The Ingenious Mechanical Devices Series

[Kara]

Hi, everyone. I realized I have been part of this group for a month or two, but I forgot to post my book here. My story is steampunk/historical-fantasy with advanced technological elements with the story set in an alternate universe version of the 1890s. You can find a preview on Goodreads. The synopsis is as follows:

When Eilian Sorrell, a promising archaeologist and the eldest son of the Earl of Dorset, loses his arm in a dirigible crash, he fears he will face a bleak future among London's aristocracy. On a quest for normalcy, Lord Sorrell commissions a prosthetic arm but finds the craftsman is not what he seems. After the death of her brother, Hadley Fenice takes over his prosthesis business but knows it will be an uphill battle as women are discouraged from doing man’s work. In return for building Lord Sorrell an automaton arm, he offers her a chance at freedom by following him to the Negev Desert under the guise of a man. But what lies beneath the desert is more precious than potshards or bones. As they venture deeper, they discover a society where the path of life is not governed by gain but by passion. When imperialistic invaders come in search of a new colony to pillage, Eilian and Hadley are forced to defend their fleeting glimpse of paradise.

There is also a second book in the series, The Winter Garden, which focuses on new characters but in the same universe. The working synopsis is below (not perfected in the least yet as the story isn't finished):

All it took was one day at the Thames to destroy Immanuel Winter and Emmeline Jardine's lives. When he rescues the young medium from drowning, he is kidnapped and tortured for the secrets behind resurrecting the dead while Emmeline is ripped from her mother's arms and hidden away. After escaping, they arrive at the door of Dr. James Hawthorne, Emmeline's uncle and the Coroner to the Queen, who holds an even greater secret. Emmeline returns to her training at the London Spiritualist Society, but the deeper she is involved with them, the clearer it becomes London does not hold what she needs. As Immanuel heals from his injuries, he is forced to come face to face with the man who tortured him. When the man goes on a killing spree dressed as the monster Spring-heeled Jack, Emmeline and Immanuel join forces to stop him before he can find the secret to staving off death.