Mae Tang 董美妍

The Grey Earl's Heist: A Romance

Lucien, the Grey Earl, seeks revenge against the Duke of Charforth, who magically extracts the memories of the poor to turn himself nearly immortal. While going to meet a secret informant, Lucien chances upon Aimery and Anne Leveret, twins sold in indentured servitude to a vile Baron. Despite his reputation for ruthlessness, Lucien is unable to ignore their terrible plight. He intervenes to rescue the Leverets. Assisted by his kind and loyal factotum, Dominic, Lucien brings the twins into his home. Soon, Aimery and Anne find themselves part of Lucien's plans to carry out a daring heist in the Duke of Charforth's magically guarded mansion.

To facilitate the heist, the Leverets assume false identities that see them travese the heights and depths of Londinium society, from attending glittering balls with the ton, to playing music in a charitable hospital for the Duke's victims, to frequent gaming hells and disreputable establishments. As they undertake caper after caper, Lucien and Aimery, and Anne and Dominic find themselves falling in love, and beginning to work through old traumas and griefs togehter. But will their dangerous heist succeed? Or with hearts and lives in the balance, will Lucien ultimately find himself risking more than his best opportunity at revenge?

"The Grey Earl's Heist" is a high heat, M/M and M/F romantasy, in a Regency-like world. The novel is around 205,000 words long.