Maelin's Miscreation

A matchmaking machine. A mysterious stranger. A city of endless night.

Lady Maelin of Theryn returned to the Crowned City seeking freedom. Instead, she found a determined aunt, a ballroom full of suitors, and a mechanical matchmaking device that paired her with the one man she cannot possibly know.

Lord Cyrus Drake prefers the shadows. Wealthy, elusive, and hunting for information, he didn't come to the ball for a bride. However, one scandalous, sensual Velarine dance later, and Maelin is the only thing he can taste.

But the glitter of Caelemar hides a rotting core.

Beneath the avenues lies the Gloamtide—a subterranean city of fae, shifters, and vampires. Someone is butchering the residents of the Velvet Houses, leaving horror behind. When Cyrus finds a clue in the latest carnage, Maelin refuses to stay safely at home.

Together, they will descend into the dark, chasing a monstrous legend that Caelemar has spent generations trying to forget.

Desire burns hot. Danger cuts deep. And some matches are made in the shadows.

Maelin's Miscreation is a steamy Gaslamp Steampunk romance of magic, mechanicals, and dangerous secrets. Book One of the Caelemar series (connected to the Arcvale series).