With over 900 pages of adventure-packed fun, these individual books have 100+ five star reviews on Amazon. >>> THE BLOODLESS ASSASSIN #1 An assassin who's afraid of blood. A pickpocket with dreadlocks and a big mouth. They can't seriously be the city's only hope? When Rory discovers Longinus’s blood phobia, she makes him a deal. Train her, and she won’t ruin his reputation as a lethal assassin. What she doesn’t expect is that her new master has more eccentricities than a stray dog has fleas. And that in aligning herself with him, she now finds herself in the crosshairs of another, far more dangerous assassin. Now, not only does Rory have to keep herself and Longinus alive, she has to stop a conspiracy that threatens to bring the city to its knees. An impossible task? It's even harder with Longinus under the delusion that he’s the hero of the story. That would be funny, if it didn't make Rory want to throttle him. >>> THE BLACK ORCHID #2 An old friend drained of his blood. A shortage of black silk. Rory and Longinus face their greatest crisis yet. Rory investigates the murder of her oldest friend while Longinus attempts to discover why there is a city-wide shortage of black silk. Clues bring them both to the Black Orchid, a new brothel in town decked in black silk, where the clientele has a tendency to disappear. But things take an unexpected turn when they find themselves framed for the whole operation. Can they solve the mystery of the Black Orchid and clear their names? Who is the real enemy, and can Longinus get to their supply of silk? >>> THE SLAVE CITY #3 A complicated mission. A team of misfits that just don’t get along. What could possibly go wrong? The team: A skinny pickpocket with dreadlocks and a big attitude. A foppish assassin with a fear of blood An elite fighter, master of the sardonic raised eyebrow. A smuggler with a drinking problem and a propensity for brawling. And a no-nonsense, heavily tattooed machinist, trying to keep them all in line. The mission: Free a Damsian inventor kept prisoner in the distant city of Azyr. Spark a rebellion to remove the half-mad tyrant ruling the place, and while they’re at it, end slavery in Azyr. And do it all without getting killed, shackled into slavery, or arguing. The latter is proving most problematic.

    After escaping a cruel carnival, Leo secures her sister a place in the Curiosity’s chorus line, and herself a job as a professional audience member, swaying the crowd’s mood with her magic. The girls have a home for the first time in their lives.Then a tragic accident darkens the theater. A greedy businessman begins blackmailing Leo, and financial woes threaten to close the show forever. The Curiosity’s sole hope lies in a mythical power source hidden beneath the maze-like passages and trapdoors of the theater—the Heart. And Leo’s only friend Paxton, nephew of the theater’s stagemistress, is the key to finding it.While Leo and Paxton hunt for the Heart, the blackmailer’s threats loom larger. Mysterious figures, cryptic clues, and deadly traps hinder the search at every turn. If the friends cannot recover the Heart in time, Leo and her sister will be cast out of the only home they’ve ever known, and the final curtain will fall on The Curiosity.Enter a world reminiscent of The Greatest Showman, with a puzzle worthy of Sherlock Holmes and National Treasure, in this new Steampunk Fantasy from H. L. Burke.

    The print run was 500 limited (numbered) editions, and 30 (lettered) leather-boxed tray case editions.It includes previously published Supernatural Society Novellas: Romancing the Inventor, Romancing the Werewolf. And an all new and never before seen novelette:Meat CuteAKAThe Hedgehog IncidentThe collection answers the three most common questions readers have after reading the Parasol Protectorate series…Will Madame Lefoux ever find love?Do Biffy and Lyall ever get back together?What exactly happened when Alexia and Conall (and a hedgehog) first met?In Romancing the Inventor Imogene Hale is a lowly parlourmaid with a soul-crushing secret. Seeking solace, she takes work at a local vampire hive, only to fall desperately in love with the amazing lady inventor imprisoned in the potting shed.In Romancing the Werewolf Professor Randolph Lyall returns home to London after twenty years abroad, afraid of what he might find. With his pack in chaos and his beloved Alpha Biffy in crisis, it will take all his Beta efficiency to set everything to rights.In Meat Cute, Alexia Tarabotti attends what seems to be a very dull party, until London’s new werewolf Alpha turns up, is unconscionably rude to her, and sits on a hedgehog.From the comedic mind of New York Times bestseller Gail Carriger come three charming love stories set in her popular steampunk Parasolverse. Featuring a long-awaited reunion, a well deserved new romance, and a very surprised hedgehog. Look out for cheeky appearances from other popular characters, not to mention the strategic application of a wicker chicken.

    When the spirit of her deceased partner, Jacqueline Marley, warns Ebony that she will be visited by three ghosts, Ebony writes the visitation off as a dream. But on this Christmas Eve, the spirits of Christmas Past, Present, and Future must try to pull off a miracle, restoring Ebony’s heart before it’s too late.Hauntings and Humbug is a retelling of Charles Dickens’s A Christmas Carol, set in New York Times bestselling author Melanie’s Karsak’s steampunk universe.

    Headstrong Agatha is determined to romance Huxley. Lovelorn Gerald is determined to romance Agatha. Fickle Auntie is determined to keep Agatha single. Meanwhile, all Huxley ever wanted was Auntie’s fortune — and the only thing that could make this luncheon more disastrous was if the mysterious magician’s hat he borrowed went catastrophically awry… This comedy-of-manners novelette (10k) introduces the magical, steampunk fantasy world of The Celestial Isles — a gaslamp empire of floating islands, flying trains, electrical creatures, and — of course — afternoon tea. It can be enjoyed before or after reading The Electrical Menagerie.

    Anger, lust, love, worry—souls have no secrets for her. If Murk wants to attack her, his feelings will broadcast his intention, and she’ll be ready.What Isabel isn’t ready for is to meet the man who will collect her heart and to fall in love with him.

    Sixty cycles have passed since Alönia won The Protectorate War, but time and conflict have eroded the security gained through that great struggle. As Alönia wades through internal squabbling, David rises above his tragic childhood and earns a place as an aide to a powerful politician. Only time will tell if he can overcome petty disputes and uncover a hidden enemy before everyone he knows is dead. Embark on an airship adventure. Feel the wind in your hair as you soar through the clouds. Solve mysteries, forge friendships, and watch an ordinary boy become the hero he was born to be.

    Send them out to find their way in Everternia. Sally's purpose had always been clear.Newly awakened from a repetitive, poorly-treated existence as an NPC, she now sees her world from a new perspective. She can be more than the sum of her parts. She wants to become an adventurer. A maker. Being a storemonger is okay, but she needs more.And she won't let people treat her badly anymore.She has so much to learn about Everternia and about herself that she barely knows where to start. She wants to do it all, immediately, with great enthusiasm, and maybe even while wearing a pair of really nice pants.She'll be a brand-new type of adventurer, and she'll forge her own path.Set in a cozy steampunk rpg world, this unique series blends multiple genres into a crafting litrpg cozy steampunk adventure. No, that isn't an official category as of yet, but Sally's working on it.Give an underdog a hand and check out her story today.

    But for Catherine finding a husband, might prove to be a deadly affair.The Demigod Dilemma, by Jamaila BrinkleyWhen young ladies go missing from Mayfair, the Home Office knows just who to call. This is going to be Anastasia Galipp's most dangerous Season yet.The Seer's Eye, by A.W. ExleyA family trip to the circus takes a dangerous turn when the familiar tingle of an artifact touches Cara Devon. What price is demanded, to change the future?Rain Through Her Fingers, by Rabia GaleTrapped in an unnaturally flooded Brighton, Elaine must find the courage to confront an old foe and protect a new friend.The Alchemist's Tomb, by Sara C RoethleArhyen and Liliana thought their troubles were over when they are given a mission to steal an artifact from a tomb. Will stealing from the dead prove fatal?

    When Elizabeth’s step-father died, she wanted to celebrate but instead found a heap of debt, and the wealthiest family in town, the Randalls, own the inn.When the Randalls offer her an unusual bargain, she jumps at the chance. It doesn’t matter that they want her to steal a valuable object from an angry dragon who isn’t up to negotiating. But dragons aren’t the only secret Alana Creek hides. Elizabeth discovers her town is home to shifters, witches, and mythical hunters, and her past connects all of them. Now she must risk death to save her hotel. But she discovers a hidden talent, and the Randalls and Alana Creek are about to get a lesson they won’t soon forget.

    He’s looking forward to an early payload bonus and returning home to Earth.But when a stray chunk of asteroid smashes into the Hudson, a hidden ship, his hopes are dashed. Taven boards the vessel after all attempts to contact it fail. He soon finds himself lost in a dizzying maze of computer-generated simulated worlds.Taven’s mind-bending odyssey quickly turns into a race against time as he learns of the Hudson’s headlong path toward destruction. After rescuing the construct’s inhabitants proves next to impossible, Taven is left with one simple wish: Getting out alive!

    Epic Adventure. Cut-throat competition. When a quiet introvert and gifted tinkerer, Michael McGillicuddy, is invited to participate in the annual race organized by a secret society called the Order of the Blue Cloak, he forces himself to take a chance. Participation in this year’s race represents a dual opportunity: To honor his father’s legacy, and to win a prize sufficient to pay taxes on his mother’s land to avoid foreclosure. The action-packed adventure that follows features a vibrant cast of characters, and includes some of the brightest minds and most unscrupulous characters 1895 Europe has to offer, including a Luxembourgish railroad baron, a middle-eastern mystic, a lone-wolf bounty hunter, a British female spy and a Dutch female alchemist. A devious circus ringmaster, and his equally devious crew, including a strong-man with a mechanical arm and a ruthless female enforcer with a chip on her shoulder and a penchant for poison, provide the main antagonistic forces.Follow the racers over land, sea and air, from London’s outskirts all the way to Paris, as they risk life and limb to embark on a scavenger hunt-style race with few, but important, rules. The winner of this year’s race will be the first to solve all the milestone puzzles and arrive at the finish with a complete and matching set of milestone tokens. Along the way, Michael will encounter intellectual challenges, fantastical creatures, games you’ve never heard of, physical peril, sabotage, betrayal, love, heartbreak, and even a touch of magic, all while discovering himself and a newfound taste for adventure. But as a novice among experts, and with the odds so strongly stacked against him, how will Michael survive, let alone compete?

    The city is set to host the world’s fair thanks in no small part to the work of two fantastical inventors. The New World Exhibition is to be a celebration of cultural and technological marvels; roving automatons, clockwork contraptions, the world’s biggest steam-powered paddle boat, all to be fully lit by the wonder of electricity!On the day of the grand opening, young Norwood Quigley, aspiring journalist, photographer and scion of a world-famous airship magnate, stumbles onto the scene of a murder; the victim: a Prussian Ambassador; the perpetrator: a Chinese assassin, or so the powers-that-be say. In truth, the suspect is Jing, a roguish but amiable youthful delinquent. Concerned by Jing’s claim of innocence and his assumed guilt by higher powers, including the British Empire's military, Norwood is thrown into a grand intrigue that hinges on Toronto’s world fair. As chaos consumes the celebrations, he fears that his influential family is being manipulated in a plot to create an international incident that will lead to a war that spans the world.An action packed story of wondrous technologies, monstrous automatons, airship chases and pistol-wielding women's dress reformists.

    48 is refusing to sing. Stern mechanic Shem Holloway brings in the Gardens' brilliant but arrogant inventor, Lord Marchmont, to fix the broken automaton. But the clockwork nightingale has a secret, and soon both men find themselves questioning whether they should be trying to fix a mechanical heart at all.

    Welcome to fall in Ann Arbor.Eden Randall has her life under control. Sure, people call her weird for having a mechanical dragon with her at all times, but she’s content. All she needs are her studies and her sports—and for the football team to have another undefeated season. What she doesn’t need are nosy men from out-of-town poking into her business.Spending months in a tiny town shadowing the football team is the last thing Boston reporter Bruce Caldwell wants to do, but the tedious job could be his ticket to something bigger and better. When he meets a sports-mad spitfire on the sidelines, he realizes the town may hold stories far more interesting than he expected.With dragons running loose in the laboratory and a ruthless New York industrialist threatening their budding friendship, Eden and Bruce find themselves players in a game far more dangerous than the one on the gridiron. Never ones to quit, they know the only way to emerge as The Victors is to become a team. This football season, winning might mean losing their hearts.

    Her sister Ellie nicked his clockwork doll, and Theo needs his help to track the stolen merchandise and, by proxy, Ellie. However, the more time they spend together, the more she sees Silas as the man she’d run through the streets of Islington with and not the insufferable gentleman he’s become.Theo’s not the only one afflicted. Silas never forgot the loyal, stubborn woman whose temper he can’t help but spark, and as their search grows more dire, her dedication to her family inspires him to make sacrifices of his own. So, when the hunt erupts into a deadly confrontation with the gangs of Islington, Theo and Silas aren’t just risking their hearts—their lives are on the line.

    When Duncan MacGuire sets out to help a slave escape the Great Houses of the South, little does he know they'd send a demon to capture them.Set in the Boston Metaphysical Society alternate history universe, this short story is a prequel to the award winning novel, Boston Metaphysical Society: A Storm of Secrets and the popular graphic novel, Boston Metaphysical Society.This short story was first published in the anthology, Some Time Later, from Thinking Ink Press.

     The Imperium diverts her trip home to investigate the murder of a young druwyd in a strange town. She is ordered to not only find the killer but prevent a full-scale war with the dreaded Fae. Meanwhile, the arrival of a sinister secret policeman threatens to dig up Aubrey’s own secrets – ones that could ruin her career. It soon becomes clear that Aubrey has powerful enemies with plans to stop her before she gets started. Determined to solve the mystery, Aubrey must survive centaurs, thugs and a monster of pure destruction.

    Once she has the means to perpetually power those bodies, she can propel her mechanical horses to worldwide fame. Or create something much more lethal. Her quest for a rare mineral to complete the battery brings her face to face with a clever detective over the body of a dead man.The DetectiveWhen a customs agent is murdered in his warehouse, Scotland Yard assigns their best. Despite his perfect record, Detective Inspector Jacob Howell has grown cynical investigating the dark side of London, until he crosses paths with the brilliant and unexpectedly compassionate inventress. He senses she’s the key to this mystery, but to solve the case he must find her again in the overcrowded city.The KillerSomeone has learned Verity’s secrets. Someone willing to kill to stop her. Can Howell convince her to trust him before the murderer takes her life and her soul?

    Join Alice, Clemeny, Lily, Modeste, and others in this unique anthology of gaslamp fantasy, science fiction, and retold fairy tales.INCLUDED IN THIS BOX SET:Curiouser and Curiouser: Steampunk Alice in WonderlandWolves and Daggers: Steampunk Red Riding Hood (Best Steampunk Novel of 2018!)Princesses and Frogs: A Steampunk Frog Prince Short StoryChasing the Star Garden: The Airship Racing ChroniclesAlphas and Airships: Steampunk Red Riding HoodGolden Braids and Dragon Blades: Steampunk RapunzelDirty Deeds and Blood Knaves: A Steampunk Alice in Wonderland Short StoryBegin your adventure in Melanie Karsak's award-winning historical fantasy world!

    He never expected his greatest challenge to be finding the perfect anniversary gift for his beloved wife. Ten years of marriage merits something flashy and fantastic. At least that's what Jericho's brother-in-law says. Jericho Carver has never been a flashy sort of guy, but to give his wife the magical anniversary she deserves, he will pull out all the stops. What could possibly go wrong? A companion short story to the Spellsmith & Carver Gaslamp Fantasy Series.

    He's also an incredible disappointment to his noble father. When news of Howard Carter's discoveries in Egypt hit the papers, Asher is driven to finally find a way to prove his worth and gain his father's as yet unattainable respect. After months of labor, he has built a time machine that can change everything. One that he's sure is finally working. It's just that he can't seem to get it to work quite right. It keeps returning him to the same evening over and over every time he powers it up. If he understood exactly how it was powered, he might yet escape the dinner party he's trapped, and if he can't he may have to divulge his secrets to the woman his father wants him to woo. Because she has secrets of her own, and they might be more dangerous than traversing time and space. Will they spoil Asher's plans for redemption or will he get swallowed whole by the secrets he so dearly wants to learn? If you love stories with a touch of steampunk, set in early 1900s London, you will love getting swept away into another time and place. Pick it up now.

    Stumbling from one misadventure to another across continents and planes as the world and his family crumble around him, Akmenos will need to be stronger than he ever thought he could be ‒ stronger even than the blue cheese down the bottom of the larder that should’ve been thrown out months ago.

    That is, until an unexpected visitor appears in her tower, offering a dangerous gift: freedom. His promises awaken hope for a life unbound by the tower walls — but she knows that if he learns about her heart, it’s only a matter of time before he turns on her.Josiah is powerless. Though he’s the crown prince of the mighty Chanian empire, he feels stifled by his inability to protect his people from the schemes of corrupt nobles. When he discovers a girl trapped in a locked clock tower, he thinks he’s finally found a problem he can solve . . . but more than just walls keep her captive.From the royal palace to the streets of Rivenford to the tops of clock towers, secrets hide around every corner in this steampunk retelling of Rapunzel. Breen and Josiah hold the keys to each other's struggles — if they can break down the barriers that divide them.

    A nightmarish enemy hunting over the gaslit streets of London. Dark Magic Rising. It’s a cold winter’s night when Jake Shillingsworth, serving boy at The Tattered Crow, finds himself running a task for his monstrous master Silas Grumble. Jake’s errands are never fun, but this one is worse than most. This one’s for a witch…When Jake’s best friend is snatched by a terrifying creature he’s forced to seek help from Professor Thistlequick; an eccentric man known as the clockwork magician. Soon Jake finds himself in strange shadowed streets and soaring over clouds in a race to stop the gravest of threats.  London Bridge is falling down, and so will the entire city if Jake and his unlikely companions fail. The Clockwork Magician is what would happen if Sherlock Holmes met Doctor Who with a Dickensian cast of grotesques, nail biting adventures, and shadowy heroines who aren’t what they seem.

    He only wants one. Too bad he doesn’t know her name.Eschewing his privileged life as heir to an automaton empire, William Ashton, Jr. spends his days diving into research and pining for the young woman who frequents his branch of the NYPL. Until one careless word from his mother leaves him with every Knickerbocker princess and penniless chambermaid eager to become his date for the biggest New Year’s Gala in Manhattan.Maddie Peters has long admired sweet and shy librarian Will Ashton, but his family’s position in high society means anything more than friendship is a fantasy. When a letter arrives to say that Will has invited her to his mother’s exclusive party, Maddie is flabbergasted. She’s sure it’s a mistake, but she’s not one to waste the opportunity to woo him.Angry neighbors, meddling guardians, and rampaging mechanical dragons all threaten Will and Maddie’s chance at holiday romance. But when the clock strikes midnight, these two lovers might find they have what it takes to wind up in each other’s arms.

    London 1899, a ruined city under martial law.It was just another bounty job for Simmons - recover a killer escaping beyond the massive walled city, while avoiding the toxic red fog and the tainted creatures who make their home Fogside since the failed Martian Invasion of '94.When he stumbles across a dastardly plot to overthrow Empress Victoria, the hunter becomes the hunted.With the brutal military police on his trail, he needs to gather others to his cause, learn who is responsible for this treason and keep the Empire he loves from plunging into eternal darkness.But in the darkest and most fogbound areas of the flooded London streets, a sinister intelligence watches, biding its time until the hour of reckoning is at hand…

    A saint of killers riding shotgun. And an immortal who wants to die… all aboard a runaway train.…Elizabeth Dee never expected a knock at the door would have her taking sides in a power struggle between two feuding wizards, but she discovers that she is the magical key to a cursed mystery centuries old. As she evades the murderous knights and demonic minions of the sinister Count of St. Germain, she learns more of her own true power and legacy…Her father never prepared her for anything like this…But it’s dangerous to go it alone and she is going to need some protection, enter the infamous and touched, Porter Rockwell. If the legendary long-haired gunfighter can’t keep her safe, no one can…In My Time Of Dying is full steam ahead gas-lamp fantasy in the vein of True Grit meets The Prestige. If you like big action, larger-than-life characters, and witty humor, then you’ll love David J. West’s gripping novel.

    Only Charles Fort, an ambitious but ridiculed paranormal investigator, is willing to get to the bottom of it. In Casebook One, Fort explores subterranean New York looking for the source of various reports of violent attacks during the construction of NYC's iconic subway system. What he finds in the dark, no one wants to ever see the light. Between the city’s political elite and powerful forces unseen, Charles Fort will test his limits to prove what he knows to be true. ABOUT THE TERRA OBSCURA CHRONICLES An adventure set in the early 1900s, the Terra Obscura Chronicles follow Charles Fort, the world's first supernatural investigator, as he hunts for proof of what science refuses to accept - the existence of the paranormal. With an eclectic crew of allies and support, Fort travels this breathtaking world at the pinnacle of the Gilded Age investigating classic paranormal cases in their amazing steampunk airship. As Fort investigates the realm of the unexplainable, he discovers a vast ancient conspiracy spanning the globe that has humanity in its grasp. Failing to stop it will lead the whole world towards unimaginable war. TERRA OBSCURA is the hidden world and Fort won’t rest until its secrets are revealed.

    Starting in an old west you’d mostly recognize, this six-book series journeys beyond the boundaries of our own world and becomes an epic fantasy tale culminating in a demon war that tears deep… straight into the heart of Texas. Alien Worlds • A Demon Civilization • Ancient Corruption THE BLOOD WAR CHRONICLES Blood Oath, the third book in the Blood War Chronicles, finds Ghiss and a band Orfeo ne Tsioch’s minions seeking a relic that could lead them straight to Lady Corina Dănești. With Corina as Orfeo’s captive, they could kick off a demon apocalypse and ignite a war that would destroy one world after another. However, intel from Mad Emperor Norton has given Jake and his friends a fighting chance to beat Ghiss to the punch. Leaving Corina behind, they brave passage across the Traleil Sea to a world called Illenwikiakan, a world which once cradled the heart of a demon civilization. To reach their goal, they must cross a corrupted forest and enter an ancient keep that hungrily awaits the taste of fresh meat. Before the end, Jake will risk his very soul to steal away Ghiss’ prize, paying one heavy toll after another in search of victory. The first battle of Third Demon War has begun.

    What dark secrets are the Barón and his wife so desperately trying to hide? Features a main story drawn by guest artist Brian Ching (Supergirl, Star Wars) with a prologue by series regulars Joe Benitez and Martin Montiel.

    Throughout Huxley’s boyhood misadventures at St. Albion's Academy for Boys, Marion Merriweather stuck to him like a shadow. But now Marion has fallen deathly ill, and a grave letter summons Huxley to his bedside to say goodbye. There’s just one problem: an unsolved mystery looms over them, and Huxley has been keeping a terrible secret from Marion. A secret which makes saying goodbye in good conscience rather impossible. A confess-to-your-friend-in-a-coma kind of secret. A secret which will force Huxley to plumb the depths of friendship, betrayal, and the most potent motive of all… chocolate.This humorous, heartfelt short story (7k) takes place in the steampunk fantasy world of The Celestial Isles — a gaslamp empire of floating islands, flying trains, electrical creatures, and — of course — afternoon tea. It can be enjoyed before or after reading The Electrical Menagerie, although it does contain some extremely minor spoilers.

    Plagued by the feeling she doesn’t belong, Rayn’s world changes forever when airship Captain, Solomand Black bursts into her shop looking for a gunsmith. In the wake of trouble he brings with him, she has no choice but to accept his offer and set out on a journey which will ultimately lead her to discover the truth of who she is. But can the hapless pilot be trusted? As they cross paths with government agents seeking a dangerous war criminal, Rayn must decide which side of a war she belongs on and learn the painful lesson that some things are best left forgotten.

    But not everyone is satisfied with the status quo...BOOK 1: A TOUCH OF STEELSara Ramirez is a young, talented inventor working in the small town of Los Santos. But when her latest prototype is stolen, she travels to the City and enlists the help of her ex-lover, the wealthy Jordan Steele, to get it back. Together, they must stop unknown enemies from using Sara's invention to change the balance of power in their world—before it's too late.Jordan Steele had once driven away the woman he loved. But now Sara is back, and she won't escape him so easily a second time.**This is a second-chance romantic suspense short story.**

    As the first test flight fast approaches, Fort is confronted by enemies from his past who remind him of the uncanny origins of his Nimbus airship and what it has cost him. Fort is forced to reconcile his youthful adventures in Aurora, Texas - where he naively investigated an extraterrestrial crash - with the present-day consequences of his blind dedication to the mission. With his life unraveling, Fort must choose between his closest relationships and his goals. His unorthodox team faces mortal threats that span from sabotage to mad science to - ultimately - each other. As the laws of physics are bent and broken, Charles Fort must face his greatest threat to date: his own determination. ABOUT THE TERRA OBSCURA CHRONICLES An adventure set in the early 1900s, the Terra Obscura Chronicles follow Charles Fort, the world's first supernatural investigator, as he hunts for proof of what science refuses to accept - the existence of the paranormal. With an eclectic crew of allies and support, Fort travels this breathtaking world at the pinnacle of the Gilded Age investigating classic paranormal cases and hunting for the truth behind the legends.

    Freedom to travel the world, do as she likes, and make her own decisions. Marriage? Finding a man? No, thank you. Besides, she’s a Supernatural, able to remember everything she reads, hears, or sees—a skill she can use to find an adventurous job.But she doesn’t know that six years ago, her father secretly married her to Lord Aurelius Steward. A few papers, her father’s signature, and Bridie became Mrs Steward. So when Aurelius asks her to leave with him for a trip, she wishes him bon voyage. Except that, the trip is actually a secret mission to stop a terrorist attack on the next Technological Exhibition of Auckland.Gifted with unnatural strength, Aurelius is part of the Military Intelligence Seventh Division, and to prevent the attack, he needs Bridie and her superpower.She accepts. Adventures, travels, and a gorgeous man—what could a girl want more?

    These four small stories introduce the four main characters from The Electrical Menagerie: Sylvester Carthage, Arbrook Huxley, Dominic the Electrical Butler, and Andromeda Skyhawke. They were first written and published individually preceding the release of the novel, and have now been collected together as A Celestial Quartet. If you are new to the series, you can start with this book, as all of the stories are spoiler-free! If you are returning to the Celestial Isles, you are guaranteed to discover something you never knew about your favorite characters and the world they live in.

    The king's men killed her mother. The king killed her own dragon. Now, Sukina must kill the king.Since the murders, which happened just three days after her sixteenth birthday, Sukina’s wanted vengeance.So, she spends her early adulthood training to become a killing machine and writing novels that expose the king’s ‘perfect utopia’ as not all that great.When the new King Cini sends assassins to kill her, she realises that she has two options: either kill the king or die.But in her quest to do so, she encounters even greater forces that are threatening the planet and also has to learn a few things about herself.Discover the origins of Sukina Sako.This is her story.

    Prince Albert has survived his brush with death. Dirigibles, like dark leviathans, surge through the sooty air of London. Steam powers the engines that supply electricity to the new electric lights along the Thames. And Jack the Ripper appears to be on the loose again on the seamy streets.Someone is killing women and gutting them for their body parts. Is it Jack, or a far more sinister plot afoot than murder?Leopold Kazsmer is a magician, the Great Enchanter. Ashamed of his Jewish-Gypsy heritage, he has fashioned himself into a proper English gentleman, though he harbors a carefully guarded secret; He has learned the dangerous art of summoning daemons. When he was a child, a tattoo was bestowed upon his wrist by the denizens of the Otherworld…the same night his father was killed. Though it gives him true magical powers once he’s made a sacrifice of blood, it is also his curse, for through it the creatures of nightmares have become aware of him.With the help of Raj, a tarot-reading automated man, and Eurynomos, a shrewd Jewish daemon who helped Leopold through his tragic childhood, Leopold must discover what is behind the revolting murders that suddenly seem to involve tight-lipped German scientists, guarded Romani, ghosts, and the beautiful Special Inspector, Mingli Zhao. Is she truly from the secret depths of Scotland Yard or is she instead a heartless spy and murderess?In a breakneck chase through London’s streets and fighting hand-to-wand high in the skies inside a lethal airship, Leopold must destroy a secret society to defeat their plan for world domination, unmask the girl, and rescue his daemon friend from the deadly Daemon Device before all is lost.

    Many ranchers, including Lisbeth's father die trying to save their farms, leaving their women to fight to keep their land and stay alive. When Lisbeth and her mousy younger sister Ruth come face to face with the uncouth land pirates who seize their farm as a scouting base, they only have one plan to protect their virtue: pretend to be commonplace, advanced domestic robots. Suppressing their fears, enslaved to the ruffians, the two young women are determined to convince the men they're not human. Their plan hits a snag when they meet Dane: a gorgeous prisoner-of-war who has a secret belief that robots can become sentient and develop emotions on their own... and he's determined to use Lisbeth as proof. Can the sisters keep up their ruse and survive? For fans of The Twilight Zone meets Gone with the Wind and Magnificent Seven

    The Fertile Plains are spiraling out of control, and David is at the center of the chaos. He's been deceived and betrayed, and has to decide how much he's willing to risk for the sake of justice. His decision could mean losing his mother and his own life, but these dilemmas seem trivial compared to what’s coming. War is on the horizon, and the Alönian armada is woefully unprepared. If David doesn't act fast, all will be lost.Slink through the shadows of the underworld. Hide in plain sight and put on the cloak of pretense. Topple regimes, uncover treachery, and rise from the ashes as a new creation.

    When airship pirates attack, will their budding love go down in flames?Alternate France, 1871. Art historian Veronica Devine dreams of putting her husband’s betrayal behind her. So she’s grateful for the somewhat distracting mission to transport a valuable collection from a French chateau across the Atlantic. But before her voyage even begins, she’s attacked by thieves and saved by a mysterious stranger.Luc, the Marquis de Monceau’s, fate is bound to an enchanted ancestral painting. After fleeing the Prussian invasion, his survival hinges on protecting an alias that preserves the rumor of his death. So when the beautiful woman he saves insists she has permission to remove his portraits, he has no choice but to escort her aboard a luxury airship.Within the confines of the majestic vessel, Veronica and Luc soon discover they have more in common than a love of art. But cryptic messages, a clockwork automaton, and conniving passengers threaten to ground their romantic aspirations.Will Veronica and Luc unravel the mystery of the masterpiece before dark forces from his past send their ship into the depths?The Art of Piracy is the opening novella in the imaginative Inspector Davidson Mysteries steampunk romance series. If you like colorful characters, action-filled adventures, and intriguing settings, then you’ll adore Cecilia Dominic’s suspenseful drama.

    Only two boys with little in common can end the fighting between the two nations and prevent a terrible worldwide war.Gavin Haveland’s dreams are in the sky with the airships, while his reality as a High Councilman’s son means hiding secrets that will get him executed if revealed.Orion of Oberon is not just a powerful mage, he’s the nephew of the Irish queen, and the one she’s sent him on a quest for the ancient Dragon Stones that will bolster her fading power. In the process, he might restore his family to their rightful place in society.With enemies determined to stop them by any means necessary and war or peace hinging on their success, Gavin and Orion must find a way to work together, despite the centuries of mistrust between their nations.

    Wyst versus Etruria. The solution: a royal wedding to join the two warring lands.The Lady Emrys Bruma arrives at court, but not for the ceremony. Her task is to find the secret behind an old family disgrace.She becomes entangled with the crown prince, his future bride and his best friend. Soon it is difficult to determine where her loyalties lie. And who can be trusted. With spies, assassination attempts and the age-old superstition against magic, Emrys walks a fine line between two worlds.But nothing is as it seems.Especially the Lady Emrys Bruma.

    Pierce Landcross has been brought to the fast-paced future of New York City, 1926. His abductor, the Trickster, claims he's hiding Pierce for his own protection, but cutthroats and femme fatales lurk around every corner. Lost in a strange land, Pierce vows to keep his nose clean, but that doesn't last long when he falls into the bootlegging racket. Pierce has to quickly adapt to a world full of diesel-fueled machines, airships, moving picture shows, and clashes with rival gangs. At the same time, he has to elude a hunter from his own time sent to kill him!

    Having never traveled farther than the farm where he was born, he is living proof that one never knows where the next great genius might come from. The sketches assembled here provide technical renderings of his prototype innovations as works-in-progress. Perhaps this showcase of his ideas will establish his place in history as a contemporary Da Vinci (but more fascinating due to his having a pumpkin head).

    Shame burns even hotter.Private Argot finds himself in a doomed unit of the imperial army. His mechanical armor is a broken wreck and so is he. Yet every day he and his mates survive is another little victory. They are the final defense in a world of blood and ashes. They are the soldiers who kill monsters instead of men. They are Those Who Hunt Dragons.Follow Argot as he climbs the ranks of the most thankless regiment in the army one greasy rung at a time. Grab your spear and join the dark fantasy steampunk adventure, the first novella in the Laws of Fire and Steel series. The dragons are waiting.

    Once he had prospects. A place in society. Once he had a beautiful wife. But that was before Aimee left him, before the explosion...and before magic. His promising future with the Church of England went up in flames with the explosion that wrecked his body.Now he works for the cruel and mysterious Misters, who keep him awash in the magic he needs to feed his addiction. The magic he needs to live. His only comfort is that he doesn’t do wet work.He’s only a thief, not a murderer.When they demand he assassinate his ex-wife and steal a dark magical item from the powerful and twisted Duke Schaever, he doesn’t have a choice. The Misters hold the key to his life...and to his death. But all he’s got left is that he isn’t a murderer.Who is Ash really? A priest or a killer? An addict, or a hero?And what is the strange and deadly merging of science and magic that serves the Duke?Philip Ligon’s debut steampunk fantasy twists and turns through a dystopian, alternate Victorian England. Full of magic, elves, dragons, and betrayal, this book will satisfy the most avid fans of dark fantasy and twisted steam-powered machines.Is Ash truly lost to addiction and darkness, or if he can become something more? Find out by reading This Strange Engine today.

    And that’s exactly what I am.The Iron Academy for Girls is the only place that can offer me sanctuary, but when I arrive, I find out that sanctuary comes at a hefty price.In order to stay at the Academy, I have to decipher the spells of a mystical book I’ve had for longer than I can remember. But the spells have never made sense, and the only way I can decipher them is with the help of a handsome tinkerer who I’m forbidden from interacting with.He has an idea that could set us both free forever. The perfect alchemy of mechanics and magic.If we’re caught, he’ll lose his inheritance and be banished from London, and I’ll be turned out from the Academy and locked up in the asylum forever.We have to do this in perfect secrecy.But with gossip and magic running amok in the Academy, it seems we’re doomed before we even begin.

    That hope is dashed by the arrival of Philip Heatherton-Ames. Has Philip come to expand the airway to the west, or is his purpose more insidious and personal? Caleb must weigh the threat of discovery against his attraction to the newcomer, knowing that either road will lead to its own kind of danger. One way or another, the past is about to catch up with Caleb. Will Philip be its agent or an ally against it?

    In order to provide for the people who look to them for protection, something must be done.Vivian and Nate set off for America to oversee a troubled investment in the railroad. But in this beautiful, wild land of opportunity they also find terrible darkness and signs of an old enemy thought long defeated.Vivian and Nate will need all of their abilities, mundane and supernatural, to fight man and magic alike as they head down a path no living being is meant to travel. Will their love be able to withstand another harrowing battle against evil men and magic? The third in the Arcane Adventuress series; a new life is waiting for those brave enough to go seeking.

     Featuring intrepid heroines, hidden magic, and wildly imaginative steampunk, this anthology of short stories is perfect for fans of enthralling alternate-history adventure. Includes: THE AIRSHIP ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN JANE FURY THE SPIDER'S SALON THE VISIT POCKET FULL OF ASHES LADY ELIZABETH'S BETROTHAL BALL THE WORTH OF RUBIES THE PERFECT PERFUME

    Along with Presto the Magician, Bongo the Clown, a mongoose with an elaborate backstory, Dashing Man (who always seems conveniently absent), and their troop of semi-competent Victorian superheroes, they begin cleaning up London’s streets. Will the nefarious schemes of Doctor Cephalopod prove too much for them? Will aethyric London fall? Or at least not turn into a raging automaton? Forget all you know about steampunk superhero detective parodies and prepare for the silliness!

    Forgotten gods walk amongst man, lost and powerless. Little do they suspect a second Fey war looms, and an unlikely duo will set in motion the gears of fate. Zak Walker is a fringe rat living in the slums who would do anything to protect his sister, Alice. His neglectful father threatens to consign him to a life away from home on an airship, but he yearns for his life to mean something more than drudgery. Princess Seneca Rose is the last surviving member of the Seelie royals. They tried to establish peace with mankind, but fell to the forces of Queen Mob and the Unseelie Court. Fleeing for her life, Seneca arrives on Olympus in hopes of uniting the forgotten gods against the oncoming Fey. Zak couldn't care less about the fate of Olympus, until faeries kidnap Alice. He doesn't believe Seneca's stories of faeries or gods, but soon has no choice but to accept their lives are intertwined. All his life, he's dreamed of something more. If he cannot face the dangers that await down on Earth, the gods, mankind, and his sister Alice are all doomed.

    Its government relies solely on the advice of the Council of Danaeus, a collective of the world's pre-eminent scientists and inventors, to formulate the policies that make this city the most celebrated in the world. Yet something sinister is invading New Londinium - an immortality cult whose machinations to enslave all but a chosen few threaten to transform the city from a beacon of hope to a flagship of misery.

So when the impoverished but undaunted Viola Winslow discovers her dead brother in a state of reanimation, she requests the assistance of renowned female inventor, Doctor Parthena Ripley, and her feisty sister, Artemis Ripley Devereaux, to save him. 

However, it’s not until Doctor Corazon Paget, the grand dame of the Council, disappears in suspicious circumstances and a series of explosions rock New Londinium that Parthena, Artemis and Viola begin to understand the deadly game in play...

    In Victorian England, Lord Percival Cawthorne, an agent of the British Crown, his faithful manservant Runnymede, and a mysterious new agent named Miss Sally must work together to stop an elusive mastermind from unleashing Lewis Carroll's most dangerous mathematical theories and altering the very nature of reality! This volume collects the first three issues of this popular Kickstarter-funded series! By screenwriter David Hedges (Scorpion King: Book of Souls) and award-winning artist Jefferson Costa.

    Mistakenly saved by his captors, he is suddenly hunted by a mad man. But Elias has a secret, even he doesn’t know. A prophecy. A power. A gift. And a strange creature to lead the way. Suddenly, Elias and his captors are at odds with everyone in the land, as they try to solve the mystery of the fire berries. Join the crew of the Whisper, a swift airship, as they sail through dangerous skies, dark tunnels, deadly valleys, and wonderful cities. Will their enemies catch them, or the smoke charmers kill them? Will they find a cure for Elias before time runs out? Get Elias Reborn now to find out and strap yourself in for a wild adventurous ride.

    Then he stumbles through a portal to a clockwork city plagued by chimeras, and everything changes… Well, not everything. Sure, his new human body comes with magic powers, but he’d still rather nap than face the people of Excelsior, who harbor both desire and fear when it comes to “the other side.”He discovers Ethan followed him through the portal and underwent his own transformation, and it becomes Buddy’s doggone duty to save him. Buddy finds unlikely allies in an aristocrat with everything on the line, a mechanic with something to hide, and a musician willing to do anything to protect her. Using a ramshackle flying machine, the group follows the chimeras deep into the forest and uncovers a plot that could reshape the worlds on both sides of the rift.

    One is a world filled with fae folk and monsters, and the other is place of clockwork and alchemy. Both are brimming with magic, mystery, and mortals who must find their places within.Between the pages of these worlds, a boy learns his childhood friend is a dyrad, a lady must sneak away from her own ball to provide the cure to a plague-infected village, a siren has to solve a murder, and more.Also includes an exclusive short story from the Howling Twenties series, involving the enchanted forest, a wedding day, and a blood moon. Be swept away in tales of wonder- with all profit going to Polaris so girls and boys can have a chance to live their own faerie tales and adventures in freedom.

     All is not well at Lotus Hall, the home of the Dukes of Bennington, powerful mages who sit at the highest levels of power in the British Empire. Consulting detective Gregor Sherringford, youngest brother of the current duke, is summoned home by his mother, the Dowager Duchess, after the mysterious arrival of a family member long presumed dead. Joan Krieger, Gregor’s investigative partner and lover, accompanies him, though the summons is badly timed. Gregor has been pushing to get married while Joan, who saw the ruins of a marriage destroy her parents, balks. In her experience, families bring nothing but grief. Besides, she’s no proper match for Gregor, with her reputation as a “fallen” woman, and being from a Jewish merchant family. Her fears are realized after their arrival at Lotus Hall. The duke is distant, Gregor’s mother is concealing a secret about the long-lost family member, Gregor’s other brother is hiding an affair that could bring scandal down on the family, and the other guests, important members of the Metaphysical Society, warn Joan of dire consequences if she continues to use forbidden magic in her investigations. When one of the signature Sherringford inventions is used to kill, uncovering the truth behind all the facades becomes imperative. For someone is hunting Sherringfords and unless they can all learn to trust each other, their family will be utterly destroyed.

    Her only companion is BEETL—a drone programmed to terminate any Iscillian who endangers the ship. Ehli definitely qualifies. She caused a gate drive failure when she was driven to distraction by the personal pursuit of a tantalizing clue to her origins.Locked between the layers of reality, Ehli must find a way to repair the gate drive and rescue herself and her ship. But once she does, can she continue seeking her homeworld, or will BEETL’s deadly protocols activate the moment she fails to set course for an impound outpost? And even if not, how can a lone Iscillian navigate a galaxy when the spacefaring population sees her only as an extension of a ship without a legal crew?Things are complicated further when Ehli inadvertently involves another Iscillian in her trouble. No longer playing just with her own life, Ehli must solve both the moral and technical disasters before her divergent behavior causes the death of another crew.

    Actually, she has several. One of them has shaped her adult life. Another now controls it. Her Majesty Queen Victoria has control of the Empire. She is the Empire, and creator of its secrets. Sir Avery works for The Department of Curiosities - the keepers of secrets - especially if they are useful to the Empire. When Tillie finds herself in the employment of The Department of Curiosities, she realises this is the perfect opportunity to uncover the truth she has been searching for. But the Queen has other plans for her. The Department of Curiosities is a steampunk tale of adventure, a heroine, mad scientists, traitors and secrets. All for the good of the Empire.

    Fame seems impossible when she lives in a hidden village in a remote part of the empire. But when she gets arrested on an easy recon mission, a magical doorway appears and offers her a way out.The goddess of the rainforest gives Amena one chance: serve the gods, and she can have everything she ever dreamed. A talking bird will guide her on the path to become a divine warrior, and in exchange, she gets the fame she craves!With a goddess's magic on her side, Amena could win the biggest competition: Star Search. But it means leaving behind the rebellion, her mother, and everything she’s ever known. She doesn’t know what the goddess really wants, or if her criminal record will catch up to her. And one of her rival singers is beautiful—but hiding her own secrets. Will the price of fame be too high?

    No sir. She’s fine as she is now . . . except that, Lord Victor Cleath-Steward is too gorgeous to be ignored.

    Dive back into the world of Take to the Skies with these tales featuring bounty hunters, airship pirates, and a certain crew of the Desire...