How far would you go to save the one person who still believes in you? Sasha’s world has crumbled beneath the weight of addiction and desperation. Once a bright-eyed young mother, she now spends her days chasing a high—each hit driving her further from the only thing she truly loves. When her pimp, Sean, reveals the unthinkable truth—that Sasha sold her own daughter, Mia—the fog of drugs finally lifts long enough for horror to set in. Now she’s left with a single, soul-shredding realization: Mia is gone. Across town, Mother Rice has spent every sleepless night waiting for Sean to knock with that frightened child in his arms. Tender and fierce, she’s rescued Mia before, shielding her from a world that doesn’t deserve her. But this time, Mother Rice must decide whether to stand by and watch a woman who’s lost everything scramble for redemption—or safeguard the only daughter she’s ever truly protected. Told in raw, heart-pounding prose, Deceptive Minds is a story of love and betrayal, of a mother’s fierce devotion and the choices that threaten everything she holds dear. In the end, only one question remains: can Sasha find the courage to pull herself back from the brink and reclaim her daughter before it’s too late