In this delightfully irreverent retelling of ‘The Goose Girl’, Margaret Own crafts an unputdownable tale about stolen lives, thorny truths, and the wicked girls at the heart of both. With a feral guardian half-god, Gisele’s sinister fiance, and an overeager junior detective on her tail, Vanja has just two weeks to pull off her biggest grift yet, or she risks losing more than her freedom – she could lose her life. Until, one heist away from freedom, Vanja crosses the wrong god and is cursed to turn into jewels, stone by stone. Now, Vanja leads a lonely but lucrative double life as princess and jewel thief, charming the nobility while emptying their coffers to fund her great escape. Painted Devils (Little Thieves Book 2) Margaret Owen Kindle Edition 11. With the help of an enchanted string of pearls, Vanja transformed into her former mistress and took her place, leaving the real Gisele a penniless nobody. Until a year ago, when her otherworldly mothers demanded payment for their care, and Vanja decided to steal her future back. The adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, Vanja has long made her own way in the world as the dutiful servant of Princess Gisele.

Vanja, the adopted goddaughter of Death and Fortune, was Princess Gisele’s dutiful servant up until a year ago. Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s love. Little Thieves by Margaret Owen (Affiliate Links) Once upon a time, there was a horrible girl Vanja Schmidt knows that no gift is freely given, not even a mother’s loveand she’s on the hook for one hell of a debt.

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