Jul 17, 2025

Book Spotlight: Intricate Deceptions


Intricate Deceptions 

Waking up in a desolate cell, Gaia realizes that she has been kidnapped by a human trafficking organization, doomed to be sold to the highest bidder and unable to remember anything before her capture.

An opportune rescue by Raoul, the Prince of Kayamato, saves Gaia from a gruesome future, and she is thrown into a world of luxury and privilege. As she struggles to regain her memory, Gaia learns that her rescue was no accident and finds herself in even more danger, hunted by a powerful drug lord, targeted by a thrill seeking pirate, and betrayed by those she thought closest to her.

Fighting for sanity and survival, she works to unravel the truth behind her capture, each revelation more shocking than the last. The intricate web of deceptions spun around her family will shatter her world, leaving her unsure if she will ever trust again.

Through it all, she must survive to save a friend before it’s too late…


Genres:
Adult Romance
Fantasy
Suspense
Mystery


Guest Post:
Before I sat down to draft my first book, I was collecting moments—quiet observations, deep questions, conversations that lingered, characters who spoke before I even gave them names.

I’ve loved reading since I was a child. Books gave me more than escape—they gave me mirrors, windows, and sometimes even answers.

I write mostly at night, when everything is quiet and still. Sometimes I have music playing in the background, sometimes it’s just the sound of my thoughts and fingers moving across the keyboard. I write best when I let go of the idea that it needs to be perfect.

Most of the time, my inspiration comes from emotion. A feeling. A line that appears out of nowhere. A moment of pain or clarity. I don’t always know what the story is about when I start—I just know how it feels. And that’s enough to begin.

The Intricate series came from that exact place. I started writing Intricate Deceptions because something in me wanted to explore the layers of pain, betrayal, love, and the questions we ask ourselves.

Writing isn’t always easy. But it’s always worth it. And if my words find their way to someone who needs them, then every late night and every rewrite was worth it.

  

Author Bio:
Jennifer Rayes is a Lebanese-American author, born in Michigan, and raised in the mountains of Lebanon. She is the author of Intricate Deceptions, Intricate Intentions, and Intricate Obsessions, the first three books in the Intricate Series; as well as From Within, a compilation of poetry pieces from her earlier years.

 
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