Steampunk
What Goodreads says:
"Kalindi
MacNeil survived the devastating enemy airship attack that obliterated
Liverpool, but even her engineering skills can't seem to repair her broken
heart. Seeking to put her life back together, Kali retreats to a desolate,
deserted island--only to discover she's not alone. Captain Fletcher Adams, an
elite man/machine hybrid, a Man O' War, crashed his battle-damaged airship into
the island after the destruction of Liverpool, never expecting to survive the
wreck. But survive he did.
One
Desire . . .
Believing he is nothing but a
living weapon, Fletcher is wary of his newfound companion--a pretty, damaged,
but determined young woman. Together they are stranded on the island, and it is
only a matter of time until desire gets the best of them both. Soon Kali and
Fletcher each find that they may be just what the other needed. But a danger
from beyond the island puts them to the test. Will it rip them apart or bond
their hearts forever?"
I though I had read all of The
Ether Chronicles but somehow I missed reading Skies of Gold when it first came
out. I discovered it a few days
ago when Marline Harris listed it as one of the best ebook romances of
2013. I really like this
series and I am sad to find out this is the final book.
Both of the characters in the
series are wounded but in very different ways.
Kalindi MacNeil is a engineer who
creates wonderful inventions. One
is her artificial leg, created after she loses her leg in an enemy airship
attack. She wants solitude to
recover and is on the island by choice.
Fletcher Adams is there by
chance. He crashed his airship after
helping defeat the enemy in the battle where Kalindi was injured. He is injured in a different way. He is Man of War and has been rejected
by the woman he though he loved.
After the battle he thinks all he is good for is killing other people.
An all but deserted island and two
lonely people, of course they find they like and then love each other but that
is only one part of the plot.
Fletcher expected the Navy to rescue him but after months that had not
happened. That is the rest of the
plot. While the romance is
expected the danger they find themselves in is not.
Skies of Gold is a great addition
to The Ether Chronicles. It has it
all; romance, danger, and two wonderful characters. I was pulling for them from the first meeting and I was not
disappointed in how everything progressed. Skies of Gold can be read as a stand-alone but read the entire series. You won't be disappointed.
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