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Rebecca Fraimow: Lady Eve's Last Con (2024, Rebellion) 4 stars

Review of Lady Eve's Last Con by Rebecca Fraimow

4 stars

Ruth is a hustler on a righteous mission of revenge via prenup against a terrible rich person. Then she meets his sister Sol. Then she bumps into a much more dangerous criminal on a not so righteous mission to harm that sister. And that sister's a flirt. And that sister knows Ruth isn't the woman she's masquerading as, even if she doesn't know anything else. Then it gets complicated.

This is a space opera, a con, and a bit of a rom-com in that old-style we're nemeses, no we're into each other way. It's clever and fun, the banter and emotional vulnerability between Ruth and Sol is at times raw and at others steamy. There's also some danger, multiple cunning plans, and a happy ending.