The Air Affair: A historical cozy fantasy mystery short story

Lady Georgia Brunel Mysteries #0.5

by Shelley Adina

Georgia Brunel, Lady Langford, boards the transcontinental airship Juno with her late husband’s aunt, Millicent Brunel. They are looking forward to nothing more dangerous than a painting holiday in the clockwork city of Venice, but trouble soon finds them in the person of Millie’s nemesis from her long-ago schooldays.

Old grudges have not been forgotten. Old hurts have not healed. Will an old feud finally be resolved … in murder?

“The past is always difficult to confront, but any effort, however cold, cannot be denied. Well-developed karma.” —Kings River Life Magazine

“The Air Affair” is a prequel short story to the Lady Georgia Brunel Mysteries set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. Though these books can be read as standalones, there are threads of love and family running through them all. No strong language, just a very proper kiss or two and a satisfying solution. Enjoy!

Genres: Historical, Fantasy

45 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 5, 2023

About the author

Shelley Adina is the author of 24 novels published by Harlequin, Warner, and Hachette, and a dozen more published by Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. She writes steampunk and contemporary romance as Shelley Adina, and as Adina Senft, writes Amish women’s fiction. She holds an MFA in Writing Popular Fiction from Seton Hill University in Pennsylvania, where she teaches as adjunct faculty. She won RWA’s RITA Award® in 2005, and was a finalist in 2006. When she’s not writing, Shelley is usually quilting, sewing historical costumes, or hanging out in the garden with her flock of rescued chickens.

Reviews

[D. Starr · Rating 5 out of 5]

Entertaining Story - Good Plot

Steampunk mystery - Suitable for middle school to adult
Short story
No sex
No foul language
No gruesome content
Good dialog
Well-paced action


Main character: Lady Georgia Brunel, a young widow
- Other important character - Millie, her deceased husband's aunt
Setting - September 1895, traveling from England to mainland Europe aboard an airship

Plot:
After socializing with other passengers, some of whom have questionable ethics, Millie, who has expressed her opinions, cannot be found. Needless to say, like on an airplane or seagoing vessel, there are only so many places on an airship where a person could hide or be hidden. It is up to Georgia to find and rescue her aunt assuming she has met with foul play.

Recommended.

[Larry · Rating 5 out of 5]

In only a few pages, a very powerful story was revealed. I laughed with the characters, and I raged at the unusually cruel treatment of such a gentle creature as the woman traveling with Lady Georgia Brunel. One would think a person would outgrow the pettiness from college, but the antagonist was a hyena in sheep's clothing. I loved this story and very much look forward to the series, now.

[Deb L · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fantastic!

Reviewing for my mother. Love this author! As far as I'm concerned, she can do no wrong! Highest scores on the entertainment scale!

[Linda Lassman · Rating 5 out of 5]

An absolutely delightful start to a new series. I can hardly wait to see where it goes!

[Rebecca · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was so short as to be laughable. After I finished it, in what seemed about two minutes, I wondered what I had paid for this short, short, story.

Plus, this is just the first chapters of the full length story from the first Lady Georgia Brunel Mystery The Clockwork City. If you have the Clockwork City, there is no need for this little short.