Cecilia Dominic – författare

The only place to hide could be behind the truth.

No one can lie to Louisa Cobb. It’s her gift. Her curse. Magic her stepfather has no compunction about using to gain the upper hand in business. But when Parnaby Cobb presents her with her latest mark, she realizes he’s testing her loyalty.

Her target is Patrick O’Connell, an Irish tinkerer and scoundrel who stole a kiss—and her heart—years ago. Should she betray her stepfather to set Patrick free, she’ll be cut off without a penny to her name.

Patrick knows exactly why he’s been captured, why he’s struggling to lie into Louisa’s sky-blue eyes. He’s invented a device to stabilize and direct the mysterious Eros Element. If he fails to recreate it for Cobb, his closest friends’ happiness will be at risk.

Back in Boston, as Patrick stalls for time and Louisa uncovers secrets of her tragic past, the two of them engage in a treacherous dance on the edge of love and danger. Where one wrong step could condemn them both to everlasting heartache—and unleash an unimaginably powerful force that could destroy their world.

Aether Rising is the fourth book in the Aether Psychics, a thrilling steampunk series with puzzling mysteries and elements of romance, and can be read as a standalone novel. If you like historical mysteries, sweet romance, and clever heroines, then you''ll love Cecilia Dominic''s Aether Psychics series.

Buy Aether Rising to begin or continue this addictive and charming steampunk series today!

Two misfits struggling to craft a better future. A deadly cult intent on making them history.

Europe, 1871. Iris McTavish teeters on the verge of losing everything. After her father’s sudden passing and archaeology schools refusing to admit her because she’s female, the brilliant young woman fears her only escape from debt is an odious marriage. So when she’s offered the opportunity to replace her beloved parent on a mysterious expedition to stabilize aether as an energy source, the desperate lady leaps at the chance.

 Teamed with a scientific genius suffering from debilitating anxiety, Iris travels to Paris in search of clues. But when their airship is attacked by clockwork automatons and her nervous partner is injured, the pioneering adventurer finds herself ensnared in a sinister conspiracy from which the only escape may be death…

 Can Iris and her clever counterpart contrive a way out of certain doom?

Eros Element is the thrilling first book in the Aether Psychics steampunk fantasy series. If you like spirited female leads, vulnerable heroes, and alternate histories, then you’ll love Cecilia Dominic’s airy escapade.

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"Lots of twists and turns that keep you turning pages long after you should have stopped to go to sleep!"

An actress with a strange affliction.

A violinist on the run so his next performance won’t be his last.

A theatre with a deadly secret…

Once hailed as the greatest actress in Paris, Marie St. Jean is happy to wait out the Prussian siege behind the scenes in her mother’s theatre. But when her mother makes an ultimatum—tread the boards again or end up on the streets—she faces an impossible choice. She can assume a role that will cost her part of her soul or bargain with the ghost of the theatre, who seeks knowledge locked in memories she''s terrified to explore.

Marie’s other problem – her attraction to alluring violinist, Johann Bledsoe, a temptation she dares not give into, particularly as the phantom grows jealous.

Johann left disgrace and his gambling debt behind in England, but a fatal stabbing outside the theatre makes him fear he’s been exposed.

Under the baleful eye of steam-powered ravens, murders and revelations from the past drive Marie and Johann closer to the truth of what really lurks below the stage, and what dangers hang over their heads. Their only hope could lie in exposing their darkest secrets—and surrendering to the Eros Element in a way that could push them to the edge of madness.

Clockwork Phantom is the second book in the Aether Psychics, a fast-paced steampunk series with puzzling mysteries and hints of magic. If you like historical mysteries and have always wanted to read a steampunk retelling of The Phantom of the Opera, then you''ll love this thrilling tale.

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Note: Clockwork Phantom can be read on its own or as part of the Aether Psychics series. It picks up a few months after Eros Element ends. Our group of misfits is stuck in Paris due to the Prussian siege, and although they''ve solved the secret of stabilizing aether, it holds other more dangerous qualities.

Forgetting her is impossible. Remembering him could kill her.

Left with partial amnesia after a steamcart accident, Claire McPhee tried lengthy treatment for the mental and emotional trauma. Now armed with her own training and medical degree, she helps others with combat-related neuroses hoping, she’ll someday—somehow—fill in her own blanks. Particularly the elusive memory of a man she once loved.

Something about the new medical chief triggers her painful, hypnosis-induced blocks, but he keeps pushing her away before she can shove through the barriers to determine why.

Chadwick Radcliffe has faced many challenges since assuming the position of medical chief at Fort Daniels, but facing his former love—and the knowledge that her memory of him could be deadly—pains him the most. While he’s had some preliminary success using the Eros Element, he’s all too aware its unintended effects could harm as much as heal.

With the Union on the cusp of caving in to the Confederacy’s demands, time becomes a precious commodity. Ghosts rise. The Element takes on a new, unpredictable aspect. And resurrected love could give Claire and Chadwick unexpected strength—if they have the courage to break the chains welded around them to seize it.

Aether Spirit is the third book in the Aether Psychics, a thrilling steampunk series with puzzling mysteries and elements of romance, and can be read as a standalone novel. If you like historical mysteries, sweet romance, and clever heroines, then you''ll love Cecilia Dominic''s Aether Psychics series.

Buy Aether Spirit to begin or continue this addictive and charming steampunk series today!

Witches, werewolves, and murder - oh, my!

Former model and heartbreaker Kyra Ellison is accustomed to making trouble, not being on the receiving end. When she’s kicked out of her family’s Ozarks cabin where she''s been taking refuge - okay, hiding - after a wicked ancient syndrome wrecked her old life, she''s forced to go to Salem, Massachusetts.

Yes, that Salem, where a murder, witches with secrets, and a handsome billionaire make danger irresistible. Kyra finds she''s not the only one with secrets and skeletons in her family closet, but some are more deadly than others.

A confrontation with ancient danger and a new foe forces her to choose between the old life she''s been craving and the new love she can''t resist.

A Million Shadows is a supplemental novella in the Lycanthropy Files, an urban fantasy series with the bite of a medical thriller. If you like magic, compelling mysteries that keep you up past your bedtime, and hot wizards who make you want to stay up all night, then you''ll love A Million Shadows.

She unknowingly holds the secret to his immortality. When airship pirates attack, will their budding love go down in flames?

Alternate France, 1871. Art historian Veronica Devine dreams of putting her late husband’s betrayal behind her, so she’s grateful for the somewhat distracting mission to transport a valuable collection from a French chateau across the Atlantic. But before her voyage even begins, she’s attacked by thieves and saved by a mysterious stranger.

Luc, the Marquis de Monceau’s, fate is bound to an enchanted ancestral painting. After fleeing the Prussian invasion, his survival hinges on protecting an alias that preserves the rumor of his death. So when the beautiful woman he saves insists she has permission to remove his portraits, he has no choice but to escort her aboard a luxury airship.

Within the confines of the majestic vessel, Veronica and Luc soon discover they have more in common than a love of art. But cryptic messages, a clockwork automaton, and conniving passengers threaten to ground their romantic aspirations.

Will Veronica and Luc unravel the mystery of the masterpiece before dark forces from his past send their ship into the depths?

The Art of Piracy is the opening novella in the imaginative Inspector Davidson Mysteries steampunk romance series. If you like colorful characters, action-filled adventures, and intriguing settings, then you’ll adore Cecilia Dominic’s suspenseful drama.

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