Review: yay for Steam Punk and Rhys Ford !!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 02 21, 2014
Who woudda thunk  I would love steam punk?  It is one genre I have not really read much of, although the subject and genre is talked about by other readers I know.  It took two of my favorite authors to dabble a bit and introduce me into a new phase of enjoyment!  Amy Lane and now Rhys Ford’s talents seem to know no boundaries.  Every book I pick up of Ms Lane and  Ms Ford works like Calgon for me and ‘takes me away’….Isn’t that what reading is all about?The only negative thing I can say about Clockwork Tangerine is I wanted more!  It is a short Novella but it certainly does get the job done,  but I gladly would have sat thru more pages if I “had to”..We begin in a different era of San Francisco and meet ‘The Viscount of Westwood’ Marcus Stenhill.  He hears a scuffle while walking thru the dark streets in the ghetto part of the town. The times are similar and match London where Lords and Ladies abound under Queen Victoria’s reign.While searching out the noise Lord Westwood comes upon a young man surrounded,  being mercilessly beaten by a group of ruffians.  Marcus conscience will not allow him to walk away.  The times are such that new inventions and inventors are considered abominations, science is considered witchcraft.  Marcus carries this bloody young man who is Robin Harris to his home.  Marcus sits and watches over Robin, soon learning more and more about him as his body heals.Oh Rhys what a wonderful story you have given us. These two beautiful men grow together slowly before our eyes. The gentleness and care Marcus gives to Robin allowing his body to heal. The gradual learning of the travesty and pain Robin underwent with the scar of a branding as a deviant still on his smooth hip. The horror in hearing Robin was the one responsible Marcus’s fathers death, yet still feeling the awe and respect at seeing all that Robin could do for humanity as the two fall in love. Robin has expected he will be thrown out when Marcus knows all about him, and is amazed that Marcus wants him even more.The story is gentle and touching in the midst of the horrors of injustice. Thank you Rhys Ford, for sprouting your wings, trying something different and making magic!Review by Gloria LakritzReview Chair and Sr Reviewer for the Paranormal Romance Guild