Pride and Prejudice meets H.G. Wells with a dash of The Hunger Games

Lenore, a thief, is on the run from the law, from the brutal Enforcers. Just when she thinks she's found safety by assuming a new identity with a wealthy but eccentric family, she discovers they've got secrets of their own. Big ones. As does everyone in this series. And, of course, someone who knows her real identity is chasing after her. Will Lenore find the courage to forge her own path, or will she put her trust in the wrong people and bring this world of lies she's built crashing down?

Out of the Shadows is the first book in the captivating Broken Gears young adult steampunk fantasy series. Fans of the Finishing School series by Gail Carriger and Garth Nix's Old World universe will delight as this Victorian-era-esque world unfolds before them. A multi-layered steampunk fantasy tale of colorful characters, lost magic and technology, and subterfuge that promises to entrance. If you like smart heroines, forgotten magic, and rich Victorian settings, then you'll love Lenore's intrigue-and-adventure storyline.

"Out of the Shadows features great prose, a gripping plot, and characters that will remain with readers long after they are done reading the story." ~Reader's Favorite.

Buy it today to enter a steam-powered world of secrets!

5x8 paperback, glossy cover, 433 pages.

Also available in ebook and audio. Get more information on the Out of the Shadows book page.

What People Are Saying From Around the Web

“What an amazing read this was! I absolutely LOVED every part of it. The characters were real and complex and relatable. The setting was imaginative and thoroughly enjoyable. The underlying mystery and intrigue and sub-plots were extremely well crafted and introduced. Wow. Wow. Wow. Well done Dana Fraedrich. Well done indeed!”

~Author Michael Chrobak

“I went into this book blind, only knowing that it had a steampunk element, but it's so much more than that. Yes, there is steampunk, but there's also a criminal underworld, the supernatural, and a healthy dose of girl power thrown in to the bones of a post apocalyptic world.”

~Author Beverley Lee