CONCRETE SECRETS by L.W. Raines Set against the pulse of the five boroughs in New York City and stretching into Hollywood, Concrete Secrets is a gritty urban thriller about power, silence, and the cost of survival. When long-buried truths begin to surface, families built on loyalty and legacy are forced to confront the damage left behind by secrets meant to stay hidden. What starts as grief quickly unravels into a web of corruption, manipulation, and violence—where love is weaponized, trust is tested, and no one escapes untouched. As lines blur between protector and predator, victims and accomplices, the story moves through brownstones, boardrooms, back rooms, and safe houses—revealing how power doesn’t always announce itself with force. Sometimes it arrives with charm, money, and a clean résumé. Concrete Secrets is not a story of heroes and villains. It’s a story about people—flawed, complicit, brave, broken, and trying. This novel explores: Abuse disguised as love - Systems that protect the powerful - The long shadow of family loyalty - Survival without easy redemption Dark, emotional, and unapologetically real, Concrete Secrets is for readers who appreciate layered characters, psychological depth, and endings that reflect real life—messy, unresolved, and honest. Because some truths don’t come buried. They’re set in concrete.