Steampunk Smugglers Series by Heather Hiestand

Housemaid Linet Fenna would rather be an air pirate than a servant. When she finds the ladder to an airship dangling outside her garret window on Christmas Eve, 1892, she ascends to the skies above London on her late father’s flagship dirigible, the Christmas. The new captain is someone she never expected to see again, a dangerous, sexy foe. Is the Fenna family nemesis offering Linet her heart’s desire or a dastardly trap?Captain Andrew’s motivations are as foggy as the coal-soaked sky... moreHousemaid Linet Fenna would rather be an air pirate than a servant. When she finds the ladder to an airship dangling outside her garret window on Christmas Eve, 1892, she ascends to the skies above London on her late father’s flagship dirigible, the Christmas. The new captain is someone she never expected to see again, a dangerous, sexy foe. Is the Fenna family nemesis offering Linet her heart’s desire or a dastardly trap?Captain Andrew’s motivations are as foggy as the coal-soaked sky. Prime Minister Gladstone’s Blockaders, a horde of automen and a teenage girl named Hatchet want Linet to fail in her quest to discover what happened to her missing family, but she is determined to have a happy Christmas.Captain Andrew’s Flying Christmas is a 16,000-word steampunk romance novella. less

Smuggler Terrwyn Fenna just escaped from Newgate Prison and most of Queen Victoria's British Air Force is after her. Instead of spending a quiet Valentine's Day with her infant daughter, it's time for them to jump an airship and flee Wales. Terrwyn thinks she's out of harm's way--until the airship comes under siege.Ian Cavill recognizes Terrwyn during the battle... moreSmuggler Terrwyn Fenna just escaped from Newgate Prison and most of Queen Victoria's British Air Force is after her. Instead of spending a quiet Valentine's Day with her infant daughter, it's time for them to jump an airship and flee Wales. Terrwyn thinks she's out of harm's way--until the airship comes under siege.Ian Cavill recognizes Terrwyn during the battle. An enslaved crewman serving aboard the government airship Defender, he wants to escape the clutches of the government as much as she does. Will joining forces help them rebuild their lives or lead them into more danger from all their enemies? Both have much to lose. They can die trying...or find a way to survive.Captain Fenna's Dirigible Valentine is a 27,000-word steampunk adventure novella. It is the second release in the Steampunk Smugglers series. less

Tinkerer extraordinaire Philadelphia Hardcastle is horrified to learn her late brother sold her animal management inventions to the British Air Enforcement for nefarious purposes. Distraught, she feels suicide is the only way to pay for her deadly mistakes.When Brecon Gravenor, a smuggler and airship builder, saves a woman teetering at the edge of a cliff, he discovers he has rescued the infamous and reclusive Dr. Castle... moreTinkerer extraordinaire Philadelphia Hardcastle is horrified to learn her late brother sold her animal management inventions to the British Air Enforcement for nefarious purposes. Distraught, she feels suicide is the only way to pay for her deadly mistakes.When Brecon Gravenor, a smuggler and airship builder, saves a woman teetering at the edge of a cliff, he discovers he has rescued the infamous and reclusive Dr. Castle. They are imprisoned by the Red Kite free traders in Wales, who want her human containment devices.Philadelphia is willing to give the free traders the secrets of her inventions if it helps liberate enslaved men, but she’s a lady used to independence. Brecon has no intention of helping her escape. Especially when he realizes she has a price on her head and he’s the only one who can save her.Captain Gravenor’s Airship Equinox is a 33,000-word steampunk adventure. It is the third (and final?) release in the Steampunk Smugglers series. less