An expedition to an exotic foreign city. An assassin in hiding, waiting to strike. World changing discoveries.

The Springhaven Museum’s expedition to Bone Port is underway! Opportunities await Lenore and her colleagues, but discovery and enlightenment are not all they will find in southern Invarnis. Back home in Springhaven, Rook is searching for answers but seems to find only more questions. Who took out a hit on Lenore? What is Bloodstone? A trail of clues becomes fraught with danger, and the quest for truth might demand a price he's not willing to pay.

The land of Invarnis is on the precipice of a new age, and the lives of its inhabitants will never be the same again. The pursuit of knowledge is a noble endeavor, but sometimes one must ask: how much is knowledge worth? Some things were locked away for a reason...

The steampunk fantasy adventure continues in this exciting second installment of the Broken Gears series. Fans of the Parasol Protectorate and The Finishing School series by Gail Carriger, Sabriel, Lirael, and Abhorsen by Garth Nix, and A Natural History of Dragons and the rest of the Lady Trent Memoirs series by Marie Brennan will delight as this new Victorian era reminiscent world unfolds for them. A multi-layered steampunk fantasy realm of history, subterfuge, colorful characters, potential, and lost magic and technology promises to entrance readers of all ages.

“Into the Fire is a riveting adventure that will hook you from page one, with a strong-willed heroine, complex characters, romance, and complicated relationships.” ~Reader’s Favorite

Buy it today to continue the adventure!

5x8 paperback, glossy cover, 495 pages.

Also available in ebook and audio. Get more information on the Into the Fire book page.

What People Are Saying From Around the Web

“By the time I finished book one, I knew I was going to be obsessed with this series and I was right! Into the Fire picked up during an exciting event promised in book one, bringing in a new amazing setting and introducing more great characters. I carried my Kindle with me constantly because I couldn't stop reading! Like the first book (and even more, really), Into the Fire gives you ALL THE FEELS from excitement, fear, intrigue, laughter, and some wonderfully swoony-stuff. I'm so excited for the next book to come out!”

~Author Julia J Simpson

“I must admit to being a little bored with the myriad of dystopian YA books that abound at the moment but found Into the Fire to be a refreshing change. Whilst the world the author has created has its flaws, and there is much to condemn in its society, still, it is not a broken world. Instead, it is a world that needs attention, the inequalities it contains addressing, and Leonore and her friends are attempting to do just that, but slowly and steadily. This is no Hunger Games scenario, and Leonore is certainly no kick-ass heroine changing a shattered future one fight at a time, and it is perhaps all the more believable because of that very lack of epic battle scenes or evil overlord to overthrow. Overall, an enjoyable and engrossing read from a very talented author.”

~Author Julia Blake