One careless indiscretion… One simple lie…
With two lives hanging in the balance, and seemingly no way out, Jackie Jones has created her own nightmare.
Degrees of Deception, the debut novel and series from author Kimberly Thacker Webb, features Jacqueline (Jackie) Jones a wealthy, but naïve college student from Texas who falls prey to hosting secret cocaine parties at her family-owned Washington D.C. row house. By day, Jackie is a struggling college student, but by night, she’s trapped in an underground world of crime servicing Washington, D.C.’s most influential social elite.
Completely unaware of the fast-paced racy lifestyle that D.C. brings, Jackie spends all of her money on a frivolous shopping spree that renders her almost penniless. Afraid to ask her parents for more money, she tries a quick, one-time gig to recoup the funds, but instead she finds herself in the hands of the ruthless and sinister head of the coke party empire, Nita Lockheart.
With her life quickly unraveling, Jackie must do everything she can to keep her scholarship, end a dangerous and intoxicating love triangle, and reclaim her life before Nita takes it away. After two and a half years of being manipulated, beaten, and traumatized, Jackie faces off with Nita, and for the first time, she doesn’t back down. She finds her inner strength and confidence and this time she is determined more than ever to gain her freedom. But she’ll pay an expensive price – the death of one of her closest friends as well as the trust and support of her family.
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Jackie Jones survived betrayal, bullets, and brokenness—now she just wants a second chance.
After two years of enduring Nita Lockhart’s cruel manipulation, surviving a shooting, and losing a close friend, Jackie is left scarred—physically and emotionally. Haunted by the emotional whirlwind of her past decisions, she wrestles with depression and anxiety while trying to rebuild her life piece by fragmented piece. To right her wrongs, pay her debt to society, and find inner peace, she wants to open a home for drug addicted babies.
But her path to redemption takes an unexpected turn when she lands a city government internship and falls in love with D.C.’s most popular, attractive, and charismatic mayor. One bite from the forbidden fruit pulls her into a world of ambition and corruption, where she is a pawn in a bitter power struggle between the mayor and his ruthless rival, the city administrator. The battle for control between these two men turns into a sweltering inferno where an innocent life hangs in the balance.
In a world where power distorts judgement and the past never stays buried, Jackie must confront her trauma, guard her heart, and fight for her freedom. Because if she doesn’t, she could lose more than just her second chance—she could lose herself.
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