{"product_id":"the-automatons-kiss-rayanne-kroft-9798316618736","title":"The Automaton's Kiss","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Automaton's Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e by Rayanne Kroft\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA haunting short story of forbidden love and mechanical wonders...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBut Isolde is no ordinary machine.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis atmospheric gothic steampunk short story explores: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe price of playing God\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eLove beyond the grave\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat truly makes a soul\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003ePerfect for fans of \u003ci\u003eThe Sandman\u003c\/i\u003e's lyrical darkness and \u003ci\u003eThe Alchemist's Daughter\u003c\/i\u003e's mechanical wonders, \u003ci\u003eThe Automaton's Kiss\u003c\/i\u003e delivers a complete, emotionally powerful tale in one sitting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Rayanne Kroft\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798316618736\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/03\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 100\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.32lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.21d","brand":"Rayanne Kroft","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48851202081023,"sku":"9798316618736","price":6.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-automatons-kiss-rayanne-kroft-9798316618736","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}