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Description edit
Finley Jayne knows she's not 'normal'. Normal girls don't lose time, or have something inside them that makes them capable of remarkably violent things. Her behavior has already cost her one job, so when she's offered the lofty position of companion to Phoebe, a debutante recently engaged to... read more
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Characters edit
- Finley Jayne: A girl with strange abilities and a dark anger. After being fired from a previous position, she was hired as a companion for Phoebe Morton by her mother. She poses as Phoebe's cousin "Finley Bennet."
- Lord Vincent: A man of science, creator of automatons, a widower, and engaged to Phoebe, although twice her age.
- Phoebe Morton: Daughter of Lady Morton; engaged to Lord Vincent.
- Mary: Finley Jayne's mother. Lives with her stepfather over a bookstore. She is eager to help Finley when she needs it.
- Silas: Finley Jayne's step-father; a book shop owner.
- Thomas Jayne: Finley's birth father.
- Lady Morton: She hired Finley as a companion to Phoebe, her youngest daughter.
- Fanny: An automaton assistant in the book shop, who had no voice box.
- Robert: The man Phoebe really loved.
- Lord Morton: Phoebe's father, in a desperate financial situation from being a compulsive gambler.
- Cassandra: Lord Vincent's deceased wife; cousin to Lady Morton who resembled Phoebe.
First Sentence edit
"You're the very spawn of Satan and I'll not have you darken this door ever again."
Table of Contents edit
Chapters 1 - 9
Series & Lists edit
This is book 0 of 5 in Steampunk Chronicles. (standard series)
Followed by The Girl in the Steel Corset.
This book is in Harlequin Teen. (publisher series)
Authors & Contributors edit
- Kady Cross (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 1, 2011
ISBN: 9781459204140
Page Count: 78
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Country: USA
Publication Date: May 1, 2011
ISBN: 9781459204140
Page Count: 78
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