Deceptive Quest (Hidden Keys Book 19)

Hiding is no longer enough…she needed answers…

What did Jackson see on the video…and how does he tell Simon…

Daman and Niall are asking all the right questions...will they survive to find the answers...

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…

Elijah Sullivan, the father she adored all her life left clues…Ava 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 crime-solving information as Ava Sullivan and Harper Riley together 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 an old and trusted 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 during their crime solving efforts. 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 Novella series is filled with adventure, long hidden secrets, strong and relatable characters, and a growing quest for justice. If you enjoy compelling Women's Fiction, a suspenseful Mystery Romance with a twist or two, slightly entangled and complicated relationships, and an intriguing and puzzling mystery that needs to be solved…Hidden Keys may be the series for you.

The Hidden Keys short story series is best read in sequence. Deceptive Quest is part nineteen 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