
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast
The Steampunk Proper Romances, Book 1
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Narrated by:
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Saskia Maarleveld
About this listen
Like the classic Beauty and the Beast, this steampunk romance features an unlikely love story.
The Lord of Blackwell Manor, Miles, is plagued by a family curse that changes him into a shape-shifting wolf every month during the full moon.
Lucy, a smart, attractive, and well-respected botanist, travels to Blackwell Manor to take care of her sick cousin, Kate, who is married to Miles' younger brother. For Lucy, the trip is a welcome respite from her work and recent discovery of a breakthrough serum that could eliminate the scourge of vampires from London. But Lucy finds more than she bargained for when she arrives at the Manor.
Miles, who is brash and inhospitable, does not take kindly to visitors. He is still unsettled by the mysterious death of his newlywed wife. And then there's Marie, Miles' sister, who was attacked and murdered just weeks earlier. Miles is horrified to think that he might be to blame for the deaths. And who is the ghost that haunt the halls?
Lucy is convinced that the death of Miles's wife and sister - as well as her cousin's mysterious illness - are tied together, but how? Lady Charlesworth has her eye on inheriting Blackwell Manor for her family. Could her daughter, Candice, or her son, Arthur, have had a hand in the mysterious deaths? The clues make a vampire suspect highly likely. During her investigation, Lucy finds herself caring deeply for Miles, but he fights to keep his distance in order to protect Lucy from his family's secret. And, yet, he feels attracted to the woman who is able to look past the fearsome-looking scar that has marred his handsome face. With no other option, Miles and Lucy must work together if they are to find the answer to the mysteries at the manor.
But that's not all Lucy wants to solve. There's a deeper mystery behind Miles. Can she solve that too? Ultimately, she must decide if she can love the man - beast and all.
Includes bonus novella, Marie's Story.
©2016 Nancy Campbell Allen (P)2016 Blackstone Audio, Inc.Somehow it worked.
This book led me on to the next, and the next. I like series.
Interesting mix of worlds past and future
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Just fantastic!
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The characters were magnanimous throughout the chapters leading right through to the inevitable ending but so worthy of our two heroines.
Gripping from start to finish
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Loved it
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I loved the Steampunk element of the story. it added to the overall experience of this alternate reality.
Captivating story and narrator.
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Annoyingly captivating
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I can’t wait to listen to the rest of the series and I know I will be listening to this one again in the near future.
Glad I took a chance
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I really wish she would write more steampunk series, she brings the world to life in a way that is believable, especially over several books. The vampires in this one are simplistically evil, but the author makes you question that assumption in another book, pointing out the flaws in the world's view of them. Love it!
Can't recommend this book enough
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It was very well read and won’t be the last book I get by this author.
Great Steampunk/Fantasy
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This story immersed me into the world behind the name, and I found it fascinating! Terminology, object names and the like... it was very well written.
Only slightly negative but the narrator has a habit of all men's voices sounding similar, a little hard to follow whose who!
But kudos to the author it was well thought out, and well written.
Entertaining...
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