Deception

Deception is an act or statement which misleads, hides the truth, or promotes a belief, concept, or idea that is not true. It is often done for personal gain or advantage. Deception can involve dissimulation, propaganda, and sleight of hand, as well as distraction, camouflage, or concealment. There is also self-deception, as in bad faith. It can also be called, with varying subjective implications, beguilement, deceit, bluff, mystification, ruse, or subterfuge.

Deception is a major relational transgression that often leads to feelings of betrayal and distrust between relational partners. Decept
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A Reliable Wife
Vow of Deception (Deception Trilogy, #1)
Our Mutual Friend
Consumed by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #3)
Tempted by Deception (Deception Trilogy, #2)
Dark Deception (Deception Trilogy, #0.5)
Gone Girl
A Court of Wings and Ruin (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #3)
Red Queen (Red Queen, #1)
Caraval (Caraval, #1)
Verity
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo
The Wicked King (The Folk of the Air, #2)
The Cruel Prince (The Folk of the Air, #1)
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Niccolò Machiavelli
Never attempt to win by force what can be won by deception.
Niccolò Machiavelli, The Prince

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