Title: Pistons and Pistols (Clockworks and Corsets Series) So.help her out and go buy these books and some of Tonia Brown's other works and let's see if we can get her moving on writing part 3. I will warn, however, that it is left open to a 3rd installment and while it has not been written yet, I have it on good authority that the author has an excellent direction to take it once time allows. I give Pistons and Pistols a definite must read! It's absolutely a step above the 1st book and I enjoy it quite a bit. Yet again, a tale filled with action, suspense and quite a bit more erotic seduction than it's predecessor. With our crew low on funds and fuel, they must make a stop to try to convince the owner of a mine to part with some of his wares. However, what's an adventure without a little bit of danger? Yep, someone wants the precious cargo (Atom) that the Merry Widow carries and is willing to go to great expense to do so. We have the same crew with the addition of Mr Atom Loquacious, who just so happens to be a clockwork man, the creation of the Professor/scientist of whom our band of lovely ladies is now in search. The rating has more to do with the abrupt ending and something that was missing ( Atom never told Gabriella the truth, at least not that we know of).Pistons and Pistols picks up right where Clockworks and Corsets left off. It starts a bit slow and then turns out to be something completely different. ( 'What was more innocuous than an airship crew of women?')Įven with Jayne this is a nice, short adventure. However, she isn't above using the opinions she supposedly hates and hire all-female crew. When she thinks of herself as a future power, then women are great. It's not a spoiler to say Jayne is a horrible person since the first thing we meet Gabriella we find out that Jayne doesn't want to show her how her devices work (not that it prevents Jayne to say stuff like '.he would distract our debutante from what little work she manages to get done.').

She's just a spoiled little rich girl.' Nothing in Gabriella's actions showed her as spoiled, just a little homesick. Atom liked Gabriella the moment he saw her, so when he asked her if she was an angel, Jayne couldn't help but shout: 'She's no angel. If they listened to Jayne who didn't even want to pay attention to the words above the door, they would never enter. They managed to get into that lab only thanks to Gabriella. I realy didn't like some of the women on this airship. Madam Ruby wants Captain Rose Madigan and its crew to go to a secret island and loot what is left in Atom Loquacious's lab. When they do get one they can't be picky even though they don't really like their new client. For the last six months The Merry Widow and its crew haven't received any job offers.

Clockworks and Corsets by Tonia Brown