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'When a man weds a heiress, she’s not meant to steal away as soon as his back is turned. Colin Truitt is outraged, and a bit ashamed. He’s gotten everything out of this marriage—to keep his company, Dirigible Journeys, and defeat his enemy. All Anthea got was him. Ashamed or not, he’s determined to recapture his bride. But once he has her, how does a former war-pilot woo a most intriguing mouse? And what happens when an old enemy reappears to threaten everything?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
Notes
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Author's note: "The Lion and the Mouse" was originally published in the "Indulge" collection by Jenny Schwartz, which is no longer available.
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Steampunk note: This story plays quite deliberately into common steampunk tropes, detailing the romance of a wealthy heiress to an airship company and her ex-pilot husband in a steampunk-aesthetic world.
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'The Icarus Plot' follows a character who made her first appearance in 'The Lion and the Mouse'.
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The Icarus Plot
Australia
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Jenny Schwartz
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2014
9459678
2014
single work
novella
romance
fantasy
'Ivana March runs a very special toy shop in the heart of Victorian London. The last person she expects to see enter it is an earl. Not that she has time to entertain him. Someone is stealing children, and the street kids whisper tales of a “Metal Man”. Ivana must find the monster, rescue the children, and if the earl really wants to help, he can come with her. Only, no one warned her she’d have to venture to places better left unexplored. A good thing, then, that the new Earl of Somer is a noted explorer. When the two of them join forces, what could possibly go wrong?'
Source: Publisher's blurb.
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