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The Glorious Victorious Darcys (book 1)
Her heart belongs to the sky and the dirigibles of brass and steel that swoop over Victorian England. But when her father, an eccentric inventor, dies, the Darcy siblings are left with scrap metal—and not a penny to their names. Their only hope to save the family reputation and fortune is to embark on a quest to discover an invention of historical importance in honor of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee. Armed with only her father’s stories of a forgotten da Vinci workshop, a mechanically enhanced falcon, and an Italian cook, Amelia takes flight for Florence, Italy. But her quest is altered when her kitecycle crashes into the airship of ex–Air Marshal—and scandalous dime novel hero—Tucker Gentry. Tuck agrees to escort Amelia to her destination, but the two are challenged by political unrest, a devious sky pirate, and their own sizzling attraction. Soon the pair is dragged into an international conspiracy that could change the course of history…again.
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Recommended Read – USA TODAY
Recommended Read – Chicago Tribune
Starred review – Publishers Weekly
Starred review –Book List
Editors’ Best of 2012 by RT BOOKreviews
2012 Best Steampunk Novel RT BOOKreviews nominee
2012 ‘Seal of Excellence Award’ RT BOOKreviews nominee
Random Reviews
Ciotta’s delightfully imaginative steampunk historical has just the right mix of adventure and romance.
Chicago Tribune
Exhilarating riff on bodice-ripping romance, hurling 20th-century technology into an alternate Victorian England. Ciotta has the start of a delectable series.
Publishers Weekly, Starred Review
Freaks, Mods, Vics, Flatliners, cowboys in airships, evil scientists, nefarious flying pirates, and time travel. Victorian England was never so much fun. Ciotta’s whimsical steampunk romance is too good to miss.
Booklist, Starred Review
Masterfully written, with an intriguing plot and a sassy, strong and intelligent heroine at its center. Add to that a heroic cowboy love interest and a supporting cast of distinctive characters, and this story is one fanciful, flying adventure.
RT BOOKreviews, Top Pick