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<p>Enjoy this story by historical fantasy romance author Anne Renwick where you'll unravel mysteries and defy conventions in a world where danger lurks around every corner. You’ll find forbidden romance, evil villains and mad science...</p><p><br></p><p>Off the windswept shores of Scotland, unnatural and deadly secrets lurk beneath the waves.</p><p><br></p><p>Isa McQuiston is caught between two worlds.</p><p><br></p><p>Strange creatures are attacking her people, the injuries inflicted beyond her medical expertise. Men tossed ashore by the waves, drained of blood, a severed tentacle piercing their flesh. Any hope of finding answers involves forging a cautious alliance with a handsome outsider.</p><p><br></p><p>Dr. Alec McCullough, recovering naval officer, is investigating a rash of inexplicable octopus attacks, but his every effort is met with resistance. Coaxing an attractive young widow—the local healer—to allow him to examine the latest victim only leads to further complications. </p><p><br></p><p>Together, they uncover layers of deceit—and creatures fabricated from a fusion of both living and mechanical components. As innocent lives are callously sacrificed, Isa and Alec struggle to forge a future together while attempting to prevent a disaster of international proportions.</p><p><br></p><p>STEP INTO THE ELEMENTAL WEB!</p><p>The Iron Fin is the third story in the Elemental Web Chronicles, although all books in the Elemental Web (Chronicles, Tales &amp; Stories) can be read as standalones. Steampunk and gaslamp romance for fans of Meljean Brook, Bec McMaster, Gail Carriger, and Jacquelyn Benson — a world of Victorian romance, speculative science, and heroines who defy society’s expectations… all threaded with whispers of myth, monsters, and magic.</p>