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Isa McQuiston is caught between two worlds.

Strange creatures are attacking her people, the injuries inflicted beyond her medical expertise. Men tossed ashore by the waves, drained of blood, a severed tentacle piercing their flesh. Any hope of finding answers involves forging a cautious alliance with a handsome outsider.

Dr. Alec McCullough, recovering naval officer, is investigating a rash of inexplicable octopus attacks, but his every effort is met with resistance. Coaxing an attractive young widow—the local healer—to allow him to examine the latest victim only leads to further complications. 

Together, they uncover layers of deceit—and creatures fabricated from a fusion of both living and mechanical components. As innocent lives are callously sacrificed, Isa and Alec struggle to forge a future together while attempting to prevent a disaster of international proportions.

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“All sorts of trouble and danger, political ramifications and conspiracy”



“Anatomy, biology and chemistry are mixed with Sci-fi in a steampunk setting, that sets the mind whirring with the possibilities of… what if?”

111K words | 502 pages | 10 hrs and 34 mins

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