The First Lie

Shadows of Deception, Book 1

De: N. H. Steele

Narrado por: Jake Mahler

One audit. Two men. A dangerous obsession that could unravel her entire life.

Olivia Hart thought landing a job at Sterling Enterprises was her big break. But when a routine audit uncovers financial irregularities, she finds herself caught in a web of deceit and conflicting desires.

Ethan Sterling, the charismatic billionaire heir, becomes fixated on making Olivia his own, his intensity both frightening and oddly compelling. As his pursuit escalates, the lines between professional and personal blur dangerously.

Torn between her seemingly devoted husband and a man who won't take no for an answer, Olivia must navigate an increasingly treacherous path. With each step, she sinks deeper into Ethan's world of wealth and power, questioning everything she thought she knew about love and loyalty.

In this gripping psychological thriller, appearances are deceiving, and the truth becomes the ultimate betrayal. As hidden facets of both men emerge, Olivia must confront her own desires and decide who she can truly trust.

The First Lie is a provocative tale of obsession and redemption that will keep you guessing until the very last word.

Listen now to uncover the first lie today.

©2025 Melissa Marie Sovak (P)2025 A Novel Idea Publishing, LLC

Ridiculous

There couldn't be a more implausible scenario with characters making the incomprehensible choices they made than this story. It's truly a ridiculous piece of work that requires readers to suspend logical thinking to follow how these characters think.

Stupid!

Can’t believe such a story has a part 2, this first was bad enough no need to keep this stupidity going

Thriller? Where?

There was no part in this book that I would consider a thriller. The rehashing of the same situations when switching to a different character’s POV was redundant & unimaginative. The fact that there is 3 parts to this is CRAZY. The narrators “woman” voice was so bad. We learned nothing about the characters except superficial things & the writing was just downright terrible. Don’t waste your time on this one.

No way she’s this daft

The female protagonist is just absolutely daft. There’s no way she thinks this way. This is why women end up as serial killer victims. Ugh

Not very believable

Seriously. Would anybody put up with half the shit over a job? Not likely. Which makes this book endless hours of buildup to an unbelievable plot line that lucky me, didn’t even end at the end of the book.