Masquerade ✔
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Clara is thankful for the job she has on the Llewelyn family manor airship, and doesn't want to do anything to jeopardize that. But when her mistresses, the Llewelyn's daughter Araminta, demands that Clara take her place at ball being thrown in Araminta's honor, Clara's world is thrown upside down when she meets Araminta's soon to be fiancé, Harrison Norrington.
Clara returns to her regular life, but cannot avoid Harrison forever. As she navigates hiding her connection with her mistress's fiancé, Clara's life back on Earth is being threatened by a sinister force.
Secret relationships, people disappearing, and threats to the wellbeing of Clara, her home, and everyone she cares about, swirl together in this alternate reality, steampunk fantasy. Will love be enough, or does Clara have greater responsibilities?
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