Can the Mistress of the Forge best the Mistress of the Night?

Strength is forged in the moment when you dare to be vulnerable. Despite this inherent knowledge, Jacqueline Duval struggles with feelings of weakness and failure when a private celebration for her twin sister's marriage turns fraught with peril.

Beset by vampires and insurrectionists and rogue monarchs, how is Jacqueline to keep her guests ~ both invited and uninvited ~ safe, and the King of the French on the right side of the grave?

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Their recommendation? "A compelling steampunk confection for readers who love the supernatural."

What secrets lie beneath Parisian Streets? And who will kill to keep them?When a malfunctioning automaton runs full force into their locomotive on the new Paris-Orléans railway, Jacqueline Duval and her bohemian twin sister Angélique Laforge become embroiled in a mystery deeply rooted in their tragic past.A polytech and famed engineering prodigy, Jacqueline is fascinated by the metal man, even more so when she discovers that it is powered not by steam, but by the supernatural. Her investigation puts the sisters on a path both dangerous and mysterious as they must foil a plot to employ the dead to power a mechanical army aimed at international conquest.Aid comes from unexpected sources as t...

A Family, Bound by Blood, Though Not Born of Blood

Lost souls abound at Bellesfées, some found, and others only just discovered. But when Jacqueline Duval goes missing, along with a beast of a locomotive built through the sweat and blood of innocents, the foundlings Jacky has taken under her wing must rally to bring her home again.

To rescue their future, the self-styled Order of Duval must conquer the specters of the past or risk all being lost to the aether.