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JEWEL ME TWICE – Charish Reid
Canary Street Press
ISBN: 978-1-335-00946-3
July 23, 2024
Contemporary Romance

New York City & Europe – Present Day

Does she want to do one last heist? Even if it means reuniting with her former partner and lover. That’s the dilemma professional thief Celeste St. Pierre ponders in JEWEL ME TWICE. Five years ago, Celeste and Magnus Larsson were part of a team of jewel thieves headed by a college professor. But their last operation ended badly—and ended their romance. Their mentor is now dead and in a series of letters, she wants them to do one last jewelry heist, but they must do it as a team like the old times. Celeste isn’t sure if she wants to work with Magnus, but the job sounds tantalizing, especially since it will help them right what went wrong last time. Along with their usual partners in crime, Lawrence and Santiago, plus Celeste’s employee, Beatrice, they head first to Estonia to the first leg of their operation. Will it give the former lovers a chance to rekindle the flame, or will they continue to butt heads?

JEWEL ME TWICE is an unusual tale because in this case, crime does pay. Celeste first encountered her mentor, Doris, when she was eighteen and trying to get ahead in life. Doris introduced her to the world of jewelry heists, and it gave her a rush like she’d never experienced. Though Celeste’s last job with Doris was five years ago, she continues to steal along with the help of her own trainee, Beatrice. The end of her relationship with Magnus was acrimonious and the two haven’t spoken since. Can they work together? It soon turns out that the answer is yes, and they work beautifully together. Everyone in the group must work as a team because if something goes wrong, it could have a domino effect. 

Celeste and Magnus continue to lock their horns even as they dance around their simmering attraction. Will they decide to scratch the itch in between meetings, planning, and doing their heists? Will they mend the fences and prove how great they are together? The other characters only play minor roles, though Beatrice is beginning to become attracted to Santiago. The focus of JEWEL ME TWICE is on Celeste and Magnus. Readers will be amused by their bickering and bantering back and forth. They are made for each other, but will it end with them walking away from each other again? Will their crime sprees be successful?

Grab an ice-cold drink as the love scenes between Celeste and Magnus are as steamy as a hot humid night, Will the passion they find end with a forever for them? Find out by grabbing a copy of JEWEL ME TWICE.

Patti Fischer

 
   
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