The Time of My Heist

A fast-moving action comedy blending crime and romance, with all the thrills of a blockbuster.

Fake dating can be murder!

All Shepherd wants is to live a quiet life as a single dad and owner of a successful pizza restaurant while managing his ever-present anxiety. But against his better judgment, he's somehow found himself agreeing to become the fake boyfriend of Ginny--the employee he's definitely not in love with--in order to appease her terrifying mother.

When her mother gets kidnapped from a murder scene, Shepherd finds himself in way over his head. Now he must navigate Ginny's massively dysfunctional family, several organized crime syndicates, pull off a heist, and solve the crime--or risk being implicated in a murder he might accidentally have committed.

As the stakes get higher, every clue brings him close to Ginny, and to the truth. But the biggest crime of all might just be the way she is stealing his heart . . .

The Time of My Heist is perfect for fans of Sara Desai, Janet Evanovich, and Sarah Fox.

Author: S. K. Golden
Publisher: Severn House
Published: 07/07/2026
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 8.60h x 5.60w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9781448317356


Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 05/25/2026
Kirkus Reviews 06/15/2026
Booklist 07/01/2026

About the Author
Golden, S. K.: - S.K. Golden was born and raised in the Florida Keys, where she married a commercial fisherman. The two of them still live on the islands with their five kids (one boy, four girls -- including identical twins!), two cats, and a corgi named Goku. Sarah graduated from Saint Leo University with a bachelor's degree in Human Services and Administration and has put it to good use approximately zero times. She's worked as a bank teller, a pharmacy technician, and an executive assistant at her father's church. Sarah is delighted to be doing none of those things now.