Downloading Absinthe & Affection (Velvet & Vice #5)

A con artist and a private investigator walk into a speakeasy—only one of them will leave with their heart intact.

Dottie Langley has a gift for deception. Whether it’s forging identity papers or charming marks in Atlantic City’s glittering underworld, she’s always three steps ahead—until a familiar face from her past crashes back into her life.

Eleanor “Nell” Keating is a detective who knows better than to trust a grifter. But when a missing socialite case pulls her into the city’s murky depths, she finds herself relying on the one person she swore never to forgive: Dottie.

Their uneasy alliance ignites old tensions and smoldering desire. As they weave through dangerous deals, gangster rivalries, and forbidden passion, the line between justice and self-preservation blurs. Can they outwit the criminals hunting them—or will their own tangled history be their undoing?