Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Lily Lang
Rose Verney wants to fulfill her father’s dying request: to complete construction of the teleportation device he designed. Knowing just who can help her succeed, she seeks out Sebastian Cavendish, her father’s brilliant former student.
Sebastian hasn’t left his home since he returned from the Civil War. He’s a broken man, his prosthetics a reminder of the terrible destruction his inventions brought to the battlefield. He wants nothing to do with Rose and her father’s masterpiece, but when she barges into his abandoned lab and begins construction, it’s everything he can do to resist getting involved. Especially when she charms her way into his monstrous heart
Demon Express by Candace Havens
Professor Maisy Clark, professional demon hunter, is on the trail of an evil scientist responsible for the deaths of hundreds. Julian is worse than the monsters he creates, but he’s also obsessed with Maisy and willing to kill anyone who gets too close to her.
Just when she thinks she has Julian cornered, the sexy marshall Jake Calloway insists the investigation is his, and everything goes to hell. Maisy came to Texas to corner the scientist whose macabre experiments have taken so many lives, and Calloway is just another distraction she doesn’t need. Julian is her responsibility, one she’s not about to share. Even if Calloway can help, Julian will know Maisy is falling for the marshall, and she’s not willing to risk his life.
The Clockwork Bride by Patricia Eimer
When engineer Aida Mulvaney attends a masquerade ball at the home of a staunch Luddite earl with a personal vendetta against her father’s company, she doesn’t expect to end the night married to the earl’s son Julian Capshaw, a brilliant engineer in his own right. The marriage will allow both of them to pursue their love of science, without interfering parents and ridiculous social stigmas. Though they escape to the Continent to start new lives, Julian’s father will have none of his heir’s disobedience. Before long, a marriage begun for the sake of convenience becomes a union of passion, but will it survive the machinations of an earl determined to destroy everything they love?
"I greatly enjoyed this collection and hope to see more from each of these authors in the future." --Flashlight Commentary
"Steampunk is a somewhat newer genre for me, I have only read a handful of books in the genre and have yet to be really disappointed. I found all three stories in this book to be captivating, and enjoyed each one." --Krystal, Goodreads
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To be honest I try to avoid anthologies. I don't exactly hate them, it's just that I often find these collections comprised of pieces with overly similar theme and content, contributed by authors of unequal skill. The resulting ...more
Steampunk is a somewhat newer genre for me, I have only read a handful of books in the genre and have yet to be really dissappointed. I found all three stories in this book to be captivating, and enjoyed each one.
You have one that was set during the civil war, which I really enjoyed. I love anythin ...more
A Riveting Affair is a wonderful collection of steampunk short stories. I absolutely loved this anthology. Beauty and the Clockwork Beast, Demon Express and The Clockwork Bride were all fascinating short stories but combined it created a spectacular read. Romance, paranormal, steampunk and gadgets t ...more
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If you are unsure if the Steampunk genre is for you then these three novellas will help you make up your mind.
All three novella's are amazing, however the only one that did not feel finished ...more
A Riveting Affair is an anthology with three works by three authors.
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Lily Lang was a joy to read. If you've wondered what "steampunk" is all about, read this one and get a lovely look into what it should be. Ms. Lang mixes the old time flavor with snippets of whimsy ...more
First time in the steampunk genre and I enjoyed it! I sometimes feel that anthologies can lack depth since they're comprised of novellas of similar sort of situations/genres/etc, or I find that I like one story but hate another, that sort of thing. But this one was fun and all 3 were well-written wi ...more
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A Riveting Affair is a Steam Punk anthology with three works by three authors.
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Lily Lang was a joy to read. If you've wondered what "steampunk" is all about, read this one and get a ...more
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Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Lily Lang
This retelling of “Beauty and the Beast” was definitely my favorite story in the book! For one thing, this one was just the right length, not too long and not too short (more on that later). It began and ended within ...more
Pretty good starter stories for Steampunk Romance newbies...
As a pretty avid reader of steampunk romances I was very excited to see what this anthology from Entangled Publishing's Ever After imprint had to offer. Having previously read both Havens and Eimer I was pretty sure I would love it. Each s ...more
I got the opportunity through (what else!) Twitter to read and review A Riveting Affair. Honestly, they had me at steampunk.
The first story in the anthology is Beauty and the Clockwork Beast by Lily Lang. If I hadn’t already been thrilled by the steampunk theme, leading off with a fairy tale retell ...more
A Riveting Affair is a steampunk anthology that is a good introduction to the genre. The three short stories are a great mix of romance, paranormal, & futuristic automatons.
Beauty and The Clockwork Beast by Lily Lang is a touching story based on a beloved fairytale.
The Clockwork Bride by Patricia Ei ...more
3.5 stars
Beauty and the Clockwork Beast -Lily Lang
The Clockwork Bride - Patricia Eimer
Demon Express - Candace Havens
I liked all three of these stories ...more