Always a Thief — J.A. Devereaux

YOU CAN TAKE THE THIEF OUT OF THE GAME.
YOU CAN'T TAKE THE GAME OUT OF THE THIEF.


Christmas used to be international jewel thief Gregg Hadyn's favorite time of year, but the last two have given him second thoughts. Christmas after meeting Special Operative Carly Macklin was spent in jail, and this one, his second with the love of his life, is making that one look like a vacation. Some of Carly's family have issues with him.

Big surprise.

Always an optimist, Gregg expects time and good behavior on his part will bring them around, but leave it to Fate to create more treacherous circumstances through which he must prove himself to the Macklins. And that same fickle lady is a master at linking worldwide terrorism with Gregg's personal agenda.

If that weren't enough, an old heist, the only one he couldn't complete throughout twelve years of successful robberies, rears its tantalizing head, wooing him to resolve the all but forgotten caper once and for all.

A black-market adoption scheme, bombs, explosions, and the theft of a priceless royal scepter are making this holiday season one to remember … for better or for worse.