Review: Good intro to a series
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 12 21, 2012
Set in 1866, Abigail Hogarth is a beautiful London actress. Leaving a theatre party one night she's struck by a carriage drawn by steam-powered, piston horses. After losing consciousness, she awakens to find she's lost an arm as a result of the accident. The limb has been replaced by a mechanical brass one. The shock of seeing the metal arm is too much for her. Feeling she's some sort of monster, she falls into a deep depression and becomes a recluse. Encouraged by an old friend to socialize again, Abigail meets the handsome Matthew Boucher, Civil War veteran and American spy on a mission in England. Their attraction to each other is instantaneous and hot. To say much more is too spoil this very short story for the  reader. Like other reviewers, I wish it had been longer.I haven't read a lot of steampunk but I definitely enjoyed this story and look forward to reading the next installment in the series.