Victoria Greene would rather spend her time with machines than the high society she comes into contact with in London. She’s happy with her gears and cogs, even if that means she will end up a spinster.When her father gets the funding for a trip to the Amazon to search for a mythical jewel, she jumps on the chance to come aboard as the Master Tinker. She expected to work on the massive boilers … boilers for the airship and to tinker with her mechanical creatures. She never expected the men suddenly thrown into her life making it even more interesting. The inventor, the cowboy, the scholar, and the dreamer are all intrigued by the woman who comes with grease on her face.
But something sinister is amiss aboard the airship and she’s determined to get to the bottom of it. Victoria’s suspicion rises the closer they get to Brazil and she must figure out the nefarious plans before it’s too late.
Can Victoria protect them all against the dangers, from onboard and the rainforest alike? Can such an eclectic team work together and find the Temple of the Rising Sun?
Let the adventure begin…
This is a Reverse Harem, which means there are mulitple love interests and the Leading Lady doesn’t have to choose. It contains mature content, lots of adventure, and some well dressed men.
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Oh man… this book is a real page turner for me. I love that it is steampunk and a RH. Vic is a powerful heroine and gets what she wants.
Wow! While this book is different than the other series by this author, Sons of Wonderland, it is just as amazing! I will admit this is the first Steampunk themed book I have ever read, and I loved it! The characters are well developed. The storyline is captivating and keeps you on your toes. This book has some action, drama and romance. There’s a couple of twists and turns in there also. There are a couple scenes where some might need a few tissues. This book is RH, and does contain sex. The scenes are minimal though and don’t get in the way of the overall story. Hopefully this story will turn into a series!!!
My first trip into steampunk and RH both and I have fell in love with both. I loved the world that Kendra Moreno has created here. I loved the guys, each one has a piece of my heart! They have a love of their life in Vic but can they find a way to make it work? This book made me laugh, cry, hurt and want to kill! If you want to fall in love with a whole new world then read this book!
This book!! Where should I start… I read the first 65% in an afternoon, then something happened that made me so mad I couldnt read for two days, but of course… I had to see what would happen next! Vic is a wonderful trinker, not only that, she knows how to stand her ground and get what she wants, her father is my favorite character in the book!.. and of course, her harem is awesome!! I really hope there will be more of these books because they are too good to stop there
This is an exciting adventure in the fashion of Jules Verne, Indiana Jones and Lara Croft, with just the right amount of steamy romance, gripping intrigue, ancient prophecies, and painful betrayals. Author’s writing is, as expected, beautiful, consistent, and engaging. The plot is gripping, the world is beautifully constructed, the descriptions are vivid, and the characters wonderfully well developed.
The main character is Victoria, a master tinker, who goes on an expedition with her father, and her lovely half mechanical cat Gear. There are some exciting men in the story as well: Jules, a learned scholar, Jed, a charming cowboy, Bram, a master tinker, and Emory, a member of high society and the envoy of the Queen’s High Council. Five of them are an interesting group of incredible minds, lacking any hypocrisy or judgement, overly present in some of the other characters.
It is interesting how the author presents some societal issues relating to the position of women in the society, acceptable level of their education, acceptable moral values, and choices the society expects them to make. I say interesting as, some of these issues are very much still present. Fortunately, unconventional as she is, Victoria pays little attention to the imposed requirements and lives her life how she chooses. She is fearless, she is incredibly skilled and intelligent, she is focused on her work, and yet she does not lack passion for life, compassion for others, her judgement is impeccable, and her actions justified. She is an amazing character, and it is a shame this book was announced as a standalone, because I would love to read more about the Adventures of Victoria Green!
This story is a beautifully written unforgettable adventure that makes a reader smile, and cry, and sigh, and bite nails in anticipation. I absolutely loved it. It is a must read. It is not at all a surprise that this book became a bestseller on Amazon withing the first 24 hours of its release.
This was my first Steampunk Reverse Harem book and I loved it! Kendra Moreno brings together dynamic group of characters and an incredible adventure. Victoria is a master tinker who is on an expedition with her father to the Amazon to search for a Mystical Jewel. With her father pushing her to find a love interest she has four gorgeous men competing for her affection during the trip, Lord Emory, Jed the cowboy, Bram the inventor and Jules the scholar. This is an incredible story full of action, suspense, love and sacrifice. I totally recommend this book and I hope there is a second book as I would love to read more about Victoria and her men!
LOVED, LOVED, LOVED this!!!! It was such a cool twist of RH and steampunk. I really hope we see more of these 5 characters in the future from Kendra!
Wow its a great read easy steampunk this was the first one I had read. Kendra is an amazing writer. You must read this characters are absolutely amazing,
An RH book filled with Steampunk adventure and steam(y) scenes ahead. See what I did there? Lol.
I love Steampunk novels. Why? Because they are usually filled with strong heroines and unique gadgets and strong worldbuilding plots. And Ms. Kendra hits all these points.
Vic, the heroine, is unique: she is independent, mostly due to her awesome and forward thinking Father. She doesn’t conform to society and chooses to do her own thing. Loved her spirit!!
As for the men? Well, you get a little bit of everything – that’s what’s so great about reverse harem, right? What one character may “lack”, another character has. It’s a balance. But I will say, there is a point where the one does something hurtful – but Vic handles it like a champ and puts him in his place.
The steamy scenes are:
MF and MFM scenes. Detailed, but not overly graphic as to be termed erotic. Passionate is the word I would use.
In conclusion, it’s a great story filled with self-discovery, romance, action and suspense.
Vic’s character was great, its always nice to have a STRONG female lead. It was odd with the reverse harem in the feel of that time period. Emory’s character went from pompous butt to insecure whiner, didn’t like him at all. I did think the whole “courting” with the 5 was a bit long and began to drag for me.
The ship being blown up and losing almost the entire crew was a surprise. Loved the story of Kuat and Mani. “Uncle” Geoff got what he deserved!
I do think this was well written. I think this author did a great job bringing the machines to life with her descriptions.