Steampunk – CIRCLE OF ORIGIN

Aurora and the Guardian

Landing the promotion means Dr Vesper can move to Schadesborough and get the cat she’s always wanted, but her plans are abruptly put on hold by an old patient file and a call for help from an unexpected source.

Unable to let it be, she is whisked into the thick of it and has to decide what’s truly important to her and whether she has the courage to pursue what she’d once given up on.

Dive back into the weird and fantastical world of the Catnap Ramblers to find out how the story ends and whether it’s even possible to tie off all the loose ends before we finally figure out what it takes for Vincent to get some sleep!

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Rhys and the Voiceless

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Rhys doesn’t believe in ghosts. He inherits a building in the city of Schadesborough and selects a couple of tenants to live there with him. One of them sets up a pharmacy downstairs, the other paints in the attic. Turns out the old tenant never left.

What? Who? Why?

While the mystery unfurls, the trio are forced to face their fears and deal with their past issues resurfacing.

Did I say a trio? Let’s throw a fourth one in, stir the pot, add a measure of pesky, complicated feelings, close the lid and let it simmer through a gruesome detour to the farthest reaches of rugged Arctic wilderness.

And yes, Vincent will also be in this awkward middle book of the Catnap Ramblers trilogy. As well as the cat. Let’s not forget the cat.

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Razor’s Edge

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Before he was Razor the Mafia Don.

Before he was Razor the Consigliere to Joey Leftfoot and third in line to run the Leftfoot Crime Family.

He was Anthony DeLuca, the young Italian confidence man.

Come along with Olivia Wainwright as she learns a little more about the man he was before he was Razor.

Razor’s Edge: Fiddle Game.

A confidence trick based on passing off a well-used item as rare or expensive, so it can be put up as collateral for a lack of payment. It plays to the wish for getting rich quick, and preys on the inherent greed of most people.

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Savior of the Damned

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The world is at the mercy of the necromancer Aurelius. In two centuries’ time, he has risen, leaving untold destruction in his wake. With mysterious origins, his unfathomable motives have left remarkably little left of Terra to save. His only surviving adversary is Temple, an organization determined to bring his reign to an end.

Enter Phaedra, Demeter, and Eldren, friends who survived the destruction of their city as children and took shelter at the seat of Temple: Sanctuary City. Growing up together, Phaedra and Eldren found their places within Sanctuary’s walls. Fate, however, had other plans for Phaedra’s sister Demeter. As a child, Demeter was declared the Chosen One to save humanity, with Phaedra left to her own devices.

But now Aurelius knows of Demeter’s destiny and has set his sights on corrupting both her and Phaedra. Now the sisters must navigate through abduction, forced servitude, and a new sense of self as their world faces new levels of increasing danger. Meanwhile Eldren, now on the other side of the battlefield, is trying to reach the sisters in a bid to save them as well as the world. Will the greater good overcome? Or will they bow to Aurelius’ demands?

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The District Detectives

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“There’s been a murder.”…

Those four words are bad enough, but when the craftiest of the three mob bosses utters them in the District Detective office, they carry a whole new kind of weight..

Olivia Wainwright and Dallas Stowe are always prepared for the unexpected, but this announcement has them wondering what to do with the information given to them, and speculating why Razor would bring it to their attention…and in person.

A dead pharmacist, a crazy, spur-of-the-moment science experiment on a gut feeling and the detectives are whisked off into the wild world of prescription booze during the Prohibition. A few more deaths by cyanide and the detectives are finally hot on the heels of what’s going on around Big Town.

Someone is trying to horn in on Razor’s moonshine business and nothing good will come from that. Can Olli and Dallas get to the bottom of who’s behind the bid for Big Town’s taste for moonshine before a full-fledged booze war comes to Big Town?

Pick up the exciting third installment of The District Detective Series!

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Vincent and the Cat

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On the Arctic island of Whitskersey, the icy winter darkness chips away at Vincent’s mental health. With no more ferries running for the year, he is stuck battling the eerie voices and the feverish paranoia amidst the seemingly never-ending polar night.

Is he plagued by his usual delusions or is there really someone out to get him? When everyone’s a suspect, can his trusty feline companion save the day by peeing on his biscuits?

Venture to the cat-shaped continent of Furuyan in this Nordic-infused gaslamp fantasy adventure to find out what Vincent needs to do to sleep at night.

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Baysnatch

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“Boss, we have a problem…”

It’s never good when a party gets interrupted by those five words.

Olivia Wainwright, Big Town’s District Detective, has a target on her back. Not from her own doing, but simply because of something Alan did before she even worked at Wainwright Detective Agency. Not used to being followed everywhere, Olli has to try to adjust to her constant body guards while she tries to track down a heavily insulted professional kidnapper.

Dallas Stowe, Olli’s new partner, fresh off their first case together, has to figure out how to navigate Olli’s reactions to what’s happening. Playing catch up, trying to smooth feathers and make Olli feel less smothered is already a full time job.

It was already difficult to track a high-dollar kidnapper with a vendetta—and a head start—but when worst fears are confirmed and Olli disappears off the street, Dallas’ job gets a whole lot harder.

A taunting phone call, daffodils everywhere, bias cut dresses and locked rooms.
A shadow watching every move.
An old enemy bent on revenge, no matter the cost.
A revival of a long-past partnership.
When a reservation can’t be missed, enemies become unlikely friends.

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The Silence Broken

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Get ready to step back in time to the Great Depression, where Olivia Wainwright is the only thing standing between the people of Big Town and the ruthless crime families that dominate the area. As the District Detective, Olli is used to going it alone, but when a new partner arrives on the scene and a mysterious figure starts stirring up trouble, she realizes she can’t do it all herself.

With tensions rising and lives on the line, Olli must work quickly to unravel the truth and take down the culprit before it’s too late. But when the shocking truth is finally revealed, it turns out the danger was closer than anyone could have ever imagined – right in the heart of Civilized Big Town.

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