Steampunkromance Stories

A Saskwyan flight mechanic with uncanny luck, seventeen-year-old Robin Arianhod grew up in the shadow of a decade-long war. But the skies are stalked by the Coyote-a ruthless Klonn pilot who picks off crippled airships and retreating soldiers. And as the only person to have survived an aerial dance with Saskwya's greatest scourge, Robin has earned his attention. As a pilot, Robin is good. But the Coyote is better. When he shoots her down and takes her prisoner, Robin finds herself locked into a new kind of dance. The possibility of genuine affection from a man who should be her enemy has left her with a choice: accept the Coyote's offer of freedom and romance in exchange for repairing a strange rocket pack that could spell Saskwya's defeat, but become a traitor to her county. Or betray her own heart and escape. If she takes the rocket pack and flees, she could end the war from the inside. All she has to do is fly. Filled with intrigue, forbidden romance, and a touch of steampunk, The Skylark's Song soars in this new duology from the award-winning author of The Accidental Turn Series. * This is book one of The Skylark's Saga: http://jmfrey.net/the-skylarks-saga/

Skye could feel her heart pounded against her chest, her fingers tingled, and her feet felt like they were on fire. Being outside during a storm made her feel alive, more aware of everything around her. It was as if she could see clearer, she could almost predict how far the storm was and how long it would last.

One man has swiped bounties from Viola, the Brass Violet, for years. Longstanding rivals, they've only had brief encounters, and if she had a choice, she'd avoid him entirely. When he saunters into her bar with an offer to work together on a job, the proper response would be to shoot him down and send him back to Shantytown. However, curiosity's a wicked beast, and Viola needs to know why, after so many years of stealing her marks, he'd approach her now. The man is insufferable, annoyingly cavalier, and tends to stir up memories she'd rather forget--but she needs assistance on this job and he's offering aid and blueprints which could cut their work in half. Given the intense way he looks at her though, working together isn't all he has in mind. Van Clef is known for his persistence and, with his charm, he wins women over effortlessly. Viola's not so easy though--she's wise to his tricks. But if he wants to play the game, she will gladly rise to the challenge. By the end of this bounty, she'll be the one leaving him in the dust. https://www.amazon.com/Stolen-Petals-Katherine-McIntyre-ebook/dp/B00Z8CTUF6/

He demanded the perfect princess. The empire gave him the wrong daughter. Aveline Valcairn has always been the emperor's forgotten daughter, the princess who grew up among books, greenhouses, and hidden corridors where no one thought to measure the true extent of her intelligence. Until her sister disappears on the eve of a marriage that could determine the future of the empire. In place of the perfect bride, Aveline is given to Ronan Blackthorne, the feared Iron Duke: commander of the North, war hero, and leading contender for the throne. He expected a princess trained to rule. Instead, he receives a sharp-tongued substitute with dangerous knowledge and no intention of obeying him in silence. Taken to Ironmist Fortress, surrounded by snow, steam-powered machines, and political enemies, they must turn an unwanted engagement into a convincing alliance. But as Aveline searches for the real reason her sister fled, she discovers that powerful men within the empire are willing to kill for control of the succession. Ronan does not trust the woman they gave him. Aveline refuses to become any man's property. Yet between contracts, conspiracies, dangerous provocations, and an attraction neither of them was prepared to feel, the substitute bride may prove to be the only woman capable of ruling beside the Iron Duke. A steampunk fantasy romance featuring an arranged marriage, enemies to lovers, slow burn, palace intrigue, an intelligent heroine, a possessive duke, and a deadly battle for the imperial throne.