Of Magic & Machine Series by Tammy Blackwell

She’s the daughter of an earl with a secret no one can know. He’s a mage who has sacrificed everything to save those he loves. They were born worlds apart, but inside a city drenched in magic, anything is possible. Unmarried at the age of six-and-twenty, Lady Elizabeth “Bits” Warner has become a burden to her family. Therefore, she isn’t surprised when they pack her on a train bound for Scotland and a fiancé she has never met. She’s not surprised, but she is terrified... moreShe’s the daughter of an earl with a secret no one can know. He’s a mage who has sacrificed everything to save those he loves. They were born worlds apart, but inside a city drenched in magic, anything is possible. Unmarried at the age of six-and-twenty, Lady Elizabeth “Bits” Warner has become a burden to her family. Therefore, she isn’t surprised when they pack her on a train bound for Scotland and a fiancé she has never met. She’s not surprised, but she is terrified. In Corrigan, a walled-off city that serves as refuge to those capable of using the aether to cast spells and concoct potions, Ezra Nash is devoted to healing the sick and injured. Between his work as a surgeon and caring for his sisters, he doesn’t have time for distractions. When the train Bits is traveling on explodes, she finds herself inside the gates of Corrigan and under Ezra’s care. The two are drawn to one another, but it will take more than attraction to overcome the difference in their stations and the secrets they hide from the world. less

Welcome to a world where automatons prepare your afternoon tea and magic awaits those who can control it. Alice Parish expects very little of her marriage - a quiet home in the country, a husband she will only have to tolerate on the rarest of occasions, and eventually another child to love. Yet, instead of pointing their carriage toward Scotland, the Marquess of Driscoll takes them to London where airships fill the sky and the Touched are seen as less than human... moreWelcome to a world where automatons prepare your afternoon tea and magic awaits those who can control it. Alice Parish expects very little of her marriage - a quiet home in the country, a husband she will only have to tolerate on the rarest of occasions, and eventually another child to love. Yet, instead of pointing their carriage toward Scotland, the Marquess of Driscoll takes them to London where airships fill the sky and the Touched are seen as less than human. She knows she should leave, but how can she when Driscoll is waking up parts of her heart she thought dead? Damien Parish knows very little about Society and even less about being a husband, yet he requires both a wife and the ton to regain control of his inheritance. Marrying the Duke of Sidhe’s sister seemed the perfect answer to his problems, but Alice is more than just a woman of good breeding. She makes him long to be a better husband, a better man. Their marriage of convenience seems destined to be something more until Alice’s past catches up with them. Can they survive the reckoning with both their hearts and lives intact? less

Jonathan "Bricky" Barnes has come a long way since his days as a child on the streets of St. Giles. As one of the Duke of Sidhe's elite guards he works hard to keep his Oberon and the entire Touched population is safe from harm. Astrid Young is one of the best thieves in all of England, able to extract herself from any sticky situation until the day she breaks into the Marquess of Driscoll's Bath estate and finds herself face-to-face with the one man she's never been truly able to escape... moreJonathan "Bricky" Barnes has come a long way since his days as a child on the streets of St. Giles. As one of the Duke of Sidhe's elite guards he works hard to keep his Oberon and the entire Touched population is safe from harm. Astrid Young is one of the best thieves in all of England, able to extract herself from any sticky situation until the day she breaks into the Marquess of Driscoll's Bath estate and finds herself face-to-face with the one man she's never been truly able to escape. Their pasts will be forever linked, but a betrayal may prevent their future from ever taking shape. With the peace between the Touched and Untouched fracturing at the edges, will Bricky be able to put his trust in the woman who once stole his heart and then walked away without looking back? A Thief Like Night is a novella of 37,000 words. It is recommended that it be read as the third installment of the Of Magic & Machine series. less