Stranger: The Blades of the RoseHe protects the world's magic—with science. But even the best scientists can fall prey to chemistry: “You're gonna love The Blades of the Rose.”—Ann Aguirre, New York Times-bestselling author of Strange Love Looking For Trouble Gemma Murphy has a nose for a story--even if the boys in Chicago's newsrooms would rather focus on her chest. So when she runs into a handsome man of mystery discussing how to save the world from fancy-pants Brit conspirators, she's sensing a scoop. Especially when he mentions there's magic involved. Of course, getting him on the record would be easier if he hadn't caught her eavesdropping. . . Lighting His Fuse Catullus Graves knows what it's like to be shut out: his ancestors were slaves. And he's a genius inventor with appropriately eccentric habits, so even people who love him find him a little odd. But after meeting a certain redheaded scribbler, he's thinking of other types of science. Inconvenient, given that he needs to focus on preventing the end of the world as we know it. But with Gemma's insatiable curiosity sparking Catullus's inventive impulses, they might set off something explosive anyway. . . |
Contents
Miss Murphy Makes the Leap | |
Unfamiliar Territory | |
Sleeping Arrangements | |
Catullus in the Dark | |
Question and Answer | |
A Hunger Not Sated | |
Crossing the Boundary | |
Shelter | |
The Hazards and Habits of Otherworld | |
Courage | |
Perilous Crossings | |
Conundrums | |
The Silver Wheel | |
Rex Quondam Rexque Futurus | |
The Silent Village | |
Mr Graves Takes Control | |
Of Scarabs and Sulfuric Acid | |
The King and the Heir | |
The Blades of the Rose | |
Siege | |
Through the Fire | |
Aftermath | |
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