Engraved
Cherry St. Croix returns to the fog-ridden streets of Victorian London, where the balance of power threatens all that she loves.
I will not wither without laudanum. Sober and determined, I have chosen
another way — alchemy, and the pursuit of wellness it embodies. My name
is Cherry St. Croix, and though freedom is finally at my fingertips, I
return to the blackened streets intent on righting the wrongs I'd left
behind.
All is not well in London low. Caught in a war between
gangs, men are torn limb from limb, and I am called on to ascertain how. The immoral Karakash Veil is no doubt involved, and Micajah Hawke, a
prisoner in his own Menagerie, cannot soften the danger this time.
Armed with the alchemical arts I have learned, my ever present guardian, and
what few friends are left to me, I embark on a campaign to rescue the
ringmaster I cannot abandon, save the Brick Street Bakers from
annihilation, and finally face that which frightens me the most — my own
heart.
Book five of the St. Croix Chronicles.
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The St. Croix Chronicles
A series featuring fearless heroine Cherry St. Croix - debutante by day, bounty hunter by night - set in an alternate London where proper Victorian society sits above a seedy steampunk underworld teeming with dubious loyalties, advanced technology, and incredible magic.
The St. Croix Chronicles consists of six primary books, and includes one additional book that complement the series but is not considered mandatory reads. The current recommended reading order for the series is provided below.
