Conning the Billionaire: Romantic Suspense with a Twist

Blair Babylon

Oct 2022 · Malachite Publishing LLC

About this ebook

From USA Today Bestselling Author Blair Babylon comes an explosive thriller about a small-time con artist in Atlantic City who tries to scam an undercover MI6 spy, and soon the Philly Mafia is chasing both of them.

You can’t con an honest man, but I’d never met one of those.

Until I met Micah Shine.

I come from a long line of con artists. Grifters, if you will. Card cheats and honey traps and catfishers. My mother married wealthy men who died suddenly, and Dad counted cards at blackjack in Atlantic City until the Mafia offed him.

Like father, like daughter.

I was working marks in A.C. when I met Micah Shine, who seemed as if he might be that mythical beast, an honest man. I threw out the bait, and he didn’t bite.

Micah was tall, ripped, rich, and hot, and when he took off his sunglasses, his eyes were the green-flecked silver of opals.

That night, he seemed sober, conscientious, and kind, scrupulous in his honesty, and a freaking magician in bed.

That should have been my clue. Magicians are just another kind of con artist, but it didn’t register. I was smitten until it all fell apart.

I should’ve known.

Because I should have realized that if I wasn’t the con artist that night, I was the mark.

But that didn’t mean I was a sucker.

USA Today Bestselling Author Blair Babylon writes bestselling romance books that will free your mind. These five star billionaire boss, enemies to lovers, friends to lovers, and romantic comedy romantic novels quickly turn into suspense thriller books that will make your pulse pound and soothe your heart. Whether the couple are trapped in a pretend marriage or there’s only one bed, Blair’s books are like romancing your own duke, mister, or billionaire. Some are an ugly cry, some are an affair to remember with a king or a prince, and some are a few shades darker, but all are unputdownable. Fans of Danielle Steel, E.L. James, Helen Hardt, Anna Todd, and Charlotte Byrd will love Blair’s romantic books and romance audiobooks. Set your heart free and download these fantastic, complete series!

Ratings and reviews

Micah and Kylie's story was such a fun read. Each is a con artist, and the other is their "mark". Micah's debt is due, and he has to find a way to repay it. Kylie is a con artist trying to make enough money to escape. They become partners, but each is keeping secrets. Neither trusts the other, but in order to attain their goal, they'll have to become partners. They end up becoming so much more. Their story has lots of the usual Blair twists and turns, including plenty of steamy scenes.

I enjoyed the push and pull between Kylie and Micah – blindsided by an intense attraction, with each not quite trusting the other, and yet, also curious about the other’s endgame. This entertaining story is well written and told through dual POV’s. There’s some suspense, danger, plenty of secrecy, deceit and humor along with several explicit sexual encounters. I’m already looking forward to bk. 2 “Tempting the Billionaire.” I received an Advance Reader Copy and am voluntarily leaving a review.

Hot as fire & suspenseful as well. Kylie is a con artist trying to keep herself afloat in Atlantic City. She convinces men to buy her things that she can then pawn for cash to support herself. She doesn’t know what she’s gotten herself into when she sets Micah Shine as her next mark. There’s an instant attraction between them but Kylie never gets involved with a mark–until Micah that is. Micah has his reasons for letting Kylie try to con him; he needs her help to meet with a mafia head.

About the author

“I'm passionate about books and literature. Books delve into what it means to be human and connect us to each other. I write intense, deeply imagined romance novels for serious readers because the world needs more love." ~~Blair Babylon For readers of JS Scott, Pippa Grant, Lucy Score, and LJ Shen, Blair Babylon is an award-winning, USA Today bestselling author who used to publish literary fiction. Because professional reviews of Blair’s other fiction usually included the caveat that there was too much deviant sex and too much interesting plot, she decided to abandon all literary pretensions, let her freak flag fly, and write hot, sexy, suspenseful romance.