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Stolen Art, Stolen Hearts #1
The One-Night Heist
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Expected 28 Aug 26For fans of Knives Out, The Thomas Crown Affair, White Collar, The Art Thief, and The Mastermind, with the humor of The Blonde Identity mixed in, this dark MM rom-com asks, how much will you risk to get everything you’ve ever wanted?
As the sole heir to his family’s estate, Giancarlo Luxford is focused on one Auctioning off his late mother’s art collection to the highest bidder. A chance encounter with an ex-con has him setting his sights on a new goal, and nothing—not even the threat of mutual destruction—will stand in his way.
Longtime grifter Rowen Quincy only cares about the game, but after one too many bad decisions, he finds himself in a tight spot, dreaming of escape. Billionaire Giancarlo Luxford seems like an easy mark, and a ticket out of his situation, but this one-time heist may end up becoming the longest con of all.
IF YOU LOVE (a full list of Content, Tropes & Triggers to come on the author's website!):
Standalone Art Heist Adventure
Contemporary MM Romance
Monopoly Man + Con-man
Insta-Obsession & Mutual Destruction
(Lovers-to-) Enemies-to-Lovers (one-sided, really)
A Con Gone Wrong
Forced Proximity & Cat and Mouse Pursuit
Secret Relationship & Partners in Crime
So. Much. TENSION.
Unhinged Humor & Scorching Spice
Betrayal and Redemption
“Stop running from me!”
Corporate Villain Takedown (EAT THE RICH)
Then risk it all with The One-Night Heist!
—The One-Night Heist is book 1 in the Stolen Art, Stolen Hearts series of interconnected, contemporary romance standalones. Each book will see a different queer couple finding their HEA.
As the sole heir to his family’s estate, Giancarlo Luxford is focused on one Auctioning off his late mother’s art collection to the highest bidder. A chance encounter with an ex-con has him setting his sights on a new goal, and nothing—not even the threat of mutual destruction—will stand in his way.
Longtime grifter Rowen Quincy only cares about the game, but after one too many bad decisions, he finds himself in a tight spot, dreaming of escape. Billionaire Giancarlo Luxford seems like an easy mark, and a ticket out of his situation, but this one-time heist may end up becoming the longest con of all.
IF YOU LOVE (a full list of Content, Tropes & Triggers to come on the author's website!):
Standalone Art Heist Adventure
Contemporary MM Romance
Monopoly Man + Con-man
Insta-Obsession & Mutual Destruction
(Lovers-to-) Enemies-to-Lovers (one-sided, really)
A Con Gone Wrong
Forced Proximity & Cat and Mouse Pursuit
Secret Relationship & Partners in Crime
So. Much. TENSION.
Unhinged Humor & Scorching Spice
Betrayal and Redemption
“Stop running from me!”
Corporate Villain Takedown (EAT THE RICH)
Then risk it all with The One-Night Heist!
—The One-Night Heist is book 1 in the Stolen Art, Stolen Hearts series of interconnected, contemporary romance standalones. Each book will see a different queer couple finding their HEA.
- GenresM M Romance
398 pages, Kindle Edition
Expected publication August 28, 2026
About the author
C. Rochelle
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C. Rochelle here! I’m a naughty but sweet, introverted, Aquarius weirdo who believes a sharp sense of humor is the sexiest trait, loves shaking my booty to Prince, and have never met a cheese I didn’t like. Oh, and I write spicy Paranormal/Sci-Fi/Monster Why Choose + MM, MFF & MMF romance with dark, naughty humor and a #loveislove mentality.
Stay connected by joining my Clubhouse of Smut on Patreon, my Little Sinners FB Group, subscribing to my newsletter, and lovingly st@lking me in all the places: https://c-rochelle.com/
C. Rochelle here! I’m a naughty but sweet, introverted, Aquarius weirdo who believes a sharp sense of humor is the sexiest trait, loves shaking my booty to Prince, and have never met a cheese I didn’t like. Oh, and I write spicy Paranormal/Sci-Fi/Monster Why Choose + MM, MFF & MMF romance with dark, naughty humor and a #loveislove mentality.
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August 17, 2026
✨✨ARC REVIEW✨✨
How can I properly formulate what this book meant to me and how it affected me??? Much like C Rochelle’s logo, I laughed, I cried, and I clenched my thighs.
One- Night Heist is a MM romance with lovers, to enemies, back to lovers (it is one sided), we have a fun cat and mouse situation going on and some really vulnerable moments between the characters.
I wanted to believe Giancarlo was born with a silver spoon in his mouth but there is so much more depth to him than that, understanding his motives and why he adores Rowen from the get go really messed me up!
Rowen is perfectly imperfect he had this hard outer shell and makes jokes about why he is the way he is but when you get to his gooey center you find out there is more to him than he allows most to see and I appreciate how much depth there is to him!
This is more than just a wonderful story but also art in its purest form! As a connoisseur of C. Rochelle’s books I really could identify the amount of research and love she poured into this book! From the artwork mentioned to the details of the outfits Rowen and Giano wear.
As crazy as it sounds I am not ready to part with these two, finishing this book felt too bittersweet. I am going to give myself a 1-2 book break and then re-read this book because I need to go back to the start, I need to go into this knowing how it ends and watch it unfold all over again. Most importantly I need to highlight every single outfit and when they happened and figure out how to make my brain make a fun post for that because we would be robbed as readers for not having a visualization to the excellent research put into One-Night Heist.
This was worth the wait! This is worth the hype and I am so unimaginably thankful to have read an early copy! Thank you C Rochelle for continuing to share your stories with us readers and for allowing me to ARC this book!
How can I properly formulate what this book meant to me and how it affected me??? Much like C Rochelle’s logo, I laughed, I cried, and I clenched my thighs.
One- Night Heist is a MM romance with lovers, to enemies, back to lovers (it is one sided), we have a fun cat and mouse situation going on and some really vulnerable moments between the characters.
I wanted to believe Giancarlo was born with a silver spoon in his mouth but there is so much more depth to him than that, understanding his motives and why he adores Rowen from the get go really messed me up!
Rowen is perfectly imperfect he had this hard outer shell and makes jokes about why he is the way he is but when you get to his gooey center you find out there is more to him than he allows most to see and I appreciate how much depth there is to him!
This is more than just a wonderful story but also art in its purest form! As a connoisseur of C. Rochelle’s books I really could identify the amount of research and love she poured into this book! From the artwork mentioned to the details of the outfits Rowen and Giano wear.
As crazy as it sounds I am not ready to part with these two, finishing this book felt too bittersweet. I am going to give myself a 1-2 book break and then re-read this book because I need to go back to the start, I need to go into this knowing how it ends and watch it unfold all over again. Most importantly I need to highlight every single outfit and when they happened and figure out how to make my brain make a fun post for that because we would be robbed as readers for not having a visualization to the excellent research put into One-Night Heist.
This was worth the wait! This is worth the hype and I am so unimaginably thankful to have read an early copy! Thank you C Rochelle for continuing to share your stories with us readers and for allowing me to ARC this book!
Review of advance copy
Vunderbar! A quality romance and unique, entertaining plot. I enjoyed how the two MCs were constantly switching their power dynamics. We got the glamor of the luxury billionaire lifestyle tempered with some “no good billionaires” sentiment. The side characters were interesting and the whole thing was fun.
I’m looking forward to the next book. I loved all of Rochelle’s Villains series so I know we’re in for more treats.
I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review.
I’m looking forward to the next book. I loved all of Rochelle’s Villains series so I know we’re in for more treats.
I received a copy of this book from Gay Romance Reviews, and this is my honest review.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I got this book at 11am and did not stop reading until I was finished. This book was everything I was anticipating! Art thieves, art forgers, billionaires. The main characters are just so easy to love and you can’t help but love the dynamics between them because they are adorable and hot! Seriously this book is exactly the type of book I love to read!
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August 16, 2026Got this ARC from GRR and as somebody who read many C. Rochelle books this was not my favourite but it's a cute love story from two polar opposites meeting and "falling in love".
Sorry for the "" but this is where the book lost me a bit. I just didn't feel the longing, yearning, lust plus the smutty scenes were so short you blink and you miss it.
Sorry for the "" but this is where the book lost me a bit. I just didn't feel the longing, yearning, lust plus the smutty scenes were so short you blink and you miss it.
Review of advance copy received from Author
honestly if C. Rochelle writes it, i’m devouring. this was so fun and I loved the art heist background too. I loveeeee Giancarlo & Rowen 😭🥹 they’re so sweet together and honestly? ROWEN JUST NEEDS LOVEEEEE 🥹 i’m so excited to see what else this new world will bring us ✨
thank you C. Rochelle for this earc 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
thank you C. Rochelle for this earc 🫶🏼🫶🏼🫶🏼
Review of advance copy received from Author
This is a fun and cute story about love.
A nice plot and characters.
In short, a nice book to read in between if you otherwise prefer the 'heavier' books.
💞Thank you to the Author for the opportunity to read and review this ARC💖
A nice plot and characters.
In short, a nice book to read in between if you otherwise prefer the 'heavier' books.
💞Thank you to the Author for the opportunity to read and review this ARC💖
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