William Mathis: 8 books

The indelible mental image Sharon holds of her family and happiness is shattered in an instant. But more tragic surprises are on the way, revealing the astonishing truth about her relationships. How could she have been so elaborately deceived while feeling so deeply loved? In this complicated love...

Sometimes wishes turn into reality. Sometimes deceit is used to help the Wish Fairy complete the job. When Leslie offers to give a neighbor the chance to turn his teenage fantasy into reality 18 years later, her ultimate goal is well hidden in a preposterous lie. But if romantic happiness is the outcome,...

It's hard to see anything with a blindfold on the eyes and the brain. Rebounding from heartbreak, Todd accepts an offer for a weekly blindfolded adventure from a mystery woman who claims a mutual attraction. He enjoys the experience, but can’t stop trying to determine the identity of his benefactor....

Rita spent her childhood yearning for her dead mother, who left behind no memories or photographs. She constructed elaborate fantasies to compensate for the loss. But when her mother mysteriously reappears as if resurrected, proving her father a liar, Rita demands to know the truth. The answers are far from what she expected. Can Rita ever forgive her family for such actions? Could anyone?

Love and Deceit's ten stories introduce sometimes-quirky characters who grapple with lies big and small. Lost in Atlanta, Hiding from Love's Truth reveals why a woman would mysteriously abandon the young man she deeply loves and contact him 52 years later to ask forgiveness for something he...

While trying to avoid dealing with his dramatic weight gain, Keith encounters a series of confrontational characters who use food rhymes to give blunt diet advice. His doctor friend Charlie, a dazzling and dominating blue-eyed blonde counselor, and a threatening enforcer send a tough message that...

After the Civil War battles at Chickamauga and Chattanooga in 1863, Weston family members are either dead, in retreat, estranged or trying to cope with widespread devastation. By 1963, the family is still struggling with the war’s aftermath, starting to fracture over issues that arose a century...

Private detective Derek Sprye slowly gets sucked into a serial murder case without realizing he's at risk of being killed. The blatant clues the assassin leaves could have multiple meanings, though the victims are all men who gamble using baseball cards. While investigators are confused, perhaps the...