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Romancing the Inventor

A Supernatural Society Novella

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Romancing the Inventor

By: Gail Carriger
Narrated by: Emma Newman
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About this listen

Narrated by the wonderful Emma Newman, this is Gail Carriger's first steampunk lesbian romance featuring a maid bent on seducing a brilliant cross-dressing scientist who's too brokenhearted to notice. Or is she?

Imogene Hale is a lowly parlor maid with a soul-crushing secret. Seeking solace, she takes work at a local hive, only to fall desperately in love with the amazing lady inventor the vampires are keeping in the potting shed. Genevieve Lefoux is heartsick, lonely, 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?

This is a stand-alone LBGTQ sweet romance set in Gail Carriger's Parasolverse, full of class prejudice, elusive equations, and paranormal creatures taking tea.

Delicate sensibilities? This story contains women pleasing women and ladies who know what they want and pursue it, sometimes in exquisite detail.

Supernatural Society novellas can be consumed in any order. Look for surprise appearances from popular characters and the occasional strategic application of cognac.

©2016 Gail Carriger LLC (P)2017 Gail Carriger LLC Paranormal Paranormal Romance Romance Science Fiction Steampunk Fantasy Fiction Heartfelt

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Another fantastic & fun story from Gail Carriger. I loved hearing how Genevieve finally got her much deserved happy ending!

Genevieve gets her girl!

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I’d tried several audiobooks and barely made it past the first chapter in most. This one had me gripped from the start, and has been one of the best lesbian romances I have read. I found them relatable even in a fantasy world. I wish there would be a series to follow Imogen and Genevieve, as I feel so lost without them now.

I loved this story

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I enjoyed this book so much. It was great to have Genevieve Lefoux's storyline expanded, to see her find love and for other main characters to make an appearance. Good to have some quality lesbian romance too - with very tastefully written intimate scenes which are not gratuitous or excessive. I have listened to all the Parasol Protectorate and Custard Protocol series plus 3 out of 4 of the Finishing School series, and this is definitely up there with the best. My only gripe with audible is that the readers for the various series pronounce characters' names differently - this should be checked before a new recording is made and the author consulted on correct pronunciation.

Brilliant book!

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I always loved the character of Genevieve LeFoux, so it's lovely to hear her happy ending. Very cute LGBT+ steampunk/period romance.

Very cute LGBT+ romance

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Another great read/listen for Gail's world. Really nice to have a romance other than the stereotypical heterosexual stories.

An excellent short story

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