The Watchmaker’s Lady
One fateful day, lonely watchmaker Matthew Goddard discovers the lover of his dreams in a dusty corner of the local general store—Isabel, a bisque porcelain mannequin head with mesmerizing, smoky blue eyes. When Matthew invites her to come live with him, she eagerly “accepts.”
The couple embarks on a passionate affair, one fueled by Matthew’s wild imagination. To provide Isabel with a brass body and pretty clothes, he begins a secret side business selling clockwork pleasure toys to his wealthy female customers.
But danger threatens their idyllic romance when a disgruntled customer exposes Matthew’s forbidden business to the townspeople. Despite the growing menace, Matthew will stop at nothing to save his soul mate—and protect their love.
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The Watchmaker's Lady was originally published by Red Sage Publishing in 2012. This second edition has been reformatted and reinvigorated with a new cover, but nothing else has been changed substantially.
Tropes: Forbidden love, kinky clockpunk Pygmalion romance, love at first sight, working-class virgin hero, spunky automaton heroine
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