An earl with a problem.Nicholas Masterson, Lord Sharpe, has a problem with potions. He won’t drink them, he craves them, and they’re getting weaker by the day. When his spymaster uncle requests that he travel from London to India to investigate, he reluctantly agrees and hops on an early morning train.A woman with a plan.Ida Quimby has set herself a goal: begin a new life as an elite perfumer, selling potion-based perfumes to the highest tier of Lo...

A determined widow.Rachael Fasching doesn’t shy away from scandal. But living her whole life with the name of her murderous late husband? Intolerable. Her solution: find the most passionate, romantic man in all of England and marry him. When she discovers that “dull and disagreeable” historian Avery Cantrell is the secret author of warrior love poems, she takes the risk and sets out to woo him.An ancient curse.Avery has spent his entire life resear...

A Victorian tale of science, humor, and love, told through side-by-side journal entries.When Mia Parker arrives at the home of Evelyn Kenworthy to collaborate on a scientific study, she discovers her host is not quite what she expected. Nor is she what he expected. Nonetheless, science does not wait, and the intrepid pair press on.As Mia and Evi work together to observe and record the mating habits of the Nightwing Dragon moth, these two scientists just might find themselve...

He’s mended his ways.Dr. Ernest Montford has left behind his rakish youth for a respectable life mixing medicinal potions and helping patients. So when his best friend's sister is threatened with incarceration in an asylum, he rushes to help. But Lady Astrid Wembley isn't keen to heed Monte's medical advice. Worse, she's part of his wild past: the mysterious girl he could never forget.But the woman he can’t forget…Astrid has fond me...

Helena Wright has a single goal: retrieve her mother’s heirloom pearls from the Earl of Fenwick. When her brother decides to crash the earl’s house party disguised as a Bavarian lord, Helena has no choice but to play along. But the ruse throws her into the path of the beautiful and intriguing Amabel, Duchess of Mirweald. Amabel’s suspicions are quickly roused, drawing the two women into a game of lies and flirtation. Soon they’re spending more time together, peeling away more layers, and g...

The most dangerous pirate in the skies might be the one who steals your heart.Yvette Séverin has piracy in her blood. The only child of the vile Captain Redbeard, she has commandeered his name, his best smuggling routes, and a perfect airship. Now she’s determined to shove all her past failures aside and make herself the best possible captain. The new Captain Redbeard leaves no woman behind. If protecting her crew leads to kidnapping a prim and proper—and irresisti...

When life is a broken wreck, it takes a special kind of doctor to put the pieces back together.Owen Cassidy’s life is in a shambles. His business is plagued by catastrophic malfunctions, a near-fatal attack has left him with a shoulder full of gears and wires, and the lady doctor who saved his life insists on bedrest over action. To make matters worse, she’s perpetually cheerful, utterly gorgeous, and entirely uninterested in him.Dr. Eleanor Taylor has no i...

One thousand ladies want his attention. He only wants one. Too bad he doesn’t know her name.Eschewing his privileged life as heir to an automaton empire, William Ashton, Jr. spends his days diving into research and pining for the young woman who frequents his branch of the NYPL. Until one careless word from his mother leaves him with every Knickerbocker princess and penniless chambermaid eager to become his date for the biggest New Year’s Gala in Manhattan....

Sometimes the path to true love is a walk on the wicked side.Dr. Henry Jekyll has—almost—always lived by the rules. Hoping to improve society by separating a person’s good and evil halves, Hal tests an experimental potion on himself. When the drug lowers his usual inhibitions, Hal crashes a high-class party, downs a strong drink, and propositions a sophisticated courtesan. All in the name of science, of course.Calliope Finch needs only six more months as a ...

Even on Mars, Opposites Attract.Wyatt Hartford, Earl of Windborne, spends his days running a smuggling operation under the noses of his political enemies. Twenty years prior, Wyatt and three other young, orphaned aristocrats fled war- and weather-ravaged Earth for the Martian city-state of Utopia. Now the four friends—nicknamed the Lords of Dystopia—use their money and influence to champion citizens’ rights and progressive reforms. To the downtrodden, they are lead...

Have you ever accidentally ingested a love potion? Fought your neighbor’s hoard of mechanical animals? Challenged your enemy to a duel on bicycles?If your answer to any of the above is “yes,” you might be a Catherine Stein character.Airships, Aphrodisiacs, and Other Love Problems gathers eight of Catherine’s short stories into a single volume, including a brand new tale written exclusively for this collection. You’ll find steampunk shenanigans, high-flying adventur...

The magic of Christmas may have been mishandled.All Lady Mabel Fairweather wants for Christmas is to experience one night of dancing and freedom from her horrible nickname. Her family assures her that a simple magic potion will do the trick. But when something goes awry, Mabel finds herself with a mob of amorous men descending upon her.Andrew Holbrooke has loved his friend Mabel for years. Now that he has the means to marry, he’s come home intending to seek...