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Summary

​The daughter of a prominent scientist seeks a cure for the monster inside of her that is destroying her soul. 

Stats

Genre: Adult Steampunk

Series length: Two books

Violence: Moderate violence, including torture, abusive relationship with parent, and murder. 

Magic/Supernatural: Moderate supernatural

Romance: Moderate

Christian/spiritual element: Subtle allegorical elements 

Recommendation: Excellent for readers who like steampunk and are fans of Victorian gothic fiction.

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Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. 

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Opening Lines:

Today I make history.

Kat ran trembling fingers across the top of the cream-colored letter and took a deep breath, savoring the moment, calming the quiver in her stomach. The margins of the parchment were smudged from frequent perusal, though the letter itself contained very few words, and she had each one memorized.

Tainted (The Soul Chronicles, Book 1)
by Morgan L. Busse

What happens when your soul dies?

Kat Bloodmayne is one of the first women chosen to attend the Tower Academy of Sciences. But she carries a secret: she can twist the natural laws of life. She has no idea where this ability came from, only that every time she loses control and unleashes this power, it kills a part of her soul. If she doesn't find a cure soon, her soul will die and she will become something else entirely.

After a devastating personal loss, Stephen Grey leaves the World City Police Force to become a bounty hunter. He believes in justice and will stop at nothing to ensure criminals are caught and locked up. However, when Kat Bloodmayne shows up in his office seeking his help, his world is turned upside down.

Together they search World City and beyond for a doctor who can cure Kat. But what they discover on the way goes beyond science and into the dark sphere of magic.

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Opening Lines:

Kat lay on the bed where Stephen had placed her inside Captain Grim's cabin aboard the airship Lancelot, her skin pale against the deep red coverlet. He shifted his hold on her cold hand and looked up. 

​Would Kat ever forgive him for taking her to the Tower?

Awakened (The Soul Chronicles, Book 2)
by Morgan L. Busse

The monster has awakened.

After her escape from the Tower and from her father's experiments, Kat Bloodmayne wakes up to discover the dark power inside of her has grown stronger. Now more than ever she needs to find the doctor who holds the key to healing her, but the only one who can help her find him is Stephen Grey, the very man who betrayed her.

Stephen Grey cannot change the past or what he did to Kat, but he will do everything he can to help her now. But will Kat let him? Or will his transgression be too much to overcome?

Time races against them as they travel with sky pirates through harrowing storms and across the war-torn country of Austrium in search of the doctor who can cure Kat. But can he cure what is broken inside of her? Or will the monster inside of Kat consume her soul?

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