Imagine that Queen Elizabeth I never ruled. England and Scotland never unified. It's 1841 the two countries are once more at war. 16-year-old English Princess Myrtle holds the fate of two nations in her hands. She can bring about a truce by marrying Scottish Prince James. Since he is just a boy of 14, she has two years to unlearn everything she thought she knew about Scotland and fall in love with the country that will be her home, and the boy destined to become her husband. The son of a Scottish Duke, Callum McAllister joins the court to teach Myrtle about Scotland and change her reluctant mind about her future. But when war has been simmering for centuries, two years is a long time. The smallest misstep could bring chaos and return the countries to war. Myrtle must tread carefully to ensure nothing goes wrong. This delightful steampunk story introduces readers to the world of the clockwork war, a glorious fusion of steampunk and alternate history.

Imagine that Queen Elizabeth I never ruled. England and Scotland never unified. It’s 1845 and the two countries are once more at war. Mechanical genius Clara Lissing cares little for the war. She just wants to keep her five brothers safe. But when her youngest brother Tom enlists with the army everything she’s worked for starts to fall apart. Clara goes to London to work with Duke Murgatroyd building a device that will bring an end to the fighting. Clara is determined to do her duty, help win the war and send everyone’s brothers home to safety. But life in London brings with it the distracting presence of Gordy, Murgatroyd’s 18-year-old nephew. Gordy is a loose cog, twisting her clockwork life out of shape and making her think of things that aren’t work and duty. Then Clara discovers Murgatroyd’s true plans for the army, the city, and England itself. With war reaching to the heart of London, Clara and Gordy must match duty with determination if they’re to save a nation. PLEASE NOTE, IF YOU ARE SEEKING AN EBOOK COPY, THE CLOCKWORK WAR IS AVAILABLE EXCLUSIVELY IN SHATTERED WORLDS, A COLLECTION OF 21 EPIC YA STORIES. GRAB A COPY TODAY!

Imagine Queen Elizabeth I never ruled. England and Scotland never unified. It's 1845 and the two countries are again at war. The deadly war between England and Scotland rages on, with England placed in peril when powerful Duke Murgatroyd turns traitor, helping the Scots to annihilate London, and more shockingly, kidnap the king. Engineer Clara Lissing is determined to launch a rescue mission. She joins forces with the king’s cousin, Gordy, constructing an airship from the ashes of a Scottish machine to sneak across the border and battle their enemies. The pair quickly learn that enemies abound, and not just in Scotland. The most dangerous part of the mission just might be deciding who they can trust. Can they get close enough to save the king? Or will the murderous Murgatroyd strike again?

Imagine Queen Elizabeth I never ruled. England and Scotland never unified. It's 1845 and the two countries are again at war. Catastrophe has struck. Rather than returning to England in triumph, Clara finds herself injured and alone, imprisoned in Edinburgh castle, unsure whether her friends, Gordy and Rosa, are even alive. But the Scots aren’t what Clara imagined. Amputee doctor, Jamie, treats her broken bones instead of adding more. Edinburgh is also a surprise – half-destroyed by bombs that fell the night London was attacked by airships. As trust grows between the two would-be enemies and secrets are revealed, they start to uncover the depths of Duke Murgatroyd’s treachery. When a revelation about Clara’s past occurs, peace is suddenly within reach. Can tinker Clara make the sacrifice needed to save her country?

Imagine Queen Elizabeth I never ruled. England and Scotland never unified. It's 1845 and the two countries are again at war. The war is over. With peace finally dawning between England and Scotland, the two countries can lay down their arms and face the future. Clara has already sacrificed more than she would have thought possible to secure a brighter future for her country. All she wants is to settle into her new life, but danger still lurks. Murgatroyd remains at large, and Clara is the only person who truly understands the danger he represents. On her own, she cannot stop the devious lord. But reaching into her past to secure help from an old friend threatens everything Clara has gained. To stop Murgatroyd, Clara must make an agonising decision between past and future, at the risk of her life.