Grifter Stories

I reached out for my phone to check the time. 5 a.m. The text notification caught my eye. A job. Great. Sitting up, I swung my legs over the side of the bed, feeling the cool floor beneath my feet. I opened the message, scanning the details: Client: Victor Dubenich Location: Pierson Aviation, Business District Time: 23:00 Details: Retrieval. Package details upon arrival. Rewards : $300.000

ALSO , half of these are Billy Barker and Sam from Trick r' Treat because im OBSESSED with the thought of them being friends Yall , my interests change like 12 times a week , im gonna have so many oneshot books..

When amateur storm-chaser Amber Pennicastle follows a handsome panhandler to his secret hideaway, she accidentally discovers a stormy world of organized crime, con-artists, and unexpected love.

Nate didn't choose his team, he didn't build it. The only person he chose out of them all, was Sophie. That was, until he realized what a team he was dealing with. A thief with no sense of normality and haywire decision making skills, a hacker with a crush and a problem with authority, a hitter with... issues. And Sophie, who if Nate was being totally honest with himself, he knew she would turn on them for a good enough piece of art. And Nate himself, he knew he was falling apart. He needed someone to help manage it all. Someone to act as a voice of reason. Someone to silently pull strings and get everyone to work together. He needed a ghost.

Arunima 'Rooni' Prasad: The Art Conservator (Forger) "Forging is a science, but if it goes wrong it will blow a con instead of killing you in a fiery explosion." -2002, Prasad created a forgery so good it took five years for the authorities to figure out which was the original and the fake. Alec Hardison: Internet/Computer Expert (Hacker) "Age of the geek, baby." -1998, 12-year-old, Hardison hacks into the pentagon. Eliot Spencer: Retrieval Specialist (Hitter) "Damnit Hardison!" -2000, Liberated Croatia. Parker: Thief "Sometimes bad guys are the only good guys you can get." -2005, Stole the Lion of Gilgamesh. Sophie Devereaux: Actress (Grifter) "Nate, what kind of world would it be if everyone who committed a silly little crime went to jail? Complete madness!" -1998, Stole the Second David maquette from the Vatican. Nathan Ford: Ex-Insurance Investigator (Mastermind) "The rich and powerful, they take what they want. We steal it back for you. We provide... Leverage." ------- Who knew visiting an old friend could get a girl dragged into such insanity? ---- Season 1 - 5 Started: July 30, 2021 Ended: ?? ---- Nathan/Sophie

Fans of Ally Carter, especially her Heist Society readers, will love this teen mystery/thriller with sarcastic wit, a hint of romance, and Ocean’s Eleven–inspired action. Julep Dupree tells lies. A lot of them. She’s a con artist, a master of disguise, and a sophomore at Chicago’s swanky St. Agatha High, where her father, an old-school grifter with a weakness for the ponies, sends her to so she can learn to mingle with the upper crust. For extra spending money Julep doesn’t rely on her dad—she runs petty scams for her classmates while dodging the dean of students and maintaining an A+ (okay, A-) average. But when she comes home one day to a ransacked apartment and her father gone, Julep’s carefully laid plans for an expenses-paid golden ticket to Yale start to unravel. Even with help from St. Agatha’s resident Prince Charming, Tyler Richland, and her loyal hacker sidekick, Sam, Julep struggles to trace her dad’s trail of clues through a maze of creepy stalkers, hit attempts, family secrets, and worse, the threat of foster care. With everything she has at stake, Julep’s in way over her head . . . but that’s not going to stop her from using every trick in the book to find her dad before his mark finds her. Because that would be criminal.

I OWN NOTHING BUT MY OWN CHARACTER!! *** mul·ti·task verb 1.(of a person) deal with more than one task at the same time. *** "The rich and powerful take what they want. We steal it back for you. Sometimes bad guys make the best good guys. We provide... Leverage." *** Skye Quinn is all in one: hacker, hitter, grifter, thief, mastermind. She is so, so, so smart and has helped so many people. When she meets a certain Nate Ford, her life turns upside down. She becomes an asset to the Leverage team. Then, she meets Jim Sterling, Nate's arch nemesis, and secrets are revealed. Secrets that Skye wanted to keep secret. *** Book 1, set in season 1 of Leverage

The world of Huxley Evans is uncertain and dangerous, filled with the rich, ruthless and ambitious. Where money has more sway than loyalty and honour is a cheap joke; those that operate in the dark cover of the underworld can do so without fear of intervention. Huxley Evans works best in the shadows. Avoiding both the intelligence agencies and those that thrive on darkness and chaos, Huxley has become an enigma. She is unpredictable and well-connected across the globe, making her a threat to intelligence agencies, smugglers, gangs and mercenaries. Where Huxley Evans is concerned, silence is golden. But when an elusive intelligence agency tries their best to contact Huxley; when one of their deep undercover agents disappears in the dark depths of Huxley's world. She starts making ripples in the underworld, setting both friends and foes on edge.

Being desperate for money can make you do some crazy things. Welcome to their world where the #1 rule is don't get caught.

About Nate's symptoms of a disease. Will it be dangerous or non-life threatening. The team helps him through the symptoms trying to figure out what it is.

Citadel Nacht is a place of freedom. Freedom to take what you want, what you desire, if you have the means and capabilities to do so. And while the Two Faced City thrives on the greed and corruption that plague it's streets, there's a power below it's cobblestone streets that will have no more of it. Imogen Finch is a prostitute that earns her keep on the desires of men and women alike. But when the Devil himself comes knocking on her door, and she accidentally makes a deal with him, she's taken far away from her stifling room in the Vault and pushed into a dangerous game of cat and mouse. With the board set on the futuristic Victorian city, the Devil sets up his main players; a prostitute, a thief, a heiress and a beast. All bring a special talent to the table that, used wisely, could bring down the men calling themselves the Four Horsemen. But with Imogen struggling to regain ownership of her soul, and Lucifer's blind need to punish the Horsemen, Hell's side of the board is looking scraggly. Whether they're ready or not, the game is starting. And with their very souls on the line, Imogen's crew of criminals and sinners have nothing left to loose. May the dirtiest player win. SUPER SLOW UPDATES DUE TO THEATRE, SCHOOL AND OTHER STORIES.

When a Fraud takes it to far for Leverage to handle the Grim Reaper steps in. Jade Wilson A.K.A The Grim Reaper has a reputation. She takes out frauds when even people like Leverage can't. After that it's a whirlwind as to what happens next ... I don't own any of Leverage.

Starts out sad, Nate's mourning the loss of his son again and he knows that he needs help but doesn't want help. The sadness turns into anger. And he's unable to control himself. He ends up drowning himself in alcohol. Something happens and the next thing Eliot and Sophie know is that Nate needs their help. Wondering about Hardison and Parker- well they have a part in here too. Please Read and Review If You Like It!! Thanks!!

Quotes from the wonderful TNT show, Leverage going episode by episode (because I really can't skip an episode, seriously, this shows amazing).

Chloe Carter is no ordinary pickpocket. Henry Lancaster is no ordinary genius. McCabe McAlistair is no ordinary actor. Backbiter is no ordinary assassin. Jak Kojak is no ordinary geek. And they are no ordinary thieves.

Just a bunch of sweet scenarios I put my characters in. [Updates every Saturday @6am EDT] . . This collection of stories was made as a place for me to work on writing romance tropes and scenarios so please give me your feedback in the comments. I'd love to hear what you have to say and learn ways that I can improve as a writer. Some stories are good, some are not, i'm really just here testing the waters. If you want the more romantic scenes, every story is cut into two halves where the first half gives more context while the second half focuses more on the romance between the characters. Each part is still it's own story though I might occasionally bring stories back for a part two if I want. That said, I'm still so excited to share these stories and characters with you so, without further adieu... ⋆˖⁺‧₊☽𝒲𝑒𝓁𝒸𝑜𝓂𝑒 𝓉𝑜 𝓂𝓎 𝒲𝑜𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓇𝓁𝒶𝓃𝒹☾₊‧⁺˖⋆

okay okay okay. i wrote this when i was 12... so it's really bad. but i wanted to post it for jokes

“It’s kind of fun to do the impossible.” –Walt Disney ~~ "Let's commit the perfect crime: I'll steal you're heart, and you'll steal mine." "Now is NOT the time Hunter," Bambi muttered, glaring at the boy lying next to her. "What do you mean? It's ALWAYS the time for lame pick-up lines." "It is NOT the time when you're laying in an air duct waiting for the opportunity to kidnap a princess," The girl hissed. The lights flicked off, drowning them both in darkness while the two waited with baited breath in silence as their eyes adjusted to the darkness. "The security will be shut down for five minutes, that's all we got," Chace muttered through the com units. "Elsa and Jackson are still downstairs finishing their con, and Terence just beat up the security guards at the back door, so your exit is all clear. Do your thing you guys." Hunter turned his head toward Bambi, lips curling up into a smirk. "Let's go con ourselves a princess." © 2014-2015 by luckistarz. All rights reserved. No part of this document may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, without prior permission from luckistarz. **Disclaimer: I do not own Disney. The plot and character personalities are mine. Anything else (character names, the logo on the cover, some of the character backgrounds taken from original Disney stories) are borrowed and belong to Disney. Disney is awesome.**