Clockwork Wings

By Lexi Ostrow

The Darkness has spread over London, over the world. There may be no hope for humankind, except in a small fairy. A fairy that has merged with the heart of time and has wings like a clock and powers she could never imagine.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Lexi Ostrow
• Release date: Jan 2, 2022
• ISBN: 9798201965174

Lexi Ostrow

USA Today Bestselling Author Lexi Ostrow has been in love with the written word since second grade when her librarian started a writing club. Born in sunny southern California she's spent time in various places across the country thanks to her husband's USCG career. Now, she's also mom to a far too adorable toddler, and a menagerie of pets, spinning fantastical worlds whenever she gets the opportunity. Lexi has been a writer ever since the second grade in some form or another. Getting her degree in creative writing and her master's in journalism she couldn't wait to get a chance to put her fantasies down on paper.  From paranormal romance to thriller there isn't a genre she doesn't love to spend her time reading or writing. With her BA in creative writing from UCR and her MA in multi-media Journalism from Emerson College, she's ready to take on the literary world one novel at a time. Reading and writing are her first loves, but her passion for shopping, love for yummy food and her love for all her many pets are not far behind. Lexi is an enthusiast Whovian and DC Comic Show lover who isn't afraid to talk someone's ear off about them. She hopes to one day help other readers fall in love with writing as she did.

Book preview

Prologue

Her wings flitted against the glass of the container surrounding her, clanking loudly against her prison. Her wings weren’t like those of other fairies. Not any longer. Formed of cogs and gears, her wings whirred and whizzed when she flew. Amerial had never minded her metal appendages. In fact, they’d been a source of hope after humans had plucked her birth wings from her back. She’d been attacked and left to heal where fairy magic was strongest — in their clock tower – and it birthed a beautiful set of wings.

Only now, her wings landed her in trouble with humans once more.

The large eyes of a human pressed up against the glass box she was trapped in. Amerial might have thought them a lovely shade of blue, if she terror over what came next were not gripping her.

Do you think she can help us? That she will be the one to power the new world? the female human spoke, her eyeball still far too close for Amerial’s liking.

I don’t know, but if you keep scaring her to death, she’s bound to flee the moment we open the latch.

Hope blossomed in Amerial’s heart like a spring flower at the words. Her wings beat faster, bashing against the glass over and over again. The female pulled back and was no longer just a giant eyeball, but a beautiful woman in a dusty, dirty cloak and men’s breeches.

Henry, do you think you could be less cynical? I was only trying to look at her wings. They’re exactly as we thought they were, tiny little clock parts! It’s splendid. A true work of art!

The human man shook his head, his long blond locks swishing into his face. Do not exclaim so much, Desiree. We have no idea if she will be the key, or if we are spinning our proverbial wheels.

Amerial watched as Henry put an arm over Desiree’s shoulder, dropping a chaste kiss on her cheek. Let’s go grab the device, this little fairy must be frightfully angry, and this will give her some time.

Desiree, nodded and bent down toward Amerial’s prison cage. We will return shortly, little fairy. Do not despair. You’re here to save the world!

Amerial’s face contorted with anger, as the