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Secrets and the City
Series · 4 books · 2021-2023

Books in series

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#1

Deadly Illusion

2021

AN AMAZON TOP 25 BESTSELLER! I was able to hide the bruises from everyone... until an MMA fighter came along. Now he'll die to protect me. Maybe even kill... He insists I stay with him for protection, but Damian is keeping his own dark secrets and warns me that anyone who gets close to him will be in danger… Worse, my assailant is determined to finish what he started. And now, my life, along with the lives of everyone I love… … is in peril. Can Damian and I survive and get our happily ever after? Or will this fairy tale end in murder? You’ll love this dangerous romance (standalone with no cliffhanger) because it will take you on an emotional rollercoaster involving dark secrets, deception, and murder, keeping you glued to the pages with heart-pounding suspense and blow-your-mind twists…
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#2

Fatal Cure

2022

Hunting the enemy is dangerous. Falling for him is deadly. An aspiring DEA agent has one goal in life: to dismantle the drug organizations that destroyed her family. A drug kingpin has two rules that keep him alive: never get caught and never fall in love. Too bad for him, she’s about to break them both. Fallon’s a survivor who will stop at nothing to catch the drug criminals that decimated her family, but when she lands the opportunity of a lifetime and joins a DEA task force, she uncovers the shocking truth about her past and realizes the criminal kingpin she’s hunting is closer than she ever imagined… Dillon has a lot of enemies—enemies that would hurt anyone he cares about if he makes a mistake. Thus, he has two rules: never fall in love and never get caught. But when he’s rescued from certain death by a captivating woman named Fallon, he has no idea that she’s about to break them both or that they’ve become a target of the world’s most dangerous criminals. Worse, a ruthless drug cartel makes a horrifying move that puts the lives of thousands of civilians, and the fate of the entire country, on the line. And time is running out… Fatal Cure is Book 2 in The Secrets and the City series, which is made up of full\-length standalone romantic suspense novels with no cliffhangers.
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#3

Lethal Justice

2022

A crime leader has fallen for the wrong woman. She’s his hostage in a heist, and if he leaves any witnesses, his colleagues will kill them both. A hostage isn’t supposed to develop feelings for her captor—a man who’s the antithesis of everything I stand for. And my captor isn’t supposed to see me in a way no one else ever has, let alone want to protect me from the other men who plan to end my life… Surrendering to our unexpected feelings could spell death for us both. Especially when Easton is given a direct order: Kill me, or they’ll kill him and his brother. Soon, our lives, along with the lives of everyone we love, are in danger. And time is running out… You’ll love this dangerous romance (standalone with no cliffhanger, contains darker themes with mature content—reader discretion is advised) because the page-turner involving dark secrets, kidnapping, and murder will keep you glued to the pages with heart-pounding suspense and blow-your mind twists… Get it now.
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#4

Grave Deception

2023

My new neighbor is a scorching hot police detective—one I have a massive crush on, but I never wanted to get his attention like this: as the apparent victim of an attempted murder. After rescuing me from the icy waters of the Chicago River, Shane begins investigating the people closest to me, and to my horror, discovers several of them have a motive to want me dead. Worse, he firmly believes they will try again. The more time Shane spends with me trying to unravel how I plummeted from that bridge, the more protective he becomes, and the harder we fall for each other. But I can tell Shane is hiding something from me—something that has the power to destroy our happily ever after. All I want is to solve the case so we can put this entire nightmare behind us. But I never imagined the shocking truth about that fateful evening… or what’s about to happen to us both…

Author

Kathy Lockheart
Kathy Lockheart
Author · 11 books

★ Amazon Top 25 bestselling author ★ Kindle Unlimited All-Star ★ Kathy Lockheart is an Amazon Top 25 bestselling author and Kindle Unlimited All-Star of Suspenseful Romance novels. Her books—which have a unique blend of emotional elements typically found in women’s fiction and the romance and danger elements found in romantic suspense—contain themes that include dark romance antiheroes, enemies to lovers alpha tropes, and forbidden romance angst. When she’s not writing, you can find her silently cursing the person who put fluorescent lights in dressing rooms. SECRETS AND THE CITY Deadly Illusion Fatal Cure Lethal Justice Grave Deception Join Kathy’s VIP Team ➜ https://kathylockheart.com/join-my-vi... Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/kathy... Main links ➜https://kathylockheart.com/mainlinks Facebook➜ http://bit.ly/LockheartFB Website ➜ www.KathyLockheart.com Instagram➜ https://www.instagram.com/kathy\_lockh... TikTok ➜ https://www.tiktok.com/@kathylockhear...

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