The Inventor's Wife: The Clockpunk Trilogy, #3

By Heather Massey

New England, 1840
Elena Harrington's widowed father rules her life with an iron fist. Even worse, he intends to force her into a loveless marriage in order to expand his business empire. An innocent bird trapped in a gilded cage, she can do naught but daydream about an adventurous life forever out of reach.

Elena resigns herself to a doomed existence until the day she meets her father's dashing new employee. Daniel Miller is a brilliant inventor who crafts extraordinary devices. His astonishing machines fill her with delight. What other wonders might this mysterious inventor have to offer?

Determined to find out, Elena begins visiting Daniel's workshop in secret. One hot, sultry night, he awakens her passion with all manner of sensual clockwork devices. Elena is certain she's discovered her soul mate. Then an unexpected danger threatens not only their burgeoning romance, but also their very lives.

 

Note: The Inventor's Wife was originally published by Red Sage Publishing in 2017. Edition 2 has been reformatted and rejuvenated with a new cover but has not been substantially changed.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Crackerjack Creatives, LLC
• Release date: Mar 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781393171898

Heather Massey

Heather Massey (she/her) is a geek mom who's the proud parent of a terrific daughter and married to the love of her life. Heather is best known for her sci-fi romance blog The Galaxy Express.Though she’s neither an award-winning nor bestselling author (thank you for not judging!), her stories provide quality entertainment by way of fantastical worlds, action-adventure, and larger-than-life characters who fall in love while battling evils such as classist jerks, corporate greed, the patriarchy, and corrupt politicians.

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