Publication Date: Dec 2024

Blurb:

If you make something, and then that something accidentally comes alive and destroys your entire town…would it be fair to say that you destroyed the town, or can we just blame it on the thing?

Lillian Booker is dying to experiment on the strange glowing rocks hidden inside her adoptive father’s workshop—but the professor forbid it before he left on his journey. As Lillian learns all she can about the stones without breaking the professor’s rule, she finds herself stuck between two worlds.

Will she live the life of a brilliant inventor or give up on her dreams and become a respectable lady instead? What will make her happy? Most importantly, which will prove to the professor that he didn’t make a mistake when he chose her?

When Lillian secretly builds a mechanical dragon, one mistake leads to another—the strange glowing stones collide with her creation and the dragon roars to life. Lillian must make a choice…lie and keep her dragon a secret or finally face the truth? Will any of it matter anyway if the town’s already been destroyed?

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What To Expect:

Readers can expect a YA novella showing the destruction that lies cause in our minds and relationships. It has a steampunk feel with inventions, sci-fi, and fantasy.

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Content Warnings:

Language: None

Sexual Content: No romance besides a crush. Mentions of prostitution

Violence: Mild

Substance Use: None

Prejudices: None

Religious Themes: Undercurrents of Christianity throughout

Other Topics: Parental abandonment. Pregnancy out of wedlock

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