Unexpected Pleasures

Unexpected Pleasures

Mary Wine

Romance / Steampunk / Historical Fiction

"A mistress of medieval romance." —RT ReviewsA Dangerous GameAs Lady Justina Wincott's brutal guardian, Viscount Biddeford promises any disobedience from her will cost her son dearly. A pawn in his games of court treachery, the beautiful widow is forced to tempt secrets from his enemies and seduce allegiance from his friends. Yet even Biddeford's wrath won't make Justina sully the only man of honor she's ever known...Sir Synclair has earned his honor in blood and muck. War taught him the way to victory is rarely clean—but the passion Justina sparks in him is not to be ignored. Never mind the predators who crave her beauty, or Biddeford's ruthless wiles; he will have her as his wife. And yet if he is to wed Justina, his fiercest battle may be with the lady herself...Praise for the Novels of Mary Wine"A wonderful summer read." —RT Reviews on My Fair Highlander"Readers...will be glued to the passion, humor,...
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The Trouble with Highlanders

The Trouble with Highlanders

Mary Wine

Romance / Steampunk / Historical Fiction

Praise for Highland Heat:"Mary Wine brings history to life with major sizzle factor." —Lucy Monroe, USA Today bestselling author of For Duty's Sake"Dramatic and vivid...Scorching love scenes threaten to set the sheets aflame."—Publishers Weekly Starred ReviewShe Has Hardly Any Choices Left...With her clan on the wrong side of the struggle for the Scottish throne, heiress Daphne Macleod, once the toad of the court, is out of options...And They're All Dangerous...Norris Sutherland once helped Daphne, but she walked away from him without a backward glance. Now she's in deep trouble and needs him more than ever. But he may be lost forever...unless she can somehow convince him to forgive her.Praise for To Conquer a Highlander:"Hot enough to warm even the coldest Scottish nights...With a captivating leading lady and terrific pacing."—Publishers Weekly Starred Review"Not...
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Let Me Love You

Let Me Love You

Mary Wine

Romance / Steampunk / Historical Fiction

Love is the last thing a lone woman in the West should believe in, but the heart doesn't always listen to good sense.With a spirit as wild as the West, Brianna Spencer faces a hard life in the small town of Silver Peak. Her father has not returned from spring hunting, but no way is she listening to anyone who says her father is dead. He's delayed.that's all.When Sloan McAlister finds Brianna walking the docks to pay down a bank note, she grabs his attention. The docks aren't meant for her caliber of woman. Yet the West is ruled by one thing, the need to survive. Sloan soon finds himself right in the middle of a claim-jumping family that considers Brianna easy prey while her father's out of the picture.His better judgment says to walk away. But after one stolen kiss, Sloan refuses to do anything of the sort. If she's going warm any man's bed, Brianna will marry him. However, Brianna wants more than his strong arm to back up her father's property. It's his love or nothing.Warning, this title is a Historical western, but still steamy with a good taste of sultry.
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Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences

Pip Ballantine

Science Fiction / Steampunk / Fantasy

From the Creators of the award-winning steampunk Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences series ( Phoenix Rising and the Janus Affair) comes a collection of new adventures from around the world. The Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences investigates the bizarre and unusual, and protects the citizens of the Empire from forces of darkness. Every agent knows that thrusting themselves into danger is part of the job, and may demand of them the ultimate sacrifice. They call on their own inner strength, wits, intellect, and innovations of science and technology. But is it enough to face the unknown and the unexplainable? This is Ministry Protocol: Thrilling Tales of the Ministry of Peculiar Occurrences, a collection of short stories featuring the derring-do of secret agents cut from a different cloth. These original short stories feature the imagination and voices of… Leanna Rennee Hieber The League of S.T.E.A.M.’s Glenn Freund Delilah S. Dawson Jared Axelrod Tiffany Trent Karina Cooper …and many more! Travel to the farthest corners of Queen Victoria’s mighty empire and back again to the shores of Old Blighty, unlocking the mysteries of legend, lore, and shadowy societies. Welcome to a world of steam, secrets, machinations and madness.
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Dream: Dream Surrender

Dream: Dream Surrender

Mary Wine

Romance / Steampunk / Historical Fiction

Book 3 in the Dream series. A moonlit night. Two strangers pulled together by an attraction neither one could resist and an innocent kiss that flares into a scorching blaze. Rourke Campbell would bet every one of his psychic senses the woman in his arms was the woman of his dreams. Problem-he's a psychic tracker, married to the Army. She's married to another man. A stolen kiss is all it can ever be… But fate can be as determined as she is ruthless. When one of Rourke's men comes down with a suspect case of Ebola Tai Forest, a simple kiss has the power to turn deadly and thrusts Rourke and Loren together into a mountain quarantine. While the clock ticks down, Loren finds fighting the temptation of surrendering to Rourke an overwhelming battle. When her estranged husband is murdered, the final blockade is removed. Except the threat of tomorrow-a deadly disease or a broken heart. Either way it's doomed to failure. Playing to win, and determined to make her his, Rourke uses every weapon in his considerable psychic and sensual arsenal to seduce her. But fate has one more hand to play…
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The Island of Birds

The Island of Birds

Austin Hackney

Steampunk / Young Adult / Mystery and Adventure

A beautiful island. A rebellious princess. A terrible secret...When a princess discovers a sinister plot against her, she becomes a fugitive in her own kingdom and must choose between her honor and her Throne. A fast-paced steampunk adventure for everyone from 9 years old and up.Captain Harry and her crew arrive on the Island of Birds only to find there's a dark underbelly to the superficial beauty of the fabled isle. In a kingdom defined by intrigue and deception, they stumble upon the island's cruel secret and are thrown into a dangerous struggle to save themselves, and the island itself, from destruction.
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Stealing the Bride

Stealing the Bride

Mary Wine

Romance / Steampunk / Historical Fiction

Acclaimed author Mary Wine proves that romance is never hotter than amid the rugged castles of distant Scotland. . .Brawny and brave Hayden Monroe is a laird in need of a wife and the beautiful Elspeth Leask shall be his. But he must bed her to wed her--and fully satisfy her deepest desires. . .Praise for the Novels of Mary Wine"A wonderful summer read." --RT Reviews on My Fair Highlander"Readers. . .will be glued to the passion humor escapades and court intrigue till the very last page." --Publishers Weekly on *Improper Seduction * starred review"Mary Wine's In A Warrior’s Bed is as sexy and exciting as the highland hills themselves! --Elizabeth Hoyt USA Today bestselling authorMary Wine writes to reassure herself that reality really is survivable. Between traffic jams and children’s sporting schedules there is romance lurking for anyone with the imagination to find it. She spends her days making corsets and petticoats as a historical costumer. Beware if you send an invitation marked ‘formal dress’ she just might show up wearing a bustle.
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The Clockwork Scarab s&h-1

The Clockwork Scarab s&h-1

Colleen Gleason

Romance / Steampunk / Young Adult

Evaline Stoker and Mina Holmes never meant to get into the family business. But when you’re the sister of Bram and the niece of Sherlock, vampire hunting and mystery solving are in your blood. And when two society girls go missing, there’s no one more qualified to investigate. Now fierce Evaline and logical Mina must resolve their rivalry, navigate the advances of not just one but three mysterious gentlemen, and solve murder with only one clue: a strange Egyptian scarab. The stakes are high. If Stoker and Holmes don’t unravel why the belles of London society are in such danger, they’ll become the next victims.
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