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The Girl With The Iron Touch
The Girl with the Iron Touch (The Steampunk Chronicles)
The Girl With The Iron Touch
Kady Cross
In 1897 London, sometihng not quite human is about to awakenWhen mechanical genius Emily is kidnapped by rogue automatons, Finley Jayne and her fellow misfits fear the worst. What's left of their archenemy, The Machinist, hungers to be resurrected, and Emily must transplant his consciousness into one of his automatons—or forfeit her friends' lives.With Griffin being mysteriously tormented by the Aether, the young duke's sanity is close to the breaking point. Seeking help, Finley turns to Jack Dandy, but trusting the master criminal is as dangerous as controlling her dark side. When Jack kisses her, Finley must finally confront her true feelings for him…and for Griffin.Meanwhile, Sam is searching everywhere for Emily, from Whitechapel's desolate alleyways to Mayfair's elegant mansions. He would walk into hell for her, but the choice she must make will test them more than they could imagine.To save those she cares about, Emily must confront The Machinist's ultimate creation—an automaton more human than machine. And if she's to have any chance of triumph, she must summon a strength even she doesn't know she has….

Book Details

Genre: 

  • Adventure
  • Paranormal

Age Level: 

  • 12 and up
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About six months after they assisted Jasper in America, Finley, Sam, Emily, and Griffin are back in London, and they are still helping out their country in secret. Everything seems to be going fine; Sam and Emily are finally admitting their feelings for each other and Finley and Griffin are realizing theirs. However, when Emily is kidnapped under their own roof, they suspect the worst - that the Machinist is back. With everyone worrying about Emily, only Finley makes time to try and help Griffin with whatever he is facing.

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