The Artist and Her Thief

Name: The Artist and Her Thief
Author: Margriete Johnson

106 pages

When an art thief steals a mysterious painting to lure out its elusive creator, he never expects to fall in love with the woman behind the canvas—an artist hiding from the world and herself.

Nash Beaumont lives two lives—respected art expert by day, meticulous thief by night. When he risks everything to steal Blue, the latest work from the anonymous artist known only as PERL, his plan is simple: spark chaos in the art world and flush out the ghost behind the masterpiece.
But the woman he collides with on a quiet New York street—an anxious, guarded artist named Sybil—haunts him in ways he can’t explain. She’s fragile yet defiant, her vivid blue eyes echoing the same mystery that drives his obsession with PERL.
Sybil Kauffman has spent her life hiding from color, light, and people. The world believes she’s gone, and that’s exactly how she wants it. But when her stolen painting ignites a media frenzy, her carefully constructed solitude begins to crumble—especially when the charming stranger across the street keeps finding ways into her orbit.

As the truth unravels, their connection becomes more dangerous—and more intoxicating—than either of them could have imagined. In a city where everyone wears a mask, can love survive when the biggest secret of all is exposed?

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