Georgia Brunel, Lady Langford, boards the transcontinental airship Juno with her late husband’s aunt, Millicent Brunel. They are looking forward to delicious meals, congenial acquaintances, and sunny days spent painting watercolors in the clockwork city of Venice.
But trouble soon finds them in the person of Millie’s nemesis from her long-ago schooldays. Old grudges have not been forgotten. Old hurts have not healed. Will an old feud finally be resolved … in murder?
“The Air Affair” is a prequel short story to the Lady Georgia Brunel Mysteries set in the Magnificent Devices steampunk world. Though these cozy fantasy books can be read as standalones, there are threads of love and family, tea and chickens, running through them all. No strong language, just a satisfying solution. If you like books by Gail Carriger, Emma Jane Holloway, or Heather Fawcett, you’re in the right place. Enjoy!
Shelley Adina is the author of some 60 novels published by Harlequin, Warner, Hachette, and Moonshell Books, Inc., her own independent press. She writes steampunk adventure and mystery as Shelley Adina; and as Adina Senft, is the USA Today bestselling author of Amish women’s fiction. She holds a PhD in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in the UK; her dissertation was a historical women’s fiction novel. She appeared in the 2016 documentary film Love Between the Covers, is a popular speaker and convention panelist, and has been a guest on many podcasts, including Worldshapers and Realm of Books. When she’s not writing, Shelley is usually quilting, sewing historical costumes, or enjoying the garden with her flock of rescued chickens.