The Clockwork Menagerie

QSFer Elliot Cooper has a new steampunk book out: Autosmith Clement Dyer wants to create his life-like, mechanical animals in peace. He’s tired of being badgered about selling his business to his long-time rival and former lover, Duke Goodwin. He also craves appreciation for his living works of art. Unfortunately, not all of Clement’s clients see his clockwork creations the way he does, and a prominent but dissatisfied customer threatens to sink his struggling business into the ground. Excerpt Clement groaned inwardly and steeled himself for the worst. He recognized the dark-haired woman with the heavily lined face hidden beneath … Read more