Ruby Heart - Hanson, Donna Maree

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Résumé :
Ruby Heart Cry Havoc Book One Paranormal Victorian steampunk fantasy, with Gothic horror and romance. A book of manners, magic and mayhem. After her father is murdered, budding scientist Jemima Hardcastle is packed off to boarding school by her guardian and heir to Willow Park, Edward Huntington. When they finally meet again at a house party, four years later, Edward doesn't recognise his ward and the two share a flirtation that is broken when Jemima confesses her true identity. The murder of another party guest and the theft of a precious gem interrupt any chance they have to resolve their feelings. Edward coldly ships Jemima off once more - this time back to her old home. At Willow Park, under the chaperonage of the odious Aunt Prudence and meek cousin Milly, Jemima is expected to concentrate on her needlework. Instead, she finds a friend in Edward's man, Fulton, who shows her the artificial leg his employer built for him. Impressed by this revelation of scientific genius and generosity, Jemima's esteem for Edward rises and she longs to see him again - but he does not arrive home as planned. When she discovers he has been abducted, Jemima plans a rescue, but unbeknownst to her, Edward is a gentleman magician and his devices have more than science on their side. She and Fulton plunge into London's hidden world of dark sorcery as they search everywhere for Edward - in the slums, manufactureys, and even a bawdy house until Jemima's life is on the line.

Biographie:
Donna Maree Hanson is a Canberra-based writer of fantasy, science fiction, horror, and under the pseudonym, Dani Kristoff, paranormal romance. She has been writing creatively since November 2000 and has been a member of the Canberra Speculative Fiction Guild (CSFG) since 2001. She has had about 20 short stories published in various small press and ezines. In January 2013, her first longer work, Rayessa & the Space Pirates, was published with Harlequin's digital imprint, Escape. This was followed by Rae and Essa's Space Adventures in 2015. In September 2014, the first book in the Dragon Wine series, Shatterwing was published Momentum Books (Pan Macmillan Australia's Digital Imprint). The second book, Skywatcher, was published in October 2014. In 2015, she was awarded the A. Bertram Chandler Award for services to science fiction in Australia.
Donna is currently a PhD candidate researching popular romance fiction.
Her new epic fantasy, Argenterra: Silverlands Book 1, is out in 2016. The Crystal Gate: Silverlands Book 2 in the second half of 2016.
You can find out more about Donna on her blog.
http://donnamareehanson.wordpress.com
@DonnaMHanson
https://www.facebook.com/DonnaMareeHanson/

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