Subtle Deceptions Series by Elle Keaton

Jaded confidence man Gabriel Karne is on the run. A literal snarling, slobbering guard dog nips at his heels. If he makes it over the chain-link fence, he vows to skip town for friendlier climes. Somewhere no one knows his name.It will be fine. Everything will be fine... moreJaded confidence man Gabriel Karne is on the run. A literal snarling, slobbering guard dog nips at his heels. If he makes it over the chain-link fence, he vows to skip town for friendlier climes. Somewhere no one knows his name.It will be fine. Everything will be fine.Less than twenty-four hours on the island and Gabriel's had a nasty confrontation with two local good ol’ boys, earned a trespassing citation from an infuriating but compelling forest ranger, and offered to search for a missing person. So much for lying low.Being off his game only partially explains why Gabe would rather focus on a stranger’s bad luck than his own. Fact is, he's always had a soft spot for losers and maybe, just maybe, he's tired of the game.The Last Grift is the first installment in the Subtle Deceptions series, a small town mystery with romantic elements. The series, part of the Piedras Island and Veiled Intentions universe, is written in the third person and follows the unplanned adventures in the life and love of the disreputable Gabriel Karne. less

Gabriel Karne is back — or rather, still on Heartstone Island and doing his best to lie low. But everything falls apart when Gabe's ex-partner-in-crime shows up and muddies the waters.However, this is Gabe Karne, after all. Surely some fast talking will make the Ex exit stage left.Or not.Everything will be fine. FINE.Bait and Switch is book two in the Subtle Deception series.