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Contents
Title Page
Copyright Notice
Dedication
Epigraphs
Author’s Note
Prologue
Another Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Thirteen
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Chapter Thirty-Seven
Chapter Thirty-Eight
Chapter Thirty-Nine
Chapter Forty
Chapter Forty-One
Chapter Forty-Two
Chapter Forty-Three
Chapter Forty-Four
Chapter Forty-Five
Chapter Forty-Six
Chapter Forty-Seven
Chapter Forty-Eight
Chapter Forty-Nine
Chapter Fifty
Chapter Fifty-One
Chapter Fifty-Two
Chapter Fifty-Three
Epilogue
Index
Also by MaryJanice Davidson
About the Author
Copyright
This is a work of fiction. All of the characters, organizations, and events portrayed in this novel are either products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously.
First published in the United States by St. Martin’s Griffin, an imprint of St. Martin’s Publishing Group
THE LOVE SCAM. Copyright © 2020 by MaryJanice Alongi. All rights reserved. For information, address St. Martin’s Publishing Group, 120 Broadway, New York, NY 10271.
www.stmartins.com
Cover design and illustration by Philip Pascuzzo
The Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data is available upon request.
ISBN 978-1-250-05316-9 (trade paperback)
ISBN 978-1-4668-5544-1 (ebook)
eISBN 9781466855441
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First Edition: 2020
* Translated from Italian.
* “Be quiet.”
* Drinks laden with vermouth.
* “You’re welcome, little sister.”
* The sordid details can be found in Danger, Sweetheart.
* “Hello, Mr. Tarbell. Miss Delaney asked you to meet her around the corner at our loading entrance.”
* This is a real thing from Etsy!
* “No offense, but most Americans aren’t fluent, even in English.”
“None taken. Everything you’ve heard about Americans is true. We’re the worst.”
† “I’m not a thief.”
* Again, the sordid details can be found in Danger, Sweetheart.
* “I would never judge my friend. She is far harder on herself than I could ever be.”
* This is a real book.
† It’s true! They sell it by the gallon.
* The Hunt for Red October by Tom Clancy.
* Blake is, in fact, running a high fever and is in a world of hurt of his own, per Danger, Sweetheart.
* Andover, Massachusetts.
* This is a real thing!
* It’s Belgrade! (I had to look it up.)
* They’re scaring me! I think they have guns! And I can’t find my mother!
* Rather heroic.
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