Parlormaid seeks scientist! Lesbian Victorian romance featuring a maid bent on seducing an imprisoned cross-dressing inventor. FEATHER DUSTER Imogene Hale is a lowly parlourmaid with a soul-crushing secret. Seeking solace, she takes work at a local vampire hive, only to fall desperately in love with the amazing lady inventor imprisoned there. LEATHER GOGGLES Genevieve Lefoux is heartsick, lonely, brilliant, and French. With culture, class, and the lady herself set against the match, can Imogene and her duster overcome all odds and win Genevieve’s heart, or will the vampires suck both of them dry? New York Times best selling author Gail Carriger presents this stand-alone lesbian romance set in her popular steampunk Parasolverse, full of class prejudice, elusive equations, and paranormal creatures taking tea. Look for surprise appearances from popular Parasol Protectorate characters and the occasional strategic application of cognac. Supernatural Society stories can be read in any order, but if you're a stickler, this book falls in between the Parasol Protectorate series and the Custard Protocol series. Want more ladies in love from Gail? Try Competence. Meet Imogene and Genevieve again in Reticence. Delicate Sensibilities? This story contains women pleasing women and ladies who know what they want and pursue it, sometimes in exquisite detail. Want more books set in Miss Gail's Steampunk Parasolverse? The Parasol Protectorate Series Soulless Changeless Blameless Heartless Timeless The Custard Protocol Series Prudence Imprudence Competence Reticence Find a Favorite Side Character? Romancing the Inventor Romancing the Werewolf Poison or Protect How to Marry a Werewolf The Finishing School Series (young adult) Etiquette & Espionage Curtsies & Conspiracies Waistcoats & Weaponry Manners & Mutiny As G.L. Carriger (sexy) The Sumage Solution The Omega Objection The Enforcer Enigma The 5th Gender (science fiction!) "Carriger excels at wry humor and clever phrasing, and her ensemble cast is thoroughly charming and satisfyingly diverse . There's a genuine sense of whimsy and fun running throughout this story, making it a treat for fans of the series." ~ Publishers Weekly ( Competence ) " Romancing the Inventor is such an incredibly sweet, slow build romance and I totally fell for both of the main characters." ~ Feeling Fictional " Romancing the Inventor has set the tone for a whole series with its sometimes light and fluffy, sometimes rather serious, and always tongue-in-cheek, storytelling. It has also really raised my expectations for Queer romantic comedy and having been given a taste I would like plenty more please." ~ Are There Lesbians? "It's a wonderful story with two characters who are more than a match for each other. The combination is electric and sure to please ." ~ The Lesbian Review "Filled with lavish fashions, supernatural high society , and witty dialogue..." ~ Booklist ( Prudence ) "This intoxicatingly witty parody will appeal to a wide cross-section of romance, fantasy and steampunk fans." ~ Publishers Weekly, starred review ( Soulless ) Dear Gentle Reader, So this one if for all my fans who love Tipping the Velvet, and because I just had to give Genevieve Lefoux (AKA Madame Lefoux AKA Vieve) her happy ending at last. I struggled to even start this book for a long time. I just couldn't climb into Genevieve's head. It wasn't until Imogene leapt into being that I realized that's because this book was meant to be her story. This book needed to be told from Imogene's perspective. I needed a lower class character and I needed someone younger than Genevieve. Why? Perhaps because I'm too close to Genevieve? I identify with her too strongly, so I couldn't get the right perspective to write her as a POV character. I've never been able too, she has always lived from the perspective of other characters with this air of mystery. And clearly my creative brain needed her to stay that way. Then, one night it came to me, the semi-confrontation between Imogene and Channing outside a pub in a small village. There it was, it happened, and Imogene was born. And this story could finally happen. Which brings me to note that yes, the inclusion and softening of Channing in this book is entirely intentional. Why is he nicer to to Imogene than to other women? Because she is gay and lower class. Channing isn't threatened by her. This is an important insight into has character that will come into play in How to Marry a Werewolf . Oh yeah and this book is also an audiobook, read by the marvelous Emma Newman! I do hope you enjoy Genevieve finally getting her HEA, Yours, Miss Gail A steampunk lesbian romance featuring a maid benton seducing a brilliant cross-dressing scientist who's too brokenhearted to notice. Or is she? Imogene Hale is a lowlyparlourmaid with a soul-crushing secret. Seek