Author: shelleyadina
Book One of the Magnificent Devices series, a novel of 54,000 words. London, 1889. Victoria is Queen. Charles Darwin’s son is Prime Minister. And steam is the power that runs the world. At 17, Claire Trevelyan, daughter of Viscount St. Ives, was expected to do nothing more than pour an elegant cup of tea, sew a fine seam, and catch a rich husband. Unfortunately, Claire’s talents lie not in the … talents lie not in the ballroom, but in the chemistry lab, where things have a regrettable habit of blowing up. When her father gambles the estate on the combustion…
Secretly studying chemistry in 19th-century London, Claire has no interest in the role she’s expected to play in high society. But can she keep her double life hidden? A captivating fantasy series!