The Volcano Lady Series by T.E. MacArthur

Volcanology is an unseemly occupation for a lady in 1882, but this will not prevent Dr. Letticia ‘Lettie’ Gantry from pursuing her scientific obsession to America, Japan, or all the way to the Dutch East Indies if necessary. Not even the unwanted attentions of extraordinary ‘mad inventors’ such as the legendary Captain Nemo and Robur the Conqueror will stop her... moreVolcanology is an unseemly occupation for a lady in 1882, but this will not prevent Dr. Letticia ‘Lettie’ Gantry from pursuing her scientific obsession to America, Japan, or all the way to the Dutch East Indies if necessary. Not even the unwanted attentions of extraordinary ‘mad inventors’ such as the legendary Captain Nemo and Robur the Conqueror will stop her. But too many men want to control her and, more importantly, her prediction equation: an exotic foreign agent, a man bent on destroying humanity, and a remarkable, enigmatic Civil War veteran whose moral certainty is running out of steam as fast as his Captain’s airship. What is a lady to do? Enormous dirigibles, aerial clipper ships, mysterious submarines, and defective locomotives fill a world crammed with steam powered miracles and disasters; yet none can compare with the awesome forces of Nature Lettie knows too well. From the fog shrouded halls of New College of London to the technologically clogged streets of Paris, even to the depths of the ocean on the fantastic Nautilus, Lettie races to gather the data which could save lives yet cost her own. A Fearful Storm Gathering is volume one of the exciting new, two part Volcano Lady tale filled with exhilarating historical facts and what ifs, wild steam-powered technologies, and ever-increasing threats to civilization itself. less

Volcanology is merely an unseemly occupation for a lady in 1883, but when the lady allows herself to be abducted en route to the East Indies, it's more than the public and her New College of London associates can bear... moreVolcanology is merely an unseemly occupation for a lady in 1883, but when the lady allows herself to be abducted en route to the East Indies, it's more than the public and her New College of London associates can bear. Her character in question and her professional reputation potentially destroyed, there is little Lettie Gantry can do except to escape from her increasingly insane captor, Robur the Conqueror, and complete her Eruption Prediction Equation -- an equation that can save thousands of lives ... or cost far more. And to do that, she must put her trust in her captor's first mate, a Civil War veteran haunted by his past and deeply confused in his loyalty to his Captain and his ship.Can she truly trust him with her life?On the run from the ruins of ancient Borobudur to the dense jungles of Java and the trembling volcanoes of the East Indies, Lettie has to get to the one place where she can put her equation to the ultimate test -- a tiny island called Krakatoa.To the Ending of the World is the second volume of the exciting Volcano Lady tale, packed with remarkable historical detail, outrageous technologies, and the potential end of the civilized world. less