02790cam a2200301 4500 873648003 TxAuBib 20230628120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9781250831156 1250831156 1adb5b6b-6457-47dc-a923-b8e313aa8693 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 7349747 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Owen, Margaret, 1986- Painted Devils [Libby]. Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2023. Fantasy / Wizards & Witches. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 18MB. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Fantasy. Humor (Fiction.) Young Adult Fiction. HTML:<p><b>An Instant <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller!<br /> An Instant Indies Bestseller!<br /> A scrappy former maid and jewel thief must outwit gods, injustice, and her own past in this sequel to the Indie Next Pick, <i>Little Thieves</i> by Margaret Owen.</b><br /> <b>Let's get one thing straight - Vanja Schmidt wasn't trying to start a cult.</b><br /> After taking down a corrupt margrave, breaking a deadly curse, and finding romance with the vexingly scrupulous junior prefect Emeric Conrad, Vanja had one great mystery left: her long-lost birth family . . . and whether they would welcome a thief. But in her search for an honest trade, she hit trouble and invented a god, the Scarlet Maiden, to scam her way out. Now that lie is growing out of control—especially when Emeric arrives to investigate and the Scarlet Maiden manifests to claim him as a virgin sacrifice.<br /> For his final test to become a prefect, Emeric must determine if Vanja is guilty of serious fraud or if the Scarlet Maiden—and her claim to him—is genuine. Meanwhile, Vanja is chasing an alternative sacrifice that<br /> could be their way out. The hunt leads her not only into the lairs of monsters and the paths of gods, but also the ties of her past. And with what should be the simplest way to save Emeric hanging over their heads,<br /> he and Vanja must face a more dangerous question: Is there a future for a thief and a prefect, and at what price?<br /> From the indie bestselling author Margaret Owen comes the thrilling next installment in the Little Thieves trilogy with all new interior illustrations from the author.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-06-28 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1adb5b6b-6457-47dc-a923-b8e313aa8693&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=1adb5b6b-6457-47dc-a923-b8e313aa8693&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)