Touch of Steel (Clockwork Agents, #2)

Posted on 20 October 2017 by Kate Cross

The Wardens of the Realm are a group with extraordinary abilities, dedicated to protecting England from any threat But in this steam powered world, there s a fine line between enemy and ally Reeling from her brother s death, beautiful American spy Claire Brooks has vowed revenge on the member of The Company who she believes to be responsible Stanton Howard But when she chases the man to London, Claire is captured by the Wardens of the Realm and placed in the custody of the Earl of Wolfred, the dashing Alistair Payne.Seeing the prospect of retribution slipping away, Claire convinces Alistair that she has defected and will help him take down The Company As they travel via steam liner, Claire and Alistair must pretend to be engaged Claire can t deny the growing attraction she feels for her pretend husband, but when Howard is finally within her reach, she will have to decide whether her true loyalties lie with The Company or with her heart New Read Touch of Steel (Clockwork Agents, #2) By Kate Cross For Kindle ePUB or eBook – kino-fada.fr There s two things we can say about the Earl of Wolfred He s a real good man He s not lucky in loveOnce in love with his best friend s wife, he began to believe maybe he had a chance with her after the man disappear for years But when Lucas came back, Alistair s hope died Then his last mission turned dramatic, almost tragic, when he was betrayed by an other woman he developed feelings for When a member of the Company the enemy clan and former mistress of Lucas when he was amnesic, is cap There s two things we can say about the Earl of Wolfred He s a real good man He s not lucky in loveOnce in love with his best friend s wife, he began to believe maybe he had a chance with her after the man disappear for years But when Lucas came back, Alistair s hope died Then his last mission turned dramatic, almost tragic, when he was betrayed by an other woman he developed feelings for When a member of the Company the enemy clan and former mistress of Lucas when he was amnesic, is captured by his group of spies, the Warden, and the woman offer them information and her help to catch an other member of the Company who betrayed ...Ich habe das bekommen, was ich erwartet habe eine Abenteuergeschichte mit Liebe, deren erotische Teile nicht berhand nahmen Ich mochte es, dass die weibliche Hauptfigur stark war, ihr Ziel vor Augen hatte und...You re not going to kill me in my sleep are you No, I d want you awake for that Kate Cross second book in the Clockwork Agent series is a great steampunk adventure I forgot how much I like this genre.This book was full of gadgets Full of spy intrigue and murder Full of manly men with enhanced hearing and visionEnter Claire She s a spy with The Compan...Review originally posted at Ramblings From This Chick I don t even know where to begin with this book First I will say that prior to reading Touch of Steel, I had not read anything in the Steampunk genre before Secondly, why haven t I Yeah, I loved this book For real I love the mix of modern with historical Kate Cross created a world that felt real to me Not only did she create this wonderful fantastical world, but she created a group of characters that I was...I didn t know about Ms.Cross s various pen names when I picked up this book but things made a lot of sense once I did The book is set in a similar world to her Steampunk Chronicles published under Kady Cross The different pen names is a smart idea since the Steampunk Chronicles are a YA book and parents might not be to happy to find their children reading the ratheradult Clockwork Agents series that they found by searching for their new favorite author s books Being a sucker for romance I didn t know about Ms.Cross s various pen names when I picked up this book but things made a lot of sense once I did The book is set in a similar world to her Steampunk Chronicles published under Kady Cross The different pen names is a smart idea since the Steampunk Chronicles are a YA book and parents might not be to happy to find their children reading the ratheradult Clockwork Agents series that they found by searching for their new favorite author s books Being a sucker for romance, spies and Victorian England, this book was right up my alley The characters were well developed, with brains in their heads that make decision...Touch of Steel, Clockwork Agents 2, by Kate CrossGrade A You try to be so hard and tough, but beneath that you are a good man, and no woman can resist that I don t care how well trained or determined she is You will make her want to please you, to win your trust and the ultimate prize of your heart, and then she s lost Claire Brooks has been a spy for The Company, an American spy agency, since she was fifteen years old and joined with her brother Robert Claire, aka The Dove, has betrayed h Touch of Steel, Clockwork Agents 2, by Kate CrossGrade A You try to be so hard and tough, but beneath that you are a good man, and no woman can resist that I don t care how well trained or determined she is You will make her want to please you, to win your trust and the ultimate prize of your heart, and then she s lost Claire Brooks has been a spy for The Company, an American spy agency, since she was fifteen years old and joined with her brother Robert Claire, aka The Dove, has betrayed her agency and is out for revenge on the man who killed Robert in a fire On the hunt Claire is shot and ends up in The Warden s, the British spy agency, custody where she is shocked to be shown kindness and a ...The time is steampunk, the place is Britain and the story is thoroughly enjoyable.The world of espionage, in this book, is split into two factions The Company formed in America to prevent British imperialism from taking over the land and then spread into other nations They oppose The Wardens Of The Realm on all fronts The Wardens, or W.O.R work against them and for Britain or possibly an empire Not too sure if Britain has an empire here.Claire is a top Company operative, smart, strong a The time is steampunk, the place is Britain and the story is thoroughly enjoyable.The world of espionage, in this book, is split into two factions The Company formed in America to prevent British imperialism from taking over the land and then spread into other nations They oppose The Wardens Of The Realm on all fronts The Wardens, or W.O.R work against them and for Britain or possibly an empire Not too sure if Britain has an empire here.Claire is a top Company operative, smart, strong and sassy with an impressive Company presence, she has thrown it all away in a second to avenge her brother, also a company age...Well, I liked this one better than Heart of Brass, primarily because I found Claire to be muchlike able than Arden I m not totally sold on this series but the 3rd book, Breath of Iron, is about Dr Evelyn Stone Dr Stone has intrigued me from the beginning and I do want to learnabout her backstory.I really didn t like this one solely because I hated both of the main characters, Alistair and Claire Alistair was a traditional male IMO he despised this woman because she worked for the Company, the Wardens enemies Yet throughout the entire story he whines on how attracted he is to her, but he can t be with her, but he finds her attractive, but shes the enemy.on and on Claire is no better She started out like a cool female role independant, fearless, ruthlesswhen she goes off on thi I really didn t like this one solely because I hated both of the main characters, Alistair and Claire Alistair was a traditional ma...Loved this one too I ve liked Alistair since the first book so I was excited to get his story I think one of my favorite aspects of this series is that all the characters are slightly older,mature, all have sexual experience and prior relationships, includin...

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20 October 2017

Kate Cross