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In the rigid, soot-stained world of Victorian London, Aurelia Vane is the eldest daughter of a powerful, controlling aristocrat. To the ton, she is a refined socialite; in secret, she is A.V. Golding, a brilliant inventor whose mechanical designs are far ahead of her time. Trapped in a "gilded cage" by her father, she finds a kindred spirit in Pendleton, a rough-edged but genius inventor living in the industrial heart of Southwark.
Their connection begins with silent waves across an alleyway and grows into a soul-deep partnership. After a daring escape from the Autumn Ball-aided by her three rebellious sisters, Dorothea, Clara, and Beatrix-Aurelia leaves her life of silk and stays behind to live and work with Pendleton.
As they navigate their new life together, they must protect Aurelia's secret identity and her freedom from her father's reach. It is a story of breaking old machines to build new ones, the courage to fly, and a love that acts as the perfect matching gear.