False Illusions — Jennifer Youngblood

Is he the answer to her troubles or an intoxicating illusion that could turn deadly?Single mom Olivia Burkhart struggles to rebuild her life after the murder of her fiancé, Brent Allen, a deputy on Honeysuckle Island. She vows to never get involved with another cop, and then Flynn Yates enters her life with his playful smile and penetrating blue eyes.As Olivia tries to come to terms with her feelings for Flynn, life delivers some hard blows that resurface her fears with a vengeance.Then fate gives her the chance to work six weeks at an exclusive art gallery in charming and quaint Carmel, California by the sea.When Olivia catches the eye of world-renown artist Xavier Kipling, a brooding and handsome widower, she finds herself drawn into a sophisticated world of wealth beyond anything she'd ever imagined.A strange painting gives way to unsettling events, making Olivia question if her aching heart can discern between illusion and reality.Is the Kipling mansion an idyllic haven, or a hiding place for deadly secrets?