num_pages: 368
description: A steampunk retelling of Cinderella.Emmeline OShea is determined to save the worldsingle-handedly if necessary. A strong voice for societal reform she is the natural choice to deliver a key speech at the end of the International Shifter Rights Organizations week-long Summit in Scotland.But when a death threat arrives at Emmes home she is immediately placed into protective custody watched over by none other than her personal nemesis Detective-Inspector Oliver Reed. The two have crossed paths many times with disastrous results but now they will have to work together in order to reach the Summit before midnight of the last day in order to ensure legislation is passed to protect the Shifter community.As unseen enemies close in around Emme and Oliver they struggle to reach Edinburgh by any means necessary only to find Emmes vindictive stepsister Olivers vampire brother and a dangerous political minefield awaiting them in Scotland.Even more difficult is their own refusal to admit that the fiery animosity that once burned between them might be turning into the heat of romantic passion. Could a straitlaced policeman determined to uphold the law and an outspoken activist willing to break the rules ever find true love? Or will all their dreams shatter like glass when the clock strikes midnight?
language: English
title: Brass Carriages and Glass Hearts
publisher: Shadow Mountain