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  • Romancing the Inventor

  • A Supernatural Society Novella
  • By: Gail Carriger
  • Narrated by: Emma Newman
  • Length: 5 hrs and 37 mins
  • 4.6 out of 5 stars (62 ratings)
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Romancing the Inventor

By: Gail Carriger
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Summary

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

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Brilliant book!

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.

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I loved this story

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.

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Great story

Another excellent story by Ms Carriger. Let down unfortunately by the narration. I’m not a fan of Emma Newman’s narration of M’s Carriger’s work and find the pronunciation grates (particularly with Genevieve). Although irritating, I can usually ignore that. But I can’t ignore Lord Maccon becoming English and inexplicably losing his Scottish accent and identity.

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Very cute LGBT+ romance

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

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Genevieve gets her girl!

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

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Wonderful

I love this story so much. It is wonderful to see Genevieve finally get a happy ending. The narration is excellent, great expression. Highly recommended.

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Brilliant! Gail Carriger does it again!

Firstly I would like to say that I have read/listened to all the book series in the Parasol Protectorate, and I can happily say that this is another brilliant piece of work.

I was lucky enough to actually get a free download of this book by signing up to Gail Carriger’s newsletter and entering into her monthly competition.
I never normally win these sort of things and o was so surprised and grateful when I found out that I had.
This book gives us another insight into the side characters, of course our main characters feature here and there, but they are now the side characters.
It answers some questions that I had, what happened to certain characters and so on.
I personally have no problem with same sex couples, but this was done with taste, and Ms Carriger knows how to write ‘naughty’ scenes without making you cringe at the descriptions, but enough so you can understand what is happening. A perfect balance.
I cannot wait to see what Ms Carriger brings out next, but I do hope it has something to do with the parallel universe she has so expertly and beautiful created. There are so many wonderful plot holes to dig out and expand.
Thank you for such an enjoyable book, Emma Newman is a fantastic narrator, and she has done a few of the other books too, so it is always lovely to hear familiar voices.

I hope you enjoy this incredible ladies books (read the Parasol Protectorate, Finishing School, Custard Protocol and the Deadly Novella series to get more out of this book), they are works of art, for the world she has created.
I would definitely recommend this to many friends and family.
Thank you, please keep safe in this current situation xx

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such a nice ending.

I love Gail's books. They are so nice to listen too and I really enjoy them again and again. plus I love the way everyone gets an ending. it's very tidy and neat.
Beautiful stories with deep and well imagined characters who come to life in the telling.
Well worth your time.

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Nicely balanced

If only other authors could follow Ms Carriger's example of balancing the Romance elements so nicely against the Story elements, to ensure that the romance isn't nausiatingly overwhelming. This one is a positive Baby Bear of a tale, in that it strikes the balance Just Right and, as a result, is a thoroughly enjoyable listen.

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An excellent short story

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

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