"I can't take credit for the idea," I say as languidly as possible. "Aiden suggested it. But I called him a genius and bear hugged him for that, so I suppose that makes me equally as evil."

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Patricia Brown once played at being normal and boring, an incredible feat considering her hitman father figure and her own inclination to plot elaborate grifts disguised as part of her writing. When that life went up in flames, she embraced her the crime in her blood. Cons, heists, manslaughter- you name it, she has done and enjoyed it. The nature of her crimes ramped up when she met her boyfriend, Aiden Cooper, the brain to her muscle, and so did the profits. They lived like royals- in five star hotels, on luxury cruises, in casinos.

Then they were hit over the head when Aiden was diagnosed one year ago with pancreatic cancer. Now they crouch in unoccupied houses and shady motels, all the money gained from their illegal exploits gone to the black hole that is the medical fees of Aiden's treatment.

A person from Patricia's past, who she wishes have stayed there, offers them an opportunity. One million dollars just to break into some stuck-up entrepreneur's safe and clean it out. They can even keep whatever money they made from whatever scheme they cooked up to get near him. Easy peasy. What could go wrong?

With everything that can go wrong going wrong in the worst timings possible, Patricia must endeavor to somehow turn the tables on Noah Astor, who turns out to be much more than a gullible mark and may have more to do with her past than she imagined, while overcoming her fears to dive deep into what happened a decade ago.

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Book 1 of the Their Black Love trilogy

Updates every Monday in my timezone

This story is a first draft: edits of previous chapters, inconsistencies and more will occur.

This series deals with mature themes. Trigger warnings will not be provided as there are just too many types of triggers. Readers beware.