Ladies of WACK

A revolutionary opportunity. A murder most foul. Can a wrongly accused young lady prove her innocence before her future goes up in smoke? Pippa Stanhope envisions a world teeming with her mechanical creations. So after a lifetime of hiding her love for inventing steam-powered gadgets, she's thrilled when her local university finally opens its doors to women. And the determined novice fearlessly sets out to pursue a higher education despite her family's threat to disown her. Refusing to be intimidated by resentful male students and professors, she quickly befriends the three other ladies attending the school. But when she discovers the body of the lone teacher willing to take her under his wing, she's horrified when she's named as the prime suspect. Can Pippa and her new friends find the real killer before she takes the fall for a crime she didn't commit? A Study in Steam is the fun-filled first book in the Ladies of WACK steampunk mystery series. If you like fiery heroines, female bonding, and a splash of romance, then you'll adore Stephanie K. Clemens' rip-roaring tale. Buy A Study in Steam to get the gears of genius spinning today!

Georgi has been admitted to Grantabridge University, one of only four women to achieve this honor in 1870. Finally, she can attain her life-long dream and become a barrister. Or can she … her dream is shattered when she learns the law of Brythion prohibits women the right to claim a place in the legal world. A world ruled by men. Now what will she do? When the Ladies of WACK stumble across a dead body at a masquerade ball, Georgi instantly puts her legal-minded intellect on a new path. She takes the fired house maid, Lotte, into her employ, only to discover Lotte is the number one suspect in the killing of Earl Taversham, a gentleman of the peerage. Georgi sets her mind on proving Lotte's innocence. But can she succeed in convincing the barrister assigned to defend Lotte to accept her investigative prowess before Lotte is judged guilty and sentenced to death? A Practicum in Perjury is the second in Stephanie K. Clemens' Ladies of WACK steampunk mystery series. If you enjoy intrigue, clashes between the sexes and the antics of daring women, then this book is for you. Buy a Practicum in Perjury to discover if Georgi succeeds, or if Lotte is destined to hang!