The Deliciously Deceitful Ones: A Wave of Time

The past remembers what the present forgets…

Three years ago, Cicely Cunnings awoke in a hospital with no memory of who she had been. Under the watchful eye of a mysterious doctor, she rebuilt her life—becoming a brilliant scientist in a desperate bid to rediscover her past. But the answers never came.

When the machine she built—a portal that bends time itself—activates, Cicely is pulled through its shimmering threshold into an unknown realm. A place where time folds in on itself and shadows whisper secrets meant to stay hidden. The past beckons with riddles, darkness, and a haunting melody danced by a little girl in her dreams.

But time is unraveling.

Cicely must navigate a fractured timeline and confront a sinister syndicate determined to erase history itself. Haunted by visions of the ballerina she cannot name, Cicely races to uncover the truth of who she was—and what she’s become. But some truths are more dangerous than forgetting.

“The breathtaking sequel to The Deliciously Deceitful Ones, this time-bending mystery spirals through memory and fate—ending in a revelation so startling, it will leave you breathless and wanting more.”

The Fractured Fate of Cicely Cunnings

Three years ago, Cicely Cunnings opened her eyes in a hospital bed with no memory of the life she had lived. Her name was the only truth she was given. Everything else—her past, her purpose, her identity—had been wiped clean, leaving behind a silence too deep to ignore. Under the watchful gaze of a doctor whose motives were never fully clear, Cicely rebuilt herself piece by piece, clinging to science as the one constant she could trust.

Driven by a hunger for answers that refused to fade, she became a brilliant researcher—obsessed, relentless, and quietly haunted. Every experiment was a plea to the universe. Every breakthrough, a step toward the truth. But no matter how far she pushed the boundaries of possibility, the memories never returned.

Until the day her machine awakened.

The device she created—a shimmering portal that bends the fabric of time—was meant to illuminate her past. Instead, it consumed her. Pulled through its glowing threshold, Cicely is thrust into a realm where time folds in on itself, where shadows whisper secrets meant to stay buried, and where the past is not a memory but a maze.

Here, moments collide. Futures unravel. And the truth waits in pieces.

In this strange, shifting world, Cicely is haunted by visions of a little girl dancing a delicate ballet—her face blurred, her name just out of reach. The melody that follows her is soft, sorrowful, and impossibly familiar. It calls to her like a memory she once loved… or a warning she once ignored.

But time is breaking.

As Cicely navigates this fractured timeline, she discovers she is not alone. A powerful syndicate—hidden in the seams of history—is determined to erase the past and reshape the future. They know who she was. They know what she built. And they know exactly why she cannot remember.

To survive, Cicely must confront the truth she has been chasing since the day she woke up: Who was she before the world forgot her? And more terrifying still— What has she become now?

Every step brings her closer to the answers she seeks… and to a revelation that could shatter everything she believes about herself. Because some truths are more dangerous than forgetting. Some memories were buried for a reason.

And Cicely Cunnings is about to uncover the one secret powerful enough to rewrite time itself.