THE FIRST MOVE · PAUL WILLIAMS
INCLUDING HER.
But knowing her thoughts doesn't mean knowing her heart.
BOOK ONE OF A NEW URBAN FANTASY ROMANCE SERIES
THE GIFT. THE CURSE.
Imagine walking into a room and hearing every secret nobody intended to say. The jealousy. The fear. The attraction. The lies. The desire.
Marcus doesn't have to wonder what people are thinking. He hears it. And when he meets Nia, that ability becomes something entirely different.
Knowing someone's thoughts doesn't mean knowing what they will do next.
EVERY SECRET HAS A VOICE
Nineteen. Mixed-race. Smart. Confident. Still figuring out who he's becoming.
Marcus thought leaving high school meant he was finally stepping into adulthood. He didn't expect adulthood to come with a supernatural ability. Now every conversation has another layer. Every person has another voice. And every secret comes with a price.
His greatest challenge isn't learning how to hear. It's learning when to stop.
DISCOVER MARCUSSHE KNOWS HE KNOWS
She's twenty-five. Confident. Experienced. And she knows how to make Marcus question everything.
Nia doesn't treat Marcus like a kid. She challenges him. She studies him. She pushes back. And Marcus can hear every thought she tries to hide.
He knows what she wants. She knows he knows. Neither will make the first move.
THE GAME BEGINSATTRACTION HAS A VOICE
Hearing Nia's thoughts is different. For the first time, knowing what someone is thinking doesn't make the moment easier. It makes it harder.
Every glance means something. Every pause means something. Every step closer says something neither of them wants to say out loud.
And Marcus begins to wonder whether the most dangerous thing he can hear... is the truth.
BEYOND THE ATTRACTION
Why can Marcus hear thoughts?
Where did his ability come from?
Why has his family kept secrets from him?
Who else knows what Marcus can do?
And why does it feel like someone has been waiting for him to discover his gift?
Some secrets are better left unheard.
6 × 9 INCH PAPERBACK · BOOK ONE
BY PAUL WILLIAMS
Marcus thought his biggest problem after high school would be figuring out what came next. He was wrong.
When he discovers he can hear people's thoughts, friends become secrets, strangers become open books, and attraction becomes impossible to hide. Then there's Nia: older, confident, mysterious—and Marcus can hear exactly what she's thinking.
Their attraction pulls them into a dangerous game where every thought can become a weapon. But the closer Marcus gets to Nia, the more he realizes his ability is connected to a mystery much bigger than either of them.
The first move has been made. Now nothing will ever be the same.
BOOK PURCHASE & FIRST CHAPTER LINKS COMING SOON
WHY READ THE FIRST MOVE
What happens when private thoughts become impossible to hide?
A supernatural ability collides with an attraction neither expected.
A modern world with something supernatural beneath everyday life.
This is Book One of a larger, more dangerous story.
THE TRUTH IS CLOSER THAN HE THINKS
You don't.
The closer Marcus gets to the truth, the more dangerous the questions become. And by the time he realizes who he can trust... it may already be too late.
BOOK ONE IS ONLY THE BEGINNING.
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QUESTIONS, NOT SPOILERS
The only question is what he'll do with what he knows.