The Love Bandits — A.R. Casella

I stole his heart...necklace. Now he wants to return the favor.LaineyMy mother's dream was for me to marry a rich man. So I got engaged to one...and he was a no-good, cheating so-and-so. Now, I'm pursuing my dream, running a business helping people who've been through messy breakups.When a woman comes to me after her ex refuses to hand over her heirloom heart necklace, I know exactly what to do.I go undercover and cozy up to her ex to steal it back.Jake is a smooth talker with good game, but so am I. So it doesn't take me long to return the necklace to its rightful owner.Except it turns out it was never hers...or his...JakeI know better than to be taken in by a pretty face, but Lainey got me good.I guess I shouldn't be complaining that her client stole the necklace from me, since I stole it from someone else. But if I don't get it back, I'm toast.So Lainey agrees to help me. True, her motivations don't match up with mine, but I'm not about to complain. Because suddenly the necklace isn't the only thing I want; I want to make her mine.**An interconnected standalone in the Unlucky in Love series**