Legacy series)
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Hiding is no longer acceptable…she needed answers…but answers alone might not be enough…and they could prove deadly…there were no more secrets…they could be deadly too…

Mick Johnson might be dead but his killer is unknown and the clues leading to them are non-existent. Completely non-existent…which according to Jackson never ever happens…then he finds one but how does he tell Simon…

But Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…she just has to unravel them even as she comes to terms with her feelings about Harper…and his for her.

It’s the middle of the twenty-third century and while there have been staggering technological and environmental advances, human nature is still very much the same as it has always been. One woman unexpectedly finds herself thrust into the middle of a long simmering struggle between power, greed, and an overwhelming effort to keep long hidden secrets buried.

Hidden Keys is a series of short stories, continues Ava’s quest for answers for why Mick Johnson wanted her dead and the meaning of the handful of keys left to her by Elijah Sullivan. Each story reveals key pieces of information as Ava Sullivan and Harper Riley search for answers including the identity of a group of individuals who continue to dodge her every step…and keep a constant eye over their shoulders after surviving the first attempt on her life only days after her father’s death.

Luckily, Ava isn’t on her own. Harper is a childhood friend that she hasn’t seen in years, but just as when they were kids, he is proving again that he can be trusted even as they just barely avoid one near miss after another. But this isn’t the first time that Harper Riley has had to dodge bullets or protect himself from oncoming fire. Now though, the gun in his hand is to protect Ava.

The Hidden Keys Short Story series is filled with long hidden secrets, strong characters, and a growing quest for justice. If you enjoy Short Reads…quick to read short stories, slightly entangled and complicated relationships, and a puzzling mystery that needs to be unraveled…Hidden Keys may be the series for you.

The Hidden Keys short story series is best read in sequence. Unbidden Deception is part twenty-two of the series.

Hidden Keys Legacy
Surviving the Night
First Clues
Cryptic Truths
False Cipher
Last Missive
Obscure Pivot
Shadowed Caveat
Veiled Enemy
Cloaked Secrets
Scattered Lies
Hinged Tenure
Shrouded Puzzle
Clouded Heights
Hidden Directive
Masked Scrutiny
Blinded Birthright
Elusive Pursuit
Plausible Illusion
Deceptive Quest
Hollow Enigma
Deflected Diversion
Unbidden Deception



Genre: Mystery

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