He Loved Me Like A Lie

Some loves are real… even when they’re built on a lie.

LaVondra Poole thought she had finally found her peace. After surviving heartbreak and betrayal, she has built her own life on her own terms. She was independent, guarded, and no longer willing to settle for anything—or anyone—that threatened the peace she had fought so hard to reclaim.

Then she met Derrick Charles.

Charming, attentive, and seemingly everything she never knew she needed. Derrick awakened feelings LaVondra thought she had buried long ago. For the first time in years, she began to wonder whether love could be worth the risk again.

But Derrick had a secret.

He hadn’t entered LaVondra’s life by accident. His connection to her past ran deeper than she could have imagined, and the truth behind his presence threatened to unravel everything she believed about love, loyalty, and the people closest to her.

As unanswered questions lead to hidden records, suspicious dealings, and the return of a man she believed was gone forever, LaVondra is forced to confront a painful reality: sometimes the person who makes you feel safest is the one holding the most dangerous secrets.

With betrayal coming from unexpected directions, LaVondra must decide what hurts more—the truth she never wanted to discover or the lies she once desperately wanted to believe.

Because love can survive many things.

But can it survive a lie that changes everything?

He Loved Me Like A Lie is an emotionally charged tale of love, deception, secrets, and self-discovery. A story about learning that choosing yourself may be the bravest decision of all.