A01=Margaret Owen
asexual
Author_Margaret Owen
Category=YFH
curses
dark ya fantasy
death
demisexual
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family history
family lost and found
fantasy romance
found family
heist
Holy Terrors
horrible girls
humorous
interior art
interior illustrations
legends and lattes
Little Thieves
love story
mommy trauma
mother daughter
moving goal posts
romantasy
romantic
sequel
strong women
teen
thief
trauma
ya mysteries
Product details
- ISBN 9781250327956
- Dimensions: 137 x 211mm
- Publication Date: 17 Feb 2025
- Publisher: Palgrave USA
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Paperback
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After taking down a corrupt margrave, breaking a deadly curse, and finding romance with the vexingly scrupulous junior prefect Emeric Conrad, Vanja had one great mystery left: her long-lost birth family . . . and whether they would welcome a thief. But in her search for an honest trade, she hit trouble and invented a god, the Scarlet Maiden, to scam her way out. Now that lie is growing out of control - especially when Emeric arrives to investigate and the Scarlet Maiden manifests to claim him as a virgin sacrifice.
For his final test to become a prefect, Emeric must determine if Vanja is guilty of serious fraud or if the Scarlet Maiden - and her claim to him - is genuine. Meanwhile, Vanja is chasing an alternative sacrifice that could be their way out. The hunt leads her not only into the lairs of monsters and the paths of gods, but also the ties of her past. And with what should be the simplest way to save Emeric hanging over their heads, he and Vanja must face a more dangerous question: Is there a future for a thief and a prefect, and at what price?
