He believed he had found paradise. In reality, he had stepped into a carefully constructed lie.

Twenty-seven-year-old Ben Crowe is still reeling from betrayal when the beautiful and captivating Kelly Morgan enters his life. She seems to offer everything he has been missing: affection, excitement and the promise of a future together.

Their romance moves quickly. Soon there is an engagement ring, plans for marriage and a dream home in Waverley Road. With Kelly's charming solicitor cousin handling the paperwork, Ben finally believes happiness is within reach.

Then completion day arrives.

There are no keys beneath the gate. Kelly has disappeared. The house was never his—and every penny he possessed has vanished.

As the truth emerges, Ben discovers that the woman he loved may never have existed at all. But surviving the fraud is only the beginning. To reclaim his life, he must confront his shame, learn to trust again and discover whether paradise can ever be real after everything he believed in has been destroyed.

Reaching Out for Paradise is an emotional psychological suspense novel about romance fraud, devastating betrayal and the quiet courage required to begin again.