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To Steal from Thieves

by M.K. Lobb

🌶️fade to black·spoiler·Thieves & Kings #1

Why Read This?

You'll be left on the edge of your seat by complex characters and a cliffhanger that demands the next book.

Synopsis

Within the dazzling halls of London’s Crystal Palace, the event of the season has arrived: The Great Exhibition. An opportunity for the greatest minds of the century to come together under one roof in an unprecedented display of art and invention. And for two unlikely partners in crime, it’s about to become the score of a lifetime. Charming conman Kane Durante works alone—or on occasion with his best friend, Fletcher. But when his boss, the infamous Kingpin of London’s magical dark market, gives him the impossible task of stealing a priceless artifact from the Great Exhibition, he knows it’s a job he can’t pull off alone. Enter Zaria Mendoza, daughter of one of London’s greatest alchemologists. Ever since her father’s death, Zaria’s been struggling to keep her underground business afloat, and impatient clients are becoming violent. When the infuriatingly handsome Kane offers her the promise of enough money to get out of debt and leave London entirely, she knows she can’t walk away from this dangerous partnership. But robbing one of the most public, heavily-guarded buildings in London isn’t going to be easy, especially when love and betrayal threaten to ruin everything they've worked so hard for. In this high-stakes heist novel, an alchemologist and a con man team up to steal a rare necklace—but complicated feelings of attraction and deception threaten to destroy everything and everyone they love—for fans of Alexandra Bracken and Judy I. Lin.

At a Glance

3.77 ★ Goodreads
Spice Level🌶️fade to black
Endingspoiler
PairingM/F
Romance Pacingslow burn

Top Tropes

forced proximitygames/trials romanceheist romance

Mood

broodingatmosphericmysteriousadventuroustense

Book Details

Goodreads Rating

3.77 ★

Page Count

400 pages

Published

2025

Primary Genre

Ya Fantasy

Pairing

M/F

POV

Third Person

Romance Pacing

Slow Burn

Audiobook

Available

Yes

Format

Standard

Narrator

Frankie Porter|Nico Evers-Swindell

Narrator Count

Dual

Tropes

RomanceMagicActionAngstWorld
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deathkidnappingparental deathtraumaviolencecaptivitycolonialismeconomic inequalitygriefimprisonmentwar

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