NAMED ONE OF THE BEST ROMANCE NOVELS OF 2024 BY THE NEW YORK TIMES
'A romp that builds to a spectacular ending' - THE NEW YORK TIMES
'Compulsively readable and totally delightful' - PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
'An immensely enjoyable romp' - LOCUS
'Wildly fun and incredibly romantic' - EVERINA MAXWELL

Break his heart, take his fortune and get on the next ship off-planet - works every time, until it doesn't

Ruth Johnson and her sister Jules have been small-time hustlers on the interstellar cruise lines for years. But then Jules fell in love with one of their targets, Esteban Mendez-Yuki, sole heir to the family insurance fortune. Esteban seemed to love her too, until she told him who she really was, at which point he fled without a word.

Now Ruth is set on revenge: disguised as a provincial debutante and set for the swanky satellite New Monte, she's going to make Esteban fall in love with her, then break his heart and take half his fortune. At least, that's the plan. But Ruth hadn't accounted for his older sister, Sol, a brilliant mind in a dashing suit... and much harder to fool.

Sol is hot on Ruth's tail, and as the two women learn each other's tricks, Ruth must decide between going after the money and going after her heart.

Rebecca Fraimow is the author of Lady Eve's Last Con and The Iron Children. She is an archivist living in Boston. Her short fiction has recently appeared in PodCastle, The Fantasist, and Consolation Songs: Optimistic Speculative Fiction for a Time of Pandemic, among other venues. Her short story in Consolation Songs, "This Is New Gehesran Calling," appeared on the longlist for the 2021 Hugo Award.