Carrick House: A short steampunk adventure (Magnificent Devices)

Married eight months, Lady Claire Trevelyan and Dr.

Andrew Malvern are blissfully working together on a new invention, and providing a home for a collection of street sparrows.

Then Claire’ s mother, the redoubtable Lady Jermyn, arrives with her family in tow and expects to stay indefinitely ...

Peony Churchill turns up on the doorstep with valise in hand ...

and raffish cousin Claude comes for a visit ...

While separately any of these would be most welcome, together they are overwhelming.

Claire and Andrew flee to Athena for a bit of breathing room.

But the last thing they expect is to have their airship hijacked ...

with Claire’ s little brother Nicholas still aboard ...

If you like old- fashioned adventure, brave women, clever children, and strong-willed chickens, you’ll love this short story set in the Magnificent Devices world.