The Automaton's Kiss (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798316618736)

The Automaton's Kiss by Rayanne Kroft

A haunting short story of forbidden love and mechanical wonders...

In a gaslit city where the Church burns anything deemed unnatural, disgraced engineer Victor Grayson discovers a hidden treasure in a ruined workshop-an exquisite automaton named Isolde. With porcelain skin and golden wire hair, she moves with uncanny grace and speaks of memories that aren't hers.

But Isolde is no ordinary machine.

When she awakens with knowledge of Victor's long-dead ancestor, they uncover a terrible secret: her creation was no accident, but a deliberate act of rebellion against God and nature. Now pursued by the High Inquisitor's flames, Victor must decide whether to surrender Isolde to destruction... or risk his soul to protect a love that defies the boundaries of flesh and clockwork.

This atmospheric gothic steampunk short story explores:

• The price of playing God

• Love beyond the grave

• What truly makes a soul

Perfect for fans of The Sandman's lyrical darkness and The Alchemist's Daughter's mechanical wonders, The Automaton's Kiss delivers a complete, emotionally powerful tale in one sitting.