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Aetheric Artifacts #2
The Daemon Device
Saving the world from power-obsessed madmen is all in a day’s work for half-daemon artifact hunter Demetra Ashdown. It’s her potential mother-in-law who proves most vexing.
Yet, Demetra is determined to charm her, even if that means a journey around the world for answers to the most perplexing questions, such as what is the difference between infernals, like herself, and celestials, like her fiancé, Francis? Can they marry, despite being from disparate bloodlines? And just how much lemon cake does it take to keep Demetra happy?
Whether by railway, steamer, or airship, Demetra and Francis will not rest until they can allay Lady Winterton’s concerns about their union.
Nor will they realize the unimaginable discovery or danger to which their inquiries will lead until a chance meeting leads to a long overdue reunion…
Yet, Demetra is determined to charm her, even if that means a journey around the world for answers to the most perplexing questions, such as what is the difference between infernals, like herself, and celestials, like her fiancé, Francis? Can they marry, despite being from disparate bloodlines? And just how much lemon cake does it take to keep Demetra happy?
Whether by railway, steamer, or airship, Demetra and Francis will not rest until they can allay Lady Winterton’s concerns about their union.
Nor will they realize the unimaginable discovery or danger to which their inquiries will lead until a chance meeting leads to a long overdue reunion…
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First published January 6, 2014
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Wendy L. Callahan
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March 3, 2014
Demetra and Francis are back! And this time they brought a new friend - Demetra's Aunt Vertiline.
"Chronos Clock" left off with a dreadful cliffhanger, and now Demetra was challenging Lady Winterton's proclamation that she would not allow her son (Francis) to marry her. So this book was a whirlwind of activity, as Demetra and Francis romped from London to Paris to New York City to San Francisco to prove that nothing should stand in the way of their marriage.
Of course, there were some lovely surprises along the way. They learned more about Aetherals. Demetra found a long-lost relation. Francis learned how to utilise his powers. Vertiline shocked everyone. It was as deliciously funny as "Chronos Clock", with plenty of action and adventure, and steamwork contraptions.
I do wish there was a bit more romance between Demetra and Francis, but she showed her affections for him much more readily in this book. Of course, I suppose they can't be terribly intimate with one another, it being Victorian times...
This one leaves off on yet another cliffhanger, which I don't mind, especially since this is meant to only be a 3-book series. I think that would get tiresome if done again and again and again.
I saw the blurb for the final book and -*squee!*-cannot wait for it. I wonder if Demetra and Francis will finally be married!
"Chronos Clock" left off with a dreadful cliffhanger, and now Demetra was challenging Lady Winterton's proclamation that she would not allow her son (Francis) to marry her. So this book was a whirlwind of activity, as Demetra and Francis romped from London to Paris to New York City to San Francisco to prove that nothing should stand in the way of their marriage.
Of course, there were some lovely surprises along the way. They learned more about Aetherals. Demetra found a long-lost relation. Francis learned how to utilise his powers. Vertiline shocked everyone. It was as deliciously funny as "Chronos Clock", with plenty of action and adventure, and steamwork contraptions.
I do wish there was a bit more romance between Demetra and Francis, but she showed her affections for him much more readily in this book. Of course, I suppose they can't be terribly intimate with one another, it being Victorian times...
This one leaves off on yet another cliffhanger, which I don't mind, especially since this is meant to only be a 3-book series. I think that would get tiresome if done again and again and again.
I saw the blurb for the final book and -*squee!*-cannot wait for it. I wonder if Demetra and Francis will finally be married!
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