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The Watchmaker's Daughter

Glass and Steele, Book 1

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The Watchmaker's Daughter

By: C. J. Archer
Narrated by: Emma Powell
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India Steele is desperate. Her father is dead, her fiancé took her inheritance, and no one will employ her, despite years working for her watchmaker father. Indeed, the other London watchmakers seem frightened of her. Alone, poor, and at the end of her tether, India takes employment with the only person who'll accept her - an enigmatic and mysterious man from America, a man who possesses a strange watch that rejuvenates him when he's ill. Matthew Glass must find a particular watchmaker, but he won't tell India why any old one won't do. Nor will he tell her what he does back home, and how he can afford to stay in a house in one of London's best streets. So when she reads about an American outlaw known as the Dark Rider arriving in England, she suspects Mr. Glass is the fugitive. When danger comes to their door, she's certain of it. But if she notifies the authorities, she'll find herself unemployed and homeless again - and she will have betrayed the man who saved her life. With a cast of quirky characters, an intriguing mystery, and a dash of romance, The Watchmaker's Daughter is the start of a thrilling new historical fantasy series from the author of the best-selling Ministry of Curiosities, Freak House, and the Emily Chambers Spirit Medium books.

©2016 C.J. Archer (P)2016 C.J. Archer
Fantasy Historical Mystery Fiction England Exciting Magic

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I was hooked from the first sentence!Loved it!It is full of old timey mentality with a dash of modernism tossed in.India is a watchmakers daughter engaged to the man who would inherit her fathers shop.Women can not be watchmakers.After her dad dies her future is up in the air until a mysterious man and his entourage enter the scene.Emma Powell is the perfect narrator.I was given this book free by the author, narrator or publisher.I can not wait to get book 2!

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Oh I so love this series and pretty much everything that C J Archer writes. The plot and characters really draw you in to an alternative version of Victorian London. Whilst there is a romantic thread running through each of the books, other elements of the fast paced plot are equally rich and engaging

A brilliant and engaging series

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I have worked my way through mutiple series of historic and period murder mysteries, to provide relaxation in the evenings, And had been running out of good books. My working life is quite intense enough, so I look to books for escapism. This novel is well read, had enough depth in the relationships between it's character and twists and turns to keep me wanting to find out what happens next. And I very much look forward tothe rest of the series. Very glad to have found this CJ Archer's books.

I would categorise this as a Cosy Read, enjoyable

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with excellent narration by Emma Powell. Looking forward to the next in the series.

Enjoyable and entertaining

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I enjoyed this quite a bit more than I expected to in all honesty; looking for a new series for my work commute that engaged but was not too complicated, I tried a fair few books but, disappointed with the quality , returned or deleted. This series, however, is funny, engaging and entertaining . I will be listening to the rest in the series. *** there is a change of narrator from book one to the the rest but it does not affect the reading.

very enjoyable

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I doont normally like books set in this time, glad I did. it was a nice change.

Great book

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This is my first book by CJ Archer, but ive already downloaded the next 5 books. It has a really good mystery with a little bit of potential romance. If you are a fan of Harry Potter then I believe you will love this book.

Great story

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I loved this story and had to prop my ipad up on my pillow as I could not leave it till finished.

Gripping story and easy to read

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Loved it. Story is interesting. Emma Powell is great to listen to. I liked how she changed her voice to suite each character.

Loved it

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I enjoyed this old-fashioned romance, along with the unusual twist of magic. it seems it makes an enjoyable great start to the series.........

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