--- title: "A Lie Told in Bed — Jobic Chakalisa" description: "Vaso Raptis has spent years protecting the life her fifteen-year-old son nearly lost. Pete survived because of a heart transplant, but the story of whose heart…" canonical: "https://publica.now/creators/jobic-chakalisa/works/a-lie-told-in-bed" --- Literary # A Lie Told in Bed [ ![Jobic Chakalisa](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/creators/01kz053q4stf0m732p504r1325/avatars/01KZ056MDJC0KRKXEGGK3E1JPG.png?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260906%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260906T114818Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=89f1c9be306b6427bda8d5dbc45c63ec203364943e5c9b4fa304066719adcbba) Jobic Chakalisa ](https://publica.now/creators/jobic-chakalisa) Follow Jobic Chakalisa is a prolific fiction writer and author known for fast-paced thrillers and dramatic novels like Target: Tehran, North Korea's Secret Weapon, and A Dragon for a Debt. His works span mul... $4.99 [ Sign in to buy ](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcheckout%2Fa-lie-told-in-bed) Share Link copied Format epub Published Sep 04, 2026 Rating No reviews yet ![A Lie Told in Bed](https://fls-a13cb2d7-1b3e-4883-a0bd-297afd110a11.367be3a2035528943240074d0096e0cd.r2.cloudflarestorage.com/works/01m1pf7ed2qqwmnjgws4gpfhsw/covers/01M1PF7EPMJJEC5K827YDMXQNX.jpg?X-Amz-Content-Sha256=UNSIGNED-PAYLOAD&X-Amz-Algorithm=AWS4-HMAC-SHA256&X-Amz-Credential=d29ce3bb571c165c97a702f29f7aee93%2F20260906%2Fauto%2Fs3%2Faws4_request&X-Amz-Date=20260906T114818Z&X-Amz-SignedHeaders=host&X-Amz-Expires=3600&X-Amz-Signature=7387477633677c421224c7152cd8c0aebefd05fc98e94e66edf46906a17b0b8c) ## About this work Vaso Raptis has spent years protecting the life her fifteen-year-old son nearly lost. Pete survived because of a heart transplant, but the story of whose heart he carries belongs to him—and he has made his mother promise to keep it private. Then Vaso falls for Manny Kouris. Manny is warm, stubborn, fiercely loyal, and burdened by the death of his younger brother, Orestis, whose organs saved several strangers. Neither Vaso nor Manny expects their growing attraction to survive the complicated connection between their families. Yet what begins cautiously soon becomes the first love Vaso has allowed herself since losing her husband. One night in Manny’s bed, he asks which organ Pete received. Vaso is free to refuse. Terrified that the truth will cost her the man she loves, she gives him an answer instead. A kidney. The left one. When Pete suffers a medical emergency, Manny discovers that the woman he trusted has been hiding an unbearable truth: Pete carries Orestis’s heart. Now Manny must decide whether love can survive a betrayal built from his deepest grief. Vaso must face the difference between protecting her son and controlling everyone around him. And Pete must fight for ownership of a life that grieving adults keep trying to claim. Set in contemporary Pittsburgh, A Lie Told in Bed is an emotionally charged story of desire, bereavement, family loyalty, and the difficult road back from a lie that changed what love meant. [ #family ](/search?query=family) [ #relationships ](/search?query=relationships) [ #medical ](/search?query=medical) [ #transplant ](/search?query=transplant) [ #hospital ](/search?query=hospital) [ #school ](/search?query=school) [ #adolescence ](/search?query=adolescence) [ #teenagers ](/search?query=teenagers) [ #trauma ](/search?query=trauma) [ #grief ](/search?query=grief) [ #secrecy ](/search?query=secrecy) [ #reconciliation ](/search?query=reconciliation) ## Reviews No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. [Sign in to leave a review](https://publica.now/access?redirect=%2Fcreators%2Fjobic-chakalisa%2Fworks%2Fa-lie-told-in-bed) No reviews yet. Be the first to share your thoughts. 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