Her Own Devices: A steampunk adventure novel

By Shelley Adina

Book Overview

Escaped lunatics, lost children, vengeful lords, and love. Really, the situation is becoming quite impossible.

Left alone after the Arabian Bubble financial disaster, Lady Claire Trevelyan now leads the cleverest group of gamblers and reformed cutpurses in the London underworld. The lightning rifle she took from a rival gang contains a unique source of energy-and its inventor has been locked up in Bedlam by powerful men in order to suppress its very existence. In order for Lady Claire to understand it, she must consult with the mad scientist ... even if it means breaking her out of the most frightening institution in London.

Then, in a moment of madness, she becomes engaged to Lord James Selwyn, who knows nothing of her double life. He expects her to be the perfect hostess to the rich investors interested in his and Andrew Malvern's Kinetick Carbonator. But how can Andrew stand by and watch Claire marry someone she does not love?

"This is one of those books that gets it right. Through dialogue, through actions, through carefully described settings, through attitudes and appropriate, non-overdone references, we have a great sense of time and place that's really immersive and fun." -Fangs for the Fantasy

Her Own Devices is the second novel in the Magnificent Devices steampunk cozy fantasy series, with books 1-4 forming a quartet. No strong language, just a very proper kiss or two and a satisfying solution. If you like books by Gail Carriger, Lindsay Buroker, or Emma Jane Holloway, you're in the right place. Enjoy

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1939087090
• ISBN13: 9781939087096
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Moonshell Books, Inc.
• Length: 266 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

Lady Claire Trevelyan Returns!

Adina's surprisingly fine books featuring Lady Claire Trevelyan continue in this the second in her Magnificent Devices series. In the steampunk world of late 1800's London, Claire and her family of outcasts struggle to overcome challenges to their survival and happiness while at the same time trying to right some of the injustices built into that extremely class ordered society. While this series may be aimed specifically at teens and young adults its intelligence and excellent writing will appeal to many more mature readers as well.