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Romancing the Inventor

A Supernatural Society Novella

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Romancing the Inventor

By: Gail Carriger
Narrated by: Emma Newman
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Narrated by the wonderful Emma Newman, this is Gail Carriger's first steampunk lesbian romance featuring a maid bent on seducing a brilliant cross-dressing scientist who's too brokenhearted to notice. Or is she?

Imogene Hale is a lowly parlor maid with a soul-crushing secret. Seeking solace, she takes work at a local hive, only to fall desperately in love with the amazing lady inventor the vampires are keeping in the potting shed. Genevieve Lefoux is heartsick, lonely, and French. With culture, class, and the lady herself set against the match, can Imogene and her duster overcome all odds and win Genevieve's heart, or will the vampires suck both of them dry?

This is a stand-alone LBGTQ sweet romance set in Gail Carriger's Parasolverse, full of class prejudice, elusive equations, and paranormal creatures taking tea.

Delicate sensibilities? This story contains women pleasing women and ladies who know what they want and pursue it, sometimes in exquisite detail.

Supernatural Society novellas can be consumed in any order. Look for surprise appearances from popular characters and the occasional strategic application of cognac.

©2016 Gail Carriger LLC (P)2017 Gail Carriger LLC Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction Steampunk Fantasy Fiction Vampire Heartfelt

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If only other authors could follow Ms Carriger's example of balancing the Romance elements so nicely against the Story elements, to ensure that the romance isn't nausiatingly overwhelming. This one is a positive Baby Bear of a tale, in that it strikes the balance Just Right and, as a result, is a thoroughly enjoyable listen.

Nicely balanced

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I listened to the audiobook of this story, and Emma Newman did an excellent job of bringing it to life. I especially loved her variations in accents between the "town" and "country" folk, and LeFoux is adorable. Whilst it's not suitable for everyone due to same sex relationships and some violence, I'd definitely recommend this story to those who can accept those things in a story, especially fans of the Parasolverse - it's great to see so many characters pop up, including the Wicker Chicken!

An excellent story, beautifully told

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Another fantastic & fun story from Gail Carriger. I loved hearing how Genevieve finally got her much deserved happy ending!

Genevieve gets her girl!

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I always loved the character of Genevieve LeFoux, so it's lovely to hear her happy ending. Very cute LGBT+ steampunk/period romance.

Very cute LGBT+ romance

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I love this story so much. It is wonderful to see Genevieve finally get a happy ending. The narration is excellent, great expression. Highly recommended.

Wonderful

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I’d tried several audiobooks and barely made it past the first chapter in most. This one had me gripped from the start, and has been one of the best lesbian romances I have read. I found them relatable even in a fantasy world. I wish there would be a series to follow Imogen and Genevieve, as I feel so lost without them now.

I loved this story

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Another great read/listen for Gail's world. Really nice to have a romance other than the stereotypical heterosexual stories.

An excellent short story

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I love Gail's books. They are so nice to listen too and I really enjoy them again and again. plus I love the way everyone gets an ending. it's very tidy and neat.
Beautiful stories with deep and well imagined characters who come to life in the telling.
Well worth your time.

such a nice ending.

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Imogen is a very likeable point of view character and it's really lovely to read about Madame Le Fou after the end of the Parasol Protectorate.
Reading the series beforehand isn't necessary but I do recommend it.
Emma Newman's narration is perfect, with great characterisation of all the main characters. A great choice!

Adorable

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Firstly I would like to say that I have read/listened to all the book series in the Parasol Protectorate, and I can happily say that this is another brilliant piece of work.

I was lucky enough to actually get a free download of this book by signing up to Gail Carriger’s newsletter and entering into her monthly competition.
I never normally win these sort of things and o was so surprised and grateful when I found out that I had.
This book gives us another insight into the side characters, of course our main characters feature here and there, but they are now the side characters.
It answers some questions that I had, what happened to certain characters and so on.
I personally have no problem with same sex couples, but this was done with taste, and Ms Carriger knows how to write ‘naughty’ scenes without making you cringe at the descriptions, but enough so you can understand what is happening. A perfect balance.
I cannot wait to see what Ms Carriger brings out next, but I do hope it has something to do with the parallel universe she has so expertly and beautiful created. There are so many wonderful plot holes to dig out and expand.
Thank you for such an enjoyable book, Emma Newman is a fantastic narrator, and she has done a few of the other books too, so it is always lovely to hear familiar voices.

I hope you enjoy this incredible ladies books (read the Parasol Protectorate, Finishing School, Custard Protocol and the Deadly Novella series to get more out of this book), they are works of art, for the world she has created.
I would definitely recommend this to many friends and family.
Thank you, please keep safe in this current situation xx

Brilliant! Gail Carriger does it again!

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