Publisher's Synopsis
In a place of airships and steam-powered machines, where electricity is the finest commodity and education determines the shape of a family's entire existence, a ruthless warlord has assassinated the king. He sits on the throne in the magnificent Citadel of Aelstron as he orders the rightful heirs hunted down and eliminated in secret. Gail Cowell enjoys the quiet, predictable life of a hat maker, locking her heart away to spare herself an agony like her widower father's never-ending grief. When her father is suddenly arrested and charged with treason, the nameless sailor they sheltered for a night is revealed to be Marcus Declan, the world's most wanted sky captain! Brought into his dangerous world of airships, pirates, and stolen thrones, Gail fights to reunite with her father - even if she must offer herself to Captain Declan to do it. Captain Marcus Declan sails the Aether's Damnation, battling to exact vengeance on a betrayer that delivered him to a frozen hell. When his quest goes awry, he is rescued from the brink of death by a hat maker - leaving him honor bound to help his beautiful, well-bred daughter when he discovers her stowed away on his ship! Although her graceful presence kindles an irresistible desire and long-buried dreams, duty and rage compel Marcus to continue his blood-drenched efforts for justice. The Clockwork Captain's Bride. From Pro Se Productions.
