{"product_id":"i-knew-he-was-lying-mak-maxwell-9798258287946","title":"I Knew He Was Lying: A Story of Lies, Love and the Truth I couldn't ignore","description":"\u003cp\u003eBOOK BLURB\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI knew he was lying from the very beginning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNot because I had proof... but because something inside me refused to fully trust the way his words never quite matched his silences.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut I stayed anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause love doesn't always begin with certainty-it begins with hope. Hope that you are wrong. Hope that this time, things will be different. Hope that what you feel is stronger than what you see.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEthan made everything feel easy. Effortless. Almost perfect. The kind of man who looked at you like you were the only truth in a world full of noise. The kind of man who knew exactly how to make you question your doubts before you ever questioned him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd I believed him.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEven when things didn't add up.\u003cbr\u003eEven when his answers shifted slightly each time.\u003cbr\u003eEven when silence started replacing clarity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI told myself it was nothing. I told myself I was overthinking. I told myself love wasn't supposed to feel completely certain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut slowly... I stopped recognizing myself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause loving him meant learning how to ignore what I knew. And the more I stayed, the more I began to doubt the only thing that had always protected me-my own instincts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUntil one day, I finally saw everything clearly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnd clarity is a dangerous thing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBecause once you see the truth... you can never fully unsee it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eI Knew He Was Lying is an emotional, psychological romance about love, self-deception, and the painful journey of choosing yourself when staying feels easier than leaving. A story about the lies we accept, the truths we avoid, and the version of ourselves we almost lose in the process.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSome love stories don't break you suddenly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey break you quietly... until you finally decide to stop breaking for them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Mak Maxwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798258287946\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 162\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.35d","brand":"Mak Maxwell","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172918698239,"sku":"9798258287946","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-knew-he-was-lying-mak-maxwell-9798258287946","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}