Her Sky Cowboy
Amelia Darcy has no interest in marrying well. Her heart belongs to the sky and the dirigibles of brass and steel that swoop over Victorian England. But when her father, an eccentric inventor, dies, the Darcy siblings are left with scrap metal—and not a penny to their names. Their only hope to...
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Amelia Darcy has no interest in marrying well. Her heart belongs to the sky and the dirigibles of brass and steel that swoop over Victorian England. But when her father, an eccentric inventor, dies, the Darcy siblings are left with scrap metal—and not a penny to their names. Their only hope to save the family name and fortune is to embark on a contest to discover an invention of historical importance in honor of Queen Victoria. Armed with only her father’s stories of a forgotten da Vinci workshop, a mechanically enhanced falcon, and an Italian cook, Amelia takes flight for Florence, Italy. But her quest is altered when her kitecycle crashes into the air ship of ex–Air Marshal—and scandalous dime novel hero—Tucker Gentry. Challenged by political unrest, a devious sky pirate, and their own sizzling attraction, Amelia and Tuck are dragged into an international conspiracy that could change the course of history…again.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780451238474 (0451238478)
ASIN: 451238478
Publish date: November 6th 2012
Publisher: Penguin
Pages no: 328
Edition language: English
Series: The Glorious Victorious Darcys (#1)
Due to a perfect storm of gin & tonics, cabin-visitation, and general slovenliness, I read roughly eleventy million pulp steampunk books this summer. Before they disappear into an undifferentiated stew of plucky scientist's daughters and clockwork corsets, I mean to write up just a little about each...
DNF. Never really hooked me. I made it to 42% before I stopped reading and had no desire to continue. The beginning was really random, and I had to check to make sure this was the first book in the series, because it dropped you straight in with no explanation of the terms used.
Title: Her Sky CowboySeries: The Glorious Victorious Darcy'sAuthor: Beth CiottaGenre: Steampunk RomanceAmelia Darcy has no interest in marrying well. Her heart belongs to the sky and the dirigibles of brass and steel that swoop over Victorian England. But when her father, an eccentric inventor, dies...
2 1/2 stars Keep trying to read the steam-punk genre but I may have to give up. It was fine while I was reading it but I could put it down easily. Eh.
Review originally posted here: http://thebookpushers.com/2012/11/05/review-her-sky-cowboy-by-beth-ciotta/Publisher: PenguinPublish Date: Nov 6thHow I got his book: ARC from the publisherAmelia Darcy has no interest in marrying well. Her heart belongs to the sky and the dirigibles of brass and steel ...