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"You're supposed to be dead."

"And you're supposed to be the best assassin in the world."

Celeste Dobrev and Nic Laurant are two of the most cold-hearted assassins in all of Italy. Wanting each other dead, Celeste finally gets her way when she stabs him and leaves him for dead. Or so she thought. 

Until three months later, when not only he is still alive, but is looking for her for revenge. 

The don offers her a plan after hearing Nic is still alive; make Nic Laurant fall in love with her by July 31st and kill him on that day, and he will tell her who killed her family 4 years ago. 

Having one month to make her biggest enemy fall in love with her, she starts her plan called The Art of Deception. 

But will it be enough to make a man that never feels anything, feel love?

Deception can be dangerous.

Especially when it wears nothing but high heels and Valentino lipstick.All Rights Reserved

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