Pam McCutcheon "Caught In The Act."
Scott Richmond, heir to the Richmond fortune, finds himself in hot water when he falls for gorgeous cat burglar Nicole Dreyfuss, who vows to reclaim the jewels that were stolen from her family by his con-artist father.
Charming, wealthy, happy-go-lucky Scott Richmond finds teenager Chrissie Dreyfuss breaking into his mother's safe and stealing her jewels. Chrissie's father, who was Scott's father's valet, had been released after many years of service without so much as a meager pension, then died, leaving Chrissie's family impoverished. Chrissie tells Scott that she needs the money for Julliard. Feeling guilty about his father's miserly behavior, Scott gives Chrissie some of the jewels. Reference librarian Nicole Dreyfuss, who raised Chrissie, is appalled by her kid sister's antics and wants to make things right. But when Nicole finds out that Chrissie has already fenced the loot, and that the jewels she stole aren't real, Nicole really has no choice but to go along with Scott's crazy idea of stealing back the jewels and replacing them with the real thing, a plan that requires Nicole to pretend to be Scott's fiancee.
Paperback. First Edition. 2005.
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