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Once Swindled
A Fantasy Novel by Laura Sebastian
Book 1 of the Lack and Luster Series
Subgenres & Tropes:
- Second Chance Romance,
- Con Artists,
- Gilded Age,
- Magical Society,
- Forced Proximity
This book is for you if you're into...
- Magical Gilded Age settings with high society schemes
- Romances between a con artist and her former mark
- Second-chance love stories with big secrets and bigger stakes
From New York Times bestselling author Laura Sebastian comes a swoony, second-chance romance set in a magical Gilded Age world, where a con artist targets her biggest mark yet—and unexpectedly reunites with the one who first stole her heart.
The Ryskamp family fortune is in trouble. And Arden’s gift for invisibility can’t stave off his creditors…or the shame of catastrophic courtships. His only recourse is to marry a highborn Luster girl of his great-aunt’s choosing. But when Arden goes to meet her, another woman catches his eye: the copper-haired beauty who ran away with his heart. And engagement ring.
Newly betrothed to yet another wealthy bachelor, Mavis has gone by many names—Arabella then, Delphinia now. Unlike the Lusters, however, Mavis lacks magical abilities, relying instead on her charms and her cons to get by. But no amount of money can repay her debts. And no amount of distance could prepare her for a reunion with her first mark.
Thrown together by fate, Arden and Mavis put aside their past to pull one last con that could save them both. The only price may be falling in love again. This time, for real.
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