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.

Laura Sebastian grew up in South Florida and attended Savannah College of Art and Design. She now lives and writes in London, England, with her two dogs, Neville and Circe. Laura is the author of the New York Times bestselling Ash Princess series—Ash Princess, Lady Smoke, and Ember Queen—as well as the Castles in Their Bones series—Castles in Their Bones, Stardust in Their Veins, and Poison in Their Hearts. Half Sick of Shadows is her first novel for adults, and Into the Glades is for middle-grade readers.