The Daring Adventures of Honoria Porter: Volume 1 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781957508085)

An alcove. A handsome duke. A promised kiss. A manipulative mother.

1850 Brythion and Miss Honoria Porter is faced with this dilemma, accept being thrust into an unwanted marriage ... or ... or what? Obviously choose the only thing a self-respecting young lady would do- run.

Funds secured, jewels secreted away, Honoria sees her dreams of adventure right in front of her- a ship bound for New Lankersham in Eletharis. What Honoria didn't plan was being accused of stealing an emerald necklace or being forcecd out of a window only to land in the arms of a handsome man who gets arrested for the murder of an ambitious gentleman. Will Honoria succeed in clearing her name by finding the real jewel thief and can she find the real killer before an innocent man is tried and convicted? And can she do this all before her family finds her and drags her back to Brythion?

The Daring Adventures of Honoria Porter: Volume 1 is the prequel to Stephanie K. Clemens' Ladies of WACK Victorian Steampunk mystery series. Join Honoria Porter on her journey to Eletharis for intrigue, new world adventure, and the antics of a daring young lady running from her family and an unwanted marriage.