In New York City, 1897, life has never been more thrillingor dangerous. Sixteen-year-old Finley Jayne and her straynge band of mysfits have journeyed from London to America to rescue their friend Jasper. Jasper lies in the clutches of a devious former friend demanding a tradethe dangerous device Jasper stole from him for the life of the girl Jasper loves. One false move from Jasper, and the strange clockwork collar around Meis neck tightens. And tightens. To help those shes come to care for so deeply, Finley Jayne must infiltrate a criminal gang, and more than ever rely on powerful English duke Griffin King to balance her dark magic with her good side. At war with himself over his secret attraction to Finley, Griffin will risk his life and reputation to save her. Only problem is, Finley might like the dark side a little too much "Kady Cross never disappoints." Sherrilyn Kenyon, #1 New York Times bestselling author

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book is part of a book series called The Steampunk Chronicles .

This book has been graded for interest at 13 years.

There are 480 pages in this book.

It is aimed at Young Adult readers. The term Young Adult (YA) is used for books which have the following characteristics: (1) aimed at ages 12-18 years, US grades 7-12, UK school years 8-15, (2) around 50-75k words long, (3) main character is aged 12-18 years, (4) topics include self-reflection, internal conflict vs external, analyzing life and its meaning, (5) point of view is often in the first person, and (6) swearing, violence, romance and sexuality are allowed.

This book was published in 2012 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Kady Cross, publishing under various names, is a USA TODAY bestselling author of more than twenty books, including Harlequin TEEN's Steampunk Chronicles. She is lucky enough to have a husband who shares her love for the slightly twisted and all things geek, and a houseful of cats with whom she shares her darkest secrets. Her love of books and makeup borders on addiction-of which she never, ever wants to be cured.