At the heart of Dreadmore Manor lies a gallery of haunted masterpieces. Every canvas a whisper, each sculpture a secret. On every quarter century, four are chosen to compete for its inheritance. This time, Alexandria Blanchet is among them.Invited under the guise of study, Alexandria and her rivals must endure a year of cryptic lessons, arcane trials, and perilous games. Where knowledge is currency, deception is art, and only one can claim the prize. The rules are Use whatever advantage you can. Trust no one. Never forget the paintings are alive. And remember, only one needs to survive the year to claim the keys.But as Alexandria becomes entangled with Sebastián, the charming archivist at the local historical society and drawn into a dangerous enticement with Evander, a rival whose secrets run as deep as his gaze...pale blue, like the still light in Monet’s Water Lilies. She begins to blur the lines between truth, loyalty, and desire.In a world where magic lingers in brushstrokes and betrayal is just another medium, Alexandria must decide what she’s willing to lose to win.Perfect for fans of The Atlas Six and Ninth House, The Art of Deception is a tale of art, ambition, and the dangerous games we play for legacy and for love.

From the award-winning New York Times and Indie bestselling author of Ace of Spades comes a mystery about five teen geniuses, their billionaire father, and the aftermath of his murder—perfect for fans of The Inheritance Games, Holly Jackson, and How to Get Away with Murder!Five prodigies, one dead father, a mansion full of suspects…Octavius the Maestro.Fola the Brain.Bilal the Olympian.Perdita the Artist.Romeo the Failure.These are the five heirs of the illustrious billionaire Leontes Button. Adopted and viciously trained with their father’s infamous “Button Method” to prove his hypothesis for creating prodigies—child geniuses—the Button siblings have had no choice but to be brilliant according to their father's impossibly high standards.Until he is murdered at his annual Prodigy Ball.Now, all who attended the ball are required to stay in the Button Manor while the police investigate. But the officers have their work cut out for them—each of the Button siblings has something to hide, but The Heirs aren't the only ones with secrets. After all, Leontes Button was especially good at making enemies. . .