From New York Times bestselling author Laura Sebastian comes a magical romance about a writer and a con artist who must strike a deal to fool high society. Falling in love wasn’t part of the bargain.

Oriana Mayles is the perfect high-society Luster. She’s from a wealthy family, and her shape-shifting magic is a sought-after rarity. But Oriana has a scandalous secret: She’s the anonymous author of Garlin’s popular sensationalist novels, all of which she’s written to find her first love again.

When her identity is exposed, Oriana’s search for her happily ever after leads her to Rafe Hartweiller, a street-smart con man who’s in as dire straits as she is.

Rafe has spent a lifetime trying to rise in society’s ranks. He’s established a club to usurp the city’s most enterprising businessman. But a Lack man like Rafe can never escape his circumstances—not without the backing of a savvy socialite.

With no other choice, the two strike a deal to con Luster society. Yet as the line between fiction and reality blurs in their high-stakes bargain, they soon realize succeeding in their conquest means gambling their hearts—something neither of them is willing to lose.

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