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Deception
Kira Jones has spent years rebuilding her life after escaping a toxic and dangerous relationship. Leaving Florida behind, she’s built a thriving real estate career in Virginia with her best friend, Julie. She’s finally seeking therapy to navigate her past trauma and complicated love life. Just as she begins to feel safe, eerie signs emerge—anonymous messages, strange disturbances in her home, and the unsettling feeling that someone is watching her.
She unexpectedly encounters Damien, her former college lover whose suffocating possessiveness had once stifled her. His unexpected return appears meticulously planned, which leads her to doubt his transformation and suspect his involvement in the escalating danger. Meanwhile, Julie warns that Kira’s abusive ex-husband, Walter, who is recently released from prison, may be seeking revenge. As the disturbing incidents escalate, Kira begins to suspect that the messages and stalking could be tied to him.
Determined to take control, Kira must uncover whether she’s being hunted by someone from her past or caught in an elaborate psychological trap. With Julie by her side, she’s torn between fear and unresolved emotions. But as the walls close in, one question lingers—who is truly hunting her, and how far will they go to keep her trapped in the past?
She unexpectedly encounters Damien, her former college lover whose suffocating possessiveness had once stifled her. His unexpected return appears meticulously planned, which leads her to doubt his transformation and suspect his involvement in the escalating danger. Meanwhile, Julie warns that Kira’s abusive ex-husband, Walter, who is recently released from prison, may be seeking revenge. As the disturbing incidents escalate, Kira begins to suspect that the messages and stalking could be tied to him.
Determined to take control, Kira must uncover whether she’s being hunted by someone from her past or caught in an elaborate psychological trap. With Julie by her side, she’s torn between fear and unresolved emotions. But as the walls close in, one question lingers—who is truly hunting her, and how far will they go to keep her trapped in the past?
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215 pages, Kindle Edition
Published March 1, 2025
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November 16, 2025
I’ve seen this book while scrolling on TikTok, and I was immediately drawn in by the cover. My husband wanted to couple read, and once I heard it was a psychological thriller, I was too excited.
The story starts strong. Kira, escaping a Domestic Violence situation with her ex husband Walter, moves from Florida to Virginia for a fresh start. She builds a real estate business with her new best friend Julie, and then her ex college boyfriend suddenly pops back into her life wanting to rekindle their friendship. From there, things start going crazy.
While the premise grabbed my attention, I felt like this was a predictable story. I seen most of the twist coming, and the final twist, I felt wasn’t needed. However this was still an okay read but I do wish that there was a little more suspense in some of the key moments.
Overall, this was an okay read with a strong start I just needed a little more suspense.
The story starts strong. Kira, escaping a Domestic Violence situation with her ex husband Walter, moves from Florida to Virginia for a fresh start. She builds a real estate business with her new best friend Julie, and then her ex college boyfriend suddenly pops back into her life wanting to rekindle their friendship. From there, things start going crazy.
While the premise grabbed my attention, I felt like this was a predictable story. I seen most of the twist coming, and the final twist, I felt wasn’t needed. However this was still an okay read but I do wish that there was a little more suspense in some of the key moments.
Overall, this was an okay read with a strong start I just needed a little more suspense.
February 8, 2026
A tense psychological thriller where no one is trustworthy. Bre does an excellent job keeping the tension high, ramping up the danger, and keeping us rooted inside the head and feelings of a woman on the brink of a breakdown. Good twists, well-developed characters.
Recommended!
Recommended!
November 16, 2025
I have mixed feelings about this read. There were things that I really enjoyed, like the suspense during the first few chapters. I literally felt like I was in the house with the FMC.
I immersed read this with both the physical copy and audiobook. The narrator (Sheena Jones) did an amazing job.
I loved the short chapters and the initial intense story building.
But then I felt like I was reading a book I'd already read before. I predicted every twist except the final one. Typically, my predicting the twist wouldn’t affect my overall rating, but I disliked the last twist so much that I ended up deducting a star because of it.
Also, this book was full of the same old tropes that I’m tired of reading.
The FMC who makes dumb decisions repeatedly.
The illiterate police officer, who can’t solve a crime and could not care less about a victim.
Every male character is violent and/or a cheater.
When you have all the evidence but question if what’s occurring is really happening.
It may sound like I hate the book, but that’s not the case. I started out loving it and ended up not loving it so much. I’m sort of stuck in the middle.
I immersed read this with both the physical copy and audiobook. The narrator (Sheena Jones) did an amazing job.
I loved the short chapters and the initial intense story building.
But then I felt like I was reading a book I'd already read before. I predicted every twist except the final one. Typically, my predicting the twist wouldn’t affect my overall rating, but I disliked the last twist so much that I ended up deducting a star because of it.
Also, this book was full of the same old tropes that I’m tired of reading.
The FMC who makes dumb decisions repeatedly.
The illiterate police officer, who can’t solve a crime and could not care less about a victim.
Every male character is violent and/or a cheater.
When you have all the evidence but question if what’s occurring is really happening.
It may sound like I hate the book, but that’s not the case. I started out loving it and ended up not loving it so much. I’m sort of stuck in the middle.
November 23, 2025
A good read
This book kept me turning the pages while asking myself who was the guilty person. I couldn’t trust anyone. It’s a well written story that moved along quickly, suspense oozed out of every page. The ending caught me by surprise. Is there a book 2?
This book kept me turning the pages while asking myself who was the guilty person. I couldn’t trust anyone. It’s a well written story that moved along quickly, suspense oozed out of every page. The ending caught me by surprise. Is there a book 2?
September 21, 2025
I love a writer who can write a great first book!
This book was really good. Who can you really trust? Kira used to date Damien in college. The relationship was not great, Damien gave stalker vibes. He would say it’s because he wanted to protect her but he would even start showing up in places she never told him she was. Things went down south when he proposed to her in front of the whole campus and she declined. She just knew she couldn’t marry him.
Then she finds Walter, fall in love and get married. Everything is going great until he accuses Kira of cheating on him with her male bestfriend. No such thing has happened and he keeps mentioning he has proof but she has no idea what he’s talking about. That altercation goes from bad to worse and Walter ends up in jail and divorced.
Kira moves to start her life over then in walks Damien, idk why she wasn’t suspicious, since this is so Damien coded. How the hell does he know where she is? Anyway at the same time she’s getting messages from an unknown number that kinda sounds like Walter. And the timing is perfect because he just got out of jail. She gets really scared when she notices someone is coming into her home, they aren’t stealing but they are making small changes that Kira notices.
She gets no help from the cops, but she needs to figure out who is behind this!
This book was really good. Who can you really trust? Kira used to date Damien in college. The relationship was not great, Damien gave stalker vibes. He would say it’s because he wanted to protect her but he would even start showing up in places she never told him she was. Things went down south when he proposed to her in front of the whole campus and she declined. She just knew she couldn’t marry him.
Then she finds Walter, fall in love and get married. Everything is going great until he accuses Kira of cheating on him with her male bestfriend. No such thing has happened and he keeps mentioning he has proof but she has no idea what he’s talking about. That altercation goes from bad to worse and Walter ends up in jail and divorced.
Kira moves to start her life over then in walks Damien, idk why she wasn’t suspicious, since this is so Damien coded. How the hell does he know where she is? Anyway at the same time she’s getting messages from an unknown number that kinda sounds like Walter. And the timing is perfect because he just got out of jail. She gets really scared when she notices someone is coming into her home, they aren’t stealing but they are making small changes that Kira notices.
She gets no help from the cops, but she needs to figure out who is behind this!
February 9, 2026
A dark thriller that will keep you uneasy from beginning to end
This one was more of a slow-burn psychological tension ride for me. It’s less about constant action and more about that creeping dread feeling where you start questioning what’s real, what’s safe and who can actually be trusted.
Kira, our FMC, is trying to build a normal life after surviving some really toxic relationships, but when strange things start happening around her, it feels like her past is closing back in. The way the story plays with fear, trauma and control made it feel really heavy in an emotional way and not just a danger way.
The author’s writing style was really easy to follow and written in a way that you could almost see and feel everything playing out, which made the tension hit even harder. I loved how much this leaned into the psychological side of fear and trauma recovery.
If you like darker thrillers with strong emotional weight, mental tension and that constant uneasy feeling, this is a solid pick. Would definitely recommend and read more by this author.
This one was more of a slow-burn psychological tension ride for me. It’s less about constant action and more about that creeping dread feeling where you start questioning what’s real, what’s safe and who can actually be trusted.
Kira, our FMC, is trying to build a normal life after surviving some really toxic relationships, but when strange things start happening around her, it feels like her past is closing back in. The way the story plays with fear, trauma and control made it feel really heavy in an emotional way and not just a danger way.
The author’s writing style was really easy to follow and written in a way that you could almost see and feel everything playing out, which made the tension hit even harder. I loved how much this leaned into the psychological side of fear and trauma recovery.
If you like darker thrillers with strong emotional weight, mental tension and that constant uneasy feeling, this is a solid pick. Would definitely recommend and read more by this author.
April 3, 2025
A quick psychological thriller with multiple twist and turns! I couldn’t put this book down and read it in one sitting!
May 7, 2025
In this book by the end, you can assume everyone hates everyone. Lots of twist and turns. Kira had everyone coming for her. Hopefully she gets an easier life in the future.
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October 17, 2025
I really enjoyed this read and it kept me on my toes!
November 15, 2025
This is a really great thriller! It had me on the edge pf my seat from beginning to end. And then she just left us with a huge cliff hanger!! I need book 2! First time reading something from this author it was surprisingly refreshing! Different from the urban romances I have been reading. Definitely has me looking a people different. Lol everyone is not your friend!!
February 19, 2026
3.5 stars rounded up
September 4, 2025
Great book !!! ITS A MUST READ !!! If you like to be surprised this one really will do it !!! I’m ready for a part 2 now!!!
February 5, 2026
3.5 stars. First half of the book felt under developed and too fast paced. The second half of the book was GRIPPING. Would be a great film.
November 10, 2025
The PLOT WAS PLOTTTTINNNNNNN
You meet this woman who has had some bad relationships in the past. Girl same ! Abusive ex husband, controlling ex boyfriend….we’ve all been there at least once.
So my girl KK moves states gets into real estate and is having a seemingly good life….right ?!?
Wrong. ! So book ex boyfriend shows up now she’s feel like she’s being watched and followed. Random things in her house are disturbed. Texts from a blocked number.
I won’t give too much away but I will say…Trust No ONE ! Everyone has a secret
You meet this woman who has had some bad relationships in the past. Girl same ! Abusive ex husband, controlling ex boyfriend….we’ve all been there at least once.
So my girl KK moves states gets into real estate and is having a seemingly good life….right ?!?
Wrong. ! So book ex boyfriend shows up now she’s feel like she’s being watched and followed. Random things in her house are disturbed. Texts from a blocked number.
I won’t give too much away but I will say…Trust No ONE ! Everyone has a secret
February 15, 2026
Well, that was unhinged as fuck. I also feel like Kira’s therapist lied to her because the growth her therapist talked about, I’m still looking for. I couldn’t put this one down, but it also pissed me off lol.
February 16, 2026
Saw this as I was scrolling on tik tok, the cover got my attention. This was a quick read and predictable but still a good book.
December 21, 2025
I just finished Deception by Bre Coleman, and WOW! I am absolutely blown away! This is a lightning-fast read that genuinely keeps you on the edge of your seat from start to finish. The tension is captured from the first page and fast paced chapters, pulling you into Kira's world of paranoia and suspicion immediately.
What I loved most was how incredibly human the story felt. The main character, Kira, is so relatable; she's a survivor trying to piece her life back together after some truly awful relationships, and you feel every bit of her struggle and determination. When the weird stuff starts happening: the creepy messages, the feeling of being watched, you're right there with her, questioning everyone and everything.
The plot twists are absolutely insane and completely surprised me. Just when you think you have it all figured out, Bre Coleman throws another curveball. The suspense builds perfectly, making it impossible to put the book down.
If you like domestic thrillers or are new to the genre, this one is a must-read. It's an intense, gripping ride that you won't regret!
What I loved most was how incredibly human the story felt. The main character, Kira, is so relatable; she's a survivor trying to piece her life back together after some truly awful relationships, and you feel every bit of her struggle and determination. When the weird stuff starts happening: the creepy messages, the feeling of being watched, you're right there with her, questioning everyone and everything.
The plot twists are absolutely insane and completely surprised me. Just when you think you have it all figured out, Bre Coleman throws another curveball. The suspense builds perfectly, making it impossible to put the book down.
If you like domestic thrillers or are new to the genre, this one is a must-read. It's an intense, gripping ride that you won't regret!
February 9, 2026
I came across this book by scrolling on TikTok and I seen the authors video and it caught my attention. I’m glad I came across this book because it was such a great read. Definitely can be triggering a bit cause of the topic discussed. I found myself relating a bit to the FMC. I felt as if I was going through it with her while reading. This definitely keeps you thinking throughout and wanting more. From the jump I immediately found everyone in this book guilty lol . The ending left me wanting more like I need this expanded. Reading this gave me the feels of those good old lifetime movies iykyk.
February 11, 2026
i guessed who was behind it early in the book. it's a fast paced read.
December 22, 2025
interestingly good
Omg the twist. Walter he surprised me. Julie needs her ass kick I was surprised she was part of the craziness
Omg the twist. Walter he surprised me. Julie needs her ass kick I was surprised she was part of the craziness
December 10, 2025
Be careful who you trust! Those words will never mean the same to me again after reading this debut novel.
Kira is working to rebuild her life after her marriage to Walter ends—one parting with divorce, the other with him in prison. Now settled into a new city, a new job, and life with her best friend Julie, she finally feels steady again. But then the messages begin. At first they’re subtle… quiet reminders that the past is never quite finished. Soon, nothing is what it seems, and once the twists start unfolding, all I can say is: buckle up for a wild ride.
Bre Coleman delivers an impressive debut—layered, suspenseful, and full of surprises. I’m already looking forward to reading more from this author.
Kira is working to rebuild her life after her marriage to Walter ends—one parting with divorce, the other with him in prison. Now settled into a new city, a new job, and life with her best friend Julie, she finally feels steady again. But then the messages begin. At first they’re subtle… quiet reminders that the past is never quite finished. Soon, nothing is what it seems, and once the twists start unfolding, all I can say is: buckle up for a wild ride.
Bre Coleman delivers an impressive debut—layered, suspenseful, and full of surprises. I’m already looking forward to reading more from this author.
December 7, 2025
Kira Kira Kira! That girl gave me a headache! All her decision making was just… smh Where is her family?
The book was filled with suspense. The ending, just wow.
The book was filled with suspense. The ending, just wow.
October 24, 2025
Cool lil quick read. I figured it out the plot mid book. Still enjoyed the book. Would recommend for readers trying thrillers for the first time.
November 8, 2025
Baby, the book was good. The suspense of it all.
February 19, 2026
this book instantly reminded me of a fatal attraction episode, men always wants to seek revenge when a female they use to have don’t want to be with them anymore..but this one, it all went down hill when the female main character Kira said ‘no’ at a college game. that’s all i’ll say without spoiling it. this book was fast paced, and the chapters are short. i felt bad for Kira because honestly? nobody should have to go through that—see me? i would’ve called 911 as SOOOONN as i got that first weird message, i was so irritated..the female character was naive which had consequences. even though, how could she know that would’ve happened right? but in all honesty, nobody knows people mindsets nowadays. it’s crazy out here, especially for women. i really had a fun time reading this, as a true crime girly..this book ate. one of my goals for this year was to read an indie author and i did just that! Ms.Bre Coleman thank you for creating this story for us, and i will be reading more books from your catalog.
February 3, 2026
What can I say Bre Coleman has created another master piece once again.
One thing Bre Coleman is going to do with her writing; is she is going to send you through all the emotions. You get sent through a bunch of loops and turns. I thought I figured out the ending and boy was I wrong. I love how fast pace this was and it was engaging from chapter one.
Miss Kira had me screaming at my book at times because of the decisions she made. 🤣
One thing Bre Coleman is going to do with her writing; is she is going to send you through all the emotions. You get sent through a bunch of loops and turns. I thought I figured out the ending and boy was I wrong. I love how fast pace this was and it was engaging from chapter one.
Miss Kira had me screaming at my book at times because of the decisions she made. 🤣
January 24, 2026
I don’t normally do thrillers, but this book right here! Yea it got me. So many thoughts running through my mind as I read it. I was LITERALLY putting by it together as I read it. Who couldn’t have been the crazy stalker. And the ending! Omgggg the ending!! Yeaaaa this was the book to get you back into thrillers or get you started into it.
January 31, 2026
Deception
This is my very first read from this author and 🤯 wow!!!!! I cannot believe what I read. I almost want a part 2 but don’t need one but crave one like wtf. We have Kira, Damien, Julie & Walter! The therapist like WHAT???? Every time I thought I knew I didn’t & I LOVE/hate that at the same time!!! Y’all better come over here!
This is my very first read from this author and 🤯 wow!!!!! I cannot believe what I read. I almost want a part 2 but don’t need one but crave one like wtf. We have Kira, Damien, Julie & Walter! The therapist like WHAT???? Every time I thought I knew I didn’t & I LOVE/hate that at the same time!!! Y’all better come over here!
February 2, 2026
MC Kira has sworn off love. She's been through a terrible divorce and now a former ex is trying to come back into the picture. Can she trust Damien? Meanwhile, strange and unsettling events are happening at her house. Events that may have been caused by her former husband Walter who is dangerous. But how? He is states away!
Kira is in the midst of some serious deception!
Kira is in the midst of some serious deception!
January 4, 2026
waiting on Deception 2
So many twists and turns! Kira baby I need you to step into your power. We definitely need a follow up on this please and thank you in advance! Don’t hesitate read it and ask for a follow up with me.
So many twists and turns! Kira baby I need you to step into your power. We definitely need a follow up on this please and thank you in advance! Don’t hesitate read it and ask for a follow up with me.
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