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I killed a man.

That’s what they charged me with after finding me in the woods with a bloody knife, a dead body, and no memory of how I got there.

The case was over before it began…
until Ryker Kincaid stepped in.

Chicago’s most ruthless defense attorney.
My brother’s best friend.
The only man I ever loved.

He shouldn’t touch me.
Shouldn’t move me into his penthouse.
Shouldn’t look at me like I’m something worth saving.

But he does.

Ryker believes I’m innocent, and he’s risking everything to prove it.
His career. His reputation. His heart.

The price he demands is the truth.
Every secret. Every dark corner of my past.

But I learned a long time ago that honesty makes people leave.

I survived them all walking away.
I won’t survive losing Ryker.

So when the truth finally surfaces, there’s only one question

Will Ryker choose to stay…

or will I lose the only man who ever made me believe I was worth loving?


From an International & Amazon Top 25 Bestselling Author, DOUBT is a brother’s best friend romance featuring a grumpy, morally gray defense attorney.

✔️ Brother’s Best Friend Forbidden Romance
✔️ “Touch Her and Die” Energy
✔️ Possessive, Protective, Morally Gray Hero
✔️ Grumpy Hero
✔️ Secrets, Lies & Hidden Pasts
✔️ Forced Proximity & Protective Sanctuary


Standalone. Addictive, edge-of-your-seat HEA.



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Expected publication February 12, 2026

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Kathy Lockheart

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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.

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