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D is for Deception: A Langley & Porter Mystery

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Parts 20
Time 3h 38m

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This story will become free on July 5, 2023.

They will stop at nothing. So Charlotte won't either.

Desperate to save her family from the organized crime syndicate that is the Keene family, our heroine has devised a plan. One which requires shipping all of her new friends halfway across the world and distancing herself from everyone she cares about. Dying her hair and taking on the role of the rich heiress lost in London, she infiltrates the city's most powerful family in an attempt to bring them down from within.

Though, despite the knowledge she's gained of the elite from living with the Langley's for months, she soon realizes that nothing could have prepared her for George Keene or, perhaps worse, his deceptively handsome son, Camden. Alone and with only her wits to get her through, will she manage a feat no one has attempted before? Or will she fall prey to the dangerous charms of the Keenes once and for all?

This is book four of the Langley & Porter Mystery Series.

Content warning: This story contains violence.All Rights Reserved

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